CNN Spends 78 Percent of GOP Campaign Coverage on Trump

September 16th, 2015 9:56 AM
A Media Research Center study finds that, over a two week period, coverage of Donald Trump’s campaign took up nearly 78 percent of all CNN’s prime time GOP campaign coverage – 580 minutes out of a total of 747 minutes. All 16 non-Trump candidates got a combined total of just 167 minutes.
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CNN Panel: Hillary Has 'Big Authenticity Issue;' Should 'Watch' Trump

September 15th, 2015 3:14 PM
Paul Begala tried to put the best spin on Hillary Clinton's sharp decline of support among women voters on Monday's Anderson Cooper 360 on CNN, but even he was forced to admit, "If I were running her campaign, we would take this very seriously." Begala later added, "If I were coaching her – I'd hate to say this; she would hate this – watch Donald Trump....He talks about what he wants to talk…
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CNN's Camerota Badgers Rick Santorum Over His Support For Kim Davis

September 14th, 2015 1:29 PM

On Monday's New Day, CNN's Alisyn Camerota hounded Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, after he suggested that Kim Davis should "follow her conscience" in refusing to sign marriage licenses for same-sex couples. Camerota underlined how the Supreme Court "decided...that not allowing gay marriage is discrimination," and asserted that "there are lots of laws that you yourself don't…

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Borger: Trump Coverage Means Hillary Can Avoid E-Mail Questions

September 11th, 2015 3:54 PM
While discussing the latest 2016 polling data on Thursday’s Anderson Cooper 360, CNN chief political analyst Gloria Borger opined that a number of controversial comments made by GOP candidate Donald Trump is “manna from heaven” for Hillary Clinton and frees her from the obligation of answering questions about her e-mail scandal. 

CNN Cheers How Filibuster Spares Country 'Ugly Battle' Over Iran Deal

September 10th, 2015 5:23 PM
Senate Democrats have spared the American public an "ugly battle" over the Iran which would "force" President Obama to make good on his veto threat, according to a breaking news email alert by CNN.
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CNN's Camerota Presses Andrew Cuomo on Gun Control, Stop and Frisk

September 8th, 2015 5:12 PM
CNN's Alisyn Camerota confronted New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday's New Day, after the Democrat used the shooting of his aide to advance gun control. When Cuomo admitted that "we passed a law...that is probably the most restrictive gun control law in the nation," Camerota interrupted the governor and pointed out that "opponents of more laws say the criminals are the ones who will always…

Obama Guru David Axelrod Jumps from MSNBC to CNN

September 4th, 2015 12:18 PM
David Axelrod is jumping ship to CNN.  After serving as a senior political analyst for MSNBC and NBC since 2013, Axelrod will make the move to CNN as a senior political commentator.  Prior to his work at the Lean Forward network, Axelrod was best known for his role as a senior advisor to Obama during the president’s first term, and playing an important role in getting Obama elected twice. 
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Montel on CNN: 'Black Lives Matter' Needs to End Anti-Police Rhetoric

September 3rd, 2015 1:05 PM
Montel Williams targeted 'Black Lives Matter' activists on Wednesday's CNN Tonight, especially in the wake of the anti-police "pigs in a blanket; fry like bacon!" chant that its protesters recently used in Minnesota: "The rhetoric is being ratcheted up way too high in 'Black Lives Matter.' And we ought to ratchet it back down, and come up with solutions." Williams later criticized the left-…
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CNN Spotlights 'Troubling Wave of Police Deaths' In Recent Weeks

September 2nd, 2015 7:23 PM
CNN's Brian Todd zeroed in on the "horrifying recent pattern" of criminals murdering police officers during a report on Wednesday's Situation Room. Todd noted that "seven law enforcement officers [were] shot to death in a month – 24 officers shot and killed so far this year across America,"and reported that "the string of killings of officers in recent weeks...has really got the law enforcement…
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Media Hand Obama ‘Major Victory’ as Most Oppose Iran Deal

September 2nd, 2015 3:57 PM
Despite most Americans and members of Congress being opposed to President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, on Wednesday, the press proclaimed that the White House eking out just enough Democrats to sustain a veto against legislation stopping the deal was a “major victory” for the commander-in-chief.
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Reality Check for Media: Wal-Mart Cuts Hours After Raising Wages

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September 2nd, 2015 2:13 PM
Just before Labor Day, Wal-Mart taught a lesson in Economics 101. The consequences of Wal-Mart’s decision to raise employee wages are becoming apparent and even the wage-hike promoting liberal news media has had to report it. Bloomberg Businessweek reported that Wal-Mart’s labor costs had soared by $1 billion after raising hourly wages to $9 in April and committing to additional training. In…
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CNN’s Paul Begala: Dick Cheney Is a ‘Political Sociopath’

September 2nd, 2015 1:39 PM
During an appearance on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 on Tuesday night, CNN’s Paul Begala blasted Vice President Dick Cheney for blaming President Obama for the rise of ISIS. The Democratic strategist argued that Cheney’s comments were “a portrait of a political sociopath...I actually went and looked up on the Mayo Clinic website the definition of that disorder and it fits Mr. Cheney to a T,…
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CNN's Lemon Wonders If Trump Used 'Dog Whistle' With 'Racist Intent'

September 2nd, 2015 1:19 PM
On Tuesday's CNN Tonight, Don Lemon wondered if some of Donald Trump's rhetoric had thinly-veiled bigotry in it. Trump indicated that the high turnout at his recent campaign rallies was "a great tribute to what we're all saying. We want to make our country great again." Lemon misquoted his guest in his follow-up question: "You said...it was a tribute to people wanting to take their country back…
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CNN Panel: 'Nothing' In Hillary's E-Mails 'Reeks of Illegality'

September 1st, 2015 4:11 PM
Tuesday's New Day on CNN completely glossed over the fact that 150 out of 7,000 pages from the latest release of Hillary Clinton's e-mail from her tenure as secretary of state contained classified information. Instead, John Berman wildly claimed that "as far as I can tell, nothing in here that reeks of illegality in what we're seeing here." Alisyn Camerota wondered, "If there's no smoking gun,…