The Attorney General vs. BP: Little Skepticism on ABC & NBC, While Lef

June 3rd, 2010 3:35 PM
The American lawyers who flock to Guantanamo Bay to represent captured terrorists are simply fulfilling their duty to provide representation, it is often argued by those who seem to enjoy mucking up efforts to curtail future terrorism. But once representing the American beverage giant Coca Cola makes Attorney General Eric Holder a “corporatist” who’s going to “do the Devil’s work” and only “…

ABC’s Chutzpah: Scolds Congress for ‘Pay-Go’ Spending When It Ma

June 1st, 2010 1:04 AM
Three months after the networks, led by ABC’s Jonathan Karl, derided Senator Jim Bunning for daring to hold up an “emergency” spending bill which circumvented the “pay as you go” rules, as Karl made a fool of himself chasing the elderly Senator into elevators to cajole him to give in, on Monday’s World News Karl had the chutzpah to scold Congress for approving “emergency” spending which doesn’t…

ABC News: Israel's Flotilla Incident Endangers American Troops In Midd

June 1st, 2010 12:50 AM
According to the geniuses at ABC News, the flotilla incident between Israel and pro-Hamas activists Monday endangers American troops stationed in the Middle East.At the conclusion of what had been a relatively well-balanced "World News" report concerning what happened off of the coast of Gaza early Monday morning, ABC's Jim Sciutto apprised viewers of the angry reaction to the event by Muslims in…

ABC, NBC Mark Passing of World War II Hero Lieutenant John Finn

May 31st, 2010 3:12 PM
On Thursday evening, ABC’s World News and the NBC Nightly News both marked the passing of retired Navy Lieutenant John Finn, who was the oldest living recipient of the Medal of Honor, which he earned defending America during the attack on Pearl Harbor. While ABC’s George Stephanopoulos read a short item on Lieutenant Finn, NBC’s Brian Williams devoted an full report to his heroism.On the May 27…

ABC and NBC Champion Illegal Alien Cause: ‘Will an Army of Protester

May 30th, 2010 3:00 AM
Another pro-illegal alien protest and, once again, the networks champion the cause. Four weeks after the broadcast network evening shows trumpeted May Day marches against Arizona’s effort to enforce federal law, another round of marches prompted ABC and NBC on Saturday night to push the left-wing cause. “Day of outrage, anger on the streets of Phoenix and across this country tonight,” ABC anchor…

Nets Embrace 'Did You Plug the Hole Yet, Daddy?' Anecdote to Humanize

May 27th, 2010 8:57 PM
The White House press corps just loved President Obama's press conference anecdote meant to prove the pressure he's under and responsibility he's taking (“When I woke up this morning, and I'm shaving and Malia knocks on my bathroom door and she peeks in her head and she says: 'Did you plug the hole yet, daddy?'”). The ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts all showcased the clip, with fill-in ABC…

MRC Study: Media Double Standard on Gulf Coast Disasters

May 26th, 2010 4:16 PM
  For more than a month, the American Gulf Coast has been threatened by a gigantic oil spill, caused by the April 21 explosion of a British Petroleum deepwater rig. Yet unlike five years ago — when the media were quick to put the onus on the Bush administration for its handling of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina — for four weeks, ABC, CBS and NBC failed to scrutinize the administration’s…

Left on the Cutting Room Floor: Climate Depot's Marc Morano Takes on A

May 25th, 2010 5:49 PM
We've all sort of known the media have been in the tank for the global warming alarmist movement. For evidence, look no further than a March 2008 segment that aired on ABC "World News" attacking leading climate skeptic, University of Virginia environmental scientist Professor Emeritus Fred Singer. And the same culprit behind that 2008 segment, "World News" weekend anchor Dan Harris, was at it…

Hit Job: ABC News Attempts to Align Climate Change Skeptics with White

May 24th, 2010 10:37 AM
At first, Michael Mann, a Penn State professor and a central figure in the Climategate scandal, but best known for his discredited "hockey stick graph" didn't like being mocked in a YouTube video. Now Mann is alleging he's a victim of hate groups.  On ABC's May 23 "World News Sunday," a segment from anchor Dan Harris alleged that threatening e-mails Mann received were part of a "spike" in…

Hostile ABC and NBC Deride Texas Conservatives for ‘Rewriting’ and

May 22nd, 2010 2:35 PM
ABC and NBC rushed to get stories onto the air Friday night delivering left-wing talking points against the new social studies curriculum guidelines passed by the Texas State Board of Education, as both portrayed conservative Christians as the enemies of accurate history. Reality wasn’t good enough for ABC, which framed its lead story around “Rewriting History?” and saw no liberals in the “big…

ABC Touts Calderon's 'Sharp Words' Swipe at U.S. for Inadequate Gun La

May 20th, 2010 8:33 PM
With “Sharp Words” forming the on-screen graphic, ABC anchor Diane Sawyer on Thursday night championed the domestic gun control argument espoused by a foreign leader trying to shift the blame for his nation's criminal activity, a remark neither CBS nor NBC found newsworthy:Mexico's President Felipe Calderon today challenged a joint session of Congress on gun control, asking that they reinstate a…

NBC and CBS Repeatedly Touted Liberals' 'Boycott' of Arizona; Silent o

May 20th, 2010 6:16 PM
All three broadcast evening newscasts have repeatedly touted, as if it is a valid representation of national sentiment, the “boycott” of Arizona by liberal municipalities such as San Francisco and Los Angeles. But when the Arizona Corporation Commissioner on Tuesday made a tongue-in-cheek offer to help Los Angeles out in its boycott by shutting off the electricity flow, CBS and NBC were silent.…

On Oil, Mining and Banking Media Favor Regulation, Barely Notice Failu

May 20th, 2010 9:49 AM
Since Obama took office, there's been a leftward swing toward increased regulation. The news media have supported that tilt, generally failing to demand explanations for high profile failures of government regulators. From the financial crisis to the Gulf oil spill, a recent string of problems exposed serious failures of government regulators that are supposed to protect the public. But…

Nets All Showcase Fearful 2nd Grader's Question to FLOTUS on Lacking

May 19th, 2010 9:46 PM
ABC, CBS and NBC all showcased a second grader's question to First Lady Michelle Obama, about her apparently illegal mother. The girl pleaded: “Barack Obama is taking everybody away that doesn't have papers,” but “my mom doesn't have papers.” ABC suggested it demonstrates the need for immigration “reform” as anchor Diane Sawyer proposed “a child's fear brings a new focus to the debate” since “the…