MSNBC: ‘Very Derogatory, Offensive’ to Say ‘Chinese Coronavirus’

The media coverage of COVID-19 has now entered the "that's racist" phase as media personalities condemn Republicans for calling virus by names that refer to the fact that the virus originated in China. Ayman Mohyeldin was the latest to condemn this supposed racism as he guest hosted MSNBC Live on Tuesday during an interview with Illinois Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi.  
Alex Christy
March 12th, 2020 10:38 AM

Fox Business’s Francis Wrecks MSNBC’s Joy Reid for Ignorant Econ Tweet

MSNBC’s Joy Reid sent out a flippant tweet in an attempt to denigrate the Trump administration’s plan to direct the Small Business Administration to provide liquidity to states and small business owners through low-interest loans to provide economic relief from the coronavirus impact. Reid stated, “Who knew low-interest business loans were the key to stopping the coronavirus spread?” Fox Business…
Joseph Vazquez
March 12th, 2020 10:26 AM

'Blacketologist' Charts Black-Coached Teams' Paths to NCAA Tourney

Just imagine if a white sports writer penned a piece on the probability of college basketball teams coached by white guys making it into the NCAA Tournament field. And then obsessed on precisely what these white coaches would need to do to get their teams into the tourney field. The writer would be denounced as a "white supremacist," then quickly tarred, feathered and fired faster than you can…
Jay Maxson
March 12th, 2020 10:00 AM

‘Unconscionable’; MSNBC Pans Trump on Coronavirus as ‘Failure’

Even after the first reactions Wednesday night to President Trump’s address over the coronavirus, MSNBC pundits Rachel Maddow, Lawrence O’Donnell, and guest/former Biden aide/Ebola czar Ron Klain continued to attack Trump administration as a “failure of leadership,” having acted in an “absolutely unconscionable” way by not having widespread testing, and engaging in “politically convenient…
Curtis Houck
March 12th, 2020 7:45 AM

Lemon Loses His Mind, Shouts Down Kasich for NOT Bashing Trump

CNN Tonight host Don Lemon was out of control as he raged against former Ohio Governor John Kasich (R) for not bashing President Trump’s Wednesday night address to the nation about the coronavirus crisis. At one point, Lemon was so infuriated that he told his guest that he wasn’t allowed to speak anymore. The triggering event? The White House had to issue a simple clarification about the travel…
Nicholas Fondacaro
March 12th, 2020 12:46 AM

Awful: Reid Spends Hour Lying, Spreading Fear, Trashing Trump on Virus

With hours like Wednesday night from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern, MSNBC’s Joy Reid will have the hour long held by Chris Matthews sealed up. Engaging in irresponsible behavior, lying to viewers, and a parade of guests serving as clapping seals, Reid did nothing to responsibly inform the public about the coronavirus and instead fear-monger thanks to her hatred for President Trump and Fox News.
Curtis Houck
March 11th, 2020 11:40 PM

MSNBC TRASHES Trump's Virus Speech as ‘Strange,’ ‘Weird,’ ‘Worrying’

Predictably, MSNBC reacted to President Donald Trump’s Wednesday night address on the coronavirus with scorn, venom, vitriol, and downright fear that the Trump administration isn’t looking out for the safety of the American public. In various points throughout the first segment, the speech was panned as a “distraction,” “strange,” “weird,” “worrying,” and mocked as poorly delivered.
Curtis Houck
March 11th, 2020 11:13 PM

Acosta Declares Trump’s Virus Address Was ‘Smacking of Xenophobia’

Mere moments after President Trump concluded his Wednesday Oval Office address to the nation about the extraordinary steps the administration was taking to stem the deadly coronavirus, CNN, via pompous chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta, was already insisting the address was “smacking of xenophobia” and bigotry. His evidence was Trump calling the coronavirus a “foreign virus,” which was…
Nicholas Fondacaro
March 11th, 2020 10:33 PM

CBS: Trump’s Address Is ‘Damage Control,’ Needs More Than ‘Just Words’

Wednesday night would be only the second time in his presidency that Donald Trump would deliver an address to the nation with the full weight of the Oval Office around him. Despite the seriousness of the topic, the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., CBS Evening News dismissed it as just an attempt at “damage control” for the administration’s image. They also elevated the screeching of raging House…
Nicholas Fondacaro
March 11th, 2020 8:35 PM

‘Red Hot’ Panic Over COVID-19 at Telemundo's Al Rojo Vivo

The Hispanophone media´s penchant for hyperbole went on full display at Telemundo´s Al Rojo Vivo with Maria Celeste Arraras, who devoted the entire edition of the news magazine that aired on Wednesday, March 10, 2020 to countering President Trump's call for the use of sanity vs. panic, regarding the threat of the coronavirus spreading in the United States.
Kathleen Krumhansl
March 11th, 2020 7:17 PM

Disney CEO Laughably Touts ABC’s ‘Stellar Record’ of Objectivity

Justin Danhof, General Counsel for the National Center for Public Policy Research, on Wednesday confronted the new CEO of Disney about ABC's obviously slanted political coverage. (Disney owns ABC.) CEO Bob Chapek laughably touted the “stellar record” of objectivity from the network's news division. Considering that ABC just had to suspend a reporter for bragging about his socialism, this may not…
Scott Whitlock
March 11th, 2020 5:41 PM

Surprise! Feminism Inspires New Nissan Ad Starring Brie Larson

Brie Larson is such a feminist that she can’t make a darn car commercial without scolding some corporate jerk for putting down members of her “sisterhood.”
Gabriel Hays
March 11th, 2020 5:29 PM

Should Big Tech Get Immunity for Removing Lawful Speech? Asks DOJ DAG

The Department of Justice has asked an important question about Section 230: Is the rule that helped shape the internet as we know it due for an update? Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen gave a speech about possible changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act at the Free State Foundation's 12th Annual Telecom Policy Conference on March 10, 2020. “After 25 years, it seems that…
Alexander Hall
March 11th, 2020 5:06 PM

Joy Behar: Trump Won't Get Re-Elected Because of Coronavirus

Shortly after The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg insisted that the media wasn’t politicizing the coronavirus on Wednesday’s show, her co-host, Joy Behar did just that, predicting that the virus would keep Trump from getting re-elected. Former conservative co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck was also at the table and she started arguing with liberal hosts Joy Behar and Sunny Hostin pretty quickly over…
Kristine Marsh
March 11th, 2020 3:31 PM