Rumsfeld's Out; Media Losing a Favorite Punching Bag

November 8th, 2006 5:42 PM

CNN Anchor Snidely Asks Tom DeLay: ‘Think Karl Rove is Still a Geniu

November 8th, 2006 12:45 PM
CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien talked with former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay on Wednesday and displayed a snide attitude over the Republicans’ midterm losses. She even tried to goad DeLay into bashing Karl Rove: O’Brien: "Think Karl Rove is still a genius?"Delay: "Oh, yes. Just because you lose one ball game doesn't remove your genius." O’Brien: "Really, you think that -- this is kind of a big…

Paul Begala Calls Rush Limbaugh a ‘Drug-Addled Gasbag

November 8th, 2006 9:47 AM
As many NewsBusters have commented, the liberal media were anything but gracious in victory last night. CNN political analyst Paul Begala was a fine example when during the 8PM “Situation Room,” he took the opportunity to attack the most popular conservative radio talk show host in the country (video here with transcript to follow).As the conversation centered on the Missouri Senate race, and how…

CNN's Schneider Marvels That Voters Like Chafee, But ‘Didn’t Vote

November 7th, 2006 11:15 PM
During election night coverage, CNN’s Paula Zahn and Bill Schneider exuded giddiness over what Republican Senator Lincoln Chafee’s defeat meant. Schneider marveled that voters liked Chafee, but "they didn’t vote for him!" Zahn wondered if Chafee’s defeat could be seen as a "mandate for change." A transcript follows:

Newsweek Editor Derides Santorum as a 'Firebrand Partisan

November 7th, 2006 10:25 PM
"Newsweek" editor Marcus Mabry, appearing on CNN to deliver a postmortem on Republican Rick Santorum’s loss, attacked the Senator as a "firebrand partisan" and wondered if Republicans would learn a lesson from his loss. A transcript of his comments follows: 11/7/06 10:05pmMarcus Mabry: "I think while we’ve heard some laudatory things tonight about the bipartisanship, on occasion, of the Senator…

Blitzer Continues Speaking from Dems' POV

November 7th, 2006 8:44 PM
20:40. Wolf Blitzer continues framing his coverage in what the Democrats need to do to win."Just to be precise. Thirty-three senate seats are up for election this time around, a third of the senate. If Democrats are going to be in the majority, they need to capture 6 and not lose any of their own. They're a little bit of the way there because they didn't lose in New Jersey..."Jeff Greenfield…

CNN’s Begala Smears Rush Limbaugh as a 'Drug-Addled Gasbag

November 7th, 2006 8:29 PM
During an election night discussion of the Missouri embryonic stem cell debate, CNN analyst Paul Begala slammed Rush Limbaugh as a "drug-addled gasbag who is self discredited." Bill Bennett, also on the panel with James Carville and J.C. Watts, chastised Begala: “Well, it's a nasty comment.” The discussion, with Democratic strategist Begala's insult, began at about 8:08pm EST Tuesday night on CNN:

Polls Remain Open in Pennsylvania, But CBS Announces Casey Victory

November 7th, 2006 8:03 PM

CNN Producer Greets Pelosi 'How Are You, Madame Speaker

November 7th, 2006 5:11 PM

CNN Blames GOP for 'Dirty Race' in New Jersey

November 7th, 2006 2:00 PM

CNN, NYT: 'Robo-Call' Campaign Phone Strategy Only a GOP Problem

November 7th, 2006 10:45 AM
Have you heard the brouhaha about so-called “robo-calls”? These are repeat telephone calls by a telemarketing software program that critics claim violate federal communications laws. As you might imagine, the media have been wrongly depicting this as exclusively being a Republican strategy, while ignoring the Democrat campaigns that are doing exactly the same thing.The New York Times published…

CNN Host Smears Rumsfeld as ‘an Obnoxious Jerk and a War Criminal

November 6th, 2006 5:37 PM
CNN’s Jack Cafferty chose the day before the election to morph into a complete Daily-Kos/left wing clone. He slammed Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as "an obnoxious jerk and a war criminal." The comments, made in reference to an editorial in the ‘Military Times’ newspapers, came during the 4pm hour of Monday’s "Situation Room." A transcript of the November 6 segment, which began at 4:11pm with…

Today Show Scares Parents with Misleading Report on School Bus Safety

November 6th, 2006 12:53 PM
If your morning coffee isn't strong enough to jolt you awake, just watch the Today show. The scaremongering should get your heart skipping a few beats.On today's edition, reporter Tom Costello picked up on a new study that urges seat belts be added to school buses. Among the findings of the study, 17,000 children a year are injured in school bus accidents.Nevermind that statistically, school…

NY Times Frets Over Fairness of Saddam Trial, But Expert Calls It 'Mod

November 6th, 2006 8:45 AM