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CBS, NBC Fawn Over Hillary In Iowa; Refuse to Cover Benghazi Bombshell
September 15th, 2014 9:57 PM
CBS and NBC continued to provide positive coverage of Hillary Clinton’s visit to Democratic Senator Tom Harkin’s steak fry event in Iowa on Monday night after both networks gushed over her appearance in their morning shows and NBC’s Meet the Press wondered on Sunday if she might not be liberal enough for Iowa Democrats in 2016. The nearly three minutes of coverage between the two networks was…
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Charlie Rose Fawned Over 'Friend' Hillary Clinton, Grills Rand Paul
September 15th, 2014 5:01 PM
Charlie Rose has repeatedly fawned over his "friend" Hillary Clinton, even reading a poem to her. But when Rand Paul appeared on CBS This Morning, Monday, Rose and his co-hosts grilled the possible 2016 presidential contender. Citing the Washington Post, Gayle King derided, " You were described yourself as an isolationist..."
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CBS Hypes 'Progressive' Pope; Ignores Francis's Defense of Marriage
September 15th, 2014 3:50 PM
On Monday's CBS This Morning, Don Dahler played up how Pope Francis presiding at the wedding of 20 couples in St. Peter's Basilica is "yet another example of just how progressive [he] has been." Dahler zeroed in on how "according to the Church, some of these couples are technically living in sin. Many have been living together prior to getting married, which is forbidden in Catholicism. Some even…
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NBC and CBS Gush Over Hillary In Iowa: 'Can She Do It This Time?'
September 15th, 2014 11:44 AM
After fretting on Sunday's Meet the Press that Hillary Clinton may not be liberal enough for 2016 Democratic caucus-goers in Iowa, on Monday's NBC Today, correspondent Andrea Mitchell eagerly touted the Clinton campaign machine: "This time, Clinton organizers say they've learned their lesson, busing in volunteers from all over the country."
A clip played of Mitchell shouting a question to the…
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ABC, NBC Skip Foley Mom Bashing 'Appalling' Obama Response
September 12th, 2014 12:24 PM
The mother of a beheaded American is speaking out against the Obama administration, slamming the "appalling" response of the government. Diane Foley's comments follow the declaration by Steven Sotloff's family that they felt like Obama treated them like "pawns." Just as in that case, ABC and NBC ignored the aggrieved family.
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Networks Hype 'Palin Family Brawl': 'Like Episode of Jerry Springer'
September 12th, 2014 12:03 PM
On Friday, all three network morning shows seized on reports that Sarah Palin and her family were "caught in a massive brawl" during a house party in Anchorage, Alaska. ABC's Good Morning America opened with substitute co-host Lara Spencer declaring: "One witness saying it was like an episode of Jerry Springer, her kids throwing punches. What sparked this rumble in the tundra?" The song Eye of…
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NBC’s Jansing: Midterms Could Change if Americans ‘Rally Around' Obama
September 11th, 2014 10:23 PM
On Thursday’s NBC Nightly News, senior White House correspondent Chris Jansing provided not only spin favorable to President Obama a day after his prime time speech on ISIS, but also suggested that this could help the President in the midterm elections. At the conclusion of her report, Jansing told viewers that: "It's a war the President inherited with decisions made now shaping his legacy and…
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Crickets: Networks Skip Dem Gaffes and Scandals in 2014 Midterms
September 11th, 2014 5:09 PM
In 2012, gaffes and scandals by Republican candidates, such as Todd Akin, prompted a wave of coverage by the three networks. Yet, ill-conceived comments by Democrats in the 2014 midterms have created no such interest. Incumbent Democratic Senator Mark Udall made this cringe-inducing comment during last week's debate in Colorado. Speaking of two beheaded Americans, he insisted, "Steve Sotloff and…
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ABC, CBS, NBC Refuse to Cover Benghazi, Do Find Time for Dancing Bear
September 11th, 2014 2:07 PM
On this 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, ABC, CBS, NBC and MSNBC appropriately devoted time to commemorating that tragic day in our history. But today also marks the second anniversary of the Benghazi attacks that led to the deaths of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens, foreign service officer Sean Smith and two CIA contractors, Tyrone Woods and Glenn Doherty.
So how much time did the Big…
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Networks Push Obama's 'Broad Coalition' as Britain, Germany Drop Out
September 11th, 2014 12:43 PM
All three network morning shows on Thursday highlighted Barack Obama's primetime speech from the night before, promoting his talk of a "broad coalition." Yet, Germany and Britain have announced that they won't take part in the President's planned air strikes. In 2003, ABC, NBC and CBS hit George W. Bush for "going it alone" with a coalition of 18 countries.
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CBS’s Schieffer Gushes Over Obama’s ISIS Speech
September 10th, 2014 11:27 PM
After President Obama’s speech on confronting the Islamic terrorist group ISIS on Wednesday night, each of the major broadcast networks offered some brief analysis before returning to regularly scheduled programming. Over on CBS, Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer anchored that network’s coverage and had nothing but good things to say in the few minutes before CBS’s coverage concluded.
Schieffer…
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Oops! Holder Aide Calls Issa's Office to Help Spin IRS Scandal
September 10th, 2014 12:33 PM
An aide to Eric Holder, who thought he was calling Democratic congressman Elijah Cummings’ office for help on leaking documents to selected reporters, accidentally spilled the beans of the latest IRS spin job because he called House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa’s office instead. This newest twist in the IRS targeting scandal, that broke last night, was not covered on ABC, CBS or NBC’…
NYT Columnist: America ‘Can’t Continue To Be Addicted’ To Football
September 10th, 2014 10:53 AM
In the wake of new video surfacing showing former Baltimore Ravens star Ray Rice hitting and knocking his wife out, many in the media have been quick to indict the NFL as fostering a culture of violence.
During a Wednesday morning appearance on CBS This Morning, "New York Times" sports columnist William Rhoden blasted the NFL and argued that any player, even those who have not been convicted of…
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ABC, NBC Ignore Lack of Specifics in Obama’s Upcoming ISIS Speech
September 10th, 2014 12:40 AM
On Tuesday night, ABC’s World News Tonight with David Muir and NBC Nightly News omitted from their coverage any mention that President Obama’s upcoming speech to the country on Wednesday night will not include some crucial details on how he plans to go about defeating the Islamic terrorist group ISIS.
In contrast, the CBS Evening News offered a more detailed report with CBS News chief White…