On Tuesday, both NBC’s Today and CBS This Morning actually promoted an offensive temper tantrum thrown by congressional Democrats in the House of Representatives on Monday during what was supposed to be a moment of silence in memory of the victims of the Orlando terrorist attack.
Wrapping up a report on Today, correspondent Peter Alexander touted: “And a dramatic moment on the House floor after a moment of silence for the Orlando victims, loud protests from Democrats, demanding action on restricting guns. Some Democrats yelling, ‘Where’s the bill?!’ there.”
Later in the 9 a.m. ET hour, weatherman Al Roker seized on the controversial incident as he hoped for gun control: “Well, you saw on the floor of the House yesterday just kind of chaos broke out there. ‘Where’s the bill?! Where’s the bill?!’ I think maybe we’re getting to that point now where this conversation is not going to end after this memory fades. We'll see.”
On CBS This Morning, co-host Charlie Rose initially acted as if both sides of the aisle were responsible for the disruption and lamented: “The Washington Post reports on how members of Congress could not agree on a moment of silence for the Orlando shooting victims.” He then revealed that Democrats were the sole perpetrators: “Several Democrats walked out in protest during yesterday’s ceremony. When it was over, some members shouted at Speaker Paul Ryan, demanding a vote on tougher gun laws.”
After footage ran of the “protest,” Rose declared: “Democrats hollered, “Where's the bill?!” They say moments of silence following mass shootings are becoming a symbol for inaction on gun control.”
He only briefly noted the Republican response to the partisan stunt: “A Ryan spokeswoman called the disturbance disheartening.”
Following the San Bernardino terrorist attack in December, NBC and CBS cheered the cover of the left-wing New York Daily News proclaiming “God Isn’t Fixing This” as it attacked people for offering thoughts and prayers to shooting victims.
