Soledad O'Brien Lectures 'White People' Who Are 'Clearly Uncomfortable

May 13th, 2013 5:07 PM
She's been off the set of Starting Point for less than two months, but former CNN host Soledad O'Brien is stirring up controversy yet again. In a Harvard Institute of Politics video, O'Brien arrogantly lectured "white people" who want her to "just see beyond race." O'Brien, now a visiting fellow at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education, gave her reaction to the "white" critics of…

CNN's Bourdain Primetime Mother’s Day: Two F-Bombs, an A—hole and

May 12th, 2013 10:39 PM
Anthony Bourdain on Mother’s Day continued his string of vulgar shows featured in primetime on CNN. This Sunday’s Parts Unknown included two censored F-bombs, an a—hole, and erection references (video follows with transcribed lowlights and commentary):

New Jersey Dems Caught on Hot Mic Wanting to 'Confiscate, Confiscate

May 11th, 2013 8:12 AM
How many times have we heard establishment press members, particularly broadcasters, insist that no one on the left side of the gun control discussion wants to take away anyone's guns? Just a few examples include CNN's Piers Morgan, CNN's Carol Costello, and MSNBC's Alex Wagner, even after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was quoted in the New York Times before Christmas saying that "confiscation…

CNN Anchors Nancy Grace and Ashleigh Banfield Interview Each Other in

May 10th, 2013 11:38 AM
CNN anchor Ashleigh Banfield and HLN anchor Nancy Grace gave eagle-eyed viewers some mild laughs following yesterday's verdict in the Jodi Arias trial as they appeared in a split-screen setup talking via satellite uplink even though they were seated right next to each other. The Atlantic Wire's Dashiell Bennett and Philip Bump caught the "Anchorman"-esque bit of comedy and documented it with…

MSNBC Comes in Dead Last on One of the Biggest News Days of the Year W

May 10th, 2013 9:44 AM
Wednesday was one of the biggest news days of the year with more information coming out about Amanda Berry's captor, the Jodi Arias verdict, and the Benghazi Congressional hearings. Despite this, MSNBC came in last amongst the four major cable news channels.

30 Times More Coverage! CNN Trumps Up Tabloid Stories But Buries Bengh

May 9th, 2013 5:11 PM
On Wednesday evening, CNN barely covered the congressional hearing on the Benghazi attack from earlier that afternoon. Instead, the network provided wall-to-wall coverage of the Jodi Arias trial verdict and the Cleveland kidnappings. From the hours of 5 p.m. until 11 p.m. ET, CNN gave a whopping 4 hours, 9 minutes of coverage to the two crime stories, but a measly eight minutes to Benghazi…

CNN, Robert Redford Team Up for Series on Obama's Chicago Under Emanue

May 8th, 2013 10:33 PM
The Chicago Tribune’s Steve Johnson reports CNN has made a deal with liberal actor Robert Redford to produce a eight-episode reality show in 2014 called “Chicagoland.” CNN and Redford aren’t filming in a red state or a hick town – it’s Obama’s adopted hometown: “One of the attractions to Chicago, CNN made clear, is the president being from here and Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s high profile.” Jeff…

Fox Viewers Get to See 108 Minutes of Live Benghazi Hearings; MSNBC? N

May 8th, 2013 6:00 PM
Wednesday's congressional hearings on the September 11 terrorists attacks in Benghazi provided a stark contrast between Fox News and MSNBC. From the time the whistleblower testimony began at 11:36am through their conclusion after 5pm, Fox devoted 108 minutes to simply airing the hearing with no anchor commentary. MSNBC, in comparison didn't allow any live coverage. Instead, the cable network…

Fox News Carries Benghazi Hearing Wall-to-Wall; CNN Joins at Noon and

May 8th, 2013 1:19 PM
Of the three cable networks, Fox News on Wednesday offered the most substantial coverage of whistleblower testimony on the September 11th terrorist attack in Benghazi. Fox broke in first at 11:36am and has been airing the hearings mostly unobstructed since. CNN followed at noon. Anchor Wolf Blitzer appeared and introduced coverage. The cable network stuck with the testimony for 15 minutes…

Leno on CNN Reporter Robbed in Atlanta: ‘It Was on CNN So There Were

May 8th, 2013 11:11 AM
Jay Leno took a humorous swipe at the so-called most trusted name in news Tuesday. Commenting about CNN anchor Carol Costello recently getting robbed of her iPhone while walking down the street in Atlanta, the Tonight Show host quipped, “Unfortunately, it was on CNN so there weren't any witnesses" (video follows with commentary):

Piers Morgan Makes Cameo on CBS's '2 Broke Girls,' Talks Male Genitali

May 7th, 2013 5:49 PM
Is Jeff Zucker happy that his prime-time host is trying to gin up attention on other airwaves by making crude male body part references? Or is this simply the "new" CNN? CNN's Piers Morgan played himself as a CNN host on Monday night's CBS show 2 Broke Girls. On a mock set of his show, he interviewed one of the protagonists trying to defend her father's credibility against false and…

On CNN Newsroom, It’s Doctor Kermit Who

May 6th, 2013 11:28 PM
Mainstream media’s limited reporting on the murder trial of Philadelphia abortionist Dr. Kermit Gosnell has been obvious.  You might think that CNN, the self-styled “Most Trusted Name in News," would pay more attention to a case involving over 250 criminal counts, including ones for first-degree murder.  You’d be wrong.  Today, CNN’s Newsroom occupied six hours of air time.  The Gosnell trial…

CNN's Costello Mourns Gay Rights Advocate Being Cut From NFL Team

May 6th, 2013 5:37 PM
CNN's Carol Costello didn't hide her feelings Monday after NFL punter and gay rights advocate Chris Kluwe was cut from the Minnesota Vikings. Costello tweeted "Chris Kluwe cut from Vikings. Sad!" on Monday afternoon, and followed up with a link to the story. "I am so sad," she lamented. Kluwe received media attention last year for his outspoken advocacy on behalf of gay NFL players, and last…

Piers Morgan Trolls Conservative Radio Host as She Tweets from Gun Ran

May 6th, 2013 10:46 AM
After conservative radio host Dana Loesch tweeted about firing "all manner" of guns with friends at her local range this past weekend, CNN's resident gun police Piers Morgan swooped in to badger her. Twitchy had the exchange. Morgan mocked Loesch's gun range tweet, "Yee-haw!" and pointed out, for all those unaware, that the AR-15 rifle she tweeted a picture of was "The assault rifle used at…