The Situation Room
Bridge Collapse Provides Cafferty with Fresh Angle to Stigmatize Iraq
August 2nd, 2007 7:42 PM
CNN's Jack Cafferty on Thursday afternoon managed to use the Minneapolis bridge collapse tragedy to take another shot at the Iraq war as he pointed out how the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have cost $600 billion and featured an e-mailer who complained spending on infrastructure is “a drop in the bucket compared to $450 billion wasted in Iraq.” [UPDATE, 8:35pm EDT: Cafferty's question during the…
A Day in the Life of CNN Hosts: Promoting Democrat Talking Points
July 27th, 2007 1:35 PM
CNN's Wolf Blitzer conducted a hardball interview of White House press secretary Tony Snow on Thursday's edition of The Situation Room about the Democrats' subpoena of Karl Rove and the possible perjury investigation against Alberto Gonzales. Blitzer asked Snow a series of tough questions that you might find on any Democrat pundit's list. Contrast this with Blitzer's colleague at CNN, John…
CNN's Ware Warns of Bush 'Smoke and Mirrors' Meant to Provoke 'Pavlovi
July 17th, 2007 9:08 PM
Appearing from Baghdad on Tuesday's Situation Room to discuss the new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), CNN correspondent Michael Ware strayed from reporting into opinion-making as he rued “the smoke and mirrors from the administration” trying to make Iraq about al Qaeda to invoke a “Pavlovian response from the American public.” He also mocked General Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs…
Dem Congressman Compares President Bush to Hitler, Media Mum (Updated
July 16th, 2007 4:43 PM
A rather disturbing event occurred in a Minnesota library last Sunday: Freshman Congressman Keith Ellison (D-Minnesota) compared President Bush to Adolf Hitler, while implying that the White House was involved in the World Trade Center attacks on 9/11.Didn’t hear about this? Well, how could you? After all, no major, mainstream media outlet other than Fox News and CNN thought it was newsworthy…
Wolf Gets Blitzed by Michael Moore
July 10th, 2007 2:35 PM
Pity the journalist who dares accuse Michael Moore of “fudging” facts. Dr. Sanjay Gupta offered a “SiCKO” reality check for CNN viewers, and CNN brought Michael Moore on “The Situation Room” to rebut the segment.“That report was so biased, I can’t imagine what pharmaceutical company ads coming up right after our break here,” Moore lashed out against Wolf Blitzer on July 9.Apparently in Moore’s…
CNN: Conservatives Will Be 'Angry' Over Commutation, GOP Double Standa
July 2nd, 2007 9:44 PM
With “Angry Reaction” on screen, CNN's Suzanne Malveaux opened the 7pm EDT hour of The Situation Room by asking if on the Libby commutation: “Are conservatives as angry as Democrats?” Toward the end of the hour, Malveaux, filling in for Wolf Blitzer, cued up ex-Clinton operative Paul Begala: “President Clinton was impeached for lying before a grand jury. What do you think? What do you make of…
