George Stephanopoulos Highlights AZ Sheriff Who Blames Shooting on 'At

January 10th, 2011 12:54 PM
ABC's George Stephanopoulos on Monday offered a platform to the Arizona sheriff who has lashed out in the wake of Saturday's state's spree shooting. Additionally, unlike colleague Jake Tapper, the GMA host failed to mention the political ideology of the sheriff, Democrat Clarence Dupnik, who has attacked those who "try to inflame the public on a daily basis." After getting the latest…

ABC's Jake Tapper Pokes Holes in Attempts to Blame Conservatives for A

January 10th, 2011 12:01 PM
Good Morning America's Jake Tapper on Monday provided some balance to the numerous journalists who are attempting to blame the spree shooting in Arizona on Sarah Palin. The ABC journalist said of Jared Loughner, "The shooter's motives remain unclear. One acquaintance from 2007 described him as liberal." Tapper discussed the "cross hairs" graphic created by Sarah Palin's Political Action…

Cokie Roberts Wonders: Do Republicans 'Really Want to See Jobs Increas

January 8th, 2011 1:15 PM
You don’t find many “gems” on a Saturday morning. It’s a lazy day, getting ready for football and a late breakfast---then Cokie Roberts, speaking on ABC’s Good Morning America, dropped the bomb. Roberts has apparently bought into the far-left's conspiracy theory that Republicans simply do not want to see Americans get jobs. Yep. Republicans are more interested in defeating old media’s Dear…

ABC Skips Controversy With Leftist Roseanne Barr, No Mention of 'Burnt

January 6th, 2011 4:00 PM
Hard-left comedienne Roseanne Barr appeared on Wednesday's Good Morning America and faced no questions about her controversial, often bizarre statements, such as in 2009 when she dressed up like Hitler and pretended to bake "burnt Jew cookies." Instead, Roberts fawned, "Buckle up, folks. Roseanne Barr is back, making us laugh." An ABC graphic touted Barr: "Roseanne is Back! Past, Present and…

George Stephanopoulos Parrots Pelosi, Warns About GOP Taking Away Heal

January 6th, 2011 11:50 AM
Former Democratic aide turned journalist George Stephanopoulos on Thursday parroted Nancy Pelosi and warned the Republican Majority Leader about taking away health care benefits from Americans. The Good Morning America anchor also repeatedly needled Eric Cantor on the details of the GOP plan to cut spending. On the subject of health care, Stephanopoulos recited, "And yesterday, the outgoing…

ABC Touts Angry Book from 'Father Oprah' on 'Hypocritical,' 'Misogynis

January 5th, 2011 5:33 PM
On Tuesday's Good Morning America, George Stephanopoulos highlighted and promoted a new book by Albert Cutie, an ex-priest who left the Catholic Church after being caught in a relationship with a woman in his parish. An ABC graphic blasted, "'Father Oprah' Lashes out, Calls Church 'Misogynistic.'" Stephanopoulos gently introduced Cutie, who was photographed by the paparazzi with his then-…

ABC Offers Skeptical Take on New Republicans Who are 'Whipping Out' Th

January 5th, 2011 12:54 PM
Good Morning America's Robin Roberts on Wednesday offered a doubting take on whether or not the newly elected Republicans in Congress would be able to keep their promises. She skeptically wondered, "And they're not the first ones who go to Washington, with the right intentions and feeling, you know, the things that they talked about to get elected and then, getting to Washington." She…

ABC Knocks 'Weeping' Boehner as 'Harshly Partisan,' Gushed Over Pelosi

January 4th, 2011 11:35 AM
Good Morning America's Jon Karl on Tuesday derided the incoming Republican Speaker of the House as "harshly partisan." The ABC correspondent joked that John Boehner can look "like the weeper of the House." In contrast, then-GMA co-host Diane Sawyer in 2007 lauded Speaker Nancy Pelosi's ascension, praising, "But her fellow politicians say she's galvanized steel with a smile." While Karl…

ABC Warns Republicans Against Challenging ObamaCare

January 1st, 2011 8:44 AM
If Pres. Obama's signal fight in the coming year will be preserving ObamaCare, he can count on at least one ally in his struggle with Republicans: ABC News and in particular its Political Director, Amy Walter. On GMA today, Walter issued a stern warning to Republicans who might have the audacity of hoping to repeal ObamaCare. The segment began with a montage of Republicans vowing to do so…

Nets Bolster Accusers of Christine O’Donnell, Ignore Liberal Nature

December 31st, 2010 1:39 AM
 As the broadcast network morning newscasts on Thursday each interviewed former Delaware Republican Senate nominee Christine O’Donnell regarding allegations that she misused campaign money, in the setup piece on each network, the correspondent failed to inform viewers of credibility weaknesses on the part of O’Donnell’s accusers and omitted O’Donnell’s contention that she did not use campaign…

ABC Scolds 'Rising Star of the Republican Party' Chris Christie for Mi

December 29th, 2010 11:44 AM

Of the three morning shows, only ABC's Good Morning America on Wednesday singled out New Jersey governor Chris Christie, chiding the "rising star of the Republican Party" for being out of the state when a blizzard hit. At the same time, reporter Sharyn Alfonsi praised Newark's Democratic Mayor Cory Booker for helping with the clean-up. She enthused, "Wow! A mayor with a shovel." Regarding…

17 Years and Counting: ABC's Dr. Tim Johnson Continues Spinning for De

December 28th, 2010 11:19 AM
For the last 17 years, ABC's medical editor, Dr. Tim Johnson, has hyped various forms of government-run health care. He continued that pattern on Tuesday's Good Morning America, promoting Barack Obama's 2010 law and ignoring the its unpopular aspects. Talking to guest co-host Chris Cuomo, he enthused, "Many issues have already gone into effect and people like them." Johnson did allow that the…

ABC Pushes Gun Control Documentary, Absurdly Touts Work of the Brady C

December 27th, 2010 11:28 AM
According to Good Morning America's Robin Roberts on Monday, the efforts of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence aren't "anti-gun." The morning show co-host interviewed Colin Goddard, the group's assistant director of legislative affairs, and promoted a new documentary on the "gun show loophole." Colin Goddard survived the massacre at Virginia Tech and now works for the aggressively…

ABC’s Cokie Roberts Omits ‘Illegal’ from Dream Act Talk, Calls T

December 23rd, 2010 11:17 AM
 Appearing on Thursday’s Good Morning America to discuss the recent legislative activity in Congress, ABC’s Cokie Roberts managed to avoid using the word "illegal" as she recounted the failure by Senate Democrats to pass the Dream Act to provide a mechanism for the children of illegal immigrants to obtain citizenship. Framing the Senate vote as a "disappointment" for Obama, she went on to…