http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/22783/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/cnn-keeps-pounding-gop-holding-american-people-hostage-wanting-destroy-government <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/2013-10-07-CNN-Cuomo-Destroy.JPG" style="float: right; margin: 3px;" height="136" width="240" />Over the weekend, CNN anchors and guests blamed Republicans for the shutdown and smacked them for "holding the American people hostage" while opposing ObamaCare. That extended <a href="http://www.mrc.org/biasalerts/cnn-shutdown-bias-republican-suicide-caucus-hurting-families">CNN's streak</a> of pounding Tea Party Republicans for igniting the shutdown.<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-keeps-pounding-gop-holding-american-people-hostage-wanting-destroy-government" target="_blank">read more</a></p> BiasAlerts News Analysis Division Chris Cuomo CNN Dan Froomkin Don Lemon Howard Bragman Martina Navratilova obamacare Republicans Tea Party Mon, 07 Oct 2013 22:14:31 +0000 matt.hadro 44659 at http://archive2.mrc.org http://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/cnn-hypes-patti-davis-claim-ronald-reagan-would-support-same-sex-marriage <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/2013-04-04-CNN-StartingPoint-Davis.JPG" style="float: right; margin: 3px;" height="135" width="240" />CNN joined the <a href="http://newsbusters.org/blogs/clay-waters/2013/04/04/new-york-times-finds-another-republican-gay-marriageronald-reagan"><em>New York Times</em></a> in hyping Ronald Reagan's liberal activist daughter saying her father would have approved of same-sex marriage. Thursday's <em>Starting Point</em> devoted a whole segment to Patti Davis' claims and hosted her openly-gay friend who gave credence to her argument.<br /> </p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/cnn-hypes-patti-davis-claim-ronald-reagan-would-support-same-sex-marriage" target="_blank">read more</a></p> BiasAlerts News Analysis Division CNN Howard Bragman John Berman Patti Davis Ronald Reagan Starting Point Thu, 04 Apr 2013 23:07:07 +0000 matt.hadro 43102 at http://archive2.mrc.org