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…

ABC's Ross Continues Pattern of Slamming 2008 GOP Candidates

December 5th, 2007 1:02 PM
ABC investigative reporter Brian Ross on Wednesday continued his habit of offering up critical takes on Republican front-runners and ignoring Democratic scandals. So far this year, the correspondent has featured four hard-hitting segments on GOP candidates and only one on a Democrat. During a piece on "Good Morning America," Ross investigated a developing story of whether then-Arkansas Governor…

Cantwell Aide’s Sex Scandal Gets Little Press Coverage

December 5th, 2007 10:38 AM
It must be wonderful to be a Democrat and know that your indiscretions are very unlikely to get much attention by media minions only willing to cover the crimes and shortcomings of folks on the opposite side of the aisle. Take for example James Michael McHaney, an aide to Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) who NewsBusters reported had been arrested last Friday for trying to lure a thirteen-year-old…

ABC's Cuomo Gushes Over Young Clinton Staffers' Zeal for Hillary

December 4th, 2007 3:03 PM
While interviewing the young Clinton staffers who suffered through a hostage situation in New Hampshire last week, "Good Morning America" co-anchor Chris Cuomo used an interview on Tuesday's program to gush over their zeal for presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Almost unable to contain himself, the ABC journalist extolled, "They come out of this experience lucky to have their lives, more…

Whoopi Goldberg Rails Against Death Tax

December 4th, 2007 2:31 PM

MSNBC's Scarborough Skewers the Moral Relativism of 'View' Crew

December 4th, 2007 11:16 AM
On Tuesday's "Morning Joe," hosts Joe Scarborough and Willie Geist skewered the morally relative, anti-American comments made by the women of "The View" on last Friday's edition of the ABC program. As reported on NewsBusters, hosts Sherri Sheppard and Whoopi Goldberg assigned blame to a British schoolteacher who was being persecuted in the Sudan for naming a teddy bear Muhammad. After playing a…

Live Blog of President Bush's December 4 News Conference

December 4th, 2007 10:05 AM

ABC: Advocating Biased Concoctions

December 3rd, 2007 4:41 PM
Past articles document the media’s bias against Castle Doctrine, insinuating that this enhanced self-defense law impedes investigators and handcuffs prosecutors,1 or that the right of self-defense originated with Castle Doctrine.2 Laura Whitley of ABC Houston affiliate KTRK covering a recent self-defense story where Rodney Shamlin was shot by homeowner Gary Southworth, wrote:

'View' Panel Discusses Naming a Teddy Bear Jesus

December 3rd, 2007 3:53 PM
After discussing the British woman in Sudan charged for naming a class teddy bear Muhammad on Friday’s "View," with no outrage directed towards the Sudanese government, the ladies again discussed the topic. Barbara Walters inquired to the panel what would happen if someone named a teddy bear Jesus in the United States.Unlike Rosie O’Donnell, who exclaimed "radical Christianity is just as…

ABC: Did Lack of Insurance Drive Hillary Hostage-Taker to Crime

December 3rd, 2007 1:07 PM
Did the New Hampshire man who took several Hillary Clinton staffers hostage on Friday do so because of a lack of health insurance? That's what "Good Morning America" reporter David Kerley seemed to imply during a segment on Monday's show. First, he pointed out that the individual, Leeland Eisenberg, was turned away from a mental health support due to a lack of "money or insurance."Then, after…

The NewsBusters Weekly Recap: November 24 to

December 1st, 2007 10:10 AM
CNN's Clinton Crasher at GOP DebateFrom CNN's perspective, what would be the perfect addition to its YouTube Republican debate? Why, someone who is on a steering committee for the Hillary Clinton campaign! Keith Kerr, a retired, gay general was in the audience for the November 28 debate and grilled the Republican candidates over the issue of homosexuals in the military. Somehow, CNN forgot to…

'View' Co-Hosts Blame Woman Persecuted by Sudan

November 30th, 2007 6:14 PM

ABC Reporter Kate Snow Continues to Smile and Spin for Hillary

November 30th, 2007 12:49 PM
On Friday's "Good Morning America," reporter Kate Snow continued her habit of happily spinning Hillary Clinton's campaign maneuvering as nothing less than brilliant politics by the presidential candidate. She parroted talking points from the '08 contender's campaign about how smart it would be to target South Carolina voters who frequent hair salons. Sitting in a sylist booth, a smiling Snow…

'View's' Shepherd: GOP Candidates Never Thought About Black on Black C

November 29th, 2007 6:19 PM