NBC Fears Tillerson Will Enrich Putin: ‘Kremlin Couldn’t Be Happier’

It appeared that NBC sharpened its claws in preparation for NBC Nightly News on Tuesday, as the network sent Richard Engel to Russia. The reporter was there to find dirt on President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of State, ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson. “I'm Richard Engel in Moscow, where the Kremlin couldn't be happier with the way Trump's cabinet is shaping up, especially with Rex…
Nicholas Fondacaro
December 13th, 2016 9:55 PM

'Gender Fluid' Actor Makes 'History,' Submits for Oscar in Two Genders

Well this is a first.  In what is being touted as “Oscar history,” a gender-fluid actor could potentially be the first nominee in both male and female categories.  In addition to asking the question – what the heck is a “gender-fluid” actor? --  it also makes us wonder if that’s even fair – being eligible for both categories when everyone else is delineated to either a male or female category. 
Melissa Mullins
December 13th, 2016 8:11 PM

Actor's Take on Kennedy at Chappaquiddick - 'Ted Had a Rough Night'

"Jason Clarke is Ted Kennedy," declares The Daily Beast headline, "The Aussie Actor on the Controversial 'Chappaquiddick.' Based on Clarke's remarks to the Beast, he sure sounds like him. Daily Beast reporter Liza Foreman tells readers in her lede that she was "not all that familiar" with Chappaquiddick, the remote island where Kennedy drove off a bridge late at night with a young woman who…
Jack Coleman
December 13th, 2016 7:25 PM

Christmas Jeer: NYT Says 'Rudolph' Musical Denies Female Equality

More proof that the New York Times will not let the most innocuous trifle pass unjudged for sexism: Laurel Graeber’s theater review in in Tuesday’s New York Times of the “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” musical was headlined “A Red Note Lights an Uneven Field – All receive lessons against bullying, but bucks still get more attention that does.” The online headline: “A ‘Rudolph’ for Inclusion (at…
Clay Waters
December 13th, 2016 5:19 PM

Mrs. Stephanopoulos Brags Kid Screamed About Abortions After Trump Won

Nothing could make a liberal power couple’s hearts swell up with pride more than the sweet sounds of their young daughter throwing a pro-abortion hissy fit. That’s exactly what happened Tuesday on The View, when actress/comedian Ali Wentworth, married to ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos, boasted about how “upset” her young daughter was with Trump’s win. Wentworth bragged that the 14-year-old…
Kristine Marsh
December 13th, 2016 4:03 PM

Surprise: CNN Panel Unanimously Denounces Campus 'Safe Spaces'

On Monday's CNN Tonight, Don Lemon and his panel refreshingly condemned "safe spaces" on college campuses. Lemon raised how some student Trump supporters have called for their own "safe spaces." Dennis Prager recognized the "legitimate factor here that kids who did vote for Trump are ostracized," but added, "I'm still against the safe space even for conservative students." Professor Todd Gitlin…
Matthew Balan
December 13th, 2016 4:02 PM

Vox: ‘Rogue One’ ‘Is the First Star Wars Movie to Acknowledge' War

Vox readers and Twitter users were left scratching their heads on Tuesday as an article by Todd VanDerWerff proclaimed that Rogue One: A Star Wars Story represents the first film in the Star Wars cinematic universe “to acknowledge the whole franchise is about war.”
Curtis Houck
December 13th, 2016 3:53 PM

Whoopi: Celebrating Christmas ‘Same Conversation’ as Abortion

Leave it to ABC’s The View to connect Christmas – the celebration of the world’s most important birth – to abortion. But that it did. According to Whoopi Goldberg, the right to publicly celebrate Christmas is the same as a “woman’s right to choose.”

Katie Yoder
December 13th, 2016 3:43 PM

Nets Hit Tillerson for 'No Experience,' Predict ‘Tough Confirmation'

As news broke on Tuesday that Donald Trump had officially tapped ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to serve as Secretary of State, the network morning shows all decried the business executive’s lack of “government experience” and warned of a “tough” confirmation “battle” in the Senate.
Kyle Drennen
December 13th, 2016 3:29 PM

Journalist on CBS: ‘Racialized’ GOP Opposed Obama From the Start

The hosts at CBS This morning on Tuesday brought on a fawning, pro-Barack Obama journalist to cement the legacy of the President. Atlantic national correspondent Ta-Nehisi Coates identified racism as a key reason for Republican resistance to Obama. 
Scott Whitlock
December 13th, 2016 2:27 PM

WashPost Columnist: Let's Take Trump Tower By Eminent Domain

At the Washington Post, Catherine Rampell, alarmed by an alleged "police state" on Fifth Avenue in New York City and alleged "costs to commerce and property values," wants to have the city to "use eminent domain to seize Trump Tower." Unfortunately, the President-Elect does have a blind spot when it comes to the government taking someone's property and conveying it to someone else for supposed "…
Tom Blumer
December 13th, 2016 2:21 PM

BuzzFeed Hires Islamophobia Reporter

Get ready for more fake news - BuzzFeed is hiring! In the eyes of ultra-liberal website BuzzFeed, Islamophobia in America is a legitimate beat that needs covering, and they are ready to hire a journalist dedicated solely to making sure the plight of marginalized Muslims is reported. The site recently posted a job listing for “someone to join our ambitious national news team to cover Muslim life…
Maggie McKneely
December 13th, 2016 12:21 PM

Sports Media Pile on Trump Over Burglary of NFL Player’s Home

No one yet knows who broke into the home of New York Giants’ fullback Nikita Whitlock, drew swastikas and wrote “Trump” and racist remarks on his walls, but multiple sports media exploited the crime to characterize President-elect Donald Trump and his supporters as racists.
Jay Maxson
December 13th, 2016 12:10 PM

MRC’s Brent Bozell Exposes ‘Militantly Anti-Trump’ WashPost

Media Research Center President Brent Bozell on Tuesday ripped into the Washington Post for its naked partisanship, denouncing the paper as “militantly anti-Trump.” Bozell appeared on Fox Business to discuss the President-elect’s upcoming  meeting with Post owner Jeff Bezos. He reminded, “This is a man who called [Trump] a threat to democracy just a few months ago.” 
NB Staff
December 13th, 2016 11:30 AM