'Flaccid, Proto-Fascism'—Morning Joe Tries To Troll On US Army Parade
Morning Joe tries to rain on the military parade celebrating the US Army's 250th anniversary. Anand Giridharadas called it "flaccid," and Eugene Robinson said that it represented "proto-fascism." Joe Scarborough claimed that the military veterans in the district he used to represent in the House would have preferred that the money spent on the parade would rather have it spent on various…
The View Lectures Immigrant Arnold Schwarzenegger About Immigration
Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) appeared on Tuesday’s edition of The View to promote the second season of his comedy action series Fubar, but given his stint as California governor, the cast couldn’t help but drag him into a discussion of current events. Despite Schwarzenegger’s history with the American immigration process, a couple members of the cast (one of whom was descended from slave…
CNN Somehow Misses Obvious Culprit in Washington Post Hacking
The blog discusses CNN's cautious coverage of a cyberattack on Washington Post journalists, allegedly linked to China, highlighting CNN's reluctance to directly accuse the Chinese hackers due to concerns over losing its Beijing bureau. In contrast, the New York Post explicitly connects the hack to China's government, suggesting that some news outlets are more straightforward when not…
Rachel Maddow Tries to Mock Florida Sheriff, Beclowns Herself Instead
We regret to inform you that MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow had another normal one. During an interminable “No Kings” rant to open her eponymous show, she thought she was making fun of Brevard County, Florida Sheriff Wayne Ivey. Instead, she further embarrassed herself in front of her audience.
Terry Moran: Screw Objectivity, My 'Hate Eater' Tweet Was 'Accurate'
Terry Moran granted his first interview after being dismissed by ABC News to The Bulwark Podcast with Tim Miller, which is like going to MSNBC to vent your anti-Trump feelings. Unsurprisingly, Moran doubled down on his Twitter tirade over Trump and his top adviser Stephen Miller being "world-class haters," and Miller "eats his hate" and finds "spiritual nourishment" from his hate. Moran…
Colbert, Duckworth on Trump: 'Fear Is The Point of a Lot of This'
CBS’s Stephen Colbert showed a lack of historical awareness on Monday as he welcomed Sen. Tammy Duckworth to The Late Show to lament all things related to President Trump. Colbert wondered what happens when the military is deployed to the streets, while the duo later claimed that Sen. Alex Padilla being removed from a recent press conference with DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is about “fear”…
Tomlinson Exits CBS Telling 87% Of Her Jokes About Conservatives
Thursday marked the end of an era, albeit a brief one. CBS’s After Midnight hosted by Taylor Tomlinson aired its last episode as Tomlinson leaves the late night scene to return to do standup full time. After Midnight was originally advertised as a different kind of late night show. There would be no monologues, just a game show where a trio of comedians would improv answers to the host’s…
POMPOUS: Dickerson Concern-Trolls Trump Over Deportation Exceptions
As sure as water being wet and the sun rising in the East, one can count on CBS’s John Dickerson to deliver overly pompous hot takes on his “Reporter’s Notebook”, his editorial segment on CBS Evening News Plus. This time, he delivers with phony concern trolling over an apparent Trump reversal on immigration.
NewsBusters Podcast: Leftist Media Should NOT Pose as Civility Cops
Toning down the rhetoric sounds like the right idea after political violence. But nobody thinks liberal journalists like CBS host Margaret Brennan or the ranting ladies of The View are the role models for civility referees. They have a blatant double standard on who gets to savage and smear their opponents.
CBS’s Debora Patta Mourns for Iranian Generals Killed in Airstrikes
Monday’s CBS Mornings had senior foreign correspondent Debora Patta who was live on the scene of the Iranian missile strike in Tel Aviv. Debora pivoted quickly from the carnage in Israel to clutch her pearls about Iran death tolls and how Israel was killing top military commanders and nuclear scientists.
CNN Finds Trump’s Birthday Suspicious, Upset Speech Was Non-Political
After complaining beforehand that Trump was politicizing the military by hosting an alleged dictator-style military parade in the Nation’s capital, CNN was so desperate to keep finding things wrong with the Army’s 250th Anniversary Parade, that they then complained that Trump didn’t politicize the parade enough. And then there was their apparent suspicion of how the Army and Trump shared a…
Senator Calls Trump 'Dictator Wannabe,' Calls for Toning Down Rhetoric
On Monday, MSNBC’s Morning Joe invited Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois to discuss her troubles with the U.S. Army’s 250th-anniversary parade. Duckworth did not hold back her aggressive thoughts on Trump and referred to him as a “tinpot dictator wannabe." But about four minutes later, she said "We should be working to bring down the level of rhetoric, the level of targeting of…
CBS Mornings Tries New Negative Narrative After D.C. Military Parade
CBS Mornings’ coverage Monday of the military parade President Donald Trump hosted for the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army on Flag Day showcased the new narrative liberal media was trying to spin on the story. Earlier coverage attempted to push the notion that this parade was really a celebration of the President’s birthday, an authoritarian show of force akin to those in North Korea. But…
