In an already polarized political climate leading up to the convention season for the Democrats and Republicans, CBS This Morning threw the spotlight on a left wing activist group known as Color of Change. The “civil rights” organization is pressuring corporate sponsors of the RNC to pull out of sponsoring the Republican Convention. Correspondent Julianna Goldman declared: "Donald Trump's…
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In an interview with NBC correspondent Chris Jansing aired during MSNBC’s 1 p.m. ET hour on Thursday, left-wing actress and fervent Bernie Sanders supporter Susan Sarandon called out the lack of media attention for Hillary Clinton’s ongoing e-mail scandal: “I don’t know anybody – nobody’s even talking about this indictment, what happens with…
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On Thursday’s NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer cheered the “historic accomplishment” of Army Secretary Eric Fanning being the first openly gay military service leader, but fretted over reaction from his Defense Department colleagues: “Have you ever had to confront someone here at the Pentagon because of something they said to your face,…
During Wednesday's CBS This Morning, the usual slate of hosts- Charlie Rose, Gayle King, and Norah O'Donnell- were swooned and captivated by an illustrious, billionaire CEO dipping his pen into national politics. No, this businessman is not Donald Trump for once, it's Marc Benioff, current CEO of the international cloud computing giant Salesforce which recently threatened to move its North…
Wednesday morning on NBC's Today, viewers watched a special series titled Undercovered, a segment where NBC News Investigative Correspondent Ronan Farrow shares stories that supposedly "aren’t necessarily in the headlines every day." Apparently, these stories don’t present both sides of the issue, either.
The issue surrounding transgender rights has saturated the mainstream media for months. …
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On Wednesday’s CBS This Morning, correspondent Nancy Cordes agreed with Donald Trump’s criticism of Hillary Clinton over her refusal to hold press conferences: “...those of us who cover the Hillary Clinton campaign would love to have a press conference, even if she insulted us. You know, she hasn't done one for months and months, which is…
This morning on MSNBC Live, host Steve Kornacki had liberal actor turned activist George Takei on as a guest. Gone are the days where Star Trek fans remember George Takei as their beloved Mr. Sulu. Now, he has coined the phrase #VoteBlueNoMatterWho, and is encouraging Democrats around the country, specifically Californians, to keep their eye on the prize and get behind Hillary Clinton.
In a…
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On Tuesday, all three network morning shows promptly dismissed talk of a third party conservative candidate stepping forward in the presidential race as “fantasy” and “a fool’s errand.” Hosts and correspondents openly mocked the notion of an independent alternative to Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump.
On NBC’s Today, co-host Savannah Guthrie…
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The network morning shows on Friday all praised President Obama’s “historic visit” to Hiroshima, Japan – site of the first nuclear bombing – and him using the occasion to push his foreign policy agenda.
Leading off NBC’s Today, announced: “Historic visit. President Obama becomes the first sitting U.S. President to travel to Hiroshima, site…
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During a report on Thursday’s CBS This Morning about President Obama’s trip to Japan, correspondent Margaret Brennan noted: “Tomorrow, President Obama will make an historic trip to Hiroshima, a city that the U.S. devastated during World War II with the very first atomic bomb....he wants to underscore the risks still posed by nuclear weapons…
