On the 8 September 2009 edition of her program, CNN's Campbell Brown blasted the critics of the initial curriculum for President Obama's speech to school children. She first advised them to 'admit this whole episode was just nutty,' and later accused Republicans of 'pushing some insane stuff.' The CNN anchor omitted any mention of the curriculum during her program.
On the 3 September 2009 edition of CNN's Campbell Brown program, political analyst Roland Martin berated those who opposed the initial lesson plan for President Obama's speech to school children, labeling them 'insane parents' and insisted they were 'acting like children.'
CNN's Dana Bash highlighted how Senator Ted Kennedy "used Scripture" during a report on the 28 August 2009 edition of the Newsroom program, but used a clip where mangled the verse citation.
CNN correspondent Jeanne Moos devoted an entire segment to the viral Obama as the Joker image on the 4 August 2009 edition of Situation Room, and zeroed in on man-on-the-street reactions to it, all of whom expressed leftist horror at the picture. Moos herself suggested that "maybe it's time to give the Joker joke a rest." NewsBusters.org made a brief appearance during her segment.
CNN anchor Rick Sanchez concluded Tuesday's Newsroom program with an admission of sorts about his misrepresentation on the previous day of John McCain's words about the GOP's outreach to Latinos: "I paraphrased to my colleague Roland Martin that McCain had said the party needs to recruit 'competent' Hispanics....He didn't use the word 'competent' when he said that."
CNN's Carol Costello aired a fair report on the 31 July 2009 edition of American Morning which highlighted the several states which have passed resolutions which asserted their Tenth Amendment rights, but hinted she agreed with a commenter that brushed aside such resolutions.
On the 29 July 2009 edition of CBS's Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CNN's Christiane Amanpour again claimed that she was a nonpolitical entity: 'I know it's very...trendy to wear your politics on your sleeve right now, but I just don't.' When Ferguson favorably compared her to the late Walter Cronkite, Amanpour gushed, 'He was so special. I think we really will miss him.'
On the 27 July 2009 edition of CNN Situation Room, HBO's Bill Maher tried to sell the Obama administration's health care "reform" plan, and also bashed 'stupid' Americans due to the plausibility of Sarah Palin being a presidential candidate.
CNN correspondent Suzanne Malveaux made an apparently slip of the tongue during the July 27, 2009 edition of American Morning, initially labeling a remark made by Senator Mitch McConnell as a "snippy little phrase."
CNN’s Wolf Blitzer was a bit surprised by Rudy Giuliani’s answer during the 22 July 2009 edition of The Situation Room, after asking him to reassess his prediction last year about “on-the-job training” for a President Obama. Blitzer inquired whether his “worst fears [had] come true.” Giuliani answered, “In many respects, it’s much worse than I thought.” The anchor merely replied, “Really?”