BiasAlerts

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MSNBC Slams Rand Paul: Eight Segments Totaling 37 Minutes Attacking the Republican as Racist

MSNBC on Thursday went on the offensive against Republican and Tea Party favorite Rand Paul. In a single day, the cable network devoted 37 minutes over eight segments to implying that the Senate ...

CBS's Chip Reid Snubbed by Obama...Again, Network's Broadcasts Still Mum

At the end of a joint press conference between President Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Wenesday, CBS White House correspondent Chip Reid attempted to ask Obama a question about ...

CBS Allows Obama Official to Shift Oil Spill Blame to BP; NBC, ABC Morning Shows Grill Salazar

Early Show's Harry Smith on Thursday conducted a softball interview with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, allowing the Obama official to pass the oil spill blame to BP. He tossed this easy question ...

Nets All Showcase Fearful 2nd Grader's Question to FLOTUS on Lacking 'Papers,' ABC Heralds It As 'Poignant'

ABC, CBS and NBC all showcased a second grader's question to Michelle Obama: "Barack Obama is taking everybody away that doesn't have papers," but "my mom doesn't have papers." ABC suggested it ...

Politico's Mike Allen on MSNBC: GOP 'Steamroller' Stopped, Dems 'Off the Mat'

During Wednesday's 10AM EST hour on MSNBC, Politico's Mike Allen shared his thoughts on Tuesday's electoral results: "Stop the steamroller. The idea the Republicans were automatically going to be ...

ABC's Robin Roberts Hits Rand Paul for 'Private Country Club' Victory Party

Good Morning America's Robin Roberts on Wednesday highlighted Rand Paul's primary victory party at a country club as an indicator that he's not a real outsider. After informing the Republican that ...

CBS's Rodriguez to Rand Paul: What About Dems Who Say You're 'Way Too Controversial'?

In an interviewing with senate primary winner Rand Paul on Wednesday's CBS Early Show, co-host Maggie Rodriguez asked the Kentucky Republican about Democratic spin: "What do you say to Democrats ...

Former Dem Aide George Stephanopoulos Spins for White House on Arlen Specter

Good Morning America's George Stephanopoulos on Tuesday echoed White House talking points and attempted to prop up the beleaguered campaign of Arlen Specter. Talking to Joe Sestak, who is opposing ...

CNN Prioritizes Muslim Soldier/Anti-Christian's Lawsuit Against Army

While viewers might have expected to see the latest on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico or Tuesday's electoral primaries, CNN's Campbell Brown devoted the first two segments on her program on ...

NYT Finds Illegal Immigrant Protest Tactics 'Escalating' from Four Protesters to Five!

After writing in January about a pro-amnesty protest involving a grand total of four student marchers, NYT reporter Julia Preston followed up with "an escalation of protest tactics" at Sen. John ...
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