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Diaz-Balart, Maddow Giddy at Rubio Poor Showing: 'Donde Esta Marco?'
"Donde esta Marco?" Telemundo anchor and MSNBC contributor Jose Diaz-Balart crowed as he exulted over the Florida Republicans poor showing in primaries in Mississippi and Michigan. The journalist's little bit of Spanish lingo as Rush Limbaugh might call it elicited laughter from left-wing MSNBCer Rachel Maddow.
Blogger: Trumpmania Proves There Are a Lot of Dumb Conservatives
If you’re a conservative brainiac, contends New York magazine’s Chait, something’s been nagging at you, especially since Donald Trump started riding high in the polls: the realization that so many of your fellow right-wingers are dumb.
“The conservative movement’s tightening grip over the Republican Party has coincided with its elevation of leaders incapable of explaining their policies cogently…
CNN's Beinart Gushes Over ‘Brilliant’ Hillary for Taking Cabinet Post
In the early moments of CNN’s Super Tuesday 2 coverage, Atlantic contributing editor and CNN political commentator Peter Beinart encouraged viewers to consider “how brilliant was Hillary Clinton” to accept President Obama’s offer to become his secretary of state and “politically de facto his vice president” even though “[a] lot of people at the time didn't see” this so-called “wisdom.”
Halperin: Bernie Gets Bum Rap as MSM Buys Into Hillary 'Faux Outrage'
Mark Halperin has ripped the MSM for its "outrageous" treatment of Bernie Sanders. Calling the media "lemmings," Halperin, seconded by John Heilemann, said on today's With All Due Respect, that the Hillary campaign has ginned up "faux outrage" over a number of Sanders' statements, and that the media has been "following it around," treating minor matters like "major contretemps."
Halperin also…
MSNBC.com Befuddled That Caitlyn Jenner Is a Cruz-Backing Conservative
Normally when liberal media folks find out a celebrity is a conservative Republican, they ignore the development or dismiss it as irrelevant. But Caitlyn, formerly Bruce, Jenner, is quite the different story, with the transgender former Olympic athlete coming out as a fan of *gasp* Ted Cruz.
Terrorists Kill Nuns at Nursing Home in Yemen; Networks Out To Lunch
As of Tuesday morning, ABC, CBS, and NBC's morning and evening newscasts have yet to cover the attack by suspected ISIS gunmen in Aden, Yemen on Friday which left 16 people dead — including four nuns of Mother Teresa's order — at a nursing home. According to a Friday article by the New York Times, the deceased Nobel Peace Prize winner founded the home, which was "one of several care facilities in…
Fusion Correspondent Cheers Pro-Gay ‘Marriage’ Ad From McDonald's
As Americans and people throughout the world continue to debate gay marriage, the nation’s fast food leader, McDonald’s, has evidently decided to take sides and wholeheartedly endorse the gay lifestyle in a commercial launched on the other side of the world - in Taiwan.>
Obamacare Medicaid Clawback: Shocking Because the Press Has Ignored It
Beginning early in 2014, shortly after its initial disastrous rollout, there has been a virtual blackout on anything resembling negative coverage of the "Affordable Care Act," aka Obamacare.
It hasn't been due to a lack of horror stories: plan cancellations, shocking rate increases, shrunken provider networks, co-ops going out of business, etc. It's because the nation's establishment press has…
Hillary's Federal Education Jackboot Squad
Brace yourselves, parents: Hillary Clinton's Fed Ed jackboot squad is from the government and is here to "help."
Naomi Watts Thrilled to Be in E-Mails of ‘Impressive’ Hillary
Actress Naomi Watts appeared quite happy that her name turns up in State Department e-mails of the “impressive” Hillary Clinton. Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Monday, the star of such films as The Ring and the King Kong remake, gushed, “I've actually met her a couple of times. She's always very, very lovely to me. An impressive woman.”
NYT's Hulse Again Sees GOP Doom, This Time for SCOTUS Stance
New York Times congressional reporter Carl Hulse damned with faint praise Republican majority leader Sen. Mitch McConnell in “McConnell Bets That Impasse on Court Now Helps G.O.P. Later.” Hulse characterized McConnell as “so crafty” while loosely wondering “what’s in his head?” as “far right politicians” praise McConnell for his stance on blocking any Supreme Court nominee from President Obama.…
FNC’s Watters Discovers People Abducted By Aliens Back Trump
FNC’s Jesse Watters went to the International UFO Congress gathering in Scottsdale, Arizona a couple of weeks ago – and discovered those who’ve had alien encounters support Donald Trump or Bernie Sanders.
CNBC Alters Transcript of John Harwood Question About Hillary's Email
Last Friday Nicholas Fondacaro presented us with Hillary Clinton's unintentionally hilarious response to a John Harwood email question by claiming, "“I've been the most transparent public official in modern times, as far as I know.” However, when one checks the CNBC page "16 questions for Hillary Clinton," both the question and the laughable answer are gone despite the fact that it was the most…
Dem Candidates Finally Asked About Abortion, Nets Yawn
Despite Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton being asked about abortion for the first time during a town hall on Fox News Monday night, on Tuesday morning, none of the network morning shows bothered to highlight the hardline positions of both Democratic candidates on the issue.