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Ed Schultz: ‘People Are Better Off Today Than They Were 4 Years Ago'
Ed Schultz used his opening monologue during his MSNBC show on Tuesday to paint Republicans as the “desperate” and “delusional” party in trouble ahead of the midterm elections and informed his audience that “people are better off today than they were four years ago” (before dismissing the struggling wages in the country as “a different thing”). He began by dismissing the idea that Republicans…
Dem Senator in Re-election Race Stumbles Over 'Softball' Ebola Query
One of the tightest races in this year's midterm election is the contest in Arkansas, where Democratic incumbent senator Mark Pryor is struggling to be re-elected over popular Republican candidate Tom Cotton, who currently is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
During Monday's edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe program, political correspondent Kasie Hunt played a recording of her asking…
'Bill Clinton to the Rescue' of Sexually Harassed Waitresses?!
MSNBC.com front-page editors probably didn't consider just how bad this looks to the average person who has any awareness of Slick Willy's proclivities.
Public-Radio Professor 'Couldn't Vote for a War Criminal' (Obama)
In an interview with Time for 10 Questions in the October 13 edition, Time’s Belinda Luscombe asked Marxist professor (and for a while, Tavis Smiley’s public radio co-host) Cornel West whether he voted for Obama in 2012.
West replied "I couldn't vote for a war criminal. He's tied to war crimes and drones dropping bombs on innocent people."
MSNBC.com Flips Out Over Court Approval of Wis. Voter ID Law
"'Horrendous' Ruling: Federal court upholds controversial voter ID law" blared the top-of-the-page teaser headline for Zachary Roth's October 7 story on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upholding the Badger State's 2012 voter ID law which has been tangled up in court for the past two years.
On CNN, Marc Lamont Hill Slams 'Racist' Bill Maher For Views on Islam
Left-wing academic Marc Lamont Hill blasted atheists Bill Maher and Sam Harris on Monday's CNN Tonight for their blunt views about the Islamic faith: "When he [actor Sam Harris] says that Islam is the mother lode of bad ideas, that is horrific; it is offensive; and, as Ben [Affleck] said...quite frankly, it's racist." Hill contended that "Islam is not uniquely violent or primarily violent or any…
‘UnFair: Exposing The IRS’ Movie to Show Abuse Often Ignored by Me
Conservative filmmaker argues IRS scandals date back to agency’s inception, calls for Fair Tax.
NBC's 'Today' Skips Midterms, Fawns Over JFK Wedding Photos Instead
While ignoring any mention of the pivotal midterm election less than a month away that could decide control of the United States Senate, on Tuesday, NBC's Today instead devoted a full two-minute segment in its first hour to newly discovered photos of John and Jackie Kennedy's wedding – from 61 years ago.
Co-host Matt Lauer introduced the segment by announcing "a stunning series of never-before-…
Reps. Slam Media at DC Rally: ‘Cool To Talk Bad About Israel’
Politicians struck back at the media “groupthink” that depicts Israel as a villain.
On Oct. 5, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Concerned Women for America CEO and President Penny Nance organized a “Stand with Israel Rally” in Washington, D.C. The event brought together supporters of America’s No. 1 Mideast ally following the latest conflict between Israel and the terrorist organization…
Alison Grimes Campaign Commercial So Deceptive It Earns 4 Pinocchios
Just how deceptive is Alison Grimes' campaign commercial attacking Senator Mitch McConnell for supposedly being "anti-coal?" So deceptive that even fact checker Glenn Kessler of the Washington Post has awarded it four Pinocchios for extreme mendacity.
Media Hype! 'Internet’s First Abortion Class'
It’s a liberal media specialty: advertising abortion like it’s a good thing.
Starting next week, the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) will offer a class on “Abortion: Quality Care and Public Health Implications” through Coursera, an online course platform. Targeting clinicians, health care workers, and students, the course will “contextualize abortion care within a public health…
This is ABC: 9/11 Truther Rosie O'Donnell Blames ISIS on U.S.
Conspiracy theorist Rosie O'Donnell on Tuesday repeated her 9/11 truther beliefs and blamed the United States for the creation of the terrorist group ISIS. While discussing foreign policy and the 2016 election, the View co-host blurted, "But don't you think the reason ISIS was created was because when Saudi hijackers attacked us, we invaded a different country that had nothing to do with it?"
Networks Celebrate Gay Marriage Decision With Kiss-Cam Images
Network coverage of the Supreme Court’s decision not to hear appeals regarding gay marriage turned into a propaganda-laden effort that more closely resembled a ballpark Kiss-Cam.
ABC, CBS and NBC filled their Oct. 6 evening news broadcasts with celebrating gays and lesbians – including at least 20 separate wedding photos and eight separate homosexual kissing scenes. Throw in NBC’s failure to…
NBC: Did Obama Put 'Campaign Promise' Ahead of U.S. 'Vital Interests'?
During an interview with former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Tuesday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer cited Panetta's criticism of President Obama in a new memoir and made a surprisingly tough observation: "So did the President put the vital interests of the United States on a lower priority than fulfilling a campaign promise to end the war and pull out all troops?"
Panetta tried to soften…