MSNBC: ‘Dangerous’ for Trump to Tout Stock Rise, Must ‘Own the Fall’
Throughout the day on Tuesday, MSNBC’s anchors and correspondents lectured President Trump on the perils of touting a surging stock market, in the wake of Monday’s losses. However, all of the journalists at the liberal cable channel seemed to forget how often Barack Obama similarly took credit for stocks being on the rise during his administration.
Kyle Drennen
Teen Vogue Writer Raises $5.7K for Planned Parenthood Valentines
Journalism is turning into activism for one Teen Vogue writer. On Feb. 4, Lauren Duca, known for her writing at Teen Vogue, asked her Twitter followers to donate to Planned Parenthood in Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s name. In exchange, she would send them a Valentine’s Day card.
Katie Yoder
Univision Report Tries To Turn Human Tragedy Into Political Commodity
Univision's latest report on the plight of displaced Puerto Ricans in Central Florida falls flat, in large part, due to its transparently brazen effort to turn tragedy in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria into a political commodity.
Jorge Bonilla
MSNBC's Katy Tur Sneers at Employees' Plans for Bonus, Tax-Cut Money
During his speech Monday in Blue Ash, Ohio, a Cincinnati suburb, President Donald Trump invited two Sheffer Corporation employees to share their plans for the extra money they are receiving because of December's tax law. Minutes later, demonstrating how utterly out of touch she is with working families, MSNBC's Katy Tur posted two error-filled, condescending tweets mocking their plans.
Tom Blumer
CNN's Amnesia on Misuse of the Word 'Treasonous'
During a panel discussion on Inside Politics Tuesday, host John King criticized the President for referring to the Democrats as “treasonous” and “un-American” for not applauding during his State of the Union speech. King seemed to forget that less than a year ago, he himself carelessly tossed around the word “treasonous” when discussing a member of the Trump administration.
Ryan Foley
Tomasky in NYRB on Trump, ‘The Worst of the Worst,’ Inciting Violence
The New York Review of Books February 22 issue prominently displayed journalist Michael Tomasky’s blessing of two virulently anti-Trump books, Michael Wolff’s infamous Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, and the anti-conservative jeremiad Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republican by David Frum. The NYRB’s cover teaser read “Fire in the White House.” The review's title was “…
Clay Waters
The Memo and the Truth
Partisans tend to read, watch and listen only, or mostly, to information and opinions that reinforce their beliefs. If information surfaces that counters those beliefs, it is usually disparaged, excused or ignored. That's human nature. Such is the case with the "memo" released last Friday by the Republican majority on the House Intelligence Committee. The four-page document alleges, in the words…
Cal Thomas
What? Chris Matthews: Trump ‘Goes After’ Pelosi Because She’s ‘Ethnic'
In his latest nutty rant, MSNBC's Hardball host Chris Matthews adamantly argued that President Trump didn’t like Nancy Pelosi because she was “ethnic.” To back up his crazy point, Matthews cited another white person that Republicans supposedly attacked because they were “ethnic,” former House Speaker from Massachusetts, Tip O’Neill.
Kristine Marsh
CBS Finally Covers NFL Star Killed By Illegal, Says Don’t ‘Politicize'
CBS on Tuesday finally covered the tragic story of the Indianapolis Colts player who was killed in a car crash over the weekend after a drunk, illegal alien crashed into him. Yet, This Morning reporter David Begnaud cautioned against “politicizing” the death. NBC is still ignoring the death.
Scott Whitlock
Olympics: First Openly Gay Athlete Slams Mike Pence on Ellen
Olympic freeskier Gus Kenworthy is confused as to why a sitting U.S. vice president is the head of America’s Olympic Delegation for the 2018 Winter games, and he told Ellen Degeneres that Mike Pence was a “strange choice” for the position.
Gabriel Hays
Networks Censored 75 Percent of Dow Record Highs Since Start of 2017
While the early February market pullback has spooked some investors and already gained plenty of media attention, it illustrated all too well the broadcast networks’ tendency to cover bad economic news more than good. The networks skipped the vast majority of records as the market climbed throughout 2017 and the beginning of 2018.
Julia A. Seymour
Morning Joe Hosts Abruptly Change Their Minds on Dem Memo
The narrative surrounding House Intel Democrats’ memo, which was unanimously approved for release yesterday, took a bizarre turn Tuesday on the set of MSNBC’s Morning Joe. During an interview with Democrat Intel Committee member Eric Swalwell, Joe Scarborough and fellow panel members abruptly began to question whether the new memo, authored by Committee Minority Leader Adam Schiff, ought to see…
Bill D'Agostino
Really? Director Quentin Tarantino Thinks Statutory Rape Is ‘Not Rape’
Hollywood has never really been a shining advocate of clear lines between right and wrong.
But when it comes to Tinseltown's favorite rapey auteur, Roman Polanski, somehow the moral boundaries are not applicable anymore. In an interview with Howard Stern in 2003, brought to light by Jezebel, director Quentin Tarantino defended convicted child rapist Roman Polanski as innocent. His reason? “He…
Corinne Weaver
Bozell to Press: If You Hit Trump for Market Fall, Praise Him for Gain
Media Research Center President Brent Bozell on Tuesday instructed journalists that if they are really going to hammer Donald Trump for Monday’s stock market, then these reporters need to credit the economy’s roaring success as well.