Nevada

CBS Hits Rick Perry From the Left on BLM Controversy; Immigration

matthew.balan — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 21:42:39 +0000

Matthew Balan

Norah O'Donnell pursued Texas Governor Rick Perry on Thursday's CBS This Morning over the controversial land dispute between Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and the federal government. O'Donnell asked Perry, "What do you make of this standoff? What do you think of Clive Bundy? Do you think what he's done was a good thing?"

— Matthew Balan is a News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Matthew Balan on Twitter.

What the Networks Aren't Telling You About the Nevada Cattle Battle

rich.noyes — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 18:19:42 +0000

Rich Noyes

The showdown between federal authorities and rancher Cliven Bundy, his family and supporters in Nevada is one of those rare topics from the libertarian-conservative news agenda that actually made its way into the establishment media. Between last Thursday and Monday, ABC, CBS and NBC gave the story a total of nearly 16 minutes of coverage on their morning and evening newscasts.

— Rich Noyes is Research Director at the Media Research Center. Follow Rich Noyes on Twitter.

MSNBC Tags Liberal Republican Party Defector as 'Conservative,' But She Self IDs as 'Liberal'

Fri, 31 Jan 2014 19:49:12 +0000

Brad Wilmouth

On Thursday's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell on MSNBC, substitute host Ari Melber tried to hype former Nevada Lieutenant Governor Sue Wagner, who left office almost 20 years ago, as a "conservative" who recently left the Republican Party because of the Tea Party.

All Three Networks Ignore Harry Reid Connecting Marine Deaths to Sequester Cuts

scott.whitlock — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:28:37 +0000

Scott Whitlock

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Tuesday linked the accidental deaths of seven U.S. Marines to sequester spending cuts. All three networks have, thus far, skipped the story. After highlighting the details of the botched training event in Hawthorne, Nevada, the Democrat manipulated the tragedy: "But one of the things in sequester is we cut back in training and maintenance."

Adam Nagourney Rides to Defense of Harry Reid's 'Cowboy Poets'

admin — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:04:00 +0000

Adam Nagourney: "That once-obscure gathering became a target in the budget battle a world away in Washington last week, employed by conservatives as a symbol of fiscal waste...setting off a conflagration of conservative scorn....the amount of taxpayer money going to the Cowboy Poetry Gathering, which has met since 1985, is someplace between small and minuscule....Yet no matter. The Cowboy Poetry Gathering has been mocked by Sarah Palin on Twitter, most recently on Friday, and on Rush Limbaugh's show."

Clay Waters

The Times continues to argue against spending cuts, no matter how silly or trivial the program may be. Reporter Adam Nagourney rode to the defense of Sen. Harry Reid's beleaguered cowboy poets on Monday: "For Cowboy Poets, Unwelcome Spotlight In Battle Over Spending." Reporting from the small Nevada town of Elko, Nagourney's tone suggested critics who consider funding cowboy poetry a waste of tax money simply don't know enough about the program.

Really? Nevada GOP Fears Losing 'Powerful Ally' Harry Reid

admin — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 18:57:00 +0000

Dan Barry and Michael Cooper fail to convince with this argument in favor of the "Horatio Alger" character, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid: "Some Republicans fear losing such a powerful ally in Washington - no matter that his name is Reid - at a time when Nevada is in precarious economic shape."

Clay Waters

Sharron Angle, the Republican candidate for Senate in Nevada, is currently favored in her bid to knock off Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in tomorrow's elections. But Saturday's front-page story by Dan Barry and Michael Cooper from Nevada, "For Nevadans, It's Hold Nose And Cast Vote," portrayed the vote as an equal opportunity stinker, even suggesting "Some Republicans fear losing" Reid as an ally.

CBS Highlights GOP Problems With Latino Voters

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 21:43:00 +0000

Kyle Drennen

On Wednesday's CBS Evening News, correspondent John Blackstone reported on the growing influence of Latino voters, making sure to focus on Republican setbacks: "They favor Democrats over Republicans, 62 to 25 percent....in Nevada, Latinos were urged not to vote in a controversial ad....created by a conservative Latino group, seemed designed to help Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle."

'Scrappy' Harry Reid 'Giddy' at Having Found 'Right Opponent' in Nutty Sharron Angle

admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:29:00 +0000

Reporter Adam Nagourney sounds "just a little bit giddy" about Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid's allegedly improving prospects for re-election in Nevada against Tea Party favorite Sharron Angle.

Clay Waters

Political reporter Adam Nagourney, always exquisitely sensitive to potential good news for Democrats/bad news for Republicans, thinks he's found hope for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, who is expected to struggle to hold his seat in the upcoming election against a Tea Party favorite, Republican challenger Sharron Angle.

Another NYT Reporter Smears Nevada GOP Candidate Sharron Angle: 'She Is So Extreme'

admin — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:24:00 +0000

Another day, another Times reporter tarring Tea Party candidate and Republican Senate primary winner Sharron Angle of Nevada as "extreme." Jackie Calmes also claims Angle gives Democrats new hope that Sen. Harry Reid will retain his seat.

Clay Waters

The same day Times reporter Jennifer Steinhauer called Nevada Senate primary winner Sharron Angle a "far-right conservative," Washington-based reporter Jackie Calmes twice called Angle extreme in a "Political Points" podcast, available at nytimes.com.

Here's Calmes telling host Sam Roberts in Thursday's podcast about the primary elections, about 16 minutes from the end:

It Begins: Nevada GOP Winner and Tea Party Favorite a 'Far-Right Conservative' Says NY Times

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 06:59:00 +0000

Clay Waters

New York Times reporter Jennifer Steinhauer, a fan of tax hikes in California, took aim at Sharron Angle, Tea Party favorite and the winner of Nevada's Republican primary to challenge House Majority leader Harry Reid in November, in Thursday's "Results of Nevada Primary Set Up Senate Race of Sharp Contrasts." It comes as no surprise to learn that those contrasts, as filtered by Steinhauer, favor

It Begins: Nevada GOP Winner and Tea Party Favorite a 'Far-Right Conservative'

admin — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:22:00 +0000

Jennifer Steinhauer take on Sharron Angle, winner of the Nevada Republican primary: "...firmly to the right of most mainstream Nevada voters...Among her detractors and her supporters she is known as a far-right conservative..."

Clay Waters

Western-based reporter Jennifer Steinhauer, a fan of tax hikes in California, took aim at Sharron Angle, Tea Party favorite and the winner of Nevada's Republican primary to challenge House Majority leader Harry Reid in November in "Results of Nevada Primary Set Up Senate Race of Sharp Contrasts." It comes as no surprise to learn that those contrasts, as filtered by Steinhauer (picture below by Bill Pierce) favor Rei

Zernike: Will Tea Party Blow Chance to Beat Harry Reid?

admin — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:56:00 +0000

Zernike finds possible weak point in Tea Party movement, spends half a story on it: "Still, while polls suggest that Mr. Reid may lose his bid for re-election, it could be in spite of the Tea Party, not because of it....Anyone Butt Reid, as other signs declare, is turning out to be not such an effective strategy.

Clay Waters

Reporter Kate Zernike, still on the Tea Party beat, revisited the showdown between the Tea Party and Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid, who is in trouble in his November re-election bid, in Monday's "In Nevada, Tea Party Ramps Up Efforts to Beat Reid."

Carl Hulse Accuses Nevada GOP of 'Swiftboating' Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid

admin — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:26:00 +0000

Carl Hulse reports on a Nevada GOP accusation against Sen. Harry Reid by using the Swift Boats Veterans for Truth as a synonym for lying: "Sensing a possible Swiftboat attack, the Reid campaign responded aggressively..."

Clay Waters

The Nevada GOP is questioning the veracity of a story told by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and his "brush with a car bomb after serving as chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission back in the early 1980s." Congressional reporter Carl Hulse came "swiftly" to Reid's defense, deriding the Republican charge as a "possible Swiftboat attack" in a Wednesday afternoon post on the Times "Caucus" blog, "Reid's Campaign Bats Back at Deflated Bomb Tales."

GOP Taking Unfair Advantage of Biden's "Off-the-Cuff Remarks"

admin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:38:00 +0000

Question for reporter Larry Rohter (pictured): If Biden says the exact same thing about an inexperienced Obama being tested by an international crisis on two consecutive days, just how "off-the-cuff" could those remarks be?

Clay Waters

Pro-Obama reporter Larry Rohter followed Sarah Palin to a rally in Reno for a Tuesday evening nytimes.com post, "Palin Again Seizes on Biden's "Tests" Remark."Strange remarks, whose impact Rohter tried to downgrade by claiming they were"off-the-cuff."

'Evening News' Blames U.S. Economy for Reno's 'Tent City'

admin — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:10:07 +0000

Jeff Poor

Dozens of media reports have compared current economic conditions to the Great Depression. But the Oct. 1 broadcast of “CBS Evening News” didn’t just say there were similarities; it conjured up images of Depression-era Hoovervilles with a report on a tent city.