Clinton China Admission & Dissembling Skipped; Salon's Coulter Smear 1) Clinton admitted at Friday's press conference that he misspoke in denying knowledge of espionage during his term, but only FNC and NBC cared. Not a syllable on ABC, CBS or CNN Friday night. 2) Clinton as victim. A reporter wondered if he's "ever reflected on why, as Mrs. Clinton I think has sometimes noted, throughout your career you've always seemed to generate such antagonism." 3) The New York Times revealed "White House officials were informed that China might have stolen American nuclear secrets nearly a year earlier" than they admitted... continue reading
Whistleblower's Punished; Rather Not Biased; Co-host Stephanopoulos 1) A DOD analyst said he was forced to delete a warning about a transfer to China, but only FNC cared. CBS's Bob Schieffer didn't cite gun control in noting how "Congress has been busy with symbolic things." He named the Ten Commandments and flag burning. 2) On CNN's Crossfire Dan Rather claimed that conservatives see liberal bias in him only because he's "an independent reporter." The "on the right" co-host concluded that CBS News is not biased. 3) George Stephanopoulos again co-hosted Good Morning America this week and conducted political interviews, but... continue reading
ABC Skipped Rudman Again; Clinton's "Hero's Welcome"; Bush's Mistake 1) An "unprecedented" combined hearing of four Senate committees to hear from Rudman and Richardson, but only CNN offered any live coverage. ABC's World News Tonight ignored the hearing as it did the release of Rudman's report last week. 2) "Bill Clinton heard himself cheered as a winner," noted Sam Donaldson from Aviano AFB. In the refugee camps CBS found he "got a hero's welcome." NBC relayed he was greeted "like a liberator." 3) FNC's Carl Cameron caught George W. Bush in a mistake: Bush confused Slovakia with Slovenia. 4) Dan... continue reading
Implant Dangers Deflated; Brokaw Praised Quindlen; Unwelcome Bipartisanship 1) NBC noted a panel's conclusion that breast implants are not dangerous "shows how the courtroom is often not the best place to decide complex scientific issues." Neither is the newsroom. 2) Last week ABC and NBC ignored the Rudman Report. CNN previewed how "an unprecedented joint hearing representing more than half the U.S. Senate" will examine the report's recommendations. 3) Tom Brokaw's reaction to Newsweek bringing aboard liberal columnist Anna Quindlen who just endorsed Bill Bradley: "I think it's a great idea. I love hearing her voice again." 4) Last Thursday... continue reading
CNN Let Clinton Avoid Chinagate; Bush "Extreme"; CBS Ignored Dingell 1) CNN's Wolf Blitzer landed an exclusive interview with Bill Clinton, but avoided Chinagate. Instead, he wondered: "When did you learn that the First Lady was a New York Yankees fan?" 2) Nightly News ignored it, but Tim Russert brought Warren Rudman on Meet the Press to discuss his report on nuclear lab security. 3) "I think Bush is in bigger trouble when the suburban moms and women discover" he's an "extreme" pro-lifer, insisted Eleanor Clift. 4) PBS's Liberal Week in Review: "As we all know, one of the biggest... continue reading
Gore Concern for Clinton Behavior Undisputed; Hillary's Religious Side 1) Wednesday night the networks all highlighted how Al Gore emphasized "family values" and is distancing himself from Clinton, but only CBS challenged him about standing by Clinton until now. 2) Gore now called Clinton's behavior "inexcusable," but Gore once boasted: "I feel extremely privileged to have been able to serve with him as his partner for the past six years....America's great President, Bill Clinton." 3) In her interview with Gore Diane Sawyer showed him praising Clinton, but in allowing him to recall his sister's death from smoking she failed to... continue reading
ABC & NBC Ignored Rudman's Report; Poll: Most Interested In Chinagate 1) The ABC and NBC evening shows ignored the report on the nuclear labs from the Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board which contradicted Richardson's assurances and criticized Clinton team delays. It got 23 seconds on GMA and Today. 2) Dan Rather brooded about "prospects for passage of even limited gun control," but ABC's Linda Douglass pointed out how the "NRA's point man is...the senior Democrat, Michigan's John Dingell." 3) Despite the lack of network interest, a poll found 55 percent of the public "closely" followed the Chinese espionage story. 4)... continue reading
Unlike Dad, W's No "Race-Baiter"; Rather Can't Say Gore's Wrong 1) Bush "made little news" insisted ABC Monday night, but Dan Rather maintained "Bush made some attention grabbing comments on abortion policy." FNC noted the press corps likes his "compas-sionate conservatism" and is giving him a pass on policy details. 2) Unlike other conservatives, Newsweek's Howard Fineman told Today, Bush cares about the poor. On GMA Time's Micheal Duffy admired how "he's not taking the extreme positions that some in his party have taken," such as his father's "race-baiting." 3) NBC's Tom Brokaw declared as "simply wrong" Al Gore's claim... continue reading
Bush Spins; Christian Coalition = Inquisition; Anchorman Stephanopoulos 1) ABC found support in Iowa for Bush's "call for compassionate conservatism," NBC determined they are only backing "a Republican who they think is going to win," while CBS insisted "the Texas Governor is still more curiosity than candidate." 2) Suggesting that Democrats will paint George W. Bush as a "hardline conservative," CNN's Jeanne Meserve asserted they will only be following what his father did to the "moderate" Dukakis. 3) Newsweek's Evan Thomas compared the Christian Coalition's activities to the Spanish Inquisition. 4) CNN/USA President Rick Kaplan complained that Ken Starr is... continue reading
Clinton Earned a "Place in History"; Anti-Tax Pledge = Witch Trials 1) Donaldson on Clinton: "As a Commander-in-Chief of a successful military and diplomatic operation of significance," he has earned a plus mark "in his search for a place in history." 2) Dan Rather refused to accept the Christian Coalition name, referring to the "powerful lobbying group calling itself..." And CBS mourned how "as the memories of Columbine begin to fade, so too it seems do the chances for stricter gun laws to pass." 3) FNC's Carl Cameron revealed charges against several scientists could come soon and that FBI agents... continue reading