CNN Endorses Thomas Friedman’s Scaremongering About Conservatives

September 30th, 2009 6:03 PM
CNN’s Jack Cafferty and Wolf Blitzer endorsed Thomas Friedman’s “scary and sobering column” in the New York Times on Wednesday’s Situation Room, where the liberal writer compared the current American political climate to that of Israel in 1995 prior to Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination. After Cafferty remarked that “Friedman’s right,” Blitzer labeled the column “powerful.”The CNN commentator began…

CNN Exults in Clinton Kiss: 'They're Off, Separately, to Change the Wo

September 25th, 2009 6:41 PM
Media sycophancy for the Clintons is so 1990s, but every now and then the MSM muster up a bit of nostalgia and pour lavish praise on the former first couple. Take CNN's Wolf Blitzer and Jill Dougherty at the close of the 5 p.m. EDT hour of today's "The Situation Room." "Often times, a kiss is just a kiss, but when you're a former president planting one on your wife, the secretary of state, it can…

CNN's Brian Todd Interviews Anarchists, Omits They're Anarchists

September 25th, 2009 6:09 PM
CNN correspondent Brian Todd featured anarchist protesters at the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh during a report on Friday’s Situation Room, but despite their clear political affiliation, didn’t mention their extreme background.Todd devoted the first half of his report from the western Pennsylvania city to the protesters’ march. As the correspondent noted the “audible frustration on the streets by…

Cafferty: When DeLay Goes to Prison They Can Show His Dance Video

September 23rd, 2009 9:41 AM
In today's "When Are You Going to Realize the Democrats Control Congress?" moment, CNN's Jack Cafferty attacked Tom DeLay Tuesday in a segment that had absolutely nothing to do with the former House Majority Leader.In fact, his piece during the 4PM installment of the "Situation Room" dealt with whether it was more important for a president to be liked or feared outside the country.Unfortunately…

CNN's Blitzer: 'Health Care Executives Making Billions at Your Expense

September 22nd, 2009 6:51 PM
On Tuesday’s Situation Room, CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer used a left-wing talking point on the health care debate during a brief about a web ad made by comedian Will Ferrell and other celebrities: “One of the most famous comedians joins some of your favorite actors to promote health care reform. So why are they defending health care...executives making billions of dollars at your expense?” [audio…

RNC's Steele Rebukes CNN’s Blitzer on Race

September 16th, 2009 9:08 PM
RNC Chairman Michael Steele shot back at CNN’s Wolf Blitzer after the anchor tried to smear conservatives with racism on Wednesday’s Situation Room. The CNN anchor pointed out a racist sign at a Tea Party, and Steele replied, “Don’t hold up one person as an example of behavior by everyone.” The RNC chairman also rebuked Blitzer after the anchor pointed out the GOP’s dearth of minorities in…

CNN's Situation Room Charges: 'Racial Tinge to Tea Movement

September 14th, 2009 9:44 PM
CNN's efforts to smear Obama critics as racist gained visibility on Monday's Situation Room when the usually more sensible Wolf Blitzer, with “RACIAL TINGE TO TEA MOVEMENT” as the on-screen heading, set up a story on how, “most disturbing,” within the tea party crowds there's “a very small but vocal minority, they're targeting President Obama's race.” Though reporter Elaine Quijano said “we have…

Brazile Defends Jones: 'If You Made a Controversial Statement and You

September 7th, 2009 6:36 PM
The evidence is in on Van Jones. He's and admitted communist, signed a petition supporting 9/11 conspiracy theories and has called Republicans a series of vulgar names, and according to Democratic strategist Donna Brazile - there's nothing wrong with that. Brazile, a CNN regular, appeared on CNN's Sept. 7 "The Situation Room," and reacted to Jones' Sept. 5 late-night resignation. "Let me just…

ABC & NBC Continue Van Jones Blackout, Instead Tout Obama's 'Transpare

September 4th, 2009 9:51 PM
ABC and NBC on Friday night, even after White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was forced to address the topic, continued their blackout of the radical and America-hating conspiracy views of Van Jones, the “Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation” on the White House's Council on Environmental Quality. Instead of taking up how five years ago Jones signed the 911truth.org…

CNN's Borger: 'Republican PR About President Obama Being Big Governmen

September 3rd, 2009 12:20 PM
On yesterday's The Situation Room, CNN senior political analyst Gloria Borger spoke with host Suzanne Malveaux about polling done on ObamaCare:MALVEAUX: Gloria, I want to start off with you.One thing that the polls were showing is that most Americans, they support this idea of this public option, but they also believe that the president wants the government to take over the health care system.…

CNN's Borger: Obama 'Aligned with So-Called Liberal Leaders in the Dem

September 1st, 2009 8:16 PM
Today on The Situation Room, CNN senior political analyst Gloria Borger discussed President Obama's rapidly declining approval ratings.  A question was posed by host Suzanne Malveaux:MALVEAUX: What does it mean, Gloria, for the president to be losing out on these Independents? GLORIA BORGER, CNN SR. POLITICAL ANALYST: I think it's a real possible for him. Remember that President Obama won the…

CNN's Malveaux Asks Steele About 'Those in Your Party Who Compared Oba

August 25th, 2009 7:46 PM
On Tuesday’s Situation Room, CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux questioned RNC Chairman Michael Steele about the debate over ObamaCare, and alleged that protesters “from your own party...have talked about and compared President Obama to Hitler” at the health care town halls. The anchor also bizarrely asked Steele if he gave Attorney General Holder “credit...for breaking away from President Obama.”Midway…

Reality Check: Will Nets Notice Sheehan's Anti-Obama Protest

August 24th, 2009 3:37 PM
Media Embraced Cindy Sheehan's Anti-Bush Push in 2005; ABC Anchor Now Says: "Enough Already"When Cindy Sheehan arrives on Martha’s Vineyard tomorrow (Tuesday), to protest against President Barack Obama, will the news media be as drawn to her as they were in the summer of 2005 when she was condemning George W. Bush?Last week, ABC anchor Charles Gibson declared “enough already” when asked on…

CNN's Keilar: Blue Dog Ross 'A Fiscally Conservative Democrat

August 14th, 2009 8:09 PM
On The Situation Room today, CNN congressional correspondent Brianna Keilar reported on "almost a love-fest" for Arkansas Democratic Congressman Mike Ross:BRIANNA KEILAR, CNN CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Wolf, compared to some of the other town hall meetings that we've seen, some very contentious town hall meetings, this one was almost a love-fest.It started with a standing ovation as soon as…