NBC Gals Gaga for Gunga Dan Rather
July 10th, 2007 9:40 AM
Dan Rather might have left CBS under a cloud, but his star still shines brightly -- at least among some on the distaff side of the NBC networks.Rather was a scheduled guest on today's "Morning Joe," and neither Erin Burnett, reporting in from CNBC, nor MSNBC newsreader Mika Brzezinski, could curb her enthusiasm.Burnett was first to confess.CNBC'S ERIN BURNETT: You know who I had a crush on…
Phlegm Fatale? Left-Wing Salon Tells Katie Couric to Get Mean, 'Grow a
July 10th, 2007 8:19 AM
Rebecca Traister at left-wing Salon.com (yes, endure the leftists' commercial) brings the feminist scolding to Katie Couric for granting a whiny, bitter interview to New York magazine, including the odd detail that she slaps male producers for using medical terms for lung mucus. Traister wants to see a "mofo" in action: Suddenly, the woman who used to refuse to talk to reporters about her…
Panic Over Possible Pardon, ABC Compares Libby Case to Plight of Cocai
July 3rd, 2007 8:28 PM
Broadcast network anchors and reporters on Tuesday night seemed to be in a near panic over the possibility President Bush might yet pardon Lewis “Scooter” Libby, while ABC's Martha Raddatz illustrated special treatment for Libby by highlighting a man sentenced to 20 years for selling cocaine, whose commutation request Bush rejected, and Martha Stewart who served five months for violations…
MRC Press Release on Elizabeth Edwards, Ann Coulter and Media Double S
June 28th, 2007 11:17 AM
As the media continue to pile on Ann Coulter in the wake of her being ambushed by Elizabeth Edwards and Chris Matthews on Tuesday’s “Hardball,” a disturbing yet predictable double standard is emerging.On the one hand, Coulter is being pounded for using “hate words,” so much so that Matthews advocated Wednesday that people not buy her books. Yet, Edwards and her Democrat presidential candidate…
Nets Embrace 'Respected' Lugar on Iraq as 'Tipping Point' and 'Turning
June 26th, 2007 9:13 PM
The network anchors have found their new favorite Republican: Senator Richard Lugar, whose call for a change in policy direction on Iraq led the ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts on Tuesday. Referring to Lugar's remarks Monday night on the Senate floor which were later echoed by Republican Senator George Voinovich, ABC anchor Charles Gibson engaged in some hyperbole as he teased: “Tonight, a…
CBS Frets Over Supreme Court's Turn to Right, ABC Rues Campaign Financ
June 25th, 2007 9:25 PM
The Supreme Court on Monday issued two rulings related to free speech, but CBS was more concerned by the court's move “to the right,” while ABC deplored the impact of the ruling striking down of a ban on advocacy advertising 60 days before an election. In the other case, the court upheld the right of school officials to ban student signs advocating illegal behavior. Substitute CBS Evening News…
Lara Logan on War Coverage: ‘We’re There to be the Watchdog For Al
June 24th, 2007 11:56 AM
CNN’s Howard Kurtz invited CBS’ Lara Logan on “Reliable Sources” Sunday, and it was difficult to tell what was more disgraceful: the way that Kurtz disingenuously set up Logan to bash Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly, or; Logan’s amazingly hypocritical answer regarding journalists’ role during wartime wherein she proudly stated: “We’re there to be the watchdog for all sides.”I kid you not. In fact, Logan…
