E.J. Dionne Symbolizes 'Media Too Thirsty for a Narrative Shift'

Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne seems to be the personification of what the Columbia Journalism Review meant when its writer Jon Alsop noted on November 9 that Media too thirsty for a narrative shift on Trump. Alsop pointed out that the liberal media, desperate for a win against President Donald Trump, have latched onto last Tuesday's election results as confirmation of their urgent hopes.…
P.J. Gladnick
November 10th, 2017 2:02 PM

MSNBC Guest on Moore: ‘If True' Is the New 'Thoughts and Prayers'

On MSNBC late Thursday night, former Gore and Obama flack Ron Klain appeared on The Last Word and blasted the Republican responses to the Alabama Republican senatorial candidate Roy Moore’s sexual misconduct allegations by stating that ‘if true’ is to pedophilia what ‘thoughts and prayers’ are to mass shootings.” Klain was teed up by self-described socialist host Lawrence O’Donnell, who correctly…
Curtis Houck
November 10th, 2017 1:33 PM

Rep. Chris Smith: ‘Killing of Baby’ in Abortion Is Not Health Care

One politician is calling on the media to report “coercion, not in America,” when it comes to healthcare professionals who refuse to participate in abortion.
Katie Yoder
November 10th, 2017 1:27 PM

Tim McGraw, Faith Hill Push Gun Control: NRA Should ‘Tell The Truth’

Celebrities who don’t understand the meaning of political debates should stop alienating their audiences and keep to themselves. While the majority of country singers practice this, two of the biggest country stars have decided to throw caution to the wind when it comes to the gun control debate. Faith Hill and Tim McGraw announced in an interview with Billboard: “They both support gun control.”
Corinne Weaver
November 10th, 2017 12:21 PM

Nets Tar Conservatives With Fall of ‘Hard-Line,’ ‘Far-Right’ Moore

After the shocking and serious allegations against Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore broke on Thursday, the networks on Friday jumped to tar all conservatives, reminding audiences that Moore is a “far-right,” “hard-line,” “devout Christian conservative” “Republican.” This is not how controversial Democrats get treated when they run into trouble.
Scott Whitlock
November 10th, 2017 12:16 PM

Santelli Does Victory Lap on Post-Election Bull Market Prediction

Wednesday, on the anniversary of Donald Trump's election, CNBC's Closing Bell gave the network's Rick Santelli a bit of an "I told you so" moment. A year ago, contrary to the chorus of naysayers who took it as a given that Trump's victory would be disastrous for the markets, Santelli correctly predicted strong, sustained market performance.
Tom Blumer
November 10th, 2017 11:11 AM

WashPost Whines About 'Monolithic Silence' on Gun Laws on CMA Awards

The Washington Post was a day late in whining about the lack of gun-control advocacy (or as they put it, “courage”) at the Country Music Association awards. Music writer Chris Richards wrote a “Critic’s Notebook” commentary headlined “A monolithic silence from top artists at CMA Awards.” Online, the headline was “Country music is becoming the soundtrack of a nonexistent, apolitical no-place.”
Tim Graham
November 10th, 2017 10:59 AM

Media Double Standard: Coverage For Moore, Near Silence For Menendez

If there was any doubt about the liberal media's double-standard when it comes to policing politicians' character, the last 24 hours have made it clear: All three networks have given heavy coverage to the serious accusations against a Republican Senate candidate, while the ongoing federal trial of a Democratic Senator has been largely hidden from view.
Mike Ciandella
November 10th, 2017 10:57 AM

Media Freak Out Over Trump Not Taking Q’s in China, Obama Did Same

Proving they always can find something to complain about when it comes to Trump, journalists from NBC, MSNBC and CNN all took to Twitter to whine about the “freedom of the press” being squashed during Trump’s trip to China this week, where he conceded to China’s request for no press questions during their joint conference. 
Kristine Marsh
November 10th, 2017 9:01 AM

‘Young Sheldon' Wants to ‘Destroy’ Pastor of Small Texas Church

When the horrific shooting in Vegas occurred last month, Hollywood rightly cancelled two movie premieres out of respect for the victims of the tragedy. But CBS’s Young Sheldon felt it was okay to air an episode, immediately after the shooting at a small-town Texas church, that depicted a small-town Texas church service with main character Sheldon (Iain Armitage) stating that he wanted to “destroy…
Dawn Slusher
November 10th, 2017 3:44 AM

Sarah Silverman Marks Trump Election Anniversary With Fear And Hatred

After the fifth episode of Hulu’s I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman, I now have to accept that the humor must either be liberally biased or vulgar. Often both. She reached new heights of vulgarity last week (outside of gratuitous nudity, of course) and this week she doubled down on the anti-Trump rhetoric in “honor” of the one-year anniversary of the election.
Lindsay Kornick
November 9th, 2017 10:33 PM

Of Course! Kathy Griffin Revokes Apology for Fake Severed Trump Head

Kathy Griffin is back, again reminding the population about her time in the limelight a few months ago when she posed with fake, bloodied head of President Trump. Rather than rolling with her apology and moving on with her life, Kathy has decided to again revert to this angry spectacle by taking back her apology for the photo. In an interview with the BBC World News program HardTalk, Griffin took…
Stephanie Stone
November 9th, 2017 10:24 PM

ABC, CBS Speculate Trump Was Blackmailed With Russian Prostitutes

In a recent closed-door testimony to the House Intelligence Committee which was leaked, former Donald Trump bodyguard Keith Schiller destroyed one of the more salacious parts of the Clinton/DNC-funded dossier, regarding Trump and Russian prostitutes. Despite Schiller shooting down the rumors, both ABC and CBS spent Thursday evening speculating about the debunked accusations as if there was…
Nicholas Fondacaro
November 9th, 2017 9:34 PM

Chuck Todd: We Don't Want to Look 'Horrendous' Like with Bush on Iraq

A Politico story by media reporter Michael Calderone promoted Meet the Press host Chuck Todd celebrating his own show as a Sunday "escape" from a week of "madness" in politics. He warned that the Trump moment is like the Iraq war, "now considered a black mark on journalism because major newspapers and hosts helped amplify the Bush administration’s false claims about weapons of mass destruction…
Tim Graham
November 9th, 2017 8:45 PM