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Schieffer The Latest To Ignore Edwards' Blogger Scandal

By Michael Rule | February 27, 2007, 5:11 PM EST

Democratic Presidential candidate and former North Carolina Senator John Edwards appeared Sunday on CBS’s "Face the Nation." While Mr. Edwards was on the program for more than nine minutes, host Bob Schieffer followed NBC’s lead and neglected to ...

Couric Implies Rampant Sex Discrimination In US, Touts Misleading Feminist Talking Point

By Michael Rule | February 13, 2007, 5:21 PM EST

On Monday’s "Evening News" on CBS, anchor Katie Couric asserted a common talking point among feminists and that is that women make 76 cents for every dollar a man does, which is a misleading statistic. In a series entitled " The American Sp ...

At CBS, Romney Is No Obama As Network Devotes 54 Times As Much Time To The Democrat

By Michael Rule | February 13, 2007, 3:45 PM EST

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney formally announced today that he would seek the Republican nomination for President, but one would hardly know this from watching CBS’s "Early Show." Romney’s candidacy received exactly ten seconds worth ...

Newsweek's Meacham: Obama Will Make Voters Face Their Prejudices Against Democrats

By Michael Rule | February 12, 2007, 7:36 PM EST

Jon Meacham, Executive Editor of "Newsweek" joined the Obama bandwagon on Monday’s "Imus in the Morning" program. Mr Meacham declared that Senator Obama’s presidential candidacy was a good thing because it will make people face their p ...

CBS's Kroft Emphasizes Race During Obama Interview, Ignores Real Issues

By Michael Rule | February 12, 2007, 1:09 PM EST

Is America ready for a black president? This was how CBS’s Steve Kroft portrayed the presidential candidacy of Illinois Senator Barack Obama in a piece on the February 11 th "60 Minutes." In an interview that touched on Mr. Obama’s personal life ...

CBS's Harry Smith: 'Is Al Gore a Prophet?'

By Michael Rule | February 9, 2007, 1:50 PM EST

Is Al Gore a prophet? This was a suggestion made by Harry Smith in yet another one-sided story on CBS about global warming. Smith interviewed former Vice President Al Gore and Richard Branson, the Chairman of Virgin Group to discuss actions they are takin ...

CBS's Schieffer Spins Iraq Vote For Democrats: GOP Filibuster Could Backfire

By Michael Rule | February 7, 2007, 1:23 PM EST

<p><img hspace="0" src="media/2007-02-07-CBSTESSchieffer.jpg" align="right" border="0" />CBS’s Bob Schieffer utilized Democratic Party spin in discussing Monday evening’s procedural vote in the Senate th ...

CBS Exclaims 'Global Warming Is For Real And We Are To Blame'

By Michael Rule | February 2, 2007, 11:18 AM EST

"Global warming is for real and we are to blame." This was the sentiment presented on CBS’s "Early Show" on Friday morning while discussing a report released from "leading climate experts." During the segment, CBS News corres ...

CBS Puffs Dem Massachusetts Governor, Wasn't So Kind To Black Republicans In '94

By Michael Rule | February 1, 2007, 5:27 AM EST

Tuesday’s CBS "Evening News" aired a soft-news puff piece on liberal Massachusetts Democratic Governor Deval Patrick that sounded more like a campaign ad than a news story. Missing from the piece were the words Democrat and liberal or any mentio ...

Newsweek: 'Webb Gives Dems Testosterone,' Barnicle Says He's 'Terrific' For America

By Michael Rule | January 30, 2007, 5:38 PM EST

The February 5 edition of Newsweek magazine’s "CW" section asserts that Virginia Democratic Senator Jim Webb "gives Dems testosterone." This sentiment was echoed on Tuesday’s edition of "Imus in the Morning" by Boston Herald ...

Another CBS Journalist Fails To Check the Facts Before Reporting

By Michael Rule | January 29, 2007, 4:02 PM EST

CBS News correspondent Cynthia Bowers  reported that Hillary Clinton’s campaign trip to Iowa this past weekend "marked the first time any Clinton has ever campaigned in Iowa." Ms. Bowers, reporting in the 7:00 half hour of Monday’s "Early S ...

'Early Show' Ignores GOP Critics Of Senate Iraq Resolution

By Michael Rule | January 25, 2007, 3:31 PM EST

In discussing the resolution passed by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee expressing disagreement with President Bush, CBS’s "Early Show" only featured sound clips from senators who voted for the measure, including from Senator Chuck Hagel, ...

CBS's Harry Smith Grills Republican McCain But Goes Soft On Democrat Obama

By Michael Rule | January 24, 2007, 4:50 PM EST

On Wednesday’s "Early Show" co-host Harry Smith pressed Republican Senator and presidential candidate John McCain on the war in Iraq and the president’s handling of it, but in a subsequent interview with Democratic presidential hopeful and Illin ...

Bad News For Obama, Hillary Clinton Is Still CBS's Media Darling

By Michael Rule | January 22, 2007, 4:06 PM EST

In perhaps an ominous sign of the fawning media coverage Senator Hillary Clinton will receive as she runs for president, CBS News correspondent Joie Chen proclaimed that "it may be easier to get an audience with the Wizard of Oz than steal Clinton’s ...

CBS's Scott Pelley To President Bush: Do You Owe the Iraqi People an Apology?

By Michael Rule | January 15, 2007, 5:45 PM EST

"Do you owe the Iraqi people an apology for not doing a better job?" This is one of the questions President Bush faced from "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley on Sunday’s program. Pelley also cited the same "Military Times&qu ...