http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/1579/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/bias-alerts/cbs-again-praises-obamas-tough-talk-libya-while-defending-his-inaction <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/kyle-drennen">Kyle Drennen</a> </div> </div> </div> <div style="float: right;"><img height="180" width="240" src="http://www.mrc.org/biasalert/uploads/2011-03-04-CBS-TES-Obama.jpg" /></div><p>At the top of Friday's CBS Early Show, co-host Erica Hill proclaimed: <b>"Tough talk. As the violence continues to escalate between rebel forces, and Moammar Qadhafi's military, President Obama sends a clear message."</b> A sound bite was played of Obama calling on Qadhafi to step down on Thursday. In a later report, correspondent Mandy Clark <b>claimed Obama had "drawn his line in the sand."</b><br /></p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/bias-alerts/cbs-again-praises-obamas-tough-talk-libya-while-defending-his-inaction" target="_blank">read more</a></p> BiasAlerts News Analysis Division BarackObama BiasAlert BillPlante cbs ChrisWragge EarlyShow EricaHill liberalmediabias Libya MandyClark No-FlyZone Fri, 04 Mar 2011 18:04:00 +0000 37420 at http://archive2.mrc.org