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Newsweek: Kentucky Gov. Bevin ‘Blames Mass Shootings On Zombies’
Culture
November 15th, 2018 2:50 PM
In the category of “misleading lefty clickbait stories with ridiculous headlines,” Newsweek put forward a contender on Nov. 14 under its “Culture” section. The full headline read: “REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR BLAMES MASS SHOOTINGS ON ZOMBIES, ABORTIONS, US ‘CULTURE OF DEATH’—NOT GUNS” And with that, author Benjamin Fearnow already started walking back that whopper of a title in the lede:
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Another Hollywood Film That Cheapens Sex and Love
Culture
November 14th, 2018 3:28 PM
We’re now over a month out of the Kavanaugh drama, and the Hollywood left still has the public largely unconvinced that they have devoted themselves to #MeToo’s goals of respecting survivors and women as a whole. Since that time, we’ve seen HBO hire an “intimacy coordinator” to ensure that scenes of sexual abuse can still grace our screens, and now we have a movie which attempts to portray the “…
FLASHBACK: How the National Media Spun Florida’s 2000 Recount
November 14th, 2018 7:40 AM
It’s been 18 years since a presidential election was clogged and stalled by a recount after a close finish in Florida, and now it’s happening again after Republicans led the election night tallies for Senator and Governor in the state. This time, the national media are scoffing at complaints that Democratic election officials could be seeking to overturn the will of the voters. Back in 2000,…
Flashback: In 2010, Media Resisted End to One-Party Democratic Rule
November 4th, 2018 8:10 AM
This year, with Republicans in control of the White House, House and Senate, journalists are actively electioneering on behalf of Democrats, as a way to put a check on the power of President Trump. But eight years ago, when Democrats held both the House and Senate going into President Obama’s first midterm elections, the media were distressed that liberal power might be diluted, and upset that…
Newsweek Speculates Connection Between Ron DeSantis And Bombs
Culture
October 25th, 2018 10:13 AM
According to the left, if you deign to criticize the media, you sow division by attacking free speech. And if you believe that Hillary Clinton’s handling of classified emails on a private server was an irresponsible threat to security and a transparency blunder, now you’ve slipped into the role of conspiracy theorist.
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Amy Schumer: Voting For Kavanaugh Means ‘Women Don’t Matter’
Culture
October 5th, 2018 3:59 PM
Actress Amy Schumer rose to fame after starring in a 2015 movie as a young magazine writer caught up in numerous romantic misadventures. And, while not romantic in nature, her misadventures appear to have continued in real life.
FLASHBACK: Paula Jones Was a 'Dogpatch Madonna Who Cut Loose'
October 5th, 2018 7:49 AM
All the national journalists acting outraged this week that President Trump would mock the holes in the testimony of Christine Blasey Ford always forget that Bill Clinton's accusers were slashed by the "mainstream" press. Let's recall when Paula Jones sued President Clinton for sexual harassment in 1994.
Actress Alyssa Milano to Trump: ‘Listen the F*** Up’
Culture
September 24th, 2018 1:18 PM
Sexual assault is a heinous crime, and falsely accusing someone of committing it is abhorrent. So whenever this subject rears its ugly head, we ought to, in the words of columnist Michelle Malkin, “believe evidence” and not automatically the accuser or the accused.
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Rapper T.I.: ‘Righteous Decent White’ Nixon Is Right on Marijuana
Culture
September 12th, 2018 4:14 PM
Newsweek reported Sept. 11 that T.I., the celebrated rapper of Blurred Lines fame who weighs in at a $50 million net worth, enthusiastically took to Twitter to express support for actress Cynthia Nixon (worth $60 million) in her run for governor of New York. The reason: Nixon plans to legalize marijuana, calling the issue one of “racial justice”.
Newsweek Hypes: Jon Voight ‘Cries’ Over Trump
Culture
September 11th, 2018 4:57 PM
Most people would instinctively dismiss the idea that a Hollywood veteran of more than 50 films could be a President Trump supporter. But Academy Award winning actor Jon Voight has always stood out in that regard, and in an emotional interview with Fox News’ Mark Levin on Sunday he choked up while recounting a heartfelt chat he had with a conservative actress concerning the 45th president.
Newsweek Slimes ACT for America, ICE, with SPLC’s ‘Hate Group’ Label
Culture
September 4th, 2018 12:47 PM
On Monday, Newsweek published an article warning the general public about an ACT for America conference honoring ICE department head Thomas Homan, because the Southern Poverty Law Center has described both as promoting a hate agenda. Whether from malice or sheer laziness, outlets like Newsweek a quick to regurgitate SPLC’s specious “hate group” claims.
Media Silent as South Africa Seizes Land from White Farmers
August 20th, 2018 9:41 PM
The South African government has begun seizing land from white farmers, following an August 1 ruling which amended that nation’s constitution to legalize the practice. Despite the disturbing ramifications of this human rights abuse at the hands of a foreign government, both cable and network news have remained stubbornly silent on the issue.
LA Times, Newsweek Blame Trump 'Violent Rhetoric' for Cali Hate Crimes
July 12th, 2018 8:19 AM
California has released its annual “hate crime” report, and the media is eagerly pouncing on an opportunity to blame a statistically measured increase of race-based crime on Donald Trump. The Los Angeles Times and Newsweek took advantage to blame President Donald Trump’s "violent rhetoric" for "helping fuel the surge." Yet the uptick started in 2015.
The Week in Media Bias History: Warming to Sink ‘Five Feet High' Miami
June 30th, 2018 12:15 PM
Chris Matthews has said some insane things before, but on June 25, 2013, he fretted about global warming told viewers that Maimi is “only five feet in the air.... It’s not a joke.” According to Newsweek in 1996, Republicans have been “truly despicable on race” and supported a “relapse into segregation.” Hmm, hard to imagine why Newsweek has disintegrated into a dinosaur publication that hardly…