Debates

CNN Anchors Lobby on Behalf of Planned Parenthood; Hillary’s Abortion Defense = Her 'Best Day'

rich.noyes — Sat, 15 Aug 2015 13:59:10 +0000

CNN Anchors Lobby on Behalf of Planned Parenthood

“Why do you want to defund Planned Parenthood?....Why not try to fix the organization, from your perspective, and allow all of these women to get the services that they have relied on at these 800 clinics, Planned Parenthood clinics, around the country?”
— CNN’s Wolf Blitzer to GOP presidential candidate Rand Paul on Wolf, July 30.

Rejecting Liberal Moderators = “Suppressing a Free Media”

rich.noyes — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 20:52:35 +0000

Vol. 26, No. 16

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Rejecting Liberal Moderators = “Suppressing a Free Media”

Andrea Mitchell: If Republicans Know What's Good for Them, They'll Accept Biased Debates

kyle.drennen — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 14:49:05 +0000

Kyle Drennen

NBC Claims Romney 'Taking Positions He Has Not Taken Before' on Foreign Policy

kyle.drennen — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:00:25 +0000

Kyle Drennen

NBC's Williams Wonders If Debate Was Romney's 'Etch-A-Sketch Moment'

kyle.drennen — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:43:04 +0000

Kyle Drennen

Shortly following the conclusion of the final presidential debate Monday night, NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams posed this question to Richard Haas of the Council on Foreign Relations: "I noticed a columnist for the New York Times tonight tweeted out that this was an etch-a-sketch moment for Governor Romney....Did you see that kind of movement on his part?" [Listen to the audio or watch the video after the jump]

NYTimes TV Critic Alessandra Stanley Didn't See a Single GOP Win During Debate Season

clay.waters — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 17:30:06 +0000

Clay Waters

Alessandra Stanley, "The TV Watch" columnist for the New York Times, has reviewed all four debates this election season – three presidential debates and the one vice-presidential debate -- and clearly favored the Democrats in each review.

NBC Grills Ryan on Romney's Qualifications; Invites Biden to Slam Romney on Same Topic

kyle.drennen — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 17:05:52 +0000

Kyle Drennen

ABC and CNN Declare ‘False’ What Krauthammer Touted as Romney’s ‘High Point’

brent.baker — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:05:20 +0000

Brent Baker

“The high point of that debate for Romney is when he devastatingly leveled the charge of Obama going around the world on ‘an apology tour,’” Charles Krauthammer asserted on the Fox News Channel following Monday night’s third presidential debate. But what Krauthammer saw as so powerful for Mitt Romney, ABC and CNN tried to discredit based on the flimsy reasoning that Obama didn’t use the word “apologize.”

ABC’s Jonathan Karl insisted: “The President didn’t apologize for America...there’s no way you could really call it ‘an apology tour.’” With a big “False” on screen, CNN’s John Berman decided: “Our verdict here is it is false to call the President’s speeches ‘an apology tour’ even if he was critical of past U.S. foreign policy. He issued no apologies.”

Friedman Contends Benghazi Controversy ‘Utterly Contrived,’ Stephanopoulos Hails White House ‘Transparency’

brent.baker — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 04:22:38 +0000

Brent Baker

New York Times foreign affairs columnist Tom Friedman, who three weeks ago derided Mitt Romney for how he “acts...as if he learned his foreign policy at the International H

CNN's Yellin: Romney's 'Binder' Comments Sounded 'Almost Like' Women Are 'Mail-Order Product' Out of 'Binders'

matt.hadro — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 00:05:46 +0000

Matt Hadro

Not 24 hours after Tuesday's presidential debate, CNN's Jessica Yellin was working the Obama spin on Mitt Romney's "binders full of women" comment.

"You know, it made it sound almost like working women are some mail-order product you can order out of colored binders," she ridiculously claimed on Wednesday's Anderson Cooper 360. CNN's White House correspondent played right into the White House talking points.

NBC Nightly News Showcases ‘Undecided Voter’ Trashing Romney Hours After She Declares for Obama

brent.baker — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:41:47 +0000

Brent Baker

A not so undecided “undecided voter.” At 10:12 AM EDT Wednesday on CNN, faux “undecided voter” Susan Katz, who had asked Mitt Romney at the debate the night before how he’s different from George W. Bush, told Carol Costello she voted for Barack Obama in 2008 and plans to do so again this year because “I saw in President Obama someone who has ripened with time who deserves another four years to see his vision through.” (“Ripened”?)

A little more than eight hours later, NBC’s Andrea Mitchell, on Nightly News, looked at debate reaction from “undecided voters chosen to ask questions” who “were not entirely happy with what they heard,” starting with Susan Katz whom Mitchell showcased trashing Romney for liking “to be in charge,” as if that’s a bad thing for a President.

CBS Puts Ryan on Defensive, Goes Soft on Libya for Biden

matt.hadro — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:49:34 +0000

Matt Hadro

While CBS This Morning hosts served Vice President Joe Biden softball questions on mostly horserace issues and debate optics, they challenged Paul Ryan to defend his voting record.

Two NYT Reporters Boast of Obama Leading Romney 'Into a Trap' on Libya, But Romney Was Right

clay.waters — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:50:23 +0000

Clay Waters

Wednesday's banner New York Times headline on the second presidential debate was studiously neutral: "Obama and Romney Mount Biting Attacks in Debate Rematch." Jim Rutenberg and Jeff Zeleny's underlying report played it straight, as did Peter Baker in his front-page "news analysis," under the punchy headline "Punch, Punch, Punch." But while the Obama cheerleading was muted in print, Times journalists let their slant show du

NBC Asks Biden About Obama 'Disqualifying' Romney; Asks Ryan if Obama 'Won Back Momentum'

kyle.drennen — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:50:24 +0000

Kyle Drennen

CNN (Again) Hosts Lib Journalist Carole Simpson, Who Says 'People Person' Obama Enjoys Debate Advantage

matt.hadro — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:33:58 +0000

Matt Hadro

Former debate moderator (and liberal journalist) Carole Simpson has been making the media rounds before Tuesday's presidential debate, giving President Obama the edge and implying that the standards for debate moderators are sexist. She continued that on Tuesday's Starting Point.