Panel on The Last Word: GOP to Blame If SCOTUS Rules Against ObamaCare

Discussing the upcoming King v. Burwell decision on the legality of ObamaCare subsidies, Lawrence O'Donnell pushed the idea that Republicans would be culpable if the Supreme Court rules against the administration. On the June 17 edition of The Last Word, the host invited on the liberal trio of Ezra Klein, Dana Milbank, and Michael Tomasky to attack the Republicans for their irresponsibility and…
Connor Williams
June 18th, 2015 11:04 AM

ABC Speculates on Shooting: Black Attorney General? Confederate Flag?

ABC on Thursday used the tragic shooting in South Carolina to speculate and connect other topics. Reporter Pierre Thomas offered, "Also, George, remember, the new attorney general, who is African-American, is a daughter of the south and the child of a Baptist minister." In a separate segment, correspondent Good Morning America's Paula Faris noted, "One trending topic is whether or not South…
Scott Whitlock
June 18th, 2015 11:01 AM

Lefty Pundit: Gowdy Committee ‘Urinating on the Grave’ of Amb. Stevens

In a Wednesday column, Tomasky alleged that the “real job” of the House select committee looking into the September 2012 Benghazi attack is “to get [Hillary] Clinton” and declared that “this ‘investigation’ now constitutes openly and defiantly urinating on the grave of Amb. [Chris] Stevens.” Tomasky commented that Trey “Gowdy’s investigators have come up empty on the consular attack itself, but…
Tom Johnson
June 18th, 2015 10:58 AM

NBC Guest Uses Charleston Shooting to Launch Anti-Gun Rant

While being interviewed by Today co-host Savannah Guthrie on Thursday, Charleston pastor John Paul Brown used the horrific shooting at Emanuel A.M.E. church to condemn America’s gun culture: “America has this great love affair with guns and anybody can get them, whether they're mentally disturbed, whether they're crazy, whether they’re part of a hate group. Just give them a gun, everybody has a…
Kyle Drennen
June 18th, 2015 10:32 AM

Morning Joe: Joke Could Be On Those Who Mock Trump

"People who think he's a joke and a fool need to be careful because by the end of the campaign, the joke may be on them." That's how Joe Scarborough summed up the surprisingly respectful analysis of Donald Trump's candidacy on today's Morning Joe.  Introducing the segment, Scarborough suggested that if Trump sticks to a Perot-like populist message, he could get 15% of the primary vote. When Joe…
Mark Finkelstein
June 18th, 2015 10:16 AM

Chuck Todd: Dems ‘Licking Their Chops’ Over Trump Candidacy

On Wednesday night, Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd appeared on NBC Nightly News to play up the supposed damage Donald Trump's presidential campaign will cause the Republican Party and how Democrats are "licking their chops" over his announcement.
Jeffrey Meyer
June 18th, 2015 9:03 AM

ABC’s Muir Ducks Economy, ObamaCare in Jeb Bush Interview on WNT

ABC’s World News Tonight aired on Wednesday night anchor David Muir’s interview with 2016 Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush and, while the aired portions touched on issues such as Iraq and political dynasties, other topics were passed over included the economy, distrust in government, and ObamaCare. Instead, Muir attempted to drag Bush to the left on immigration when asking about a path…
Curtis Houck
June 17th, 2015 11:47 PM

AP Does Bogus 'Fact Check' of Jeb Bush's 4 Percent Growth Goal

It seems as if the establishment press has ruined virtually everything connected with journalism. The whole idea of "fact-checking" is certainly no exception. The thoroughly misnamed Politifact pioneered this particular form of disinformation. The Associated Press, apparently determined to give that web site a run for its money, devoted a writeup to "fact-checking" (i.e., virtually ridiculing) a…
Tom Blumer
June 17th, 2015 11:41 PM

New Republic Writer Lauds Hillary’s ‘Leftward Shifts Toward Sanity’

From her years at Yale Law School until early in her Senate career, Hillary Rodham Clinton’s liberal credentials rarely were questioned. Since then, many on the left have come to doubt that Hillary is one of them, for reasons that include her support for the Iraq war and her alleged coziness with Wall Street. Rebecca Traister believes that it’s been twenty-five, not fifteen, years since Clinton…
Tom Johnson
June 17th, 2015 10:11 PM

CNN's Cuomo Hits Fiorina Over Net Worth, Defends Obama on ISIS

As GOP presidential candidate and former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina appeared as a guest on Wednesday's New Day, CNN co-host Chris Cuomo pressed Fiorina over her wealth and her criticisms of President Obama's handling of the ISIS threat. After bringing up the former CEO's $59 million net worth, Cuomo made it sound as if he were speaking for 98 percent of Americans as he suggested that they…
Brad Wilmouth
June 17th, 2015 9:43 PM

America Is Ted Kennedy's Latest Drowning Victim, Thanks to 1965 Law

Sen. Ted Kennedy's 1965 immigration act allowed the Democrats to start winning elections the same way they win recounts: by enlarging the pool of voters.
Ann Coulter
June 17th, 2015 9:36 PM

NewsBusted: You Can't Monkey Around with the Laws of Economics

"According to a new study, chimpanzees may have the ability to cook.  Which is more bad news for fast-food workers demanding 15 dollars an hour!" -- NewsBusted anchor Jodi Miller
NB Staff
June 17th, 2015 9:27 PM

Did Lethargic Politico Reporter Pull a Dolezal With College Entry Lie?

Politico has been covering the Rachel Dolezal story as have many other news sources. Who can blame them? It is a fascinating story about a white person casting herself (soon to be himself?) as a member of another group. However, it turns out that Politico may be able to get the inside scoop on what it is like to fake ethnicity from one of their own. None other than their hilariously infamous…
P.J. Gladnick
June 17th, 2015 9:04 PM

CBS Plays Up GOP Candidates 'Getting Slammed By the Musicians'

On Wednesday's CBS Evening News, Jan Crawford hyped the latest "dust-up between the musician and the politician," and underlined that "rare is the Republican candidate who isn't told to stop the music – even if...they paid licensing fees." She asked a GOP strategist, "Why is it it's always Republicans who are getting slammed by the musicians for using their songs?"
Matthew Balan
June 17th, 2015 8:50 PM