CBS & NBC AWOL on China Connections; Gap on Clinton's "She" Gaffe 1) People's Liberation Army money went to the DNC and Justice looks at if that prompted Clinton to approve missile know how transfer: Of the broadcast networks only ABC did a story on both; CBS and NBC gave a few seconds to the first and ignored the latter. 2) At a ceremony celebrating the Berlin Airlift Bill Clinton mistakenly called a male pilot "she" and "her." If it were Quayle you'd have heard about it. But all big network shows ignored it. >>> "Like Other Cabinet Probes, Networks... continue reading
Immunity Immune from Coverage; More Cancer Deaths the Better 1) The networks again ignored the decision by House Democrats to block immunity and delay fact-finding by Burton's committee. 2) The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz conceded that in choosing Hubbell tape quotes "the press may have been more complicit in the controversy than previously understood." 3) Hollywood liberals pitch in to oust Helen Chenoweth and other conservatives. Why do they still stand by Clinton? Could it be they imagine him as Michael Douglass in The American President? 4) Seinfeld's "George Castanza" asserted that a cancer cure is "not a great thing"... continue reading
Underwear Drawers; Starr's Demand = Assassination; Herman's 20 Seconds 1) Monday night FNC revealed who has touched both Hillary's panties and Bill's briefs while CBS relayed the warning that if Starr forces the Secret Service to testify "a President will be assassinated." CBS, CNN and NBC only gave a few seconds to an IC for Herman. 2) Tuesday morning ABC's Kevin Newman worried people were tiring of so many ICs. Tuesday night all the nets skipped Herman and only CNN offered a story on the immunity battle in Burton's committee. 3) CNN's Larry King Live gets $7 million a year,... continue reading
Burton & Bossie: Hitler & Wacko; Sidney Blumenthal Special Report 1) Networks virtually ignored the Clinton scandals over the weekend. On Friday Dan Rather highlighted a poll showing "57 percent want Starr to drop his investigation of the President's personal life." On Saturday CBS characterized Gingrich as "harsh. " 2) House Republicans remind Al Hunt of the play "Springtime for Hitler." And he denigrated David Bossie as "a duplicitous wacko." 3) Sidney Blumenthal apologized for his "religious fanatic" insult, but the networks are AWOL. Fox's Brit Hume suggested why. Plus, Blumenthal used his reporting job to "damage" conservatives. And a... continue reading
GOP "Attacks" Hillary Over Palestine; Only Conservatives are "Haters" 1) Scandal news skipped by ABC and NBC. Only CBS mentioned questions about the authenticity of Currie's name on visitor logs. But in the wake of Hillary Clinton's call for a Palestinian state, Dan Rather portrayed her as a victim of Republican attacks. 2) Catching up with FNC, NBC's Today reported Starr's denial of a leak, but in the evening neither ABC or NBC updated their hit on Starr. 3) House Republicans are immoral because they failed to pass campaign finance reform. So spouted Larry King. 4) "Clinton haters" are all... continue reading
Starr the Sieve?; Reporters Had Full Access to Tapes; CNN Denies Bias 1) Who leaked the executive privilege ruling? ABC and NBC relayed the White House attack on Starr but FNC added an alternative explanation. 2) Dan Rather warned of "international merger mania" Wednesday night and adopted the White House spin about Starr probing Clinton's "personal life." NBC's Myers added to the Currie story. 3) "Reporters were encouraged...to review the committee's excerpts and then to listen to the tapes to get the context," National Review revealed. So none were misled on the Hubbell tapes. 4) CNN's negative portrait of Dan... continue reading
CNN Dedicated Special to Disparaging Burton; "So-Called Scandal" 1) CNN took on Dan Burton, an unfair menace to Clinton, in a prime time special. "Burton's own marks for integrity suffered when he released some -- but only some -- of the Hubbell tapes." 2) Nightline also focused on Burton's misdeeds and how, as Ted Koppel put it, "evidence of a cover-up may be lost amid political squabbling." 3) Executive privilege led all but FNC. CBS pushed how GOP leaders want "to clip Burton's wings." Peter Jennings warned there's "no regulations" for Internet gambling, "no way to control" the Internet. 4)... continue reading
Inappropriate to Ask Clinton Cooperation; Hillary Makes Us "Nicer" 1) Burton's behavior of most concern to the networks. ABC and CBS say Starr made "inappropriate" request of White House, but NBC revealed Starr accused Clinton of encouraging McDougal to stay silent. 2) America's true heroes: U.S. News salutes William "Paul Revere" Ginsburg while Hillary Clinton makes "people be nicer." 3) The May 4 edition of Notable Quotables: Our Almost All Peter Jennings issue with five quotes from the crusading liberal anchor. 4)Notable Quotables Monday night ABC, CBS, FNC and NBC led with progress on cancer gained by using anti-angiogenesis drugs... continue reading
Starr Asked Small Fish to Lie; Brunt Burton Before Hurting Hillary 1) 60 Minutes castigated Starr Sunday night for destroying the lives of "small fish." When he went after one woman "God stepped in" to stop him; "Most others say they are too frightened of Starr to even talk about it." Andy Rooney argued Starr smiles too much. 2) The networks grew more interested in tainting Dan Burton than exploring the Hubbell tapes: "Now those words are also haunting the people who released them." Only FNC touched the smear against Tripp; Gingrich is silent but ABC still branded him "nasty."... continue reading
Economy Rules; Gingrich Ruined Bipartisanship; NBC Goes Left, Fox Right 1) ABC and CBS honed in on Clinton's stonewalling, but NBC highlighted the good economy while CNN led: "Clinton finds scandal comes before accomplishments." 2) "Any aura of bipartisanship in Washington dissolved this week," Katie Couric judged, when Gingrich asked Clinton to respect the political system. 3) CBS's Mark Knoller insisted that Clinton decided "not to respond in kind to the vulgar name-calling" by Dan Burton. But his Press Secretary did respond in kind. 4) NBC's Sunday night movie will denounce the NRA. Last Sunday Fox's King of the Hill... continue reading