NYT Tucks Obama Into Bed With '7 Almonds and Some Precious Solitude'

Catching up on some unadulterated Obama hero-worship from the New York Times: Reporter Michael Shear penned his latest fawn-a-thon for the front page of the Sunday July 3 edition, showing our belovedly quirky president still tirelessly working as the day and his presidency winds down: “Obama at Night: 7 Almonds and Some Precious Solitude."
Clay Waters
July 9th, 2016 8:26 AM

CBS Questions Hillary Over E-Mail Scandal; NBC Goes Softer On Her

The Big Three networks' evening newscasts on Friday each treated Hillary Clinton different with regard to the FBI closing their investigation into her e-mail scandal. ABC's David Muir didn't mention the subject at all on World News Tonight. On NBC Nightly News, Lester Holt placed the onus on FBI Director James Comey, instead of Mrs. Clinton, on the issue: "Did he get it right; and if not, where…
Matthew Balan
July 8th, 2016 11:45 PM

CNN Commentator: ‘Rogue Cops’ ‘Shoot Black People for Sport!'

In a moment that rivals noteworthy CNN panels that devolved into verbal chaos (examples here and here), Friday’s AC360 saw another inductee as CNN political commentator and former Congressional Black Caucus staffer Angela Rye irresponsibly, hypocritically, and recklessly declared that she’s never said a thing that’s anti-police but seconds later screamed that “rogue cops” go out so they can “…
Curtis Houck
July 8th, 2016 10:38 PM

Troy Aikman Tweets Support for the Police, Huff Po Loses Their Minds

NFL Hall of Famer and former Dallas Cowboy Troy Aikman took to Twitter on Friday to express support for the Police, in the aftermath of the Dallas shootings. And because of that tweet, Aikman, found himself in the crosshairs of the Huffington Post.
Dylan Gwinn
July 8th, 2016 8:52 PM

Ryan: ‘Right Comes Up and Jumps’ Obama Whenever He Speaks on Race

American Urban Radio Networks White House correspondent April Ryan participated in the Friday edition of the Fox News Channel’s (FNC) Special Report and lamented the burdens that were placed on President Obama due to his race and complained that “every time he speaks about anything on race, the right comes up and jumps him.”
Curtis Houck
July 8th, 2016 8:44 PM

CNN's Charles Blow Goes Berzerk After Guest Slams Anti-Police Rhetoric

During Friday morning's special coverage of the Dallas police shootings on CNN's New Day, CNN political commentator Charles Blow flew off the handle after a fellow guest involved with a police union complained that "two years of non-stop hate speech against law enforcement" had led to the deadly attack, and accused Blow of having a double standard of not wanting to be political in the aftermath…
Brad Wilmouth
July 8th, 2016 7:39 PM

Blitzer Presses Hillary on E-Mails; She Sticks To Discredited Points

CNN's Wolf Blitzer refreshingly pursued Hillary Clinton on Friday's The Lead over her e-mail scandal. Blitzer twice quoted from FBI Director James Comey: "You acted — in his words...in an 'extremely careless' way in handling classified, sensitive information. Do you acknowledge you were extremely careless?" He later asked, "He said someone in your position as secretary of state should have known…
Matthew Balan
July 8th, 2016 7:03 PM

MSNBC Guest Blames Shooting on 'Value Gap,’ More Treasured ‘Whites’

There was a chill in the air Friday in the wake of the heinous shooting in Dallas, where five innocent police officers were killed and seven wounded, while protecting a Black Lives Matter protest. In the days leading up to the ambush in Dallas, two separate videos went viral of black men being shot and killed by police officers in Baton Rouge, LA and in Minneapolis, MN. On Morning Joe, viewers…
Samantha Cohen
July 8th, 2016 3:47 PM

MSNBC Spins: Black Lives Matter Has Never Been ‘Anti-Police’

MSNBC anchor Brian Williams has been hosting the live reaction to the horrible shooting in Dallas. On Friday, the journalist brought on a guest to claim that Black Lives Matter protesters have never been “anti-police.” Sherrilyn Ifill of the NAACP and Williams also hinted that more gun control was needed in the wake of the killing. 
Scott Whitlock
July 8th, 2016 3:45 PM

'Intimidation Game' Links Soros, Media in Plot to Quiet Conservatives

The left’s dedication to “disclosure and campaign finance laws” is nothing more than an attempt to “silence those who question them,” according to a new book by Wall Street Journal columnist Kimberley Strassel. The Intimidation Game: How the Left is Silencing Free Speech catalogs how liberals have turned transparency into a weapon to bully conservatives out of politics, from attacking groups like…
Aly Nielsen
July 8th, 2016 3:22 PM

Twittiocy: Media Lefties React to #Dallas on Twitter

Most celebrities and media personalities condemned the Dallas police shooting for the heinous act of violence that it was. However, not everyone’s initial reaction was to offer up prayers and condolences for those involved.
Maggie McKneely
July 8th, 2016 2:58 PM

Five Great Media Responses to Clinton’s Tuition Proposal

Hillary Clinton’s proposal to spend $350 billion on “affordable” tuition may have been outrageous, but at least it provoked some poignant comments on the pitfalls of big government.
Sam Dorman
July 8th, 2016 2:43 PM

5 Ridiculous Ways the Media Gets Pope Francis Wrong

“Is the pope Catholic?” It used to be an obvious rhetorical question along the lines of where bears go to the restroom. But not anymore. 
Elliot Polsky
July 8th, 2016 2:25 PM

New Republic Writer: ‘Movement-Conservative Dominance’ Hurts GOP

Donald Trump may have hijacked the Republican party, suggests Beutler, but he hasn’t changed its bigoted course -- he’s just put the pedal to the metal. Trump’s campaign has made clear, “even among many conservatives who once denied it,” that “millions of white people believe it’s important to rally behind politicians who support policies that directly or indirectly penalize minorities—and that…
Tom Johnson
July 8th, 2016 1:48 PM