CNN's Schneider Labels Obama 'Liberal,' Toobin Labels 'Very Liberal

January 6th, 2008 1:43 AM

CNN’s Blitzer Implies White House Officials Will Lie in CIA Matter

January 3rd, 2008 3:40 PM
Instead of leading with the Iowa caucuses, Wednesday’s "The Situation Room" began its broadcast covering attorney general Michael Mukasey’s decision to open an investigation into the destruction of interrogation tapes by the CIA. Host Wolf Blitzer, during a segment with CNN senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin, compared this investigation to the investigation by Patrick Fitzgerald that led to the…

Liberals on CNN Debate Impact of Robertson's Rudy Endorsement

November 8th, 2007 1:04 PM
As much as the mainstream media like Rudy Giuliani’s liberal viewpoints on abortion and homosexuality, a panel on CNN’s "The Situation Room" were divided on the issue of Pat Robertson’s endorsement of Rudy Giuliani. Jack Cafferty, who won MRC’s "Tin Foil Hat Award for Crazy Conspiracy Theories" last year, labeled Robertson as being part of a "lunatic fringe" and opined that the endorsement was "…

Tavis and Toobin Tear Up Thomas, Mourn Al Gore's 2000 Loss

November 7th, 2007 7:44 AM

Clarence Thomas Confirms CNN's Toobin Never Spoke to Him; Toobin Calls

October 4th, 2007 1:05 PM
During his Monday smackdown on the Laura Ingraham radio show, CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin declined to say yes or no when Laura asked him if he had ever met or interviewed Justice Clarence Thomas before he claimed the Justice was "furious all the time." Toobin suggested Laura should ask Thomas. In a soundbite Ingraham aired at the top of the 10 am hour on Thursday, after his hour-long…

NPR Host Amazed Mrs. Thomas Wants Anita Hill's Apology

October 2nd, 2007 5:29 PM

Laura Ingraham Smacks Down CNN's Toobin on Thomas's 'Rage

October 2nd, 2007 11:43 AM
Update (NB Staff | Oct. 3, 14:55): Ingraham's producer was kind enough to send us an MP3 (14:03 long, 4.82 MB) of the exchange. On Monday’s Anderson Cooper 360, CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin unspooled a wild, unsubstantiated theory that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is "furious all the time" and when Cooper asked if his "hatred of the media" started with the Anita Hill charges, Toobin…

CNN's Toobin: 'No Doubt' Roe v. Wade Will Be Overturned With Republica

September 26th, 2007 11:21 PM
According to CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin, the election of a Republican president in 2008 will bring a certain end to Roe v. Wade.Toobin has made the rounds promoting his new book, The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court. In a recent Time.com article (a straight question-and-answer account of his interview), Toobin stated the following:Time.com: Your book strongly suggests that…

In Time: PBS Star Ken Burns Bashes Bush, 'Extreme Rightward' Court Til

September 25th, 2007 9:32 AM

CNN Sr. Legal Correspondent: [Gonzales] Attorney Generalship ‘Really

August 27th, 2007 1:20 PM
Jeff Toobin, CNN’s senior legal analyst, made two statements on the resignation of attorney general Alberto Gonzales on Monday’s "American Morning" that point to his own political leanings. Co-host John Roberts, following-up on Toobin’s remark that he found himself "surprised" by this announcement, asked "Really? But surprised, but are you shocked? Toobin’s answer: "Well, not shocked. I mean, you…