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Fiery Closing Arguments in Menendez Bribery Trial Draw Yawns from Nets
“This is what bribery looks like,” declared federal prosecutor J.P. Cooney on Thursday as the closing arguments in the long-running corruption trial of Democratic New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez took place. The trial had seen contentious exchanges between the defense and the judge, claims of a lack of impartiality, and requests for the case to be thrown and for a mistrial to be declared. The…
'Grey's Anatomy' Informs Viewers It's Dumb to Put a Gun in Your Vagina
What did I just watch? I mean, I know I just watched the November 2 episode of Grey's Anatomy, "Come on Down to My Boat, Baby" but, in the larger sense, what did I just watch? It is truly amazing to me that this show is still on the air and, after this episode, I'm convinced that the only ratings it has are the people who watch it out of pure schadenfreude, those who watch it just to see what…
'Superstore' Tries to Sell Socialism, Accidentally Sells Free Markets
What made NBC's Superstore think that their viewers would want to watch an entire episode about health care policy? We really don't, however, in their November 2 episode, "Health Fund," that's exactly what they gave us.
CNN Decries GOP Double Standard on Shootings Vs Muslim Terrorism
On Thursday's New Day, CNN hosts and commentators devoted a substantial portion of the show to fretting over President Donald Trump and Republicans having a double standard in not wanting to pass new gun laws after shootings, but being eager to pass new immigration restrictions after terrorism by Muslim radicals who trace back to other countries.
Nets Refuse to Report Revelation Dem Primary Was ‘Rigged’ for Clinton
In an essay for Politico on Thursday, former interim Democratic National Committee Chair Donna Brazile dropped a bombshell on the DNC and the Hillary Clinton campaign. In the piece, Brazile exposed how “the DNC was rigging the system to throw the primary to Hillary” through an ethically questionable financial arrangement. Even though it seemed like a plot in House of Cards, the Big Three networks…
Twitter Employee Behind Shutdown of Trump's Twitter Account [UPDATED]
On Thursday night, the internet briefly descended into chaos as President Donald Trump’s personal Twitter account had disappeared and was nowhere to be found until it was restored 11 minutes later. The account reappeared without explanation until Twitter’s official electoral and government relations account provided a bizarre explanation that it was “due to human error by a Twitter employee.”
MSNBC 'GOPers' Lose Their Minds When Guest Mentions Uranium One
Buckle up, everyone. On Thursday’s Deadline: White House, the MSNBC show descended into chaos as liberal Republicans Steve Schmidt and Nicolle Wallace lost their minds in shouting down former Vice President Pence aide Marc Lotter when he warned against speculation into the Mueller probe and brought up the dossier and Uranium One stories.
WSJ Journo Bashes Trump for Not Calling for Death of Dead Mass Shooter
Yes, you are reading the headline correctly. On Thursday’s Deadline: White House, Wall Street Journal White House reporter Eli Stokols was very upset that President Trump called for the death penalty to be imposed on the terrorist who just killed eight people in New York City because – wait for it – Trump didn’t also call for the execution of the Las Vegas mass shooter. No one bothered to tell…
Northam Camp Deny Approving Race-Baiting Ad; Column Shows Otherwise
Every day that goes by continues to generate more controversy for Ralph Northam, the Democratic candidate for governor of Virginia, regarding a minute-long commercial that attempts to portray Republicans in the Old Dominion as race-baiting, Confederate flag-waving villains.
Actor Demands Congress Remove 'Cancer' of Trump from Office
Actor Richard Schiff is best known for playing presidential adviser Toby Ziegler on the TV drama The West Wing. His Twitter feed these days looks like any hard-core Democrat’s – retweeting Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Joe Biden, and Sen. Kamala Harris. An article in The Hill underlines that like most Democrats, he thinks Trump needs to be removed from office like a “cancer” destroying "the body of…
WashPost/ABC Poll Asks if Trump ‘Committed a Crime’
A new Washington Post/ABC News poll released Thursday afternoon asked respondents to convict President Trump of an unknown “crime” in relation to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. The leading question found “49 percent think it is likely Trump himself committed a crime in connection with possible Russian attempts to influence the election,” though most admitted that “this…
MSNBC Guest Sees Racism in GOP Reactions to Vegas Shooting, NYC Terror
Who does David Jolly think he is? Joe Scarborough? On Wednesday’s Hardball, the frequent MSNBC guest and former Florida Republican Congressman blasted his party as racists for not pushing for gun control post-Las Vegas by a white shooter but calling for immigration changes following Tuesday’s Manhattan terror attack by an Uzbeki immigrant.
CBS Is Giddy Over Planned Comey Memoir: ‘Going to Be a Good Book!’
In case you were wondering, journalists are already excited over what ex-FBI Director James Comey will say in his upcoming memoir. Though it won’t be out until May of 2018, the co-hosts of CBS This Morning on Thursday gushed over the release... of the title. Co-host Norah O’Donnell enthused, “Something tells me that's going to be a good book!”
Morning Joe More Concerned With Dem Comeback Than DNC Corruption
On Thursday’s Morning Joe, hosts Joe Scarborough and Willie Geist decided to briefly cover former Democratic National Committee Chair Donna Brazile’s recent allegations that the DNC was under the control of Hillary Clinton’s campaign long before the presidential primaries even began. However, in spite of the panel’s recognition that this was an “explosive” story, the hosts did not call for heads…