CNN's Avlon Whistles Gingrich for 'Excessive Celebration' Penalty

Matt Hadro
December 2nd, 2011 3:40 PM
During Thursday's Erin Burnett OutFront, CNN contributor John Avlon flagged candidate Newt Gingrich for an "excessive celebration" penalty. Gingrich, he claimed, was letting his recent success in the polls get to his head. Gingrich's bragging from his "Newt-centric universe," Avlon lectured, could turn off potential voters as "the more Newt starts to shoot from the lip, the more he runs the…
 

CNN's Toobin Contradicted By Own Network, Claims 'Occupy' NYC Protests

Matt Hadro
November 18th, 2011 4:22 PM
During CNN's Thursday evening coverage of Occupy Wall Street, CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin dismissed worries that the protesters in New York City had disrupted the afternoon commutes of city workers– but his claim was flatly contradicted by CNN's own report from the previous hour. Toobin, who was giving his legal analysis at the top of the 7 p.m. hour, said that the First Amendment…
 

Piers Morgan Agrees With Obama's 'We've Been a Little Bit Lazy' Commen

Matt Hadro
November 18th, 2011 1:10 PM
CNN's Piers Morgan agreed with President Obama's statement that Americans have "been a little bit lazy" in getting foreign investors to come to America, and fellow prime-time host Erin Burnett downplayed the significance of the line on Thursday. Morgan's take on the quote was that "America has gone a bit soft on its production line," and he vouched for it. Burnett, on the other hand, said…
 

So CNN Anchor Erin Burnett Thinks Americans Generally Not 'Open-Minded

Ken Shepherd
November 3rd, 2011 4:32 PM
Erin Burnett apparently thinks Americans could use the federal government's help in being "open-minded, tolerant citizens." In a November 2 "Answer This" interview, Politico's Patrick Gavin asked the CNN anchor and former object of Chris Matthews's affection, "You’re president of the United States for enough time to make only one executive decision. What is it?" Burnett answered: