As difficult as it may be to believe, there was a time when Republicans were known as the anti-debt and balanced budget party. Now, the GOP prefers to tout low unemployment as the debt soars and they are co-conspirators in its rise. It's not that Republicans (and once-fiscally responsible Democrats) lack a way out of debt; it's that they lack the will. Both parties, but especially Republicans,…
Cal Thomas
Excited ABC Journalists: ‘Almost Inevitable’ That Texas Turns Blue
Journalists just cannot contain their excitement over Beto O'Rourke and the possibility of turning Texas into a Democratic stronghold. Despite the fact that O'Rourke has NEVER LED in a single poll, reporters have decided this is the year. Appearing on Nightline, Monday, ABC News political reporter Rick Klein enthused, “The idea that Texas is ripe for the picking, it's powered by the growing…
Scott Whitlock
WHAT? Cable News Republican Argues Hitler Was Better Man Than Trump
Frequent CNN and MSNBC Republican guest Bruce Bartlett decided to go down quite the rabbit hole Tuesday afternoon, opining that Holocaust architect and Nazi leader Adolf Hitler was a better person than President Donald Trump because he served in the (German) military, was supposedly faithful to his wife (which was debatable), and wrote a book on his own.
Curtis Houck
TV's Billy Eichner: ‘Piece Of S***’ Trump ‘Can’t Redefine’ Gender
When monitoring celebrity tweets in the age of Trump, It’s best to have drawerfuls of asterisks handy. Hollywood liberals tend to have as much control of their profanity as they do their hatred. So what has our President done this week to earn the bitter words and salty tears of glitterati? According to Newsweek, Parks and Recreation star Billy Eichner’s TMZ interview revealed that he is not a…
Jacob Comello
Twitter Bans More Infowars Accounts, But Leaves Farrakhan Alone
Anti-semitism gets a free pass on Twitter, but conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and company do not. https://www.thedailybeast.com/alex-jones-and-infowars-are-still-on-twitter-despite-ban?source=articles&via=rssOn October 22, Twitter suspended 18 accounts that were affiliated with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and Infowars, in a follow up move to the platform’s ban on Alex Jones’ ban on…
Corinne Weaver
'View' Grills Flake on Kavanaugh Vote: 'So You Didn't Believe Her?'
Jeff Flake spent the past year grandstanding against President Trump on his way out of office and still can’t get supporters in the liberal media. The Republican Senator from Arizona was mercilessly grilled on his Kavanaugh vote on Tuesday’s The View, all the while being lauded as a "moderate" voice in his party.
Kristine Marsh
Irony: NYT Knocks Right-Wing Apps Where ‘Everyone...Agrees With You'
The New York Times led off their look at emerging conservative digital media apps with some unconscious irony (“Let’s Talk Politics. No Liberals Allowed.” The subhead: “Conservative Apps Build Networks Unhindered By Social Media Giants.”) The opening was giggle-worthy: "Imagine a society in which everyone more or less agrees with you....Your news feed contains only posts from like-minded…
Clay Waters
NBC Touts Democrats’ Favorite Issue Ahead of Midterms: Health Care
Eager to promote the issues that Democrats want to talk about ahead of the midterm elections, on Tuesday, NBC’s Today show devoted a full report to the topic of health care. The story focused on boosting ObamaCare and hammering Republicans for voting to repeal the policy.
Kyle Drennen
Amy Schumer: Vote Democrat, And By The Way, I’m Pregnant
Rumor has it Amy Schumer is a comedic actress, but there’s very little evidence of it. Mostly she seems to care about politics and whining about being a woman (which essentially is her politics). In fact, she cares about politics so much she found a way to politicize the birth of her first child.
Jacob Comello
CNN, MSNBC Still Touting Dem Claims of 'Voter Suppression' in Georgia
On Monday afternoon, CNN's Wolf Blitzer and MSNBC's Katy Tur continued their networks' recent history of highlighting misleading claims by Democrats that Georgia Republicans are engaging in "voter suppression" against minorities. At 1:40 p.m. Eastern on his Wolf show, Blitzer proclaimed: "Georgia is fast becoming ground zero for the debate over voter suppression." After noting that GOP Secretary…
Brad Wilmouth
Strategy Session: CBS Plots Midterms With Liberal Obama Podcast Hosts
The co-hosts of CBS This Morning on Tuesday plotted strategy for the Democrats in the 2018 midterms, talking to the liberal co-hosts of the podcast Pod Save America, Jon Favreau and Dan Pfeiffer. Together, they wanted to know just what Democrats could do to take the House and the Senate. This Morning co-host John Dickerson asked, “To the extent that Democrats can have a message, what should it be…
Scott Whitlock
Nets Fret Trump 'Threats' 'Fear' Over Caravan Will Help Republicans
Tuesday morning the three networks continued their fawning coverage of the thousands of illegal aliens heading to the U.S./Mexico border while ABC and NBC spent additional time worrying that President Trump’s “threats” about the caravan would motivate Republican voters to the polls.
Kristine Marsh
Left-Leaning Outlet Buys 16 Million Page Views on Facebook Ads
In the past year leading up to the midterm elections, political ads on social media have been critical. No one understands this more than the Democrats. Between May 7 to October 16, according to the Atlantic, Facebook political spending was topped by Beto O’Rourke, the challenger to Senator Ted Cruz in Texas.
Corinne Weaver
Reid-Jenkins Confrontation Divides SJWs, Sports Media
An ugly scene preceding Sunday's Philadelphia-Carolina NFL game showed a house divided among the NFL's social justice warriors and, in some cases, the sports media. Carolina's Eric Reid, who's linked with Colin Kaepernick in attacking the NFL through lawsuits on one side of the divide, had to be restrained by teammates from confronting Philadelphia's Malcolm Jenkins, who works with the NFL to…