NYT's Paul Krugman on How Racist, Sexist GOP 'Cruel to...Unfortunate'

August 29th, 2016 3:48 PM
New York Times economist-turned-liberal-hack-columnist Paul Krugman has a habit of accusing his political opponents not of being misguided, flat wrong, or even dumb, but actively wicked. Cruel rule is what Krugman thinks is going on in the red states of Texas and Kansas, as their limited-government approaches make them “States of Cruelty.” The text box: “Some ugly politics is local.” Krugman also…

Flashback: Media Loved ‘Whole Foods’ Weiner Marriage; 'New Feminism'

August 29th, 2016 3:48 PM
As most of the internet knows by now, top Hillary Clinton confidante and lifeline Huma Abedin announced her separation from soon-to-be-ex-husband and former New York Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner following new allegations that Weiner (aka Carlos Danger) is still sexting women despite being caught multiple times and led to his resignation from Congress (thanks to the late Andrew Breitbart…
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Jorge Ramos en pie de guerra contra el anuncio de Trump

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August 29th, 2016 3:47 PM
Entrando evidentemente de lleno en la campaña política de este otoño, Jorge Ramos ha puesto en marcha un ataque en gran escala contra el primer aviso de televisión para las elecciones generales por el binomio Trump-Pence, con un discurso que elimina cualquier duda que aún pudiera haber de que él es partidario abierto de Hillary Clinton.

Brent Bozell desafía a Jorge Ramos a un debate

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August 29th, 2016 2:16 PM
El presidente del Centro de Investigación Mediática, Brent Bozell, publicó la siguiente declaración desafiando al presentador de Univisión Jorge Ramos a debatir, un día después de que Ramos apareciera en el programa de CNN Reliable Sources para hablar sobre su capacidad para cubrir honestamente la elección presidencial de 2016. El presentador de CNN Brian Stelter le preguntó a Ramos en el…
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NBC Censors Clinton Foundation Donor Seeking Favor from State Dept.

August 29th, 2016 12:28 PM
On Monday morning, NBC News and Today kept their viewers in the dark on new details from e-mails of Clinton aides that showed the head of the Rockefeller Foundation sought preferential seating at a luncheon held by then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s State Department after the organization had given between $10 and $25 million to the Clinton Foundation. 

Univision Announces GOTV Event For 'Rising American Mainstream'

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August 29th, 2016 11:46 AM
Univision and Fusion Media Group (FMG) have announced the creation of "Rise Up As One", a "celebration of music and unity" designed to help us "awaken to the power of a changing world". But from the way this event is billed and pushed, though, it has the look and feel of a GOTV event targeted at Univision and FMG's digital audience.

The Fated Weiner Wedding: A Photo the Media Won’t Reveal

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August 29th, 2016 11:46 AM
It would appear that Anthony Weiner and Huma Abedin’s wedding was doomed from the outset. After all, the much-hyped political union – sullied by a sexting scandal – was officiated by champion philanderer Bill Clinton. 

MRC's Brent Bozell Challenges Univision’s Jorge Ramos to Debate

August 29th, 2016 10:14 AM
Reston, VA – Media Research Center President Brent Bozell issued the following statement challenging Univision anchor Jorge Ramos to a debate a day after Ramos appeared on CNN’s Reliable Sources to talk about his capacity to fairly cover the 2016 presidential election. 

Notable Quotables: Poor Hillary Still Faces Sexist Double-Standard

August 29th, 2016 8:58 AM
In the August 29 edition of Notable Quotables: Journalists fret about presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton being victimized by a sexist double standard, while reporters find it admirable that President Obama took a principled stand in favor of his vacation instead of visiting flood-ravaged Lousiana. At the same time, MSNBC's Joe Scarborough blames "extreme" talk radio for the "dumbing down"…

WashPost Finds No News in Anti-Kaine Protest at His Catholic Church

August 29th, 2016 7:07 AM
One of the "Most Read" articles on The Washington Post website is an Aaron Blake story headlined "Donald Trump has a massive Catholic problem." He's losing to Hillary Clinton among (self-professed) Catholics by 27 in an ABC-Post poll. Here's one reason: the Post hasn't written about Sunday's protest outside Tim Kaine's Catholic church in Richmond calling him a Catholic In Name Only. According to…

New Republic Writer: Democrats Too Efficient to Have ‘Obama’s Katrina’

August 28th, 2016 9:02 PM
A major event that would damage Barack Obama’s presidency as much as Hurricane Katrina did George W. Bush’s is a white whale for conservatives, suggests Brian Beutler: They’re constantly, eagerly scanning the horizon for it, but they’ll never see it. Beutler finds it hard to imagine that any Democratic president would have his or her own Katrina, since Dems have made responding to natural…
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On 'Meet the Press,' Ex-Obama Aide Blasts Trump as a 'Psychopath'

August 28th, 2016 6:34 PM
David Plouffe isn't a doctor but he plays one on Sunday morning television, as viewers of NBC's Meet the Press saw today. Plouffe, a former senior advisor to President Obama and his campaign manager in 2008, was so harsh in his vilification of Donald Trump that even MTP host and closet ideological ally Chuck Todd felt compelled to defend the GOP nominee.
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Stelter Attacks AP for Exposing Clinton Foundation Donor Access

August 28th, 2016 3:58 PM
On CNN’s Reliable Sources Sunday, host Brian Stelter who stuck up for Hillary Clinton last weekend did so again. This time he set his sight on the Associated Press for daring to publish a story which exposed how big money donors to the Clinton Foundation received special meetings with her while she was Secretary of State. Stelter questioned why they would even publish the story following a six…
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Jorge Ramos Responds to MRC’s Call for Removal from Anchor Chair

August 28th, 2016 1:09 PM
On Sunday August 28 Univision’s Jorge Ramos appeared on CNN’s Reliable Sources to talk about Donald Trump, immigration, and respond to the Media Research Center’s call for him to be removed from the anchor chair. Because of Ramos’ active opposition to Trump, MRC Founder Brent Bozell put out a statement which said, “At the very least, Univision should remove Ramos from the network’s national…