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Clapper Denies Lying to Congress in Largely Soft 'View' Interview
On Tuesday's edition of The View, former Obama director of national intelligence James Clapper insisted he did not lie to Congress in 2013, he merely made a mistake in figuring out which intelligence program Sen. Ron Wyden was asking him about. That was a lie. Despite the lying, Whoopi Goldberg touted Clapper as the "perfect guy to help make some sense out of the White House war on the…
May 23rd, 2018 11:06 AM
Numbers Don’t Lie, Billboard: Entertainers Politick, Award Shows Tank
Hate to say we told ya so … no, actually it’s kind of fun to say we told you so. According to Variety, the May 20 Billboard Music Awards earned a “2.4 rating in adults 18-49.” It suffered “a decrease of approximately 8% in the demo and 9% in total viewers compared to the 2017 ceremony.” And the 2017 Awards show was it’s a new low.
May 23rd, 2018 9:01 AM
AP Reveals Contempt for Texas in Post-Santa Fe Shooting Coverage
Two recent Associated Press dispatches have exposed how out of touch two of its reporters are with the dominant Second Amendment-defending views of voters and politicians in Texas. They also are flummoxed that most of the students who survived Friday's school shooting in Santa Fe haven't turned into rabid gun-control advocates.
May 23rd, 2018 8:55 AM
The Shocking Reasons Why Not to Watch The Latest '13 Reasons Why'
Despite multiple criticisms for its glorification of suicide, Netflix’s high school drama 13 Reasons Why returned with a brand-new season on May 18. Considering the first season wrapped up everything that happened in the 2007 Jay Asher young adult book it’s based on, everyone’s first question for the show is where it can possibly go next. Rest assured that even without a looming suicide, the…
May 23rd, 2018 7:00 AM
Lawyer Admires Obama, Claims 'I'd Be Better' Than Cruz on ABC Drama
ABC’s For The People has finally finished its first season, and once again, it’s no secret how these people will vote come November. Over the past ten weeks, we’ve covered racial bias (twice), a defense of Kathy Griffin, and even a clear rewriting of political history, so what could the finale have in store? The answer is one last moment of respect for the first black president, with a jab at a…
May 23rd, 2018 1:09 AM
CNN Throws a Tantrum After Being ‘Barred’ from EPA Press Event
The folks at CNN were fuming Tuesday after a correspondent and her cameraperson, along with those from the Associated Press, were kept out of a press event held by the EPA to discuss a plan to deal with a certain kind of toxin in water supplies. And during The Situation Room that evening, a host of CNN personalities threw hissy fits about not being allowed in. They even seemed to suggest the EPA…
May 22nd, 2018 11:56 PM
Bozell & Graham Column: So They Were Spying on Trump's Campaign
Months ago, the Old Media proclaimed Donald Trump was more than a bit nutty to insist his campaign was the subject of Obama administration surveillance. Now it’s emerging that this wasn’t the slightest bit nutty. The New York Times reported -- in a tone much like having their fingernails dragged across a chalkboard – that the FBI used an “informant” (not a “spy”!) to chat up (and in one case,…
May 22nd, 2018 11:03 PM
‘Roseanne’ Season Finale: A Desperate Dan Hires Illegal Aliens
In the May 22 season finale of ABC’s Roseanne, titled “Knee Deep,” Roseanne is in need of knee surgery but the family doesn’t have the money to cover it. Desperate to find a way to bid jobs cheaper to win contracts, Dan decides to hire illegal aliens for the first time.
May 22nd, 2018 10:30 PM
NBC’s Full-Blown Panic Over IG Investigation into DOJ Ordered by Trump
The Department of Justice's internal watchdog has opened an investigation into the conduct of the FBI regarding their reported use of an “informant” or “spy” in the Trump campaign after the President officially demanded the matter be looked into on Monday. Come Tuesday evening, NBC Nightly News was in a hysterical panic over the development with claims President Trump was trying to “insert…
May 22nd, 2018 9:20 PM
WHAT? MSNBC Guest Compares Questioning Mueller to Nazis Bombing London
Early Tuesday night, Daily Caller media reporter Justin Caruso flagged some Grade A insanity on MSNBC’s Deadline: White House as Clinton-era Deputy Assistant Attorney General Harry Litman compared criticism of the Trump-Russia probe and calls for oversight to the Nazis bombing campaign on London in World War II (known as The Blitz).
May 22nd, 2018 9:07 PM
WashPost Revives Rippon Mania Over Dancing with the Stars
Three months after his over-hyped, less-than-extraordinary Winter Olympic performances in South Korea, Adam Rippon's media cheerleaders are using his victory on "Dancing with the Stars" to expand his persona to legendary status. The Washington Post's Jacob Bogage raved about Rippon's electric performance on the dance floor and also declared him a culture war winner over Vice-president Mike Pence.
May 22nd, 2018 8:58 PM
Chicken Little: Todd Vents Trump Has Caused a ‘Constitutional Crisis’
Deep breaths, people. Leading off Tuesday’s MTP Daily on MSNBC, moderator Chuck Todd let loose on some hyperbole and self-righteous speculation that America is amidst a “constitutional crisis” and “fatal” attack on “the rule of law” caused by Republicans demanding an investigation into alleged spying of the Trump campaign in the early stages of the Russia probe.
May 22nd, 2018 6:46 PM
Bitter Scarborough: ‘Change the Channel’ if You Don't Want the Truth
During Tuesday’s edition of Morning Joe, MSNBC co-host Joe Scarborough had a surprising recommendation for viewers: “If you don't want to hear the truth, you can change the channel!” Scarborough made the remark after fiancé and fellow co-host Mika Brzezinski finished an interview with anti-Trump Republican Max Boot, who noted in an opinion column from the Washington Post “the five political norms…
May 22nd, 2018 6:07 PM
'Time' Loves ‘Handsome’ Liberal Challenger to ‘Dogmatic’ Cruz
Despite the fact that no Democrat has won statewide in Texas since 1994, Time magazine on Tuesday devoted over 1600 words to the “handsome” Beto O’Rourke, the liberal hope for Democrats in Texas. O’Rourke is challenging the “dogmatic conservative,” incumbent Senator Ted Cruz.
May 22nd, 2018 4:32 PM