War Effects

The Israel-Gaza War is having strong effects we did not expect and - so far - not having effects we expected.
Charles A. Kohlhaas
November 6th, 2023 11:45 AM

Matthew Perry and the Cult of Celebrity

Inever saw an episode of “Friends,” but that is probably because I am from the television era that began with black- and-white pictures and television screens so small you had to draw a chair up to the box to see a flickering image. Back then, celebrity was a byproduct of talent and accomplishment. I did have breakfast once with another “Friends” cast member, David Schwimmer, who was in town…

Cal Thomas
November 6th, 2023 11:33 AM

PBS NewsHour Agenda: Trashing Conservatives in Congress Is What We Do

The "Week In Review" segment at the PBS NewsHour on Friday nights is a popular segment. That might be because liberals love the way they trash conservative Republicans routinely. Sen. Tommy Tuberville was the primary target, but Jonathan Capehart trashed new House Speaker Mike Johnson. Brooks said he wouldn't do that. He compared him to FDR, and then insisted FDR is a giant next to "…

Tim Graham
November 6th, 2023 11:24 AM

‘Frightening’ ‘Wakeup’; ABC Melts Down Over Poll of Trump Beating Joe

All was anything but quiet on the broadcast network front early Monday as ABC, CBS, and NBC covered the latest 2024 polls during the flagship news morning news, ranging from disgust with voters refusing to believe “strong” economic data to outright petrification over the “frightening” “wakeup call” and the supposed stupidity of “voters” having yet to “come to terms with what he is talking…

Curtis Houck
November 6th, 2023 11:05 AM

Bozell Blasts NY AG for Publicly Slurring Trump While Former President Is Gagged by Court

“That’s fairness in NY,” Media Research Center President Brent Bozell mocked Monday, after New York Attorney General Letitia James publicly smeared Donald Trump the day before the former president was set to testify in his civil case.
Craig Bannister
November 6th, 2023 10:48 AM

Ben Shapiro Weighs in on ‘Game of Chicken’ over Israel Aid

The Daily Wire editor emeritus Ben Shapiro praised House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for passing a standalone Israel aid bill and working to claw back funding that drastically increased the size of the IRS in the process.

Tom Olohan
November 6th, 2023 10:21 AM

EXCLUSIVE: DeSantis Tells MRC’s Bozell that Netanyahu Should Ignore the Media, Extinguish Hamas

VIDEO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should ignore the anti-Israel media attacks and demands for a cease-fire to Israel’s effort to wipe out Hamas terrorists, Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis told Media Research Center (MRC) President Brent Bozell.
Craig Bannister
November 6th, 2023 9:48 AM

PolitiFact Cries Pro-Lifers Are 'False' on Ohio's Pro-Abort Referendum

On Friday, we noted NBCNews.com was trying to throw the "False" flag at pro-lifers in Ohio over the state's Issue One referendum. PolitiFact also ruled pro-lifers were "False" with a similar strategy. Opponents of abortion aren't allowed to speculate about what the abortion-rights language would allow.

Tim Graham
November 5th, 2023 10:31 PM

PBS Priorities:Fretting Over Phony ‘Islamophobia,’ Not Actual Jew-Hate

Thursday’s PBS NewsHour indulged in offensive moral equivalence, pretending Islamophobia in the United States was as big a threat to public safety than the current wave of violent anti-Semitism hitting progressive cities and college campuses, while also sliming Fox News hosts as endangering Muslims. Host Geoff Bennett’s segment led with “Islamophobia,” even while Jews are under attack…

Clay Waters
November 5th, 2023 8:50 PM

Catholic Officials 'Appalled' At Pop Star Carpenter's Video In Church

Pop star Sabrina Carpenter has caused a commotion among New York Catholics after filming a video inside a church in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn.

Eric Scheiner
November 5th, 2023 6:39 PM

Stephanopoulos to Youngkin: Why Not Just Keep Abortion At 26 Weeks?

The shock of watching media advocate for policies that are completely beyond the American mainstream never really wears off. Today George Stephanopoulos, formerly of the Clinton Administration and currently of ABC-Disney, nonchalantly advocated for abortion up to 26 weeks in an interview with Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin

Jorge Bonilla
November 5th, 2023 5:42 PM

On NPR, Kinzinger Says GOP = ISIS, Hannity and Levin Cause 'Brain Rot'

In promoting his Republican-trashing memoir, ex-Rep. Adam Kinzinger not only was awarded two PBS interviews, but two NPR interviews. First on NPR, he trashed Republicans as the "terrorist caucus." In an hourlong Halloween tongue-bath on Fresh Air with Terry Gross, Kinzinger compared the GOP to ISIS, and he suggested Sean Hannity and Mark Levin fans have "brain rot." Your tax dollars…

Tim Graham
November 5th, 2023 4:30 PM

CNN: Bernie Refuses to Condemn Tlaib ‘From the River to the Sea’ Video

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) sat down with CNN’s Dana Bash for a contentious interview in which he refused to condemn Squad Congresswoman Rachida Tlaib (D-MI) over her video which featured the expression “from the river to the sea”, widely known to be antisemitic and exterminationist. Sanders also suggested that there should be a change in military strategy against Hamas as a precondition to…

Jorge Bonilla
November 5th, 2023 2:15 PM

Mark Levin SLAMS WashPost for Helping CNN Smear Him as Anti-Semitic

Washington Post media reporter Jeremy Barr channeled CNN on Friday in a story headlined “CNN blasts Fox host Mark Levin for ‘self-hating Jews’ attack on Blitzer.” Barr copied an attack by the leftist site Media Matters and a statement by CNN smearing Levin as antisemitic. Levin slammed the whole thing as "sickening."

Tim Graham
November 5th, 2023 6:37 AM