Begala: Blumenthal's Vietnam Lie Like Condi Rice Calling Dubya 'Husban
May 19th, 2010 3:39 PM
CNN contributor and Democrat extraordinaire Paul Begala's Bush Derangement Syndrome got the better of him during a panel discussion on Tuesday's AC360 (as Mary Matalin correctly pointed out later in the segment) when he compared Connecticut Democrat Richard Blumenthal's lie about serving in Vietnam to Condoleezza Rice's 2004 gaffe where she called former President Bush "my husband" [audio…
Comedy Gold: In Story on Campbell Brown’s Departure, AP Report Cites
May 18th, 2010 10:22 PM
Give Campbell Brown credit. Unlike many of her colleagues, who from all appearances will have to be dragged kicking and screaming away from their microphones once their networks can no longer afford to subsidize their dwindling audiences, Brown recognizes that she's in a business that has to make money. Brown's evening CNN show has consistently failed to reach enough viewers to justify itself,…
CNN Prioritizes Muslim Soldier/Anti-Christian's Lawsuit Against Army
May 18th, 2010 5:02 PM
While viewers might have expected to see the latest on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico or Tuesday's electoral primaries, CNN's Campbell Brown devoted the first two segments on her program on Monday to highlighting the apparent religious bigotry inside the U.S. Army - specifically, the upcoming lawsuit of a Muslim who alleges he was harassed and ridiculed due to his religion.Brown played the…
Ted Turner on Gulf Spill: 'God's Telling Us He Doesn't Want Us to Dril
May 18th, 2010 3:29 PM
CNN founder Ted Turner, who thinks Christianity is a "religion for losers," apparently believes that the Gulf oil spill could actually be God sending us a message that drilling for oil is bad. Will media liberals read him the riot act as they have Sarah Palin for making similar claims?"I'm just wondering if God's telling us he doesn't want us to drill offshore," Turner told a CNN interviewer.…
Arlen Specter Embattled; Media Long Used Senator as Club to Bash 'Far
May 17th, 2010 6:25 PM
Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter could find himself out of a job Tuesday night, if his newly-adopted Democratic Party refuses to renominate the 80-year-old incumbent for a sixth term. For the establishment media, Specter’s chief value was as a Republican Senator they could quote espousing anti-conservative talking points usually uttered by liberal Democrats.It will be interesting to see whether…
CNN's Kyra Phillips: Racism a Problem Only Among Whites
May 12th, 2010 12:52 PM
On Wednesday's Newsroom, CNN's Kyra Phillips hinted that racists only come in a shade of white when she highlighted how "there's still racism in this country- KKK members, white supremacists, and less radical racists." Phillips, commenting on the controversy over a recent blacks-only field trip at a Michigan school, later expressed her approval that the segregated field trip program was being…
CNN's Cafferty Skeptical of Kagan Nomination to Supreme Court
May 11th, 2010 6:55 PM
CNN's Jack Cafferty expressed skepticism of President Barack Obama's nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court during a commentary on Tuesday's Situation Room. After outlining Kagan's elite background, Cafferty noted that many thought that "someone who has spent so much time in elite academic settings is out-of-touch with average Americans."The CNN commentator began by pointing out a…
Penn Jillette Defends Tea Party Against Rachael Harris’s Charge of
May 9th, 2010 5:57 PM
On the April 22 Larry King Live on CNN, which was rebroadcast on Saturday, magician and comedian Penn Jillette – who is a self-described libertarian – challenged assertions by actress Rachael Harris that the Tea Party movement is motivated by "racism" against President Barack Obama. Jillette: "Well, that's the magic word. Once you say ‘racism,’ the other side loses automatically. And I don't…
CNN's Kurtz: Do Conservative Commentators Want a Successful Terrorist
May 9th, 2010 1:50 PM
Howard Kurtz on Sunday actually asked if right-wing pundits are hoping for another successful terrorist attack against our nation in order to harm President Obama politically?Potentially even worse, this disgraceful question was posed to a far-left leaning blogger who certainly was going to say "Yes."Discussing the media's coverage of the Times Square car bomb attempt with his guests on CNN's "…
Jack Cafferty Bashes President Obama & Congress' 'Chutzpah' on Immigr
May 7th, 2010 8:02 PM
On Friday's Situation Room, CNN commentator Jack Cafferty returned to slamming President Obama and Congress on their inaction in enforcing the immigration laws of the United States. Cafferty also singled out Democratic Senator Charles Schumer for his "great chutzpah" in asking Arizona to delay the implementation of its new anti-illegal immigration law.The CNN personality first stated during his 5…
Glenn Beck Slams Rick Sanchez: 'The Biggest Dope Ever On Television
May 7th, 2010 3:15 PM
Glenn Beck and his radio crew had a lot of fun Friday morning at the expense of CNN's Rick Sanchez.Clearly in a jovial mood, the conservative talk radio host said, "Give me something to laugh about." His partners in crime then played a clip of Sanchez actually reading off the teleprompter in a recent "Rick's List" installment, "Up next: Ad lib. A tease. That's what it says right here."After Beck…
AP, CNN: Tea Party 'Comes Up Short' in Primaries, But No Challenger in
May 6th, 2010 5:36 PM
CNN and the Associated Press on Wednesday and Thursday touted how the tea party movement apparently didn't get motivate voters to turn out and "throw out the bums" in Republican primaries in Indiana, North Carolina, and Ohio. Both outlets, however, omitted how senate candidate Rob Portman ran unopposed in his primary race in Ohio.Anchor Rick Sanchez brought on CNN national political correspondent…
CNN's Sanchez on Tuesday's Primaries: 'Turnout Was Way, Way Underwhelm
May 5th, 2010 6:42 PM
On today's Rick's List, CNN anchor Rick Sanchez brandished those reportorial skills for which he's so famous. He and national political correspondent Jessica Yellin discussed Tuesday's primaries and the "Sarah Palin and the Tea Party influences." Not surprisingly, they agreed they had little impact:JESSICA YELLIN, CNN NATIONAL POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT: Yesterday's elections showed that there was…