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CNN Presses Michele Bachmann: Did You Intend to Make False Statements?

On Tuesday's American Morning, co-host Kiran Chetry referenced Rep. Michele Bachmann's being "prone to misstatements" and posed this question to her: "Did you mean to make false statements ...

NPR's Totenberg: Kagan, Sotomayor 'Not Nearly as Liberal' as Predecessors

NPR's Nina Totenberg strangely cast doubt on the liberal credentials of Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor on Saturday's Early Show on CBS, claiming that "they're not nearly as ...

ABC, CBS Whack Bachmann with PolitiFact, Have Spared Obama Similar Drubbing

ABC and CBS have both recently wielded PolitiFact as a club to bash Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), yet in the 29 months since President Barack Obama took office ' despite 49 "false" ...

Bashing Bachmann: A Review of Liberal Media's Most Obnoxious Attacks on the GOP Presidential Contender

Monday's official announcement by Republican Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann that she is running for the GOP nomination for President could spawn a whole new round of frenzied attacks by ...

ABC Donated 15 Minutes to Obama's Take on Fatherhood, But Knocks Bachmann's 'False Statements'

Good Morning America's George Stephanopoulos, host of the same program that provided Barack Obama with a 15 minute platform to talk about the importance of fathers, badgered Michele Bachmann on ...

NBC's Lauer Asks if Bachmann Will Be 'Palinized,' She Predicts 'Media Onslaught of Attack'

In an interview with Congresswoman Michele Bachmann on Tuesday's Today, co-host Matt Lauer highlighted concerns about the Minnesota Republican's chances in the presidential race: "Amy Kremer, ...

With Chris Wallace's Help, ABC and NBC Paint Bachmann as Fact-Challenged 'Flake'

All three broadcast network evening newscasts awarded full stories Monday night to Michele Bachmann's presidential campaign announcement, with ABC and NBC unable to resist pouncing on Chris ...

CNN Analysts Want Constitution Modernized; Bash Second Amendment Wording, Electoral College

Continuing his push to "modernize the Constitution for the 21st century" by talking about "a few revisions," CNN's Fareed Zakaria hosted legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin for a liberal gripe session on ...

Chris Matthews Smears: Bachmann's Praise for the Founders Equals 'Slavery'

After playing a clip of Michele Bachmann longing for a return to the "Founders' vision of a constitutionally conservative government," MSNBC's Chris Matthews on Monday assumed the Republican ...

Networks Tout 'Extra Spectacular' Gay Pride Parades and 'Victory Laps' from 'Hero' Andrew Cuomo

The network morning shows on Monday hyped the "extra spectacular" gay pride parades in the wake of New York's newly passed same sex marriage legislation. Both ABC and NBC highlighted the "hero's ...
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