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Erin Burnett defends NRA with Bill and Chelsea photo: ‘Politicians use their kids all the time’
CNN host Erin Burnett on Wednesday suggested that the National Rifle Association (NRA) had not crossed the line by targeting President Barack Obama’s daughters in an advertisement. The NRA advertisement released on Tuesday branded the president an “elitist hypocrite” for opposing armed guards in schools while his own daughters were…
Young Turks: Cutting entitlements “to the bone is not the only idea out there”
On his show “The Young Turks” on Nov. 30, Cenk Uygur claims that CNN host Erin Burnett isn’t critical enough of the “establishment” position on entitlement reform. In an interview with Rep. Peter Defazio (D-Ore.), Burnett says most people support certain reforms like raising the retirement age and asks, “You…
Santorum: Uproar over Mourdock just ‘gotcha politics’
Speaking to CNN on Wednesday night, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum (R) defended Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Moudock’s recent comment about rape. Mourdock created an uproar on Tuesday night after describing a pregnancy that resulted from rape as “a gift from God” and “something that God intended to happen.”…
Erin Burnett on Romney’s tax returns: He appears ‘shady’ or ‘stupid’
Even CNN’s Erin Burnett, a former Goldman Sachs financial analyst, says it’s time for Mitt Romney to release his tax returns. Burnett opened her Monday night show with a personal message to the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. “It’s time, Mitt, time to put them on the table,” she said, dismissing…
Krugman tells austerity advocate Burnett: The debt is ‘not an urgent crisis’
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman once again pushed back on the notion that America needs to engage in massive suspending cuts now to deal with the country’s debt Friday evening. Appearing on CNN’s Up Front With Erin Burnett, Krugman rejected Burnett’s premise of advocating for austerity measures to tackle…
Cenk: The media is ‘grossly deceiving people’ on Iran
The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur accused CNN host Erin Burnett and the establishment media Friday evening for trumping up Iran’s weapons capability and trying to start another war in the Middle East. Uygur was particularly annoyed at Burnett placing her own assessment of Iran’s leadership proceeding to develop a…
Cheney calls for air strike on Iran over captured drone
Former Vice President Dick Cheney said on Monday that President Barack Obama should have ordered an “air strike” on Iran after they recently captured a U.S. drone. Earlier on Monday, President Barack Obama had explained that U.S. officials asked Iran to return the RQ-170 Sentinel surveillance drone. “The right response…
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