Bill Maher Bashes Rush Limbaugh, Says Torture in Iraq Worse Than Under
October 5th, 2006 12:02 AM
Well folks, Bill Maher is at it again. While being interviewed Wednesday on CNN by Wolf Blitzer, Maher stated that torture in Iraq is worse now than when Saddam was in power, and that Democrats aren’t hypocrites when they get involved in scandals because they aren’t the virtue party. Along the way, Maher nicely bashed Bill Bennett and Rush Limbaugh. All in all, this is what Bill Maher would…
Senator Inhofe to CNN Host: You Smile ‘When You’re Cutting My Guts
October 3rd, 2006 3:29 PM
Oklahoma Senator James Inhofe appeared on Tuesday's "American Morning" to challenge CNN anchor Miles O’Brien over a previous report on the Senator’s global warming position. Specifically, this was in reference to a piece on the September 28 edition of the program that portrayed Inhofe’s skepticism on the subject as less than noble. O'Brien had asserted: "Now we should point out in a recent five…
Network Morning Shows Begin With Big Push On Foley, Potential Loss of
October 2nd, 2006 6:01 PM
In the wake of Rep. Mark Foley's sudden resignation over ABC finding his sexually charged electronic messages to teenage male House pages, Monday's broadcast network morning shows all began with Foley, and the networks presented doom-laden scenarios of a crumbling Republican majority and some demands for Speaker Dennis Hastert and other Republican House leaders to resign. "But this is more than…
Senator Pounds Media for Global Warming Bias
September 28th, 2006 9:44 PM
In a speech today on the floor of the Senate, James Inhofe (R-Okla.) blasted the news media for its bias on the subject of global warming. He also went after a completely one-sided report CNN aired on today's "American Morning" which portrayed him as a servant of the oil and gas companies with his out-of-the-mainstream views on the issue. Below is a transcript of the CNN piece, filed by "Morning…
Fox News to Celebrate 10th Anniversary in CNN’s Front Yard
September 27th, 2006 3:41 PM
This one is too funny, folks, and requires all drinking vessels to be placed at a safe distance from computers, keyboards, and monitors. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Wednesday (hat tip to TVNewser) that Fox News's tenth anniversary celebration will include live broadcasts in full view of CNN’s headquarter facility:Fox, which actually turns 10 next week, plans to broadcast three shows…
CNN Anchor Describes Fox News Channel as ‘F-Word Network
September 26th, 2006 6:13 PM
Jack Cafferty, the CNN host of the "Cafferty File" segment of the "Situation Room," today derided Fox News as "the F-word network." He also alluded to collusion in regards to an interview Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave "The New York Post" editorial board. After being introduced by host Wolf Blitzer on September 26 at 4:11PM EDT, this exchange occurred: Cafferty: "How you doing, Wolf?…
CNN's Captive Audience and the Battle for Context
September 26th, 2006 4:43 PM
Later today, I'm going to a Pajamas Media
panel discussion on partisanship
and blogs (how much is too much?). Moderator and Instapundit.com
blogger Glenn Reynolds came into town yesterday but not before being
subjected to several
hours' worth of CNN in the airport.
John
Hinderaker of Power Line points out the broader implications
of CNN being foisted upon Glenn and many other travelers:
This…