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‘The View’ Slams Kelsey Grammer for Wearing Pro-Life T-Shirt
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Despite its many panelists, ABC’s The View has always pushed one view, and it certainly has never been conservative or pro-life.
So imagine how the ladies at the liberal talk show reacted when actor Kelsey Grammer posted a photo of himself wearing a pro-life shirt to his Instagram account last week. The ensuing confusion over a Hollywood elite having a different view than their own, left the…
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Media Applaud ‘Adorable’ Campbell’s Soup Ad with Gay Darth Vader Dads
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Campbell’s has found a way to mix soup, Darth Vader and gay marriage all together for the perfect taste – or so it thinks.
Released Oct. 5, Campbell’s new thirty-second ad stars two dads, Larry Sullivan and David Monahan, as they feed their son, Cooper, and impersonate Darth Vader. As part of Campbell’s “Real, Real Life” campaign, the commercial won praise from media outlets which deemed it “…
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CBS' 'Madam Secretary' Clears Hillary of Any Fault for Benghazi
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CBS’ Madam Secretary has just about succeeded in turning the office of Secretary of State into the most important government post in the history of history. In an episode titled “The Doability Doctrine,” Secretary McCord (Tea Leoni) becomes extremely miffed that the President has decided to entrust his CIA director with resolving the case of a captured American Foreign Service Officer in Kabul.
ABC's 'Quantico' Likens All Veterans to Terrorist Timothy McVeigh
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Quantico’s writers just can’t resist the temptation to take shots at the American military or to reinforce left-wing stereotypes. In last week’s episode, the trainees uncovered a plot to burn down a Planned Parenthood. This week, we are told to be suspicious of all veterans; they’re unstable, just like Timothy McVeigh, explains Simon Asher (Tate Ellington).
'The Good Wife' Wants to 'Kick Some Pro-Lifer Butt in 2016'
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Season 7 of The Good Wife is off with a roar using timely references for its liberal, pro-abortion viewers. The writers pull no punches that this show promotes Hillary Clinton for President – a continuing part of this season’s storyline is that Peter (Chris Noth) is running for re-election as governor of Illinois and is really, really hoping to be Hillary’s pick for Vice President. In this…
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A Very Special Anti-Clinton Episode of ‘Last Man Standing’
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After last week's Last Man Standing just name dropped Hillary Clinton, this week's episode "Ping-pong" got even more specific, turning into an entire anti-Clinton episode that brings up everything from Benghazi to draft dodging. The show begins with Mike Baxter (Tim Allen) surprised at finding a fundraising letter from Hillary in the mail. It's no mistake, his wife reveals, which leads to a…
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Donald Trump Goes After Mexico Again...Mexican Soccer Fans That Is
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Okay, I have to admit I never saw this one coming. Fox Sports 1 has put together a hype video for the upcoming USA vs. Mexico soccer game. Nothing unusual about that. What is more than just a tad unusual, though, is the “hyper” that FS1 has decided to use. You may recognize him.
Salon: Baby-Haters are People Too
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Oh Salon, is there any group, no matter how small, insignificant or just plain silly, that you won’t offer up as a misunderstood minority?
On Wednesday, Salon readers learned of Alanna Weissman. She hates your kids, and she’s not sorry. You hear that, your first reaction is to shrug bemusedly and walk away. Kids aren’t everyone’s cup of tea. But stop right there! Weissman’s a marginalized…
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'Grey's Anatomy' Teaches True Feminism
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Despite the implied nudity in the show’s opening scene, this episode, "I Choose You," of Grey's Anatomy actually earns a pat on the back for proving that Hollywood writers get it right every now and then. What caught my attention is that this episode explains true feminism quite well. Instead of victimhood being promoted as Meredith realizes she is being offered less money for her new position as…
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How to Get Away with Sex on Network TV
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How to Get Away with Murder is back at it again, going over the top with sex stuff. The whole episode was dedicated to sex, even the title of the episode is a reference to a sex act – “It’s Called The Octopus.” As the show creator Pete Nowalk said, “Sex is part of the framework of the show.” The client of the week for defense attorney Annalise (Viola Davis) and her law students is a woman charged…
New Season of 'American Horror Story' Takes Graphic Sex Way Too Far
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In my extremely limited time watching FX’s American Horror Story I’ve learned one thing, and that’s that the apparent goal of the new season, titled American Horror Story: Hotel, is to make me the most uncomfortable I have ever been watching a TV show. And it’s working.
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ABC's 'Blackish' Recalls Tuskegee and Syphilis
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Rumors swirled that ABC's Blackish would take this week off from extremely controversial political issues to instead deal with the common, everyday issue of people dealing with their parents getting older and needing to go see the doctor. Instead, they found a way to turn a simple trip to the doctor into a commentary on mid-20th century medical racism.
Actress Julianne Moore Responds to MRC Study
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An MRC study published yesterday was the subject of a piece in The Hollywood Reporter. The study analyzed the violence in the top 10 movies currently in theatres to showcase the hypocrisy of celebrities demanding gun control after the Roseburg shooting.
(For the record: 334 separate violent acts; 121 acts of gun violence; 39 dead out of 142 total victims.)
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Media Praise ‘Cute’ 3-Year-Old Screaming for Planned Parenthood
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Planned Parenthood isn’t exactly a pro-child organization. Regardless, the media are fawning over this “smart” little girl after her media activist mother prompted her to talk about Planned Parenthood on camera.
Poet and activist Staceyann Chin and her 3-year-old daughter, Zuri, donned pink to show their support of Planned Parenthood during the abortion giant’s “Pink Out Day” Sept. 29. For the…
