Jimmy Kimmel Takes Ted Cruz Challenge to Play One-on-One Hoops

On Thursday night's Jimmy Kimmel Live, the ABC host reveled in Ted Cruz's Twitter reaction to his routine mocking Cruz's face as looking like a blobfish at the NBA playoffs in Houston. Cruz (quote-tweeting our NewsBusters article) challenged Kimmel to a one-on-one basketball game for charity. Kimmel accepted, and repeated his joke about Cruz as a blobfish, and as Herman Munster.
Tim Graham
June 1st, 2018 6:23 PM

Michael Moore on Roseanne Barr, Donald Trump: ‘One Down, One to Go’

Just when it seemed that Michael Moore had finally left the national stage for good, the liberal filmmaker and activist took advantage of comments made this week by comedian Roseanne Barr and President Donald Trump to place the public spotlight squarely back on himself. In a Twitter message posted on Wednesday, Moore stated: “I know Roseanne. And I know Trump. And they are about to rue the day…
Randy Hall
June 1st, 2018 5:14 PM

Alt-Left Insanity: Sally Field is ‘Reclaiming’ the C-Word’?

Samantha Bee has an alleged comedy show on TBS. She doesn’t think Ivanka Trump should sharing photos of her spending Sunday morning with her son because immigrants or something. So with her characteristic charm and incisive wit, she called Ivanka a “feckless c*nt.” (She also alluded to the liberal hothouse theory that there’s incest going on in Trump world, but the C-word drew attention from that…
Matt Philbin
June 1st, 2018 3:54 PM

CNN Guests Defend Samantha Bee's 'Potty Mouth'

The catastrophic fallout from Samantha Bee’s “C” word incident received surprisingly fair and reasonable coverage yesterday from CNN’s New Day. Sadly, that lasted just twenty-four hours, when this morning on New Day, hosts Alisyn Camerota and John Berman had on comedians Maysoon Zayid and Alise Morales to discuss Bee’s vile comments.  
Peter Sifre
June 1st, 2018 3:41 PM

Cosmo Writer Bashes ‘Dangerous’ Trump-Kardashian Meeting

Cosmopolitan is all for praising women who use their power to make a difference, unless those women meet with someone it doesn’t like. Reality TV star Kim Kardashian encountered backlash from the magazine after her recent meeting with President Donald Trump about prison reform. On May 31, contributing writer Jill Filipovic called the meeting “sad” and “dangerous.” Cosmo’s headline agreed that…
Rachel Peterson
June 1st, 2018 3:29 PM

‘Sorry for the Collateral Damage’; Reid Speaks Out on Deranged Posts

On Friday afternoon, MSNBC and their AM Joy host Joy Reid released separate statements days after more old blog posts surfaced from Reid’s now-defunct site ReidBlog. They ranged from encouraging readers to watch a 9/11 truther documentary to comparing Republican Senator John McCain (AZ) to the Virginia Tech shooter. 
Curtis Houck
June 1st, 2018 3:18 PM

Facebook Launches Features for Gay Pride Month with ‘Happy Pride!’

Facebook unveiled new features on Friday in order to commemorate Pride Month, which is dedicated to celebrating gay pride. In the post discussing the features, Facebook bragged about the ability of posts on the site to “change hearts and minds.”  
Ashley Rae Goldenberg
June 1st, 2018 2:58 PM

Actress Turned Protester: ‘Tricky to Live In America Right Now’

It’s always something to hear a over-privileged millennial actress complain about how hard it is to live in America. But the politically charged actress Shailene Woodley didn’t mince her words in an interview with New York Magazine’s Vulture.
Corinne Weaver
June 1st, 2018 2:34 PM

Chuck Todd: How Is Trump Not Responsible for Samantha Bee's Tone?

On Thursday's MTP Daily, MSNBC host Chuck Todd said "there's no defending Samantha Bee," but then insisted President Trump is responsible for what Bee said about his daughter. Todd made it about him being called "Sleepy-Eyed Chuck Todd. "You can't help and say it starts at the top. He regularly berates and mocks the looks of any of us." He also seemed angry Trump is unpunished for his uncivil…
Tim Graham
June 1st, 2018 1:26 PM

ABC Blames Trump for Bee’s Vulgarity, Hopes She’s ‘Out of the Woods’

After airing a full report on Friday’s Good Morning America about the controversy swirling around left-wing Full Frontal host Samantha Bee over her vile attack on First Daughter Ivanka Trump, ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos and 10Ten Media’s Larry Hackett reacted to the story by blaming President Trump for creating an environment of incivility and wondering if Bee was already “out of the woods.”
Kyle Drennen
June 1st, 2018 12:35 PM

LOL: Even Trevor Noah Was Perplexed by Jim Acosta's Kardashian Jab

Yikes, Jim Acosta. When The Daily Show is mocking you alongside the President, it’s safe to say that you’re having a rough time in the credibility department. Thursday night on Comedy Central, Daily Show host Trevor Noah was exasperated that CNN’s chief White House correspondent lashed out at reality show celebrity Kim Kardashian West for meeting with President Trump to talk criminal justice…
Curtis Houck
June 1st, 2018 12:34 PM

CNN's Obeidallah Defends 'Important Voice' Samantha Bee

On Thursday's CNN Tonight, during a discussion of the controversy over TBS host Samantha Bee calling Ivanka Trump a "feckless c***," and Roseanne Barr comparing former Barack Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett to an ape, CNN.com contributor Dean Obeidallah came to the liberal Bee's defense, lauding her as "an important voice." And, in response to conservative talk radio host Stacy Washington…
Brad Wilmouth
June 1st, 2018 12:31 PM

Bozell: Slams TV Academy for Banning Press, Honoring Samantha Bee

RESTON, VA — Media Research Center President Brent Bozell issued the following statement on Friday in response to the Television Academy banning press from attending the event honoring TBS Full Frontal host Samantha Bee. The TV Academy, the same group behind the Emmy Awards, honored Bee with the award just one day after she referred to Ivanka Trump as a “feckless c**t.”
NB Staff
June 1st, 2018 12:24 PM

CBS: Samantha Bee Vulgarity Just ‘Whataboutism?’ Not as Bad as Barr?

CBS This Morning on Friday floated the idea that the disgustingly vulgar attack by Samantha Bee against Ivanka Trump might be a case of “whataboutism.” Reporter Vladimir Duthiers waded into the tortured waters of comparing the awfulness of Bee’s comments vs. Roseanne Barr’s vile remarks: “Others say Bee was talking about Trump's character. Roseanne Barr was talking about Valerie Jarrett’s race.…
Scott Whitlock
June 1st, 2018 12:11 PM