BiasAlerts

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CBS: Americans 'Angry' Over Bad Economy, 'Taking It Out On' Obama

At the top of Tuesday's CBS Early Show, co-host Harry Smith proclaimed: "Angry Americans. A new report declares the recession officially over. But many of us are not feeling it. Even taking on the ...

George Stephanopoulos Strategizes with Old Boss Bill Clinton: How Can Obama Regain His 'Gut Connection?'

Interviewing Bill Clinton for Tuesday's Good Morning America, George Stephanopoulos' nine minute segment mostly amounted to a strategy session that was devoid of tough questions. Stephanopoulos ...

CBS Befuddled by How Tea Party Candidates Have Survived Despite Their 'Unusual Assertions'

ABC, CBS and NBC all ran full stories Monday night on how an old video clip showed Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell talking about how, as a high-schooler, she had "dabbled ...

NBC's Brian Williams Gives Jimmy Carter a Platform to Denounce Fox News: 'No Regard for the Truth'

In selecting which excerpts, from his sit-down with former President Jimmy Carter, to showcase on Monday's NBC Nightly News, Brian Williams decided to highlight Carter's blast at Fox News for ...

NBC Reporter Warns Global Warming Now Endangering the Walrus

It seems like every few years there's a new mascot for Team Global Warming. First it was the polar bear, then the Arctic fox and now it's the walrus's turn. On Monday's Today show, Lee Cowan ...

NY Times Tea Party Book Author Zernike: Tea Party All About 'Us vs. Them' (Poor, Blacks, Illegals, etc.)

New York Times reporter Kate Zernike agrees the Tea Party has some roots in the George Wallace for President campaign: "This is why people again have trouble separating race and the Tea Party ...

MSNBC's Thomas Roberts Hypes Pro-gay Rights Lady Gaga as the 'Joan Baez of Her Time'

MSNBC News Live host Thomas Roberts on Monday pleaded with his Twitter followers to help get Lady Gaga on his program, at one point hyping the pro-gay rights singer as the "Joan Baez of her time."

CNN Contributor Avlon: Christine O'Donnell 'Queen of the Wingnuts'

CNN contributor John Avlon returned to his consistent theme of bashing conservative on Monday's Newsroom, labeling Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell the "new queen of the ...

CNN's John Roberts Anguishes Over Need to 'Bump Up' Govt's 'Revenue Stream'

A majority of economists support extending the Bush tax cuts for all income groups, a CNN/Money survey found. But on Monday's American Morning, co-anchor John Roberts rued the conundrum of needing ...

On Today: Jimmy Carter Defends Record, Hopes Tea Party Fades in 2012

NBC's Matt Lauer invited on Jimmy Carter, on Monday's Today, to defend his record and comment on the Tea Party movement as the former President claimed if "all my reforms" had "taken effect" the ...
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