Looking to Government for Help; Bush's "Controversial" & "Gaffe" Prone Trip; Wallace Voted for Nader & Bush Stole the Election 1) NBC's Campbell Brown did not mention how no NATO nation had ratified it as she focused on Bush's "controversial" decision "to throw out the Kyoto protocol." Bush's "gaffe" of mispronouncing a name "only bolstered" concern "about Bush's lack of foreign policy experience." CBS's John Roberts repeated the canard about how "top scientists" decided global warming "was real and growing worse" as environmentalists "dismissed the need for more studies." 2) "We start tonight with a court decision that could be... continue reading
"Arrogance on Global Warming"; Reality: "No Consensus" on Warming; Goldberg Shunned by Rather; "No...Publication of the Left" in U.S. 1) "The President has already managed to mispronounce the Spanish Prime Minister's name," Peter Jennings noted before asking about European demands on global warming. CBS's John Roberts relayed how "Europeans have been stunned by what they see as American arrogance on global warming." 2) Dan Rather declared as fact: "Just last week, a new White House study said yes, man-made pollution is heating up the planet." But in Monday's Wall Street Journal, Richard Lindzen, a member of the National Academy of... continue reading
Global Warming Report Distorted; "Have to" Have Price Caps?; Washington Post Ombudsman Scolded Paper on Civil Rights Leak 1) CBS's Bob Schieffer advocated electricity price caps as the only rational policy, telling Tom Daschle: "Don't you just almost have to do that as a short-term solution?" Face the Nation co-host Gloria Borger also pushed from the left, demanding: "Democrats are going to revisit this tax cut at some unspecified point in the future. What are you waiting for? Why not do it now?" 2) Freedom of speech is vital, but only for members of the media. On Sunday, Bob Schieffer... continue reading
Rather: "Uncle Cheney" in Charge; No Taxes, No Rebate; Human-Induced Warming Causing Droughts & Floods; McVeigh Blamed on Right 1) Dan Rather twice joked to David Letterman about how "Uncle Cheney" is really running things, declared that Bush has governed "further to the right than most people expected" and brought up a new global warming study. Plus, he threw in a new Ratherism about trailing a bleeding elephant in six feet of snow. 2) The tax cut bill, as only Dan Rather could portray it: Describe its features and then relay the left-wing class warfare attack on it: "Democratic opponents... continue reading
"Harsh Light" on Warming Policy; CBS to Daschle: "Are You Ready to Fight?"; Washington Post's Glowing Profile of "Smiling" Daschle 1) Dan Rather insisted that a new report "may put a harsh light on Mr. Bush's global warming policy." John Roberts warned that scientists "found compelling evidence that the Earth is getting hotter as a result of human activity." But seconds later, Roberts contradicted the blanket assertion as he conceded the scientists "can't say precisely how much of the warming is man-made and how much might be part of a natural cycle." 2) Peter Jennings kept up the media drumbeat... continue reading
Bush's "Defiance" of Moderation; GOP Hit on Torricelli; Darling Daschle; Civil Rights Commission's Report Hyped; Felons for Gore 1) The ABC and NBC White House reporters on Tuesday night scolded Bush for his "defiance" in not acquiescing enough to moderates. ABC's Terry Moran warned: "Today's display of bi-partisanship masks a certain defiance within the administration." NBC's David Gregory bemoaned how "in the face of this power shift" there is "still among top Bush advisers defiance." 2) The CBS Evening News caught up with the probe of Senator Robert Torricelli, but Dan Rather impugned it by citing what "he sees as... continue reading
Bush Policies Losing Support; "Need" for Moderates; Bar Owners Republican or Democratic?; First Lady Smoking Not "Family Values" 1) ABC led Monday night with how, as reporter Terry Moran put it, "the more people learn about this President, his policies, our poll suggests, the less they're likely to support him.." 2) CBS's Jane Clayson falsely asserted that Senator Jean Carnahan voted against the tax cut bill "because you didn't think there was enough education money there." Clayson oozed over the "need" for more people in the "sensible center" like Jim Jeffords: "Do you think we will need to see more... continue reading
FNC Realized Vandalism Reality; Post v. Post on Trashing; Russert Shocker: No Tax Cut If You Don't Pay Taxes; Scalia Ridiculed 1) NBC's Tom Brokaw on Friday night reported how former Clinton staffers "have asked President Bush for an apology for leaked stories about vandalism" since "a government investigation turned up no evidence of damage" to White House property. But FNC's Carl Cameron realized "there was no investigation" and vandalism has not been "disproven." 2) On Sunday, the very day that Washington Post Ombudsman Michael Getler used his column to scold the paper for burying inside a short wire dispatch... continue reading
Al Gore III's Speeding Ignored; Networks Pounced on Citations to Bush Daughters; Dan Rather Able to "Understand" Clinton's Lie 1) Last summer, when Al Gore's son was charged with reckless driving, the networks ignored it. But with the exception of CBS, the networks have pounced on the alcohol incident involving the Bush daughters. "Double trouble in Texas" announced NBC's Matt Lauer at the top of Today. Before a segment on it, GMA's Elizabeth Vargas mused: "The question this morning is, is this really anyone's business?" 2) The media's double standard on the Bush daughters compared to Al Gore's kids was... continue reading
Bush Parks "Stunt" Denounced; Humans Over Park "Residents"; Mea Culpa on Price Caps; "Mockery of Pledge to Leave No Child Behind" 1) Liberal environmentalists and the networks pounced on Bush's parks policy. ABC, CBS and NBC highlighted how one group gave him a "D." ABC's John Cochran relayed how "groups call Mr. Bush's attempt to look green a 'stunt'" while Judy Muller complained parks spending is aimed at "visitors...rather than the residents," meaning animals. NBC's Tom Brokaw claimed Bush's environmental record "was one of the issues that cost him control of the Senate last week." 2) ABC and NBC, but... continue reading