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Deadspin Raps NBA For Not Being Progressive Enough
The National Basketball Association is practically a wing of the Democratic Party, but it isn't progressive enough to suit Dustin Foote, Deadspin blogger. Sure, the NBA's taken a lot of ultra-progressive stands, but its insistence on punishing players for marijuana offenses, its national anthem policy and its timid reaction to communist China last fall are stains upon its otherwise glorious…
May 3rd, 2020 10:00 AM

NY Times Oddly Insists DNC Should Probe Tara Reade Matter; DNC Balks
The New York Times Editorial Board strangely suggested the investigation of Tara Reade's sexual assault allegations against Joe Biden can’t be left to the media. What? They proposed having the Democratic National Committee investigate. Then the DNC called that "absurd," that Biden had already been fully vetted in 2008 by the Obama campaign.
May 3rd, 2020 7:39 AM

Maher & Taibbi Lament Media's Trump Obsessions Distort Virus Coverage
On Friday's Real Time show on HBO, as host Bill Maher and Rolling Stone magazine's Matt Taibbi discussed the pandemic, the two liberals actually lamented that the dominant media are so anti-Donald Trump that they cannot be trusted to give unbiased information about the crisis and what might be effective against the coronavirus.
May 2nd, 2020 10:33 PM

NY Times Media Columnist Wonders Why Tara Reade's Not on TV (Bias)
Recently appointed New York Times media columnist Ben Smith has hit the ground running. Unlike his predecessor Jim Rutenberg, Smith manages to find alternatives to attacking Fox News again and again. On Friday he dove in to the lack of press time for Tara Reader, who has accused probable Democratic nominee Joe Biden of sexual assault: “Why Won’t Television News Put the Accuser on the Air?” It's…
May 2nd, 2020 9:22 PM

USA Today's Susan Page: Unfair Attacks on 'Decent' Biden Hurt More
Susan Page of USA Today joined The 11th Hour host Brian Williams on MSNBC Friday night to discuss the allegations of sexual harassment and assault surrounding Joe Biden and argued that it is unfair that Biden is hurt more by such allegations than President Trump because, unlike Trump, Biden is running as a nice guy who cares, a "decent human being."
May 2nd, 2020 5:29 PM

The Times vs. Sean Hannity Showcases the Paper's Spectacular Fall
Well, this wasn’t good. On Monday, Fox’s Sean Hannity sent off waves of bad publicity for The New York Times, as seen with this headline from Fox: “Sean Hannity demands retraction from New York Times over 'defamatory' coverage.” The essence, as reported in that Fox story: “Attorneys for Fox News’ Sean Hannity have formally demanded The New York Times issue an apology and retract coverage of his…
May 2nd, 2020 4:00 PM

YouTube Top Official Mocks Content Creators 'In Their Basement'
Every YouTube employee should get down on their knees and thank the video creators, mostly working from home, for making that site an enormous success over the years. Instead, the attitude emanating from YouTube recently has been one of denigration and mockery of those same creators in favor of promoting mainstream media channels despite the fact that YouTube has grown primarily because viewers…
May 2nd, 2020 3:33 PM

Maher Resurrects Paranoia About Trump Refusing to Leave Office
As he interviewed former Attorney General Eric Holder Friday, Real Time host Bill Maher resurrected his paranoia about President Trump refusing to leave office if he loses the election. In addition, the HBO host told Holder he wanted him to run for president “next time” and did his best to downplay the sexual assault allegation against presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
May 2nd, 2020 3:00 PM

Joy Reid Encourages Celeb Chef to Cook Up Virus Conspiracy Theory
On Joy Reid's show, guest Andrew Zimmern, discussing what he claimed to be a lack of protective gear on farms, says he hopes it's just ineptitude, and not a " cabal of conspiracy." Zimmern says he prays that he's "not being a delusional paranoid, but something tells me there is something else going on." Joy Reid encourages Zimmern's paranoia, saying that from the time President Trump was elected…
May 2nd, 2020 2:21 PM

Remember What Hollywood’s MeToo Activists Said About Brett Kavanaugh?
Hollywood’s MeToo warriors are united in silence regarding the credible sexual assault accusations against Joe Biden. The evidence supporting Tara Reade’s claim that the Democrats’ presumptive presidential candidate attacked her in 1993 continues to grow. We have video proof of her mother telling Larry King about her daughter’s sexual attack, and how the powers that be wouldn’t support her at the…
May 2nd, 2020 1:30 PM

NYTimes Sees Conservative 'Assault on Virus Orders,’ No Label on ACLU
As some states take tentative steps towards resuming normal life, the New York Times on Thursday warned that Attorney General Bill Barr was getting into the debate on the side of fighting state restrictions on commerce and assembly. Reporters Lisa Lerer and Kenneth Vogel penned "Justice Dept. Signals Support for Fight Against Restrictions.” The text box set the hostile tone: “Conservative groups…
May 2nd, 2020 1:00 PM

FLASHBACK: NBC Employed Lauer, But Buries Tara Reade Sex Abuse Story
The networks and cable channels have been dragged, very slowly to the Tara Reade sexual assault allegations against Joe Biden. After not covering it at all, CNN last Saturday broke down and offered stories. So did ABC on Thursday. NBC finally did so on Thursday, previewing Biden on Friday's Morning Joe. But what took the network so long? Well, one might recall that NBC hired and employed Matt…
May 2nd, 2020 12:15 PM

Rapinoe Campaigns for Biden's VP Running Mate
Joltin' Joe Biden, you want a woman for your vice-presidential running mate? Look no more. The outrageous Megan Rapinoe is willing and able to handle the job ... and continue her pro soccer at the same time. Your big decision just got easier!
May 2nd, 2020 10:00 AM

Don Lemon Flip-Flops on Coronavirus Briefings: It's a Plot Either Way
CNN Reliable Sources host Brian Stelter is the poster anchor for the Heads I Win, Tails You Lose game on the White House briefings. It’s a scandal when they don’t have any, and it’s a scandal when they do. But CNN’s Don Lemon can really argue both sides of the Trump-bashing argument, as a couple of clips will demonstrate. He flipped. And then he flopped. And it's an evil plot either way.
May 2nd, 2020 9:04 AM