CBS Loves Buttigieg’s ‘Moderate’ Health Care Plan: ‘Pretty Good!'

CBS This Morning journalists on Tuesday credulously promoted 2020 Democrat Pete Buttigieg’s “moderate”-sounding health care plan: “Sounds pretty good,” touted co-host Tony Dokoupil. The CBS hosts all liked the selling of the plan as “Medicare for all who want it” as opposed to Medicare for all.  “I love the phrasing,” cheered Anthony Mason. Reporter Ed O’Keefe hailed, “[Buttigieg is] hoping to…
Scott Whitlock
September 24th, 2019 4:47 PM

35 Months: Media Pushed Impeachment Even Before Trump Took Office

The liberal media have begun yet another round of frenzied impeachment speculation, this time in reaction to anonymously-sourced media reports about a supposed whistleblower complaint that has not been released. But media clucking about impeachment is nothing new — in fact, their obsession with evicting Donald Trump from the White House predates his actual Presidency.
Bill D'Agostino
September 24th, 2019 3:49 PM

Jim Acosta Decries 'Culture of Viciousness' -- As If He's Blameless?

Justin Caruso at the Daily Caller brought forward a beautiful example of CNN White House Yeller Jim Acosta sounding like a hypocrite. At an event with liberal radio host Bill Press, Acosta decried the country sinking into a "culture of viciousness." As if he's had NOTHING to do with that? 
Tim Graham
September 24th, 2019 3:10 PM

A Tribute to My Mentors

They are all gone now; the men (and one woman) who were major influences in my early journalism career. The last two died within weeks of each other. They were Jack Perkins and Sander Vanocur, both veterans of NBC News where I started as a copyboy. My list of mentors is long. They were famous then, but most likely unknown to younger people today. Their signed pictures hang on my office wall,…
Cal Thomas
September 24th, 2019 2:38 PM

President Trump Blasts Big Tech at UN Speech

President Donald Trump described Big Tech censorship as one of the “new challenges to liberty” and declared that “a free society cannot allow social media giants to silence the voices of the people.” President Trump blasted social media during his speech at the UN, and covered its problems ranging from blacklisting to censorship.
Alexander Hall
September 24th, 2019 2:37 PM

McCain Calls Out Joy Behar: You Pushed for Bush's Impeachment, Too

A fight broke out between the hosts of The View to start off Tuesday’s show, as the liberal hosts practically salivated at the idea that Democrats were seriously pursuing impeachment now because of the whistleblower complaint about President Trump’s alleged promise to the president of the Ukraine. But Meghan McCain argued Americans wouldn’t side with Democrats on this one, even calling out her…
Kristine Marsh
September 24th, 2019 2:27 PM

‘Get The Hell Outta Their Way’: Harrison Ford Puffs Climate Kids at UN

It’s climate change hysteria week and all the best in melodramatic, manipulative, and grotesque activism has been put on display for Mother Earth. Most notably,16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg’s dramatic meltdown at the U.N. went over about as smoothly as Harrison Ford landing a Cessna.
Gabriel Hays
September 24th, 2019 2:16 PM

OBSESSED: Nets Bang Impeachment Drum 73 Times in a Day

Over the span of just 26 hours on Monday and Tuesday, the network morning and evening newscasts featured mentions of impeachment a stunning 73 times while hyping the controversy over President Trump’s July phone call with the president of Ukraine.
Kyle Drennen
September 24th, 2019 2:01 PM

Behar: 'Disgusting' Climate 'Deniers' Don't Care About Grandchildren

The View co-hosts Abby Huntsman and Joy Behar clashed on Tuesday’s show over the left’s messaging on climate change. After Whoopi Goldberg praised 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg’s disturbing speech yesterday at the United Nations, an argument ensued between the liberal hosts and Huntsman. While the moderate host slammed the hysterical, fearmongering from Thunberg and the left on…
Kristine Marsh
September 24th, 2019 1:12 PM

NBC Appalled By ‘Wrong in Tone,’ ‘19th Century’ Trump UN Speech

The journalists at NBC on Tuesday pounced on Donald Trump’s speech to the United Nations, immediately branding it a backwards, “19th century,” “wrong in tone” address that caters only to the interests of America. Additionally, six of the ten minutes devoted to the live, post-speech reaction were actually focused on Ukraine and impeachment. 

Scott Whitlock
September 24th, 2019 1:07 PM

Euro Court: Google Not Subject to EU Censorship Laws

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled today that Google will not be forced to censor search results on behalf of European 'right to be forgotten' law. The ruling saves international companies from a slew of censorship laws that are almost impossible to uphold. 
Alexander Hall
September 24th, 2019 12:07 PM

Twitter Suspends User For Questioning Climate Activist Greta Thunberg

Twitter has joined Team Greta. Avi Yemini, an activist who worked with Brexit journalist Tommy Robinson, was suspended from Twitter for “violating rules on platform manipulation and spam.” This retaliation came immediately after he tweeted at Greta Thunberg about her incendiary speech at the UN.  
Corinne Weaver
September 24th, 2019 11:36 AM

White House Press Secretary: Reporters ‘Getting Famous Off' Trump

While most of Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ two-year tenure as President Trump’s press secretary led to many clashes with the media, her replacement -- Stephanie Grisham -- is continuing some of those traditions, including no daily briefings on a regular basis. Grisham made the announcement while a guest on the Fox & Friends morning program on Monday, when she accused reporters of turning the event…
Randy Hall
September 24th, 2019 11:02 AM

Dubious Camerota: Is Hunter Biden Influence-Peddling Joe's Problem?

On CNN, foreign policy expert Ian Bremmer says Joe Biden does have a Ukraine problem because the $50,000/month that Hunter Biden was paid by a Ukrainian company was "clearly to be selling influence." A dubious Alisyn Camerota responds, "and is that Joe Biden's fault or problem?"
Mark Finkelstein
September 24th, 2019 11:00 AM