Ugh: Charlie Rose Starts Interview With ‘Friend’ Hillary Clinton W

July 18th, 2014 1:00 PM
On Thursday night’s episode of his PBS show, Charlie Rose began by showering guest and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with praises from the likes of Henry Kissinger, the late Maya Angelous and, naturally, Charlie Rose himself! From reading a glowing quote from Henry Kissinger to reading a Maya Angelou poem all about her to Rose announcing “I consider Hillary Clinton a friend,” it was…

89 Percent of Network Stories Omit Obama's Role in Causing Border Cris

July 1st, 2014 4:29 PM
While all three networks played clips of Barack Obama on Monday blaming the GOP for the border crisis, they have been reluctant to cite the President’s own failure to enforce immigration laws as a cause for thousands of immigrants illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexican border. From June 8 through the morning of July 1 ABC, CBS and NBC have offered a total of 45 stories on the border crisis, on…

ABC's GMA Yawns at Hobby Lobby Ruling; Spotlights 'Running of the Inte

July 1st, 2014 3:44 PM
NBC and ABC omitted covering the Supreme Court's final two rulings from their Tuesday morning newscasts, despite the fact that the decisions came down after their Monday episodes aired. Only CBS This Morning set aside air time for the ruling in the Hobby Lobby case, which upheld the religious liberty rights of closely held corporations. Viewers of ABC's Good Morning America might have…

Rose Soft-Pedals Obama Talking Points, Asks Cheney: 'Give the Presiden

June 25th, 2014 4:05 PM
On Tuesday night’s edition of his PBS show, Charlie Rose interviewed former Vice President Dick Cheney and pushed him to “give the president some credit for trying” to negotiate for a contingent of American troops to stay in Iraq after the status of forces agreement expired in 2011.  Cheney reminded Rose that, in his mind, Iraq “was in pretty good shape” when he and then-President George W.…

ABC, NBC Continue To Ignore U.S. Archivist Claim That IRS Didn’t Fol

June 25th, 2014 10:21 AM
Yesterday, David Ferriero, the head archivist for the U.S. government, testified before Congress and insisted that the IRS had not followed the law requiring the agency to notify his office three years ago that Lois Lerner’s hard drive had crashed containing official records and emails.  Despite these new details, only CBS has bothered to report on the latest in the IRS scandal with both ABC…

ABC, NBC Ignore Biden's Savings Account Fib, While CBS Hosts Dismiss I

June 24th, 2014 4:30 PM
It turns out that Vice President Joe Biden’s claim that he’s not wealthy and does not own any stocks, bonds, or a savings account isn’t entirely true. Unfortunately, only one network did the work to debunk his statement from a speech at the White House Summit on Working Families yesterday. CBS This Morning was the only broadcast network show on Monday evening or Tuesday morning that looked…

'CBS This Morning' Only Network Morning Show to Cover IRS Scandal

June 18th, 2014 12:05 PM
CBS This Morning was the only broadcast network news show that covered the latest discovery in the IRS scandal on the morning of June 18. Meanwhile, all three networks devoted at least two minutes to report on Dr. Oz’s appearance before the Senate’s Consumer Protection Committee to discuss the unconsented use of his image to endorse diet products online. While CBS devoted only 30 seconds to…

CBS Holds Obama Accountable for Iraq Chaos, NBC and ABC Avoid

June 17th, 2014 10:55 AM
While all three network morning shows covered the ongoing terrorist invasion of Iraq on Tuesday, only CBS This Morning made the connection between President Obama's foreign policy and the chaos in the country. In an interview with former U.S. ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker, This Morning co-host Charlie Rose wondered: "Has the United States and the Obama administration failed to pay sufficient…

Only CBS Notices NPR Host Grilling Hillary Over Her Flip-Flop on Gay M

June 13th, 2014 11:55 AM
On Friday, CBS This Morning was the only one of the Big Three network morning shows to cover Hillary Clinton's testy Thursday exchange with NPR host Terry Gross over Clinton's shifting position on gay marriage. Neither NBC's Today nor ABC's Good Morning America bothered to mention the unflattering incident for the potential 2016 presidential candidate. [Listen to the audio or watch the video…

UPDATE: Networks Refuse to Report Obama Role in Humanitarian Border Cr

June 10th, 2014 5:32 PM
UPDATE: On the June 10 Evening News, CBS’s Vicente Arenas reported: “The influx of children is being blamed on poverty and drug-related violence in Central America. It’s also thought some parents wrongly believe policy changes made by President Obama prohibit young, illegal immigrants from being deported.” Late last week, detention centers along the U.S.-Mexican border were crushed with a new…

CBS Presses Marco Rubio on Immigration Reform; Hillary's Latest Remark

June 10th, 2014 3:29 PM
Charlie Rose and Norah O'Donnell questioned Republican Senator Marco Rubio on Tuesday's CBS This Morning over the increase in the number of children illegally entering the U.S., and whether immigration reform is going to be revived in Congress. Rose spotlighted that Rubio received "some political pushback" on the immigration issue, and wondered, "When will we see thorough immigration reform…

CBS Blurbs Hillary's Description of Herself in a New Book: 'A Portrait

June 6th, 2014 12:21 PM
The journalists on CBS This Morning devoted nine minutes to excitedly reviewing Hillary Clinton's new book. Despite the fact that the publisher, Simon & Schuster, is a division of CBS, co-host Charlie Rose insisted that they scored an advance edition the old-fashioned way: "But we were able to buy a copy at a bookstore." Sounding more like an excited fan, Rose blurbed: "It is a portrait of…

NBC Hails 'Landmark' Minimum Wage Hike in Seattle as 'Historic Victory

June 3rd, 2014 12:12 PM
In a brief on Tuesday's NBC Today, news anchor Natalie Morales portrayed a minimum wage hike in Seattle as the first step toward a nationwide increase: "Well, with talks across the country ongoing about boosting the minimum wage, workers in Seattle are soon going to be seeing a big boost....The Seattle city council passed an ordinance Monday that bumps the minimum wage up to $15 an hour. That's…

Rapper Nas: 'I'm a Proud American...There Was a Time When I Didn't Fee

June 2nd, 2014 3:53 PM
It’s funny how hard-earned success can change even a liberal’s view about the greatness of this country. That’s exactly what happened to rapper Nas as he revealed on Friday's Charlie Rose show: “Where I was once a rebel to America...I love America!” On to promote the new documentary Time is Illmatic the hip-hop star was asked by Rose “Why do you like America a lot more? Because it accepted…