CNN's Question of the Hour: 'Is It Time for Marriage Equality In Ameri

June 27th, 2011 7:30 PM
It didn't take long for CNN to buy into the hype of New York's legalization of same-sex marriage and pose this question: Is it time for marriage equality in America? CNN asked the question on both the 11 a.m. 12 p.m. EDT hours of Newsroom. The network referred to the words of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who stated that he believes "it is time for marriage equality all across the country."…

CNN Analysts Want Constitution Modernized ; Bash Second Amendment Word

June 27th, 2011 6:40 PM
Continuing his push to "modernize the Constitution for the 21st century" by talking about "a few revisions," CNN's Fareed Zakaria hosted legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin for a liberal gripe session on his Sunday show Fareed Zakaria GPS. Both criticized the current Electoral College and state representation in the Senate, and also slammed the "grammatical mess" that is the Second Amendment. One…

CNN Loves Fox? Carol Costello Approves of Bachmann 'Flake' Question

June 27th, 2011 5:21 PM
Chris Wallace of Fox News had a new fan in CNN's Carol Costello on Monday's American Morning, at least on his question asking presidential candidate and Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann if she was a flake. "It was a good question, because many in America think she's a flake," announced Costello. Rude questions are apparently only par for the course when it comes to Republican…

Bashing Bachmann: A Review of Liberal Media's Most Obnoxious Attacks o

June 27th, 2011 3:58 PM
Today's official announcement by Republican Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann that she is running for the GOP nomination for President could spawn a whole new round of frenzied attacks by the liberal media on the Tea Party favorite. A review of the MRC's archives shows a particular disdain for Bachmann coming from the likes of MSNBC host Chris Matthews, who once accused her of being a…

CNN's Fareed Zakaria: Obama Made 'Right Call' On Afghanistan

June 26th, 2011 5:09 PM
On Wednesday, CNN's "Obama Adviser" aka Fareed Zakaria praised the current White House resident's Afghanistan address as a "remarkable speech for an American president." On the CNN program bearing his name Sunday, Zakaria continued lavishing praise on our Commander-in-Chief saying, "Obama has basically made the right call" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

CNN's Fareed Zakaria Insists: It's 'Strange' to Expect Him Not to Advi

June 26th, 2011 8:57 AM
Journalists in Washington don’t want just to write. They want the top government officials to take their advice, to use their wisdom to govern. Here’s what happens next: a dance between journalist and government official to build a mutually beneficial relationship. The official provides access, makes the journalist feel important and consulted, and then the journalist announces that the…

Michelle Obama Tells CNN 'Fortunately We Have Help From The Media

June 25th, 2011 10:13 AM
In today's "Truer Words Might Never Have Been Spoken" segment, Michelle Obama told CNN's Robyn Curnow Friday, "Fortunately we have help from the media." Such came during an interview with the First Lady in Botswana aired on the 6PM installment of "The Situation Room" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

CNN's Zakaria: Obama's Afghan Speech 'Remarkable Speech for an America

June 24th, 2011 4:45 PM
Fareed Zakaria, CNN's world affairs analyst, hailed President Obama's Afghanistan speech as a "remarkable speech for an American president" Wednesday and defended the president's decision to ignore the advice of his generals on the target dates for pulling troops out of Afghanistan. "It was a remarkable speech for an American president in the caution, the strategic emphasis, rather than the…

Piers Morgan Insists 'No Partisanship' at CNN; Reality Says Otherwise

June 24th, 2011 9:46 AM
According to cable host Piers Morgan, CNN is bias-free. On his June 22 program, the anchor declared of his network: "What it doesn't have is partisanship, which is a very different thing from having an opinion." See the video below for examples of just how partisan CNN can be. (MP3 audio here.) Morgan is the same host who on June 07 asked of Ann Coulter, "Where is the similar mob to…

CNN Gushes Over Obama-Appointed Attorney, 'New Sheriff of Wall Street

June 23rd, 2011 7:02 PM
We all know how the story ended for the first "Sheriff of Wall Street," Eliot Spitzer. CNN hailed attorney Preet Bharara as the "New Sheriff of Wall Street" in a puff-piece Thursday afternoon, and one can only wonder if his career path will eventually take him to a prime-time slot at CNN as a Democrat mouthpiece. Bharara was nominated by President Obama in 2009 to be U.S. Attorney for the…

During Journalistic Lovefest on CNN, 'Queen of England' Christiane Ama

June 23rd, 2011 12:52 PM
Former CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour appeared on Wednesday's Piers Morgan show and was praised as being like "the queen of England" and "Beyonce." The Piers Morgan Tonight host also allowed Amanpour to get away with declaring herself non-"ideological" and not "opinionated." Amanpour, who once compared Christians who don't watch R-rated movies to "totalitarian regimes," bragged about her…

While CNN Anchor Questions Relevance of Social Issues, Anderson Cooper

June 22nd, 2011 7:13 PM
On Tuesday's In the Arena, fill-in host Christine Romans questioned Marjorie Dannenfelser of the pro-life Susan B. Anthony List on the relevance of the abortion issue in the upcoming presidential election. She argued that the central issues, according to polls, are the economy and jobs and that focusing on politicians' stances on abortion might not be a viable strategy. Ironically, Anderson…

After Giving Free Pass to Planned Parenthood Head, Spitzer Batters FRC

June 22nd, 2011 4:50 PM
It was an obvious contrast in demeanor last week, Eliot Spitzer's lapdog interview of the president of Planned Parenthood and his aggressive sparring with social conservative Tony Perkins. Spitzer simply let Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards air her spin on the organization, but went after the Family Research Council's (FRC) Perkins from the get-go on CNN Thursday night. Consider…

CNN's Piers Morgan Tweets Back at Barbs from 'Reactionary' Ann Coulter

June 22nd, 2011 8:06 AM
The "Yeas & Nays" gossip column at the Washington Examiner captured the latest Ann Coulter fighting with the media "mainstream" on Tuesday: When Ann Coulter stopped by the Heritage Foundation Friday, Yeas & Nays reported that she called CNN's Piers Morgan "stupid." "But I don't mind stupid people," she added. (Coulter was annoyed that Morgan asked her about her personal life during an…