On Inauguration Day 1989, ABC's Richard Threlkeld slammed the outgoing Ronald Reagan by blaming recent riots in Miami on Reagan's "benign neglect of the poor and studied indifference to civil rights."
On the December 26 Early Show on CBS, co-hosts Tracy Smith and Harry Smith (no relation) marveled at how President-elect Barack Obama was "the epitome of cool...even in a baseball cap."
On his September 5 HBO show "Real Time, host Bill Maher suggested Sarah Palin was not the real mother of her infant son: "It's not like they're not willing to lie about everything else."
On the September 8 Hardball, Chris Matthews was again outraged on Barack Obama's behalf, challenging Republicans who mocked Obama's experience as a "community organizer."
On March 13, MSNBC anchor Norah O'Donnell was disgusted that the media were talking about the Jeremiah Wright story: "Rush Limbaugh went nuts today on his program....How do we get away from this?"
On the December 20, 2007 Good Morning America, ABC's Chris Cuomo asked Barack Obama which would be "the bigger obstacle" in his campaign, "the Clinton campaign machine or America's inherent racism?"
On the November 30 Meet the Press, CNN founder Ted Turner told moderator Tom Brokaw that the old Soviet KGB was "honorable" like our FBI, and "an opportunity to do something important and worthwhile."
Covering the Mumbai terrorist attacks on November 27, MSNBC's Alex Witt was frustrated that terrorism was not ended by the "global outpouring of affection, respect and hope" marking Obama's election.
On the November 17, 2008 Larry King Live, the septuagenarian host asked the “pregnant man” Thomas Beatie and his wife, Nancy, about the mechanics of their relationship.
CBS Evening News reporter Byron Pitts celebrated the election of Barack Obama, wondering, "When was the last time our nation cheered this much?" and arguing that Obama's election meant we are "a more perfect union."