The networks went out of their way to protect violent left wing mobs like Antifa rioting and looting this past weekend, by insisting they were the outlier in demonstrations that happened across the country, protesting the death of George Floyd. While showcasing the violent riots, all three of the major networks still argued that these demonstrations were “mostly peaceful,” as you can see in…
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King: Corona Kept Us From Covering This Biden Story (Not Tara Reade)
According to Gayle King, the coronavirus pandemic has kept the media from covering a VERY serious story related to Joe Biden. The Tara Reade sexual assault allegation? No, of course not. Biden’s endorsements. That was the claim made on Tuesday’s Late Show as Stephen Colbert asked King what stories were being ignored during COVID.
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Top 14: Celebrating the ‘Silver Linings’ of the Pandemic
On Sunday and Monday, all three broadcast networks cheered former President Obama’s decision to use a virtual commencement address as an opportunity to launch a nasty partisan attack against President Trump. Instead of criticizing such unseemly political rhetoric being used during a speech to students across the country in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, network anchors and reporters…
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CBS Finds Corona ‘Silver Lining’ to Humans ‘Mucking Everything Up’
Once again, CBS is finding the “silver lining” to a global pandemic that has killed almost 300,000 people and is destroying the economy. This time, CBS This Morning sent a reporter to Venice, Italy to find the upside to COVID-19. Co-host Gayle King described the environmental rebound as a response to humans “mucking everything up.”
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Nets Hope Lockdown Leads to 'Permanent' Climate Changes for Planet
All three networks Wednesday morning shamelessly used the coronavirus pandemic to push more stringent environmental regulations. Celebrating Earth Day, ABC, NBC and CBS each gave lengthy reports touting how the nationwide lockdown’s “silver lining” was that there was less pollution and more wild animals reclaiming their habitats. But they didn’t just point out changes to our environment; they…
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Gayle King Cheers on, Coaches Stacey Abrams VP Run: ‘Great’ Answer!
CBS This Morning co-host Gayle King on Tuesday cheered on Democrat Stacey Abrams’s very public campaign to become Joe Biden’s vice presidential pick. King also coached Abrams on how to apply for the job, touting her “great” answer to one question.
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Surgeon General Scolds Media Hyping ‘Worst-Case Scenario’ Projections
Appearing on Friday’s CBS This Morning, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams lectured the media on hyping “worst-case scenario” projections about the coronavirus pandemic that have so far proven to be “way off.” His comments came after co-host Gayle King took jabs at President Trump for making a similar point in a recent interview, despite having “no medical training.”
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CBS’s King Hijacks Corona Conversation: Tells Facebook to Be Censors!
Even when journalists are supposedly focusing on the growing Coronavirus health crisis, the 2020 campaign is never far from their mind. Case in point on Wednesday, CBS This Morning co-host Gayle King hijacked a discussion on COVID-19 to talk about censoring political speech. Such was the case when King scored an exclusive interview with Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg.
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ABC, NBC Hail 'Iconic' New Clinton Documentary, CBS Excoriates
ABC and NBC on Friday spun the cringe-inducing, awkward new comments by Bill Clinton, in which the former President blamed his White House affair with Monica Lewinsky as “anxiety” management. The Today show and Good Morning America hailed a Hulu documentary as “remarkable” and a look at the “painful” time (for the Clintons).
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CBS’s King Shocks: ‘Some Would Call’ Abortion ‘Murder’
The journalists at CBS This Morning have a history of featuring the President of Planned Parenthood on their show. They also have a history of tossing softballs to the head of the abortion provider. So it was shocking on Thursday to see Gayle King tell Alexis McGill Johnson that “some would call” the procedure “murder.”
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Helping Joe Out! ABC, NBC Hide Biden’s Latest Blunders
In just the last few days Biden botched an attempt to recite the Declaration of Independence and confused his wife with his sister. MRC analysts looked at the Big Three evening and morning shows (March 2 evening - March 5 morning) and found only CBS This Morning (59 total seconds) reported on the latest Biden bloopers. Even then, they just relegated them to in their “Eye-Opener” montage
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CBS Poll: Viewers Feel ‘Nervous’ After Watching Dem Debate
At the opening of Wednesday’s CBS This Morning, co-host Anthony Mason touted a new poll conducted by the network immediately following Tuesday night’s chaotic Democratic Debate. The survey of “Democratic debate watchers” found that 47% felt “nervous” about the field of 2020 candidates after watching the free-for-all.
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‘Let’s All Talk Over Each Other!’ CNN Mocks CBS for Debate Chaos
Arguably, the biggest takeaway from the Democratic debate on Tuesday was that CBS News didn’t know how to moderate. CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell and This Morning co-host Gayle King had almost no control as the debate would often descend into a cacophony of shrieking candidates. Their incompetence was so blatant that the panel on CNN’s AC360 couldn’t help but periodically mock the…
