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"On this first Monday in October, the Supreme Court opened its new term today," an excited Diane Sawyer announced Monday night, trumpeting how it's "making history for America's mothers, sisters and daughters." ABC reporter Terry Moran was even more thrilled, marveling that "the most remarkable thing in that courtroom today, on this historic day, was how unremarkable it was." Despite the lack anything "remarkable," however, Moran found new Justice Elena Kagan's performance quite remarkable, trumpeting "the one word that leapt to my mind was 'ready,'" touting how "she was confident and well prepared and fluent and probing" and, at one... continue reading

Good Morning America on Sunday recapped the liberal One Nation rally held on the nation's capital, Saturday, but skipped any mention of the socialist and Communist themed signs seen during the march. These are some of the signs that were featured during reporter Tahman Bradley's segment: ""Peace, justice, equality, hope, change," "Fair trade, not free trade," "Educate every child," "Full and fair employment" and "Silence GOP lies." However, signs with the Communist Party USA logo, posters reading "Capitalism is failing, socialism is the alternative" and "Build a socialist alternative" were not. [Pictures can be found here . Video, here .]... continue reading

CNN's Abbie Boudreau omitted the left-wing ideology of discredited organization ACORN in her hour-long documentary on young conservative activists, "Right on the Edge," which aired Saturday evening. Boudreau also labeled Ryan Sorba, one of the subjects of her documentary, " anti-gay ," and gave an overgeneralized account of an incident which Sorba took part in. The correspondent profiled Christian Hartsock, who "directs films with a conservative message;" author Jason Mattera; "anti-abortion activist" Lila Rose; Sorba; and Hannah Giles and James O'Keefe, who "dressed up as a prostitute and a pimp to expose ACORN." Seven minutes into the 8 pm Eastern... continue reading

On Thursday's Larry King Live, future anchor Kathleen Parker verified her tenuous conservative credentials, as she identified herself as a " conservative ," but added, " a pox on everybody's house, as far as I'm concerned ." She later confessed that she " would put myself ... slightly to the right of center ," and that she was " a big fan of Barack Obama as he came into office ... I didn't want him to fail ." Anchor Larry King brought on Parker and future co-host Eliot Spitzer of "Client Number Nine" fame during the first half of the... continue reading

CNN's Don Lemon hosted pornographer Larry Flynt on Sunday's Newsroom, ostensibly to talk about an upcoming Supreme Court case in which the 1988 case of Hustler Magazine v. Falwell is being cited as a precedent. But Lemon quickly turned to politics, asking the Hustler publisher to regurgitate tawdry details of Republican Senator David Vitter's prostitution scandal (as if CNN wasn't in the process of actively rehabilitating a Democratic politician caught in a similar scandal) and begging Flynt to reveal "tips" and "hints" about other politicians who might be exposed. Showing greater restraint than the CNN anchor, Flynt replied, "I can't... continue reading

Meghan McCain apparently thinks there will be a "bloodletting" in the GOP in the next election, because the party has no room for controversial socially liberal figures like her. Appearing on CNN's "American Morning" Thursday, McCain criticized the current state of the Republican Party, which she believes is too conservative and narrow-minded to include more moderate and independent thinkers like herself. This focus, McCain warned, will cut down on the number of party voters. When the subject of "RINOs" (Republican-In-Name-Only) surfaced, McCain asserted that conservative icons Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan "would both be called that today." In addition, McCain... continue reading

What do Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, a domestic terrorist who was developing a nuclear weapon, and Tea Party activists concerned about lavish government spending have in common? Nothing, unless you're a newly-minted cable news anchor with a liberal agenda. Interviewing a Time magazine writer who conducted an in-depth investigation into right-wing militias, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell on the September 30 Last Word tried to draw a parallel between the reported resurgence of extreme militia groups and the rise of the Tea Party. "The surge in recruits to what could be the training ground of our next Timothy McVeigh parallels the... continue reading

Former Vice President Walter Mondale appeared on Monday's Today show to plug his new book, The Good Fight, and NBC's Amy Robach asked the failed 1984 presidential candidate if he had any advice for Barack Obama, as the midterms approach, as she asked: "A lot has been compared to President Jimmy Carter's presidency to President Obama's" and recalling Mondale's run against Ronald Reagan: "Do you think that President Obama and Democrats are facing a similar situation come November?" For his part Mondale advised that Obama should get rid of his teleprompters or "idiot boards" as he called them because as... continue reading

Good Morning America on Monday highlighted the "admission" by Tea Party backed candidate Joe Miller that he opposes the federal minimum wage. Reporter Jon Karl breathlessly related, "In an exclusive interview with ABC News, Alaska's Joe Miller talked about rolling back the power of the federal government further than Republicans have talked about for more than 70 years." An ABC graphic appeared onscreen touting, " Tea Party Candidate's Admission: Against Federal Minimum Wage ." Of course, the admission came in the form of Miller simply answering this question from Karl: "Should the federal government be requiring a minimum wage?" After... continue reading

After two shows featuring six advocates of the Ground Zero mosque, including Iman Faisal Abdul Rauf and his wife Daisy Khan, but not a single guest to counter Christiane Amanpour's contention opposition "has raised profound questions about religious tolerance and prejudice in the United States," ABC on Sunday decided to air a pre-recorded and edited "special This Week town hall debate, Holy War: Should Americans Fear Islam?" Amanpour promised: "We air the issue from all sides." While twelve guests in total from both sides of the question earned air time (six on stage, three more in the Manhattan studio audience... continue reading