Conservative Leaders to Sessions: Protect Freedom on Social Media

Several prominent conservative leaders on Tuesday authored an open letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, calling on him to investigate “every aspect” of how Facebook, Twitter, and other social media outlets "interact with the public." They called for freedom, fairness, and an end to censorship on these platforms. The letter can be read below: 
NB Staff
September 25th, 2018 1:18 PM

Kelly Blasts Avenatti: ‘You Don’t Tease Allegations of Rape'

On her 9:00 a.m. ET hour show on Tuesday, NBC anchor Megyn Kelly slammed Stormy Daniels attorney and prospective 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Michael Avenatti for making unsubstantiated “outrageous allegations” against Brett Kavanaugh. The morning show host thought the claims were so irresponsible that she told viewers “they will not be repeated here.”
Kyle Drennen
September 25th, 2018 12:55 PM

Conservative Leaders Respond to Media Madness on Kavanaugh

As America watches the confirmation proceedings for Judge Kavanaugh, it’s not just the Democratic Senators who have been hammering the Supreme Court nominee. Liberal journalists have engaged in nothing less than a smear campaign. The nomination process has been hindered by wild claims that it’s “illegitimate” because Republicans held up Merrick Garland. Since then, the conversation has been…
NB Staff
September 25th, 2018 12:46 PM

Trump’s Name ‘a Threat?’ Twitter Relies on Liberal Scholars

Twitter has proposed a new policy to crack down on “dehumanizing speech.” And with a new policy comes a new reference for its actions. In a Twitter blog post written by Del Harvey, Twitter’s Vice President of Trust and Safety, and Vijaya Gadde, Legal, Policy and Trust & Safety Lead, the social media site prepared to expand its safety policy.
Corinne Weaver
September 25th, 2018 11:28 AM

Jane Fonda ‘Will Go to My Grave Regretting’ ‘Hanoi Jane'

Jane Fonda has a new biopic being released on Netflix this week called Jane Fonda in Five Acts, so of course sat down for a tell-all with USA Today to talk about her life in the limelight, her struggles with insecurity, and that infamous anti-war photo prompting millions to dub her “Hanoi Jane” -- something she she says she deeply regrets.
Gabriel Hays
September 25th, 2018 11:12 AM

Killing Kavanaugh: The Worst Media Smears Against the Nominee

The Democrats and their allies in the media have spent the last few weeks laying the groundwork to destroy the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. First, they tried to say the process was “illegitimate” because Republicans held up Merrick Garland. When that didn’t work, they brought forth an uncorroborated decades-old allegation of sexual assault. The following is a look at some…
Geoffrey Dickens
September 25th, 2018 10:45 AM

‘You Are Not Safe!’: Antifa Threatens Kavanaugh, Cruz On Social Media

Twitter and Facebook are eager to take down or block users who violate their terms of service … but only if they swing to the right of the spectrum. After Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) was driven from a restaurant in DC by a group called Smash Racism DC, a branch of Antifa, the activists took to Twitter and Facebook to delight in their supposed victory.
Corinne Weaver
September 25th, 2018 10:20 AM

Joe: Put (D) Before Name of 'So-Called Journalists' on Kavanaugh

Joe Scarborough blasts partisan liberals in the media who have convicted Kavanaugh in advance. Says Scarborough: "what we've seen the last week has made me want to call networks and put a (D) in front of the name of the so-called journalists that have already decided that Brett Kavanaugh is a rapist, or, what was the: 'serial sexual abuser.' Oh, really? You know that? Do you really know that?"
Mark Finkelstein
September 25th, 2018 7:58 AM

'Bull' Demonizes Rich: 'Always Manage to Get Theirs'

In the season three premiere of Bull on CBS, Dr. Jason Bull (Michael Weatherly) returns to work following a heart attack, and brings along a not-so-fun case for his team. A young mother will die within a few weeks if she doesn’t get a new liver, which her health insurance company has denied the claim for. And, to the team’s shock and chagrin, they’re representing the insurance company!
Rebecca Downs
September 25th, 2018 2:38 AM

'Young Sheldon' Just Turned the Useless Dad TV Trope on its Head

Fathers are often portrayed on television as being dolts, bumbling idiots, and an annoyance to their wives and children. In the case of CBS's Young Sheldon, George Sr. has even more reasons to annoy his young son, with Sheldon being as intelligent as he is, and the father-son duo often not understanding each other. But, on Monday night, viewers were treated to a rare heart-to-heart moment where…
Rebecca Downs
September 25th, 2018 1:05 AM

Rather: If GOP Confirm Kavanaugh, They’re ‘Extinct’ Like the Dinosaurs

Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh has been accused by two women of sexual misconduct and their claims are flimsy to say the least (particularly, the people the accusers claim were witnesses say he either wasn’t there or the parties didn’t happen). But for Lyin’ Dan Rather, the facts don’t matter, which explained why he pompously declared the Republican Party dead if they confirmed him.
Nicholas Fondacaro
September 25th, 2018 12:42 AM

CBS Scoffs at the Notion These Claims Are Smears Against Kavanaugh

Despite the fact that the latest sexual misconduct allegation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was so full of holes it looked like Swiss cheese, CBS Evening News actually scoffed at the notion that the accusations against him were part of a smear campaign during their Monday broadcast.
Nicholas Fondacaro
September 24th, 2018 9:56 PM

Johnson: Kids in Cages Is 'White Nationalism'; But Obama Also Did It

On Monday's MSNBC Live, Jason Johnson ignored the established history that President Barack Obama's adminstration housed illegal immigrant children in cage-like structures while they were being processed, as the MSNBC political contributor asserted that the practice is one of the ways the Trump administration is practicing "white nationalism."
Brad Wilmouth
September 24th, 2018 9:12 PM

ESPN's Ley Invokes God Over Gay Collegian's TD

When Capital University junior wide receiver Wyatt Pertuset hauled in a touchdown pass in a game played Sept. 1, the scoreboard operator added six points to his team's point total. To ESPN's Bob Ley, this "blessing" from God could just as well have been 50 points. Pertuset had become the first openly gay college football player to score a touchdown. SBNation's Outsports blog might have scored it…
Jay Maxson
September 24th, 2018 8:23 PM