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CNN's Schneider Marvels That Voters Like Chafee, But ‘Didn’t Vote
During election night coverage, CNN’s Paula Zahn and Bill Schneider exuded giddiness over what Republican Senator Lincoln Chafee’s defeat meant. Schneider marveled that voters liked Chafee, but "they didn’t vote for him!" Zahn wondered if Chafee’s defeat could be seen as a "mandate for change." A transcript follows:
Fox Highlights NewsBusters: 'Leading Mainstream Media Critic Blog
In the Fox News Channel's “Buzz on the Blogs” segment at about 9:39pm EST Tuesday night, columnist and blogger Michelle Malkin began her look at blog critiques of election coverage by citing “grievances, mostly from the right side of the blogosphere, over the leak of exit polls and what they consider the premature calling of a lot of these races.” She then pointed to NewsBusters' take: “At…
Newsweek Editor Derides Santorum as a 'Firebrand Partisan
"Newsweek" editor Marcus Mabry, appearing on CNN to deliver a postmortem on Republican Rick Santorum’s loss, attacked the Senator as a "firebrand partisan" and wondered if Republicans would learn a lesson from his loss. A transcript of his comments follows: 11/7/06 10:05pmMarcus Mabry: "I think while we’ve heard some laudatory things tonight about the bipartisanship, on occasion, of the Senator…
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough: 'I Bash My Party More Than The Democrats
Winding up the 8pm EST hour of election coverage on MSNBC, “Scarborough Country” host Joe Scarborough, a former Republican congressman from Florida, indignantly lectured Chris Matthews about how he has “spent the past two years trying my best to be very critical of my party. In fact, if you look at my transcripts you will see that I have been bashing my party more than the Democratic party…
Virginia Officials Dispute Media Accounts of 'Widespread' Voter Proble
As NewsBusters reported on Tuesday, the media have been all over allegations that Republicans are using a variety of tactics to intimidate Democrat voters in Virginia. Information obtained from the Virginia State Board of Elections (VSBE) suggests that these reports are exaggerations based upon information released by the James Webb for Senate campaign. Furthermore, there is evidence that…
Blitzer Continues Speaking from Dems' POV
20:40. Wolf Blitzer continues framing his coverage in what the Democrats need to do to win."Just to be precise. Thirty-three senate seats are up for election this time around, a third of the senate. If Democrats are going to be in the majority, they need to capture 6 and not lose any of their own. They're a little bit of the way there because they didn't lose in New Jersey..."Jeff Greenfield…
CNN’s Begala Smears Rush Limbaugh as a 'Drug-Addled Gasbag
During an election night discussion of the Missouri embryonic stem cell debate, CNN analyst Paul Begala slammed Rush Limbaugh as a "drug-addled gasbag who is self discredited." Bill Bennett, also on the panel with James Carville and J.C. Watts, chastised Begala: “Well, it's a nasty comment.” The discussion, with Democratic strategist Begala's insult, began at about 8:08pm EST Tuesday night on CNN:
Blitzer Frames Race from Dem Point of View
Around 7:10EST, CNN's Wolf Blitzer continued to frame his coverage from a Democratic perspective, stating, "the Democrats need just 7 seats to become the majority party in the U.S. Senate" he did the same for the House as well.That is the standard fare for the press, frame things from what the Democrats can do to get things going.Update 19:20. CNN is highlighting its coverage of its blog party.…
