[UPDATE] AP Blames U.S. and Trump for Iran Shooting Down Civilian Jet

In a Thursday night article titled “An Iranian general dies in a U.S. attack, and Canada suffers,” the Associated Press made it abundantly clear who they blamed for the deaths of 176 people in the skies over Tehran. (Hint, it wasn’t the country that shot two surface-to-air missiles at a passenger jet.)
Nicholas Fondacaro
January 9th, 2020 10:55 PM

ABC, CBS Tout Dems Restricting Trump War Powers, NBC Notes ‘Symbolic’

Despite the fact Iran had killed a U.S. contractor in Iraq, staged an assault on the U.S. Embassy there, and launched a missile attack on U.S. forces, House Democrats were so overcome with their hatred for President Trump that they voted Thursday to restrict his powers to react to hostilities from the regime. Of course, that meant the liberal media had something else to rally behind seeing as…
Nicholas Fondacaro
January 9th, 2020 9:15 PM

Progressives Oppose Olympic Provisions Against Protest

On Thursday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced a proactive policy aimed at preventing political protest at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Yahoo! Sports writer Henry Bushnell and the progressive group Global Athlete immediately raised opposition to the IOC's decision.
Jay Maxson
January 9th, 2020 7:00 PM

Patrick Stewart: New Star Trek Show a ‘Response to Brexit and Trump’

Patrick Stewart returns to Star Trek and the role of Jean-Luc Picard in a new CBS streaming show, but the reason it exists at all is, unsurprisingly, political. The liberal actor told Variety this week that Picard is “me responding to the world of Brexit and Trump.” he also said that the United States (under Trump) and Britain (under Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson) are “completely…
Scott Whitlock
January 9th, 2020 5:25 PM

LAME: WashPost Protests GOP Tweeting 'Altered Photo' of Pelosi

The Washington Post is so exquisitely sensitive to mockery of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that an unflattering image of her became a small scandal. Their headline was "Rep. Stefanik tweets altered photo of Pelosi in GOP fundraising appeal".
Tim Graham
January 9th, 2020 4:44 PM

Cardi B Claims She's Moving to Nigeria Due to 'Danger' With Iran

Former stripper-turned-rap artist Cardi B has been talking about leaving the country in the wake of America’s current standoff with Iran.  
Gabriel Hays
January 9th, 2020 3:50 PM

Ruhle: People Feeling Good About Economy 'Should Concern Democrats'

Not only is the economy doing well, but people's perceptions about the economy are also positive. On Thursday's MSNBC Live, host Stephanie Ruhle declared that such positive economic indicators "should concern Democrats looking ahead to November" because voters are giving President Trump credit for them.
Alex Christy
January 9th, 2020 2:42 PM

Oh, Canada! Univision Touts Northern Border for Illegal Immigration

What’s Univision’s new pitch regarding illegal immigration? If you follow a three-minute report led by anchor Jorge Ramos, it is to entice immigrants into crossing illegally into the United States from the North which, according to him, is easier, cheaper and safer.
Kathleen Krumhansl
January 9th, 2020 2:33 PM

Ex-CIA Official Explains to CBS Why We Don’t Believe Iran's Propaganda

A former top CIA official had to explain to CBS just why it’s unwise to believe Iranian propaganda claiming that 80 members of the U.S. military were killed during the country's air strike. Co-host Gayle King on Wednesday seemed to equate equally the Iranian propaganda outfit and western reporting, siting “conflicting information.” 
Scott Whitlock
January 9th, 2020 12:54 PM

CNN's Tehran Reporter Pushes Iranian Spokesman to Echo CNN on Trump

On Monday evening CNN's Brian Stelter tweeted that is patriotic to question and be skeptical of leaders who may stumble into a war. Apparently such sentiment only goes one way at CNN as CNN's Fred Pleitgen was in Tehran for a softball interview on Tuesday with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif that ended up being just another one of the network's many anti-Trump segments.  
Alex Christy
January 9th, 2020 12:45 PM

CNN Says Nat’l Park Signs Warning Glaciers Gone by 2020 to Be Removed

It must be really hard to have to report a story that flies in the face of CNN’s hype over climate change.
Joseph Vazquez
January 9th, 2020 12:43 PM

Networks Routinely Cover Outrage at Police, Rarely on Behalf of Police

According to a recent MRC study, the three major broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC) aired 45 reports about “outrage” at alleged police misconduct in 2019 — more than any topic except politics. However, only one report throughout last year described outrage at a police officer coming to harm.
Bill D'Agostino
January 9th, 2020 12:10 PM

Camerota Sides with Iran: 'How Can We Trust' U.S. Military, Pence?

The media has revealed just how far they will go in distrusting this administration, siding with foreign governments and terrorists over our own military. Just as ABC News’ journalists did Wednesday evening, CNN journalists on Thursday morning suggested they trusted their own reporting more than they did U.S. military intelligence, by expressing skepticism that Iran intended to kill Americans…
Kristine Marsh
January 9th, 2020 12:09 PM

Fitness Guru Slammed for Disputing Singer’s ‘Fat Acceptance' Shtick

“Juice” singer Lizzo’s peppy embrace of herself as a confident obese woman may be a fun (albeit bizarre) pop culture fad in the short term, but one famous weight loss coach reminds us that it might not be so positive in the long term.
Gabriel Hays
January 9th, 2020 12:09 PM