NY Times Ignores Hillary's $18.7 Million in Second-Quarter Spending

July 16th, 2015 11:41 AM
Nicholas Confessore and Maggie Haberman at the New York Times studiously avoided talking about Hillary Clinton's campaign spending in their front-page print edition story Thursday ("Hillary Clinton Lags in Engaging Grass-Roots Donors"). Mrs. Clinton hauled in $48.7 million, but she spent a stunning $18.7 million. As seen in a table accompanying the Times story, that's more than triple that of…
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NewsBusted: 64% of Dems Aren't Turned On By Hillary

July 15th, 2015 8:45 PM
"According to a new poll, 64 percent of Democrats say they are NOT excited by Hillary Clinton.  These voters are known as 'Bill Clinton Democrats.'" -- Jodi Miller, anchor of NewsBusted.

Amanda Marcotte: Scott Walker a Stealth ‘Woman-Basher’

July 14th, 2015 2:14 PM
Since Scott Walker is both a “threat to reproductive rights” and a deceitful doofus, he would be an unusually dangerous Republican presidential nominee, argued lefty pundit Marcotte in a Monday blog post for Slate. If the race pits Walker against Hillary Clinton, the Wisconsin governor “could give her a real run for her money,” wrote Marcotte, “because Walker does a much better job than most of…
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WashPost Writer: Hillary Has 'Plenty of Reasons to Mistrust the Press'

July 14th, 2015 12:03 PM
Hillary Clinton has "plenty of reasons to mistrust the press," that according to a Washington Post columnist. E.J.Dionne appeared on Monday's Last Word he lectured: "I think she is too cautious with the press to say the least. And, while she got plenty of reason to mistrust the press, that does not do you much good." Given the extremely friendly coverage to both Clinton and Obama, it's hard to…
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Carly Fiorina: Hillary Clinton ‘Has Blood on Her Hands’

July 14th, 2015 8:24 AM
During an appearance on Fox News’ The Kelly File on Monday, Carly Fiorina blasted Hillary Clinton over her dishonesty surrounding her use of a private e-mail server during her tenure as Secretary of State. 
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Cokie Roberts: Hillary Will Use ‘Grandmother Theme’ to Counter Age

July 12th, 2015 11:45 AM
On Sunday’s This Week, Cokie Roberts argued that Hillary Clinton will actively use her role has grandmother to sell herself to voters heading into the 2016 election. Roberts relayed how “she said, what voters care about is who will be there when they need them,” contending that “somewhat plays into the grandmother theme. Because, you know, your grandmother is there when you need her. And I think…

CNN's Cuomo Hits Bernie Sanders for 'Tricky Game' of Distorting Bush

July 10th, 2015 10:47 AM
As independent Senator Bernie Sanders appeared as a guest on Friday's New Day, CNN's Chris Cuomo called out the Vermont socialist for distorting remarks made by Jeb Bush as the Florida Republican called for more full-time employment for part-time American workers.

CNN, Others Go Light on Hillary's 'Not Subpoenaed' Lie

July 9th, 2015 10:57 PM
One would think that a presidential candidate falsely claiming that she never was subpoenaed would be bigger news story than people in the opposing party criticizing that candidate after the fact for her obviously false statement. As Tim Graham at NewsBusters noted late this afternoon, that's not the case. This post contains several more examples. At CNN, the network's own Brianna Keilar, who…
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CNN's Baldwin Hypes Bush's Speaking Fee; Never Covered Clintons'

July 9th, 2015 6:22 PM
On Thursday's CNN Newsroom, Brooke Baldwin spotlighted the controversy surrounding a 2012 event where former President George W. Bush charged $100,000 to speak at a gala for a veterans group. However, Baldwin has yet to cover a similar issue – the hundred-thousand-plus speaking fees that Hillary Clinton, and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, have charged to other non-profit…

CNN Voter Panel Features One Conservative Versus Four Liberals

July 9th, 2015 3:01 PM
Following in the footsteps of its first two voter panels each of which featured a sample strongly slanted to the left, CNN's New Day on Thursday unveiled its third gathering of voters, this time featuring a lone conservative pitted against four liberals in a group from Iowa which also included as its sixth member one Republican who did not express any ideological views.

Lefty Blogger Likens 2016 GOP Win to a Global Gasoline Fire

July 9th, 2015 10:54 AM
Much of the left would be thrilled if Bernie Sanders became the Democrats’ presidential nominee, but that, suggests The Washington Monthly’s Martin Longman, is what Al Gore might call a risky scheme. A Sanders win in the general election would make him the POTUS of progressive dreams, but a Sanders loss “would be a total epic disaster” and a boon for right-wingers who are “capable of great evil…
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NYT's Haberman on CNN: Hillary 'Uneven;' Will 'Get Better Over Time'

July 8th, 2015 3:59 PM
On Tuesday's Anderson Cooper 360 on CNN, the New York Times' Maggie Haberman did her best to downplay Hillary Clinton's weaknesses, particularly in light of her recent interview with CNN's Brianna Keilar. Haberman asserted that the former first lady was "uneven" during the interview, but quickly added that Mrs. Clinton is "somebody who tends to get better over time." The journalist also played up…

PBS, NPR Ignore Clinton E-Mails in Post-Interview Coverage

July 8th, 2015 3:42 PM
During Hillary Clinton’s first national interview on CNN Tuesday, the Democratic presidential candidate was pressed about her use of a private e-mail server during her time as Secretary of State, but both PBS and NPR ignored the topic during their post-interview coverage on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
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Chuck Todd: ‘Very Defiant’ Hillary ‘Enjoying’ GOP ‘Attacking Her’

July 8th, 2015 12:16 PM
Appearing on Wednesday’s NBC Today, Meet the Press host Chuck Todd delighted in Hillary Clinton refusing to admit any wrongdoing in the State Department e-mail scandal: “She showed no remorse, no regret....Very defiant. Reminded me of the old days. She almost – it’s almost as if she's enjoying the House Republicans attacking her.”