More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.
On Thursday, both CBS This Morning and NBC’s Today eagerly promoted the New York Daily News attacking Republicans for sending “thoughts and prayers” to victims of the San Bernardino shooting but not signing on to liberal gun control measures. This Morning co-host Gayle King declared: “I think this headline’s very powerful.”
She then touted Democratic Senator Chris Murphy blasting his pro-gun colleagues: “Chris Murphy from Connecticut says, ‘Your thoughts should be about steps to take to stop this carnage. Your prayers should be about forgiveness if you do nothing again.’”