NYT Attacks 'Ruthless' 'Shameless' Mitch McConnell
In the wake of the failed impeachment of Donald Trump, the New York Times’ Elaina Plott took a 2,000-word front-page look Saturday at how Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has elevated his reputation in the eyes of average Republicans in “A New Image Of McConnell In G.O.P. Eyes.” Plott’s tone was mild, but her word choice harsh: "....Perhaps less obvious, though, is the extent to which Mr.…
Clay Waters
ABC Highlights Woman Using Gun to Scare off Robber
On Saturday evening, ABC's World News Tonight gave attention to video of a woman using a gun to help her husband prevent a robbery in their Houston ice cream shop.
Brad Wilmouth
Joy Reid Admits: Trump Ads Hitting Bernie's Socialism Would Be 'True'
On her MSNBC show, Joy Reid tells Bernie Sanders campaign manager Faiz Shakir that the ads President Trump will run against Sanders should he be the nominee, hitting him on socialism and showing him praising Castro and the Soviet Union, will be "true."
Mark Finkelstein
‘Not Up to Us': New MSNBC Anchor Begs Colleagues Not to Whip Dem Votes
During Sunday’s Meet the Press on NBC, newly hired MSNBC anchor Joshua Johnson (formerly with NPR) had a candid moment when he admitted the media took part in helping the DNC whip votes for Hillary Clinton in 2016, and implored his colleagues not to lobby for certain candidates in the 2020 Democratic primary.
Nicholas Fondacaro
ABC, CBS Uninterested in Van Attack Against Trump Supporters
Though the apparent attempt to rundown multiple Trump supporters registering voters in Florida happened Saturday afternoon, and drew outrage from both of the state’s senators and President Trump himself, the evening newscasts of ABC, CBS, and NBC completely ignored the vicious attack. Come Sunday morning, only NBC’s Sunday Today thought it was worth some airtime, but only 25-seconds worth.
Nicholas Fondacaro
Minister Ridiculed For Suggesting Lawsuit vs. NFL
A former prep football coach in Ohio, now the host of a Christian ministry podcast, is under fire for threatening to sue the NFL over last week's raunchy Super Bowl halftime show. Dave Daubenmire says the performance by Jennifer Lopez and Shakira was pornographic and children watching at home should not be subjected to such. The Complex Sports blog and Right Wing Watch ripped Daubenmire for…
Jay Maxson
NPR's Red Carpet for Muslims Mourning Media Bias Against Omar, Tlaib
NPR's badly named evening newscast All Things Considered recently devoted two eight-minute segments to anchor Audie Cornish soliciting the radical thoughts of Muslim activists in Dearborn, Michigan. In the first, a man named Iltefat Hamzavi fried up this hate nugget: "I've been at many dinner tables where somebody voted for Trump. And you're like, that's like chickens voting for Chick-fil-A." In…
Tim Graham
Movie Star Hails Greta Thunberg, Condemns Denying 'Wisdom' of Science
A year ago, we reported movie star Harrison Ford ranted and railed against the climate deniers. Now he's at it again while promoting his new movie Call of the Wild. “Our position in the world is tenuous because of our lack of moral leadership, basically,” he told reporters in Mexico City.
Tim Graham
CNN's Rye: Trump's 'Pro-Life' Judges 'Want to Kill Off Everyone Else'
In a late Thursday, early Friday edition of Cuomo Prime Time, liberal CNN contributors Angela Rye and April Ryan both spewed bile toward conservatives as Rye declared that President Donald Trump's judicial nominees "may be pro-life, but they want to kill off everyone else," and Ryan condemned Rush Limbaugh as a "bigot" and "racist" because he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Brad Wilmouth
NYT Chronicles Demoralization Over Failed Trump Supporter Conversions
The New York Times chronicled the failed political conversion therapy attempts by the "resistance" to change the political views of Trump supporters. It is obvious upon reading the article that liberal political conversion therapy is just not working.
P.J. Gladnick
The Impeachment Media Have Been Convicted
The day after the Senate trial ended with a 52-48 vote in his favor, a triumphant President Trump appeared in the East Room of the White House and grinned as held aloft a copy of The Washington Post. The headline: “Trump Acquitted.” The President’s immediate audience of family, staff, plus his legal defense team and members/supporters from the House and Senate roared with laughter.
Jeffrey Lord
Harwood Floats Conspiracy Theory of Possible Investigation of Schiff
CNN White House correspondent and self-appointed guardian of the truth John Harwood joined CNN Newsroom co-host Jim Sciutto on Friday to baselessly speculate that President Trump may open up "full-scale investigations" into Adam Schiff and Mitt Romney as revenge for their roles in his impeachment.
Alex Christy
NYTimes Hails 'Moderate' Buttigieg, But Also Suggests Reporter Sexism
The New York Times trumpeted Pete Buttigieg’s top-tier Iowa caucus performance on Saturday’s front page in “How Buttigieg Became Surprise of Iowa Caucuses.” Plus: Are young male campaign reporters treating Buttigieg with "kid gloves" at Elizabeth Warren's expense? "...Ms. Warren’s allies, who have seen her frequently faced with questions about whether a woman can win, believe Mr. Buttigieg has…
Clay Waters
FLASHBACK: When a Journalist Speculated on Having Sex With Obama
To use a massive understatement, journalists aren't fans of Donald Trump. This is quite the contrast to how they covered Barack Obama. Sometimes people forget just HOW much they liked him, such as the media personality who speculated on having sex with him. It was 11 years ago this week, on February 5, 2009, that the New York Times website published a piece on fantasizing about sex with the…