CNN on Falling Gas Prices Under Democrats: ‘Call It the Recovery
November 15th, 2006 3:10 PM
Prior to the midterms, CNN ran a number of stories on falling gas prices and a possible conspiracy between the Republican Party and "Big Oil" to lower costs before the elections. Each piece hinted at a dark plot as the reason for declining prices. Well, the elections are over; Democrats are in power, and now America is in ‘a recovery.’ Introducing a segment on Wednesday’s "American Morning," co-…
CNN's Lou Dobbs Celebrates Minimum Wage Hikes, Slams Conservative Detr
November 9th, 2006 1:50 PM
Lou Dobbs must be perfecting his “Stewie Griffin" impression.
“Victory is mine,” he seemed to gloat to viewers as with smug delight CNN populist gadfly and resident protectionist applauded the passage of six minimum wage increases in states ballot booths across the country.
Before the election, Dobbs was quite active in pushing such an increase both on his show and in his book, “War on…
Networks Downplay Strong Pre-election Jobs Report
November 6th, 2006 4:07 PM
Just four days before the election, the network news shows downplayed reports of a major drop in the unemployment rate and the creation of 231,000 new jobs. CBS’s Katie Couric groused, “But do the jobs out there pay enough?” NBC’s Brian Williams declared, “That was below expectations,” and ABC’s Charles Gibson gave the issue a total of 15 seconds.That wasn’t the way the networks handled bad news…
