ABC's David Wright Grills McCain on 'Regrets,' Chance for Victory

November 4th, 2008 12:21 PM
Liberal ABC reporter David Wright grilled John McCain on election day about whether the Arizona senator is genuine in his predictions of an electoral win. Wright probed, "But some straight talk. Do you really expect to win?" He then followed up, "Have you given any thought to what happens if you don't win?" The ABC journalist, who previously slammed McCain on the October 23 "Nightline" for…

Diane Sawyer to Caroline Kennedy: Just How Excited Are You About Obama

November 3rd, 2008 3:50 PM
"Good Morning America" co-host Diane Sawyer prompted Barack Obama supporter Caroline Kennedy to gush about just how excited she was over the senator's possible victory. Sawyer also probed for scintillating details, such as wondering, "Where are you going to watch [the election returns]?" Regarding the Kennedy daughter's endorsement of the Democratic presidential candidate, Sawyer gushed, "So, do…

ABC's David Wright: Joe the Plumber is McCain's 'Mascot

October 31st, 2008 3:06 PM
Liberal ABC reporter David Wright derided Joe Wurzelbacher (AKA "Joe the Plumber") as John McCain's "campaign mascot" during Friday's edition of "Good Morning America." Wright, who has developed quite a track record in the 2008 campaign of boosting Barack Obama and bashing Senator McCain, also sneeringly compared Wurzelbacher's appearance with the Republican to Obama's Ohio campaign rally…

ABC's Claire Shipman: Women 'Lust' After 'Rock Star' Barack Obama

October 31st, 2008 11:43 AM
"Good Morning America" reporter Claire Shipman on Friday asked the author of a new biography on Michelle Obama how the candidate's wife deals with her husband being "lusted after by all of these women out there" on the campaign trail. While talking to "Michelle" author Liz Mundy, Shipman cooed, "And, of course, it's wonderful, but not always easy when your husband becomes a political rock star…

Diane Sawyer Touts More Taxes for 'Disproportionately Advantaged

October 30th, 2008 5:45 PM
While interviewing three generations of voters in one Florida family, "Good Morning America" host Diane Sawyer on Thursday pushed back when the mother of the household assailed Senator Joe Biden's claim that paying higher taxes is patriotic. After Marylee Gizzi described the "great offense" she took at Biden's remarks, Sawyer parroted Obama talking points and retorted, "He argues, you know, he's…

Elizabeth Vargas Grills Palin on Competence, Obama's Patriotism

October 30th, 2008 1:23 PM
ABC reporter Elizabeth Vargas grilled Sarah Palin on Thursday's "Good Morning America" over the issues of competence and whether or not Palin believes that Senator Barack Obama is "un-American" and "dangerous." Vargas chided Palin on her remarks about the Democratic candidate: "But, when you used words like socialism or say he's palling around with terrorists or hanging around with a Palestinian…

ABC's Claire Shipman Probes Voters for Racism: Is Obama 'Uppity

October 29th, 2008 12:59 PM
On Wednesday's "Good Morning America," reporter Claire Shipman used a test designed by a liberal professor to interrogate the supposedly unconscious racist views of a group of undecided voters. After taking the complicated quiz, which involved linking words with colors, Shipman grilled the men and women about whether negative advertising had changed their view of Senator Barack Obama. "Anyone…

New CMI Study Reveals Three Major Media Narratives about Sarah Palin

October 29th, 2008 9:00 AM
In a just released study, "A Study in Character Assassination: How the TV Networks Have Portrayed Sarah Palin as Dunce or Demon," CMI analysts found that ABC, CBS and NBC are airing 18 negative stories for every one positive story on Sarah Palin, the Republican vice-presidential candidate. Is it any wonder that polls revealed a 17 percent increase in Palin's unfavorability ratings in just one…

ABC and CBS Morning Shows Skip Obama 'Redistribution of Wealth' Tape

October 28th, 2008 12:39 PM

ABC's George Stephanopoulos: Only One VP is a Campaign Drag

October 27th, 2008 3:42 PM
On Monday's "Good Morning America," former Democratic aide-turned journalist George Stephanopoulos downplayed the idea that both Sarah Palin and Joe Biden might be a drag on their respective presidential tickets. Responding to a question by co-host Robin Roberts about the two taking attention away from Senators Obama and McCain, Stephanopoulos opined, "But I think the bottom line here is that…

Jake Tapper: Americans Like Proving Media Predictions of Dem Wins Wron

October 22nd, 2008 1:09 PM
ABC reporter Jake Tapper contended on Wednesday's "Good Morning America" that John McCain can still win the presidential election and observed to co-host Diane Sawyer, "...If there's one thing the American people like doing, it's having the media say that this is all over, that one guy's going to win, especially a Democrat." [audio excerpt here]He added, "And then they say, well, not so fast. Not…

ABC's David Wright Slams Palin for Living in a 'Glass House

October 22nd, 2008 12:15 PM
Liberal reporter David Wright took a swipe at Sarah Palin on Wednesday's edition of "Good Morning America." Discussing Senator Joe Biden's comments over the weekend that Barack Obama will face an international incident within the first six months of his (potential) presidency, the ABC journalist editorialized, "Her own glass house notwithstanding, Sarah Palin has thrown some stones on the issue,…

CBS and NBC Refuse to Scold Obama’s False Slam on McCain

October 21st, 2008 3:15 PM
Over the past few days, the Obama campaign has been claiming — both in ads and in statements by Barack Obama himself — that John McCain would “cut” Medicare benefits by “$882 billion,” a charge that the Associated Press called “shaky” and that FactCheck.org bluntly dismissed as “bogus” and “false.”Yet of the three broadcast networks, only ABC News has thus far joined the condemnation of Obama’s…

ABC Ignores Own Scoop on Biden for Almost 24 Hours

October 21st, 2008 1:12 PM