The Situation Room
Lynne Cheney Blasts CNN: ‘Why Are You Running Terrorist Propaganda
October 27th, 2006 6:38 PM
During an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, Lynne Cheney turned the tables on the cable network and bluntly asked if Blitzer wanted the U.S. to win in Iraq: Lynne Cheney: "Right, But what is CNN doing running terrorist tape of terrorist shooting Americans? I mean, I thought Duncan Hunter asked you a very good question and you didn’t answer it. Do you want us to win?" Wolf Blitzer: "The answer,…
‘American Morning’ Anchor on Christian Boycott of Elections: Start
October 17th, 2006 4:11 PM
For the second time in less then 24 hours, CNN featured David Kuo, a vocal Bush critic and the former deputy director of the Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives. Kuo, who appeared on Tuesday’s "American Morning," has written a book that accuses the White House of using Christian conservatives for political gain and ignoring the issues they care about. Co-Anchor Soledad O’Brien…
CNN Devotes Almost 20 Minutes to Foley Story; 35 Seconds to Harry Reid
October 12th, 2006 4:02 PM
The October 12 edition of "American Morning" demonstrated the stark difference between how the media focuses on a Republican scandal, versus one involving a powerful Democrat. The CNN program devoted 18 minutes to investigating the Mark Foley scandal and only 35 seconds to the details of a questionable land deal involving Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid. Despite the recent revelations that Reid…
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: "…