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Shooter's Anti-Christian Motive Missed & Noted; Nets Avoiding Pardons 1) CBS and CNN were unable to see any motive for the Fort Worth shooting inside a church, but NBC reported he was "ranting anti-religious curses" and ABC's Peggy Wehmeyer relayed how "one witness said the gunman appeared to be taunting Christians." 2) Only the CNN and FNC political shows are following the battle between Congress and the White House over the pardons as FNC noted even Daschle is concerned. The MRC's fax report detailed the lack of broadcast network attention over past month to the controversy. 3) A weekend viewing... continue reading

Gibson's Gun Crusade; Pardons Pardoned; Floyd Blamed on Global Warming 1) To make his show "experiential and informational" a wet Dan Rather stood outside without an umbrella in Myrtle Beach. 2) After claiming "I don't want to politicize this," in the wake of the Ft. Worth shooting ABC's Charlie Gibson demanded of Al Gore: "Do you think the 2000 campaign will largely be about guns?" 3) In overwhelming, bi-partisan votes the House and Senate condemned Clinton's pardons, but not a word on ABC, CBS or NBC. 4) "The sea change in our climate has created the potential for bigger and... continue reading

Too Much Press Scrutiny of Hillary?; Global Warming's "Killer Mosquitos" 1) "Hurricane Dan" Rather in place in Savannah to get blown around by the "intense and immense" Hurricane Floyd. 2) Dan Rather delivered a one-sided story on the attitude toward illegals as he skated over how the Governor of California subverted the will of the people. 3) Poor Hillary Clinton, a victim of too much press scrutiny. On Nightline a New York Daily News reporter sympathetically suggested "Mrs. Clinton has had no opportunity to road test her act." 4) ABC's Peggy Wehmeyer allowed Al Gore and George W. Bush to... continue reading

Puerto Rican "Dreams"; Bias Conceded in Lack of Home Deal Outrage 1) John McLaughlin asked if Bill Clinton is "a fighting cock." 2) An NBC anchor referred to "the dreams" of the released Puerto Ricans as NBC's Stan Bernard insisted that on Meet the Press one pledged non-violence. In fact, the FALNer did so reluctantly, ranting about his cause and equating himself to George Washington. 3) "If that were a Republican we'd all be screaming," conceded Jack Germond in acknowledging media bias in not questioning the $1.3 million for the new Clinton house. Instead, This Morning's Thalia Assuras wondered if... continue reading

Gullible for Hillary; Stephanopoulos Raised Bush Drugs with Bradley 1) "I can't imagine people being gullible enough to buy any of it," Fox's Brit Hume remarked about Hillary's new anti-pardon position, but ABC fell for it. NBC lamented "how hard it is for the First Lady to run for office while her husband is President." 2) Geraldo Rivera complained about how Hillary and others "remain deaf to the President's compassionate and common sense proposal." 3) Good Morning America had George Stephanopoulos conduct its interview with Bill Bradley. He tagged Bradley and Gore "cerebral and centrist" and promoted Jesse Jackson's hit... continue reading

Jobs Up or Down?; Witnesses Suppressed; Mislabeling by NY Times 1) Did job creation slow in August or did unemployment hit a record low? Is the movie Outside Providence "heartfelt" or filled with "sappy stupidity"? Two headline contrasts. 2) Media Reality Check fax report: "The Selective Koppel Lecture Series -- ABC Has Ignored Clinton Cocaine Allegations, But Used a Different Standard with Bush and Brown." 3) Johnny Chung told FNC about how Democrats tried to suppress his testimony. The Washington Times pursued his charges and discovered fresh evidence of possible misdeeds by Democratic staffers. Chung also contradicted claims made by... continue reading

CBS & NBC Got to Pardons; Clinton Raved About Woman from Past 1) ABC's WNT and GMA have yet to mention Clinton's pardons for terrorists, but after nearly three weeks the CBS Evening News and NBC's Today got to the story, though NBC emphasized how Hillary has been "burned by a decision she says was not her doing." 2) Nightline box score: One show on George W. Bush and drug allegations; zero on Juanita Broaddrick's charge against Clinton. 3) Tuesday night CBS re-ran Dan Rather's gushing interview of Hillary Clinton: "Once a political lightning rod, today she is political lightning."... continue reading

Blind to Officer Blinded by FALN; Erbe Boasted of Heroin & LSD Use 1) The NYC police commissioner, as he stood along side officers injured by FALN bombs, denounced Clinton's decision to pardon members of the Puerto Rican terrorist group, but only FNC cared. 2) On CNN Michael Barone raised media hypocrisy in ignoring Juanita Broaddrick while pursuing George W. Bush about drugs, but Howard Kurtz falsely maintained that the media did press Clinton "several times" about Broaddrick's rape charge. 3) PBS's Bonnie Erbe urged the media to leave Bush alone in a column in which she recalled: "Prior to... continue reading

Bush vs. Broaddrick; Clinton Seduced Nephew's Fiancé; Huang-Tied Nominee 1) "Bush talks, Clinton walks," an op-ed in the August 23 Washington Times by the MRC's Brent Baker contrasted network interest in Bush and drugs with how they ignored Broaddrick. 2) Chelsea's trouble coping with her father's behavior reminded Hillary of how at an engagement party Bill seduced his nephew's fiancé and Bill lied when he said he asked Chelsea to forgive him. Two revelations ignored in interviews with the author. 3) Investor's Business Daily uncovered: "President Clinton's appointee to a critical seat on the board of the Export-Import Bank has... continue reading

CNN Blamed GOP for Media's Bush Focus; Hypocrisy Over Broaddrick 1) On Bush, now Steve Roberts has decided "we in the press have an enormous obligation to help the voters understand the...morality" of presidential candidates. CNN's Chris Black insisted "the Republican Party helped create the climate for this." 2) To the consternation of Judy Woodruff, on CNN on Friday Bill Bennett suggested the media's interest in Bush/drugs but not Broaddrick "is pointing up the hypocrisy of a lot of the press." 3) Imus in the Morning's Bernard McGuirk demanded that NBC's David Bloom explain why reporters are not pushing Clinton... continue reading