Mainstream Media Scream: January-June 2016 Archive

Archive, from January through June 2016, of the Washington Examiner’s weekly Mainstream Media Scream posts by Paul Bedard, which are based upon a recommendation from the MRC’s Brent Baker who also provides an explanation for each one.
Brent Baker
June 27th, 2016 4:42 PM

Univision News Predictably Cheers SCOTUS Abortion Ruling

Univision's fawning coverage of the Supreme court's ruling in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt shows the extent to which the network is both out of touch with its viewership and biased towards a progressive agenda.
Jorge Bonilla
June 27th, 2016 4:40 PM

WashPost: ‘Brexit Is a Reminder’ Voters Shouldn’t Make Big Decisions

Writing on The Washington Post’s Wonkblog early Monday morning, writer Emily Badger bemoaned the June 23 vote by the United Kingdom (U.K.) to leave the European Union (E.U.) as an example of a bad referendum because it gave voters power to decide something that involved “thorny debates we elect government officials to hash out.” 
Curtis Houck
June 27th, 2016 4:02 PM

CNN Trumpets 'Monumental,' 'Seismic' Pro-Abortion Court Decision

On Monday, CNN's breaking news coverage of the Supreme Court striking down Texas's sanitary regulations on abortion clinic clearly slanted towards the pro-abortion side. Pamela Brown twice touted the "huge win for abortion rights activists," and later underlined the "big win" to a pro-abortion legal analyst. Jake Tapper trumpeted the "seismic decision by the U.S. Supreme Court," and hinted that…
Matthew Balan
June 27th, 2016 4:00 PM

Rosie O'Donnell Bashes 'Orange Slug' Trump on ABC's 'Match Game'

Lefty Alec Baldwin is back on TV, this time hosting a revival of the game show Match Game on ABC, so you knew he would bring politics into what should be a fun family show. Combine this with fellow lib and Trump archrival Rosie O'Donnell as a guest and you have all the makings for a Donald Trump bashfest.
Alexa Moutevelis
June 27th, 2016 3:53 PM

Nets Explode on Brexit: ‘Do-Over’ to ‘Overturn’ ‘Worst' Decision?

Journalists on all three networks on Monday continued to howl with outrage over Britain’s decision to exit the European Union. Reporters on ABC, CBS and NBC attacked the “worst decision” that could lead to “economic disaster.” On the Today show, analyst Jim Cramer assailed, “In terms of the financial chaos and collapse, it’s just one of the worst moves I’ve seen.”

Scott Whitlock
June 27th, 2016 3:19 PM

CBS Giggles Over New Show Featuring Mind-Controlled Republicans

Sometime people can’t hold in a good laugh, but the hosts of CBS This Morning had a real difficult time holding in their giggling as they interviewed the star of the new show Braindead, Tony Shalhoub, who plays a Republican senator who has alien insects eating away at his brain, causing the lifelong politician to become a hardcore conservative. During the segment, the hosts of the show couldn't…
Remso Martinez
June 27th, 2016 3:01 PM

NYT's Brexit-Bashing Gets Smug and Juvenile: ‘Hell Is Other Britons’

The New York Times is still singing the Brexit blues. The Times Sunday Review was full of fretful opinions in the aftermath of the “Leave” vote. Mark Scott, the paper’s European technology correspondent, announced he was becoming an Irish citizen, and former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair contributed “Brexit’s Stunning Coup.” But for fans of 190-proof lefty smugness, the section highlight was…
Clay Waters
June 27th, 2016 2:45 PM

Does Whoopi Understand What 'Pro-Life' Actually Means?

Monday’s The View opened by discussing this morning’s Supreme Court decision to rule against Texas abortion clinic safety regulations. The panel praised the decision as a victory for women’s rights to “privacy” while co-host Joy Behar said that the pro-lifers were “just chipping away” at Roe V. Wade. Whoopi Goldberg said she was “thrilled” about the ruling before strangely claiming she was “pro-…
Kristine Marsh
June 27th, 2016 2:28 PM

BuzzFeed Celebrates Gay Rights with Pride Parade Float

BuzzFeed has the most pride of all the liberal news outlets. After all, no one else got to star in a gay parade. New York City’s annual pride march took place over the weekend, and “news” site BuzzFeed made sure it had the best seats in the house: from a float in the parade itself. 
Maggie McKneely
June 27th, 2016 1:43 PM

Nets Hail Racial Tirade at BET Awards as ‘Impassioned Call to Action'

On Monday, all three network morning shows gushed over the left-wing activism on display during Sunday night’s BET Awards. In particular, the hosts and correspondents on NBC, ABC, and CBS were enthralled by Grey’s Anatomy actor Jesse Williams launching into a racially-charged screed against “this invention called whiteness [that] uses and abuses” African Americans.
Kyle Drennen
June 27th, 2016 1:19 PM

MSNBC: Clinton/Warren Rally ‘Like a Rock Concert'

This just in: Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren performed live in a rock concert in Cincinnati, Ohio on Monday. According to their devoted groupies at MSNBC, the concert served as an “audition” for Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, who is being vetted for vice president. The two women entered the stage “hand in hand, locked in arms” as they readied the crowd for their performance.
Samantha Cohen
June 27th, 2016 1:14 PM

Giddy MSNBC Brings on Wendy Davis, Asks About Her Pink Sneakers

Moments after the Supreme Court handed down a ruling on Monday morning that struck down a pro-life Texas law, MSNBC Live host Thomas Roberts brought on none other than former Democratic Texas State Senator and liberal hero Wendy Davis to discuss how she “was fighting back tears” seconds before her live shot and inquired about “where those pink sneakers are” from her 2013 filibuster for abortion.
Curtis Houck
June 27th, 2016 1:06 PM

ABC Swoons Over Abortion Crowd After SCOTUS Ruling; ‘It’s a Party!'

ABC was the last of the “big three” networks to break in Monday morning with the Supreme Court’s ruling striking down a pro-life Texas law, but they didn’t hold back their approval as the assembled cast of smiling correspondents hailed the “fairly sweeping decision” and expressed glee at the “party right here” by abortion activists “lining up since 4:00 am. to witness this moment.”
Curtis Houck
June 27th, 2016 11:26 AM