GMA Portrays Rosie vs. O’Reilly As Celebrity Feud; Ignores 9/11 Cons
April 3rd, 2007 12:10 PM
On Tuesday’s "Good Morning America," the ABC program featured a segment on the growing feud between "View" host Rosie O’Donnell and FNC anchor Bill O’Reilly. Although reporter Taina Hernandez did highlight some of Ms. O’Donnell’s more extreme statements, the segment mostly portayed the back-and-forth as simply a celebrity squabble. And one topic that GMA left out? Any reference to Rosie’s recent…
GMA’s Champion: Support Environmentalism at Your Wedding
April 2nd, 2007 3:37 PM
On Monday’s "Good Morning America," ABC weatherman Sam Champion again promoted the liberal environmental agenda. This time, he hosted a segment on the phenomena of green weddings that, according to Champion, "more and more Americans" are embracing. Additionally, the piece featured footage of such an event. One of the participants in this green wedding just happened to be an employee of the…
The NewsBusters Weekly Recap: March 24 to
March 31st, 2007 11:00 AM
Limbaugh. Rush Limbaugh. This week, the Media Research Center celebrated 20 years of busting news bias. At the annual MRC 20th Anniversary Gala, Conservative legend Rush Limbaugh brought down the house with his closing speech on the success of the alternative media. Welcome to Hillary TV: All Hillary, All The TimeOn Monday, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton received a gift from "Good Morning…
Why Are Cartoons Harder on Clinton Than ABC's 'Good Morning America
March 30th, 2007 6:50 PM
On Monday, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) got a "town hall" meeting with a hand-picked audience on "Good Morning America."But the royal treatment Clinton receives in the mainstream media isn't shared by even some staunch liberals who make ink in the nation's newspapers everyday. Including at least one who pays the bills with the cartoonist's pen, generally liberal artist and blogger Darrin Bell…
GMA Anchor to McCain: Would You Prefer Hillary or Obama to Win in
March 28th, 2007 12:38 PM
On Wednesday’s "Good Morning America," co-anchor Chris Cuomo interviewed GOP presidential candidate John McCain. In the piece, Cuomo quoted a congressional colleague who called the Arizona Senator’s position on Iraq "arrogant and self delusional." The ABC host also wondered if McCain needed "rose colored glasses" to see progress in the war and prompted the ‘08 contender to choose which Democrat…
GMA Devotes 26 Minutes to Hillary Clinton Town Hall Infomercial
March 26th, 2007 5:14 PM
Who says the long sound bite is dead? According to an MRC analysis, "Good Morning America" devoted over 26 minutes of its two hour time slot on Monday to a fawning town hall meeting with Senator Hillary Clinton.
GMA’s Roberts to Hillary: 1993 Universal Health Care Plan Was ‘Ahe
March 26th, 2007 11:59 AM
On Monday’s "Good Morning America," co-anchor Robin Roberts hosted a fawning town hall meeting with presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. During the opening segment, which encompassed much of the program’s first half hour, Roberts didn’t bother challenging the New York Senator and, instead, asked her softball questions.
ABC: America 'Completely Agrees' With Dems on Iraq
March 26th, 2007 8:23 AM
Town hall or pep rally? Hard to tell, judging from the first half-hour of Hillary's appearance on Good Morning America today. Host Robin Roberts lavished praise on Hillary, suggested there's unanimous support for the Dem Iraq policy, and fielded only one audience question -- which came from someone who worked on Hillarycare in 1993 and beseeched Clinton to try it again as president.GMA today…
ABC Can't Decide Whether Christ-as-a-Dog Offensive
March 24th, 2007 9:03 AM
Can you believe it? ABC displayed a painting depicting Mohammed as a dog, and then had the temerity/stupidity to ask if Muslims would find it offensive. Actually, you can't believe it. ABC did no such thing -- nor is it conceivable it would do so. But displaying a painting depicting Christ as a dog, and wondering whether anyone would find it offensive? Sure. Happened today on Good Morning…
