Norah O'Donnell Challenges Paul Ryan on Tax Rate Extension: 'Afraid to
July 20th, 2012 1:07 PM
Norah O'Donnell adopted the left's spin on extending the current tax rates on Friday's CBS This Morning, challenging Rep. Paul Ryan when he asserted that "they're really not tax cuts. We're just talking about keeping taxes where they are." She asked, "You're calling them tax policies and tax code. You're afraid to call them tax cuts now?" O'Donnell laughed when Ryan affirmed that "they're not…
Scott Pelley Plays Up Best Poll Result For Obama in CBS Poll
July 19th, 2012 12:48 PM
On Wednesday's CBS Evening News, Scott Pelley cherry-picked the most favorable result for President Obama in the most recent CBS News/New York Times poll. Pelley stated how "this campaign, of course, is, in large part, a battle for the middle class," and touted that "when we asked voters in our poll which candidate would do more to help the middle class, 52 percent said President Obama, 38…
CBS Ignores Study on Job Losses From Tax Hikes; Cited 'Cost to Taxpaye
July 18th, 2012 5:26 PM
A study released Wednesday from accounting firm Ernst & Young, which estimated that the U.S. would lose 710,000 jobs if the Bush-era tax cuts on the highest income earners aren't renewed, apparently isn't newsworthy to CBS. The network's Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning newscasts omitted the study, which also predicted that the nation's already struggling economic output would decline…
Elderly Man Saves a Cafe Full of People By Shooting Gun-Wielding Robbe
July 18th, 2012 12:18 PM
All three evening newscasts on Tuesday and two out of the three morning shows on Wednesday skipped the dramatic story of an elderly Florida man who saved a cafe full of people from gun-wielding robbers. Only Good Morning America covered the story of seventy-one-year-old Samuel Williams using his own weapon to fend off attackers.
News reader Josh Elliot lauded the "gun-toting senior citizen"…
Roseanne Barr Warns Obama About Medical Pot: 'You’ll Get My Joint Wh
July 18th, 2012 9:12 AM
Comedienne Roseanne Barr had some strong words for Barack Obama concerning any crackdown on medical marijuana.
Appearing on CBS's Late Show, Barr said, "I'll tell you this Obama: you’ll get my joint when you pry it out of my cold dead fingers" (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
CBS Incorrectly Hints Romney Responsible for U.S. Olympic Uniforms' Ou
July 17th, 2012 5:36 PM
In an online article on Tuesday, CBS's Lucy Madison all but pointed the finger at Mitt Romney for the decision to produce the uniforms of the 2002 U.S. Winter Olympic team in Burma. Madison cited left-wing website The Huffington Post as a main source: "In 2002, when Romney was at the helm of the Salt Lake City Olympics, the outfits were produced in Burma, as the Huffington Post pointed out last…
All Three Networks Fawn Over Obama Kiss: 'Woohoo! Hot in Here
July 17th, 2012 4:03 PM
All three networks on Tuesday absolutely gushed over Barack Obama kissing his wife at a men's Olympic basketball game on Monday night. CBS This Morning guest anchor Norah O'Donnell thrilled, "Whoo-hoo-hoo! Hot in here!" Good Morning America news reader Josh Elliott cheered on the President's ability to kiss his wife in public: "[Obama] is showing the world he's got a little game off the court…
CBS Promotes Colbert Likening Romney's Leadership of Bain to Cannibali
July 17th, 2012 12:13 PM
Left-wing comedian Stephen Colbert smeared Mitt Romney on his Comedy Central program on Monday, hinting that Bain Capital under his helm acted like a group of 19th century settlers that resorted to cannibalism. After noting how President Obama forwarded a claim by The Washington Post that Bain owned companies that were "pioneers" of outsourcing, Colbert snarked, "Who cares? Pioneers opened up…
Charlie Rose Boosts 'Enormously Successful' ObamaCare in Softball Inte
July 16th, 2012 5:26 PM
Charlie Rose did his best to avoid asking any tough questions during an interview of President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle that aired on Sunday's CBS Sunday Morning and Monday's CBS This Morning. Rose devoted over four straight minutes to the couple's summer vacation, family life, and marriage. He also touted the Democrat's ObamaCare law as "enormously successful," and wondered if it was…
Time Mag Editor: 'Only Thing Weaker Than the Economy Is Romney's Elect
July 15th, 2012 6:22 PM
"The only thing weaker than the economy is Mitt Romney's electoral skills."
Such was actually said on CBS's Face the Nation Sunday by Rana Foroohar, Time magazine's assistant managing editor in charge of economics and business (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Bob Schieffer Clearly Embarrassed To Be In New Romney Ad Bashing Obama
July 15th, 2012 5:32 PM
Bob Schieffer on CBS's Face the Nation Sunday seemed deeply embarrassed to be included in a new Mitt Romney ad bashing President Obama about Hope and Change.
He even expressed concern that he might "get some blowback" as a result (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Bob Schieffer: Republicans Are Wasting Money Voting To Repeal ObamaCar
July 15th, 2012 4:36 PM
The folks at CBS News sure are worried about government spending all of a sudden.
After Evening News anchor Scott Pelley grieved Wednesday for how much it's cost to have all these House votes concerning ObamaCare, Face the Nation's Bob Schieffer pointed a similarly dismayed finger at House Republicans Sunday (video follows with transcript and commentary):
NBC: Obama Preaches 'Unity' and 'Optimism' While Romney 'Relentlessly
July 13th, 2012 12:33 PM
In a campaign report for Friday's NBC Today, correspondent Peter Alexander touted a sound bite of President Obama telling CBS's Charlie Rose: "...the nature of this office is also to tell a story to the American people." Alexander added that the President wanted to tell, "A story that gives Americans a sense of 'unity' and 'optimism'..."
Immediately following that glowing description of…
Occupy Violence Erupts in Los Angeles: 'Kill the Cops!'; NBC Ignores
July 13th, 2012 12:11 PM
Occupy violence erupted in Los Angeles on Thursday with protesters using slogans such as "Kill the cops." NBC skipped the story on Friday's Today. CBS This Morning and ABC's Good Morning America offered a combined 31 seconds.
GMA news reader Amy Robach explained that police had to break up a crowd of "200 angry protesters." She briefly added, "It started when Occupy L.A. activists joined a…