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NBC's Richard Engel Strays From Script of Syrian Refugees as Harmless
Those early wake-up calls for NBC foreign correspondent Richard Engel on the other side of the world can lead to refreshing candor.
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow interviewed Engel from Instanbul, 4:40 a.m. local time, on her show Monday night about the terrorist massacre in Orlando and breaking news of the murder of a French police officer and his wife by another ISIS-inspired jihadist.
June 15th, 2016 8:11 PM
CNN's Cooper Slammed by Florida Official for 'Disappointing' Interview
Anderson Cooper was sharply criticized on Wednesday about an interview he did the afternoon before with Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi. She stated that instead of discussing ways people can help victims of the Sunday massacre in Orlando, the Cable News Network anchor spent most of the time challenging her status as “a champion” for gay people. The host repeatedly charged that in court,…
June 15th, 2016 8:05 PM
Disgraced Anchor Dan Rather Criticizes Media's Coverage of 2016 Race
On CNBC's Squawk Box on Wednesday, Dan Rather somehow thought it was wise to offer criticism of the way the media has covered the 2016 presidential campaign so far. The former CBS anchor, whose career was crippled after the MemoGate scandal in 2004, asserted that there's "too much on the horse race, not enough on the substance of the race."
June 15th, 2016 6:14 PM
‘Sports Illustrated’ Would Really Like an LGBT Superstar Athlete
The American transgender community is actively recruiting the next LGBT athlete. Except this time, unlike Michael Sam, they would like said athlete to actually be good.
June 15th, 2016 6:14 PM
NYT's Cowardliness on ISIS Turns Repellent; Trump Foments 'Genocide'
The New York Times lead editorial Wednesday on the Orlando massacre, “The Threat to Gay Americans,” was notable both for the words it did contain – names of Republicans who the Times repugnantly held responsible for fostering the hatred that led to the mass murder – and for the words it didn’t contain: “Radical Islam.” That’s despite Omar Mateen, the actual mass murderer, calling a local TV…
June 15th, 2016 5:47 PM
CNN's Cuomo and Steve King Debate Guns, Gays & PC in Orlando Terror
As Iowa Republican Rep. Steve King appeared as a guest on Tuesday's New Day to discuss the Orlando night club terror attack, CNN host Chris Cuomo pressed him over the issue of gun laws and also over whether Republicans should be making a point of specifying that it was a gay club that was targeted when speaking of the attack.
The two also got into a debate over whether political correctness…
June 15th, 2016 5:33 PM
ABC’s ‘Uncle Buck’ Pays Homage to Obama in Series Premiere
Tuesday night marked the premiere of ABC’s new comedy Uncle Buck. Pretty much the only even remotely interesting part of this very non-funny comedy is that Uncle Buck, instead of being a delinquent ne'er-do-well white guy (John Candy) like in the original movie, is instead a ne'er-do-well black guy (Mike Epps). Until the 55 minute mark of the episode, when something truly awful that I did not…
June 15th, 2016 5:24 PM
NYT Columnist Complains About Clinton Plan to Tax ‘Only $1.1 Trillion’
For one New York Times columnist, democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton hasn’t been revolutionary enough in her economic policies. Times columnist Eduardo Porter complained that Clinton’s economic plan, which included “only $1.1 trillion” in new tax hikes and $275 million in infrastructure spending, was just a “careful collection of tweaks and prods.”
June 15th, 2016 4:46 PM
NFL Players' Kids Wish Dads ‘Happy Father’s Day!’ In Heartwarming Ad
Looking for some good news this Father’s Day? Try this heartening video of kids saying what makes their dads special. To Americans, they’re NFL players. But to their kids, they’re just the best dads ever.
June 15th, 2016 4:13 PM
Stephen Colbert Uses a Swastika to ‘Figure Out’ Nazi Donald Trump
Stephen Colbert stooped to a new low on Tuesday night when he connected Donald Trump to Naziism and used a swastika to represent the businessman’s beliefs. In a so-called comedy bit, the Late Show host used a chalkboard to mock Trump’s attacks on Barack Obama. As he began to draw the Nazi insignia, Colbert yelled, “Trump is saying Obama is not smart because he won't say radical Islam.”
June 15th, 2016 3:59 PM
Well, Islam’s Off the Hook; Dan Savage Calls Trump Enemy of LGBT
Shortly after a radical Jihadist targeted a gay nightclub and murdered 49 people in Orlando, Dan Savage has announced the LGBT community’s enemy #1: Donald Trump. In an interview with Chris Hayes on MSNBC, gay-activist Dan Savage said that “Trump is the enemy of the LGBT community” and “is beating up on…a vulnerable minority group.”
June 15th, 2016 3:38 PM
MSNBC Uses Trump's WashPost Ban to...Attack the Reagan Administration?
Nearly two days after Donald Trump revoked press credentials of The Washington Post for his campaign events, MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports was still wallowing over it on Wednesday afternoon as the eponymous host and her panel slammed the idea that a candidate would attack the liberal media as both “petulant and childish” plus bashed the Reagan administration’s press record.
June 15th, 2016 3:00 PM
Dove Soap: Father’s Day Ad Features Two Gay Dads
It’s a new push by numerous companies: showing families with two dads. Hallmark has done it. Campbell’s soup has done it. Now, Dove is doing it.
June 15th, 2016 2:54 PM
Whoopi Insists Obama Used Terms 'Radical Islam,' 'Islamic Extremism'
On Wednesday’s The View, the panel discussed President Obama’s speech yesterday where he slammed those in the GOP “yapping” about him not using the phrase “radical Islam” when talking about terrorist attacks. Co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Raven-Symone defended the President’s position, while Goldberg claimed, falsely, that Obama “used to say” these words but they were never “good enough” for his…
June 15th, 2016 2:37 PM