ABC Hypes 'Stunning Revelation' That Drones Were Used Inside U.S., For

June 20th, 2013 12:41 PM
ABC's Good Morning America on Thursday deemed the admission by the FBI that they have used drones inside America to be a "stunning revelation." Yet, news reader Josh Elliott somehow managed to ignore the fact that his own program already talked about this fact back in February. Elliott breathlessly related, "And another stunning revelation as lawmakers look at the National Security Agency's…

Networks Ignore 'Audit the IRS' Rally; Minimize Coverage of $70 Millio

June 20th, 2013 12:04 PM
The Big Three all punted on covering the Capitol Hill "Audit the IRS" rally on their Wednesday evening and Thursday morning newscasts. CBS This Morning played a four-second soundbite of Senator Ted Cruz addressing the thousands of Tea Party activists in attendance, but CBS, along with ABC and NBC, didn't air a full report or news brief on the protest. The CBS morning show also stood out for…

Liberal Nightline to Lose Host Terry Moran; Once-Prestigious Program R

June 19th, 2013 12:26 PM
Terry Moran, co-host of the liberal Nightline, will be leaving the show this summer, according to TV Newser. The program, which lost half its audience since being demoted to 12:35 at night, has downplayed and minimized Barack Obama recent scandals in favor of superficial, light-weight segments. Moran has relegated much of his serious journalism to Twitter. On May 10, the reporter used the…

ABC Hypes Obama Family's 'Beautiful' Vacation, Avoids Any Hint of Extr

June 18th, 2013 12:40 PM
The journalists at Good Morning America on Tuesday offered a light-hearted, whimsical look at the Obama family's multi-country vacation. Reporter Linsey Davis played U2's "Beautiful Day" and compared the Ireland part of the trip to National Lampoon's European Vacation. Davis gushed, "You know it's a beautiful day when U2's Bono reportedly invites you to a private lunch at his favorite Irish pub…

NBC, ABC Ignore Obama's Falling Approval Rating; CBS, CNN, MSNBC Repor

June 17th, 2013 7:06 PM
On Monday morning, NBC and ABC ignored a new poll showing President Obama's approval had fallen by eight points in a month, from 53 to 45 percent. CNN reported on its own poll numbers, while CBS and MSNBC picked up the numbers as well.   While CBS This Morning briefly reported the poll numbers, CNN touted them repeatedly throughout the morning. New Day co-host Chris Cuomo said the President'…

ABC: Clinton and Christie 'Bromance' Is Like 'Clooney and Pitt,' 'Han

June 17th, 2013 5:51 PM
 ABC on Saturday fawned over the growing "bromance" between Bill Clinton and Chris Christie, hyping the relationship as like "Clooney and Pitt" and, oddly, "Han Solo and Chewbacca." Good Morning America reporter Reena Ninan touted the New Jersey Governor's appearance last week at the Clinton Global Initiative, enthusing, "There was Clooney and Pitt. Han Solo and Chewbacca." (Ninan didn't…

Barbara Walters Defends Maher Calling Trig Palin Retarded: 'Don't Thin

June 17th, 2013 4:59 PM
As NewsBusters reported last week, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin called out vulgarian comedian Bill Maher for referring to her Down Syndrome son Trig as "retarded." On ABC's The View Monday, co-host Barbara Walters astonishingly defended Maher saying, "I don't think he intended it to be mean-spirited" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Networks Hype Sequester Slashing 'Desperately Needed Money' to Fight W

June 17th, 2013 3:20 PM
Saturday's CBS Evening News ballyhooed the "enormous strain on resources" that the budget sequester has apparently put on extinguishing a massive wildfire in Colorado. Carter Evans played up how, in addition to fighting the flames, "federal firefighters are facing another challenge: a loss of $50 million, mandated by the budget sequester. That forced the Forest Service to cut 500 firefighters…

NBC, CBS Skip Obama-Supporting IRS Agent, ABC Allows 22 Seconds

June 17th, 2013 12:50 PM
ABC on Monday allowed a scant 22 seconds to the latest revelation in the scandal engulfing the Internal Revenue Service. NBC and CBS have, thus far, ignored the newest detail. The Associated Press on Sunday night reported that an IRS "supervisor in Washington says she was personally involved in scrutinizing some of the earliest applications from tea party groups seeking tax-exempt status."…

Jeb Bush About His Father: 'He's the Best Dad and the Best Man I've Ev

June 16th, 2013 2:40 PM
On Father's Day, Jeb Bush had some amazing things to say about his Dad. Appearing on ABC's This Week, Bush said, "I honestly believe that he's the best Dad and the best man I've ever met" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

ABC’s Jonathan Karl Twists RNC Chairman Priebus’s Arm to Play Up G

June 14th, 2013 1:57 PM
Jonathan Karl interviewed RNC chairman Reince Priebus last week for the ABC News online series Politics Confidential, and the veteran reporter tried his very best to create a juicy headline for his video and accompanying article. It took a little stretching and some selective editing, but Karl managed to do it. The headline for the entry, posted to ABC News’ Power Players blog, reads “…

ABC's John Quinones Continues To Hunt Bigots On Scripted Show

June 13th, 2013 1:53 PM
Apparently ABC's news division is not content with reporting the news and spinning it to promote a liberal agenda. It now devotes a whole program to manufacturing fake scenarios in the hopes of pushing a liberal agenda. Take the program, “What Would You Do?,” (WWYD) which began years ago as an occasional segment on the Primetime newsmagazine program and used actors in hidden camera situations…

Too Taxing? Big Three Networks Abandon IRS Scandal

June 13th, 2013 10:00 AM
When news broke that IRS agents were abusively targeting conservative groups particularly the Tea Party, it looked at as if this was an Obama administration scandal that would stick. Even reporters like NBC’s Andrea Mitchell counted it as among the “most outrageous excesses I’ve seen.” Obama sycophant Chris Matthews predicted it could be worth “five or 10 points” for Republicans in the next…

ABC, NBC Minimize New State Department Sex and Drugs Scandal

June 12th, 2013 4:32 PM
The latest State Department scandal, involving a possible cover-up of sexual misconduct by an ambassador and security officials, was only newsworthy enough to merit one full report each on ABC and NBC's morning and evening newscasts before the two networks moved on. NBC led Tuesday's Today with the "damaging documents" concerning the "possibly illegal...behavior", but ignored it the following…