Natalie Morales
Video
NBC and ABC Hit George W. Bush Over Speaking Fee
July 9th, 2015 12:42 PM
On Thursday’s NBC Today, news anchor Natalie Morales seized on criticism of former President George W. Bush giving a paid speech to a veterans charity: “This morning some veterans are criticizing former President George W. Bush for charging a veteran's charity a six-figure fee to speak at a fundraising dinner....NBC News has confirmed the former president accepted $100,000 from them back in 2012…
Video
ABC, NBC Ignore Downside of Obama’s Wage ‘Boost’ Proposal
June 30th, 2015 10:19 AM
On Tuesday, the “Big Three” (ABC, CBS, and NBC) networks all highlighted President Obama’s plan to increase the income threshold for salaried workers who earn overtime pay but only CBS This Morning acknowledged the potential harm such a policy change could have on businesses.
Video
CBS, NBC Punt on Covering Impending SCOTUS Rulings
June 25th, 2015 9:42 AM
On Thursday, the “Big Three” (ABC, CBS, and NBC) network morning shows all touted President Obama confronting an LGBT activist who heckled him at a White House event on Wednesday but only ABC’s Good Morning America was the only network morning show to cover the highly anticipated Supreme Court cases regarding ObamaCare and gay marriage.
Video
NBC, ABC Morning Shows: Forget G7 Foreign Policy, Look at This Photo!
June 9th, 2015 12:09 PM
Despite President Obama making the stunning admission at the G7 Summit on Monday that the U.S. still lacks a “complete strategy” to combat ISIS, NBC’s Today and ABC’s Good Morning America ignored the news on Tuesday. Instead, both network morning shows promoted a social media meme about a photo of Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Video
CBS, NBC Hype Cruz’s Biden Joke, Ignore Liberal Group Behind Video
June 4th, 2015 9:29 AM
On Thursday, both CBS This Morning and NBC’s Today rushed to play up how Senator Ted Cruz apologized for a joke he made about Vice President Joe Biden just days after his son died but both ignored that the video of the comment was provided by the far left Super PAC American Bridge.
Video
NBC’s ‘Today’ Mocks Michelle Obama’s Latest Food Police Push
May 30th, 2015 1:15 PM
On Friday, even the hosts of NBC’s Today had enough of Michelle Obama’s effort to micro-manage people’s food choices as they mocked the First Lady’s attempt to create a healthy version of s’mores.
Video
CBS, NBC Continue to Tout President Obama Joining Twitter
May 19th, 2015 10:49 AM
On Tuesday, CBS This Morning and NBC’s Today continued to promote President Obama officially joining Twitter and featured numerous fawning segments highlighting the “Breaking News.” After CBS and NBC both touted Obama’s new Twitter handle on their Monday night broadcasts, their respective morning shows provided 4 minutes and 35 seconds of free promotion for the new @POTUS account.
Video
ABC Touts Dumping Andrew Jackson From the $20
May 13th, 2015 11:43 AM
ABC and NBC on Wednesday promoted the campaign to remove Andrew Jackson from the $20 and replace him with a woman. Just like when CBS pushed the concept in March and April, Good Morning America and Today didn't mention that the majority of the candidates suggested by the group Womenon20s.org were either prominent Democratic or liberal activists.
Video
NBC Ignores Problems With Iran Deal, Gushes Over Obama's Jamaica Visit
April 9th, 2015 11:33 AM
While CBS This Morning and ABC's Good Morning America both covered the latest problems with the Iran nuclear negotiations on Thursday, NBC's Today skipped the story altogether in favor of touting how President Obama "plays tourist" in Jamaica.
Video
Nets Skip ‘Conservative’ Tag for Rand Paul; Labeled Cruz 13 Times
April 7th, 2015 11:13 AM
On Tuesday, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul became the second Republican to officially enter the 2016 presidential race, following Senator Ted Cruz’s announcement on March 23. However, on the morning of their respective presidential announcements, the “Big Three” (ABC, CBS, and NBC) networks went out of their way to label Cruz a “conservative” 13 times, compared to zero conservative labels for Senator…
Video
NBC: Supreme Court Could Take Away ObamaCare 'Lifesaver' for Millions
March 4th, 2015 12:00 PM
On Wednesday's NBC Today, news anchor Natalie Morales warned viewers: "The U.S. Supreme Court today takes up a legal challenge that could doom the Affordable Care Act, better known as ObamaCare." In the report that followed, correspondent Pete Williams declared the high court would "determine whether millions of people will lose their health insurance."
Video
Only NBC Notes Supreme Court Could Send ObamaCare Into 'Death Spiral'
March 2nd, 2015 3:03 PM
On Monday, only NBC's Today mentioned the "important news" that the Supreme Court was set to hear a case that could potentially dismantle ObamaCare. In a news brief in the 7 a.m. ET hour, anchor Natalie Morales reported: "...the Supreme Court is gonna hear this week a challenge to President Obama's signature health care policy that could deal it a crippling blow."
Video
NBC & CBS Tout Obama Blasting GOP for 'Killing Reform' on Immigration
February 26th, 2015 12:40 PM
On Thursday, both NBC's Today and CBS This Morning were eager to promote MSNBC's town hall infomercial that allowed President Obama to push his executive overreach on illegal immigration and slam his opponents. On Today, news anchor Natalie Morales proclaimed: "The President is urging millions of undocumented immigrants to keep planning for eventual relief....he pledged to do everything in his…
Video
CBS, NBC Tout Hillary’s Call for Pay Equity, Ignore Her Hypocrisy
February 25th, 2015 11:01 AM
On Wednesday, both CBS This Morning and NBC’s Today did their best to promote a recent speech by Hillary Clinton in Silicon Valley in which the former First Lady stressed the importance of gender pay equity in the workforce. The two networks conveniently ignored the fact that under the media’s and her own definition of pay inequality, she paid her female Senate staffers 72 cents for each dollar…