Good Morning America's George Stephanopoulos and David Muir on Monday repeatedly connected comments by Carl Paladino to a brutal crime against homosexuals. After playing a clip of New York's Republican gubernatorial candidate asserting he didn't want children to be "brainwashed" into thinking homosexuality was okay, Muir alerted, "His remarks were delivered on the same day eight people were arraigned in New York City after a brutal attack on a gay man and two gay teens." In case the link wasn't clear, Muir emphasized, " And these remarks do come right after that brutal hate crime right here in New York... continue reading
On Monday's CBS Early Show, co-host Harry Smith interrogated New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino over comments he made in opposition to gay marriage: "But by making a statement like that, 'brain-washed into thinking homosexuality is acceptable.' You must think it's not normal....Do you think it's - that people are gay by choice or by birth?" Paladino explained his position: "I have of no reservations about gay people at all, none, except for one thing, their desire to get married. I just feel - I'm a Catholic, and I feel - there's 7.5 million Catholics in New York State... continue reading
Europe isn't socialist enough for ABC's Christiane Amanpour, who pushed French's finance minister about how "prominent" economists are urging Europe to abandon "austerity" since "it needs more stimulus to provide more growth," and later during the This Week roundtable, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman ridiculed Tea Party candidates as "irrational" and "seriously strange" before he insisted that irrationality is demonstrated by their inability to recognize Barack Obama is a "centrist moderate President." Krugman asserted: "If we have a Republican Party that actually takes the White House, actually has control of Congress, but contains a large wing of these people,... continue reading
After ignoring on Friday morning the story of California Republican gubernatorial nominee Meg Whitman being called a "whore" by an aide for her opponent, Democrat Jerry Brown, CBS started to catch up on the story - but also buried it somewhat - on the same day's CBS Evening News and again on Saturday morning's The Early Show. While ABC's World News and the NBC Nightly News both devoted full reports to the controversy - about one-and-a-half to two minutes in duration - on Friday, the CBS Evening News only gave the story 40 seconds, waiting until 18 minutes into the... continue reading
Friday's NBC Nightly News aired a story which went beyond standard liberal bias. It delivered a fabricated case against the peril of unfettered campaign ads as Brian Williams claimed those from "outside political groups...contain outright lies," yet as proof Andrea Mitchell showed ads, not from "outside" entities, but from Republican party groups and candidates - apparently only Republicans are running misleading ads - with Mitchell focusing on the scandal of how those spots feature actors. After reciting three examples of the supposed deceitfulness, Mitchell undermined her entire story by admitting: "It's not new that political ads use actors." She then... continue reading
James Traub, a long-time contributor to the New York Times magazine, appeared on CNN's new political talk show "Parker-Spitzer" Thursday night and offered his standard Republican-hostile view. After calling the extension of all the Bush tax cuts, which Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell supports, " a ridiculous view ," Traub returned to bashing O'Donnell and the Tea Party in general about 15 minutes into the show, lumping entrenched politicians who advocate for big-government with "competence and professionalism." Traub : I want to go back to the Michael Castle-Christine O'Donnell difference, which is Michael Castle was a professional, not even... continue reading
Eliot Spitzer returned to attacking the Tea Party and their allies on Thursday's Parker-Spitzer, lamenting that people " kind of from the fringe " like Christine O'Donnell "seem to be taking over the Republican Party." Guest Bernard-Henri Levy also joined in the Tea Party bashing, labeling the movement " really crazy " and insulted Sarah Palin as being less "American" than President Obama. The new CNN program led the 8 pm Eastern hour with a replay of correspondent Jim Acosta's interview of Delaware Republican Senate candidate O'Donnell, which first aired earlier in the day. Once the interview finished, the former... continue reading
NBC's Willie Geist, substitute hosting for Matt Lauer on Friday's Today show, invited on CNBC's Maria Bartiromo to talk about the new jobs report and the two had a startling message for those in its audience who may be unemployed right now - just get "used to it." Geist, citing the liberal economist Joseph Stiglitz, asked the CNBC anchor if "higher unemployment may just be the new normal in this country. Do you agree with that? We just have to get used to this?" Bartiromo, eschewing any sort of American "can do" optimism, actually agreed as she responded: "Well I... continue reading
NBC's Chuck Todd, on Friday's Today, played defense for the Democrats as he relayed their spin on political commercials, noting that "outside independent groups, mostly Republican, are benefitting from the landmark Supreme Court ruling that allows big corporate donors to spend unlimited money, in some cases anonymously, on political advertising." Todd even played several clips of the President going after those ads, but never offered a countering soundbite from a Republican. Todd also found time to highlight a Democratic complaint about an ad that dared to use actors instead of real people, as he pointed out a commercial against Democratic... continue reading
California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown was caught on tape in a conversation with an aide, in which that aide called his Republican opponent Meg Whitman a "whore" and CBS's Early Show, on Friday, didn't find that gaffe worthy to report, even though Brown was forced to apologize. ABC's Good Morning America, didn't do much better, as while they did report on the sexist phrased being hurled at Whitman they didn't get around to it, until the second hour of their show. ABC's Juju Chang, in a news brief, noted "Some salty language in the race for California governor. It's... continue reading