BiasAlerts

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NBC Awards Obama Four More Years? Vieira Wonders if Hillary Will Stay on for 'the Second Term'

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared on all three morning shows, Wednesday, but only Meredith Vieira on the Today show seemed to assume a second term for Clinton's boss, Barack Obama. After ...

ABC, NBC Fret Over Gun Show in Tucson, ABC Surprised Crowds 'Aren't Protesters, They're Customers'

On Saturday, both ABC and NBC ran stories fretting over the Crossroads of the West Gun Show that was held over the weekend in Tucson, Arizona. On ABC, at one point, correspondent David Wright ...

George Stephanopoulos Frightens Viewers: Will GOP Put Americans at 'Risk' with ObamaCare Repeal?

Good Morning America's George Stephanopoulos on Tuesday used ominous Democratic talking points and pressed Newt Gingrich as to whether Republicans are willing to put uninsured Americans at "risk" ...

Palin Calls Out Media for Implicating Her in Tucson Shooting, CBS Has Amnesia

On Tuesday's CBS Early Show, congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes reported on Sarah Palin's first interview since the Tucson shooting: "She accused the Left and the news media of trying to ...

ABC Touts Ron Reagan Jr.'s Alzheimer 'Revelations' About His Father for 24 Minutes Over Five Days

Over a span of five days and three programs, ABC donated 24 minutes of coverage to Ron Reagan's new book and the allegations that his father had symptoms of Alzheimer's while being President. On ...

Helen Thomas: I Could Call Obama Anything Without Reprimand; But If I Criticize Israel, I'm Finished

Former dean of the White House press corps Helen Thomas delivered some candid remarks Monday on CNN's Situation Room. "I could call President Obama anything in the book, and no one would say ...

ABC Fuels Myth Discourse Caused Shooting, Sawyer Astounded by Falling Support for Gun Control

When George Stephanopoulos noted "the support for stricter gun control has dropped over the last few years," anchor Diane Sawyer expressed astonishment: "Stricter has dropped?" The ABC duo ignored ...

Matthews to Michael Steele: Aren't White Republicans Still Afraid of Black People?

MSNBC's Chris Matthews honored Martin Luther King Jr. Day by accusing white Republicans of being afraid of black people. During a Monday night Hardball special called "Obama's America," Matthews ...

A Week After Tucson, NY Times Still Sees 'Right Wing' Ideas From Loughner

The New York Times twice attributed Tucson shooter Jared Loughner's nutty views to "right-wing extremist groups" - yet failed to call his 9-11 Truth beliefs or loathing of President Bush leftist ...

Chris Matthews Slams 'Older White People' for Still Having a 'Problem' with Obama

Appearing on MSNBC, Monday, to promote his new special on Barack Obama, Chris Matthews attacked "older white people" for still holding bigoted feelings against the first African American President.
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