BiasAlert

Even Chris Matthews Sees Danger for Obama after 'Frightening,' Birth Control Decision

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:13:00 +0000

Scott Whitlock

Even Chris Matthews, who famously gushed about the "thrill" Barack Obama gave his leg, is troubled by the President's "frightening" decision to force Catholic charities to provide birth control through health care.

NYT Says 'Old' Constitution Outdated for Failing to Guarantee 'Entitlements' Like Health Care

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:39:00 +0000

Clay Waters

Sorry, Founders: The 'terse and old' U.S. Constitution has been ruled out of date by Supreme Court reporter Adam Liptak for failing to provide such 'rights' as free health care.

Soledad O'Brien Parrots White House Talking Points on HHS Contraception Mandate

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:18:00 +0000

Matt Hadro

Even when told that paying for birth control would violate the consciences of certain religious organizations, CNN's Soledad O'Brien wondered why the groups still shouldn't have to cover contraceptives for interested employees.

CBS, ABC Highlight Obama 'Flip-Flop' on Super PACs; NBC Punts

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:35:00 +0000

Matthew Balan

CBS This Morning on Tuesday led its broadcast with the Obama re-election campaign's decision on Monday night to reverse its opposition to super PAC fundraising. Charlie Rose teased the report by noting how "the White House...flip-flops on controversial super PAC donations." ABC's Jake Tapper used the same term on Good Morning America. NBC's Today show completely ignored this breaking development.

ABC Finally Breaks Silence on Obama's Birth Control Attack, CBS Still Quiet

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:49:00 +0000

Scott Whitlock

ABC broke its network silence on Tuesday morning, finally offering a report on the Obama administration's decision to force religious organizations to provide birth control in their health care plans. CBS again skipped the subject. On NBC's Today, Andrea Mitchell admitted that the action has "even touched a nerve with some liberal Democrats." [MP3 audio here.]

NBC Brings On Left-Wing Host to Slam 'Far-Right' Objections to Obama Birth Control Mandate

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:33:00 +0000

Kyle Drennen

After finally deciding to actually cover the controversy swirling around the Obama administration's attempt to force Catholic institutions to pay for birth control in health insurance plans, NBC's Today on Tuesday (which ran a full story from Andrea Mitchell) also brought on leftist MSNBC host Rachel Maddow to dismiss all legitimate opposition to the move as a "pretty far-right perspective" and "an extension of anti-abortion politics." [Listen to read more

CNN Demeans Republicans as Drag Queens

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:19:00 +0000

By
Matt Hadro

Dismissing Missouri's GOP Primary as nothing more than a "beauty contest," CNN contributor John Avlon used a rather disturbing image to make his point – faces of Republican candidates superimposed onto the figures of beauty queens. The segment aired on Monday's OutFront around 7:15 p.m.
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MSNBC's O'Donnell: Planned Parenthood Head Should Be Ambassador to U.N.

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:35:00 +0000

By
Brad Wilmouth

During a syrupy interview with Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards on Monday's Last Word, MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell was so impressed with her that he concluded the segment by declaring that she is worthy to be ambassador to the United Nations. O'Donnell:

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NBC Nightly News Finally Mentions Obama Mandate Imposition on Catholics; Still Waiting for ABC and CBS

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:38:00 +0000

By
Brent Baker

NBC Nightly News on Monday lifted its two-plus week blackout of the Obama administration's decision to force religious institutions, such as Catholic hospitals and charities, to provide birth control coverage in health insurance provided to employees, but ABC's World News and the CBS Evening News have still yet to utter a syllable about what has enraged people across the political spectrum while having plenty of time to champion Planned
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Media's 'Blatant' Pro-Abortion Bias Clear in Komen Controversy, Says NYT Columnist Douthat

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:45:00 +0000

By
Clay Waters

On Sunday New York Times columnist Ross Douthat highlighted the blunt favoritism shown by the media toward Planned Parenthood in last week's headline-making spat with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation, the breast cancer charity, after it announced it would no longer fund the prominent abortion provider: 'The Media's Abortion Blinders.'

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Nets Hype Social Media 'Torrent' in Komen Uproar, Keep Pro-Abortion Slant

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:10:00 +0000

By
Matthew Balan

ABC, CBS, and NBC spotlighted the Komen foundation's about-face on funding Planned Parenthood on their Friday evening newscasts, and played up the apparent role of social media in getting the charity to reverse its earlier decision. On World News, ABC's Diane Sawyer trumpeted the "dramatic day for people power," while on Nightly News, NBC's Lester Holt concluded, "score one for the power of social media."
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CNN Quickly Reported Liberal Backlash Against Komen, But Sat on Religious Outrage Over Obama's HHS Mandate

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:10:00 +0000

By
Matt Hadro

CNN's blatant double-standard in covering religious and social issues was manifested in its lopsided coverage of two different stories over the past few weeks.

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After Pounding Romney on Taxes, ABC Gloats That 'More' People 'Don't Like' the Republican

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:48:00 +0000

By
Scott Whitlock

After pounding Mitt Romney on taxes and wealth for weeks, ABC touted a new poll on Monday finding that the Republican is "struggling on this key issue of taxes," according to co-host George Stephanopoulos.
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NBC's Lauer Chats With Obama About GOP Candidates 'Pummeling Each Other,' Cues Obama on If Romney 'Can Identify with Middle Class?'

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:11:00 +0000

By
Kyle Drennen

Once again touting the latest cover of New Yorker magazine, NBC Today co-host Matt Lauer lobbed this softball to President Obama in a pre-Super Bowl interview: "...you watching the big game on TV...on screen it's not the Patriots and the Giants. It's Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, same team, and they are pummeling each other. And look at the smile on your face there.
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Network Newscast Blackout of Mandate on Catholics Continues, But Sunday Talk Shows Take It Up

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:04:00 +0000

By
Brent Baker

The broadcast network evening and morning newscast blackout, of the Obama administration plan to force health insurance offered by Catholic charities and hospitals to cover sterilization, abortion-inducing drugs and contraception without a co-pay, continued over the weekend, yet the ABC and NBC Sunday morning talk shows took up the topic.

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