Last night, CNN’s Larry King Live stacked its show with oil, coal, and nuclear apologists. One of the show’s guests — prominent libertarian pundit John Stossel — said of Big Oil: “I think these oil companies are heroes.” Watch it:
The Wonk Room’s Brad Johnson reveals CNN’s pro-energy industry bias.
Update
Last month, Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) said on the House floor, “We ought to be saying the energy companies are our friends.”
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