Stelter Skips Rather in 22-Minute Interview on History of '60 Minutes'
CNN Reliable Sources host Brian Stelter routinely trashes President Trump for sticking to “his safe space” and doing interviews on Fox News. But on his show on Sunday, he provided the safest of spaces to 60 Minutes executive producer Jeff Fager. Both on CNN and in his 22-minute podcast, Stelter discussed the history of the CBS magazine show without once mentioning Dan Rather. In discussing Fager’…
October 30th, 2017 10:55 PM
Evening ABC, CBS Shows Give 70 Percent of Time to Mueller Indictments
On Monday, the anticipated indictments of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and deputy chair Rick Gates handed out by Special Counsel Robert Mueller sucked up most of the oxygen in much of the news media. Many of the 24-hour cable news channels ran wall-to-wall coverage with a lot of the airtime being used to recycle the same speculation hour after hour. There was little difference…
October 30th, 2017 10:49 PM
WashPost Complains Whites Keeping Black Athletes in Their Place
In the frenzied mania to cleanse America of its supposed "racist past," one progressive sports writer is demonizing the man who brought Jackie Robinson into major league baseball. Not even the long-dead Branch Rickey is spared from this maddening purge. In a story by Washington Post columnist Kevin Blackistone that grinds gears with believability, the legendary general manager of the Brooklyn…
October 30th, 2017 8:44 PM
Morning Joe Misreads Poll, Paints Republicans As Pro-Putin Stooges
On Monday’s Morning Joe, excitement was in the air as the panel spent most of the broadcast speculating about and then reporting on the Mueller team’s indictments of Paul Manafort and Rick Gates. However, before the specifics of the charges became public, the liberal pundits took the opportunity to go over a recent poll by Axios and SurveyMonkey that evaluated what Americans believe about Russian…
October 30th, 2017 5:13 PM
Andrea Mitchell Tees Up Dems to Dismiss Clinton/Russia Collusion
On her MSNBC show on Monday, anchor Andrea Mitchell brought two different Democratic lawmakers to brush aside serious questions about Hillary Clinton and the DNC funding the infamous Russian dossier against Donald Trump. The host even teed up a soundbite of Clinton herself mocking journalists who actually covered the story.
October 30th, 2017 5:04 PM
‘How Is...That Not Collusion?’ Acosta, Sanders Spar on Indictments
With all of the news arising from Mueller Monday, the White House press briefing was guaranteed to feature tough questions for Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Naturally, CNN’s Jim Acosta chose to make his presence known, arguing that Monday’s indictments already illustrate collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia happened.
October 30th, 2017 4:37 PM
María Elena Salinas Ends Three-Decade Univision Run: A Retrospective
María Elena Salinas has announced the end of her more than 30-year run as anchor of Univision's principal national evening newscast. As a contribution to the retirement festivities, we have compiled this series of five instances in which Salinas' work was the object of analysis at MRC Latino.
October 30th, 2017 3:26 PM
'The View' Shuts Down Meghan McCain When She Brings Up Clinton Dossier
Monday on ABC’s The View, things got heated when discussing the breaking news that morning about ex-Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort had been indicted by FBI special counsel Robert Mueller. After announcing the news, the audience cheered as the panel joked that they hoped President Trump would be next. As host Meghan McCain brought up Hillary Clinton’s funding of the Russian dossier, hosts…
October 30th, 2017 3:07 PM
Bette Midler on Manafort: ‘Roll Out the’ Guillotine Carts!
Celebrities love being affirmed and validated. So while Hollywood is being rocked with its own sex abuse scandals around its brightest stars, plenty of has-beens are celebrating Manafort’s indictment. All of Hillary’s biggest celebrity supporters, acting as circling sharks since November 9, 2016, spent October 30 on Twitter wildly celebrating the indictment of a former campaign manager for…
October 30th, 2017 2:56 PM
Manafort Indictment Inspires Rolling Stone Hope for Quick Trump Exit
It's gonna happen! Paul Manafort has been indicted and...and that means that Donald Trump will soon be leaving office. That pretty much sums up the attitude of Rolling Stone writer Bob Dreyfuss who, upon hearing the news about Paul Manafort's indictment, just couldn't contain himself over the fantasy that this will lead to a quick exit, via resignation or impeachment, of President Donald Trump…
October 30th, 2017 2:35 PM
NBC Terminates Halperin’s Contract After Awful Sexual Assault Claims
On Monday morning, NBC News finally terminated the contract of political analyst Mark Halperin five days after allegations surfaced thanks to CNN’s Oliver Darcy that Halperin had been alleged to have engaged in disturbing sexual misconduct while serving as ABC News political director. The Washington Post’s Paul Farhi noted that Halperin’s termination also meant that he will no longer be…
October 30th, 2017 2:17 PM
Steyer's 'Impeach Him' Ad Appears Before Stirring Game 5 Anthem
If timing is everything, billionaire far-left environmental alarmist Tom Steyer may have been snookered by Fox TV. Before Sunday night's World Series Game 5 broadcast in at least some TV markets, Fox carried Steyer's unhinged ad. It was soon followed by country music artist Clay Walker's stirring rendition of the national anthem — and from all appearances, there wasn't a kneeler or a raised fist…
October 30th, 2017 1:27 PM
With Manafort News Breaking, CBS Turns to Dem Senator for Reaction
With the breaking news that ex-Donald Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort has been charged with tax fraud, who would be the ideal person to talk about it? According to CBS This Morning on Monday, it’s the liberal, partisan Democrat Amy Klobuchar. Co-host Norah O’Donnell eagerly wondered, “So, the question has always been about collusion and the Trump campaign which remains the open question,…
October 30th, 2017 1:09 PM
NYT Skips Lefty Labels, Hateful Speakers, 'Impeach!' at Women's Rally
Sunday’s New York Times featured Monica Davey reporting from the hard-left, anti-Trump “Women’s Convention” held in Detroit last weekend: “At Women’s Convention, Sustaining Momentum With Focus on Elections.” Davey managed not to notice the monolithic left-wing ideological component of the convention, featuring groups heavily funded by left-wing billionaire donor George Soros. There was not a…
October 30th, 2017 12:35 PM