Rubio’s Case for a Stronger West
Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a speech at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday that stood out not for its bombast but for its clarity. In a room filled with political figures from across the Atlantic — and from both parties at home — Rubio was unmistakably the adult in the room. Within the Trump administration, Rubio is easily the most articulate spokesman on foreign policy,…
The View Has New Excuses for Their Names in Epstein Files, Jet Request
More than two weeks after NewsBusters broke the story and two days after initially trying to explain away why ABC News moderator Whoopi Goldberg requested to borrow Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet, The View offered up some new excuses for why their co-hosts were in the files. On Thursday’s show, Goldberg’s story completely changed and co-host Joy Behar claimed she only learned that she…
Stepped in It: O’Keefe Asks If Trump Has Been Falsely Tagged as Racist
Wednesday’s White House press briefing featured a wild detour away from reality when CBS senior White House and campaign correspondent Ed O’Keefe — who’s one of the least-expected elite media journalists to ask something crazy — wondered aloud to press Secretary Karoline Leavitt if President Trump has ever been falsely accused of being a racist.
CNN Touts Colbert-Talarico Stunt As a 'Perfect Storm,' Everybody Wins!
On Jake Tapper's CNN show on Tuesday, they discussed Stephen Colbert's stunt of putting an interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico on YouTube because his lawyers banned him from putting Talarico on air. CNN and Jonah Goldberg touted this as a "gift" for the two men, a "perfect storm" where "everybody" opposed to Trump comes out a winner.
Michelle Gushes How Daily Show Gets People To Eat 'Their Vegetables'
In the latest instance of DNC-late night comedy show synergy, Comedy Central's occasional host of The Daily Show, Josh Johnson, joined former First Lady Michelle Obama and her brother, former college basketball coach Craig Robinson, on their IMO podcast on Thursday to discuss his career, which naturally included The Daily Show. Obama gushed about how he and The…
CNN Admits Jackson's 'Shortcomings' But Ignores 'Hymietown' Remark
With the passing of The Rev. Jesse Jackson comes the media coverage that would be expected for a man of his stature, complete with documentation of his history, analysis of achievements and tributes from those who knew him. Tuesday, CNN's Inside Politics provided all of the above, but they failed to mention a major controversy from 1984 when Jackson was running for President, and they…
MS NOW Reminisces Obama Days; Says Dems Can’t Be Nice Anymore
On Monday night’s 11th Hour, guest hosted by Symone Sanders, Sanders and MS NOW contributor Jason Johnson reminisced the good days of the Obama presidency in response to Obama’s appearance on a progressive podcast. Johnson also pushed for Democrats to be harsher and not partake in “mealy mouthed, centrist nonsense.”
So Much For Being Censored: Colbert, Ossoff Campaign Ahead Of Midterms
Those trying to turn CBS’s Stephen Colbert into a free speech martyr for the James Talarico-equal time controversy suffered a setback on Wednesday as Colbert welcomed Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff to The Late Show. Unfortunately, those who would like the late night hosts at least pretend to put in an effort to have some sort of balance on their shows also suffered a setback as the duo…
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THUNDERDOME: Abby Phillip Performs Post-Munich Cleanup for AOC
On CNN’s “Abby Phillip Gaslighting and Interruption Power Hour”, more commonly known as NewsNight, there was serious firefighting and journalisming underway. The show’s eponymous host covered Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’ disastrous gaffe-laden trip to Munich by pretending her most brutal gaffes didn’t happen and deflecting to basic whatabout(Trump)ism.
PBS Skips Rubio's Munich Triumph to Bash 'Trump, Demolition Man'
Monday’s PBS News Hour virtually skipped over Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s performance at the annual Munich Security Conference to wail over his subsequent trip to endorse “far right prime minister” Viktor Orban of Hungary. The online heading to the segment after Rubio’s speech impressed even European leaders: “Rubio bolsters Hungary's far-right leader days after push to mend U.S…
Rest in Peace, Ed Crane
Within the last six months, two friends, both pioneers and giants in the world of ideas in Washington, D.C., passed from this world. One, Ed Feulner, was the co-founder of the Heritage Foundation, which became the nation’s defining policy institute for conservative ideas. Now, last week, Ed Crane, the co-founder of the Cato Institute, passed away. Ed Crane built Cato to become the major…
CNN Clutches Pearls Over Women Choosing to Be Stay at Home Moms
Call it irony or call it hypocrisy, CNN’s The Situation Room was awash with it during their Wednesday newscast when the pro-choice outlet’s Pamela Brown clutched her pearls over Christian women choosing to put being a mother and a wife above their careers. Brown parachuted into a “patriarchal Christian communit[y]” she fishing for stories about domestic abuse. She looked on in…
Darcy & Co. Assert Cooper Leaving CBS Is About Its 'Rightward' Shift
CNN anchor Anderson Cooper announced he wouldn’t renew his contract with CBS News as a reporter for 60 Minutes after 20 years. He claimed it was to spend more time with his family, which cynics never accept when politicians assert it. The Left wanted to blamed new CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss for it.
