Brianna Keilar http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/21588/all en CNN’s Chris Moody: Optics of Obama Forcing Army Couple to Move Wedding ‘Hilariously Bad’ http://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/cnns-chris-moody-optics-obama-forcing-army-couple-move-wedding-hilariously-bad <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/curtis-houck">Curtis Houck</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>On Monday afternoon, CNN’s&nbsp;<em>Wolf&nbsp;</em>covered the controversy surrounding President Obama’s playing of golf on a Hawaii golf course that&nbsp;<a data-cke-saved-href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/12/29/soldiers-relocate-hawaii-wedding-so-obama-can-play-golf/" href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/12/29/soldiers-relocate-hawaii-wedding-so-obama-can-play-golf/" target="_blank">forced</a>&nbsp;an Army couple about to be married there to move their wedding during which CNN’s Chris Moody called the optics of the move&nbsp;<strong>“hilariously bad.”</strong></p><div class='signature'><p>— Curtis Houck is News Analyst at the Media Research Center. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/@curtishouck" target="_blank">Follow Curtis Houck on Twitter.</a></p></div><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/cnns-chris-moody-optics-obama-forcing-army-couple-move-wedding-hilariously-bad" target="_blank">read more</a></p> BiasAlerts News Analysis Division army Barack Obama Brianna Keilar CNN golf Hawaii Military President Barack Obama President Obama Rebecca Berg vacation wedding Zeke Miller Mon, 29 Dec 2014 22:35:21 +0000 curtis.houck 47920 at http://archive2.mrc.org CNN Touts Obama's 'Victory Lap' on ObamaCare Numbers, But Ignores Concern from Insurers http://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/cnn-touts-obamas-victory-lap-obamacare-numbers-ignores-concern-insurers <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/matt-hadro">Matt Hadro</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><img src="/sites/default/files/uploads/The%20Situation%20Room%20-%20Jones-OC%20-%2005_00_29%20PM.jpg" style="float: right; margin: 3px;" height="135" width="240" />CNN gave a prime exhibition of lazy journalism on Friday's&nbsp;<em>The Situation Room</em>&nbsp;when it touted Obama's "victory lap" because of "new ObamaCare enrollment numbers" without fact-checking to see if his optimism is warranted.<br /></p><div class='signature'><p>— Matt Hadro is a News Analyst at the Media Research Center. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/matthadro" target="_blank">Follow Matt Hadro on Twitter.</a></p></div><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/cnn-touts-obamas-victory-lap-obamacare-numbers-ignores-concern-insurers" target="_blank">read more</a></p> BiasAlerts News Analysis Division Athena Jones Barack Obama Brianna Keilar CNN Health Care obamacare The Situation Room Sat, 15 Feb 2014 04:33:27 +0000 matt.hadro 45561 at http://archive2.mrc.org CNN: Obama's Gun Control Failure 'One of His Biggest Disappointments' from 2013; Boosts New Push http://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/cnn-obamas-gun-control-failure-one-his-biggest-disappointments-2013-boosts-new-push <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/matthew-balan">Matthew Balan</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><img src="http://www.mrc.org/sites/default/files/images/2014-01-30-CNN-Bolduan_Keilar.JPG" style="width: 240px; height: 134px; float: right;" />Thursday's <em>New Day</em> on CNN spotlighted President Obama's latest push for gun control, and lamented how "<strong>gun issues got just a mention in this year's State of the Union</strong>," compared to last year's post-Sandy Hook address. Anchor Kate Bolduan underlined how supposedly "<strong>gun control is expected to dog him</strong> [Obama] while he's on the road."<br /> </p><div class='signature'><p>— Matthew Balan is a News Analyst at the Media Research Center. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/MatthewJLB" target="_blank">Follow Matthew Balan on Twitter.</a></p></div><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/cnn-obamas-gun-control-failure-one-his-biggest-disappointments-2013-boosts-new-push" target="_blank">read more</a></p> BiasAlerts News Analysis Division Barack Obama Brianna Keilar CNN Guns Kate Bolduan New Day State of the Union Thu, 30 Jan 2014 19:29:31 +0000 matthew.balan 45428 at http://archive2.mrc.org CNN Slams 'Narrow-Minded' Duck Dynasty Star for 'Homophobic Remarks' http://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/cnn-slams-narrow-minded-duck-dynasty-star-homophobic-remarks <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/matt-hadro">Matt Hadro</a> </div> </div> </div> <p> <img src="/sites/default/files/uploads/2013-12-23-CNN-Phillips-Duck.JPG" style="float: right; margin: 3px;" height="135" width="240" />On Monday, CNN anchors opened fire on "narrow-minded" Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson for his "homophobic remarks," and questioned the Biblical condemnation of homosexual behavior.<br /> </p><div class='signature'><p>— Matt Hadro is a News Analyst at the Media Research Center. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/matthadro" target="_blank">Follow Matt Hadro on Twitter.</a></p></div><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/cnn-slams-narrow-minded-duck-dynasty-star-homophobic-remarks" target="_blank">read more</a></p> BiasAlerts News Analysis Division Brianna Keilar Chris Cuomo CNN Homosexuality Kyra Phillips Phil Robertson Ron Brownstein Same-Sex Marriage Tue, 24 Dec 2013 00:11:52 +0000 matt.hadro 45186 at http://archive2.mrc.org CNN Rebukes Guest for Calling Obama's False Insurance Guarantee a 'Lie' http://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/cnn-rebukes-guest-calling-obamas-false-insurance-guarantee-lie <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/matt-hadro">Matt Hadro</a> </div> </div> </div> <p> <img src="/sites/default/files/uploads/2013-11-05-CNN-Banfield-Cain2.JPG" style="float: right; margin: 3px;" height="135" width="240" />CNN is still giving President Obama the extreme benefit of the doubt over his false promise that Americans could keep their insurance under ObamaCare.<br /> </p><div class='signature'><p>— Matt Hadro is a News Analyst at the Media Research Center. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/matthadro" target="_blank">Follow Matt Hadro on Twitter.</a></p></div><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/cnn-rebukes-guest-calling-obamas-false-insurance-guarantee-lie" target="_blank">read more</a></p> BiasAlerts News Analysis Division Ashleigh Banfield Barack Obama Brianna Keilar CNN Health Care obamacare Tue, 05 Nov 2013 22:22:34 +0000 matt.hadro 44880 at http://archive2.mrc.org Look on the Bright Side! CNN Relays ObamaCare Spin After WH Admits Some Will Lose Insurance http://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/look-bright-side-cnn-relays-obamacare-spin-after-wh-admits-some-will-lose-insurance <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/matt-hadro">Matt Hadro</a> </div> </div> </div> <p> <img src="/sites/default/files/uploads/2013-10-29-CNN-Keilar-ObamaCare2.JPG" style="float: right; margin: 3px;" height="135" width="240" />Even after the White House admitted that some Americans would lose their health insurance – breaking multiple promises by President Obama that people could keep their health plan under ObamaCare – CNN's White House correspondent Brianna Keilar served a generous portion of White House spin on Tuesday that health plans would improve under ObamaCare.<br /> </p><div class='signature'><p>— Matt Hadro is a News Analyst at the Media Research Center. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/matthadro" target="_blank">Follow Matt Hadro on Twitter.</a></p></div><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/look-bright-side-cnn-relays-obamacare-spin-after-wh-admits-some-will-lose-insurance" target="_blank">read more</a></p> BiasAlerts News Analysis Division Barack Obama Brianna Keilar CNN obamacare Wed, 30 Oct 2013 13:37:12 +0000 matt.hadro 44833 at http://archive2.mrc.org CNN Pounces on Ailes Calling Obama 'Lazy;' Mostly Ignores That He Cited Obama's Words http://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/cnn-pounces-ailes-calling-obama-lazy-mostly-ignores-he-cited-obamas-words <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/matt-hadro">Matt Hadro</a> </div> </div> </div> <p> <img src="/sites/default/files/uploads/2013-03-06-CNN-OutFront-Ailes.JPG" style="float: right; margin: 3px;" height="135" width="240" />CNN harped on the controversy over Fox News head Roger Ailes calling President Obama "lazy" and Vice President Biden "dumb as an ashtray." The network covered it on five shows on Wednesday and Thursday, but three of the shows ignored that Ailes used Obama's own words.<br /> </p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/cnn-pounces-ailes-calling-obama-lazy-mostly-ignores-he-cited-obamas-words" target="_blank">read more</a></p> BiasAlerts News Analysis Division Barack Obama Brianna Keilar CNN Erin Burnett Fox News Howard Kurtz John Berman Piers Morgan Roger Ailes Soledad O'Brien Will Cain Wolf Blitzer Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:11:50 +0000 matt.hadro 42857 at http://archive2.mrc.org CNN to Fluke: Does Limbaugh Calling You a ‘Slut’ Reflect ‘Romney and the Republican Party?’ http://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/cnn-fluke-does-limbaugh-calling-you-slut-reflect-romney-and-republican-party <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/brent-baker">Brent Baker</a> </div> </div> </div> <p> CNN’s Brianna Keilar cued up Sandra Fluke, Obama’s poster girl for “free” contraception and forcing religious institutions to violate their beliefs, to tar Mitt Romney and all Republicans with a derogatory comment made by Rush Limbaugh:<strong> “I’m wondering, do you think that Rush Limbaugh – now he called you, and these are his words, ‘a slut.’ Do you think that his views represent Mitt Romney and the Republican Party?”</strong><br /> </p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/cnn-fluke-does-limbaugh-calling-you-slut-reflect-romney-and-republican-party" target="_blank">read more</a></p> BiasAlerts News Analysis Division 2012 Democratic Convention 2012 Presidential Audio Brianna Keilar CNN Rush Limbaugh Sandra Fluke Video Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:50:50 +0000 brent.baker 41126 at http://archive2.mrc.org CNN Repeats Dishonest Obama Attack on Ryan http://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/cnn-repeats-dishonest-obama-attack-ryan <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/matt-hadro">Matt Hadro</a> </div> </div> </div> <p> <img width="240" height="133" style="float: right; margin: 3px;" src="/sites/default/files/uploads/2012-08-14-CNN-Roundup.jpg" />Instead of fact-checking President Obama's dishonest attack on Paul Ryan for blocking a farm bill, CNN simply reported it three times on Tuesday morning. Correspondent Brianna Keilar actually repeated the false attack in her own words.<br /> </p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/cnn-repeats-dishonest-obama-attack-ryan" target="_blank">read more</a></p> BiasAlerts News Analysis Division Barack Obama Brianna Keilar CNN Election 2012 Media Bias Debate Paul Ryan Tue, 14 Aug 2012 23:04:17 +0000 matt.hadro 40902 at http://archive2.mrc.org