NYT Sports Fronts Folksy Voice of Reason in 'Deeply Conservative' TX

No escape from politics in the NYT: “In Deeply Conservative Texas, a Folksy Voice of Progressivism” by New York Times reporter Juliet Macur made the front page Thursday -- of the Sports section? Yep, the Times has taken ESPN’s lead and allowed liberal politics and cheerleading to infect one of the last nonpoliticized bastions of American life. Macur, a sports reporter, wrote an encomium to Texas…
Clay Waters

Pundit Predicts GOP ‘Character Assassination’ of 2020 Dem Nominee

Many persons have started thinking about President Trump’s re-election campaign. One, of course, is Trump himself. Another is lefty pundit Paul Waldman, who in a September 27 column for The Week argued that while recent approval ratings for Trump don’t augur well for his winning a second term, he might pull it off if he cribs from Karl Rove’s 2004 playbook.
Tom Johnson

Jaw-Dropping Idea: 'Chuck Todd Thinks It's Important to Stay Neutral'

Ana Marie Cox interviewed Chuck Todd for this Sunday’s New York Times Magazine interview. That’s the third MSNBC host this year, after Joy Reid and Nicolle Wallace. The headline? “Chuck Todd Thinks It’s Important to Stay Neutral.” Cox avoids the hardballs as Todd says "I feel the need to reinforce the wall between the news media and the politicians." But his wife works for politicians...and they'…
Tim Graham

Wealthy Liberal Weinstein Accused of ‘Decades’ of Sex Harassment

Liberals in Hollywood treat women just like they treat conservatives: like dirt, according to The New York Times. The Times reported that wealthy producer Harvey Weinstein is no better than the rest of Hollywood, battling accusations of sexual harassment accumulated over 30 years. After the Times released its expose on Weinstein, the supposed “champion of women” admitted that he would be taking…
Corinne Weaver

CBS, NBC Cover 20-Week Abortion Ban Only in Rep. Murphy Reports

While the networks initially ignored the House passing a 20-week abortion ban, they’re now reporting on it because they can connect it to a “scandal rocking Washington.” On Thursday morning, both CBS and NBC reported that Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA) would not seek re-election following a report that the politician, a member of the House Pro-Life Caucus, encouraged his mistress to have an abortion.
Katie Yoder

Acosta, WH Press Tussle with Sanders Over Trump Calls to Probe Media

Along with the Las Vegas shooting and Puerto Rico, Thursday’s White House press briefing featured a litany of questions about morning tweets by President Trump requesting the Senate Intelligence Committee investigate journalists for their “Fake News.” Needless to say, CNN’s Jim Acosta led the way in showing his profession’s displeasure.
Curtis Houck

Morning Joe Denies MSNBC’s Own Reporting To Push Russian Conspiracy

On Thursday’s Morning Joe, the panel demonstrated that they are so consumed by their Russia-Trump collusion conspiracy theory that they will go to absolutely absurd lengths, even going against their own reporting and information displayed right in front of their faces, in order to support their preconceptions.

Chris Reeves

Anti-Conservative SPLC Attacks ACT for America, Bozell

The Southern Poverty Law Center is at it again -- spreading hate against people it disagrees with.This time, the SPLC targeted ACT for America during ACT’s seventh annual national conference. The assault triggered a response among liberals eager to prove their fidelity to SPLC’s intolerant agenda of hate. The SPLC attacked ACT as the “largest anti-Muslim organization in the U.S.,” and criticized…
Corinne Weaver

'View’: ‘Scandal’ An ‘Escape,’ ‘Privilege’ From ‘Stain of Our Country'

Thursday on ABC’s The View, Scandal actress Kerry Washington appeared briefly to discuss the popular show’s final season. The show’s writers, along with Washington herself, have been outspoken critics of President Trump as well as advocates for abortion and Hillary Clinton. So the hosts were overjoyed with the opportunity to get their like-minded liberal guest to spout off on Trump and…
Kristine Marsh

'View’ Says Co-Host ‘Pro-Choice’ Even Though She’s Against Abortion

The View’s Sunny Hostin is “pro-choice,” whether she admits it or not, according to her co-hosts. On Thursday, The View ladies slammed Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA) after a report revealed that the politician, a member of the House Pro-Life Caucus, encouraged his mistress to have an abortion. Both Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg took the opportunity to insist that their co-host, Sunny Hostin, was pro-…
Katie Yoder

NBC Revels in Creating Trump Administration ‘Turmoil’

On Thursday, NBC’s Today seemed to delight in causing “turmoil” within the Trump administration after reporting on anonymous gossip about Secretary of State Rex Tillerson allegedly calling the President a “moron.” Co-host Savannah Guthrie opened the show by hyping: “Secretary of State Rex Tillerson takes on an NBC News report that he referred to the President as a moron. But, doesn’t deny it....…
Kyle Drennen

September TV Coverage: Bashing Trump on NFL, DACA and Cabinet Flights

With September’s news coverage now in the record books, the latest Media Research Center analysis finds TV’s hostility to the Trump presidency continues unabated. According to our analysts, the President received 92% bad press, vs. just 8% good press on the ABC, CBS and NBC evening news shows last month.
Rich Noyes and Mike Ciandella

New Magic School Bus: Use Clean Energy or Monsters Will Eat You

The Magic School Bus is back in the new Netflix series The Magic School Bus Rides Again! Overall, it's still a nice, fun 13-episode series like we remember from when we were kids, but with some left turns. There is a pretty predictable take on climate change propaganda for little kids, but that wasn't the worst. That dubious honor goes to the episode that teaches kids that a monster will eat them…
Amelia Hamilton

Media Wrongly Label Liberal Tax Policy Center in 98 Percent of Stories

The news media have long promoted left-leaning tax analysis by dressing up liberal tax groups as “nonpartisan.” Most recently, print media and the networks have appealed to the liberal Tax Policy Center (TPC) to criticize President Donald Trump’s tax plan.
Aly Nielsen