Barely News: N.Y. Gov. Cuomo Lambastes 'Extreme Conservatives' Who 'Ha

January 18th, 2014 12:10 PM
Imagine if Texas Senator Ted Cruz or Lone Star State Governor Rick Perry told a public radio show's host that "people who support abortion, gun control, and same-sex marriage have no place in Texas." There would be breaking news alerts on every cable news station. It would be a press obsession for weeks. More immediately, there would be intense pushback from the show's host. On the public…

CNN's Chris Cuomo Throws Angry E-mail Fit Over Conflict of Interviewin

December 3rd, 2013 7:04 AM

CNN anchor Chris Cuomo must surely know there is no easier way to avoid a conflict of interest than letting one of his "New Day" co-anchors interview his brother, New York Governor and potential 2016 presidential candidate Andrew Cuomo. But acting like a CNN bigfoot after just months at the network, Cuomo insists on interviewing Cuomo (repeatedly). On Monday, he had an e-mail fit with Lloyd…

CNN Has Cozy Interview With Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Fails to ID Him as Demo

November 26th, 2013 11:46 AM
Is CNN this cozy only with Democrats? New York's Governor Andrew Cuomo was on Tuesday's New Day with his brother Chris, the show's co-host, for a playful interview. The network failed to identify the governor as a Democrat. Co-host Kate Bolduan hailed Gov. Cuomo's "Sexiest Fiftysomething" award by People magazine and the Cuomos enjoyed some light-hearted banter including this line, "New York…

Conflict of Interest! CNN's Cuomo Interviews New York's Atty General

August 26th, 2013 2:44 PM
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo's brother is the Democratic Governor of New York, yet he made no disclosure of that relationship on Monday while reporting on the state's Democratic Attorney General suing Donald Trump. In fact, Cuomo interviewed both men on Monday's New Day but Trump was the one to spill the beans about the Cuomo family ties: "Your brother would know much better, but they were…

Chris Cuomo Claims He’s ‘Completely Divorced From Ideology’ Whil

June 17th, 2013 7:45 PM
Before Monday morning's debut of the Cable News Network's New Day three-hour program, co-host Chris Cuomo was interviewed by Sam Thielman of Adweek.com in a discussion that ranged from his career choice of journalism over politics to his “tendency to advocate more than people are used to on television.” Speaking of himself and co-hosts Kate Bolduan and Michaela Pereira, the 42-year-old…

AP Highlights GOP Problems for 2016, Ignores Democrat Baggage

May 2nd, 2013 6:21 PM
In the liberal fantasyland that is the Associated Press, it's only Republican governors with an eye on 2016 that are fraught with potential problems that could end their campaigns before they begin.  In their May 2 AP story, reporters Bob Lewis and Charles Babington sought to convince readers that the Republicans governors of Virginia, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Florida are…

As Andrew Cuomo's Poll Numbers 'Crumble,' Chris Matthews Frets: 'Is An

February 4th, 2013 12:36 PM
An exasperated Chris Matthews on Sunday highlighted Governor Andrew Cuomo's plummeting poll numbers in the wake of New York's new gun control legislation. Singling out the National Rifle Association as the villain, he fretted "...Is anybody safe from the NRA?" The host of the Chris Matthews Show lamented the inability of many states to pass gun control laws. Matthews told his guests that,…

CNN's Costello: 'No One Is Talking About Overturning the Second Amendm

January 10th, 2013 4:59 PM
On CNN this morning, in a quote captured by Rush Limbaugh on his program today (but predictably ignored by David Edwards covering the broadcast at Raw Story), Carol Costello told viewers that "no one is talking about overturning the Second Amendment or confiscating guns in America." Wow. What hermetically sealed cave have you been living in during the past few weeks, Carol -- or for that…

NYT Puts Story of Leaked 'Fracking Is Safe' Report Covered Up for a Ye

January 6th, 2013 4:51 PM
One would think that a newspaper which in its view has largely made its reputation on publishing leaked government documents and revealing government secrets would have been a bit more excited about being the sole receipient of a report from the State of New York indicating that hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," is safe. The State had already sat on the report for a year. The Times…

Making Lists -- and Publishing Them: Earth First ('Prank' Hit List), G

December 24th, 2012 4:17 PM
What similarities are there between a domestic terrorist organization and the alleged journalists at the Journal News headquartered in White Plains, New York? At least two biggies: total lack of respect for privacy and complete disregard for others' safety. The domestic terror group Earth First has an "EAT(IT) "Eco Assassin Team (in Training)," which has tired of "the stale old debate about…

Page A29 at the NYT, With a Dull Headline: Cuomo Says Gun 'Confiscatio

December 22nd, 2012 9:05 AM
On Thursday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo told an Albany radio station some of his ideas for gun control: “Confiscation could be an option. Mandatory sale to the state could be an option. Permitting could be an option — keep your gun but permit it.” But in covering what Cuomo said, Thomas Kaplan at the New York Times prefaced Cuomo's specific statement, which he buried in the story's…

Cuomo Dipping Toe In '16 Water With Star-Studded Hurricane Sandy PSA

November 28th, 2012 8:32 AM
Throughout his tenure as Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo has chosen to maintain a surprisingly low profile.  Think quick: how much footage have you seen of him in the Hurricane Sandy aftermath compared to his cross-George Washington Bridge buddy, Chris Christie? But has Cuomo finally decided the time has come to make himself more visible?  A PSA for Hurricane Sandy relief, aired on…

Woman Embraced by Obama After Hurricane Sandy Hasn't Received the Help

November 27th, 2012 7:09 PM
It was almost a month ago that the New York and New Jersey coastlines were mercilessly pummeled by Hurricane Sandy. Immediately following the storm, the liberal media spin went into overdrive commending the leadership and compassion Obama displayed in the aftermath. But reports have been surfacing since the election, revealing how conditions in the afflicted regions are still not much improved…

Cuomo's 'Climate Change'-Linking 'We Didn't Have Hurricanes' Statement

November 10th, 2012 10:57 PM
In a Thursday afternoon item carried at the Los Angeles Times via reporters Shashank Bengali and Joseph Serna (HT NewsBusters tipster Gary Hall), New York Governor Andrew Cuomo claimed that "When we built New York, we didn’t think about floods, about storms. We didn’t have hurricanes and floods. ... Extreme weather is here to stay. Climate change is a reality. Political gridlock has held us…