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Nets Skeptical That Illegal Immigrant Really Does Have Murder Warrant
As previously documented by NewsBusters, ABC, CNN and CBS spent time over the weekend fretting over an illegal immigrant from Mexico who was arrested at a California gas station while driving his pregnant wife to the hospital. After it was revealed that he was suspected of committing a murder in Mexico, ABC and CBS both highlighted skepticism about whether the arrested man, Joel Arrona-Lara,…
August 21st, 2018 11:43 AM
NBC Frets Kavanaugh Wanted to Ask Clinton Tough Scandal Questions
On Tuesday, NBC’s Today show devoted a full report to hand wringing over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, while serving as one of Independent Counsel Ken Starr’s lead investigators in the 1990s, wanting to ask then-President Bill Clinton accurate, detailed questions about the Monica Lewinsky scandal. The supposed “journalists” were aghast at the prospect of Clinton being held accountable.
August 21st, 2018 11:30 AM
Deadspin Roasts 'Lapdog' ESPN for Sticking to Sports
Deadspin is a blog that loves to roast ESPN for its many shortcomings. Reporter Laura Wagner criticized The Worldwide Leader in (Liberal) Sports, led by its new president Jimmy Pitaro, for sticking to sports and rolling over like a lapdog to please its NFL Monday Night Football master. Her insults follow remarks by ESPN's new president, Jimmy Pitaro, that were reported in a recent story published…
August 21st, 2018 10:00 AM
Scandal-Ridden Brian Ross Joins Online Law & Crime Network
Brian Ross, the disgraced former investigative correspondent for ABC News and NBC News, is joining the Law & Crime online channel -- a “sister entity” to the Mediaite website -- as chief investigative reporter and on-air anchor, as well as host of his own weekly show. When Ross makes the transition in September, he will be joined by Rhonda Schwartz, former chief of investigative projects at…
August 21st, 2018 9:12 AM
TV News: Obsessed by Russia, But No Time for Mueller’s Controversies
By far, the biggest news story of the Trump presidency has been the Russia investigation. As of August 15, the three broadcast network evening newscasts have devoted a combined 1,854 minutes to the probe, or nearly one-fifth (19.6%) of all of their Trump news. Yet virtually none of that airtime (just 62 minutes, or 3.3%) has been spent scrutinizing Robert Mueller’s investigation — a big shift…
August 21st, 2018 8:55 AM
MSNBC Hints ICE Not Be 'Honored' Until Illegal Families Reunited
On Sunday's MSNBC Live, fill-in host Gigi Stone Woods seemed to suggest that President Donald Trump should not hold a ceremony to honor ICE agents until after illegal immigrant children have been returned to their parents, and declared that children are being used as "political pawns."
August 21st, 2018 5:34 AM
Unhinged MTV: 'F*ck the Wall' 'In Your Face, Trump!' 'Suck It!'
Actor Kevin Hart co-presented at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) and wasted no time taking a shot at President Trump at the opening - “It’s game day. But don’t worry, at this game, you guys are allowed to kneel. Do whatever the hell you want. I don’t see any old white men anywhere.” He must have missed seeing the members of Aerosmith, including lead singer Steven Tyler!
August 20th, 2018 11:56 PM
Media Silent as South Africa Seizes Land from White Farmers
The South African government has begun seizing land from white farmers, following an August 1 ruling which amended that nation’s constitution to legalize the practice. Despite the disturbing ramifications of this human rights abuse at the hands of a foreign government, both cable and network news have remained stubbornly silent on the issue.
August 20th, 2018 9:41 PM
Fox Highlights Antifa Attacks on Mainstream Conservatives in Seattle
In the last couple of days, FNC's Fox and Friends has given attention to the far-left violent group Antifa -- which is sometimes defended by the liberal media -- who have a history of making attacks on not only mainstream conservatives but also on the dominant left-leaning media.
August 20th, 2018 9:08 PM
MSNBC Commentator: Cohen Should Deal the Dirt on Trump's Kids
On Monday’s edition of Hardball with Chris Matthew, former federal prosecutor Cynthia Alksne joined a discussion on the legal cases surrounding President Trump. Among the cases discussed were those concerning former Trump Campaign chairman Paul Manafort and former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen. Alksne had specific advice for Cohen, saying that “he can give the prosecutor something on Trump’s kids.”
August 20th, 2018 9:07 PM
A Timeline: Netflix’s ‘Break’ from Michelle Wolf
Last Friday’s cancellation of Netflix’s new late-night series, The Break with Michelle Wolf, should be a clear indicator that the left’s outrage and anger towards conservatives isn’t doing much for cultural enrichment, much less carving out a compelling comedic platform.
August 20th, 2018 5:57 PM
Univision Features Expert Blaming Trump for Mexico Deportations
According to a newly released United Nations report covered by Univision's Despierta América morning news show, Central American minors running away from violence and poverty are being detained and deported by Mexican authorities before completing the crossing to the United States, something that one Mexican expert on immigration interviewed blames on "the dissemination of Donald Trump's anti-…
August 20th, 2018 5:56 PM
New York Times Writer: Richard Nixon Is in Hell; Trump Is Crazy
Talk about nasty leftists. Former New York Times reporter Tim Weiner wrote an op-ed in which he implied that the late Richard Nixon is in Hell. In a piece attacking hypothetical orders from a crazed Donald Trump, Weiner sneered: “Somewhere Richard Nixon may be looking up and smiling. But above ground, the special counsel is taking notes.”
August 20th, 2018 4:48 PM
CNN Skips Trump’s Event Honoring ICE, CBP To Complain About Tweets
CNN ignored President Trump’s speech at an event honoring ICE and Customs and Border Patrol on Monday, having calculated that their time was better spent complaining about a day-old tweet. As the President addressed a room full of law enforcement and administration officials at the White House, CNN’s Brooke Baldwin spoke a length with author Arthur Herman about a weekend tweet in which Trump had…
August 20th, 2018 4:46 PM