NBC Ad Sales Refunds - More Dinosaur Media Woes

December 11th, 2007 3:04 AM

ABC's Sam Donaldson: Evangelicals Long For a 'Christian Theocracy

December 10th, 2007 3:58 PM
According to veteran ABC journalist Sam Donaldson, evangelical voters are longing for a "Christian theocracy" to rule the United States. Donaldson, appearing on the December 9 edition of "This Week," made the comment while discussing GOP candidate Mitt Romney's speech about religious faith. He also labeled the address "very, very frightening." Responding to host George Stephanopoulos's assertion…

Joy Behar Still Bitter About 2000 Election

December 10th, 2007 3:44 PM

ABC Gushes Over Hillary and Obama's 'Superstar Campaigners

December 10th, 2007 12:11 PM
In the battle of Democratic "superstar campaigners," the reporters of "Good Morning America" couldn't decide whether they prefer Hillary Clinton's exciting surrogates or Barack Obama's. On Monday's edition of the ABC program, correspondent David Wright parroted talking points about Oprah Winfrey supporting Obama and the inspiring nature of the talk show host. He glowingly asserted, "She's urging…

Barbara Walters Sells Clinton Romance; They're 'Very Close

December 8th, 2007 11:18 PM
Why would Barbara Walters make Bill Clinton a Most Fascinating Person of 2007? She explained it on Thursday’s Good Morning America: “We didn't want a political candidate, but I mean he has had such a year. Wrote another best-selling book, Giving, traveled all over the place. And we talked to him about what it was like to be, you know, what he thinks it's going to be if she wins.” But the…

Barbara Walters: Chavez Still Fascinating, But His Harshness Is Edited

December 8th, 2007 1:43 PM

Newsbusters Weekly Recap: December 1 to December

December 8th, 2007 10:33 AM
God Bashing Film Promotes 'Awareness' The mainstream media have been fawning over the atheist inspired film "The Goldan Compass" and ignoring the fact that the author (upon which the movie is based), Phillip Pullman, has bragged about killing God in his novels. Well, according to CNN, the real focus should be on the fact that the film raises "awareness" about the plight of polar bears. No, really…

Carole Simpson: News Was Made In 'White Men's Interest'...in

December 7th, 2007 5:46 PM

ABC's Sawyer: Is Romney Against Freedom For Atheists

December 7th, 2007 2:51 PM
Does Mitt Romney believe atheists should enjoy freedom? "Good Morning America" co-host Diane Sawyer apparently isn't too sure. On Friday's edition of the ABC program, the co-host discussed the 2008 presidential candidate's speech on his Mormon faith and wondered about Romney's comment that "freedom requires religion." "Is there going to be a question whether humanists or even atheists, agnostics…

ABC Examines Mormonism; Sawyer Can't Let Huckabee Comment Go

December 6th, 2007 1:30 PM
Diane Sawyer and other "Good Morning America" journalists offered a surprisingly substantive look into religion on Thursday's edition of the ABC program. The show featured a three part, 12 minute-plus series of segments on Mitt Romney, Mormonism and his faith's relationship with evangelical voters. The discussion wasn't perfect, certainly. GMA co-host Diane Sawyer simply couldn't let go of her …

Flashback: Walters Honors Pelosi as 2006's 'Most Fascinating

December 6th, 2007 1:11 PM

O'Reilly Calls Rosie 'Wicked Witch of East;' Barbara Walters Laughs

December 6th, 2007 12:20 PM
Barbara Walters did not defend Rosie O’Donnell against Bill O’Reilly’s "Wicked Witch of the East" comment, but laughed and diverted to complimenting Whoopi Goldberg. "Not defending" usually fires up the former "View" moderator as was best exemplified on Rosie’s last live "View."The veteran journalist and "View" creator appeared on the December 5 edition of "The O’Reilly Factor" to promote her…

Pot Calling Kettle Black; 'View's' Behar Mocks Bush 'Ahmadinejad' Gaff

December 5th, 2007 3:45 PM

ABC Misleadingly Claims Huckabee Pardoned Rapist

December 5th, 2007 3:15 PM
On Wednesday's "Good Morning America," reporter Brian Ross's story on Mike Huckabee featured a misleading onscreen graphic that claimed the then-Arkansas governor pardoned a rapist who went on to murder two women in Missouri. In fact, Huckabee didn't pardon Wayne Dumond, the man in question. The ABC graphic read, "Huckabee's Pardon: Rapist Struck Again After Release." The inaccurate information…