Sarah Palin Cuts Off Unauthorized CNN Interview
December 4th, 2010 6:35 PM
Sarah Palin on Thursday cut off an unauthorized interview with CNN.
As his crew was taking footage of the former Alaska governor signing books at an Iowa Walmart, Jim Acosta tried to take advantage of the situation by asking her a few questions (video follows with transcript and commentary):
No Conservatives in CNN Panel Discussion on Taxes, Gays in the Militar
December 4th, 2010 10:04 AM
CNN imported its Parker-Spitzer model of liberal versus slightly moderate to Friday's Situation Room, except reversing the sexes. Anchor Wolf Blitzer brought on Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen and Tea Party-hating columnist John Avlon to discuss the debate in Congress over tax rates and the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Avlon took the same position as his colleague Kathleen…
MRC's Bozell Discusses Media's Pro-Tax Hike Bias on December 3 'Fox
December 3rd, 2010 12:26 PM
While the media have been hyping rich liberals like Ted Turner and Warren Buffett calling on Congress to raise taxes on Americans earning over $250,000 per year, they've failed to inform the public that the nation's top earners already pay a disproportionately large share of the nation's tax burden, NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell told Fox News's Steve Doocy on this morning's "Fox &…
CNN's Spitzer: 'Every One of Us is Being Held Hostage' By Senate GOP
December 2nd, 2010 12:53 PM
CNN's Eliot Spitzer blasted Senate Republicans on Wednesday's Parker-Spitzer for their promise to hold up legislation unless the current tax rates are extended: "Every one of us...[is] being held hostage by 42 Republican senators." Predictably, co-host Kathleen Parker agreed with Spitzer to a point, and snarked, "I got stuck on the image of being held hostage by 42 Republicans- talk about a bad…
MRC's Bozell Debates Offensive Smithsonian Art Exhibit on CNN's 'John
December 2nd, 2010 10:37 AM
"Look, if you like depictions of sadomasochism... if you like homoerotic art.... if you're into religious bigotry... if you like that, fine," but don't expect taxpayers to subsidize such an exhibit at a Smithsonian museum, NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell argued in a debate segment on last night's edition of "John King USA" on CNN.
The Media Research Center (MRC) founder and president…
Former Governor Spitzer: Too Many 2012 Republican Contenders at Fox
December 1st, 2010 4:14 PM
On Tuesday's Parker-Spitzer on CNN, ex-Governor Eliot Spitzer ironically worried that too many of his fellow former politicians, who are also contenders for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, are on Fox News: "Never before in our history...has one media outlet with one coherent ideology had almost a monopoly on...half of the presidential nominees and controlled one political party…
Kathleen Parker Angry at Eliot Spitzer, Threatening to Leave Show
December 1st, 2010 11:11 AM
Kathleen Parker is apparently very angry at CNN co-host Eliot Spitzer and is threatening to leave the show.
According to the New York Post, Parker feels Spitzer is continually upstaging her:
Parker-Spitzer Ratings Down 35% From Campbell Brown Last Year
December 1st, 2010 10:38 AM
It appears Americans aren't very interested in watching a disgraced former Democrat governor discuss politics with a Republican In Name Only columnist.
There's no way to read the November ratings numbers for CNN's "Parker-Spitzer" other than this experiment has failed and failed miserably:
CNN Books Three Liberals to Discuss WikiLeaks, No Conservatives
November 30th, 2010 4:29 PM
CNN's Larry King provided more proof that his network does indeed "play favorites," contrary to the claim of their recent ad, by bringing on three liberals on his program on Monday to discuss WikiLeaks' latest document release. Daniel Ellsberg of the Pentagon Papers infamy praised Julian Assange as a "truth-teller," while Michael Hastings of Rolling Stone defended the website.
Former Clinton…
Paul Begala Extols Liberal Generosity on Thanksgiving Despite Conserva
November 25th, 2010 5:21 PM
The hypocrisy of liberal media members knows no bounds - even on Thanksgiving.
On Thursday, CNN contributor Paul Begala wrote a piece for the Huffington Post extolling the "quintessentially liberal virtue" of generosity despite conservatives giving far more to charity:
CNN's Cafferty Replays Two Year Old Commentary to Bash Palin
November 23rd, 2010 9:32 PM
On Tuesday's Situation Roon, CNN's Jack Cafferty revisited his longstanding Palin Derangement syndrome by rebroadcasting one of his commentaries from September 2008 where he played an excerpt from the infamous Katie Couric interview and disparaged the then-vice presidential candidate. Most of the viewer responses to his 'Question of the Hour' bashed the former Alaska governor.
The…
CNN Misinterprets Pope's Condom Remarks; NBC Offers Accurate Coverage
November 22nd, 2010 8:04 PM
On Monday's Newsroom, CNN's Kyra Phillips gave a false impression of Pope Benedict XVI's recent comments about condoms. While the Pope stated that condom use "can be a first step...on the way toward recovering an awareness that not everything is allowed," Phillips stated that the pontiff "says condoms are okay sometimes." Refreshingly, Monday's Today show on NBC accurately covered Benedict's…
CNN's Larry King Hits Biden From the Left on Don't Ask, Don't Tell
November 20th, 2010 1:25 PM
CNN host Larry King channeled the left's frustration with the Obama administration on Thursday's Larry King Live as he questioned Vice President Joe Biden about their approach on overturning the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy: "You were against it, as I understand? Certainly, the President is against it. Most of the administration is against it....So why is this our policy?"
King…
CNN Wonders What Censure Will Do to Charlie Rangel's Health
November 19th, 2010 7:02 PM
During coverage of Charlie Rangel's verdict delivered by the House Ethics Committee, CNN's John Roberts called the situation "tough times," for the congressman – and wondered what the trauma will to Rangel's health given that he is 80 years old.
Referring to the censure of Sen. McCarthy in the 1950s which "broke him," Roberts remarked that "now Charlie Rangel's 80 years old, what will…