Tomasky in NYRB on Trump, ‘The Worst of the Worst,’ Inciting Violence
The New York Review of Books February 22 issue prominently displayed journalist Michael Tomasky’s blessing of two virulently anti-Trump books, Michael Wolff’s infamous Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, and the anti-conservative jeremiad Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republican by David Frum. The NYRB’s cover teaser read “Fire in the White House.” The review's title was “…
February 6th, 2018 3:13 PM
The Memo and the Truth
Partisans tend to read, watch and listen only, or mostly, to information and opinions that reinforce their beliefs. If information surfaces that counters those beliefs, it is usually disparaged, excused or ignored. That's human nature. Such is the case with the "memo" released last Friday by the Republican majority on the House Intelligence Committee. The four-page document alleges, in the words…
February 6th, 2018 1:56 PM
What? Chris Matthews: Trump ‘Goes After’ Pelosi Because She’s ‘Ethnic'
In his latest nutty rant, MSNBC's Hardball host Chris Matthews adamantly argued that President Trump didn’t like Nancy Pelosi because she was “ethnic.” To back up his crazy point, Matthews cited another white person that Republicans supposedly attacked because they were “ethnic,” former House Speaker from Massachusetts, Tip O’Neill.
February 6th, 2018 1:55 PM
CBS Finally Covers NFL Star Killed By Illegal, Says Don’t ‘Politicize'
CBS on Tuesday finally covered the tragic story of the Indianapolis Colts player who was killed in a car crash over the weekend after a drunk, illegal alien crashed into him. Yet, This Morning reporter David Begnaud cautioned against “politicizing” the death. NBC is still ignoring the death.
February 6th, 2018 1:46 PM
Olympics: First Openly Gay Athlete Slams Mike Pence on Ellen
Olympic freeskier Gus Kenworthy is confused as to why a sitting U.S. vice president is the head of America’s Olympic Delegation for the 2018 Winter games, and he told Ellen Degeneres that Mike Pence was a “strange choice” for the position.
February 6th, 2018 1:02 PM
Networks Censored 75 Percent of Dow Record Highs Since Start of 2017
While the early February market pullback has spooked some investors and already gained plenty of media attention, it illustrated all too well the broadcast networks’ tendency to cover bad economic news more than good. The networks skipped the vast majority of records as the market climbed throughout 2017 and the beginning of 2018.
February 6th, 2018 12:22 PM
Morning Joe Hosts Abruptly Change Their Minds on Dem Memo
The narrative surrounding House Intel Democrats’ memo, which was unanimously approved for release yesterday, took a bizarre turn Tuesday on the set of MSNBC’s Morning Joe. During an interview with Democrat Intel Committee member Eric Swalwell, Joe Scarborough and fellow panel members abruptly began to question whether the new memo, authored by Committee Minority Leader Adam Schiff, ought to see…
February 6th, 2018 12:07 PM
Really? Director Quentin Tarantino Thinks Statutory Rape Is ‘Not Rape’
Hollywood has never really been a shining advocate of clear lines between right and wrong.
But when it comes to Tinseltown's favorite rapey auteur, Roman Polanski, somehow the moral boundaries are not applicable anymore. In an interview with Howard Stern in 2003, brought to light by Jezebel, director Quentin Tarantino defended convicted child rapist Roman Polanski as innocent. His reason? “He…
February 6th, 2018 11:53 AM
Bozell to Press: If You Hit Trump for Market Fall, Praise Him for Gain
Media Research Center President Brent Bozell on Tuesday instructed journalists that if they are really going to hammer Donald Trump for Monday’s stock market, then these reporters need to credit the economy’s roaring success as well.
February 6th, 2018 11:31 AM
CNN Panelists: Trump Is 'Unpresidential', 'Whiny and Weak'
No edition of CNN’s New Day would be complete without at least one instance of Trump-bashing. Pundits on Tuesday morning’s show referred to the President as "pathetic," “unpresidential,” “whiny," and "weak.”
February 6th, 2018 10:58 AM
Desperate Stephanopoulos Tries to Connect Trump to Carter Page, Fails
Good Morning America anchor George Stephanopoulos tried desperately to connect President Trump with a former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page as a Russian agent working with the Kremlin during an interview on the ABC morning show. However, no matter how hard the former Clinton staffer pressed Page, he didn’t gain any ground in proving his Democrat-agenda-driven talking point.
February 6th, 2018 10:12 AM
CNN/MSNBC Cover Ryan’s $1.50 Tweet 74x More Than Pelosi’s ‘Crumbs’
When Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, in a January 11 press conference, belittled the $1,000 bonus Walmart workers that were going to get (via the tax cut) as mere “crumbs” CNN and MSNBC offered the elitist comment a mere 17 seconds in a week’s worth of coverage.
Geoffrey Dickens and Mike Ciandella
February 6th, 2018 8:30 AM
Liberal Congressman Introduces Federal Bill to 'Protect' Journalists
Eric Swalwell, a liberal Democrat from California’s 15th District in the U.S. House of Representatives, stated on Monday, February 5, that he was introducing a measure designed to “make a federal crime of certain attacks on those reporting the news.” As part of his announcement, he blamed the need for the bill, entitled the "Journalist Protection Act," on Republican President Donald Trump.
February 6th, 2018 6:00 AM
'Science Says He's Male' Trans Teen Confuses Autistic Doc on ABC Drama
It was only a matter of time before Dr. Shaun Murphy received his first transgender patient. In the February 5 episode of ABC’s The Good Doctor titled “She,” like most of us would, the autistic surgical resident had some difficulty understanding transgenderism. The story concentrates on how the doctors at San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital deal with the patient’s family.
February 6th, 2018 2:44 AM