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PolitiFact Picks Fight With DeSantis For Admiring Calvin Coolidge

December 7th, 2023 12:23 PM

To close out the Wednesday GOP Presidential Debate, the Washington Free Beacon’s Eliana Johnson asked the candidates which former president they would draw inspiration from and for his choice, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis selected Calvin Coolidge. For some reason, PolitiFact decided to fact-check this.

Sanders’s MSNBC Show TANKS, Draws Fewer Than Acosta, Cheaters, Diners

Curtis Houck

May 12th, 2022 10:48 AM

Former Biden administration official Symone Sanders debuted her eponymous MSNBC show on Saturday and, like most things with MSNBC (or CNN), the ratings were pitiful. Despite an interview with First Lady Jill Biden, Nielsen Media Research said her show drew only 361,000 viewers at 4:00 p.m. Eastern and only 29,000 in the key 25-54 demographic, pulling down the time slot by 26 percent year to…

Acosta BOMBS, Loses to Hallmark Movie, Vanderpump, Ray Romano

Curtis Houck

January 27th, 2022 7:08 PM

Following New Day co-host Brianna Keilar’s spectacularly bad week hosting CNN’s poisonously partisan Democracy in Peril special, carnival barker Jim Acosta received his chance to audition for the primetime slot formerly held by Chris Cuomo and, through three days, Acosta did even worse. Among the shows he lost to, Acosta fell behind a Hallmark movie, History’s Forged in…

CNN's 'New Day' Loses to Shows on Cars, Glaciers, and...Moonshine?!

Curtis Houck
October 28th, 2021 6:49 PM
Yes, you read that headline correctly. On Wednesday, CNN’s hideously-rated New Day had its worst viewership of the year as, according to Nielsen Media Research, it fetched only 304,000 total viewers and 63,000 of those via the 25-54 demo. Among the shows that drew more people on Wednesday, they included Discovery’s Moonshiners, ESPN’s Get Up, History’s Counting Cars…

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Gun Control Argument Sneaks Into SEAL Team 'Six' Series
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Lindsay Kornick
July 19th, 2018 1:10 AM
The History Channel’s fictional drama Six provides a darker, more nuanced look into the personal and professional lives of SEAL Team Six operators. Although the show clearly displays the SEALs expertly using weapons in the field, there seems to be one place the show won’t accept them: in the home. In the dangerous world the show paints for us, the fact that they don’t want homeowners armed is…

Hollywood Unhinged: Part Deux

Matt Norcross
January 30th, 2017 11:36 AM
In a previous article, I talked about how Hollywood actress Meryl Streep used a speech at the Golden Globe Awards to bash President Donald Trump. Now, there’s another problem brewing in Hollywood. A new television show called Six, which airs on the History Channel, debuted two days before Trump’s inauguration.

New NBC Comedy Condemns Columbus to Hell for Rape, Slavery, Genocide
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Alexa Moutevelis
September 23rd, 2016 4:34 AM
Just in time for Columbus Day coming up next month, NBC's new comedy The Good Place condemns the famous explorer to Hell for "all the raping, slave trade, and genocide."

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Wolf Blitzer Raves About This ‘Amazing Week Here in the United States’
Curtis Houck
June 26th, 2015 12:44 PM
Following President Obama’s statement on Supreme Court’s ruling Friday morning to legalize gay marriage in all 50 states, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer couldn’t help but marvel at how “years from now, historians will write about this week – amazing week here in the United States” as President Obama saw favorable rulings on ObamaCare and gay marriage in addition to Congress passing “his free trade authority…

History Channel Star Comes Out as Conservative, Creates Ad for Rubio
Spencer Raley
June 24th, 2015 3:01 PM
The liberal media spend an inordinate amount of time fawning over Hollywood actors and reality stars who come out in support of liberal politicians and causes. They are less interested in those who embrace conservative beliefs and issues. The most recent example of this is a Marco Rubio endorsement ad by Rick Harrison of the History Channel’s hit reality show, Pawn Stars.

Historically Illiterate Salon: JFK's Assassination Is 'a Monument to R

Connor Williams
July 25th, 2014 4:14 PM
In a historically illiterate Salon piece, writer Heather Digby Parton argued that “right-wing hatred” of John F. Kennedy ultimately led to his death, and that a climate of hate is once again growing because of the right’s reaction to President Obama. Of course, the entire premise of Parton’s piece is false because JFK was not assassinated by any crazy ‘gun nut’ right-winger, as she might have…

History Channel's 'The World Wars' Chock Full of Major Historical Erro

P.J. Gladnick
May 29th, 2014 10:00 AM
Did you know that the Communists stormed the Winter Palace and overthrew the Czar? If you are right now screaming at your computer screen in anger, congratulations. That means you are more informed on the subject of history than the entire History channel. The error cited above is but one of the many that the History Channel included in their three part series, "The World Wars," this week.…

'Vikings' Portrays Crucifixion as Normal Church Punishment for Apostat

P.J. Gladnick
April 4th, 2014 9:55 AM
Your humble correspondent is a fan of the History Channel show, "Vikings." However, its historical accuracy leaves something to be desired to the extent that a week ago I posted a thread at IMDB, Things I Learned While Watching 'Vikings', which humorously mocked such inaccuracies as well as anachronisms on the show. Along with noticing that Rollo wore L.A. Ink type tattoos, I also took note of…

History Channel’s Devil Character Looks Like President Obama

Howard Portnoy
March 18th, 2013 11:53 AM
The devil, you say. Actually, the devil, they say. Sunday night’s episode of the hit series “The Bible” on the History Channel featured an appearance by Satan, who as, depicted, looked familiar to many viewers. Feel free to judge for yourself. Spoiler alert: Barack Obama is the one on the right. The MailOnline reports that “Twitter exploded into life during the airing of the episode.” Among…