BiasAlerts

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CNN's Gergen: Obama is 'Impressive,' But Press Conference Was 'Boring'

CNN's David Gergen gushed over Barack Obama during CNN's coverage of the President's press conference on Friday, but was unimpressed by his performance: "He impresses everyone with his ...

Ted Koppel Toasts America-Goading Genius of Osama bin Laden On 9/11 Weekend

In a gassy op-ed for Sunday's Washington Post, former ABC Nightline anchor Ted Koppel announced that that "canny tactician" Osama bin Laden has won the War on Terror by pressing America over the ...

Wash Post's Anne Kornblut: Why, Despite Obama's Efforts, Is There So Much Anti-Muslim 'Resentment?'

Washington Post staff writer Anne Kornblut used her question at a White House press conference on Friday to worry that, despite Barack Obama making it a "priority," anti-Muslim "suspicion" still ...

Kathleen Parker and Eliot Spitzer Unanimous in First CNN Appearance

CNN offered a sneak preview of their upcoming Parker-Spitzer program on Wednesday's Anderson Cooper 360 with the new hosts, pseudo-conservative Kathleen Parker and "Client Number Nine" Eliot ...

Amanpour Paints Rauf's Protection Racket as 'a Matter of Vital National Security'

Iman Feisal Abdul Rauf chose ABC's Christiane Amanpour to spend "several hours" with on Thursday in New York City, and just as she did back in August on This Week, she again served as his public ...

To Sawyer, Not Raising Tax Rates Means a 'Tax Cut' as She Frames Debate Through Liberal Prism

If your income tax rate stays the same next year, would you consider that a "tax cut"? ABC anchor Diane Sawyer sure seems to think so. Adopting the Obama/Democratic spin as fact, that maintaining ...

'Top Chef' Host: Senate School Lunch Bill Didn't Go 'Far Enough' to Fight 'National Crisis' of Child Obesity

"Top Chef" judge Tom Colicchio rang alarm bells about child obesity on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" Wednesday, saying it is now a "national health crisis." Colicchio warned that the recent Senate school ...

CNN's Larry King Replacement Praises Obama for Improving America's Image Abroad

In a Thursday interview with CBS Early Show special contributor Amanda Holden, Larry King replacement Piers Morgan talked about his new CNN show and who would be at the top of his guest list: ...

Rick Sanchez to Pataki: Did Your Opposition to Mosque Lead to Koran Burning?

On Wednesday's Rick's List, CNN's Rick Sanchez tried to connect the overwhelming opposition to the planned Ground Zero mosque to a Florida pastor's "Burn a Koran Day" event. Sanchez asked former ...

On Today: CAIR Spokesman Equates Ground Zero Mosque Protest to Japanese Internment and Slavery

NBC's Meredith Vieira, on Thursday's Today show, invited on New York Republican Congressman Peter King and CAIR's Zead Ramadan to discuss the furor over the Ground Zero mosque, but it was only ...
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