Networks Continue Blackout on Romney-Killed-My-Wife Ad, Tout War on Wo

August 9th, 2012 11:45 AM
All three evening newscasts on Wednesday continued to ignore a super PAC ad by top Obama supporters that accuses Mitt Romney of, essentially, killing a woman. At the same time, CBS and NBC amplified the Obama administration's "war on women" talking point, playing up attacks from Sandra Fluke, who previously tangled with Rush Limbaugh over contraception. [See video below. MP3 audio here.] NBC…

Networks Skip Dishonest Obama Super PAC Ad Blaming Romney for Woman's

August 8th, 2012 11:59 AM
All three evening newscasts on Tuesday and the morning shows on Wednesday skipped a new Super PAC ad (run by former Obama spokesman Bill Burton) that blames Mitt Romney for a woman's death from cancer. While ignoring that, NBC, ABC and CBS made sure to highlight negative news for Romney or White House complaints about the Republican's new campaign spots. By contrast, CNN on Tuesday…

Bozell Column: The Media Built That For Obama

August 7th, 2012 11:11 PM
On August 5, Chris Cillizza at The Washington Post announced he was playing with a “somewhat controversial idea” that Mitt Romney should be the favorite to win the presidential election. Debatable, maybe. But controversial? Well, yes. It violates the pro-Obama mandate of our national press corps. The usual political measures look terrible for Obama, he noted. “The unemployment rate has been…

ABC, NBC Ignore Obama's 'Romney Hood' Barb; Play Up 'Security Scare

August 7th, 2012 5:58 PM
On Tuesday, ABC and NBC's morning shows omitted covering President Obama Monday night attack on Mitt Romney at a fundraiser in Connecticut, that the GOP presidential candidate is "like Robin Hood in reverse. It's Romney Hood." However, Good Morning America and Today both reported on the "security scare" for the President, after two small planes flew into restricted airspace. The same day,…

There He Goes Again: Brian Ross Highlights Shooter's Neo-Nazi Links as

August 7th, 2012 12:25 PM
ABC journalist Brian Ross, who on July 20 smeared the Tea Party as connected to a mass killing in Colorado, on Tuesday described the racist views of another shooter and his connection to Nazi, "right-wing" groups. After explaining Wade Page's links to violent, bigoted groups, Good Morning America co-host George Stephanopoulos wondered how this murderer could have purchased a gun, Ross…

Kiss Off: Networks Spike Coverage of Chick-fil-A Kiss-in After Poor Tu

August 7th, 2012 9:16 AM
The broadcast networks promoted gay activists’ protest of the fast food company Chick-fil-A, but when that protest fizzled, they did little to cover the failure. ABC’s Steve Osunsami hyped the protests ahead of time, saying “nearly 100,000 friends and family have been invited online.” After the apparent lack of turnout at the kiss-in, however, the networks stopped reporting on the protest.…

ABC's Klein: GOP 'Taking the Bait' After Reid's 'Wildly Unsubstantiate

August 7th, 2012 12:44 AM
On Sunday's World News, ABC's senior Washington editor, Rick Klein, found it to be a "wildly unsubstantiated" and "irresponsible" claim for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to accuse Mitt Romney of not paying taxes for 10 years. He also asserted that Republicans are "taking the bait" by responding, suggesting that there is a "big risk" for the GOP in doing so.

Taxpayers to Recover a Mere $24 Million From Solyndra; Networks Ignore

August 6th, 2012 12:21 PM
The three networks have, thus far, ignored the revelation that American taxpayers will only recover a mere $24 million of the $527 million lost on Solyndra, a new report by the Dow Jones newswire revealed last week. The evening newscasts and morning shows have skipped the announcement. The Washington Examiner explained on Thursday, "In a little-noticed move, Solyndra LLC officially released…

Eleanor Clift Shocker: 'Sarah Palin Will Be a Force at the Republican

August 5th, 2012 7:18 PM
Make that two mainstream media members singing former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's praises this weekend. After ABC's Jonathan Karl commended the former vice presidential nominee for her perfect record of endorsing winners in senate primaries this year, Newsweek's Eleanor Clift echoed those sentiments on PBS's McLaughlin Group adding, "She will be a force at the Republican Convention whether…

Shocker From ABC's Jonathan Karl: 'Sarah Palin Is 4 for 4 on Her Senat

August 5th, 2012 1:43 PM
It's not often that hear a mainstream media member have anything nice to say about former Alaska governor Sarah Palin. This is why it's worth noting ABC's Jonathan Karl uttering without an audible stammer on Sunday's This Week, "Sarah Palin is 4 for 4 on her Senate endorsements" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

George Will: 'Constant Writing Off of the Tea Party' Is 'Journalistic

August 5th, 2012 1:18 PM
"Another example of journalistic malpractice in this country - the constant writing off of the Tea Party, which just goes about its business of electing senators." So said George Will on ABC's This Week Sunday about Ted Cruz's victory in the Texas primary Tuesday (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Daniels? George Stephanopoulos Botches Olympics Sweetheart Gabby Dougl

August 5th, 2012 12:36 PM
Gabby Douglas just captured America's hearts with a stirring victory as women's gymnastics all-around gold medalist at the Summer Olympics in London. Despite this, George Stephanopoulos on ABC's This Week Sunday actually botched her name calling her Gabby Daniels (video follows with transcript and commentary):

ABC Sees 'Outrageous and Apparently Unfounded' Charge By Reid, Revisit

August 4th, 2012 2:10 PM
On Friday's World News on ABC, correspondent Jonathan Karl informed viewers of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's unsubstantiated charge that Mitt Romney has not paid taxes in 10 years, with the ABC correspondent dismissing the accusation as "outrageous and apparently unfounded."

ABC's Golodryga Gushes: 'Harry Reid, Always One to Speak His Mind

August 4th, 2012 9:38 AM
On Saturday's Good Morning America on ABC, co-host Bianna Golodryga seemed to admire Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for making an unsubstantiated charge that Mitt Romney had not paid taxes in 10 years, as she ended a short discussion of the smear by gushing: "Harry Reid, always one to speak his mind," inspiring a chuckle from correspondent David Kerley.