Of Course: Chris Matthews Spends One Minute Discussing Iran Deal Money
Doing his part in the media’s minimizing of the $400 million the Obama administration sent to Iran around the time four Americans were freed, MSNBC’s Hardball host Chris Matthews spent a measly one minute of his Wednesday show discussing the matter only after his show carried portions of a Donald Trump rally in which the issue came up.
August 4th, 2016 3:55 PM
Oscar-Winning Actor Criticizes 'Conservative' Hollywood
Hollywood deserves to be criticized, but not because it is, in any way, a bastion of conservatism. Actor Jared Leto disagrees. In a recent interview with GQ Style for his movie Suicide Squad, the Oscar winner was asked if America was ready to accept a gay leading actor. Leto’s response was that in Hollywood, “I definitely don’t think a gay leading man would have the same opportunities as a…
August 4th, 2016 3:49 PM
Study: Media Coverage Spurs Mass Shootings
Next time there’s a mass shooting along the lines of Sandy Hook or Charleston – to say nothing of Jihadi massacres like Orlando – and the media are blaming everyone but the shooter, remember that they themselves may be plenty culpable.
August 4th, 2016 3:33 PM
Noyes Decimates Media’s Double Standard on Trump vs. Iran Coverage
On Thursday afternoon, Media Research Center Research Director Rich Noyes appeared on the Fox Business Network (FBN) and exposed the latest double standard by the liberal media harping on various controversies befalling Donald Trump while giving minimal time to the disturbing story about the U.S. giving Iran $400 million when the Islamic country released four captured Americans.
August 4th, 2016 2:18 PM
The Guardian Praises Apple For Guarding Users From Pistol Emoji
Worried about that violence-inducing pistol emoji on your iPhone? Fret no more. As The Guardian boasts, Apple has removed the dangerous symbol, replacing it with a water gun emoji.
August 4th, 2016 1:18 PM
CBS Touts ‘Feminist-in-Chief’ Obama, Laments Dislike of Hillary
The journalists at CBS This Morning on Thursday hailed Barack Obama as the “feminist-in-chief” and praised his new essay in Glamour magazine on “women and politics.” Naturally, Democratic donor and co-host Gayle King expanded the discussion to a complaint about people disliking Hillary Clinton.
August 4th, 2016 1:11 PM
NBC: Imagine if We Actually Covered All the Bad News for Hillary!
After hyping “campaign chaos” for Donald Trump on Thursday’s NBC Today, co-host Savannah Guthrie turned to Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd and freely admitted the glaring media double standard in covering the presidential race: “And what irritates so many Republicans is that if it were any other candidate running against Hillary Clinton, this would be a pretty rough patch for Hillary Clinton…
August 4th, 2016 11:54 AM
Comedy Central’s ‘Tosh.0’ Mocks Climate ‘Deniers’ in Fox News Parody
Daniel Tosh, host of Comedy Central’s Tosh.0 is known for his irreverent and sometimes controversial comedic style. A few years ago, he was criticized for joking about rape. However, the topics from his Aug. 2, show won’t attract any negative attention from the liberal media. While interviewing a climate activist and posing as a Fox News host named “Dannity,” Tosh mocked global warming “deniers…
August 4th, 2016 11:31 AM
Boycott the Olympics
WASHINGTON -- August is upon us, and it is time to change the subject from the hype of presidential politics to the hype of international sports. No, not the hype of international soccer -- the scam of that racket is well-known. Let us turn to the hype of the Olympic competition.
August 4th, 2016 11:18 AM
Not All US Muslim Soldiers Are Equal
Bronze Star and Purple Heart recipient Captain Humayun Khan died heroically. But his exceptional courage in Iraq and his Muslim father's post-Democratic convention histrionics on TV do not erase the security threat posed by killer warriors of Allah infiltrating our troops.
August 4th, 2016 11:15 AM
Compensating Differences
What economists call an ability to make "compensating differences" is a valuable tool in everyone's arsenal. If people are prohibited from doing so, they are always worse off. You say, "Williams, I never heard of compensating differences. What are they?"
August 4th, 2016 11:13 AM
James Corden, Denis Leary Sing 'Trump’s an A**hole'
Now that he’s is the official Republican nominee, the Trump bashing is soaring to new heights. On Wednesday night’s episode of The Late Late Show, host James Corden teamed up with comedian Denis Leary to sing a new song: “Trump’s An A*sshole.”
August 4th, 2016 10:39 AM
‘Terrible’: Pope’s Catholicism on Gender Vexes WashPost and NYT
As the liberal media waits on the edge of its seat for the moment Pope Francis will overturn Catholic doctrine, they are once again disappointed to find out that he’s still Catholic.
August 4th, 2016 9:14 AM
NYT Critic Compares Slavery to Current Police Controversies
New York Times book critic Michiko Kakutani is notorious about letting her personal liberal politics infect her aesthetic judgment. In January 2009 she praised incoming president Barack Obama’s "love of fiction and poetry" that "imbued him with a tragic sense of history and a sense of the ambiguities of the human condition," as opposed to President George W. Bush's "prescriptive" reading that…
August 4th, 2016 8:22 AM