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Lefty Pundit: Conservatives’ Opposition to Political Correctness Rooted In Loss of White Male Privilege

By Tom Johnson | December 31, 2015, 11:23 PM EST

If Paul Waldman had wanted to put the main argument of his Monday American Prospect column in Obamaesque terms, he might have written that conservative opponents of political correctness have gotten bitter and are clinging to their supposed right (and may ...

On Economy, AP Wraps Up Year With Two Weak Stories and a Glaring Omission

By Tom Blumer | December 31, 2015, 3:50 PM EST

This week, the Associated Press wrapped up a year of largely pathetic business reporting with three items exemplifying the wire service's habits of data-twisting, sloppiness, and convenient omissions. A deceptive AP post-Christmas story pretended tha ...

ABC Warns: In 'New Assault,' Donald Trump 'Hurling His Harshest Words Yet' at Bill and Hillary

By Tim Graham | December 31, 2015, 3:35 PM EST

ABC’s World News Tonight arrived on the political scene eleven minutes into the newscast on Wednesday – but still hyped a “war” Donald Trump declared against the Clintons. David Muir warned of Trump’s “new assault,” and Cecelia Vega warned of his “hurling ...

Political Theater Is At The Heart Of DHS Deportation Raids

By Jorge Bonilla | December 31, 2015, 3:03 PM EST

I am old enough to recall a time when the Obama administration did whatever it doggone well pleased regardless of statutory constraints- especially when the doing (or undoing) pertained to immigration law. But we are now supposed to believe-per our moral ...

NBC Churns Out Full Story with Soft Piano Music Looking at Obama's Year in Photos

By Curtis Houck | December 31, 2015, 1:50 PM EST

Closing out 2015 on the Thursday morning newscasts, NBC’s Today churned one of its most fawning pieces on President Obama as NBC News correspondent Ron Allen reviewed Obama’s top photos by White House photographer Pete Souza while hushed, soft piano music ...

Unreported: Industrial Revolution and Capitalism Explain Sharp Decline in World Poverty

By Tom Blumer | December 31, 2015, 12:47 PM EST

In September, President Barack Obama " committed the U.S. to a new blueprint to eliminate poverty and hunger around the world" in a speech at a United Nations "global summit." A review of his speech's transcript indicates that whi ...

HuffPost Hails National 'Catholic' Paper Naming Gay-Left SCOTUS Plaintiffs 'Persons of the Year'

By Tim Graham | December 31, 2015, 12:51 PM EST

Amanda Terkel at The Huffington Post was stirred to write a story headlined “Catholic Newspaper Names Same-Sex Marriage Plaintiffs 'Persons Of The Year’.” If this seems like a prank headline, it sort of is: the “Catholic” newspaper is the Kansas City ...

Twitter Activists Demand Lebron Boycott Games in Response to Tamir Rice Non-Indictment

By Dylan Gwinn | December 31, 2015, 4:50 PM EST

Last December, Lebron James took a stand on a controversial issue involving race and the police when he wore an “I Can’t Breathe” shirt during warm-ups prior to an NBA game. This December, however, the “social conscience” movement on Twitter didn’t ask Le ...

NBC’s Today Skips Planned Parenthood Videos, Clinton E-Mail/Foundation Scandals in Year in Review

By Curtis Houck | December 31, 2015, 12:01 PM EST

With New Year’s Eve upon us, NBC’s Today dedicated a segment in its 9:00 a.m. hour on Thursday to looking back at the year in news, politics, and entertainment. Not surprisingly, the liberal network made no mention of the Planned Parenthood baby parts vid ...

NFL Great Calls Out Black Men as the Source of Strife in the Black Community

By Dylan Gwinn | December 31, 2015, 2:26 PM EST

So when you’re arguably the greatest football player who ever lived, you get to pretty much say what you want and people will at least listen. Which is awesome because the great former player in question, Jim Brown, happened to say some really great thing ...

Libs Complain TV Abortions Are Whiter Than Reality

By Sarah Stites | December 31, 2015, 11:37 AM EST

Since when does TV closely align with reality? Pretty rarely. However, whenever there’s an agenda to be achieved by doing so, you can expect liberals to chime in. Recently, NPR reported results from a University of California study that revealed TV portra ...

Liberal Lexicon: ‘Identity’ the 2015 Word of the Year

By Sarah Stites | December 31, 2015, 9:51 AM EST

If you could sum up 2015 in one word, what would it be? In early December, Dictionary.com revealed its top pick. Based off of “language evolution and user interest,” the online lexicon dubbed identity the 2015 word of the year. You can probably understand ...

Year-End Awards: The Most Outrageous Media Quote of 2015

By Rich Noyes | December 31, 2015, 9:05 AM EST

Wrapping up the Media Research Center’s “ Best Notable Quotables of 2015,” it’s time to present the “ Quote of the Year ” for 2015, and the top runner-up, as selected by our panel of 39 expert judges, who were extremely generous with their time as they re ...

CNN's Camerota Shocked 14 Women Could Make Claims Against Bill Clinton

By Mark Finkelstein | December 31, 2015, 9:33 AM EST

"Is that right? Fourteen??" That's Alisyn Camerota, 1:21 into the video clip. The shock and incredulity in the voice of the CNN host is stupendous! Yes, who could possibly imagine that, as CNN commentator Errol Louis stated, there are 14 wo ...

MRC's Bozell, Judith Miller: Trump Doesn't Need Ads Due to Non-Stop Media Coverage

By NB Staff | December 31, 2015, 12:43 AM EST

Appearing on Wednesday’s edition of The Kelly File, MRC President Brent Bozell and Fox News contributor Judith Miller made the case to fill-in host Sandra Smith that Donald Trump’s recent pledge to begin airing millions of dollars in television ads is not ...