Mehdi Hasan's Site Drops Anonymous 'CNN Staffer' Bombs on Dana Bash
Michael Luciano at Mediaite is channeling Mehdi Hasan’s umbrage over Dana Bash being critical of pro-Hamas protesters and politicians. Justin Baragona at Hasan’s site Zeteo quotes from an anonymous “CNN insider” and “former CNN staffers” to condemn Bash as a “huge advocate for the state of Israel.”
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Bash Paints Texas Senate Race As 'Ethical Issues' vs. 'Christian'
CNN anchor Dana Bash joined HBO host Bill Maher on Friday’s edition of Real Time to analyze the state of the midterms. At one point, Bash portrayed the Texas Senate race between Ken Paxton and James Talarico as one between someone who has “ethical issues” and one who is a “Christian” who “wears his faith on his sleeve.”
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John Oliver Freaks Out Over The Idea a Fetus Is a Person
HBO’s John Oliver spent much of Sunday’s Last Week Tonight freaking out over the idea that a fetus is a person. Oliver never managed to debunk the idea, but he did launch several personal attacks against pro-lifers while also providing several supposed horror stories about the ramifications of fetal personhood, while omitting any useful context.
On Larry David Show, Kimmel Implies Suspension Was Due To Trump Jokes
Jimmy Kimmel may be away from his ABC show for the summer, but he still managed to appear on Larry David’s HBO show Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness on Friday, where he tried to further the narrative that his September suspension was because President Trump can’t take a joke despite his suspension having nothing to do with Trump.
Oliver Warns of America Going 'Back to the Jim Crow Era'
HBO’s John Oliver lamented on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight that Republicans in southern states are getting in on the redistricting battle that is taking place across the whole country. According to him, Republican efforts are on track to bring the country “back to the Jim Crow era.”
Oliver Claims He Can't Trust Trump To Point To Civil War's Good Guys
HBO’s John Oliver declared on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight that he has as little faith in the Trump administration’s World Cup visa vetting as he does in Trump’s ability to point out which side were the good guys in the Civil War.
Bremmer Hints Musk Became The First Trillionaire Due To Trump Donation
When Elon Musk’s SpaceX went public on the Nasdaq on Friday, he became the first trillionaire in history. Later that night on HBO’s Real Time, host Bill Maher wondered if you could still be a good capitalist and believe in “some cap on wealth.” Eurasian Group President Ian Bremmer responded not by answering the question but by suggesting that Musk’s history-making day was a result of his…
Oliver Suggests College's Conservative Rebrand Was Worse Than Nazism
HBO’s John Oliver returned to 2023 and 2024 on Sunday’s edition of Last Week Tonight as he sought to explain why Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and current university president Richard Corcoran, and conservative activist Chris Rufo’s rebrand of New College of Florida is worse than the Nazis.
Maher Associates Platner's Nazi Tattoo With Conservatives
Friday’s edition of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher brought out the best and worst of the eponymous host. On one hand, Maher reacted to Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s ever-growing list of scandals by claiming he would have thought a Nazi tattoo was a conservative thing and that in the past, sex scandals have only been disqualifying for Democrats. However, in the Overtime segment, he…
HBO Max's ‘Hacks’ Final Season Doubles Down on Anti-Catholic Mockery
HBO Max's blasphemous dramedy Hacks wrapped its final season Thursday, proving it learned nothing from last season’s backlash over its offensive mockery of the Holy Eucharist. Instead, season 10 doubled down with more anti-Catholic garbage and an anti-life assisted suicide message.
Maher Describes Texas Senate Race As 'Attila The Hun' Vs. 'Nice Guy'
On Friday’s episode of Real Time, HBO’s Bill Maher sought to frame the Texas Senate race between Ken Paxton and James Talarico as “Attila the Hun” versus “a nice guy.” At the same time, after former GOP Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy pointed out that Talarico has said some whacky things in the past, MS NOW host Katy Tur stepped in to defend Talarico by claiming “he’s taken that back.”
CBS Hypes 'Daily Show' Host That Called Clarence Thomas an Uncle Tom
The liberal thesis that CBS has become MAGA TV took another hit on Tuesday’s edition of CBS Mornings as co-host Vladimir Duthiers interviewed The Daily Show’s Josh Johnson about his upcoming HBO standup special. While Comedy Central is a fellow Paramount property and HBO’s parent company Warner Bros. is in the process of merging with Paramount, Duthiers sat down to marvel with Johnson about…
