ABC, CBS Resurrect 2011 Gaffe to Portray Perry as Buffoon

On Tuesday’s morning news shows, ABC and CBS dredged up a five-year-old gaffe from former Governor of Texas Rick Perry in an effort to delegitimize Trump’s pick for head of the Department of Energy. ABC in particular seemed to go out of it’s way to make Perry appear ridiculous, playing an especially embarrassing clip from Perry’s time on Dancing With the Stars. The malicious reporting was just…
Kristine Marsh
December 13th, 2016 11:14 AM

After Vowing to Leave U.S., Bryan Cranston Now Wishes Trump Well

Appearing on Tuesday’s NBC Today, actor Bryan Cranston dramatically changed his tune on President-elect Donald Trump. After promising in October to move to Canada if Trump was elected, the star told co-host Matt Lauer: “...he was not my candidate but he is going to be my president. And I truly hope that he does an exceptionally good job, I really do.”
Kyle Drennen
December 13th, 2016 10:54 AM

ABC Wonders: Is Trump's Presidency 'Delegitimized' Already?

Looks like openly left-leaning outlets like Slate aren’t the only ones in the media questioning if Trump’s election was legitimate. Tuesday on Good Morning America, anchor George Stephanopoulos and analyst Matthew Dowd raised the same question during a discussion on Rex Tillerson, Russia and the DNC hacking.
Kristine Marsh
December 13th, 2016 10:10 AM

Lib Pundit Pierce: No Trump Presidency If Electoral College Works

The Hamilton electors, whatever their number, are being cheered on by Hamilton bloggers, one of whom is Esquire’s Pierce. In a Saturday post, Pierce argued that in the country the Founding Fathers envisioned, the Electoral College would vote down a Donald Trump presidency. Pierce wrote, “Let us assume for a moment that our constitutional institutions are as strong and functional as they are…
Tom Johnson
December 13th, 2016 10:09 AM

The Seven Sisters: Gifts For Every Feminist On Your List

Christmastime is nearly upon us, which means Americans across the country are anxiously contemplating the perfect gifts for their loved ones. But what should you buy your friend who loves Lena Dunham? Or your niece who always works Gloria Steinem into Christmas dinner conversation? 
Sarah Stites
December 13th, 2016 10:03 AM

Notable Quotables Special Edition: Trashing Trump’s Cabinet

So far, the liberal media have trashed Donald Trump’s cabinet choices as a “racially insensitive” group of “hard-line” “radicals” and “ignoramuses” who will bring about “environmental disaster” and “calamity to the poor.” This is a far cry from the treatment Barack Obama’s cabinet picks were given in 2008. His appointments were hailed as a diverse “mosaic,” an “all-star” team of “superstar” “…
Kyle Drennen and Geoffrey Dickens
December 13th, 2016 10:00 AM

The Cleveland Snowflakes? Lebron James Wears Safety Pin on SI Cover

Dear distraught Hillary/Bernie supporters,  Yes, the world is now a terrifying place, but Lebron James is there for you. The NBA superstar is on the cover of Sports Illustrated sporting a safety pin. He shares your fear, and he's the Sportsperson of the Year, according to SI.
Matt Philbin
December 13th, 2016 8:38 AM

Obama Admin Told NY Times on Nov. 25 Elections 'Were Free and Fair'

Though the press apparently wants everyone to forget about it, the fact is that barely two weeks ago, over Thanksgiving weekend, the Obama administration told the world, apparently only through the New York Times, its designated mouthpiece, that "we stand behind our (nation's) election results, which accurately reflect the will of the American people." The statement was "issued" to the Times on…
Tom Blumer
December 13th, 2016 7:44 AM

ABC, NBC Punt on Stein’s Recount Failures in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin

On Monday, ABC’s World News Tonight and NBC Nightly News saw no reason to keep their viewers abreast of two embarrassing failures in Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein’s recount efforts to alter the presidential election results as the recount ended in Wisconsin while a judge blocked it in Pennsylvania.  With ABC and NBC missing in action, the CBS Evening News covered the recount news…
Curtis Houck
December 12th, 2016 11:44 PM

CNN's Mudd Slams RNC's Spicer: 'Doesn't Know A** from Hole in Ground'

Appearing as a panel member on Monday's New Day, CNN counterterrorism analyst Philip Mudd reacted angrily to video of the RNC's Sean Spicer dismissing reports that CIA members believe the Russian government hacked the DNC for the purpose of helping Donald Trump get elected, as the CNN analyst declared that he would like to "jump through the TV" and take him "behind the shed." He then derided the…
Brad Wilmouth
December 12th, 2016 10:55 PM

NYT’s Rutenberg Says TV News Must Stop Going Easy on Trump

After television news (and his own newspaper) spent the last eight years praising Barack Obama and defending him against GOP attacks, there’s a Republican about to take office and suddenly it’s high time for journalists to get tough on politicians. That’s the gist of New York Times media reporter Jim Rutenberg’s latest Mediator column “TV News Must Pull No Punches For Trump." Rutenberg praised…
Clay Waters
December 12th, 2016 10:17 PM

Daily Beast Columnist Declares 2016 Presidential Outcome 'a Hoax'

It's been more than a month since the November 8 election, and liberals are still struggling to find a way to make Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton the winner of this year's presidential contest. One of those advocating the (s)election of the former secretary of state is Alan Gilbert -- the John Evans Professor at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies in the University of Denver…
Randy Hall
December 12th, 2016 7:04 PM

CNN Anchors Deride Pruitt as 'Climate Change Denier'

Long-term followers of American politics will recall that about a decade ago, the left began pushing the phrases "global warming denier" and "climate change denier" into the public conversation as a way of discrediting those who are skeptical of the preferred liberal take on global warming theory. The expression was reminiscent of the term "Holocaust denier" and was meant to suggest that those…
Brad Wilmouth
December 12th, 2016 5:44 PM

USA Today on Fake News: Libs See Split 'Between Smart and Stupid'

According to a columnist at USA Today on Monday, the battle over fake news shows that liberals think “the electorate is divided between smarts and stupids.” Michael Wolff offered a look at how both sides view the phenomena of deliberately false stories. After noting that Buzzfeed argued that “conservatives were more receptive to fake news than liberals,” he explained, “ This, of course, largely…
Scott Whitlock
December 12th, 2016 5:24 PM