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Sharpton Suggests OK for Hillary to Have Attacked Monica Lewinsky

By Mark Finkelstein | December 28, 2015, 12:14 PM EST

What's more sexist: Donald Trump saying "schlonged" to describe the way Hillary Clinton lost in 2008, or Hillary herself orchestrating a campaign to discredit and destroy women, including Monica Lewinsky, whose "bimbo eruptions" t ...

Scorched Earth: Networks Evening Shows Spend 15 Minutes Hyping Climate Change Agenda, Summit

By Curtis Houck | December 1, 2015, 2:37 PM EST

Seeking to boost President Barack Obama and backers of the Paris climate change summit, the “big three” networks of ABC, CBS, and NBC devoted on Monday night over 15 minutes of airtime across six segments touting the summit, a Discovery Channel documentar ...

NBC Tries (and Fails) to Make Story on Ben Carson’s Friend a Mountain of a Molehill Story

By Curtis Houck | November 13, 2015, 10:48 AM EST

On Thursday night and Friday morning, NBC News tried their best to go after Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson by attempting to make a mountain out of a molehill of his relationship with a man who was convicted nearly a decade ago of insuran ...

MSNBC Still Much Softer on Trump's Deportations Than Carson's Veracity

By Michael McKinney | November 11, 2015, 4:49 PM EST

Veteran MSNBC watchers have surely noticed the Obama-loving network's extreme hostility to black Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson. These attacks and the pressure against Carson, compared to other Republicans in the race, has been intense. ...

NBC Boosts Politico's Retracted 'Fabrication' Headline on Carson's West Point Claim

By Matthew Balan | November 9, 2015, 8:26 AM EST

On Friday's NBC Nightly News, Chris Jansing touted Politico 's scoop about Dr. Ben Carson's "scholarship" claim about West Point, underlining how the liberal outlet "call[ed] Carson's story a 'fabrication.' &qu ...

ABC, NBC Knock ‘Hardline’ Ben Carson on Political Experience; ‘Issue’ ‘He Will Have to Address’

By Curtis Houck | November 4, 2015, 12:26 AM EST

As part of their 2016 coverage on Tuesday night, both ABC’s World News Tonight and NBC Nightly News took shots at Dr. Ben Carson for his “hardline conservative” stances on issues like abortion when other “issues” like “political experience” will be one th ...

Luke Russert Laughs at Trump Supporters

By Mark Finkelstein | August 24, 2015, 2:41 PM EDT

He who laughs last, Luke... At first I wasn't sure: it certainly sounded like Luke Russert, off camera, was laughing as a reporter said that some Donald Trump supporters told her they hope he hires smart people to carry out his plans. Listen and judg ...

ABC’s Tom Llamas Still Upset over ‘Anchor Baby’ Term; Scolds Jeb for ‘Bombastic Language’

By Curtis Houck | August 20, 2015, 9:23 PM EDT

Continuing to be incensed over the use of the term “anchor baby” by Republican presidential candidates Jeb Bush and Donald Trump, ABC News correspondent Tom Llamas took the airwaves on Thursday’s World News Tonight to scold Bush for “bombastic language” a ...

Networks Cheer ‘Defiant’ Obama’s ‘Sweeping’ Iran Deal Speech; ‘On the Attack, Answering Critics’

By Curtis Houck | August 6, 2015, 8:24 AM EDT

On Wednesday night, the major broadcast networks came out in full force to praise a “defiant” President Barack Obama for having made a “sweeping speech with fiery words” on the Iran nuclear deal that included the President following some in the media by c ...

Nets Herald ‘Emotional’ Obama Making ‘Personal Plea’ for Carbon Cuts

By Kyle Drennen | August 4, 2015, 12:55 PM EDT

On Monday, all three network evening newscasts touted President Obama signing an executive order ordering power plants to reduce carbon emissions. On NBC Nightly News, anchor Lester Holt proclaimed: “...a rare moment at the White House. President Obama go ...

MSNBC’s Jansing, Roberts, Todd Lament Lack of Gun Control Win By President Obama

By Curtis Houck | July 27, 2015, 1:29 AM EDT

At two separate points on the Friday morning edition of MSNBC’s The Rundown, Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd, NBC News senior White House correspondent Chris Jansing and fill-in host Thomas Roberts joined fellow cable channel CNN in bemoaning the lack ...

NBC Trumpets ObamaCare Beneficiaries ‘Who Say It’s Been Quite Literally a Lifesaver’

By Curtis Houck | June 26, 2015, 8:51 AM EDT

Touting how “over ten million people have now signed up for health insurance under the ObamaCare law,” NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt on Thursday night trumpeted “the ObamaCare law now directly effecting so many families who say it’s been quite liter ...

NBC Hails Obama's 'Big Victory That Is Key to Health Care 'Legacy'

By Scott Whitlock | June 25, 2015, 11:41 PM EDT

After the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Barack Obama on Thursday, the journalists at NBC pounced to hail the "big victory" and assert just how relieved 2016 Republicans must be. Peter Alexander touted, "So it is a big victory for the Obam ...

Liberal Networks Largely Welcome Jeb Bush to 2016 Race; Tout Jabs at Clinton, GOP Opponents

By Curtis Houck | June 16, 2015, 9:23 AM EDT

The “big three” of ABC, CBS, and NBC largely greeted Jeb Bush’s entry into the 2016 Republican presidential field on Monday night with full reports that highlighted his announcement speech and jabs he leveled at Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and hi ...

NBC and CBS Tout ‘Stumbles’ for Bush, Gloss Over Hillary’s Problems

By Kyle Drennen | June 16, 2015, 8:42 AM EDT

Ahead of Jeb Bush announcing his 2016 presidential run on Monday, NBC’s Today and CBS This Morning hyped his effort to “regain some lost momentum” and overcome the “baggage” of his last name. In contrast, the two morning shows barely touched the problems ...