Lauer Asks Haley: Does Trump Have ‘Credibility’ at United Nations?

On Friday, in part two of his interview with United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, NBC Today co-host Matt Lauer worried about how President Trump was viewed by the international organization: “As you walk through the halls of the United Nations, does this president have credibility?”
Kyle Drennen
March 17th, 2017 2:31 PM

Eight Kooky Things Heard on Thursday Night’s ‘Hardball’

MSNBC’s Hardball featured not one or two particularly crazy moments in Thursday night’s installment by host Chris Matthews, but rather a whole host of notable exchanges, insinuations, and quotes from both Matthews and a few of his guests. Without any further adieu, here’s the top eight loony moments (presented in chronological order).   
Curtis Houck
March 17th, 2017 2:16 PM

Guess Who? 17 States Use Taxpayer Money for Abortion

While many in the media and Planned Parenthood and repeatedly insist that Americans taxpayers don’t pay for abortion, they’re keeping quite about state funding for abortion. According to the Guttmacher Institute (GI), which once boasted ties to Planned Parenthood, 17 states use taxpayer money to fund abortion.
Katie Yoder
March 17th, 2017 1:51 PM

Sneering CNN: ‘Billy Madison’ White House ‘Not Dealing With Reality’

Journalists on CNN, Thursday,  made no effort to disguise the disdain and rage they hold for the White House. Anchor Don Lemon compared Sean Spicer to the Adam Sandler movie Billy Madison. After playing an extended clip of March 16 press conference, Lemon mocked Spicer: “Did anyone see Billy Madison? The game show scene? ‘Everyone in this room is dumber for having listened to that.’ I hope that…
Scott Whitlock
March 17th, 2017 12:30 PM

NBC: Isn’t Trump’s Media Criticism ‘Damaging to Democracy'?

In an interview with Breitbart News editor-in-chief Alex Marlow for Friday’s NBC Today, correspondent Stephanie Gosk worried that the conservative media figure did not think it was “dangerous” for the President to criticize the press: “President Trump calling the, quote, ‘fake news media,’ ‘the enemy of the American people.’ That kind of extreme language, is that not damaging to our democracy?”
Kyle Drennen
March 17th, 2017 11:39 AM

NYT Revels in DC Anti-Trump Protests as Hip Social Event

New York Times reporter Katie Rogers celebrated anti-Trump protests as “the new brunch” in the big-government stronghold of D.C.: “A City Where Dissent Becomes a Lifestyle.” Rogers’ story occupied two-thirds of the page, with photos down the middle from various D.C. protests and a long and fawning explainer of a photo caption, full of liberal blandishment.
Clay Waters
March 17th, 2017 11:31 AM

WashPost Reporter Claims Immigrants 'Going Hungry,' Never Spoke to One

A Wonkblog item at the Washington Post about immigrants who have been receiving food stamps allegedly deciding to cancel their enrollment has been sharply criticized for a headline change which occurred a short time after the entry went up. It was: "Immigrants are now canceling their food stamps for fear that Trump will deport them"; now it's "Immigrants are going hungry so Trump won't deport…
Tom Blumer
March 17th, 2017 11:31 AM

NBC’s LGBT Propaganda Machine Frets About Potential ‘Anti-LGBT Bills’

NBC’s pro-LGBT propaganda arm, “NBC OUT,” recently published a piece about proposed “anti-LGBT bills” that will supposedly undermine “civil rights.” The article began with the story of “married” homosexual men who “became foster parents to two children, both under the age of 2.” 
Alex Nitzberg
March 17th, 2017 11:14 AM

Morning Joe Opens With Juvenile Movie Montage to Mock White House

MSNBC's Morning Joe opened Friday's show with a juvenille montage of news and entertainment highlights. The one minute-and-fifty-four-second mix-up reel began with a reporter asking White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer whether or not President Donald Trump still stands by his accusation his predecessor ordered wiretapping of Trump Tower during the 2016 election. 
Jackson Richman
March 17th, 2017 11:12 AM

UPDATED: Donna Brazile Defends Feeding Questions to Clinton

Thursday on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, former DNC chair and ex-CNN analyst Donna Brazile appeared to talk about her time as chair and the scandal that ousted her from her 14-year-run at CNN. While host Trevor Noah asked her why she gave questions to the Clinton campaign before a town hall, he didn’t push back when Brazile defended her actions and downplayed the controversy as media spin.  
Kristine Marsh
March 17th, 2017 10:57 AM

Frightened NYT Reporter: Trump’s Budget Ushering in 'the Dark Ages’

After the Trump Administration released a budget proposal for 2018 early Thursday, the media threw a fit at the suggested cuts to programs like the Environmental Protection Agency and National Institute of Health. ABC and NBC’s evening news programs Thursday even hyped that the poor and those suffering from cancer would be hurt the most by the proposed cuts. Journalists also took to Twitter to…
Kristine Marsh
March 17th, 2017 9:28 AM

Oprah's Show 'Greenleaf' on 'Praying the Gay Away'

There has been much rancor over gay conversion therapy programs for decades, but the topic has again been hotly debated as of late with Vice President Mike Pence’s support for such programs as well as Ken Blackwell, Domestic Policy Advisor to the Trump Presidential Transition Team. ABC’s 20/20 revived the debate in an exposé last week, as well. Though judging by the reviews, the exposé leaned…
Dawn Slusher
March 17th, 2017 4:34 AM

ABC Touts Liberal Judge Shooting Down Trump’s Revised Travel Ban

Late Wednesday evening, a federal judge in Hawaii put a temporary hold on the implementation of the White House’s revised travel ban. The development was celebrated by the left and championed by the liberal media. “There’s new fallout this evening after President Trump now faces his second defeat on his proposed travel ban. The revised ban blocked just hours before it took effect,” stated anchor…
Nicholas Fondacaro
March 17th, 2017 12:34 AM

NBC’s 'Chicago Med': Being in the Closet Literally Hurts Gay Teens

In the Thursday night episode of Chicago Med, titled “Monday Mourning,” a teenage boy is brought in to be treated for injuries suffered in a fall he took. The surprise twist? His medical complications are brought on because he's been hiding that he's gay. Is there any show these days without a gay storyline twist?
Karen Townsend
March 17th, 2017 12:00 AM