ABC's Bob Woodruff Touts 'Amazing' Union Protests, Downplays Other Sid
February 21st, 2011 12:36 PM
In a segment totaling just two and a half minutes on Monday, Good Morning America's Bob Woodruff managed to feature eight clips of pro-union protesters in Wisconsin and only two supporting Scott Walker, the state's Republican governor.
Covering the ongoing battle over whether or not the state will limit collective bargaining for public sector employees, Woodruff appeared quite impressed by…
Networks that Railed Against Rhetoric of Tea Parties Offer No Comment
February 18th, 2011 4:06 PM
The same networks that assailed the allegedly extreme invective from the Tea Party have, thus far, not found anything interesting about signs implying that Scott Walker, Wisconsin's Republican governor, is a Nazi or a dictator in the style of Egypt's Hosni Mubarak.
On Thursday's newscasts and Friday's Today, Good Morning America and the Early Show, the extreme rhetoric of some of the signs…
ABC's One-Sided Take on Wisconsin Protests Includes an Interview With
February 18th, 2011 12:19 PM
Good Morning America on Friday spun the protests in Wisconsin from the perspective of the unions and Democratic lawmakers who oppose Republican efforts to reform collective bargaining. Co-host George Stephanopoulos even interviewed a Democratic lawmaker from a top secret location outside the state.
Correspondent Chris Bury's piece on the protest featured five clips of those protesting the…
Fox News Highlights Nazi, Hitler Signs in Wisconsin Pension Debate, Ne
February 17th, 2011 6:01 PM
The network morning shows on Thursday failed to find any controversy in union protests from Wisconsin, ignoring the signs comparing Scott Walker, the state's Republican governor, to the Taliban, the Nazis and Hitler. Fox News, on the other hand, highlighted the attacks on "Mullah Walker."
Wisconsin radio talk show host Vicki McKenna appeared on Your World With Neil Cavuto to discuss the…
George Stephanopoulos Badgers Michele Bachmann to Denounce Birthers, D
February 17th, 2011 12:42 PM
George Stephanopoulos on Thursday followed in the footsteps of other journalists who are lecturing Republicans on the need denounce birthers and declare Barack Obama a Christian. The co-anchor quizzed Michele Bachmann four times on the President's faith and citizenship.
He pestered, "You know, a sizable number of GOP primary voters are questioning President Obama's faith and citizenship. Can…
George Stephanopoulos Touts Michael Bloomberg's Anti-Gun Truck; ABC Pa
February 16th, 2011 12:10 PM
Good Morning America's George Stephanopoulos on Wednesday conducted a softball interview with Michael Bloomberg, touting his new gun control campaign and never once calling the New York mayor a liberal.
GMA even featured a truck promoting Fixgunchecks.org, highlighting the parked vehicle just outside ABC studios. Ignoring ideological labels, Stephanopoulos introduced, "New York Mayor Mike…
Stephanopoulos Blames Budget Deficit On Bush
February 15th, 2011 10:23 AM
On Monday, President Obama announced that 2011's budget deficit is going to be an all-time high $1.65 trillion.
In an interview with Fox News's Bill O'Reilly later in the day, ABC's George Stephanopoulos predictably blamed the red ink on former President George W. Bush (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Only ABC Hits Obama on Lack of Substantial Cuts in New Budget; NBC, CB
February 14th, 2011 5:04 PM
Of the three morning shows on Monday, only ABC's Good Morning America aggressively pushed the Obama administration on a lack of substantial cuts in the 2012 budget. NBC's Today and CBS's Early Show either downplayed the issue or didn't fully explain the President's new spending.
ABC's Jake Tapper declared that Obama's plan "shows that the President will not take the lead in any aggressive…
NBC's Kelly O'Donnell Twice Tags Disgraced Rep as 'Conservative,' All
February 10th, 2011 12:45 PM
All three evening newscasts on Wednesday and the morning shows on Thursday identified disgraced former Congressman Chris Lee as a Republican. On the February 10 Today, Kelly O'Donnell twice tagged the ex-representative, who resigned after shirtless photos of him surfaced online, as "conservative."
The NBC reporter asserted, "The former Congressman is a former businessman, considered an up…
George Stephanopoulos Demands Rumsfeld Apologize for Not Supporting Tr
February 8th, 2011 12:54 PM
Good Morning America's George Stephanopoulos on Tuesday repeatedly hectored Donald Rumsfeld, goading the former Defense Secretary to apologize for not supporting a troop surge in Iraq. At no point did the former Democratic operative admit that some in the media, including reporters at ABC, were skeptical of such a surge.
Stephanopoulos chided, "So, can you now concede what Senator McCain said…
NBC's Today Leaves Out Liberal Label for Huffington Post in AOL Buyout
February 7th, 2011 3:04 PM
While both CBS's Early Show and ABC's Good Morning America identified The Huffington Post as a liberal blog when discussing AOL purchasing the web site for $315 million, on NBC's Today, news reader Ann Curry simply described it as an "online news site" co-founded by "pundit" Arianna Huffington.
On Good Morning America, news reader JuJu Chang referred to The Huffington Post as a "top-ten news…
Anti-Reagan Media Now Lecturing Conservatives on 'Appropriating' His L
February 7th, 2011 12:51 PM
Ronald Reagan endured harsh, vitriolic rhetoric from journalists throughout his career, but that hasn't stopped some in the media from lecturing present-day conservatives on who best represents the legacy of the 40th President. This occurred even as the country celebrated Reagan's 100th birthday. On Saturday's World News, John Berman filed a sarcastic report where he knocked 2012 hopefuls for…
ABC Continues to Quote Ron Reagan’s Attacks on Palin Without Noting
February 6th, 2011 6:20 PM
On World News Saturday and on Sunday’s Good Morning America, ABC continued to quote liberal commentator Ron Reagan’s recent criticisms of Sarah Palin without reminding viewers of his liberal political views and history of attacking conservatives as both shows recounted Palin’s speech in commemoration of former President Ronald Reagan’s 100th birthday. On World News Saturday, after playing a…
ABC Relays Liberal Ron Reagan’s Slam of Palin as Having ‘Nothing i
February 6th, 2011 1:56 AM
On Saturday’s Good Morning America on ABC, as he anchored the show’s regular series of news briefs during the 7:00 a.m. hour, Ron Claiborne relayed liberal commentator Ron Reagan’s criticism of Sarah Palin as having "nothing in common with his father," former President Ronald Reagan, in response to her words at a celebration of the former President’s 100th birthday. Claiborne did not inform…
