Koppel UNLOADS: CNN’s Ratings ‘Would Be in the Toilet’ Without Trump
Veteran journalist Ted Koppel absolutely unloaded on CNN, Brian Stelter, and the state of journalism in 2018. Appearing in a Kalb Report forum, Koppel told CNN host Brian Stelter that the network secretly loves fighting with Trump: “CNN’s ratings would be in the toilet without Donald Trump.” The former Nightline anchor also called for journalistic “humility” instead of “arrogance.”
Scott Whitlock
Wikipedia Bans Any Use of Breitbart Links in Articles
Want a place where you can gain a full understanding of any topic, from any perspective? Then Wikipedia is not the place for you. The editors who can’t seem to prevent the California GOP from being listed as Nazis on their platform have decided that Breitbart can’t be used as a source or reference.
Corinne Weaver
Karem Calls Trump a 'Sexist, Egotistical, Lying, Hypocritical Bigot'
During Tuesday’s New Day, the CNN panel discussed President Trump’s treatment of ABC reporter Cecilia Vega during Monday's press conference in the Rose Garden and specifically whether or not his “snide comment” towards her was a result of sexism. CNN political analyst Brian Karem used his platform on the network’s flagship morning program to refer to President Trump as a “sexist, egotistical,…
Ryan Foley
She's Back: WH's Sanders Fights with Acosta, Jiang, Ryan on Kavanaugh
For the first time since September 10, the White House held a press briefing Wednesday featuring not only Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, but also National Security Adviser John Bolton and neither disappointed as scores of liberal journalists came ready to rumble. Bolton set the tone in an exchange with CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang, who seemed insulted that Bolton…
Curtis Houck
Megyn Kelly Literally Throws NYT Kavanaugh Story in the Trash
On her show Wednesday morning, NBC anchor Megyn Kelly literally treated a New York Times story detailing a 1983 letter written by Brett Kavanaugh like a piece of garbage, crumpling up a copy of the letter and throwing it away. Even as all three broadcast networks, including her own, hyped the story, Kelly told viewers how “ridiculous” it was.
Kyle Drennen
Researcher: ‘No Evidence' Russians Stoked Last Jedi Controversy
To the vast majority of the mainstream media, conservatives (and especially Trump supporters) are nothing but little keyboard Kremlin apologists, scurrying about on social media sowing discord alongside their Russian counterparts.
Jacob Comello
Networks Ignore Fed Praise for Economy’s ‘Extraordinary Times’
Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell expressed optimism about the “extraordinary times” for the U.S. economy right now at an event with business economists on Oct. 2.
Powell said, “The economy is strong, unemployment is near 50-year lows, and inflation is roughly at our 2 percent objective, and the baseline outlook of many forecasters in and outside the Fed is for more of the same.”
Julia A. Seymour
NYT Whines About Senate Decorum, But Only Blames Republicans By Name
The New York Times found the Senate torn apart by the Brett Kavanaugh hearings, and blamed the lack of decorum on -- the Republicans and Brett Kavanaugh, for daring to respond to unsubstantiated accusations of sexual assault and Democratic chicanery. Reporter Nicholas Fandos tut-tutted under the headline “Kavanaugh Hearing Shows Drift From Decorum.” Fandos bewailed the lost sense of senatorial…
Clay Waters
'View' Rants About EMS Alert: Trump Would Lie About Terrorist Attack!
It’s a sure sign of Trump Derangement Syndrome when you’d rather not know about a terrorist attack if it meant you had to get a text message alert from President Trump. View hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar and Sunny Hostin whined on Wednesday’s show about the emergency alert test going out this afternoon to all Americans with smartphones, that will potentially warn of emergency events in the…
Kristine Marsh
SICK: CBS Brings on Bill Clinton’s Daughter to Discuss Kavanaugh Abuse
Who better than Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of accused rapist Bill Clinton, to talk about the allegations against Brett Kavanaugh? In an interview, CBS This Morning co-hosts on Wednesday NEVER mentioned the awkwardness of talking to Chelsea about a powerful man abusing women. Awkwardly avoiding women like Juanita Broaddrick, Gennifer Flowers and others, Gayle King instead asked about different…
Scott Whitlock
NBC Worries FBI Inquiry Being ‘Rushed’; Suggests Kavanaugh Lied
In an interview with Republican Senator Jeff Flake and Democratic Senator Chris Coons on Wednesday’s Today show, co-host Savannah Guthrie feared that the FBI inquiry into allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was being “rushed” and even suggested that the federal judge may have lied under oath during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing a week earlier.
Kyle Drennen
CNN Frets Trump Is Thwarting 'Progress' on Gay Rights
On Wednesday morning, CNN's New Day show devoted its "Reality Check" segment to complaining that President Donald Trump has not been as liberal on gay rights as they expected he might be when he was running for President.
Brad Wilmouth
ABC, CBS Ignore Ex-Boyfriend Letter Alleging Ford Lied Under Oath
ABC, CBS and the first two hours of NBC’s morning news programs completely ignored a damning letter sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee last week by Christine Blasey Ford’s ex-boyfriend, which contradicted several of Ford’s statements under oath. The only mention of the letter during the networks’ morning news coverage came during the third hour of Today, with host Megyn Kelly.
Kristine Marsh
Snoop Dogg: Kanye West Is an ‘Uncle Tom’
Thank you for taking the time to read this latest installment of the Snoop Dogg vs. Kanye West political drama. First, there was West’s short, unaired political monologue that he gave after the end credits of Saturday Night Live’s season premiere had rolled. While the Trump-supporting rapper devoted a bit of time to criticizing Democratic policies, the majority of his words were an exhortation to…