On Monday and Tuesday, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and the Ways and Means Committee held multiple hearings surrounding the revelations that the hard drive of former IRS executive Lois Lerner had been destroyed containing thousands of emails pertinent to the investigation of their targeting of conservative groups. Despite the new details and the subsequent congressional hearings, the CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley has been the only network evening news program to cover the revelations, with ABC and NBC ignoring the story altogether. On Tuesday, June 24, CBS’s Scott Pelley highlighted: “Today on Capitol Hill, House Republicans... continue reading
Acting as a cheerleader for the White House "Summit on Working Families" on Tuesday's NBC Today , 9 a.m. ET hour co-host Natalie Morales hailed: "A lot of good talk at the White House yesterday. You know, the whole conversation about managing work-life balance." She teed up a clip of President Obama speaking at the event: "He spoke about the importance...of having that balance in his own life and how much Michelle has had to pinch hit for him. And vice versa." [ Listen to the audio ] In part, Obama observed: "You look at something like workplace flexibility. This... continue reading
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 . 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 into Biden’s claims, which CBS News Senior White House correspondent Bill Plante found to be partially false. [MP3 audio here ] In speaking about the most recent comments made by Biden and former... continue reading
Robin Roberts, the co-host of Good Morning America , is a favorite pick of top Democrats to host fawning, content-free interviews and panel discussions. On Tuesday's GMA , she showcased an exclusive one-on-one interview with Michelle Obama. As though she were reading talking points, the journalist touted, "Now, to the big all-day White House summit on working families. President Obama making a strong pitch for guaranteed paid maternity leave." [MP3 audio here .] An on-screen graphic promoted the event (which originally aired on C-SPAN) as a "presidential push for working moms." Roberts's questions offered no challenges for the First Lady:... continue reading
After ten days of ignoring the June13 revelation that the IRS mysteriously lost two years worth of Lois Lerner's emails related to the scandal plaguing the agency, Tuesday's network morning shows finally took notice of the development only to tout Democrats dismissing the latest congressional hearing on the government abuse as a "farce." [ Listen to the audio ] NBC's Today and CBS This Morning both provided full reports on the "contentious" hearing in which "Republicans unleashed their full fury" on IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. On Today , correspondent Peter Alexander proclaimed: "The hearings showcased another round of bitter partisanship,... continue reading
MSNBC”s Chris Jansing has just become NBC News’ Senior White House correspondent and it seems she has brought MSNBC’s liberal ways with her. For her first assignment on Monday, June 23, Jansing did her best to promote the Obama Administration’s “Summit on Working Families,” where MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski participated in a panel entitled “Family Matters.” Jansing began her inaugural report by hyping: “What’s being talked about in Washington tonight are kitchen table issues that impact nearly every American” before detailing how the Obama Administration wants to mandate private businesses provide guaranteed sick and maternity leave." NBC Nightly News anchor Brian... continue reading
On Monday, June 23, the Supreme Court ruled that while the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to mandate emissions controls on power-plants, it went too far in claiming the power to regulate smaller emitters. Despite the major ruling, none of the network evening newscasts, ABC’s World News with Diane Sawyer , CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley and NBC Nightly News , covered the EPA ruling. On FNC's Special Report with Bret Baier , fill-in anchor Shannon Bream provided a summary of the ruling. From the Wall Street Journal : The Environmental Protection Agency can require greenhouse-gas controls on... continue reading
Once again, ABC News is promoting an outspoken activist within the Mormon Church, Kate Kelly who was excommunicated from the church for actively lobbying for the inclusion of female priests within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. On Monday June 23, ABC’s Mara Schiavocampo played up how "After being tried in absentia by an all-male panel, this afternoon, Kate Kelly got the news she was dreading. The life long Mormon excommunicated from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Punished for forming the groups “Ordain Women”, which seeks to allow women into the priesthood." [See video below.]... continue reading
CNN's Michaela Pereira gushed over President Obama on Monday's New Day, after co-anchor Kate Bolduan asked for " any best advice for first-time parents " (Bolduan is pregnant with her first child): " Getting parental advice from the President of the United States – fantastic ." Pereira complimented Bolduan for her question: " Well done getting a little advice from the President, too. I like that ." The expectant journalist admitted that she was "a little self-serving at the end," but her colleague reassured her: "No, no, no, no, no! It was really sweet ." The President gave a pretty... continue reading
On Monday's New Day , CNN's Kate Bolduan blasted conservative super PAC America Rising for a supposedly bigoted attack on Hillary Clinton. The group recently attacked the former secretary of state as being out of touch: "If Hillary is going to run for president, she might be advised to take a lengthy sabbatical from her $200,000 per pop speaking tour and private shopping sprees at Bergdorfs to try and reconnect with what's happening back here on Earth." Bolduan asserted that America Rising's statement was a " stupid, sexist remark on a shopping spree that has nothing to do with...or shouldn't... continue reading