ABC’s Diane Sawyer Ignores Joe Biden Gaffe: The ‘Nuclear State of
December 2nd, 2009 12:35 PM
Good Morning America’s Diane Sawyer on Wednesday conducted a generally tough interview with Joe Biden on the subject of Afghanistan, but ignored an embarrassing gaffe from the Vice President: "Our number one enemy concern is the existential threat, al Qaeda. Number two is the stability of a nuclear state called Afghanistan, under siege by radicals." Did the Vice President, perhaps, mean Pakistan…
ABC’s David Wright Slams ‘Fancy’ Sarah Palin for ‘Traveling in
December 1st, 2009 10:15 AM
ABC’s David Wright again attacked Sarah Palin on Tuesday, slamming her for using a private jet for her book tour. On Good Morning America, he sniped, "But, while her fans camped out in the bitter cold, just for the chance to meet her, the former vice presidential candidate was quietly traveling in style, aboard this Gulfstream II private jet. Price tag, $4,000 an hour." [Audio available here.]…
ABC's Stephanopoulos Fails to Point Out Democrats' Spending Hypocrisy
November 25th, 2009 2:56 PM
On Wednesday’s Good Morning America, ABC’s George Stephanopoulos highlighted House Democrats’ opposition to any troop increase in Afghanistan on budget grounds, but did not address the inconsistency of this position, since most of these congressmen support spending hundreds of billions on health care “reform.”Before bringing up the budget issue, Stephanopoulos preemptively apologized for…
CBS Early Show Compares Raunchy Adam Lambert Performance to Elvis
November 25th, 2009 12:46 PM
At the top of Wednesday’s CBS Early Show, co-host Maggie Rodriguez teased an appearance by singer Adam Lambert on the show and addressed his raunchy performance at the American Music Awards on Sunday: “And is he the new Elvis? Or did he simply just go too far? American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert is here to set the record straight after his controversial performance at the AMA’s.”As the show…
Joy Behar: ‘Tis the Season…to be Gay
November 25th, 2009 12:15 PM
"Don we now our gay apparel" took on a different meaning during Joy Behar's CNN Headline News program Nov. 24. According to the panel Behar spoke with, the holidays are a great time for gay people to come out of the closet. They are also a good time to knock religion and push the gay agenda. Actor Jeffrey Self, one of the three gay panelists, told Behar "I think also [coming out] is a nice…
Networks Take Bite Out of 'Most Gutbusting Holiday
November 25th, 2009 11:34 AM
With Thanksgiving kicking off the holiday season, it's time to gather with family and friends, give thanks, and just enjoy the company and the food ... right? Not according to the three broadcast networks. ABC, CBS, and NBC have been counting down to Thanksgiving by counting calories. In the past week, from Nov. 18-24, five network stories have bashed traditional Thanksgiving food because it's…
'GMA' Cancels 'Idol' Runner-up Adam Lambert's Concert; CBS Picks Him U
November 24th, 2009 12:36 PM
UPDATE: The New York Times confirmed the rumors: CBS's Early Show has picked Adam Lambert up for tomorrow. Was "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert's disgraceful performance at the American Music Awards Sunday a career ender?Such thinking might be a tad premature.However, TVNewser's Chris Ariens has learned that ABC has cancelled his scheduled concert on Wednesday's "Good Morning America":
ABC’s Bill Weir: Voters Sent Senator Landrieu to Washington to ‘Ge
November 23rd, 2009 5:23 PM
Good Morning America’s Bill Weir on Sunday defended the $300 million in pork that Senator Mary Landrieu acquired for her state, spinning, "The people of Louisiana sent her to Washington to get as much sausage as they could, you know, she could." Landrieu provided the 60th vote on Saturday to bring the Senate’s health care bill up for debate. In return, millions in new funding will go to Louisiana…
CBS’s 'Early Show' Skips Grilling of Geithner, Lawmakers Calling for
November 20th, 2009 12:24 PM
CBS’s Early Show on Friday completely ignored the grilling Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner received on Capitol Hill on Thursday and the calls for his resignation by members of Congress. ABC’s Good Morning America and NBC’s Today both covered the contentious exchanges. ABC’s Good Morning America provided the most coverage. Correspondent Bianna Golodryga observed that "a handful of Republicans and…
GMA Over-indulges on CSPI Food Attacks
November 20th, 2009 10:15 AM
As reported on NewsBusters recently, the kill-joy food police are here just in time for the holidays. On Nov. 19 ABC's "Good Morning America" aired a recycled study by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a liberal activist group that, if it were given the power, would ban everything from remote controls to Chinese food to donuts to casual dining. But even without that power, the…
ABC’s Robin Roberts Grills Govt Official: Was Breast Cancer Decision
November 19th, 2009 12:28 PM
ABC’s Robin Roberts on Thursday pressed a government official on rationing and a new recommendation that women under the age of 50 shouldn’t get regular mammograms. Talking to one of report's authors, she chided, "Dr. [Thomas] Wilt, you know many are feeling that this is trying to save money, that this is a political move." Roberts challenged Wilt, who is with the U.S. Preventative Services Task…
‘GMA’ Features Chastity (now Chaz) Bono's ‘Journey into Manhood
November 19th, 2009 12:11 PM
Leave it to ABC and its obsession with alternate sexuality to characterize being a male or a female as a "difficult decision." Introducing an interview featuring Chastity (now Chaz) Bono on Nov. 19, "Good Morning America's" Diane Sawyer said, "There can be no decision that you make that is more complex and difficult than gender identification." Bono explained the hardships of undergoing a sexual…
Morning Shows Devote a Combined 21 Seconds to Controversy of Job Creat
November 17th, 2009 4:43 PM
NBC and CBS’s morning shows on Tuesday completely ignored the revelation that the Obama administration’s Recovery.gov website claims to have saved or created jobs in congressional districts that don’t exist. ABC’s Good Morning America devoted 21 seconds to the developing story. On ABCNews.com, Jonathan Karl wrote, "In Arizona's 15th congressional district, 30 jobs have been saved or created with…
On ABC, Sarah Palin Slams the Snobbery and Arrogance of Katie Couric
November 17th, 2009 3:16 PM
Sarah Palin appeared on Tuesday’s Good Morning America to promote her new book and hit back at liberal condescension from journalists, most notably attacking Katie Couric as arrogant. Speaking of her infamous interview with the CBS anchor during the 2008 campaign, Palin interpreted Couric’s question about what newspapers she read as "How up there in Alaska, in this kind of nomadic, Neanderthal…