On 'The View,' Barbara Seeks the Middle, Rosie Says Troops Far Braver
January 11th, 2007 4:04 PM
ABC's "The View" cast was split over the President's surge speech. Elisabeth Hasselbeck said "this is the last shot...this better work." Barbara Walters said she was torn, since ABC News employees "try hard not to give our political opinions" [!], and that she wanted to give the new strategy a chance, but wondered about why it mattered that Bush said he took responsibility for the war's mistakes…
ABC's Gibson: Min Wage Hike a Long-Needed 'Raise' for 'Millions of Ame
January 11th, 2007 3:10 PM
Chances are if you hate what you make at your job, you either ask the boss for a raise or seek a job that pays more. Chances are you don't wait 10 years for your pay to increase. But ABC's Charles Gibson apparently thinks millions of Americans are mired in a decade-long drought of minimum wage pay.
"After years of waiting, millions of Americans have reason tonight to plan on a pay raise. The…
Baby, It's Warm Outside
January 10th, 2007 5:49 PM
Well, not any more. At least from where I'm sitting in lovely Old Town Alexandria. Darn global cooling!Anyway, at the MRC's Business & Media Institute, we're on top of the media's hype of global warming like white on polar ice.Here's my colleague Julia Seymour's latest newsletter article.To get Julia's newsletter articles piping hot in your inbox every Wednesday afternoon, just sign up right…
Barbara Walters Chooses Rosie (and Ratings?) Over ‘The Donald
January 10th, 2007 2:49 PM
As NewsBusters reported Tuesday, a squabble between ABC’s Rosie O’Donnell and Barbara Walters was either a sign of increasing troubles between the co-hosts of the daytime coffee klatch “The View,” or a publicity stunt for ratings. On Wednesday, we may have gotten the answer as the twosome said some disparaging comments about Rosie’s new foe Donald Trump, and expressed solidarity with an on-camera…
Is Rosie O’Donnell Wearing Out Her Welcome on ‘The View
January 9th, 2007 10:07 AM
Virtually every time the ultra-liberal Rosie O’Donnell makes an offensive and/or politically insensitive remark on “The View,” right-thinking Americans across the fruited plain question how long host Barbara Walters and/or ABC executives are going to tolerate her extraordinary behavior. If a New York Post “Page Six” column Tuesday is accurate, the answer might be “Not much longer”:THE tension…
ABC’s Barbara Walters: America Went to War Without ‘The Facts
January 8th, 2007 5:03 PM
Perhaps the strident liberalism of Rosie O’Donnell and Joy Behar is emboldening Barbara Walters? On the Monday edition of "The View," the ABC journalist insisted that America went to war with Iraq without knowing the facts. Walters made her assertion follwing comments from the liberal O’Donnell, who touted the fact that she wore a "No War" t-shirt prior to the 2003 invasion, and co-host Behar’s …
