Pelley Swoons Obama ‘Is Not Going Gently into that Good Night’

Prior to President Obama’s final press conference, CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley seized the opportunity to gush that Obama “will be leaving the presidency in less than 46 hours and he is not going gently into that good night.” 
Curtis Houck
January 18th, 2017 3:33 PM

‘The View’ Ladies Wear ‘Pussy Hats’ to Support Women’s March

Don’t be surprised if The View crew shows up at the Women’s March on Washington this Saturday. At the end of their show Wednesday, all five View ladies appeared either wearing or holding signature pink hats (“pussy hats”) in support of the march.
Katie Yoder
January 18th, 2017 3:18 PM

Luis Gutierrez Celebrates Lopez Rivera Commutation As Only He Can

Congressman Luis Gutiérrez penned an astounding op-ed for El Nuevo Día (Puerto Rico) in the immediate aftermath of the commutation of convicted terrorist Oscar López Rivera's prison sentence. And there is a fascinating lesson within.
Jorge Bonilla
January 18th, 2017 3:01 PM

Actress Friend of Tiffany Trump Hits Haters With Great Comeback

When Abigail Breslin posted an Instagram photo with Tiffany Trump, the actress did not realize she’d get so much hate in response. 
Sarah Stites
January 18th, 2017 2:52 PM

MSNBC Cheers Obamacare's 'Popularity Soars'

On MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Reports Tuesday afternoon, NBC News senior politics editor Mark Murray discussed the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll that 45 percent of Americans support maintaining Obamacare, touting the health care law's favorability as "higher than it has ever been."
Jackson Richman
January 18th, 2017 2:49 PM

FNC Panel Excoriates Obama's 'Disgraceful,' 'Radical' Manning Decision

On Tuesday night, the panel on FNC’s Special Report tore into President Obama’s “bizarre” decision to commute Chelsea Manning’s sentence as “an absolute disgrace” that “does tremendous damage going forward because it incentivizes leaks.” This was in contrast to CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley, who reported that “[t]he Obama presidency is ending on a note of forgiveness” and “mercy.”
Curtis Houck
January 18th, 2017 2:23 PM

Jimmy Kimmel Tweets EPA Pick ‘Scott Pruitt Is a Piece of S***’

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency faced legislators on Capitol Hill as his confirmation hearings began Jan. 18. At the same time, celebrities spewed vitriol about him online. Comedian and television show host Jimmy Kimmel slammed Trump’s cabinet pick, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, in a tweet saying, “Put simply, Scott Pruitt is a piece of…
Sam Dorman
January 18th, 2017 2:03 PM

Politico Pundit to Press v. Trump: 'Time to Circle Behind Enemy Lines'

Jack Shafer, a longtime media critic now with Politico, wrote an article on Monday with the wisecracking headline "Trump Is Making Journalism Great Again." In short, he argued since Trump is so hostile to the press, it's reinvigorating journalism and making it relevant. He doesn't seem to catch that he's also saying, by contrast, that Obama was then a bad thing for journalism, since everything…
Tim Graham
January 18th, 2017 1:59 PM

AP Continues to Mislead on Lewis's and Dems' Inaugural Boycott History

Apparently, those employed as political reporters at the Associated Press never have to acknowledge the existence of their errors, let alone say they're sorry. They're also free to make major changes and corrections to the text of previously-filed reports without disclosing what they did to readers. The AP's reporting on the fight John Lewis picked with Donald Trump — and yes, Lewis started it by…
Tom Blumer
January 18th, 2017 12:44 PM

CBS Swoons Over Josh Earnest’s ‘Matinee Good Looks'

The journalists at CBS This Morning on Wednesday agreed with Barack Obama: White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest is a good looking man. This not-so confrontational assessment came as Earnest bragged about the importance of “friction” between any White House and the press corp.  Reporting live from the briefing room, co-host Charlie Rose touted Obama’s praise of Earnest: “He's just got that all…
Scott Whitlock
January 18th, 2017 12:35 PM

Behar: 'Upsetting' That We 'Don't Have Checks and Balances' Anymore

On Wednesday’s The View, co-host Joy Behar had a meltdown about America’s “democracy” being under threat because there was no longer any “checks and balances” for Donald Trump as President since Republicans were in the majority in both houses of Congress. Behar called the situation “sad and upsetting,” apparently not realizing this type of scenario has happened dozens of times before.
Kristine Marsh
January 18th, 2017 12:35 PM

Nets Warn ObamaCare Repeal Will Cause ‘Millions’ to Lose Health Care

Media fearmongering over Republican plans to repeal and replace ObamaCare reached a fever pitch on Tuesday, as all three network morning shows seized on a Congressional Budget Office report that selectively examined the impact of repealing the law without passing replacement legislation. Despite that being in direct contradiction with GOP proposals, the hosts and correspondents ran with the news…
Kyle Drennen
January 18th, 2017 12:13 PM

Donald Trump Labeled ‘Anti-Immigrant’ By Telemundo Anchor

It should be recognized that there is a substantial, noteworthy difference between someone who is opposed to immigration – a person who can conceivably and legitimately be labelled as “anti-immigrant” – and someone who favors legal immigration into the country but is opposed to illegal immigration, for whom the all-encompassing “anti-immigrant’ label clearly does not apply and constitutes, in…
MRC Latino Staff
January 18th, 2017 12:13 PM

Cuban Would Have to Work 25 Years to Afford ‘The Nation’ Cuba Trip

Comrades! We must get to Havana before the counter-revolutionary Yanqui influence corrupts the Workers’ Paradise! So says far-left moonbat mag The Nation (though in not so many words) in an email inviting readers to join it in Havana this spring.
Matt Philbin
January 18th, 2017 11:40 AM