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NBC: Bias of Debate Moderators ‘Shouldn’t Even Be Brought Up'
September 23rd, 2016 3:49 PM
On Friday’s NBC Today, the hosts of the 9 a.m. ET hour ran to the defense of NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt in the wake of Donald Trump questioning the political views of the presidential debate moderator. Weatherman Al Roker proclaimed: “Lester Holt is moderating it, and if there's anybody who can withstand the pressure and be down the middle and cool and calm and take this thing on, it is…

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Bozell Slams Liberals 'Working the Refs' Ahead of First Debate
September 23rd, 2016 1:45 PM
A day after the Media Research Center’s 2016 Gala, MRC president Brent Bozell dropped by Fox Business Network’s Cavuto: Coast to Coast to provide his predictions of the first presidential debate as well as slam the left for already “working the refs” using a page from “the Clinton playbook” dating back to the Whitewater and Monica Lewinsky scandals.

Jorge Ramos insta a moderadores a abandonar objetividad en debates
Latino
September 20th, 2016 11:17 PM
El presentador de Noticiero Univision Jorge Ramos persiste en justificar la iniciativa "Ramos debe irse" del MRC. Su columna de opinión de esta semana hace un llamado a los moderadores de los debates presidenciales a que abandonen la objetividad y se unan al debate.

Bozell & Graham Column: Moderators, Are They Referees or Fighters?
September 20th, 2016 10:47 PM
The latest Gallup poll confirms that the level of trust in the media has reached another new low. For Republicans, the percentage who hold a “great deal” or “fair amount” of trust in the press has dropped precipitously to 14 percent.
It’s no accident these numbers emerged while the liberal press slams the GOP nominee as too dangerous to be allowed to win. Public trust is on the line when…

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Somehow, Matthews Is Still Mad Romney Beat Obama in First 2012 Debate
September 20th, 2016 9:11 PM
With the first 2016 presidential debate approaching on Monday, a portion of Tuesday’s Hardball on MSNBC was dedicated to looking back at some iconic moments from past debates and host Chris Matthews used the time to express his sheer anger that still permeates four years later at Mitt Romney for his “terrible performance” in the first 2012 debate where he “walked in like he’s a better man” than…

Jorge Ramos: More Candy Crowleys, Please.
Latino
September 19th, 2016 1:14 PM
Univision/Fusion anchor Jorge Ramos continues to do his best to justify the underlying bases behind the MRC's "Ramos Must Go" campaign. This week's multinational syndicated opinion column features a call for debate moderators to join him in abandoning objectivity and inserting themselves into the debates.

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Nets Deflect Reports of Clinton Birtherism as Only CNN Presses Kaine
September 18th, 2016 10:25 PM
As Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine appeared on five Sunday talk shows, only CNN's Jake Tapper brought up Friday's reports that longtime Hillary Clinton friend and advisor Sidney Blumenthal tried to push anti-Obama birtherism into the media during the 2008 presidential campaign by pitching it to McClatchy's then-Washington bureau chief. The other Sunday talk shows failed to bring up…

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Press Whines About Lauer Interrupting Hillary, Ignores His 13 of Trump
September 8th, 2016 10:47 PM
Matt Lauer's supposedly overly rough treatment of Hillary Clinton Wednesday night at the Commander-in-Chief Forum in White Plains, New York has become such a big thing that the low-information voter fast-food providers at Inside Edition felt the need to cover it.
Lauer did interrupt Mrs. Clinton seven times — relatively politely — and allowed Former Air Force & Navy flight officer Lt. John…

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Hemmer, Kurtz Fire Back at Media for Throwing Hissy Fits Over Lauer
September 8th, 2016 3:16 PM
With so-called neutral media critics throwing temper tantrums late Wednesday and early Thursday about NBC’s Today co-host Matt Lauer harshly questioning both presidential candidates (including Hillary Clinton) at the Commander in Chief Forum, Fox News Channel’s Bill Hemmer and Howard Kurtz appeared to have had enough as they fired back at the desperate criticism on America’s Newsroom.

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The View: Crowley 'Right' for Fact-Checking Romney But Punished Anyway
September 7th, 2016 12:17 PM
On Wednesday’s The View, the panel discussed the upcoming presidential debates and what the roles of the moderators should be. The discussion started with agreement that moderators should fact-check each candidate throughout the debate and how that was helpful for viewers who may not be “political junkies.” Behar then brought up 2012 debate moderator, Candy Crowley and insinuated that she was…

Fusion: No ‘White Men Over 55' as Debate Moderators!
August 26th, 2016 4:12 PM
In a screed published on news channel Fusion’s website on Friday, executive editor Dodai Stewart and editor-in-chief Alexis C. Madrigal demanded that white men need not apply to the job of being presidential debate moderators in the fall: “This isn’t what America looks like. Issues around race, gender, immigration, discrimination and justice are not just talking points – they’re a matter of life…

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CNN's Louis: Republicans Make ‘Extreme’ Promises for ‘Angry’ Base
June 28th, 2016 8:02 AM
On Monday's New Day, after a discussion of the possibility that some Britons may have buyers' remorse after the Brexit vote to end EU membership and how the issue plays into the U.S. presidential election, CNN political commentator Errol Louis claimed that Republicans have been on a trend of candidates making "more extreme" promises that they cannot keep to their base. Moments later, former CNN…

Daily Kos Writer: Today’s GOP ‘Disturbingly Similar’ to KKK
June 6th, 2016 9:35 PM
The right’s widely varied response to Donald Trump’s presidential bid may be the political story of the year so far, but many liberals have ignored it in favor of arguing that Trump’s worldview is a pure product of conservatism. For example, in a Sunday article, Chauncey DeVega claimed that Trump is “the logical result of at least five decades of Republican political strategy” and defined…

Univision Goes All In on Bloomberg 'Wear Orange' Anti-Gun Propaganda
Latino
June 2nd, 2016 1:00 PM
Univision's uniquely biased brand of "no two sides" advocacy journalism is no secret to anyone, particularly readers of this byline. Today, the network is partnering with a notorious Bloomberg-funded anti-gun group in propaganda efforts aimed at pressuring the public into creating a demand for increased curtailment of our Second Amendment rights.