NBC Reporter Giddy With Excitement Aboard Cruise to Cuba

In an exclusive for NBC’s Today on Monday, correspondent Kerry Sanders could not contain his pure joy at being aboard the first cruise ship bound for Cuba since the Obama administration resumed diplomatic relations with the communist nation. In his report, Sanders proclaimed: “This morning, history is being made as this cruise ship becomes the first in more than a half century to sail from Miami…
Kyle Drennen
May 2nd, 2016 3:54 PM

NY Times Gush: Mrs. Obama's $$$ Fashions Retire the Term 'Nerd Prom'

Don’t think Barack is the only Obama to draw liberal-media gush over Saturday’s White House Correspondents Dinner. Naturally, the fashion-forward flatterers were all over Michelle Obama’s glitzy getup. At The New York Times, Vanessa Friedman breathlessly blogged about “:The White House Correspondents’ Dinner and the Obama Effect.” “It’s not the ‘Nerd Prom’ anymore,” Friedman began, touting “the…
Tim Graham
May 2nd, 2016 3:41 PM

Not Gay Enough: GLAAD Says Not Enough LGBT Characters in Movies

Movie night! Tickets for the family to see grown men flying around in spandex: $50. Popcorn and soda: $20. Watching a movie GLAAD says doesn’t include enough gays: Priceless. Gays and Lesbians Allied Against Defamation is the media speech police for all things LGBT (etc.). When GLAAD isn’t giving awards to CNN hosts, it’s counting how many gay characters appear in TV and movies, and demanding…
Matt Philbin
May 2nd, 2016 1:46 PM

CBS Hypes Muslim Scouts 'Helping Others Erase Their Prejudices'

Jim Axelrod touted a Muslim Cub Scout den "dedicated to the idea of helping others erase their prejudices" on Saturday's CBS Evening News. Axelrod spotlighted the unit's adult leader, who contended that "there is a natural overlap between Scouting and Islam." The journalist also featured two clips from President Obama's February 2016 visit to a mosque in Baltimore, Maryland, where he "met a group…
Matthew Balan
May 2nd, 2016 1:25 PM

ABC, CBS Hail ‘Awesome’ ‘Comedian-in-Chief's’ ‘Drop the Mic’ Dinner

The network morning shows on Monday took another day to gush over Barack Obama’s “awesome” performance at Saturday’s White House Correspondence Dinner. The “comedian-in chief” “dropped the mic” and the journalists at ABC, CBS and NBC loved it. Good Morning America’s co-hosts provided the most effusive praise. Former Clinton operative George Stephanopoulos opened the show by praising, “He's…
Scott Whitlock
May 2nd, 2016 1:01 PM

Nets: May Day Riot Began as ‘Peaceful’ Protest for ‘Worker Rights'

On Monday, all three network morning shows covered the violent May Day rioting that broke out across Seattle on Sunday. However, the NBC, ABC, and CBS broadcasts made sure to tout how “the march began as a peaceful demonstration for the rights of workers and immigrants.” No liberal labels were used to characterize the protesters and the reporters avoided explaining the Communist roots of the day.
Kyle Drennen
May 2nd, 2016 1:00 PM

CNN President Admits: It's Fair to Say We Were 'A Little Too Liberal'

In a happy-news story headlined “CNN Enjoys Outsize Ratings Boost From Presidential Race,” Wall Street Journal media reporters Keach Hagey and Nick Niedzwiadek published a surprising quote from CNN president Jeff Zucker. He admitted it was legitimate to call CNN “a little too liberal,” but now it is a “much more-balanced network.”
Tim Graham
May 2nd, 2016 12:33 PM

Fusion Writer: I’m Afraid My Child Will Be White

Fusion’s Xavia Dryden is afraid. She’s pregnant and there’s a possibility something horrible is going to happen: her child might be white. In her article on the subject, “When you’re biracial but your baby could be white” Dryden goes into detail about the potential perils that may come with having a white child and the fear of the baby seeing you as a stranger. Dryden, married to a white male, is…
Daniel Garza
May 2nd, 2016 12:21 PM

Notable Quotables: Decades of 'Very Negative' Hillary Coverage?

The May 2 edition of Notable Quotables, MRC’s bi-weekly compilation of the latest outrageous quotes in the liberal media. This issue: Hillary Clinton has had to endure a decades long “negative relationship” with the media. Meanwhile, Barack Obama was acclaimed as “Mt. Rushmore great.” Over on HBO, Bill Maher called the U.S. military a “mass murder machine.”
Rich Noyes and Geoffrey Dickens
May 2nd, 2016 9:00 AM

Nobody Barnicle's Spoken To Thinks There's Indictable Hillary Offense

Mike Barnicle's a guy from the Duke Ellington era, so I suppose it makes sense if he doesn't "get around much anymore." How else to explain his nonsensical statement on today's Morning Joe? When Joe Scarborough asked him why the FBI investigation of Hillary's email is taking so long, Barnicle said "I have not spoken to anyone who believes there is an indictable offense that has occurred."…
Mark Finkelstein
May 2nd, 2016 8:21 AM

American Terrorists Shout 'Make America Great Again!' on ABC Drama

Last week, ABC’s Quantico declared Iraq a “pointless war” and attacked Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz. Tonight, it was Donald Trump and Afghanistan’s turn in the show’s spotlight. 
Erik Soderstrom
May 2nd, 2016 1:36 AM

Clarence Page Likens Bathroom Law to Willie Horton, Laughs Off Danger

As this weekend's syndicated The McLaughlin Group discussed the issue of the North Carolina bathroom law which limits people from using public restrooms in state buildings that do not correspond to the gender listed on their birth certificates, Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune compared the issue to Willie Horton from the 1988 presidential campaign. He ended up dismissively laughing when…
Brad Wilmouth
May 1st, 2016 11:17 PM

CNN's Louis Mocks Trump: 'Nice' That KKK Hasn't Endorsed Him 'Lately'

Appearing as a guest on Saturday's Smerconish show, CNN political commentator Errol Louis -- political anchor for Time Warner Cable News -- began the segment by blaming Donald Trump for violence by left-wing protesters near his appearances, and concluded the segment with an admittedly "snarky" comment as he sarcastically praised Trump because "he hasn't been endorsed by any Ku Klux Klan leaders…
Brad Wilmouth
May 1st, 2016 10:09 PM

WashPost Buries Uncomfortable Fact: Gruesome Killer's An Illegal Alien

On the front of Sunday’s Metro section of The Washington Post came this headline: “Gruesome images test jury during trial in Md.” Post reporter Dan Morse reported on a trial in suburban Montgomery County surrounding the murder of 36-year-old Oscar Navarro: “prosecutors were allowed to show jurors eight of the most disturbing photos -- a key to their obtaining a first-degree murder conviction…
Tim Graham
May 1st, 2016 9:28 PM