CNN Asks If Romney's 'Rich Guy Image' Will Hurt Him, Although Poll Sho

April 10th, 2012 5:43 PM
CNN continued to hype the possible negative implications of Mitt Romney's "rich guy image" on Monday evening, even though a new poll reports 71 percent of Americans said Romney's wealth is "not a major factor" in their presidential decision. The network blared such headlines as "Is his [Romney's] big fortune a big political liability?" and "Wealth Will Be an Issue in 2012." CNN correspondent…

Muslim Comedian Claims Santorum Sounds Like 'the Taliban' When Talking

April 9th, 2012 5:30 PM
According to Muslim comedian and CNN regular Dean Obeidallah, Rick Santorum speaks the language of "the Taliban" when he talks about the intersection of church and state in America. On CNN Sunday night, liberal host Don Lemon decided to have a religious discussion for Easter Sunday, and his first question was about the separation of church and state. Obeidallah has attacked Santorum in the…

CNN's Don Lemon: 'N--ger' Should Replace 'N-word' in News Reports

April 9th, 2012 9:53 AM
As NewsBusters reported earlier, CNN national correspondent Susan Candiotti said "f--king n--ger" on the air Easter Sunday. Less than 24 hours earlier, CNN's Don Lemon advocated "n--ger" be used during news reports rather than the more politically correct "N-word" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

CNN Correspondent Says 'F--king N--ger' On The Air

April 9th, 2012 12:37 AM
For the second time in roughly two weeks a CNN employee has said "f--king n--ger" on the air. The most recent vulgarity came from CNN national correspondent Susan Candiotti Sunday during a report on the shooting spree in Tulsa, Oklahoma (video follows with transcript and commentary, serious vulgarity warning):

Howard Kurtz Scolds Mika Brzezinski for Moderating White House Forum o

April 9th, 2012 12:29 AM
As NewsBusters reported, President Obama praised Mika Brzezinski Friday after she participated in a White House forum regarding the President's performance on women's issues. CNN's Howard Kurtz on Sunday's Reliable Sources took issue with this asking his guests, "Should an MSNBC anchor be moderating a White House event and talking about celebrating what the administration has accomplished?" (…

CNN's Banfield Falsely Claims Trayvon Martin Eyewitness Told Her Attac

April 7th, 2012 10:45 AM
You'd think on the very day an NBC News producer was fired for editing George Zimmerman's 911 call to make it appear he was racist media members would be extra careful to be as factually accurate as possible when reporting on the Trayvon Martin shooting. CNN's Ashleigh Banfield clearly didn't get this memo for while substitute-hosting on Anderson Cooper 360 Friday night, she twice falsely…

CNN's Phillips Argues with Rep. West: 'Are You Saying Gay Marriage Is

April 6th, 2012 3:33 PM
On today's CNN Newsroom, anchor Kyra Phillips interviewed Rep. Allen West (R-FL) about several topics.  One was gay marriage (video here).  West said that it's a states' issue and he didn't want to be taken "down a rabbit hole to discuss things that really aren't that important.  This disturbed Phillips:

Conservative Legal Scholar Confronts CNN's Toobin for Defending Obama

April 6th, 2012 1:39 PM
The fact that CNN's senior legal analyst squared off against a conservative legal scholar should be telling for the network's liberal bias. On Thursday night's Anderson Cooper 360, CNN's Jeffrey Toobin was confronted by Jay Sekulow of the American Center for Law and Justice over his defense of President Obama's comments on a pending Supreme Court case. "Jeff, do you know another President of…

RNC Chair Fires Back at CNN Host for Reading Democratic Talking Points

April 5th, 2012 6:03 PM
In a Thursday morning interview on CNN, RNC chairman Reince Priebus called out host Carol Costello for reading Democratic talking points. Costello had just told her guest that she was trying to wean him away from his talking points, but one can only wonder if she would do the same to DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz. When Costello told him "I'm just trying to get you off your talking…

CNN: Some Republican Judges Are 'Deranged by Hatred' of Obama

April 5th, 2012 3:44 PM
CNN's senior legal analyst said on Thursday's Starting Point that "some of these Republican judges are just deranged by hatred of the President." Jeffrey Toobin was railing against the three-judge panel on the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court that had made the Justice Department write a three page memo about the Obama administration's take on judicial review. Toobin called the act a "disgrace."…

Zimmerman Attorney: 'It's Been Open Season' - 'The Media Has Just Abso

April 5th, 2012 9:12 AM
As NewsBusters has been reporting since the Trayvon Martin shooting occurred in Sanford, Florida, America's press have predictably declared George Zimmerman guilty before an arrest has even been made with some actually calling for his head on a platter. On Wednesday, Zimmerman's attorney Craig Sonner appeared on CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight saying, "It's been open season on just destroying this…

CNN Asks 'How Ethical Is Your Easter Basket

April 4th, 2012 8:22 PM
Four days before the holiest time of the year for Christians, CNN.com actually asked, "How ethical is your Easter basket?" This was the headline for the video of a CNN Newsroom segment Wednesday about child slaves being used to harvest cocoa in West Africa (video follows with fuller transcript and commentary):

CNN Again Hosts Van Jones, Host Soledad O'Brien Tosses Mostly Softball

April 4th, 2012 5:30 PM
Once again, CNN hosted former Obama "green jobs" czar Van Jones, giving him plenty of air-time to tout his new book and defend himself against accusations from conservatives. Unsurprisingly, anchor Soledad O'Brien tossed mostly softballs at Jones on Wednesday's Starting Point. However, even though O'Brien passsed on grilling the former Obama advisor, conservative guest Will Cain was up to…

CNN Airs Bill Maher's Liberal Gripe Over Gun Laws, Asks Why No One Els

April 3rd, 2012 12:24 PM
Discussing gun laws in the aftermath of the Trayvon Martin shooting, CNN's Carol Costello played Bill Maher's liberal grievance about the lack of "sensible" gun laws. Costello then asked why no one was "talking seriously about America's gun laws?" during Tuesday's 10 a.m. hour of Newsroom. The fact that CNN was giving such attention to a liberal comedian before adding on to his commentary…