Celebrities Poke Fun at ‘B*tch’ Melania Trump on Twitter

Celebrities frequently take to Twitter to attack political figures, and Melania Trump is not exempt. Celebrities bashed Melania Trump’s speech Monday night at the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio for its similarity to first lady Michelle Obama’s speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
Katie Yoder
July 19th, 2016 4:49 PM

New Pro-Choice Play Seeks to Normalize Abortion

A new play by the “1 in 3 Campaign” seeks to end the stigma associated with abortion by dramatizing the real life stories of post-abortive women. Entitled “Remarkably Normal,” the production stars a pro-choice minister, an abortion doctor, a Planned Parenthood sex educator, a Southern teen and a woman with a high-risk pregnancy. 
Sarah Stites
July 19th, 2016 3:44 PM

CNN's Cuomo Claims Clinton Didn't Send Classified E-Mails

In the midst of the RNC convention, CNN New Day host Chris Cuomo became unhinged during an interview with three conservative commentators as he pounced on the current GOP reluctance to discuss accusations of plagiarism against Melania Trump.
Remso Martinez
July 19th, 2016 3:20 PM

GQ Writer Sorry for Tweet About Wanting to Beat Benghazi Mom to Death

GQ magazine is already in the tank for Obama. Editor Jim Nelson declared him “Mount Rushmore great” in an article titled “Why Obama Will Go Down as One of the Greatest Presidents of All Time.” But GQ basketball writer Bethlehem Shoals (real name: Nathaniel Friedman) took the liberal ardor to a new low on Twitter on Monday night, after grieving Benghazi mom Patricia Smith spoke to the Republican…
Tim Graham
July 19th, 2016 3:16 PM

Lifetime Exploits Racial Tensions and Police Shootings for Ratings

At the beginning of “Ambush,” Lifetime’s UnREAL warned last night’s episode contained imagery and dialogue related to gun violence, race, and law enforcement. After claiming the network’s “hearts are with those families affected by gun violence,” Lifetime proceeded to run an episode of UnREAL, a show about the fictional behind-the-scenes workings of a reality show similar to The Bachelor, that…
Karen Townsend
July 19th, 2016 3:12 PM

The View Rants On 'Nutty' 'Lunatic' 'Divisive' Giuliani

The majority of the panel on Tuesday’s The View were furious about former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s speech defending police officers at the RNC last night. Panelists Joy Behar, CNN’s Sunny Hostin, ABC’s Sara Haines and Whoopi Goldberg blasted the Mayor for his tone and message, calling him “nutty,” “berserk” “lunatic” and “divisive” while FNC’s Jedediah Bila was the only panelist to…
Kristine Marsh
July 19th, 2016 2:24 PM

Nets Decry ‘Raw Red Meat’ at RNC, ‘Most Conservative Platform’

On Tuesday, all three network morning shows worried over the Republican convention being too conservative and throwing “raw red meat” to the party base. On NBC’s Today, co-host Savannah Guthrie fretted: “Okay, let’s talk about the tone of last night. There was a lot of red meat for the base. Is that good strategy? Is this going to be a base election?”
Kyle Drennen
July 19th, 2016 1:54 PM

PBS Freaks Out at Benghazi Mom's 'Intense Animus' Against Clinton

PBS covered the Republican convention for three hours of prime time on Monday night, in association with its pubcasting buddies at NPR. But they were allergic to showing any Hillary-scandal films that were offered on the convention floor. As a mini-documentary ran about Benghazi, PBS anchors Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff clumsily talked over it, and NPR national political correspondent Mara…
Tim Graham
July 19th, 2016 1:34 PM

Charlie Rose to Hillary: 'Do You Believe Donald Trump is Dangerous?'

Charlie Rose, in an interview aired on Tuesday’s CBS This Morning, let Hillary Clinton rant against Donald Trump as he set-up Clinton with questions like “Do you believe Donald Trump is dangerous?” and “Donald Trump with his finger on a nuclear bomb would be a threat to civilization?” The co-anchor didn’t challenge Clinton’s slams on Trump but merely repeated her attacks on him back to her, so…
Geoffrey Dickens
July 19th, 2016 1:15 PM

Feeding Frenzy: Nets Spend 130 Minutes on Melania's Alleged Plagiarism

The morning after the first night of the 2016 Republican National Convention, all six broadcast and cable network morning news shows pounced on the fact that Melania Trump's much-touted speech shared similar phrasing with Michelle Obama's 2008 speech to that year's Democratic convention. The flap over Mrs. Trump's speech swamped all other convention topics, especially on cable.
Mike Ciandella and Rich Noyes
July 19th, 2016 12:42 PM

Number One Kids’ Cartoon to Feature Married Gay Couple

Meet Mr. and Mr. McBride, Nickelodeon’s first animated gay couple. The network, known for producing popular cartoons such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Rugrats, and Avatar: The Last Airbender, announced that the show The Loud House will feature a gay biracial married couple on Wednesday night’s episode. 
Maggie McKneely
July 19th, 2016 11:16 AM

‘Duck Dynasty’ Star Slams Media For Missing ‘Trump Train’ At RNC

The media are out of touch with “regular folks,” according to Duck Dynasty star and CEO Willie Robertson. The reality TV star addressed the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio Monday in support GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Katie Yoder
July 19th, 2016 10:43 AM

ABC Touts Hillary’s ‘Bold Move’ in Bashing Trump During RNC

On Good Morning America Tuesday morning, ABC characterized the Clinton camp’s repeated attacks against the presumptive Republican nominee as simply a “bold move.” Anchor Robin Roberts noted, “Hillary Clinton’s bold move addressing the NAACP” as Republicans “hold their convention right down the road” was typically “a time when opposing candidates usually tone their attacks.” Instead of spinning…
Kristine Marsh
July 19th, 2016 10:40 AM

Quote of the Day: Tom Brokaw Slams 'Pretty Divisive Message' by GOP

To offer an overview of how the national media are twisting the convention coverage, we're awarding a Quote of the Day to the journalist or pundit who offers the most outrageous quote or best summary of the night's media theme. Former NBC anchorman Tom Brokaw provided the first Quote of the Day for calling out Donald Trump and his supporters for not being unifying people....as if liberals unify…
Tim Graham
July 19th, 2016 10:17 AM