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‘First Reformed’ Film Prays for Redemption, Eco-Terrorism
The pastor in First Reformed may work in a church, but his true god isn’t the Lord above. It’s Al Gore. Writer/director Paul Schrader’s film, available now on Blu-ray and other home video outlets, shares the story of a broken man’s quest for redemption. What emerges is the usual array of global warming talking points, the kind Hollywood can’t help inserting into its product ad nauseam.
August 25th, 2018 1:30 PM
CNBC: 'No, a Teen Did Not Hack a State Election'
Despite the recent hype in the mainstream media about teens supposedly hacking state election systems, CNBC tossed cold water on that fake news with a reality check with a ProPublica article. It turns out the students were coached on what to do in look-alike sites that differed from the actual state election sites.
August 25th, 2018 1:19 PM
This Week in Media Bias History: A Little Creepier in Retrospect
Given what we now know about Matt Lauer and his creepy office with an automatic door lock, this August 21, 2000 Today interview with Al Gore looks weirder in retrospect. Lauer repeatedly obsessed over “the kiss” between the then-Vice President and his then-wife Tipper Gore at the 2000 Democratic National Convention: “This is the ‘The Kiss.’... You really planted one on Mrs. Gore.” Lauer was …
August 25th, 2018 12:15 PM
NYT’s Strange, Soft Profile of Accused Killer: ‘An Attentive Father’
Saturday’s New York Times provided a soft profile of Cristhian Rivera, the accused killer of Mollie Tibbetts: “From Quiet Village in Mexico to a Lonely Furrow in an Iowa Cornfield.” They wrote: "Cristhian Bahena Rivera, the Mexican farmworker accused of killing a 20-year-old college student and concealing her body beneath corn leaves, seemed to have built a quiet, productive life in the seven or…
August 25th, 2018 10:01 AM
ESPN's Mayne Writes 'Dear Caucasian' Letter Loaded with Guilt
ESPN and the Undefeated blogsite has long counted on Kenny Mayne (host of the Wider World of Sports) to alleviate tension with his humor. Mayne ventured onto The Undefeated blog with a "Dear White People" letter heaping white guilt on Caucasians for the racism of past generations on Aug. 24. His awkward attempts to mix humor with white guilt and politics fell flat.
August 25th, 2018 10:00 AM
Bozell & Graham Column: Oprah Shouts for Abortion
After her TV career, Oprah sounds like an evangelist preaching a feminist substitute to replace religion in her monthly Oprah Magazine. Her August issue carries this motivational nugget of Oprah wisdom on the cover: “We all want to feel radiant, joyful, and alive. It starts with choosing love – in any form.” How to feel "radiant, joyful, and alive? Oprah has the answer. In this very issue, Oprah…
August 25th, 2018 7:21 AM
TBS Comedy ‘Wrecked:’ ‘Rich People Are Monsters’
TBS's Wrecked continued the longstanding tradition, lampooning rich, white men on Tuesday’s episode, “Six Feet,” as “monsters,” misogynists and sexual harassers who look down disdainfully on the poor and treat them horribly. Oh, and they make people hunt and kill each other for sport, too. Because, of course.
August 25th, 2018 2:49 AM
CNN's Cardona Deceptively Claims Most Crime Committed by White Men
On Friday's Across the America with Carol Costello on HLN, during a discussion of the political reaction to the murder of Mollie Tibbetts by an illegal immigrant, liberal CNN commentator Maria Cardona misleadingly claimed that most crimes are committed by white men.
August 24th, 2018 8:33 PM
The Inevitable Phil Mudd Berserk Parody... With a Touch of Seinfeld
It was inevitable that CNN's counterterrorism analyst Phil Mudd's bizarre meltdown on August 24 on the subject of security clearances would serve as the basis of a parody. The Ovation Eddie channel on YouTube did not disappoint. It incorporated clips of Seinfeld's George Costanza screaming interspersed with Mudd going berserk to great comedic effect.
August 24th, 2018 7:18 PM
Facebook Claims Glitch Marked Zito Story as Spam
Facebook claims it was besieged by a glitch that unintentionally marked posts as spam, fueling outrage that Facebook is allegedly engaging in politically based censorship. The incident follows several high-profile problems highlighted by site critics, especially on the right.
August 24th, 2018 5:45 PM
Net Coverage of Hunter Scandal Nearly Quadruples in Past 24 Hours
After the morning newscasts of ABC and CBS spent a total of 4 minutes and 44 seconds covering the criminal indictment of California Republican Congressman Duncan Hunter in the first 36 hours since the story broke, the number increased four-fold following another news cycle, with the total standing at 17 minutes and 13 seconds as of Friday morning.
August 24th, 2018 5:35 PM
Netflix Star Apologizes for Liking Conservatives Shapiro, Rubio, Trump
Liberal Democrats who consider themselves the champions of tolerance constantly show that their actions are quite different from their talking points. Take the case of Israel Broussard, an actor in Netflix’s To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before movie. After being “outed” for making “problematic” tweets and likes -- including liking tweets from Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief Ben Shapiro, President Donald…
August 24th, 2018 5:21 PM
Yahoo, CNN Pundit Blame Mollie Tibbetts’ Murder on ‘Toxic Masculinity’
Oh, the irony. While the media are arguing that one illegal immigrant shouldn’t represent all, they are, at the same time, arguing that one man represents “toxic masculinity.”
August 24th, 2018 5:19 PM
Lame NYT Scoop: Kavanaugh Family Called 911 Over Stolen Car
The New York Times is still looking for that silver bullet to stop Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. According to the blog site NTK Network, the paper is digging into any 911 calls coming from the family home. The website explained: “The New York Times recently filed a request under the Maryland Public Information Act (PIA) seeking any 911 calls that were made from Judge…
August 24th, 2018 5:18 PM