New CMI Study Reveals Three Major Media Narratives about Sarah Palin
October 29th, 2008 9:00 AM
In a just released study, "A Study in Character Assassination: How the TV Networks Have Portrayed Sarah Palin as Dunce or Demon," CMI analysts found that ABC, CBS and NBC are airing 18 negative stories for every one positive story on Sarah Palin, the Republican vice-presidential candidate. Is it any wonder that polls revealed a 17 percent increase in Palin's unfavorability ratings in just one…
Sherri and Joy Praise Whoopi's 'Slavery' Sandbag of McCain
October 20th, 2008 4:55 PM
Sherri Shepherd and Joy Behar agree: Whoopi Goldberg’s "do I have to worry about becoming a slave" question to John McCain was "good." Whoopi, for her part, does not think the question was "tough." On the October 20 edition of "The View," in calling for Sarah Palin and Barack Obama to appear, the discussion evolved into a recap of McCain’s recent appearance.Whoopi Goldberg denied that they were…
Tuned In To See Sarah, And Nasty Clarence Thomas Joke Broke Out
October 19th, 2008 9:17 AM
I thought Sarah Palin did more than fine on Saturday Night Live [Noel's got the video here]. In particular, during her Weekend Update appearance Palin displayed a speaking poise and polish exceeding that of the other candidates on both tickets. But Republicans who agree to appear on such shows put themselves in the lap of the liberal media gods. And those lesser deities abused their power last…
Sarah Palin's Guest Appearance on Saturday Night Live
October 19th, 2008 12:22 AM
Video of Palin's second appearance -- on the "Weekend Update" segment -- follows below the fold:
Believing The Worst In NBC
October 7th, 2008 3:45 PM
There's a theory floating around the right side of the blogosphere that NBC removed a "Saturday Night Live" skit from the Internet because the network had second thoughts about making fun of liberals or caught too much heat for doing so.But a new theory has surfaced in the mainstream media. Advertising Age is reporting that the skit may have been pulled for apolitical reasons. "A good guess: The…
NBC Scrubs 'SNL' Anti-Democrat Bailout Skit From Website
October 7th, 2008 1:01 AM
UPDATE: YouTube link to deleted video at end of post. As NewsBusters reported Sunday, NBC's "Saturday Night Live" in its most recent installment did an extraordinary skit which amongst other things accurately blamed Democrats for the current financial crisis.Early Sunday morning, as is customary for NBC, the video of this sketch was posted at its website. Some time Monday, it was taken down…
'SNL' Skit Blames Democrats For Financial Crisis
October 5th, 2008 12:03 PM
NBC's "Saturday Night Live" last evening amazingly blamed Democrats for the current financial crisis, and accurately informed viewers that the Bush administration warned about the looming calamity many years ago.This came roughly 24 hours after actor Alec Baldwin made the same claim on HBO's "Real Time." In addition, much like a report Matthew Sheffield and I did for the Capital Research Center…
Palin Bears Brunt of Jokes in 'SNL' VP Debate Skit
October 5th, 2008 3:49 AM
It was certainly no surprise that NBC's "Saturday Night Live," in its most recent installment, lampooned Thursday's vice presidential debate between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin.However, despite doing a nice job of mocking Biden and host Gwen Ifill -- masterfully played by guest Queen Latifah -- the butt of most of the jokes was cleary Palin who was once again portrayed by Tina Fey (video embedded…
Did SNL Steal Obama Race Card Joke From Conservative Blogger
September 30th, 2008 6:07 PM
The wording may be a tad nuanced, the referenced two-bit dictator from a different country, but the idea behind the following jokes involving Barack Obama and the race card seems too similar for mere happenstance. Judge for yourself. On September 19, conservative blogger Jim Treacher wrote the following fictious exchange between "President" Obama and Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that seems eerily…
Mitchell Uses Tina Fey to Pick On Palin
September 29th, 2008 12:22 PM
On Monday's "Today" show, NBC's Andrea Mitchell loved Tina Fey's parodying of Sarah Palin on "Saturday Night Live," so much that she played a clip the "30 Rock" star mocking Palin's inexperience, while simultaneously airing an actual clip of Palin being interviewed by Katie Couric, as Mitchell charged: "the reviews have been withering for her interview with Katie Couric, only her third since…
SNL Parodies Obama Scandals Ignored by News Media
September 28th, 2008 3:37 AM
When the latest installment of Saturday Night Live parodied Friday’s presidential debate, the NBC comedy program gave attention to Barack Obama’s connections to convicted criminal Tony Rezko, corrupt Chicago politics, and Obama’s recent attempts at "playing the race card," which notably are all matters that the mainstream news media have given little attention to. While the show also took a…
