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CNN Gushes Over ‘Real’ ‘Authentic’ Hillary 'Trolling' Trump, Misogyny

May 2nd, 2017 3:14 PM
After facing a friendly interview from Christiane Amanpour Tuesday at an international women’s conference, Hillary Clinton had nothing to fear but more nice remarks from her friends at the “Clinton News Network.”  While the network’s roundtable of analysts fawned over the “remarkable” interview Clinton gave, CNN’s David Chalian gave the gushiest remark of them all, calling it “the most authentic…
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CNN Sees White House Cover-Up: 'What Are People Hiding?'

March 28th, 2017 3:47 PM

CNN's Executive Editor speculated Tuesday that the Republican Party might be "hiding" information regarding former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates testifying in front of the House Intelligence Committee regarding alleged communication between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 election. This development came in light of an accusation from Yates' lawyer that the White House tried…

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Blitzer, Chalian Revel in ‘Rebuke’ of Trump Spying; Push For Apology

March 16th, 2017 4:17 PM
Following a joint statement on Thursday from Senate Intelligence Committee leaders refuting President Trump’s claim about being wiretapped by his predecessor, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer and David Chalian could barely contain their glee, heralding the “clear rebuke” of the “third grader” in Trump who, they claim, could put the issue to rest if he apologized to Barack Obama.
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Don Lemon Freaks Out Over Trump Sons Attending SCOTUS Nomination

February 1st, 2017 6:24 PM
CNN’s immediate reaction to President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court Tuesday night was surprisingly neutral, in fact, they almost seemed to laud the pick and the presentation. But later that night, the outlet’s Don Lemon seemed desperate to hammer the president as he grilled his panel on the attendance of Trump’s sons Don Jr. and Eric. “Some reporters also…
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CNN Trumpets 'Enormous Relief' For Hillary; 'Huge Burden...Off'

July 5th, 2016 2:32 PM
On Tuesday, CNN's David Chalian and Jeffrey Toobin played up FBI Director James Comey's recommendation that no criminal charges be filed against Hillary Clinton related to her e-mail scandal. Chalian underlined that "this is a huge burden lifted off of Hillary Clinton's back...Now, she can begin to look forward to November without this hanging over her head." Toobin touted the "enormous relief...…

CNN's New Political Director in 2012: Romneys Would Be 'Happy to Have

June 6th, 2014 5:19 PM
On Friday, CNN announced that David Chalian would be named as their new political director. Chalian is most famous for making an obnoxious remark about Mitt and Ann Romney during the 2012 Republican National Convention. On August 29, 2012, in live video inadvertently distributed by ABCNews.com, the-then Yahoo! News Washington bureau chief claimed the Romneys didn’t care about New Orleans…

Man That Said Romneys 'Happy to Party With Black People Drowning’ to

July 29th, 2013 11:09 AM
Last August, in the middle of the Republican National Convention, NewsBusters broke the story about the Yahoo! News Washington bureau chief who said of the Romneys, "They are happy to have a party with black people drowning.” On Monday, Politico reported that David Chalian has been hired by CNN to produce the new Crossfire:

Media Bias Year-in-Review: The Most Partisan Potshots of Campaign

December 29th, 2012 10:04 AM
As 2012 winds down, it's time to look back at some of the year's most egregious media bias, as documented by the Media Research Center's "Best Notable Quotables of 2012." Much of what made this year unique was how the so-called "mainstream media" linked arms with the Obama campaign to denigrate and demonize conservatives and Republicans, even those as mild and moderate as GOP nominee Mitt…

Politico Doubles Down on Liberalism, Hires Disgraced David Chalian of

October 12th, 2012 11:05 AM
Veteran liberal journalist David Chalian was fired by Yahoo after he was caught on an open mic at this year's Republican convention in Tampa saying that GOP officials were "happy to have a party with black people drowning," a story first exposed by NewsBusters. Politico’s Dylan Byers reports that didn’t stop him from being picked up off liberal waivers by....Politico. Politico editor-in-…

Ari Fleischer: David Chalian Comments Reflective of Larger Media Probl

August 30th, 2012 6:14 PM
Speaking with NewsBusters at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, former Bush press secretary Ari Fleischer reacted strongly to the offensive joke made by ousted Yahoo News Washington bureau chief David Chalian that Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and his wife Ann. "It baffles me that somebody like that could even be hired in the first place," Fleischer said.

WaPo Writer Calls Chalian Smear a 'Joke,' But Called Romney's Birther

August 29th, 2012 11:22 PM
Last night, Yahoo! News Washington Bureau Chief, David Chalian, slandered Romney by saying that the Republican nominee and his wife, Ann, were "happy to have a party with black people drowning."  These remarks were made during ABCNews.com's webcast of their coverage of the RNC convention.  As a result, Mr. Chalian has been fired by Yahoo!, but some liberal journalists aren't happy about it.…

Gwen Ifill Stands Up for Fired David Chalian: ‘God’s Gift to Polit

August 29th, 2012 3:25 PM
Notorious PBS liberal Gwen Ifill took to Twitter to defend David Chalian, the former Yahoo Washington bureau chief who was fired for claiming that Mitt and Ann Romney are "happy to have a party with black people drowning," claiming that he was unjustly fired. Her defense was markedly over-the-top: "One mistake does not change this. @DavidChalian is God's gift to political journalism. #…

Yahoo Fires David Chalian for Claiming Romneys Want to 'Party With Bla

August 29th, 2012 1:44 PM
Yahoo has fired its Washington bureau chief David Chalian after NewsBusters exclusively revealed his offensive remarks that Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and his wife Ann were "happy to have a party with black people drowning." Chalian made the comment during a live webcast of the Republican National Convention in Tampa. Here is Yahoo's statement:

Yahoo Bureau Chief David Chalian: Romneys ‘Happy to Have a Party Wit

August 29th, 2012 10:22 AM
During live coverage of the Republican National Convention here in Tampa, Yahoo News Washington bureau chief David Chalian provided the perfect example of the pervasive anti-Republican bias Mitt Romney faces in his bid to unseat President Barack Obama. In video broadcast Monday night by ABC and Yahoo over the Internet, Chalian can be heard claiming that GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney…