CBS Boosts Obama Adulation, Likens President to Lincoln
On Thursday's CBS This Morning, open Obama supporter Gayle King and Norah O'Donnell repeatedly prompted liberal historian Doris Kearns Goodwin to equate the newly-reelected President Obama to Abraham Lincoln. O'Donnell wondered, "Is there a lesson for Obama now in his second term with Lincoln?" King hyped how Obama "sought out" the author and asked, "What did he want to know from you?"…
Alec Baldwin: Secessionists Should Call New Country ‘United States o
White jokes continue to be all the rage with the liberal media.
On CBS’s Late Show Wednesday, Alec Baldwin mocked Americans wanting to secede from the nation due to the results of last week’s election by saying they might name their new country “the United States of Caucasia” (video follows with transcript and commentary):
CBS Highlights Claims Linking Climate Change to Hurricane Sandy Intens
On Wednesday's CBS Evening News, anchor Scott Pelley read a brief item highlighting the view by "weather forcasters from the U.S. government" that climate change "may have intensified" Hurricane Sandy.
He did not mention the views of climate change skeptics who doubt the role of global warming.
Pelley noted "rising sea levels," "melting Arctic ice," and "record-high temperatures" as he…
CBS Pummels McCain; Rushes to Susan Rice's Defense Over Refuted Bengha
Charlie Rose and Norah O'Donnell took turns hammering Senator John McCain on Wednesday's CBS This Morning over his promise to block any potential nomination of Susan Rice to be secretary of state. Rose grilled McCain after the Republican slammed Rice for blaming a "spontaneous" mob for the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi: "Didn't Susan Rice say that...all the information was not in,…
Fawning Fan Girl Journalist to Obama: 'Congratulations'; 'I've Never S
Barack Obama on Wednesday submitted to his first press conference since March. Some of the White House journalists didn't seem to hold the long wait against him, however. One reporter, Christi Parsons of the Chicago Tribune, turned into a gushing fan, congratulating the President on his reelection. Parsons cooed to Obama that she had "never" seen him "lose." [See video below. MP3 audio here.]…
Moderate Mitt Loses, Media Blame Conservatives
Over the past week, the media have been obsessively attributing the GOP’s election loss to the party’s embrace of conservatism. It began with a predictable assault on the standard bearer of conservative thought over the airwaves, Rush Limbaugh. On election night, NBC’s Brian Williams opined that Rush was a liability for the GOP. And it didn’t stop with Williams.
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe David…
CBS Grants Oliver Stone 8-Minute Platform to Spout Far-Left Blame-Amer
During a eight minute interview, Tuesday's CBS This Morning helped left-wing radical Oliver Stone promote his latest project - a revisionist documentary and book on World War II and the beginning of the Cold War that credits the Soviet Union for winning World War II and indicting the United States for its supposed "history of aggression."
Anchor Charlie Rose omitted a key part of the New…
CBS Touts GOP Talk of Benghazi 'Coverup,' Notes Petraeus Promoted 'Spo
On Monday's CBS This Morning, Sharyl Attkisson filed a hard-hitting report on the possible ties between former CIA chief David Petraeus's resignation and the continuing controversy over the terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Attkisson spotlighted how Petraeus told several members of Congress that "video of the Benghazi attack supports an element of spontaneity, as the…
Anderson Cooper: 'How Does Dick Morris Still Have a Job
CNN's Anderson Cooper asked a question on CBS's Late Show Friday that some might consider a bit indelicate.
"How does Dick Morris still have a job?" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Letterman: 'Don't Be Surprised If You Read Karl Rove Was Beaten Up By
David Letterman took a swipe at Karl Rove and the Koch brothers Thursday.
During his opening monogue on the CBS Late Show, the host said, "Don't be surprised if you read that Karl Rove was beaten up by the Koch brothers" (video follows with transcript):
Letterman's Post-Election Obama Ad: ‘Hey Clint – F—k You
David Letterman took a vulgar swipe at Clint Eastwood Thursday.
During his monologue on CBS's Late Show, the host played a mock post-election Obama commercial featuring an announcer saying, "Hey Clint - f--k you" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Letterman: 'Tubby Little Weasel' Karl Rove 'Tried to Frighten' Elector
As NBC anchor Brian Williams appeared as a guest on Wednesday's The Late Show on CBS, host David Letterman charged that Republican political strategist Karl Rove "lied to" and tried to "frighten" the electorate in 2012, referring to the former George W. Bush strategist as a "tubby little weasel." Letterman:
CBS's Schieffer: Obama Win 'No Stamp of Approval' For Agenda; Spotligh
Bob Schieffer poured cold water on President Obama's victory during CBS's post-election coverage on early Wednesday morning: "He's not going to have a mandate here. The President has been re-elected, but nobody's put the stamp of approval on his program. I mean, when the vote is this close...he's going to have a very, very difficult time."
Schieffer repeated these same points on Wednesday's…
CBS Overhypes Romney Doing 'So Poorly Among Minority Voters'; Predicts
Norah O'Donnell lived up to her reputation on Tuesday's CBS This Morning for tossing softball questions at liberal guests while hounding conservative ones. During an interview of Obama campaign flack David Axelrod, O'Donnell wondered if "the minority vote will be bigger than it was in 2008." Charlie Rose assisted his co-host in asking, "Are we looking at a new Democratic majority - a different…
