AP Tilt: 'Cruz Embraces Supporters' on 'Far-Right Fringe'

Senior citizens remember the Associated Press as a pithy, objective wire service, not a shop that sounds like a Starbucks circle of liberal editorial writers. On Sunday, AP ran a story headlined “Cruz embraces supporters on fringe of GOP.” Even as socialist Bernie Sanders wanders the hustings polarizing our politics by saying Wall Street is “based on fraud,” AP reporters Scott Bauer and Steve…
Tim Graham
February 9th, 2016 4:53 PM

House 'Conservative' David Brooks Proclaims Obama Love Yet Again

It is the love that dares speak its name over and over and over again. Yes, the New York Times "house" conservative David Brooks has returned to loudly proclaiming his eternal love for Barack Obama. His love letter in the form of a paean disguised as a column might sound very familiar since his declaration that "the Obama administration has been remarkably scandal-free" is almost word for word…
P.J. Gladnick
February 9th, 2016 4:26 PM

Sloppy Language Corrupts Our Society

George Orwell said, "But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought." Gore Vidal elaborated on that insight, saying, "As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate." And John Milton predicted, "When language in common use in any country becomes irregular and depraved, it is followed by their ruin and degradation."…
Walter E. Williams
February 9th, 2016 4:24 PM

Abortion Rep. Laughs About Using Aborted Babies to Grow Rat Parts

News outlets rushed to cover recent charges out of Houston against the Center for Medical Progress. But will they cover the Center’s latest video? Doubtful. On Monday, the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) released a new undercover video in an effort to further expose the abortion industry’s role in harvesting aborted baby parts. The video captured National Abortion Federation (NAF)…
Katie Yoder
February 9th, 2016 4:05 PM

NYT's Krugman, on Team Hillary, Mocks 'Bernie Bros' as Well as GOP

Catching up with New York Times columnist Paul Krugman: He is definitely on Team Hillary, and on his nytimes.com blog unleashes contempt usually reserved for Republicans upon a segment of supposedly angry, sexist, web-trolling Bernie Sanders supporters, who Hillary’s feminist fans have taken to calling “Bernie Bros," making for an interesting internecine fight on the Democratic side.
Clay Waters
February 9th, 2016 3:04 PM

Salon, With No Basis, Says Newton Endured 'Racist Vitriol' After Loss

The headline at Nathaniel Friedman's Monday column at Salon.com is unmistakably clear: "Racist vitriol pours down on Cam Newton: Single-minded haters rush to judgment after a rough Super Bowl." Naturally, I went there expecting a long series of hateful tweets, social media references or other comments. Friedman's column content, however, has no reference to "racism" at all — or to "racists," or…
Tom Blumer
February 9th, 2016 2:54 PM

CBS’s ‘Angel From Hell’ Crashes and Burns

You know the saying: “Too much of a bad thing …” CBS abruptly cancelled its run of TV series ‘Angel From Hell’ only five episodes into its first season. Less than halfway through the 13-episode series, CBS pulled the show rather mysteriously from its weekly time slot. It may be just as well for the crass parody of the religious belief in guardian angels, which enjoyed modest ratings among adults…
Mairead McArdle
February 9th, 2016 2:47 PM

CBS Interview Devolves Into Asking Obama What’s in His Pockets

After sitting down with the President and the First Lady on Sunday for a friendly chat before the Super Bowl, CBS This Morning co-host Gayle King was not finished with her sycophantic fawning as she followed Obama into the Oval Office for a one-on-one exchange highlighted by her asking what “cool things” he was carrying in his pockets that day.
Kyle Drennen
February 9th, 2016 1:37 PM

Former Gov of Michigan Defends Albright: ‘Not What She Meant'

On last night’s CNN Tonight, Don Lemon sat down with former governor of Michigan (and adamant Hillary supporter) Jennifer Granholm to discuss why younger women were supporting Bernie Sanders instead of Clinton for Democratic nominee. Lemon brought up former Sec. of State Madeleine Albright’s recent comment that young women deserved “a special place in hell” if they didn’t support Hillary for…
Kristine Marsh
February 9th, 2016 1:07 PM

Chuck Todd on Clinton: ‘Wait Until Limbaugh Gets a Hold of That One'

Discussing the New Hampshire Democratic race at the top of MSNBC’s 10 a.m. ET hour on Tuesday, Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd suggested Bill Clinton provided “diminishing returns” on the campaign trail for wife Hillary and “struggles being a surrogate for her on the trail.”
Kyle Drennen
February 9th, 2016 12:04 PM

Salon: Religion Just ‘Fears’ Sex

The progressives at Salon ask, “Why is religion so obsessed with sex?,” yet they themselves cannot seem to write enough articles on the idea that it is. Last week they blamed the “old men running the Vatican” for everyone’s “sexual hangups.” Now they’re going after Christianity in general with an excerpt from a book titled “The Illusion of God’s Presence.”
Mairead McArdle
February 9th, 2016 11:15 AM

HuffPost Starts Tracker of 'Deplorable Wave of Hate' Against Islam

The Huffington Post – which considers itself a reputable news source – has started an “Islamophobia” tracker. This little side project on its site tracks anti-Muslim remarks, harassment, intimidation, bigotry and acts of violence against Muslims. Why? Because the Huffington Post feels a severe phobia about Muslims has taken over America in recent months. 
Melissa Mullins
February 9th, 2016 11:09 AM

Kudos: ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ Deals with Religion. It Wasn’t a Disaster

I wouldn’t normally write about this, except that it’s become so exceedingly rare and unusual. Especially with shows primarily built on sex and irreverence. But The CW’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend had a scene this week, in an episode titled ‘That Text Was Not Meant for Josh!’ involving a priest and religion. And it actually went…well.
Dylan Gwinn
February 9th, 2016 10:46 AM

Mic.com: Cross-Dressing Boys Fight School’s “Sexist” Dress Code

It is pretty clear now that requiring boys to dress as boys for school is sexist, Mic.com says. A co-ed group of students at Buchanan High School in Clovis, Ca. responded to the Clovis Unified School District’s decision not to change its dress code by cross-dressing. Girls wore men’s collared shirts, and boys wore dresses with thin straps.
Mairead McArdle
February 9th, 2016 10:45 AM