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CBS, NBC Again Refuse to Criticize Obama on ISIS After Fall of Ramadi
May 18th, 2015 8:54 PM
CBS and NBC continued their refusal on Monday evening to criticize the Obama administration’s handing of Iraq and so-called policy on ISIS as the Islamic terror group seized control of Ramadi over the weekend. While those two networks continued to spin for the White House, ABC bucked the trend from the network morning newscasts by providing a blunt critique of the Obama administration for “…
Lefty Critic: ‘David Letterman + Ronald Reagan = Ted Cruz’
May 18th, 2015 6:07 PM
Over the past decade or so, David Letterman has become outspokenly liberal, but according to cultural critic Scott Timberg, the seemingly apolitical comedy that Dave did in the 1980s actually hurt the left. Specifically, it served as a sort of opiate which left his audience disinclined to push back against Reaganism.
“For those on the progressive or liberal side of the aisle,” wrote Timberg last…
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CBS and NBC Hype GOP Candidates 'Struggling With Iraq'
May 18th, 2015 3:20 PM
On Monday, both CBS This Morning and NBC's Today seized on the same talking point that 2016 Republican candidates were "struggling" with questions about the Iraq war and that the issue "keeps tripping everybody up."
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As Ramadi Falls to ISIS, Networks Skimp on Obama Responsibility
May 18th, 2015 12:54 PM
With the bleak news on Monday that Ramadi had fallen to the terrorist group ISIS, the three networks minimized an examination of Barack Obama's responsibility. Despite hyping the problems 2016 Republicans face in connection to Iraq, ABC, NBC and CBS were more reserved on the issue of ISIS. On CBS This Morning, Holly Williams allowed, "What is clear is that despite nine months of U.S. lead air…
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ABC, NBC Ignore Democrat's 'Controversial' Native American ‘War Cry'
May 18th, 2015 9:53 AM
On Monday, CBS This Morning was the only network morning show to cover Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) receiving blowback for her “controversial sound” depicting Native Americans at a Democratic event over the weekend. Co-host Gayle King highlighted how Sanchez is now “apologizing for what some call racist remarks” after being caught on camera at a Democratic convention over the weekend…
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Notable Quotables: Hillary's Scandals = ‘Distractions’ and ‘Noise’
May 18th, 2015 9:05 AM
This week, as the Clinton Foundation scandal simmers, NBC travels to Africa to tout the "heartwarming" stories of the Foundation's good works, while CBS belittles the scandals as "distractions" and "noise." Yet, even as they protect Hillary, reporters deride GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina: "I don't think we would be taking her seriously at all if she weren't a woman."
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Frank Rich on 2016: ‘Neophyte’ GOP vs. ‘3:00 In The Morning’ Hillary
May 17th, 2015 1:12 PM
Liberal New York magazine essayist Frank Rich appeared on CBS’s Face the Nation Sunday and repeatedly blasted the GOP’s foreign policy views when stacked up against Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton. The former New York Times columnist contended Clinton was the “red phone at 3:00 in the morning candidate and you have bunch of fresh-faced youngish Republicans for the most part who look like …
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Nets, MSNBC Skip Stephanopoulos’s Donations to the Clinton Foundation
May 14th, 2015 10:54 PM
On the heels of the news Thursday that former Clinton aide and ABC News chief anchor George Stephanopoulos gave a previously-undisclosed $75,000 to the Clinton Foundation, the “big three” of ABC, CBS, and NBC joined MSNBC in making no on-air mention of the newest scandal facing the foundation. As of Thursday night at 10:30 p.m. Eastern, the scandal was mentioned on ten different Fox News Channel…
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Nets Continue Hammering Jeb Bush for His ‘Evolving Answers’ on Iraq
May 14th, 2015 9:17 PM
On Thursday night, the major English-language broadcast networks again covered possible 2016 Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush’s comments about the Iraq War and featured ABC and NBC omitting the fact that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton voted to authorize the Iraq War when she was a U.S. Senator. Additionally, all three network evening newscasts continued to ignore how…
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CBS’s Dickerson Hits Jeb Over Iraq: He Hasn’t ‘Learned Anything’
May 14th, 2015 11:31 AM
On Thursday’s CBS This Morning, soon-to-be Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson blasted Jeb Bush for his handling of questions about the Iraq War and whether or not he would have authorized the invasion knowing what we know now.
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House Passes Pro-Life Bill Banning Late-Term Abortions; Networks Yawn
May 14th, 2015 1:04 AM
On Wednesday night, the top English and Spanish networks showed no interest in covering the news that the House of Representatives approved pro-life legislation that would largely ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy that will now move over to the Republican-led Senate. While English-language networks ABC, CBS, and NBC combined with Spanish-language networks MundoFox, Telemundo, and…
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CBS, NBC Ignore Female NYPD Officer Attacked by Man Wielding a Hammer
May 13th, 2015 11:51 PM
The Wednesday editions of the CBS Evening News and NBC Nightly News failed to cover the latest attack on law enforcement as a man charged at a female New York City police officer with a hammer before being shot by a fellow officer. While CBS and NBC ignored this story, ABC’s World News Tonight did cover it and did so with a full report from correspondent Linsey Davis. Anchor David Muir set the…
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Nets Continue to Shamelessly Push Need for More Infrastructure Funding
May 13th, 2015 9:50 PM
Despite now knowing that the Amtrak train that derailed outside of Philadelphia on Tuesday night was going more than double the speed limit, the “big three” networks of ABC, CBS, and NBC continued pushing the need for more infrastructure funding and an increase in Amtrak’s budget on their Wednesday evening newscasts. In addition, CBS and NBC failed to mention the fact that train engine in…
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Networks Skip Obama's Private School Gaffe; Scarborough Slams
May 13th, 2015 2:49 PM
In what would traditionally be considered a gaffe, Barack Obama on Tuesday attacked those who send their children to private schools and play at "private clubs." (The President does both.) ABC, CBS and NBC avoided Obama's questionable comments, despite eight hours of available air time. In a speech, Obama derided, "Kids start going to private schools. Kids start working out at private clubs…