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NewsBusted Series Finale: Thanks for a Great Nine Years!
As Jodi Miller announces in the video below, the May 31, 2016 episode of NewsBusted marked the final edition in a great nine years providing NewsBusters readers with a humorous take on the week’s top stories. This post features the final episode, with a special thank you message from Jodi herself, as well as links to the archive of past episodes.
May 31st, 2016 10:52 PM
Matthews to Sen. Boxer: 'You Look Great...If I'm Allowed to Say That'
On Tuesday night, MSNBC’s Hardball host Chris Matthews played the role of charmer in creepily professing how attractive he found new author, friend, guest, and Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer (Calif.) that Matthews repeatedly told the audience she “look great” and expressed concern about the physical toll of traveling between California and Washington for work.
May 31st, 2016 10:35 PM
Univision News Calls for More Recruitment of Noncitizens into Military
When a news organization advances an agenda, everything is fair game. Univision News demonstrated as much during its shamefully politicized Memorial Day Weekend coverage.
May 31st, 2016 9:56 PM
MSNBC Skips Hillary Dodging Press Conferences, Scathing E-Mail Critics
Late Tuesday afternoon, CNN and MSNBC were both granted interviews with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and while both had to nearly identical run times (seven minutes and 44 seconds on CNN versus seven minutes and 47 seconds on MSNBC), the two differed on a variety of issues ranging from Clinton’s e-mail scandal to her refusal to hold a press conference to the VA scandal.
May 31st, 2016 7:36 PM
Current, Former MSNBC Hosts Remain 'Huge Tax Delinquents'
Joy-Ann Reid, host of the new weekend morning program AM Joy, has yet to pay off a $4,948.15 tax warrant that drew a great deal of attention during 2015. The same is true for fellow MSNBC host Rev. Al Sharpton, who owes nearly $600,000 for two tax warrants listed by the New York state government.
According to an article posted Tuesday by investigative journalist Evan Gahr of the Daily Caller…
May 31st, 2016 6:04 PM
On MSNBC, George Takei Pleads #VoteBlueNoMatterWho
Tuesday morning on MSNBC Live, host Steve Kornacki had liberal actor turned activist George Takei on as a guest. Gone are the days where Star Trek fans remember George Takei as their beloved Mr. Sulu. Now, he has coined the phrase #VoteBlueNoMatterWho, and is encouraging Democrats around the country, specifically Californians, to keep their eye on the prize and get behind Hillary Clinton.
May 31st, 2016 5:24 PM
Spoken English Now Deemed 'Problematic' By Univision News
From time to time, a story rolls around which will clearly illustrate the absurdities of the institutional biases at Univision News. The latest instance of such a story is the network's coverage of the controversy surrounding a Wisconsin frozen custard establishment's decision to implement an "English-Only" ordering policy.
May 31st, 2016 5:15 PM
CNN: Trump's 'Combative' Approach to Media 'Not A Very Good Strategy'
On Tuesday's Legal View, CNN's Mark Preston asserted that Donald Trump's latest attack on the media was "an absolute mistake because he doesn't want to necessarily do that." Preston soon added that "Trump deciding to take on the media at this point because he doesn't feel like they are treating him well is actually not a very good strategy — to the point the question was asked to him...do you…
May 31st, 2016 5:04 PM
Nets Bristle at Third-Party Conservative Candidate: ‘A Fool’s Errand’
On Tuesday, all three network morning shows promptly dismissed talk of a third party conservative candidate stepping forward in the presidential race as “fantasy” and “a fool’s errand.” Hosts and correspondents openly mocked the notion of an independent alternative to Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump. On NBC’s Today, co-host Savannah Guthrie wondered: “Let's start with this tantalizing tweet from…
May 31st, 2016 4:57 PM
Takei on Facebook: Trans Bathroom Issue ‘Manufactured’ By the Right
Oh myyyyy, but this is silly.
Gay actor George Takei, known to most as the original Star Trek’s Helmsman Sulu has long been outspoken about his support of LGBT rights.
May 31st, 2016 4:50 PM
Politifact Hounds N.C. Gov. McCrory for Hitting Human Rights Campaign
Like a tried and true liberal lapdog, the North Carolina media have applied a full-court press (pun intended) to attack Republican Governor Pat McCrory over the transgender bathroom law to the point that the leftist site Politifact hounded McCrory over a general statement that the pro-gay Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is both powerful and full of secret donors.
May 31st, 2016 4:46 PM
Nets Cover Gorilla Death 54x More Than Chicago Shootings
The broadcast networks routinely prioritize animal life over human life. This Memorial Day weekend was no exception.
Over the long weekend, 69 citizens were shot across Chicago. At the same time, a gorilla named Harambe was shot after a toddler fell into the animal’s enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo. ABC, CBS and NBC spent 54 times more on the death of one gorilla than they did on the shootings (…
May 31st, 2016 4:38 PM
Sunday Roundtable Guests Seven Times More Likely to be Anti-Trump
Despite Trump being the only candidate remaining in the GOP race, his supporters accounted for only 12 percent of all participants (9 out of 77 total) in roundtable discussions on Sunday shows from May 8 to May 29. A staple of Sunday political shows, the roundtable discussions give a chance for pundits from across the political spectrum to voice their concerns and opinions about the political…
May 31st, 2016 2:28 PM
Huffington Post Pulls Story Claiming Hillary Would Be Indicted
Frank Huguenard, a Huffington Post freelance writer, wrote a story on Sunday titled, “Hillary Clinton to be Indicted On Federal Racketeering Charges.” Only one problem – after the piece was published on the leftwing site it suddenly vanished. What was supposed to be Huguenard’s story was now replaced with one of those annoying “404” Error screens.
May 31st, 2016 2:17 PM