Stephanopoulos Throws Softballs to Former Top Obama Aide, Lets Him Mis
May 10th, 2010 1:53 PM
On Monday's GMA, ABC's George Stephanopoulos dealt with the Elena Kagan Supreme Court nomination by interviewing former Obama official Greg Craig, but no one from the conservative/Republican side as a guest. The anchor did raise potential threats to Kagan's nomination, but failed to follow through when Craig omitted a key detail about the nominee's anti-military record as dean of Harvard Law…
ABC Touts Tom Friedman to Lobby for Taxes on Oil and Carbon
May 6th, 2010 12:11 PM
Good Morning America on Thursday again brought on Tom Friedman to lobby for taxes on carbon and oil. Talking to host George Stephanopoulos, the New York Times columnist urged Barack Obama to "use" the oil spill in Gulf of Mexico and push "a bill through the Senate." Friedman discussed America getting off oil and argued, "Well, ultimately, it's going to require a price on carbon that will…
Networks Fail to Distinguish Between Xenophobia and Law Enforcement
May 5th, 2010 11:42 AM
Liberal political pundits frequently remind Americans that words matter, which makes broadcast network reporters' coverage of Arizona's new crack down on illegal immigrants so appalling. Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed a law on April 23 that would make it a misdemeanor for immigrants to not carry documentation proving they are in the country legally. The bill gave state law enforcement the…
George Stephanopoulos Grills Axelrod From the Left: How Will Obama Fig
April 30th, 2010 11:33 AM
Good Morning America's George Stephanopoulos on Friday repeatedly pressed White House advisor David Axelrod on just how the President plans on fighting Arizona's new immigration law. Yet, he failed to ask any questions on what Barack Obama will do to end the flow of illegals into America. Hitting Axelrod from the left, Stephanopoulos noted that the President called the bill "misguided" and then…
ABC Thrills Over 'Rising Star' Charlie Crist's 'Declaration of Indepen
April 29th, 2010 11:47 AM
ABC's Good Morning America on Thursday gushed over "rising star" Charlie Crist's decision to leave the Republican Party and run as an independent in the Florida Senate race. Next to a graphic that read "Declaration of Independence," co-host George Stephanopoulos speculated, "Is this trouble for Republicans? Will more independents rise up?" [Audio available here.] Stephanopoulos also oddly called…
GMA Reports Laura Bush's Criticism of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid
April 28th, 2010 3:18 PM
Former first Lady Laura Bush has some harsh words for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) in her upcoming memoir "Spoken From The Heart."On Tuesday, ABC's "Good Morning America" logged a report featuring excerpts from the book recently published by the New York Times.Astonishingly, these included Mrs. Bush criticizing Pelosi and Reid for calling…
Fox News Compares Media Coverage of Tea Parties and Immigration Protes
April 27th, 2010 9:28 PM
Fox News's Megyn Kelly Tuesday featured a marvelous comparison of how the media cover Tea Parties versus immigration protests.As NewsBusters' Scott Whitlock reported Monday, ABC News logged dramatically different reports about the ObamaCare protests on Capitol Hill in March and the virtual riots that happened in Arizona after that state's governor signed a strict anti-illegal immigration law last…
Shocking Video Exposes Real Hate Speech - What's Being Thrown at Tea P
April 27th, 2010 7:53 PM
While America's media continue to depict the Tea Party as homophobic, angry racists, they shamefully ignore the REAL hate speech going on in our nation, namely what's being regularly hurled at this movement by its opponents.Take for example the absolutely shocking voice-mail messages that have been left at the offices of FreedomWorks, a non-profit organization that has supported the Tea Party…
ABC: 'Mostly Peaceful' Immigration Protests vs. 'Very Ugly' Tea Party
April 26th, 2010 5:45 PM
On Saturday's Good Morning America, reporter Mike Von Fremd downplayed the violence of protesters against Arizona's new immigration law. He spun, "Riot police were called in to try and control demonstrators protesting outside the capital. Most were peaceful. A handful threw bottles at police and were arrested." Yet, ABC derided March's Tea Party rallies as "very ugly," despite the fact that there…
ABC's Bill Weir to Sheriff Joe Arpaio: Will You 'Grab People on Street
April 26th, 2010 12:25 PM
ABC's weekend coverage of a tough immigration bill in Arizona focused mostly on the anger and outrage against it, minimizing supporters of the legislation. Talking to Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a fierce critic of illegals, Good Morning America co-host Bill Weir on Sunday berated, "But with this new law, will you ramp it up?...Will you grab people on street corners? I mean, what will you do with this new…
George Stephanopoulos Hits Geithner From the Left on Financial Regulat
April 22nd, 2010 5:14 PM
Good Morning America's George Stephanopoulos on Thursday challenged Timothy Geithner from the left, advocating that the administration really needs to "do something" tough with the financial reform bill. He complained, "I mean, you have got a situation now where the six biggest banks in the country have assets equal to more than 60 percent of GDP. Why shouldn't those big banks be broken up?"…
ABC's Sam Donaldson Hypes: Al Gore for the Supreme Court
April 22nd, 2010 11:06 AM
On Thursday's Good Morning America, ABC journalist Sam Donaldson touted a liberal hero for the Supreme Court, one that even made George Stephanopoulos chuckle: Al Gore. After arguing that Barack Obama should choose a politician, Donaldson enthused, "Let's go further...I give you Al Gore." [Audio available here.]The veteran reporter, who was participating in GMA's Morning Mix panel, argued his…
ABC's Ashleigh Banfield Frets Over War of Words Between Clinton and 'R
April 20th, 2010 4:28 PM
Good Morning America's Ashleigh Banfield on Sunday spun Bill Clinton's continuing attack on talk radio as a "war of words" between the ex-President and the "right-wing polemics [sic]." The former MSNBC host joined ABC in 2009 after a bitter departure from that cable network. [Audio available here.] On Sunday, Banfield provided no ideological description for Clinton. Yet, regarding Rush Limbaugh…