BiasAlerts

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CNN's Zakaria Trashes Bush Tax Cuts, Editorializes for Full Repeal

CNN host and Newsweek International editor Fareed Zakaria blasted the Bush tax cuts across his media platforms as unaffordable and irresponsible. His Newsweek headline was "Raise My Taxes, Mr. ...

MSNBC's Mitchell: 'Are Black Lawmakers Being Singled-Out' for Ethics Violations?

During her 1PM ET hour show on Monday, MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell promoted allegations from the Congressional Black Caucus that ethics investigations into Democrats Charlie Rangel and Maxine ...

Matthews Warns, Just Like in '94, Big GOP Win in Fall Could Sweep In 'Oddballs'

Chris Matthews, during his syndicated The Chris Matthews Show over the weekend, warned viewers that a big win for Republicans in the upcoming midterms could lead to a bunch of "odballs" coming to ...

CNN's Lemon Forwards Idea That Rangel Investigation is Racially Motivated

On Sunday's Newsroom, CNN's Don Lemon conducted a softball interview of the Rev. Al Sharpton and helped him forward the theory that the congressional ethics investigations into Representatives ...

ABC's George Stephanopoulos Touts Possible Gloom for GOP

In the midst of bad news for Democrats, Good Morning America's George Stephanopoulos on Monday continued to search for a silver lining. Talking to ex-House Speaker Newt Gingrich, he quizzed, "But, ...

Stephen King Mocks 'Patronizing' Rush Limbaugh, 'Crazy' 'Nutcase' Glenn Beck

Best-selling novelist Stephen King slammed Glenn Beck as a "crazy" "nutcase" and Rush Limbaugh as a cynical huckster in his August 6, 2010 Entertainment Weekly column. The horror author derided ...

CBS's Smith Cues Up Obama: 'Do You Feel Your Administration is Not Given the Credit It Deserves?'

President Obama's approval level has plummeted, but instead of attributing that to independents rejecting his liberal policies, CBS's Harry Smith contended events beyond Obama's control conspired ...

Amanpour Slums to Take on U.S. Politics, Flummoxed Pelosi's Victories Aren't Better Appreciated

In her debut as host of ABC's This Week with Christiane Amanpour, the CNN international correspondent brought a foreigner's perspective as she treated her lack of knowledge and familiarity with ...

ABC and NBC Showcase Weiner's Anti-GOP Scream-Fest Expressing 'the Nation's Frustration'

Democratic New York Congressman Anthony Weiner's theatrical temper tantrum rant on the House floor Thursday night, against supposed Republican obstructionism, animated cable news on Friday and ...

CNN Picks Up on Charles Sherrod's 'White Man and His Uncle Toms' Remark

CNN's Joe Johns surprisingly highlighted Charles Sherrod's racially-charged comments about stopping "the white man and his Uncle Toms from stealing our elections" during a segment on Thursday's ...
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