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Morning Joe Warns ‘Tyrant’ Trump Violating ‘Magna Carta’
February 9th, 2017 3:49 PM
On Thursday, the panel on MSNBC’s Morning Joe discussed the President’s vocal opinions and criticisms concerning the ongoing court ruling on the executive immigration order. Host Joe Scarborough and his co-host Mika Brzezinski called Trump’s actions “stunning” and “dangerous.” All who were present during the discussion alluded to Trump being an autocrat and a tyrant, or at the very least that he’…
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NBC, ABC Seize on Left-Wing ‘Rallying Cry’ Against GOP
February 9th, 2017 2:55 PM
On Thursday, both NBC’s Today and ABC’s Good Morning America gleefully touted a new “rallying cry” among Democrats and liberal activists in the wake of Republicans admonishing Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren for attacking Attorney General Jeff Sessions on the Senate floor ahead of his confirmation vote.
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Matthews: Warren's ‘Brutal Silencing’ Was 'Stupid Politics' by GOP
February 9th, 2017 11:10 AM
On Wednesday’s Hardball, MSNBC pundit Chris Matthews decried Republican silencing of Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) for breaking Senate rules as “brutal” and “stupid politics” because “people are going to rally to her and say she’s got spunk” for Democrats to defeat President Trump.
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MSNBC: GOP Handed Elizabeth Warren 'Political Valentine's Day Gift'
February 9th, 2017 9:56 AM
On Wednesday morning, the hosts of Morning Joe all went to bat to defend Senator Elizabeth Warren after the Massachusetts Democrat was admonished Tuesday night for violating Senate rules by attacking fellow Senator and Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions, accusing him of racism. Co-host Joe Scarborough said: “Senator Warren was given the best political gift... An early political Valentine's…
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'Blackish' Hits Bakeries That Won't Make Gay Wedding Cakes
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February 8th, 2017 11:50 PM
ABC's show Blackish likes to focus on black issues as if it has authority to speak for every single black person in America. But every so often, they like to touch on other social issues, like gay wedding cakes. How lucky we are to have Blackish to show us these important views!
Social Justice Warriors Outraged Over Super Bowl Petroleum Ad
February 8th, 2017 9:55 PM
If you were like one of the many viewers watching the Super Bowl LI, you may have seen a commercial from the American Petroleum Institute (API) with the catchy opening line, “This ain’t your daddy’s oil.” It was actually a play on General Motors’ 1988 commercial pitch, “this is not your father’s Oldsmobile,” in an effort to attract a younger generation.
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Matthews Sneers: Ted Cruz’s ‘Unpleasantness’ ‘Is Immeasurable’
February 8th, 2017 8:54 PM
On Wednesday’s Hardball, host Chris Matthews took his latest cheapshot at Republican Senator Ted Cruz (Tex.), ruling that “[h]is unpleasantness...is immeasurable” after hearing a clip of Cruz criticizing Democrats for whining about Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) being silenced on the Senate floor. In contrast, Matthews showcased the utmost affection for Democratic Senator Tim Kaine (Va.) and…
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Irony! Williams, Guest Blame Eroding Trust of Media on Conservatives!
February 8th, 2017 5:31 PM
In a hilarious case of irony, The 11th Hour host and serial liar Brian Williams teed up guest Charlie Sykes on Tuesday to lambaste conservative media (like the one you’re reading) for being why no one trusts mainstream media in the age of Trump and alternative facts.
'Fresh Off The Boat:' Estranged Sisters Bond Over 'White Cruelty'
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February 8th, 2017 5:04 PM
I’ll never understand why slamming white people and only white people is considered a joke. Furthermore, I can’t understand how liberals seem to do it so easily despite their claim “love trumps hate.” Both those things are on full display from just one line in the most recent episode of Fresh Off The Boat.
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Piers Morgan: Biased Media Need to Show Trump ‘More Respect’
February 8th, 2017 4:42 PM
During an appearance on Fox News Monday night, former CNN host Piers Morgan offered a stunning rebuke to the media, calling out them out for being “in the tank of Hillary Clinton” during the 2016 campaign and openly hostile to President Trump after “their candidate didn’t win.” He then demanded that press show the commander-in-chief “more respect.”
DC Comics Butchers Beloved Hanna-Barbera Characters
February 8th, 2017 2:52 PM
If you were a kid growing up in the 20th Century, you might be aware of characters produced by the now-defunct Hanna-Barbera animation studio, perhaps best known as the pioneer for television animation, and defining the term “Saturday morning cartoons”. The studio, which was founded by namesake animators Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera in 1957, operated for 44 years until it was absorbed into Warner…
False Claim about Gorsuch Highlights Need for Rigorous Fact-Checking
February 8th, 2017 1:53 PM
People will believe silly things when it fits their ideological preconceptions. Even when they have been debunked and are contradicted by first-hand information and news reports. A handful of mostly left-leaning publications repeated a British tabloid’s wild claim that Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch started a “fascism forever club” in high school. This bizarre smear of Gorsuch was debunked by…
Hillary's ‘Future Is Female’ Femme-A-Goguery
February 8th, 2017 1:46 PM
All that was missing from Hillary Clinton's video address to a left-wing women's group this week was a pink pussyhat and a “BOYS SUCK” T-shirt. Feminists at the MAKERS conference in Southern California gushed over the twice-failed presidential candidate's remarks, which exhorted her ideological sisters-in-arms to “be bold,” “step up and speak out,” and “set an example for every woman and girl out…
Minimum Wage and Discrimination
February 8th, 2017 1:42 PM
There is little question in most academic research that increases in the minimum wage lead to increases in unemployment. The debatable issue is the magnitude of the increase. An issue not often included in minimum wage debates is the substitution effects of minimum wage increases. The substitution effect might explain why Business for a Fair Minimum Wage, a national network of business owners and…