Ethically Challenged Harvard Law Prof Calls for Trump's Impeachment

May 14th, 2017 7:17 PM
In a Saturday op-ed in the Washington Post, Harvard constitutional law professor Laurence H. Tribe wrote that "The time has come for Congress to launch an impeachment investigation of President Trump for obstruction of justice." Tribe says it should happen now, because "To wait for the results of the multiple investigations underway is to risk tying our nation’s fate to the whims of an…
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MSNBC's Reid Starts Regular Segment to Boost Dems in '18 Midterms

May 14th, 2017 7:15 PM
Far-left MSNBC host Joy Reid appears to be so excited about the possibility of Democrats taking control of Congress in the 2018 midterms, she's already started a segment to promote Democratic candidates almost a year and a half before the general election even takes place. On Sunday's AM Joy, Reid ended the show with the "first installment of a new segment" as she showed no subtlety in naming it…
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Bernstein: Comey Firing ‘More Dangerous Situation’ Than Watergate

May 14th, 2017 4:26 PM
In the immediate aftermath of the firing of FBI Director James Comey, CNN was a hub of outrageous hyperbole and rancor. Five days after the event, and CNN is still that hub. On Global Public Square, Fareed Zakaria claimed Trump was a “danger to American democracy.” Meanwhile, on Reliable Sources, analyst Carl Bernstein claimed the firing was worse than Watergate. “I think this is a potentially…
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CNN: Trump Is a ‘Danger to American Democracy,’ Media Are Saviors

May 14th, 2017 1:20 PM
Since President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday, the media have been in an uproar with conspiratorial claims that the Russia investigation was the cause. On CNN Sunday morning, serial plagiarist Fareed Zakaria kicked off his show by declaring that there was only one group that could defend America from Trump: The Media. “Donald Trump in much of his rhetoric and many of his actions…
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ABC’s Karl Admits Comey Wasn’t Fired Due to the Russia Investigation

May 14th, 2017 11:22 AM
During President Trump’s interview with NBC News’ Lester Holt, which aired on Thursday, the President admitted that one of the things that went through his head when deciding to fire FBI Director James was the Russia investigation. Many on the left took that to mean Comey was fired because of the investigation itself. “That admission shattered the early White House spin that the President's…

Robert DeNiro Rails Against Trump 'BS' on 'Life-Saving' Arts Funding

May 14th, 2017 7:42 AM
Actor Robert DeNiro has made no attempt to hide his contempt for President Donald Trump, often using interviews as a platform to rail against Trump.  Last Monday proved no different when he accepted a lifetime achievement award and decided to use his acceptance speech and take aim at President Trump’s proposed budget, which would cut funds to the National Endowment for the Arts, National…
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Fugelsang: 'Right-Wing Christians' 'Rejected' Jesus, 'Voted for Judas'

May 13th, 2017 11:23 PM
On Saturday's AM Joy on MSNBC, liberal comedian John Fugelsang mocked "right-wing Christians" as people who have "rejected the teachings of Jesus," and, by voting for Donald Trump, were voting for "Caligula, Judas, and the Golden Calf all in one convenient package." A bit later, after right-leaning guest Kirsten Haglund recalled that evangelical Christian pastors have been under pressure from…

AP's Pace Hysterically Claims Comey Firing Is 'Unprecedented'

May 13th, 2017 6:22 PM
The Associated Press and reporter Julie Pace are among the last institutions and people on earth, respectively, with any credibility to harangue the public about the dangers of "a man willing to challenge - in dramatic fashion - the institutions created to hold the president accountable." But there they were on Wednesday morning, in the wake of President Donald Trump's decision to fire FBI…

The President and the Media: Time to Re-Do Press Briefings?

May 13th, 2017 5:29 PM
Here’s the headline that is causing gasps of astonishment in the White House press corps and the larger liberal media.  (The “Justice” referred to here is the title of Fox host Judge Jeanine Pirro’s Fox News show.) 'Justice' Preview: Trump Says It's a 'Good Idea' to End Daily Press Briefings

The New Yorker's Impeachment Jokes Look Like Fake News on Facebook

May 13th, 2017 1:51 PM
Your average liberal journalist isn't going to think The New Yorker magazine when it comes to fake-news sites on Facebook. But my wife hopped in the car yesterday and asked, in a please-shoot-this-down tone: "Trump didn't really say that if I'm impeached, I'll have the greatest ratings ever." My first reply -- not kidding -- was "that sounds like Andy Borowitz and his brand of humor/hate at the…

Writer: MSNBC Boss Prefers the ‘Mushy Center’ to Profitable Liberalism

May 13th, 2017 1:16 PM
For a real-life example of how to succeed in business without really trying, check out the “Lean Forward” channel, suggests The Week’s Ryan Cooper. Cooper asserts that MSNBC is “attempting to ditch its entire brand as a liberal network just as it is starting to pay off handsomely,” and indicated that the driving force behind the ditchery is Andrew Lack, chairman of NBC News and MSNBC.

NY Times Uses Obscure Story to Show Inspirational JFK Some Love

May 13th, 2017 9:39 AM
Friday’s New York Times featured an obscure bit of history of interest to liberal Kennedy devotees, including perhaps Times reporter Matthew Haag, who used the hook to hang up some seriously starry-eyed hagiography in his news story, “Sounds of a Young Kennedy In a Harvard Classroom."
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NBC Frets Trump Admin Getting Tougher on Criminals, Reversing Obama

May 12th, 2017 11:01 PM
On Friday's NBC Nightly News, correspondent Hallie Jackson filed a report that focused on concerns by liberals about Attorney General Jeff Sessions giving orders for federal prosecutors to charge criminals with the aim to give tougher punishments, reversing former President Barack Obama's trend toward releasing criminals and seeking softer charges.

Late-Night Comedians Only Use McCabe's Testimony to Mock Trump 'BS'

May 12th, 2017 8:37 PM
Some network newscasts, like NBC Nightly News, almost completely avoided the testimony of acting FBI director Andrew McCabe, skipping over how he put a severe crimp in anti-Trump narratives -- insisting the FBI's Russia probe was "adequately resourced" and that it hasn't been suppressed or impeded in any way. The late-night comedians were also allergic to those clips, but Trevor Noah was the most…