On CNN.com, BET Editor Hypes 'Political Goddess' Beyonce

BET's Clay Cane touted Beyonce's "transformation" and "musical revolution" in a Tuesday op-ed piece on CNN.com. Cane gushed over the pop singer's new album as her "most important piece to work to date," and asserted that she has become a "political goddess" who has "shattered the limits" of expression for black women.
Matthew Balan
April 26th, 2016 5:26 PM

NFL Draft Watcher? Johnny Manziel Is Your Fault, Says NYT Front Page

The NFL draft has become must-see-TV for a lot of people, and New York Times pro football writer John Branch does not approve. In fact, he implies that excessive public focus may have ruined Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Johnny Manziel's NFL career and life. Branch gained valuable space on the front of Monday’s New York Times with "In Manziel, a Draft Machine’s Human Cost.” Branch excoriated…
Clay Waters
April 26th, 2016 4:40 PM

Second Amendment Win: This Anti-Gun MSNBC Host Is Gone

Fans of the Second Amendment will have to deal with one less anti-gun host on MSNBC: Alex Wagner. The journalist is leaving the network and moving to The Atlantic, the magazine announced on Tuesday. According to Politico, “Wagner will not just be writing for the outlet, she will also play a major role in its live events and video projects.”
Scott Whitlock
April 26th, 2016 3:52 PM

CBS Touts ‘Hamilton’ Actor Lobbying Paul Ryan on Puerto Rico Bailout

During an interview with House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday’s CBS This Morning, co-host Gayle King cued up a clip of Hamilton actor Lin-Manuel Miranda rapping his demand that Congress provide financial aid to Puerto Rico. On HBO’s Last Week Tonight on Sunday, left-wing host John Oliver capped off a lengthy monologue lobbying Congress to provide assistance to the island with the musical…
Kyle Drennen
April 26th, 2016 3:44 PM

Washington Post Skips: Is Amazon's Same-Day Delivery Racist?

According to a Bloomberg analysis, Amazon’s same day delivery service often excludes black neighborhoods and calls into question whether or not Amazon should consider race when providing elite Amazon Prime delivery. If you heard about this story, chances are you read it in USA Today or The Boston Globe, but not The Washington Post.  Why not the Post?  Well, consider the paper is now owned by…
Melissa Mullins
April 26th, 2016 3:36 PM

Fusion: Give People Free Money Instead of Jobs

They did it. Fusion has officially gone off the deep end.  Making a case for just giving everyone free money so that they don’t have to work (and I quote) “bulls**t jobs” any longer? Are you kidding me? This isn’t even left-wing anymore, this is something much, much worse. It’s like a fantasy dream-land where Bernie Sanders is President, the planet is just one big safe space, Donald Trump never…
Daniel Garza
April 26th, 2016 3:36 PM

Huffington Defends Anti-Trump Coverage as 'Responsible Journalism'

Appearing as a guest on Tuesday's New Day on CNN to plug her book, The Sleep Revolution, Arianna Huffington of the Huffington Post defended the Post's over-the-top coverage hitting GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump. Huffington recalled the editor's note that accompanies every article about Trump -- which calls him a "rampant xenophobe" and "racist" who "incites political violence" -- and…
Brad Wilmouth
April 26th, 2016 12:55 PM

Delusional AP Treats Awful Economic Report as ‘Rebound’

Today's stories at the business wires covering this morning's disastrous durable goods report from the Census Bureau ranged from good to absolutely horrid. March orders only increased by a seasonally adjusted 0.8 percent, less than half of the 1.7 percent to 2.0 percent increase that was expected. Additionally, February's originally reported decline of 2.8 percent was revised down to -3.1 percent…
Tom Blumer
April 26th, 2016 12:33 PM

ABC Censors Massive Boycott Over Target’s New Transgender Policy

ABC loves citizens speaking out on controversial issues – except when it goes against the liberal agenda. The boycott pledge against Target’s transgender policy boasts more than 700,000 signatures. But the American public wouldn’t know that from watching ABC’s news shows. It’s not like ABC can plead ignorance of the outcry by Target customers. The other two broadcast networks, NBC and CBS,…
Katie Yoder
April 26th, 2016 12:11 PM

Worst of Wilmore: WH Correspondents Dinner Host’s Most Obnoxious Jokes

When Comedy Central host Larry Wilmore plugged his White House Correspondents’ Association dinner hosting gig on CBS This Morning, the hosts absurdly praised him for being a “passionate centrist.” But if a review of his hosting duties at The Nightly Show is an indicator of who he will skewer the most at Saturday’s event, expect a lot of crass shots taken at the Republicans who are running for…
Geoffrey Dickens
April 26th, 2016 12:00 PM

HBO's Gumbel to NBA, NFL: Punish North Carolina for Its 'Bigotry'

On the April 19, 2016 edition of Real Sports, HBO's Bryant Gumbel urged the top executives of the NBA, NFL, and the NCAA to penalize North Carolina over H.B. 2, which he underlined has been "labeled the most extreme anti-LGBT measure in the country." Gumbel claimed that the new law "uses the guise of bathroom concerns to deny certain rights to gay and transgender people, and effectively green…
Matthew Balan
April 26th, 2016 11:36 AM

On Refugees, Rose Tees Up Obama to Slam Europe’s ‘Far Right’

During an interview with President Obama in Germany, aired on Tuesday’s CBS This Morning, co-host Charlie Rose lobbed softballs that invited Obama to condemn any European opposition to taking in refugees from the Middle East as “far-right nationalism.” Rose observed that German Chancellor Angela Merkel was Obama’s “favorite global leader...willing to make moral decisions when it may not be in her…
Kyle Drennen
April 26th, 2016 11:32 AM

Stephanopoulos to Sanders: Swear ‘Unconditional Support’ to Hillary

Former Bill Clinton operative George Stephanopoulos on Tuesday urged Bernie Sanders to swear “unconditional support” to Hillary Clinton. The Good Morning America co-host played a video clip of the Democratic front-runner and then demanded, “Are you prepared to give her your unconditional support if she gets the delegates?” 
Scott Whitlock
April 26th, 2016 11:05 AM

Tribeca Gives Anti-Israel Movie ‘Junction 48’ its Second Award

The hip-hop film "Junction 48" represents Israel as a racist and violent state, but that did not stop the Tribeca Film Festival from honoring it. In fact, it probably helped. The movie won its second award, Best International Narrative Feature at the festival Thursday in New York City. It won the Panorama Audience Award for best fiction film at the Berlin International Film Festival in February.
Mairead McArdle
April 26th, 2016 10:44 AM