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Late Night DNC: 94 Percent of Late Night Guests Are Liberal

July 2nd, 2024 10:00 AM

In the nine months since the end of the writers’ strike, the late night comedy shows have remained remarkably consistent, as a NewsBusters study determined 94 percent of their political guests have been liberal.

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Maher, Matthews Lament Dems Won't Dump Biden For Newsom

June 29th, 2024 10:08 AM

HBO’s Bill Maher and former MSNBC host Chris Matthews were greatly displeased on Friday night’s Real Time that Democrats won’t replace President Joe Biden with California Gov. Gavin Newsom after his disastrous debate performance the night before.

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Senator Joe Manchin CALLS OUT Media for Polarization in America

June 27th, 2024 2:22 PM

During Tuesday night’s episode of The 11th Hour, MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle showed a pre-recorded segment of her interview with Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) and his daughter Heather Bresch at the Aspen Ideas Festival. Throughout the interview, Manchin explained his decision to leave the Democratic Party and called out the media as responsible for the drastic political polarization in…

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Colbert Helps Bowman Sanitize His History Of Spouting Hamas Propaganda

June 20th, 2024 10:07 AM

Fire alarm puller, whacky conspiracy theorist, anti-Semite, and far-left Congressman Jamaal Bowman is facing a tough primary challenge, and in an attempt to turn his political fortunes around, he journeyed over to CBS and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Wednesday, where the eponymous host helped sanitize his history of spouting Hamas propaganda while also attacking Republicans…

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Stewart Attacks 'Right-Wing Mother*******' For Talking About Gun Crime

June 18th, 2024 1:41 PM

Jon Stewart was greatly displeased on Monday that “right-wing mother[bleeper]ers” have dared to criticize blue city crime rates and especially crimes committed with guns because, in his world, gun crime is Republicans’ fault.

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PBS Argues Hunter Is A Political 'Victim,' But The GOP Is Hypocritical

June 15th, 2024 11:28 AM

PBS News Hour may have launched a rebranding campaign this week with a new studio and a new name that now makes News Hour two words instead of one, but that doesn’t mean the weekly Friday recap with New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist and pinch hitter for Jonathan Capeheart, E.J. Dionne, was any better as the duo insisted…

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For Trump's Birthday, Kimmel Admits He Has Trump Derangement Syndrome

June 15th, 2024 10:04 AM

During a rare Friday edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the eponymous ABC host celebrated former President Donald Trump’s birthday by announcing that he donated to Planned Parenthood in Trump’s name and recalling his top 78 nicknames for Trump, which led him to admit, “Maybe we do have Trump Derangement Syndrome.”

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CNN Scandalized By The Idea America Is a Republic, Not a Democracy

June 14th, 2024 1:24 PM

With President Biden arguing that former President Donald Trump is a threat to democracy, CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan decided it would be a good idea to try to help make that case. On Friday’s CNN News Central, O’Sullivan was seen on the road with Trump voters, where he was aghast at the idea that they view America as a republic, not a democracy.

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Mika Hopes D-Day Opens GOP's 'Hearts To The Concept Of Democracy'

June 6th, 2024 1:28 PM

It was inevitable that with the 80th anniversary commemorations of the D-Day landings in France, MSNBC’s Morning Joe would politicize possibly the last major anniversary with living veterans by attacking Republicans. Sure enough, co-host Mika Brzezinski did precisely that on Thursday, as she demanded, “with respect,” that party leaders “open their hearts to the concept of democracy…

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Kimmel Decries 'Right-Wingers' That 'Spew Poison' During Pride Month

June 6th, 2024 10:06 AM

As June rolls on, ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel lamented on Wednesday that Pride Month gives conservatives an excuse to “spew poison.” Kimmel’s answer to this was to mock the conservative response to Peacock’s Queer Planet documentary with an ad for “The Straight Zoo,” complete with footage of gorilla and donkey sex.

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Debate Moderator Worries Dems May Suffer From GOP 'Baseless' Attacks

June 5th, 2024 3:03 PM

Inside Politics host and upcoming CNN presidential debate moderator Dana Bash worried on Wednesday that “baseless claims” against the Department of Justice by Republicans could hurt Democrats from President Joe Biden on down.

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'Sounds Like Politics': PBS Mourns GOP Attacking Trump Verdict

June 1st, 2024 11:24 AM

PBS NewsHour’s weekly recap with New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart had a lot to discuss on Friday as they discussed former President Donald Trump being found guilty in New York. The common thread throughout, however, was that in “the before times” Republicans and conservatives would have lined up to simply…

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'They Know Trump Is Guilty': Kimmel Alleges Outrage At Verdict Is Fake

June 1st, 2024 9:55 AM

During a rare Friday edition of his ABC show, legal non-expert Jimmy Kimmel asserted that Republicans who claim to be outraged at the conviction of former President Donald Trump are lying.

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Daily Show Mocks Harris Word Salads, Claims Biden Fights 'Fascism'

May 23rd, 2024 1:32 PM

When compared to its network counterparts, Comedy Central’s The Daily Show is more likely to acknowledge that Democrats provide plenty of comedic material as evidenced by Tuesday’s show where Desi Lydic pretended to be Vice President Kamala Harris’s “holistic thought advisor” who is responsible for her various word salads. However, Wednesday’s show reverted back to the norm as Troy…