Lauer Fears Trump Attacking Media, Longs for Obama Praising Press

During a panel discussion on Firday’s NBC Today examining President Trump’s first week in office, co-host Matt Lauer fretted over the new administration’s willingness to call out the liberal media: “[Trump] ran on this...idea that the media is bad and dishonest. Now his chief strategist at the White House, Steve Bannon, has given an interview to The New York Times....Quote, “The media should be…
Kyle Drennen

#OscarsSoWhite Activist Now Wants LGBT Movies, Disabled Superheroes

After making her hashtag #OscarsSoWhite go viral last year by claiming the Oscar nominations were racist and urging a boycott in protest, April Reign is still unhappy.  This year, seven of the 20 nominations in acting categories went to minority actors and three films in the Best Documentary category are about black experiences in America. But Reign has now taken her hashtag tweeting advocacy…
Melissa Mullins

CNN's Camerota Lets Dem Guest Blame NRA for More Murder in Chicago

Congressman Luis Gutierrez, a Democrat representing areas of Chicago, appeared as a guest on Thursday's New Day on CNN to discuss President Donald Trump's criticism of Chicago's leadership for the rising crime situation in the city. CNN host Alisyn Camerota failed to push back as her liberal guest began ranting that the National Rifle Association was partly to blame for increased homicides in his…
Brad Wilmouth

CW’s ‘Riverdale’ Perverts Innocent Comic Book Classic 'Archie'

To commemorate last year's 75th anniversary of the comic book favorite Archie, The CW has tried mightily to kill off any resemblance to the original comic book with the new series Riverdale. I can only imagine the surprise of parents across the country who tune in with the kiddies expecting a family friendly show based on the beloved comic book of their youth.
Karen Townsend

Viewers Wish for Trump's Assassination After 'Scandal' Winter Premiere

After a long delay, ABC's Scandal returned for its sixth season premiere on Thursday night, fast-forwarding to election night after ending season five in the middle of a presidential campaign between "Republican" First Lady Mellie Grant (Bellamy Young) and Democrat Francisco "Frankie" Vargas (Ricardo Chavira).
Lindsay Kornick and Alexa Moutevelis

CBS Knocks ‘Chaotic’ Trump Admin; 'It Was That Kind of Day'

From the first words out of anchor Scott Pelley on Thursday’s CBS Evening News, one had to know what kind of newscast it would be. Throughout the newscast’s A-block, every segment involved almost exclusive criticism of the Trump administration on issues ranging from the border to the media to Syrian refugees to trade agreements.
Curtis Houck

Former Correspondent Proposes 'How to Save CNN From Itself'

In a column from Thursday's edition of the New York Times, Jennifer Yellin, a former chief White House correspondent for the Cable News Network, discussed “how to save CNN from itself” by creating “a consortium of concerned Americans,” including philanthropists, foundations and small-dollar donors, to “fund a trust to operate an independent CNN dedicated to news in the public interest.” The…
Randy Hall

ABC Omits from Transcript Trump Shutting Down Muir on March for Life

On Thursday afternoon, our friends at RedState flagged this peculiar development that ABC News refused an exchange from the David Muir-President Trump interview where Trump scolded Muir for the media’s lack of coverage of the March for Life versus the Women’s March on Washington. 
Curtis Houck

Mitchell Yawns as Dem Claims GOP Denied ‘Millions’ Right to Vote

On her 12 p.m. ET hour MSNBC show on Thursday, anchor Andrea Mitchell didn’t bat an eye as her guest, Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings, hurled the wild unsubstantiated allegation that Republicans had denied “millions” of Americans the right to vote.
Kyle Drennen

MSNBC Hopes Women’s March is Left’s Tea Party

On Thursday morning, the hosts of Morning Joe discussed the Women’s March that took place on Saturday, January 14th. Their guest, Nancy Gibbs, editor in chief of Time magazine, spoke about the cover this week, which focused on the march and how it will materialize into a movement. During the discussion, there was frequent mentioning of the Tea Party movement and how liberals could emulate the…
Alexis Thomasi

DC Comic 'Deathstroke' Releases Gun Control Themed Issue

Usually when you think of comic books you think of action, excitement, and violence but now…. gun-control? DC Comic’s launched a new gun control themed issue of their comic book Deathstroke. In an interview with The Chicago Tribune, coauthor Denys Cowan said “Gun violence is a human problem” that he and other coauthor Christopher Priest deal with “in the context of a thriller type story.”
James Powers

CNN's Blitzer Repeatedly Hypes New 'Crisis' Between U.S. and Mexico

CNN's Wolf Blitzer thrice claimed on his early afternoon program on Thursday that diplomatic relations between the United States and Mexico had entered a "crisis", due to Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto cancelling his upcoming meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. Blitzer trumpeted "the breaking news: a major diplomatic rift — a crisis, I dare say — between the United States and Mexico…
Matthew Balan

Socialist Musician Covers Iconic Song With Anti-Trump Lyrics

It is as cringeworthy as you would think… and then some. British musician Billy Bragg covered iconic music legend Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are A Changin’” with his own lyrics bashing newly elected President Donald trump.
James Powers

Nets Cheer Protesters, Politicians ‘Defying’ Trump on Immigration

All three network morning shows on Thursday hailed left-wing protesters and Democratic mayors across the country denouncing President Trump’s executive orders on immigration and border security. Co-host Matt Lauer led off NBC’s Today by proclaiming: “Breaking overnight....Protests across the country after President Trump orders a Mexican border wall to be built immediately.” Clips played of…
Kyle Drennen