Dan Rather Gets Into 'Dirty Sexy Money
May 16th, 2007 5:50 PM
Dan Rather is hardly averse to posing for picturesDan Rather, the disgraced former CBS anchor who always denounced TV news for being too "soft," will soon be making his entertainment television debut:There were gasps of surprise at ABC's fall-schedule announcement
this week when the veteran TV newsman popped up as an actor in clips
for "Dirty Sexy Money," a new drama about a wealthy, misbehaving…
After Highlighting the Controversial, Sawyer Says Falwell Will 'Answer
May 16th, 2007 8:45 AM
Sure, it's a basic Judeo-Christian tenet that we will be accountable to God for our actions on earth. But if a reverend from the religious left had died yesterday, do you think Diane Sawyer, immediately after reviewing controversial statements he had made in the course of his career, would conclude by archly observing that the reverend has "gone to answer to his Maker"? Neither do I. But…
ABC Panics Over ‘Highest Gas Prices Ever’; Vows Oil 'Truth Test
May 15th, 2007 11:46 AM
On Tuesday’s "Good Morning America," co-host Diane Sawyer and reporter Claire Shipman hyperbolically investigated "soaring" gas prices. After noting that oil companies have been publically presenting their explanations, she wondered, "But are they true? We put them to the truth test." Apparently, it's ABC that needs the "truth test." Diane Sawyer’s intro included this comment from Gulf Oil…
GMA Frets That Pope is ‘Pushing his Pulpit’ and ‘Interfering
May 11th, 2007 12:35 PM
On Friday’s "Good Morning America," ABC anchors and reporters worried that the Pope may be "interfering in American politics." Correspondent Dan Harris discussed the Pope’s comments about pro-choice Catholic politicians and an ABC graphic offered this leading question, "Is Pope Pushing his Pulpit?" Talking to conservative pollster Kellyanne Conway, Mr. Harris adopted a tone of surprise that the…
