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On CNN, Tiffany Cross Blames MAGA Supporters for Looking Racist
February 22nd, 2019 4:07 PM
Appearing as a panel member on Friday's New Day on CNN, The Beat D.C. managing editor Tiffany Cross claimed that MAGA supporters are to blame for people perceiving them as racist and violent, and fretted that the media have been too apologetic toward them in the aftermath of the Jussie Smollett hate crime hoax. As liberal CNN contributor Van Jones thought her analysis was unfair to Donald Trump…
Oscars So Predictable: Lefties Reward Their Own
Culture
February 22nd, 2019 2:25 PM
The Oscars are this weekend and while we’re not insisting that you care to tune in — we’d refrain too if we could — maybe it’d be somewhat important to spare you the mystery and inform you that this year’s awards is serving up another seven-layer slice of progressive obsession.
Alleged Conservative Incites Violence at Pride Festival on CBS’s SWAT
Culture
February 22nd, 2019 12:15 PM
Network television show writers are nothing if not predictable. It seems it is impossible to write an episode of primetime programming without reverting to far right stereotypes in order to portray white men as violent, hateful bigots.
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Lemon: CNN Was Always 'Skeptical' of Smollett, Gave 'Just the Facts'
February 21st, 2019 10:54 AM
CNN host Don Lemon patted himself on the back for a job well done reporting “just the facts” on the ridiculous Jussie Smollett story, on his show Wednesday night, after news broke that the actor was being charged for filing a false police report. Lemon bragged that his network had always treated the story skeptically from the start, before weirdly going on to defend Smollett as a victim of his…
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‘Grown-ish’ Pokes Fun at ‘Queer Performance Art’ and Gender Identity
Culture
February 20th, 2019 10:44 PM
Freeform’s comedy grown-ish, a spinoff of ABC’s black-ish, surprisingly poked a little fun at gender identity and queer performance art on Wednesday’s episode, “Body Count,” with one character remarking, “I have no idea what you people are saying,” as his lesbian friend tries to insult him by calling him privileged, cisgendered, and heteronormative.
Don’t Worry About Jussie Smollett’s Career, Hollywood Says it’s Fine
Culture
February 20th, 2019 4:15 PM
It’s always good to have a friend in your corner, especially when things are getting hairy. In the case of Jussie Smollett, the gay African American who cried MAGA, his Hollywood producers are BFFs. On Wednesday The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that showrunners for TV Drama Empire have no plans to cut Smollett from the show, despite the fact that he probably committed a felony at the expense of…
NPR Flacks ‘Revered’ SPLC’s Latest ‘Hate’ Report
Culture
February 20th, 2019 3:38 PM
If we have to keep paying for National Public Radio, is it too much to ask that it does some actual journalism? (Or just play classical music?) Regurgitating press releases from discredited lefty scammers may thrill the pledge drive and totebag types, but the rest of us just ain’t getting our money’s worth.
Martina Navratilova Slams Trans Athletes, Called 'Transphobic'
Culture
February 20th, 2019 1:45 PM
For tennis legend and gay rights activist Martina Navratilova, it’s clear that she’s far from being the hippest gal on the LGBTQ scene. In fact, for today’s biologically-challenged youngsters, the groundbreaking lesbian icon is persona non grata. Once again she has angered modern LGBTQ groups by insisting that trans women competing in female sports are “cheating.” After her statements were…
What? WashPost Frets All-LGBT City Council Isn't Diverse Enough
Culture
February 19th, 2019 2:30 PM
If you’re a Washington Postie, this has to be a real head-scratcher: A municipal government achieves a milestone in diversity (meaning there’s not a straight white guy to be found), only to come under fire for … its lack of diversity?
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Sunny Hostin Admits She’s ‘Embarrassed’ for Supporting Smollett
February 19th, 2019 2:27 PM
Tuesday on The View, the hosts addressed the updates to the Jussie Smollett case that suggests there is evidence he fabricated his entire story of being assaulted by two Trump supporters. The co-hosts lamented the damage this would do for actual victims of hate crimes, and Sunny Hostin even admitted that she was embarrassed for believing Smollett and coming out in support for him, initially.
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MSNBC's Butler Clings to Jussie Smollett, Hints Police Not Credible
February 19th, 2019 8:21 AM
On Sunday, in the aftermath of revelations that the alleged hate crime attack against actor Jussie Smollett was probably a hoax orchestrated by Smollett himself, MSNBC contributor and former federal prosecutor Paul Butler was among those liberals apparently trying to cling to the possibility that the high-profile actor might be telling the truth because he "has not changed his story."
‘Modern-Day Lynching:’ The 10 Worst Reactions to the Smollett Hoax
Culture
February 18th, 2019 5:10 PM
Jussie Smollett’s all but confirmed hate crime hoax provided a huge misstep for lefty journalists, celebrities and politicians, who were immediately ready to take his inconsistent story at face value and hit common Americans over the head with it. As soon as the Empire actor began peddling his bizarre story, the whole showbiz world came to his support, hysterically calling it evidence of a white…
NY Times: Up to 75% of Priests Gay, No Correlation With Abuse of Boys
Culture
February 18th, 2019 4:12 PM
The New York Times has finally answered the age-old philosophical question: “If a gay man chooses to be celibate, can he still be a noble victim worthy of media attention?” The answer is yes. All he has to do is complain to the Times. On Feb. 17, The Times published an article by Elizabeth Dias called “‘It Is Not a Closet. It Is a Cage.’ Gay Catholic Priests Speak Out.” The article is as awful as…
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Surprise: NYT's Blow Admits Smollett Could Be an ‘Insane’ ‘Psychopath’
February 18th, 2019 2:57 PM
CNN’s New Day provided more tone deafness Monday morning on the part of the establishment media in reaction to reports that actor Jussie Smollett orchestrated and staged an early-morning attack against him last month in Chicago. But there were some surprising takes, most notably New York Times columnist Charles Blow admitting that, if reports are true, that makes Smollett an “insane” “psychopath…