Editor’s Pick: RedState on CBS Hyping Trans ‘War Within’ in Ukraine

March 3rd, 2022 10:10 AM

On Thursday, RedState’s Alex Parker reported: “We are no longer a serious society. Case in point: On Tuesday — amid a brutal Russian invasion killing thousands — CBS News published a piece it must’ve considered urgently important.” He quoted a tweet from the network that fretted: “Transgender acceptance in Ukraine is not widespread, and changing legal documents to match gender requires a long…

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Ruhle Suggests Biden Approve Keystone Pipeline to Lower Gas Prices

March 3rd, 2022 1:29 AM

Twenty-four hours after having a meltdown over President Joe Biden not selling his "economic wins" during his State of the Union address, Stephanie Ruhle on Wednesday challenged Biden Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg over what the administration will do to lower skyrocketing gas prices. 

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CBS, NBC Lie About Ron DeSantis 'Admonishing' Kids to Take Off Masks

March 2nd, 2022 11:39 PM

On Wednesday, CBS Evening News and NBC Nightly News both took issue with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis letting a group of High School students know that it is ok for them to take their masks off while they were standing behind him during a public event at the University of Florida. 

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'Drop In the Bucket': NBC Pours Cold Water on Biden Energy Plan

March 2nd, 2022 8:57 PM

With gas prices continuing to rise amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, NBC Nightly News committed a random act of journalism by calling out the reality that the Biden administration’s energy policies are doing nothing to give consumers some economic relief at the gas pump. Meanwhile, ABC’s World News Tonight failed to mention how ineffective the administration’s…

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'The View,' Chelsea Clinton Celebrate How Hillary 'Took on Fox News'

March 2nd, 2022 7:49 PM

For their post-State of the Union show, on Wednesday, the cackling coven of ABC’s The View was joined by Democratic Party princess Chelsea Clinton, who was treated like royalty as they all gushed over her opinions about the address, lawsuits against former President Trump, and how her mother, Hillary Clinton “took on Fox News” after they reported on how her campaign spied on Trump.…

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WATCH: Here's Nuttiest ‘Morning Joe’ Reactions to Biden’s SOTU

March 2nd, 2022 7:11 PM

MSNBC’s Morning Joe decided on Wednesday to engage in comically dumb wishcasting about President Biden’s State of the Union address, insisting Tuesday’s speech was “brilliant,” “rallying,” a “return to normalcy” and “very unifying” as it showcased “the expanse of his personality in full blossom” and why Biden was made for this moment amid Russia’s war.

NewsBusters Podcast: 'Uncle Joe Is Back'? Or Is He Lost?

March 2nd, 2022 7:06 PM

Nick Fondacaro and Kevin Tober joined me to discuss the live coverage of Biden's State of the Union address. CNN's Van Jones gushed "Uncle Joe is back," but other pundits like Chuck Todd felt the speech didn't hit right, and it won't "age well."

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CBS Questions, Debates Absence of January 6 from Biden’s SOTU

March 2nd, 2022 5:08 PM

While MSNBC was decrying President Biden for not mentioning January 6 in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, CBS’s post-speech coverage featured something of a debate over whether or not Biden should have or needed to mention the Capitol Riot at all. CBS congressional correspondent Scott McFarland was the first journalist on the program to mention the lack of January 6 talk and…

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MSNBC WH Correspondents Battle GOP Rep. With Dem Talking Points

March 2nd, 2022 4:02 PM

During a Wednesday interview with Kentucky GOP Rep. James Comer on MSNBC, White House correspondents Kristen Welker and Peter Alexander sounded more like White House press secretaries as they battled Comer on everything from COVID messaging to inflation to President Biden’s economic record.

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CNN Fact Squad Tags GOP Rebuttal on DOJ Surveilling Angry Parents

March 2nd, 2022 2:52 PM

The CNN "Facts First" fact-checkers evaluated 12 claims from President Biden's State of the Union address but only found one of those that they would describe outright as "false." It looked like an A for effort. They only looked at three claims from the Republican rebuttal from Iowa Gov. Kim Richards, and tagged one as false -- that "the Department of Justice treats parents like domestic…

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Ukraine Parliament Member on NBC: Biden SOTU a ‘Total Disappointment'

March 2nd, 2022 2:00 PM

Appearing on NBC’s Today show Wednesday morning, Ukrainian parliament member Oleksandra Ustinova slammed President Biden’s State of the Union address as “a total disappointment” in the midst of her country being “executed” by Russian forces. In addition to pleading for a NATO-enforced no-fly zone over Ukraine, Ustinova also demanded “real sanctions” against Russia and Putin.

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Alcindor Laments Biden Didn't Tie Ukraine to 'Voting Rights' in SOTU

March 2nd, 2022 12:39 PM

On Wednesday morning’s MSNBC Reports, Washington correspondent Yamiche Alcindor pushed the view of leftist Democrats who were unhappy that President Biden did not use his State of the Union address to tie Ukraine’s fight for national survival to the fight for democracy here at home.

GOP ‘Gerrymandering’ Is ‘Racist’ — Obama-mandering Is Just Politics

March 2nd, 2022 12:34 PM

The term “gerrymander” derives from Elbridge Gerry, a Founding Father and vice president who, as governor of Massachusetts, approved an oddly drawn state senate district to benefit his Democratic-Republican Party over the Federalist Party. Both parties do it. Both parties complain when the other party does it to them. Consider recent GOP “gerrymandering” efforts. Former President Barack Obama…

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Hack Colbert Praises Biden's ‘Roller Coaster Ride of Reasonableness'

March 2nd, 2022 11:44 AM

If you’re an independent, moderate or a Republican, don’t go looking to Stephen Colbert for comedy. The Late Show host on Tuesday night showed, yet again, that he’s mostly speaking to his Democratic base. If you were expecting jokes on high gas prices, there weren’t any. If you were expecting a mocking of Biden for skyrocketing inflation, there was one lame mention that amounted to…