Douglas Brinkley

Fmr Chavez Adviser Gushes to CNN of His 'Absolutely Extraordinary' Accomplishments

3/6/2013 10:53 AM ET

Twelve minutes after reporting the news of Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez's death, CNN hosted Chavez's close friend and former adviser who lavished praise on his legacy. For over two minutes, ...

CNN Hails 'New Cult Favorite' Jimmy Carter, Asks If His Image Is 'Being Rehabilitated'

2/26/2013 10:11 AM ET

CNN touted ex-president Jimmy Carter as a "new cult favorite" and asked if his image was "being rehabilitated" on Monday's The Situation Room. Liberal historian Douglas Brinkley made the laughably ...

CNN Turns to Historian Douglas Brinkley Who Hails 'Warm and Engaging' Obama

1/14/2013 7:54 PM ET

After President Obama's Monday press conference, liberal historian Douglas Brinkley fawned over him on CNN as a "warm and engaging man," pitted against Republicans who "don't want to be in ...

Brinkley Boosts Obama Interview on CBS, CNN; Brushes Off President's 'BS-er' Slam

10/26/2012 7:07 PM ET

Liberal historian Douglas Brinkley gushed over President Obama on Thursday's CBS This Morning and Friday's CNN Newsroom, and tried to put the incumbent in the best possible light: "He's [Obama] a ...

On CBS, Douglas Brinkley Marvels at 'Still Very Popular' Kennedys

8/6/2012 5:55 PM ET

Liberal historian Douglas Brinkley sang the praises of the Kennedy family on Monday's CBS This Morning, spotlighting the apparently "very important public service work" of Robert F. Kennedy's ...