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WashPost Treats Trump Golf Course Vandalism As 'Daring Defiance'
The Washington Post, which recently changed its web masthead's motto to "Democracy Dies in Darkness," also promises potential subscribers "Award-winning content" and "Top political coverage." We've yet to hear from the Post where it would categorize its original description Sunday of destruction perpetrated by far-left environmentalist vandals — as "a daring act of defiance" — at Trump National…
March 15th, 2017 4:58 PM
NYT Frets Over Gorsuch’s Connection to ‘Secretive Billionaire’
The New York Times on Wednesday published an ominous front page story about Neil Gorsuch’s “web of ties to secretive billionaire.” The article by Charlie Savage and Julie Turkewitz never once mentioned that Democratic senator Michael Bennet, who shares the home state of Colorado with the Supreme Court nominee, also has connections to billionaire Philip F. Anschultz.
March 15th, 2017 3:59 PM
The Dirty Dem Dogs of Disruption
Here come the hyper-partisan hounds. A new nonprofit called American Oversight launched this week to combat President Trump's "culture of impunity." The outfit declared itself "nonpartisan" and claims its crusaders will fight for a "transparent and ethical government." But like Waylon Jennings once crooned, "Baby, that dog won't hunt." These Democrat operatives aren't interested in accountability…
March 15th, 2017 3:35 PM
Limbaugh Goes to Town Mocking ‘Overrated’ Maddow, 'Lunatic' Johnston
Yes, you read that headline correctly. Leading off his eponymous talk radio show on Wednesday, conservative stalwart Rush Limbaugh lambasted MSNBC host Rachel Maddow and “lunatic” far-left journalist David Cay Johnston over the pathetic release of President Trump’s 2005 tax returns, declaring “they got schlonged” and blinded by their hatred for Trump.
March 15th, 2017 3:32 PM
Liberty Is Not for Wimps
Most Americans, whether liberal or conservative, Democratic or Republican, do not show much understanding or respect for the principles of personal liberty. We criticize our political leaders, but we must recognize that their behavior simply reflects the values of people who elected them to office. That means we are all to blame for greater governmental control over our lives and a decline in…
March 15th, 2017 3:32 PM
CNBC Reports Small Business Optimism at ‘Historically High Levels’
Wall Street has been brimming with optimism since President Donald Trump’s election, but Main Street’s optimism soared as well. Some say the new GOP health insurance bill may keep that going.CNBC reporter Kate Rogers said that “Main Street’s outlook post-election is still holding at historically high levels according to the National Federation of Independent Business.”
March 15th, 2017 3:14 PM
DUers Prematurely Celebrate Maddow Trump Tax 'Revelation'
When Rachel Maddow tweeted on the night of March 14 that she had President Trump's tax returns, great jubilation broke out online among the left in general and by the Democratic Underground in particular. They anxiously awaited her MSNBC show less than an hour and a half later in joyful anticipation that finally, FINALLY they would see the downfall of Trump. Unfortunately, soon after her…
March 15th, 2017 2:54 PM
Trump Taxes Reporter Slanders Melania: ‘She Did Do Very Sleazy Porn’
The reporter who was lauded by the media for sharing Trump’s boring 2005 tax return is not getting much attention for his politics but perhaps he should be. While the networks Wednesday morning described David Cay Johnston as a “Pulitzer Prize winning reporter,” they apparently didn’t notice that he was a hardcore liberal as well.
March 15th, 2017 2:21 PM
Reporter Who Revealed Trump’s Taxes Slams ‘Unethical’ White House
On CNN's New Day Wednesday, the investigative reporter who revealed President Donald Trump's 2005 tax returns, cried foul over the White House leaking them to news organizations, accusing them of behaving "unethically," and that the public doesn't know how much the President is "getting from the Russian oligarches." He also said the former point a few hours later on MSNBC Live with Stephanie…
March 15th, 2017 1:12 PM
Despite Mockery, MSNBC Spends Hours on Trump Tax Returns
Despite left-wing MSNBC host Rachel Maddow being lampooned on social media and even by her media colleagues Tuesday night over her laughable "scoop" that Donald Trump paid his taxes, on Wednesday, the mockery didn’t deter the network from devoting extensive air time to the story every hour from 6 a.m. through noon ET.
March 15th, 2017 1:10 PM
Conservative Leaders Join Bozell’s Call for Media Fairness on Gorsuch
Conservative leaders on Wednesday joined a call by the Media Research Center’s Brent Bozell that journalists fairly — and accurately — cover Senator Chuck Schumer’s attempts to trash Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. On Wednesday, Schumer held a press conference in which he sneered, “Judge Gorsuch may act like a neutral, calm judge, but his record and his career clearly show he harbors a right-…
March 15th, 2017 12:30 PM
'Hyperpartisan Washington Post' Attacks 'Evidence-Free' Levin, Hannity
Our colleague Jeffrey Lord penned a new piece for The American Spectator on Washington Post media columnist Margaret Sullivan denouncing the conservative media for pushing lies and conspiracy theories instead of real information. The online headline for Sullivan was “Pro-Trump media sets the agenda with lies. Here’s how traditional media can take it back.”
To Sullivan, there is the “…
March 15th, 2017 12:30 PM
Nets Spend 20 Mins on Trump Taxes: ‘What Is It He’s Trying to Hide?'
Despite a complete lack of newsworthiness, the morning news shows of ABC, CBS and NBC on March 15 spent 20 minutes and 28 seconds speculating about President Donald Trump’s tax returns based on two pages that even they had to admit were “certainly not scandalous in any way.” On March 14, Rachel Maddow revealed that her much-hyped excerpt from Trump’s 2005 tax returns were completely…
March 15th, 2017 12:05 PM
MRC’s Brent Bozell Demands Media Report ALL the Facts on Gorsuch
Democrats in the Senate and liberals in the media are ramping up efforts to torpedo Judge Neil Gorsuch's nomination to the Supreme Court. Media Research Center President Brent Bozell issued the following statement:
March 15th, 2017 10:55 AM