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CBS Team Laughs at House GOP 'Cave,' ABC Plays Up Republican Defeat

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:55:00 +0000

Brad Wilmouth

As the broadcast network morning newscasts on Friday all reported on House Republicans backing down on a temporary extension of the payroll tax cut without extracting additional concessions from Democrats, the CBS team on The Early Show saw humor in the House Republican move as substitute co-anchor Jim Axelrod quipped that "the word of the day in Washington will be 'cave,'" evoking laughter.

CBS Spotlights Democratic Attack on Romney as 'Too French'

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:44:00 +0000

Matthew Balan

On Wednesday's Early Show, CBS somehow thought a Democratic super PAC's cynical ad aimed at discouraging Republican primary voters from voting for Mitt Romney was newsworthy. Correspondent Chip Reid outlined that Romney's French-speaking ability might be "political poison," and cited how French fries were renamed "freedom fries" in 2003 and how John Kerry was accused of looking French in 2004 [audio clips available here].

CBS Hypes Threat to 'Abortion Rights' from 'Staunch' Opponents

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:08:00 +0000

Matthew Balan

On Tuesday's Early Show, CBS's Cynthia Bowers let abortion advocates decry new pro-life legislation at the state level, barely letting supporters speak in her report. Bowers slanted by a three to one margin in the number of soundbites that she played from "abortion rights" supporters versus those from pro-lifers. She labeled Kansas Gov.

On CBS, Joe Klein Sneers Newt Is Doomed: He 'Cannot Stand Prosperity'

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:27:00 +0000

Matthew Balan

On Monday's Early Show, CBS's John Dickerson and Time's Joe Klein harped on Newt Gingrich's overwhelming "liabilities." Klein hinted that the former House Speaker's ego would get the better of him: "This is a guy who cannot stand prosperity....[He] cannot control his ego when he is riding high." Dickerson played up how Gingrich's "negatives were very, very high when he left Washington in the mid-'90s

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CBS: Does Gingrich Need to 'Play A Little More Dirty' in GOP Contest?

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:48:00 +0000

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Matthew Balan

On Monday's Early Show, CBS's Rebecca Jarvis wondered if Newt Gingrich would "have to play a little more dirty...to take on the other GOP contenders to win the bid." Bob Schieffer replied cynically that Gingrich would "save his criticism for attacking the media, which is always the safe thing to do." Chris Wragge prompted the former Speaker to criticize Herman Cain and Rick Perry on Friday, but
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A Tale of Two Protests: Media Cheer Wall Street Occupiers But Jeered Tea Partiers

admin — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:37:00 +0000

Study: ABC, CBS and NBC loaded their broadcasts with 33 full stories in just 11 days of coverage of the Occupy Wall Street protests.

By
Geoffrey Dickens

The Occupy Wall Street protestors have received overwhelmingly positive coverage from the Big Three (ABC, CBS, NBC) news networks, as they used their airtime to publicize and promote the aggressively leftist movement. In just the first eleven days of October, ABC, CBS and NBC flooded their morning and evening newscasts with a whopping 33 full stories or interview segments on the protesters.
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CBS Gives Michael Bloomberg Forum to Promote Same-Sex Marriage

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:28:00 +0000

By
Brad Wilmouth

Saturday's The Early Show on CBS gave New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg an unchallenged forum to promote his views favoring same-sex marriage as the show celebrated New York's recent legalization of gay marriage by interviewing a gay couple who are planning to get married. As Mayor Bloomberg will be performing the ceremony because the two are members of his staff, the mayor also took part in the interview.
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NBC, CBS Let Plouffe Spin Obama's Presser, No Republicans

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 23:31:00 +0000

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Matthew Balan

NBC's Today and CBS's Early Show on Thursday turned to Obama advisor David Plouffe on Thursday to offer his spin on the President's 67-minute presser on Wednesday, instead of interviewing Republicans. Both shows failed to press their guest about Obama's part in raising the nation's debt.
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CBS Badgers Republicans on the Economy; Went Easier on Obama

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:54:00 +0000

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Matthew Balan

CBS hounded four Republicans from the left during a town hall on the economy which aired on Tuesday's Early Show. Bob Schieffer, Erica Hill, and Rebecca Jarvis pressed Reps. Paul Ryan and Allen West, Senator Tom Coburn, and South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley to consider tax hikes to deal with the deficit.
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CBS Gives Obama Over 26 Minutes to Lecture on the Economy

Thu, 12 May 2011 20:24:00 +0000

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Matthew Balan

CBS gave President Obama over 26 and a half minutes to answer 12 questions related to the economy during a town hall aired on Thursday's Early Show. Obama got six uninterrupted minutes to answer one question about Medicare during the hour-long event. Host Erica Hill wondered how the Democrat could "change the mind-set from things are tough to things are turning around" with the economy.

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CBS Goes to Statue of Liberty to Hype Shutdown's 'Ripple Effect'

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 19:50:00 +0000

By
Matthew Balan

On Friday's Early Show, CBS's Betty Nguyen used the Statue of Liberty as a live backdrop to play up how "visitors would miss out on the Smithsonian and its 19 museums...even the National Zoo" if the federal budget impasse leads to a government shutdown.
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CBS Touts Report Blaming Financial Crisis on Lack of Government Regulation...Authored by Democrats

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:21:00 +0000

By
Kyle Drennen

On Wednesday's CBS Evening News, anchor Katie Couric proclaimed: "The federal commission that investigated the financial meltdown has reportedly concluded it could have been avoided. The New York Times says a report due out tomorrow finds plenty of fault to go around, including mismanagement by corporations and lax regulation by the government."
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CBS Buries Jerry Brown Campaign's 'Whore' Slur Against Meg Whitman

Sun, 10 Oct 2010 02:00:00 +0000

By
Brad Wilmouth

After ignoring on Friday morning the story of California Republican gubernatorial nominee Meg Whitman being called a "whore" by an aide for her opponent, Democrat Jerry Brown, CBS started to catch up on the story - but also buried it somewhat - on the same day's CBS Evening News and again on Saturday morning's The Early Show.
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CBS's Jarvis Laments Lack of 'Political Will' for More Stimulus, Cheers Government Intervention in Economy

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 20:36:00 +0000

By
Kyle Drennen

Appearing on Wednesday's CBS Early Show, business correspondent Rebecca Jarvis expressed disappointment in the lack of a new stimulus package, but hoped for other government action: "...while the government doesn't necessarily have the political will or the motivation to put a new stimulus into effect here in the United States, the Federal Reserve is prepared to step in and do that."
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CBS 'Early Show': Can Obama Fix 'Image Problem' and Bring Back 'Campaign Magic'?

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:15:00 +0000

By
Kyle Drennen

Opening Saturday's CBS Early Show, co-host Chris Wragge proclaimed: "Image Problem: The President is on vacation and under fire. From the jobless numbers to the Mosque mess - why is the man with the soaring rhetoric having such a hard time getting his message across?" The headline on screen during the later segment read: "Image Issues; Can Obama's Team Bring Campaign Magic Back?"
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