ABC Gives Airtime to Documentary-Maker With Dubious Rep Suggesting Res

May 4th, 2008 10:06 AM
Imagine that a "documentary" film-maker—whose most notable former credit was a work advancing the notion that extra-terrestrials did indeed visit Area 51—brought forth a new work suggesting that key elements of the Prophet Mohammed's story had been fabricated. What are the odds ABC would devote a segment of Good Morning America to a respectful interview of the filmmaker and discussion of his…

Apostles of Atheism Redux: CBS, ABC Publicize Plight of Army Atheist

April 29th, 2008 12:07 PM
Religion and the military shouldn't mix.  That's the take away message that both CBS and ABC touted when their Sunday morning news programs publicized the plight of an atheist who is suing the Army for religious discrimination. On April 27th CBS's Sunday Morning and ABC's Good Morning America Sunday each featured the story of Jeremy Hall, an Army specialist who claims he was denied promotion and…

Strange Bedfellows: ABC Analyst Suggests Polygamy Ban Unconstitutional

April 12th, 2008 8:51 PM
You might think MSM support for the raid by Texas state authorities on the polygamist compound in Eldorado would be a slam dunk. After all, the religion involved is the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Not just Mormons: fundamentalists Mormons! Throw in patriarchy and allegations of exploitation of young women, and surely the feminist-inspired liberal media would be…

ABC Slams Americans as 'Most Wasteful People on the Planet

April 11th, 2008 12:26 PM
According to ABC reporter Elizabeth Vargas, "Americans are the most wasteful people on the planet. We use more than any other people on the planet." The network correspondent's America bashing came as she appeared on Friday's "Good Morning America" to promote a new "20/20" special on how United States citizens haphazardly abuse such amenities as showers and diapers. [Audio available here] While…

Petraeus: New Prez Pushing Ill-Advised Withdrawal Could Replace Me

March 16th, 2008 9:19 AM
David Petraeus was diplomatic in his language and careful to honor the primacy of civilian authority over the military. But the commanding general of multi-lateral forces in Iraq has left little doubt that if a new president wanted to withdraw from Iraq faster than would reflect Petraeus's considered military opinion, his family would be happy to have him home.ABC's Bill Weir interviewed the Gen…

ABC's Wright: 'Trouble Is' Ads Like Hillary's 3 AM Work

March 9th, 2008 9:32 AM
Ads like Hillary's "it's 3 AM" work--and that's a problem. At least in the view of David Wright it is. As I described here, the ABC reporter doesn't work particularly hard to keep his Obama light under a basket.Wright-the-ABC-Obamacan was back at it today. GMA ran a segment featuring Casey Knowles, whose image as an eight-year old was used in Hillary's ad. Knowles has since grown up to be an…

Concealed Carry: ABC Apparently Prefers Fish-In-a-Barrel To OK Corral

February 16th, 2008 12:24 PM
Interviewing a student advocate of concealed carry on campus, Good Morning America's Bill Weir fretted today that it could lead to an "OK Corral" situation. Weir spoke with Mike Guzman, a student at Texas State University and a leader of a national group called Students for Concealed Carry on Campus. Weir's opening gambit: "Are you carrying a gun now?"Guzman said that he was, and does so…

Fred to MSM: 'I Owe You Nothing

January 6th, 2008 10:11 AM
Fred Thompson today blasted the media for propagating a false rumor about his impending withdrawal, while reinforcing the role he has created for himself as the candidate in this race who does not suffer unwelcome questions gladly. Back in Iowa, Thompson famously refused to respond to the debate moderator/school marm's demand for a hand-show on global warming. On this morning's Today, he…

ABC: Accept Global Warming or Violate 'Moral Imperative

November 18th, 2007 9:23 AM
If you don't buy into a Goresque view of global warming, you're not just wrong -- you're immoral. That was ABC's implication this morning.The notion came from Good Morning America co-anchor Bill Weir at the end of his interview of Jim Gooch. The Dem state representative from Kentucky recently had the audacity to hold hearings with witnesses who cast doubt on global warming theories.View video…

ABC Touts Gore Some More; Lets RFK Rant About Exxon Conspiracy

October 13th, 2007 2:32 PM
Saturday’s Good Morning America kept up the applause for Al Gore’s Nobel Peace Prize award, featuring a completely one-sided report from correspondent Bill Blakemore -- who said that scientists were “joyous” over the award to Gore because “scientists have been far more worried than anyone about global warming, finding it's far more dangerous, coming much quicker, than they expected” -- followed…

Sorry Media: Job Gains in August, Not Losses

October 5th, 2007 11:01 AM

ABC's Big Scoop: All Not Perfect in Iraq

September 9th, 2007 9:26 AM

ABC’s Roberts Tosses Softballs to Obama While Bashing Bush

August 27th, 2007 12:22 PM
On Monday’s "Good Morning America," co-host Robin Roberts interviewed Barack Obama in New Orleans and asserted that politicians from "both parties" would be coming to the formerly hurricane ravaged region to "point out the Bush administration's shortcomings in fixing many problems that still exist, like those being forced to still live in trailers." While the ABC co-host didn’t explain who was…