Russia-Gate II? NYT Still Crying ‘Conspiracy' on Vindicated Nunes Memo

Well, the big lead story in Friday’s New York Times shouting “House Is Warned Or Russian Effort To Bolster Trump,” has been challenged by a national security official cited by CNN’s Jake Tapper. But don’t think the Times is done trying to resuscitate the Russia controversy as a cudgel against Trump. The paper reported petulantly on Richard Grenell, ambassador to Germany and now the new acting…
Clay Waters
February 22nd, 2020 3:43 PM

HBO's Simon: Fascism of 1940s ‘Eerily Similar’ to ‘Today’s America’

A new alt-history program about the rise of fascism in America during World War II has been called “startlingly prescient.” That’s according to radical leftist David Simon (The Wire) the creator of next month’s limited HBO series The Plot Against America, based on the 2004 novel by Philip Roth.
Alexa Moutevelis
February 22nd, 2020 3:26 PM

Reid: Bernie Kicks Hillary Voters to Curb, 'Trumpy' Attack on WashPost

During MSNBC's coverage of the Nevada caucus, Joy Reid says that by tweeting that he will not let the Democratic establishment stop him, Bernie Sanders is "kicking to the curb" 65 million Hillary Clinton voters, among others. Reid also describes as "Trumpy" Sanders's criticism of the Washington Post for waiting until one day before the Nevada caucus to release the month-old news that the Sanders…
Mark Finkelstein
February 22nd, 2020 2:24 PM

Atlantic: 'Democratic Base Has Been Crying Wolf' on Racism and Sexism

Perhaps in normal times Michael Bloomberg's presidential candidacy would have been destroyed by the charges of racism and sexism hurled at him by the other candidates at the Democrat debate on Wednesday in Las Vegas. However, as Conor Friedersdorf of the Atlantic magazine pointed out, in this era of the callout culture, most people will probably overlook those charges because they are so used to…
P.J. Gladnick
February 22nd, 2020 2:00 PM

FLASHBACK: In 2016, MSNBC Pushed Socialist Sanders as ‘Not Radical’

Now that Bernie Sanders is a serious threat to win the Democratic nomination, some on MSNBC have sounded the alarm, blasting the candidate for his extreme ideas. Yet, four years ago this week, Sanders had a friendlier platform on the liberal network. On February 17, 2016, socialist host Lawrence O’Donnell brought on socialist professor Frances Fox Piven to sing the praises of the socialist…
Scott Whitlock
February 22nd, 2020 1:30 PM

Hollywood Legend Orson Bean Warned of Anti-American Propaganda

Orson Bean’s remarkable life is one for the ages … and soon the small screen, too. Newsweek reports a limited series based on Bean’s career in and out of show business is in the works. The show’s creative team is looking for a home for the project, but that’s not the only news tied to the late film and TV star.
Christian Toto
February 22nd, 2020 12:15 PM

Media Laud Alabama's Forced Vasectomy Bill as 'Clap Back'

Last year, Alabama passed into law a ban on abortion, except when the mother's life is in danger. Democratic state Representative Rolanda Hollis wasn't too happy about her state seeking to protect life, even though the law was blocked by a federal judge. In response, she's introduced a bill requiring men to pay for their own vasectomy a month before turning 50, or after their third child,…
Rebecca Downs
February 22nd, 2020 8:00 AM

Column: Here Comes Another Corrosive Correspondents Dinner

Washington journalists are rejoicing that celebrity glitz and glamour are returning to their self-celebrating soiree, the so-called “White House Correspondents Dinner.” They announced longtime “Saturday Night Live” player Kenan Thompson will host the April event, and Muslim comedian Hasan Minhaj will perform the Republican-bashing “comedy” routine. The biggest joke of this dinner is the media…
Tim Graham
February 22nd, 2020 6:03 AM

Katy Tur Frets Dems Not Far Left Enough on Global Warming

On her Friday afternoon show, MSNBC host Katy Tur was again beating the climate alarmism drum as she devoted a segment to fretting over the fact that Bernie Sanders is the only presidential candidate advocating all 10 action items called for by the left-wing environmental group, Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund.
Brad Wilmouth
February 21st, 2020 11:57 PM

Trouble in Dem-Land: 'Obamaworld Is Mad' at Bloomberg's Obama Ads

We’re less than two months into 2020, and some Democratic presidential hopefuls have already “gone ugly,” especially in the behind-the-scenes conflict between former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former President Barack Obama. A 30-second advertisement implying that Bloomberg and Obama are “close allies” has drawn the ire of officials in “Obamaworld” who describe the campaign as an “…
Randy Hall
February 21st, 2020 10:50 PM

On Fox, Ex-Obama Official Defends 'Kids in Cages' Started by Obama

On Thursday morning, Fox News again displayed the kind of good journalism that is so often lacking on the more liberal networks, as Fox & Friends co-host Brian Kilmeade asked former Barack Obama administration DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson about the cage-like structures that his administration built to hold illegal immigrants, including children. Johnson defended the facilities as being necessary…
Brad Wilmouth
February 21st, 2020 8:18 PM

PBS Panel Caterwauls About 'Climate Crisis,' Republican 'Deniers'

On Thursday evening's Amanpour & Company show, CNN/PBS host Christiane Amanpour presided over a discussion of the Democratic presidential race which descended into environmental alarmism as she spoke with Telemundo environmental reporter Vanessa Hauc, who helped moderate the most recent Democratic debate, and CNN host Van Jones. As loaded terms like "climate crisis" and "existential issue,"…
Brad Wilmouth
February 21st, 2020 6:16 PM

This Actually Happened: NY Times Publishes Op-Ed By the Taliban

Even for the low standards of The New York Times, this is shocking. The so-called “paper of record” on Friday gave print space so a Taliban leader —  an unrepentant terrorist — could lecture the United States. In a piece for the February 21 print paper entitled, “What We, the Taliban, Want,” Sirajuddin Haqqani spewed propaganda: “We did not choose our war with the foreign coalition led by the…
Scott Whitlock
February 21st, 2020 5:46 PM

The Media Took The Most Damage From Klobuchar-AMLO Gaffe

Was Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s inability to identify Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador a limited Latino-interest issue or a moment that warranted broader coverage as a campaign-defining “deer-in-the-headlights” gaffe? The liberal media, hamstrung by soft bigotry and blinded by double standards.
Jorge Bonilla
February 21st, 2020 5:31 PM