Surprise: CNN Spotlights Questionable Donations to Clinton Foundation

CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 on Wednesday refreshingly aired a full report on the questionable donations to the Clinton Foundation from foreign government and multi-national corporations. Drew Griffin noted that "there's no question the Clinton Foundation has received tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments," and pointed out those from "Middle Eastern countries with poor human rights…
Matthew Balan
June 23rd, 2016 5:28 PM

Blitzer to GOP Rep: 'Don't You Feel Bad for' Illegals After Ruling?

As Illinois GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger appeared as a guest on Thursday's Wolf show to react to the Supreme Court ruling against President Barack Obama's executive order helping illegal immigrants get work permits, CNN host Wolf Blitzer at one point begged of his Republican guest on whether he "feels bad for" the millions of illegals affected by the decision.
Brad Wilmouth
June 23rd, 2016 5:21 PM

ESPN Gets It Right with 2016 Arthur Ashe Award, but May Do It Wrong

They say a broken clock is right at least twice a day. Yet, ESPN has only been right once. Though they are still operating well below broken clocks status, it appears that, unlike last year, the “four-letter network” finally got it right. At least when it comes to who to give this year’s Arthur Ashe Courage Award to.
Bruce Bookter
June 23rd, 2016 5:20 PM

NBC: ‘People Across This Country’ Want ‘Real Change’ on Guns

After celebrating House Democrats’ overnight publicity stunt to push gun control, on Thursday’s NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer pleaded with Congress to take action: “If you look at the polls...people across this country say they want more than a moment of silence after a mass shooting, they want some real change.” He fretted that the sit-in protest by liberal lawmakers would not be enough to force…
Kyle Drennen
June 23rd, 2016 5:02 PM

Williams: ‘Frustrated’ ‘African American President’ Laments Court Loss

Disgraced journalist Brian Williams on Thursday anchored Barack Obama’s response to a Supreme Court defeat, lamenting the “sad and frustrated” Democrat. During NBC’s live coverage, Williams also reminded viewers, in case they forgot, that Obama is the “first African American president” in this country’s history. 
Scott Whitlock
June 23rd, 2016 4:41 PM

CNN and MSNBC Reward Democratic Stunt With Hours of Free TV Time

The point of a publicity stunt is to reap publicity, of course, and the daylong gimmick of House Democrats seizing the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives for a sit-in was generously rewarded with hours of free airtime on CNN and MSNBC — but much less on the Fox News Channel. Looking at cable news coverage from noon to midnight on Wednesday, MSNBC was by far the most excited by the…
Mike Ciandella and Rich Noyes
June 23rd, 2016 3:54 PM

CBS Lobbs Softballs to DNC Chair Over Dem Political Stunt

In typical liberal fashion, the hosts of CBS This Morning provided a friendly forum to the Democratic National Committee Chair and and Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, while covering the House Democrats and their protest over gun control legislation. In a fashion that made it appear as if the hosts supported the Democrats’ childish behavior, co-host Gayle King took on a more…
Remso Martinez
June 23rd, 2016 3:12 PM

‘Billboard’ Uses Celeb Petition to Push Gun Control

Congress can’t stop the actions of crazy mass murderers, but Lady Gaga’s signature on a magazine cover sure will. In the latest chapter on Hollywood’s outreach to the low information masses, Billboard music magazine collected the signatures of over 180 music industry leaders who support tighter gun-control, or in liberal speak a “sane and safe end to gun violence.” This petition will grace the…
Maggie McKneely
June 23rd, 2016 2:59 PM

NBC Drama on Racism: 'Don't Go all Trump on Me'

On Wednesday night’s episode of NBC’s The Night Shift, “Three-Two-One,” a riot breaks out in response to a verdict about to be rendered on a 45-year-old white man charged with shooting and killing a black man as he waited roadside for a tow truck. The accused man’s story was one of self-defense but the Black Lives Matter crowd of protesters isn’t having any of it. The hospital staff at San…
Karen Townsend
June 23rd, 2016 2:27 PM

NYTimes: Children With Zika-Caused Birth Defects Better Off Dead

The New York Times pro-abortion propaganda strikes again. Journalists Donald McNeil and Pam Belluck have written another stunningly one-sided piece – this time about abortions in countries affected by the Zika virus, which according to research, threatens to cause severe birth defects in new children.
Elliot Polsky
June 23rd, 2016 1:56 PM

AP Standard For Claims By Trump: Not Credible If 'Widely Questioned'

Though their report covering Donald Trump's Wednesday speech criticizing presumptive Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton's record has undergone subsequent revisions, the coverage of that speech by the Associated Press's Julie Pace and Jill Colvin has stuck with two common themes. One is that prospective Republican nominee Donald Trump has "struggled with the transition to a general election…
Tom Blumer
June 23rd, 2016 1:37 PM

Nets Swoon Over Dems ‘Unprecedented’ ‘Historic’ Anti-Gun Stunt

On Thursday, the network morning shows were beside themselves with enthusiasm over Democrats taking to the House floor to demand gun control with an all-night sit-in. On NBC’s Today, correspondent Peter Alexander was particularly swept up in the excitement and declared the partisan political stunt to be “Truly one of the most dramatic demonstrations on the House floor in modern American history.”
Kyle Drennen
June 23rd, 2016 12:32 PM

Nets Gush Over Obama’s ‘Hoop Dreams,’ ‘Full Court Prez’ on NBA Team

All three networks on Thursday gushed over the possibility that Barack Obama might have an ownership stake in a basketball team after leaving the White House. NBC opened the Today show with naked excitement. A graphic cheered, “Full court Prez!” Co-host Savannah Guthrie enthused, “Does President Obama have his sights set on owning a team in the NBA after he leaves office? What the White House is…
Scott Whitlock
June 23rd, 2016 12:28 PM

NPR ‘Morning Edition’ Airs Three Anti-Brexit Stories Day Before Vote

Just before the UK’s vote regarding whether it should remain in the European Union (EU), National Public Radio aired three stories on Brexit on one program. All the stories were biased against leaving the EU.
Sam Dorman
June 23rd, 2016 11:48 AM