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Off a Cliff: Democratic Virginia Scandals Evaporate from ABC, CBS, NBC
Despite the fact that there has been no resolution to any of the scandals surrounding the three Democrats who sit atop Virginia's government, ABC, CBS and NBC have essentially dropped the stories from their flagship newscasts. From February 1-7, ABC, CBS, and NBC combined for 116 minutes and 19 seconds and then 96 minutes and 12 seconds from February 8-14, but since then, there have only been…
February 22nd, 2019 11:48 AM
ABC's Laughable Defense: 'No One Feels Robin Got Duped' by Smollett
A key embarrassment of the Jussie Smollett hoax was the Robin Roberts interview on Good Morning America, and now anonymous ABC staffers are defending the debacle to BuzzFeed News.“There’s not really a spirit of regret about the Jussie interview,” insisted one GMA source. “And no one feels that Robin got duped. Taken advantage of, yes, but not duped.”
February 22nd, 2019 11:36 AM
NBA Star Derides Bravo Reality Show Captain for Toxic Masculinity
Is it not common for men to razz each other a bit now and then? Though it would be hard to convince Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of this, a little good-natured ribbing never harmed anybody. Abdul-Jabbar took offense to Captain Lee Rosbach, of the Bravo reality show Below Deck, for razzing his crew members in a recent program. Abdul-Jabbar extrapolated that Rosbach's remarks represent Hollywood's "myth of…
February 22nd, 2019 10:00 AM
Trumped Up Rage: President and MAGA-Hatters to Blame for EVERYTHING
Phony racially-motivated attacks and Democrats being caught in blackface were just some of the controversies that liberal journalists and celerities actually blamed on Donald Trump and his Wall-endorsing, red hat-wearing, supporters this past month.
February 22nd, 2019 9:45 AM
Tucker Blasts Don Lemon for Acting Like a ‘Holy Victim’ With Smollett
On Thursday, Empire actor and apparent hoaxer Jussie Smollett was formally charged with allegedly fabricating a hate crime. Meanwhile, liberal media folks like CNN’s Don Lemon were trying to distance themselves from their past support, while also pretending Trump supporters were not harmed by the claims. But Fox News host Tucker Carlson wasn’t going to let him get away with it; tearing into Lemon…
February 22nd, 2019 12:18 AM
CNN’s Boykin, Jones Mourn Smollett’s Role in Hoax as ‘Fall of an Icon'
The bizarre tale of Empire star Jussie Smollett took another interesting turn on Thursday morning, when black commentators appeared on CNN with At This Hour host Kate Bolduan to discuss the charges of disorderly conduct filed by the Chicago police against Smollett.Keith Boykin -- who said he has known Smollett for eight years -- said he was “devastated” by the accusations of staging a fake…
February 21st, 2019 11:18 PM
Young Bernie? 'Young Sheldon' Praises Bread Lines
It’s no surprise that a young Sheldon would go through great lengths to prove he was right, or that an adult Sheldon would think fondly of the memory. However, the February 21 episode of Young Sheldon, “A Loaf of Bread and a Grand Old Flag," took it to the next level with Sheldon supporting communism.
February 21st, 2019 11:14 PM
Bozell & Graham: McCabe, the Justice Department's Jussie Smollett
Just like his boss and hero James Comey, McCabe has written a Trump-trashing book, and like Comey, he’s getting hours and hours of air time to sell laughable notions, like the idea that the FBI has been utterly nonpartisan. This man will say anything. Truth means nothing. He’s worse than Comey. It barely matters to his interviewers that McCabe was fired from the top of the FBI for…lying his face…
February 21st, 2019 11:12 PM
Continetti: 'Media Amplifies the Liberal Critique of Republicans'
With Empire actor and apparent hoaxer Jussie Smollett now formally charged with allegedly fabricating a hate crime, many are calling out the liberal media for falling for the accusations because they fit their anti-Trump narrative. During a Thursday appearance on Fox News Channel’s Special Report, Washington Free Beacon editor in chief Matthew Continetti called out the media for often holding…
February 21st, 2019 9:39 PM
Robin Roberts Interviewed Fictional Smollett on 'Empire'...Was TOUGHER
On Tuesday, the website The Blast reported that Jussie Smollett specifically requested that Robin Roberts handle the interview because the two knew each other from when she appeared on an episode of Empire that aired last year. So let's take a look. On the April 11, 2018 episode, Roberts was much tougher on fictional Jamal Lyon (played by Smollett) than she was on Smollett in real life!
February 21st, 2019 8:39 PM
Double Standard on CNN Hiring Political Operatives: Flores vs. Jarrett
As NewsBusters has previously reported, the national media, including CNN itself, have gone into an uproar over CNN’s decision to hire former Justice Department Spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores as Deputy Political Editor. The topic came up on Wednesday’s edition of Tucker Carlson Tonight, where the eponymous host discussed the Isgur Flores hysteria with media reporter for The Hill Joe Concha. …
February 21st, 2019 7:42 PM
Facebook Accused of Censoring Smollett Hate Hoax Articles
This past weekend, conservative author Rod Dreher and Daily Caller reporter Jen Kerns’ articles were both censored on the site. "You are not allowed to say on Facebook that Jussie Smollett carried out a hate hoax,” Dreher tweeted on Sunday. He posted a screenshot of Facebook saying the article “goes against our Community Standards.” Facebook later lifted the ban, but free speech advocates are…
February 21st, 2019 4:59 PM
NBC, CBS: Russia Investigation Will Continue Regardless of Mueller
After news broke that Special Counsel Robert Mueller would be delivering his final Russia investigation report to Attorney General William Barr in the coming days, on Thursday, NBC’s Today show and CBS This Morning promised viewers that the investigation would continue regardless of Mueller’s findings.
February 21st, 2019 4:53 PM
Capehart: Despite Crumbling Story, Still an ‘Atmosphere of Fear’
Even if the crumbling and increasingly dubious Jusse Smollett hate crime story is false, it still indicates the level of racial “menace” and “fear” in the United States. That was the claim of the Washington Post’s Jonathan Capehart on Thursday, doubling down on comments from last week. He even cited a survey as the far-left Southern Poverty Law Center as proof.
February 21st, 2019 3:54 PM