Wolf Blitzer Presses Scott Brown: 'What's Wrong' With Passing ObamaCar

March 19th, 2010 3:32 PM
On Thursday's Situation Room, CNN's Wolf Blitzer engaged newly-elected Republican Scott Brown on his opposition to ObamaCare, and asked him the same question from the left twice in succession: "What's wrong with giving 30 million-plus more Americans access to health insurance?" He also later added, "What's wrong with spending money...if it's going to give access to 30 million Americans?" [audio…

CNN's Velshi Asks: 'Do You Love the Stimulus?,' Then Catches Himself

March 19th, 2010 11:21 AM
For a moment on yesterday's CNN Newsroom, it looked like anchor Ali Velshi was again expressing his deep affection for President Barack Obama's stimulus plan.  Velshi, who last month sang "Happy birthday, dear stimulus," asked correspondent Josh Levs "Do you love the stimulus bill?"  But then Ali thought better and backed up:VELSHI: You have, after weeks and weeks of working on this, do you have…

Pot Smoker Cheech Marin Beats Anderson Cooper on Jeopardy

March 19th, 2010 9:07 AM
Although he did far better than his colleagues Wolf Blitzer and Soledad O'Brien, CNN's Anderson Cooper actually lost to famed pot smoker Cheech Marin on Celebrity Jeopardy Thursday. "That's right, I lost to Cheech Marin," Cooper told his 360 viewers last night. "Cheech of 'Cheech and Chong' fame, pot-smoking star of blunt-burning films like 'Up in Smoke,' 'Next Smoke' and 'Still Smoking,'"…

ABC Replaces Clinton Operative with the Wife of a Clinton Operative as

March 18th, 2010 4:27 PM
In a bizarre choice, ABC News President David Westin has decided to make Christiane Amanpour, CNN's New York City-based international affairs correspondent, the host of ABC's Washington, DC-based This Week -- thus passing over many qualified ABC journalists in favor of replacing a Bill Clinton operative with the wife of an operative for both Bill and Hillary Clinton. Amanpour is married to Jamie…

Betty White: Craig Ferguson Wrote Sarah Palin ‘Crazy B*****’ Joke

March 17th, 2010 11:15 PM
During an interview on Wednesday’s Larry King Live on CNN, actress Betty White recounted a controversial joke from October 2008 when she called Sarah Palin a "crazy b****" during an appearance on CBS's Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as she pretended to be then-presidential candidate John McCain’s speechwriter for a skit. Her recitation of the line inspired laughter from host King, as he…

Sanchez and Former Arafat Adviser: Israel's a Danger to US Troops

March 17th, 2010 2:06 PM
Rick Sanchez Tuesday invited on a former adviser to deceased Palestinian terrorist Yasser Arafat in order to tell viewers how Israel has become a threat to American troops.The CNNer devoted a good amount of his two-hour "Rick's List" to teeing up a number of guests and fellow so-called journalists to voice their anti-Israel sentiments. "Mark Perry is saying that some of the top Pentagon generals…

CNN Displays Anti-Semitic and Anti-Israel Twitter Comments

March 17th, 2010 11:16 AM
CNN on Tuesday ran some anti-Semitic and anti-Israel comments sent by viewers via the social networking website Twitter.As host Rick Sanchez discussed the Israeli-Palistinian issue during yesterday's "Rick's List," the bottom of the screen carried "tweets" from viewers on the subject.Politico's Ben Smith reported shortly after it occurred (video embedded below the fold):

CNN's Roberts: Why Is a 'Mandate for Having Health Insurance a Bad Thi

March 16th, 2010 8:34 PM
On CNN's American Morning today, anchor John Roberts pressed one of President Barack Obama's talking points on the Democratic health care plan.  Roberts talked with former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, who opposes ObamaCare.  Currently the chairman of FreedomWorks, Armey criticized "the audacity of the government mandating to the American people: you must all buy a product that I define for…

Jack Cafferty: Pelosi 'Beyond Sleazy' For Endorsing Slaughter Solution

March 16th, 2010 6:46 PM
On Tuesday's Situation Room, CNN's Jack Cafferty returned to targeting Nancy Pelosi, this time for endorsing the controversial "Slaughter Solution" to passing ObamaCare through the House of Representatives without a vote. Cafferty labeled the proposal "beyond sleazy," and later flatly remarked, "This reeks!" The commentator even gave some rare kudos to House Republicans [audio clips from the…

Homosexual Activist Group Honors 'Outstanding' CNN for 'Excellence

March 16th, 2010 3:13 PM
CNN received two awards on March 13 from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) during its annual GLAAD Media Awards. The American Morning program received the "outstanding TV journalism segment" award for an interview of a child who refuses to say the Pledge of Allegiance until homosexuals have "equal rights," while Joy Behar received their "excellence in media" award for her…

RedState's Erick Erickson Joins CNN As Regular Contributor

March 16th, 2010 1:05 PM
This morning RedState.com editor Erick Erickson announced that he is joining CNN as a political contributor. Back in January, Politico noted that Erickson (pictured at right) and CNN denied a rumor floating around at the time that the Macon, Ga.-based conservative blogger would replace John King.  It turns out Erickson will be a regular contributor to a brand new weekday evening program to be…

CNN Documentary Depicts Sex Change as a 'Medical Necessity ... Done to

March 16th, 2010 10:28 AM
CNN dished out a heavy dose of liberal bias last night with its two-hour long documentary "Her Name Was Steven." The documentary sympathetically followed the "gender reassignment" of former Largo, Fla., city manager Steven Stanton.CNN, which advertised the documentary as being about "one person's struggle to live an authentic life," gave a grand total of 47 seconds to those opposed to sex change…

CNN: Coffee Party 'Says It Wants Smaller Government and Lower Taxes

March 15th, 2010 3:00 PM
Think that the fledgling Coffee Party movement wants bigger government, more social welfare programs and the higher taxes that inevitably accompany them?  Well, think again.  On CNN Sunday Morning yesterday, we learned that simply isn't accurate.  Anchors T.J. Holmes and Brooke Baldwin set up a report from one Coffee Party:HOLMES: All right. TEA party might have some competition out there. This…

Jeff Toobin Disagrees With L.A. Times on Mrs. Clarence Thomas' Activis

March 15th, 2010 2:17 PM
On Sunday's Newsroom, CNN senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin disputed the conclusion of the Los Angeles Times on the apparently shocking new political initiative of Clarence Thomas's wife Virginia Thomas, that it "could give rise to conflicts of interest for her husband...as it tests the norms for judicial spouses." Toobin defended Mrs. Thomas' grassroots conservative work.Anchor Don Lemon…