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Conservatives have rightly reacted with amusement to various elements of the modestly titled blockbuster ABC special, “Bruce Jenner, The Interview.” After all, Diane Sawyer was literally more shocked that Jenner came “out” as a conservative, than she was that he came out as a woman. Also, much of the highly-rated two-hour special felt much like an exercise in pushing the public to embrace, or even celebrate, something that many believe to be an acquired mental disorder. Understandably, conservatives get very nervous when a liberal media monolith determines that only one opinion on a subject (theirs) is valid and all variance...

Millions of Americans tuned in (and millions more around the world saw clips) as Diane Sawyer made her full-time debut behind the anchor desk Monday night for World News with Diane Sawyer and shared an exclusive sit-down interview with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. They heard Sawyer level harsh accusations at Ahmadinejad about Iran’s nuclear program, its treatment of its citizens as well as of three American hikers arrested after they crossed the border. They also heard Ahmadinejad refer to Sawyer as “respectable lady.” But what most people don’t know is that the voice they heard translating Ahmadinejad belonged to a...

Veteran newscaster Connie Chung, who suffered through an uncomfortable two years as co-anchor with disgraced TV newsman Dan Rather, says CBS executives are unlikely to replace him with a woman because they are "cavemen." "I don't know when network executives will get out of the Dark Ages," Chung told the Philadelphia Inquirer. "It's long overdue." While the leading candidates to replace Rather when he steps down in March are CBS'ers John Roberts and Scott Pelly, Chung said that male anchors represent "an antiquated way of thinking." The one-time anchorwoman said she'd like to see ABC's Diane Sawyer take Rather's place,...