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Law Prof: Christian Right Throwing ‘Tantrum’ Over Gay Marriage
Variations on the term “Bush Derangement Syndrome” are common on both the right and the left (a Google search for “Clinton Derangement Syndrome” yielded roughly 180,000 results). Therefore, it wasn’t surprising to see Indiana University law prof Steve Sanders modify Charles Krauthammer’s famous coinage in order to trash religious conservatives.
“The Christian right is deep in the grip of gay…
NBC Omits Defense Dept. Finding Hillary E-Mails; ABC and CBS Minimize
Friday's NBC Nightly News failed to cover how the Defense Department revealed earlier in the day that they found an "email chain that Hillary Clinton did not give to the State Department, as a Reuters report put it. Mrs. Clinton exchanged the e-mails with then-General David Petraeus between January and February of 2009. Anchor Lester Holt did air a 16-second news brief on the other "big news…
'Hitler' Finds Out Ahmed the Clock Boy Is a Fraud
That Ahmed the clock boy is such a genius! Why, on his own he put together an intricate clock displaying a great deal of electronic knowledge. Yet for his effort he was accused of bringing a suspicious object to school and was arrested. Fortunately, after enlightened members of the MSM hailed the genius of young Ahmed Mohamed, he got himself an invite to the White House and Google too!…
The Media Always Liked John Boehner? Not So Much
After House Speaker John Boehner announced his intention to resign at the end of October, suddenly liberal journalists grew nostalgic. Rachel Maddow found him “refreshing and lovable.” Chris Matthews insisted “verybody likes John Boehner. I can tell you the media like him.”
That’s not exactly what Matthews and his liberal-media colleagues have been saying over the last five years.
Is Liberal Reasoning Idiotic or Just Straight-Up Dishonest?
Many people argue that liberals, socialists and progressives do not understand basic economics. I am not totally convinced about that.
Poll of GOP Voter Preferences Shows Trump Backers Not Racist
Supporters of Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump are used to being criticized whether it be their own party or Democrats. One charge often hurled at them is that Trump supporters are racist. But a new Fox news poll on the 2016 presidential election should put that claim to rest. Currently the poll finds the New York real-estate developer is still on top with 26 percent of voters,…
ABC Notes ‘Stunning’ Fall for Clinton, But Allows Only Seconds on It
Despite teasing a new poll showing a “stunning” fall for Hillary Clinton, ABC’s Good Morning America on Friday only allowed seconds to the subject. According to a WMUR poll, Clinton trails Bernie Sanders by 16 points in New Hampshire. Robin Roberts opened the show by trumpeting, “And the stunning new poll showing Hillary Clinton falling further behind in a make-or-break state.” Yet, the actual…
MSNBC: Boehner vs. ‘Radical Conservative Members’ in Congress
As news broke of House Speaker John Boehner planning to resign from Congress, MSNBC’s hosts and correspondents used the opportunity to bash conservatives in the House of Representatives. Late in the 10 a.m. ET hour, Andrea Mitchell worried: “...he's stepping down under the threat of the caucus...and it remains to be seen whether the more radical conservative members who wanted to shut down the…
Video: NBC's Tur Attacks 'Values Voters,' Gets Told to Pipe Down
During a live-shot wherein she trashed Values Voters Summit attendees as the "far right" of the GOP, NBC correspondent Katy Tur was interrupted by an attendee who told her to quiet down.
NewsBusted: Hillary, Even Fellow Liar Brian Williams Can't Trust You
"Hillary Clinton’s image continues to deteriorate. To give you an idea how bad it is, even Brian Williams is calling her a liar!" -- Jodi Miller of NewsBusted.
Tale of Two Popes: Benedict an ‘Enforcer,’ Francis ‘Positive'
For journalists, it was the best of popes and it was the worst of popes. News outlets were often negative when Pope Benedict visited the United States in 2008, calling him an “enforcer,” “God’s Rottweiler,” and “very conservative.”
Not so this time around for Pope Francis. The current pontiff shares the media’s views on climate change, immigration and inequality, and seems ambivalent at best…
Telemundo Anchor Puts Words in Pope's Mouth
Judging from some of the coverage of the papal visit to the United States, it would appear that our media have been miraculously blessed with the gift of interpreting the thoughts behind Francis' words. The national Spanish-language media have also been prone to this phenomenon.
Nets Trash ‘Far Right Flank,’ ‘No Compromise’ Base for Pushing Boehner
Mere moments into House Speaker John Boehner’s press conference on Friday discussing his resignation on October 30, the “big three” of ABC, CBS, and NBC were quick to chastise conservative House members on Boehner’s “far right flank” that compose the “no compromise crowd” and “some grassroots conservatives who happened to be elected members of the House.”
Environmentalists Rage Over AP Dropping ‘Climate Change Denier’
Associated Press (AP), the arbiters of style for journalism, issued new rules related to global warming and climate change coverage, infuriating liberal environmentalists.
Their anger stemmed from AP’s guidance which said to use the label “climate change doubters” or “those who reject mainstream climate science” when discussing those that do not accept man-made climate change, rather than “…
