CNN Has Cozy Interview With Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Fails to ID Him as Demo
November 26th, 2013 11:46 AM
Is CNN this cozy only with Democrats? New York's Governor Andrew Cuomo was on Tuesday's New Day with his brother Chris, the show's co-host, for a playful interview. The network failed to identify the governor as a Democrat.
Co-host Kate Bolduan hailed Gov. Cuomo's "Sexiest Fiftysomething" award by People magazine and the Cuomos enjoyed some light-hearted banter including this line, "New York…
Fox News Clobbers CNN and MSNBC on 50th Anniversary of JFK Assassinati
November 26th, 2013 11:28 AM
On the 50th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, you would have thought people would have been clamoring for the liberal views espoused by CNN and MSNBC.
Such wasn't the case, for last Friday, Fox News clobbered its competition from the moment the sun rose till the time most people went to bed.
CNN Tees Up Comedian to Defend ObamaCare; 'Let's Give It a Chance
November 25th, 2013 4:07 PM
Chris Cuomo isn't the only CNN anchor helping with ObamaCare's PR. On CNN Sunday evening, anchor Martin Savidge teed up comedian George Wallace to stand up for the law and plead with Americans to "give it a chance. Let's get together instead of knocking it."
"I think everybody deserves great health care. And even prisoners get great health care, free health care," Wallace insisted. Savidge…
CNN 'Reliable Sources' Guest Host Claims Calling Obama Racist Is Someh
November 25th, 2013 7:46 AM
Eric Deggans of National Public Radio sat in the guest-host chair on CNN's "Reliable Sources" show on Sunday, and pressed Amy Holmes of TheBlaze TV several times on how she should be more forgiving of Martin Bashir's outrageous remarks about Sarah Palin. First, he suggested, "Martin Bashir apologized for his comments. He reached out to the Palin family.Is there really a problem here? Or are…
Congressman Rogers on Iran Deal: ‘We Have Just Rewarded Very Bad and
November 24th, 2013 10:37 AM
Mike Rogers (R-Mich), the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, had some harsh words for the agreement the Obama administration has just made with Iran concerning that nation’s nuclear program.
Appearing on CNN’s State of the Union, Rogers said, “We have just rewarded very bad and dangerous behavior...we may have just encouraged more violence in the future than we have stopped.”
CNN's Cuomo: 'You Have to Have the Government Involved With Health Car
November 21st, 2013 5:31 PM
CNN's Chris Cuomo won't even accept that health care problems can be solved without the government. On Thursday's New Day, he arrogantly dismissed that notion put forward by conservative guest Will Cain.
"You have to have the government involved with health care. And you know that," he condescended to Cain, who had first argued that "conservatives believe solutions can exist outside the…
Journalists, Networks Decry Obama White House's 'Troubling Precedent
November 21st, 2013 4:03 PM
On Thursday, CBS's Sharyl Attkisson reported on Twitter that the White House Correspondents Association, along with "dozens of associations & media outlets", sent a letter of protest to White House Press Secretary Jay Carney. Attkisson outlined in subsequent Tweets that the letter blasted the Obama administration for restricting the access of photojournalists at certain presidential events…
CNN Asks If Bashir Saying Palin Should Be Defecated on Wasn't Just a
November 21st, 2013 12:42 PM
CNN's Chris Cuomo and Kate Bolduan cautioned against MSNBC suspending or firing host Martin Bashir for his latest broadside against Sarah Palin, on Thursday's New Day. Cuomo actually asked if he wasn't just trying to make a "rhetorical point" rather than be "hurtful" to Palin.
Bashir had clearly stated that Palin was "the outstanding candidate" to receive a certain punishment for slaves –…
CNN Obtains Rights to Air Documentary on Life of Illegal Immigrant
November 20th, 2013 5:40 PM
Earlier this month, NewsBusters reported that CNN has been exploring a shift away from breaking news and commentary to longer-form documentaries. Our suspicion was that most, if not all, of the political-oriented documentaries would promote liberal issue ideas instead of conservative perspectives.
Almost on cue, CNN has announced that it has acquired the rights to air a feature-length film…
CMS Official Says '30 to 40 Percent' of Federal Exchange Not Working
November 20th, 2013 4:13 PM
On Tuesday and Wednesday, CNN ignored a bombshell revelation that "30 to 40" percent of the online federal exchange has not been completed almost two months after its rollout.
CNN prefaced the hearing Tuesday morning by reporting that ObamaCare's "top technology manager" Henry Chao was set to testify before Congress. Although CNN.com reported Chao's words, the network completely missed the…
CNN Accuses Ted Cruz of Being 'Dangerous' With 'Political Spin' on Oba
November 20th, 2013 12:15 PM
A day after a high-ranking Medicare official estimated that "30 to 40 percent" of ObamaCare's federal exchange hasn't even been built more than a month after its rollout, CNN's Chris Cuomo actually challenged the notion that ObamaCare is "not working."
"How can we say it's not working when it isn't implemented yet? How can you say premiums are skyrocketing when they haven't put the plans…
Fox News More Than Doubles CNN and MSNBC's Combined Prime Time Viewers
November 19th, 2013 10:04 PM
NewsBusters recently reported that in the first week of November, Fox News nearly doubled the combined prime time viewers of CNN and MSNBC.
Continuing its momentum from a recently revamped evening lineup, Fox significantly more than doubled the combined prime time viewers of its rivals Monday.
Daily Beast's Beinart Says Opponents of Same-Sex Marriage 'Deny the Mo
November 19th, 2013 7:10 PM
How's this for intellectual diversity? The panel on Monday's AC360 Later included three NYC liberals and was unanimous in support of same-sex marriage. The topic was the spat between Liz and Mary Cheney.
"I don't think you can actually respect somebody to whom you want to deny the most basic rights," declared The Daily Beast's Peter Beinart, who also teaches journalism at the City University…
Harvey Weinstein Says on CNN 'Obama's Not Embarrassing; the Country Is
November 19th, 2013 11:47 AM
On Friday night's Piers Morgan Live, Obama donor Harvey Weinstein excused President Obama's insurance lie as a "mistake" and called America "embarrassing" for not having "health care" and "a gun law."
"[T]his is the only the country in the world where we don't have health care. Countries embarrass us around the world. And this is the only country in the world, we don't have a gun law. I…