CNN’s Toobin Sees ‘Conservative Judicial Activism’ on Supreme Co
October 6th, 2010 10:30 PM
Appearing as a guest on Monday’s Charlie Rose show on PBS, CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin seemed to misunderstand conservative complaints about judicial activism as he seemed to suggest that any court rulings that strike down legislative action could be considered part of judicial activism. The CNN analyst charged that the Supreme Court of the United States has recently engaged in "conservative…
Anderson Cooper Misquotes Conservative Guest, Lectures Him on School P
October 6th, 2010 6:51 PM
On his Tuesday evening show "Anderson Cooper 360," the CNN host skewed his conservative guest's argument while the panel was discussing anti-gay bullying and what measures schools should take to prevent homophobia. In addition, he agreed with "anti-bullying" expert Rosalind Wiseman, who advocated for school measures to foster the growth of gay students and provide a safe environment for them.In a…
Spitzer: Tea Party Endorses 'Path of Hoover,' Will 'Destroy Our Countr
October 6th, 2010 4:45 PM
CNN's new host Eliot Spitzer slammed the Tea Party movement on Tuesday's Parker-Spitzer: "I think that that piece of the Republican Party is vapid. It has no ideas....They're going to destroy our country." Spitzer also accused Tea Party members of forwarding a "Herbert Hoover vision of government...saying, we want to take away the very pieces of government that created the middle class."The…
Trifecta of Distortion: Kathy Griffin, Wanda Sykes, Lance Bass Blame C
October 5th, 2010 6:07 PM
Are religious leaders, conservative activists, and Jim DeMint responsible for the deaths of gay teenagers? That's the impression left by Kathy Griffin, Wanda Sykes, and Lance Bass, in an extensive interview on the October 4 "Larry King Live."Focusing on the slew of gay teens who have committed suicide in the past week as a result of bullying, the panel of gay rights activists spewed offensive…
CNN: Conservative 'Anti-Gay' Groups Are Part of the Bullying Problem
October 5th, 2010 4:29 PM
In light of the recent suicides reportedly brought about by persistent bullying, CNN has taken upon itself to address not only a national bullying crisis, but any homophobia or anti-gay behavior seen as contributing to such bullying. The network apparently believes that socially conservative groups contribute to the problem of putting kids down who have homosexual tendencies.On Monday's "Anderson…
Parker: Palin Is a Dishonest Tease, But 'I Am Not Unfair to Palin
October 5th, 2010 2:57 PM
On Monday's premiere episode of CNN's Parker-Spitzer, pseudo-conservative Kathleen Parker targeted Sarah Palin, labeling her a "tease" for not announcing her candidacy for the presidency, and stated that the Republican is "also coy, which, after a little while, begins to feel dishonest." When co-host Eliot Spitzer accused Parker of being unfair to Palin, she replied, "I am not unfair to Sarah…
CNN's 'Right on the Edge' Omits ACORN's Leftist Ideology; Sorba 'Anti
October 4th, 2010 4:56 PM
CNN's Abbie Boudreau omitted the left-wing ideology of discredited organization ACORN in her hour-long documentary on young conservative activists, "Right on the Edge," which aired Saturday evening. Boudreau also labeled Ryan Sorba, one of the subjects of her documentary, "anti-gay," and gave an overgeneralized account of an incident which Sorba took part in.The correspondent profiled Christian…
Pornographer Larry Flynt Exhibits Higher Journalistic Standards than C
October 4th, 2010 3:53 PM
CNN’s Don Lemon hosted pornographer Larry Flynt on Sunday’s Newsroom, ostensibly to talk about an upcoming Supreme Court case in which the 1988 case of Hustler Magazine v. Falwell is being cited as a precedent. But Lemon quickly turned to politics, asking the Hustler publisher to regurgitate tawdry details of Republican Senator David Vitter’s prostitution scandal (as if CNN wasn’t in the…
Rick Sanchez: His Legacy of Liberal Bias on CNN
October 4th, 2010 12:36 PM
Rick Sanchez, who was fired from his Rick's List program on CNN on Friday, certainly racked up a record of liberal bias, specifically bias against conservatives, during his tenure at the network. Sanchez also revealed a propensity for making on-air gaffes which made him a targets of comedians like Jon Stewart. It was the former anchor's animosity toward Stewart which directly led to his firing.…
NY Daily News: 'Hooker-plagued' Spitzer 'Should Not Be Advising Americ
October 4th, 2010 12:07 PM
What makes Eliot Spitzer less qualified as a legitimate commentator on current events: his shameful exit from the New York governorship, or his sorry performance as governor?In a column today, Kenneth Lovett, Albany Bureau Chief for the New York Daily News, argues for the latter. Spitzer, the headline states, "should not be advising America." The former governor is co-host, with Kathleen Parker,…
CNN Documentary on Young Conservative Journalists: James O’Keefe Mes
October 4th, 2010 11:05 AM
CNN aired a documentary featuring young conservative “guerrilla” journalists four times this weekend. One of the four activists spotlighted on “Right on the Edge” was pro-life activist Lila Rose, who singlehandedly shattered Planned Parenthood’s image with her undercover videos exposing the abortion behemoth as a pedophile protector and disinformation dispenser. I thought CNN treated all four…
CNN's Kathleen Parker Says She Supported Both Bill Clinton and Anita H
October 4th, 2010 8:40 AM
Washington Post media reporter (and CNN host) Howard Kurtz reports on CNN today, offering pre-show publicity for tonight's debut of Parker Spitzer, starring Democrat partisan Eliot Spitzer and "pragmatic" Kathleen Parker. They're not "natural antagonists," wrote Kurtz in extreme understatement: Spitzer defends Bill Clinton; Parker didn't think he should have been impeached. Spitzer thinks the…
Dana Milbank Says Glenn Beck Is Dangerous
October 3rd, 2010 6:22 PM
Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank on Sunday said conservative commentator Glenn Beck is dangerous.Discussing his new book about Beck with Howard Kurtz on CNN's "Reliable Sources," Milbank said, "When a man is frequently talking about Hitler and Nazis, and then you see the Tea Party rally with the same quotations of Tea Parties and Nazis... you have to say, where does all this come from and…