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CNN’s Cafferty Laments George Allen’s Lead in Polls; Attacks His C
October 10th, 2006 5:40 PM
Jack Cafferty, the CNN host of "The Cafferty File" segment of "The Situation Room," Tuesday asserted that Virginia Senator George Allen doesn’t "have much" character and lamented the fact that Allen is leading his opponent in the polls. He derided a new advertisement by Allen that calls for voters to focus on his stand on the issues: Cafferty: "Allen doesn’t want voters to focus on his character…
Bill Maher Bashes Rush Limbaugh, Says Torture in Iraq Worse Than Under
October 5th, 2006 12:02 AM
Well folks, Bill Maher is at it again. While being interviewed Wednesday on CNN by Wolf Blitzer, Maher stated that torture in Iraq is worse now than when Saddam was in power, and that Democrats aren’t hypocrites when they get involved in scandals because they aren’t the virtue party. Along the way, Maher nicely bashed Bill Bennett and Rush Limbaugh. All in all, this is what Bill Maher would…
CNN Anchor Describes Fox News Channel as ‘F-Word Network
September 26th, 2006 6:13 PM
Jack Cafferty, the CNN host of the "Cafferty File" segment of the "Situation Room," today derided Fox News as "the F-word network." He also alluded to collusion in regards to an interview Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave "The New York Post" editorial board. After being introduced by host Wolf Blitzer on September 26 at 4:11PM EDT, this exchange occurred: Cafferty: "How you doing, Wolf?…
CNN: Are Falling Gas Prices a Dark Conspiracy Between Big Oil and GOP
September 25th, 2006 3:17 PM
For the third time in less then a month, CNN has aired a report investigating the connection between falling gas prices and the GOP’s fortunes in the looming fall election. This time, "American Morning" reporter Ali Velshi looked into the conspiracy theory that oil companies are trying to help Republicans by dropping prices. Co-Anchor Soledad O’Brien teased the report this way: Soledad O'Brien: "…
CNN Anchor Wonders: ‘Would It Be So Bad’ If Iran ‘Had a Nuclear
September 21st, 2006 5:51 PM
CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, in an interview for the September 20 "Situation Room," questioned President Bush about Iran and wondered, "Why would it be so bad if this Iranian regime had a nuclear weapon?" Blitzer also alternated between complaining that not enough has been done to fight terrorism and wondering if the President was unnecessarily scaring the American people. On the subject of Iran’s nuclear…
CNN: Are Falling Gas Prices a Sneaky Scheme to Help Republicans
September 15th, 2006 6:09 PM
In a September 15 report for "The Situation Room," CNN reporter Bill Schneider wondered if the current decrease in gas prices has been timed to help Republicans in the midterm elections. He ominously asked: Schneider: "The drop in prices may last a couple of months, long enough to get through the November election. Could that be what the oil companies want?"Does this mean that high prices in the…
CNN’s Cafferty Unleashes Against ‘Arrogant’ White House’s ‘A
August 17th, 2006 5:43 PM
During the 4pm EDT hour of "The Situation Room," CNN’s Jack Cafferty had a thing or two to say about a U.S. district court judge ruling the National Security Agency’s terrorist surveillance program as unconstitutional. Cafferty attacked the "arrogant" Bush administration for its supposed "abuse of power" and accused the President of lying to the American people and violating his oath of office:…
Cafferty Questions Why Most Americans Still Believe Saddam Had WMD
August 5th, 2006 9:23 PM
Dontcha love it when liberal media members are confounded by poll results that don’t fit their view of the world? It drives them so batty that they suddenly start espousing all manner of absurd rationalizations they believe explain why so many Americans disagree with them.Such was the case during the 7PM installment of “The Situation Room” Friday when Jack Cafferty shared with his viewers recent…
CNN's Blitzer Contends Iraq Civil War Concession from Generals 'Under
August 4th, 2006 10:29 PM
In the very last seconds of the 7pm EDT hour of Friday's The Situation Room on CNN, anchor Wolf Blitzer remarked to Jack Cafferty: "You know, one of the big stories this week, perhaps under-reported, top U.S. Generals now acknowledging, Guess what? The Iraq situation may be on the verge of a civil war." Is Blitzer in a parallel universe? Those comments Thursday, from Joint Chiefs of Staff…