CBS: Akin 'Put A Highlight on the Extreme End of the Abortion Debate

August 22nd, 2012 6:08 PM
John Dickerson hinted on Wednesday's CBS This Morning that the only radicals in the abortion debate were on the pro-life side. During a discussion about the furor over Rep. Todd Akin's recent "legitimate rape" remark, Dickerson stated that "Congressman Akin...put a highlight on the extreme end of the abortion debate."                                 The political director's liberal slant came…

Frenzied Media Give Four Times More Coverage to Akin Flap Than Biden's

August 22nd, 2012 1:23 PM
A week after giving relatively light coverage to Joe Biden's "chains" smear, the broadcast networks eagerly dove into the Todd Akin controversy, giving over four times more coverage to an uproar involving a statewide (conservative) politician than a controversy involving a national (liberal) politician. NBC, CBS and ABC's evening and morning shows have devoted an astonishing 88 minutes (or 40…

‘Days of Our Lives’ To Add Drama with Gay Bullying Storyline

August 21st, 2012 5:01 PM
Fall 2012 TV premieres promise to be laden with gay themes, and daytime soap “Day of Our Lives,” will jump on the same bandwagon. The Huffington Post reported openly gay character Sonny Kiriakis will be part of an anti-gay bullying plotline and will suffer a violent attack. The plot is in lock-step with other anti-conservative story arcs. Sonny’s assailant will be an old friend, Tad, who…

CBS Morning Show Ignores Obama's False Reply on Campaign's Felony Char

August 21st, 2012 4:26 PM
On Tuesday's CBS This Morning, Norah O'Donnell and Gayle King applauded colleague Nancy Cordes for her "great question" to President Obama on Monday about a dishonest ad from a supporting super PAC that blamed Mitt Romney for a woman's cancer death. However, they failed to mention Cordes's earlier question on how Obama's campaign has "suggested that Mr. Romney might be a felon for the way that…

Nets Try to Use Ryan Tax Returns to Embarrass Romney

August 20th, 2012 8:23 PM
After Paul Ryan released his last two years of tax returns late Friday, reporters on ABC and CBS not only made sure to point out that Ryan paid a higher federal tax rate than the wealthier Mitt Romney, but also noted that he had supplied more than two years to the Romney campaign as part of the vetting process, as if to put additional pressure on Romney and Ryan that they should make more than…

AP's Kuhnhenn Leads Obama's First Presser in Five Months with Softball

August 20th, 2012 4:51 PM
Although the Obama/Biden campaign has plenty of gaffes and erroneous statements to answer for from the past five-and-a-half months -- the last presidential press conference was March 6 -- Associated Press White House correspondent Jeff Kuhnhenn opted to toss a softball to President Obama today as he was selected by the president to ask the first question at the chief executive's impromptu…

CBS Quickly Covers GOP Congressman's Skinny-Dipping; Dallied On Weiner

August 20th, 2012 3:48 PM
Mere hours after Politico reported on Republican Congressman Kevin Yoder's admitted skinny-dipping in the Sea of Galilee in Israel, CBS highlighted the story on its Monday morning newscast. By contrast, the network was slow to report on former Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner's lewd photo scandal in 2011. On June 1 of that year, ABC and NBC's morning shows reported on the "underwear uproar,"…

CBS and NBC Hype GOP 'Firestorm,' Connect Congressional Gaffes to Romn

August 20th, 2012 12:56 PM
All three morning shows on Monday highlighted gaffes involving two Republican congressmen, touting the "firestorm" that followed a GOP senatorial candidate who discussed "legitimate rape." Both NBC and CBS attempted to link that incident (and one of a congressman swimming naked in the Sea of Galilee) to the Republican presidential ticket. On CBS This Morning, Nancy Cordes trumpeted "comments…

MRC's Notable Quotables: Bashing Paul Ryan, 'Zombie-Eyed Granny Starve

August 20th, 2012 10:12 AM
The Media Research Center is out with its latest edition of Notable Quotables, our bi-weekly compilation of the latest outrageous quotes in the liberal media. There's no subtlety in the latest batch of quotes, as liberal journalists greeted newly-minted GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan by screeching about how he will supposedly “slash” the federal budget, slamming him as a “zombie-eyed…

Letterman: Ryan's 'The Grandson of Ripley’s Believe It or Not Man Wh

August 17th, 2012 10:09 AM
It appears now that Paul Ryan has been named Mitt Romney's running mate, CBS Late Show host David Letterman feels obligated to attack him every evening. On Thursday's program, Letterman spent two minutes on the Wisconsin Congressman including accusing him of being "the grandson of the Ripley’s Believe It or Not man who was able to swallow his own face" (video follows with transcribed…

ABC Informs Viewers of FRC Shooter's Anti-Conservative Views

August 17th, 2012 5:26 AM
On the day after gunman Floyd Corkins attacked the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C., ABC's World News on Thursday was the only broadcast network evening newscast to run a followup report which elaborated on Corkins's political opposition to the group's conservative views.

Day Two: CBS Ignores Shooting at Conservative Organization, NBC Offers

August 16th, 2012 4:10 PM
Over eight hours of broadcast time, Thursday, the network morning shows devoted a scant two minutes and 57 seconds to Wednesday's shooting at the conservative Family Research Council (FRC). Good Morning America on ABC offered the most time, a still tiny two minutes and 22 seconds. But at least guest anchor Josh Elliott revealed key details about the alleged shooter's possible motive, such as…

CBS Hypes 'Very Conservative' Paul Ryan's 'Anti-Abortion Rights' Posit

August 16th, 2012 3:43 PM
Political reporter Stephanie Condon painted Republican vice presidential pick Paul Ryan as an "anti-abortion" extremist in a Wednesday report for CBSNews.com. Condon forwarded the talking points of the pro-abortion left as she zeroed in on Ryan's support of personhood legislation: "Supporters of reproductive rights have loudly pointed out that this type of legislation would not only outlaw…

NBC and CBS Aiding and Abetting Anti-Conservative Hatred As Networks I

August 16th, 2012 12:45 PM
The liberal media have repeatedly and deliberately turned a blind eye to the violent, hateful culture of liberalism, particularly their vicious attacks against those who advocate traditional Christian values and conservative principles. We saw it during their deceptive, romanticized coverage of Occupy Wall Street. We saw it again during their sneering, anti-Christian coverage of the Chick-fil-A…