DiCaprio Hypes Climate Change in Oscars Speech, Lefties Tweet Support

After receiving his first-ever Academy Award, actor and climate activist Leonardo DiCaprio used part of his acceptance speech to harp on his favorite subject: catastrophic climate change. DiCaprio called climate change the “most urgent threat facing our entire species” and blamed big corporations for contaminating initiative on the issue. Nevermind, his jet-setting, yacht-renting ways. 
Sam Dorman
February 29th, 2016 2:57 PM

AP: U.S. Economy Started 2016 'With a Bang'

At the Associated Press, in a Friday morning writeup, the wire service's headline writers and reporter Martin Crutsinger demonstrated extraordinary auditory powers. The headline writers somehow heard the entire U.S. economy start the year off "with a bang." Meanwhile, Crutsinger, continuing to earn his designated title of "worst economics writer" given by Kevin Williamson at National Review…
Tom Blumer
February 29th, 2016 2:07 PM

Selena Gomez Performs Heartfelt Song to God at Christian Concert

In the face of a culture that constantly mocks Christianity, singer Selena Gomez says that a relationship with God is “greater than anything.” On Thursday night, the 23-year-old star performed her new song “Nobody” during a surprise appearance at a Los Angeles concert with Hillsong Church’s Young & Free band.
Katie Yoder
February 29th, 2016 12:44 PM

CNN's Hill: 'Bunch of Uncomfortable White People' 'Made Me So Happy'

Appearing as a guest on Monday's CNN Newsroom with Carol Costello to discuss Chris Rock's race-based monologue at the Oscars, after host Costello expressed that she "felt kind of sorry" for audience members who looked uncomfortable with the controversial jokes, liberal CNN political commentator Marc Lamont Hill provocatively referred to a "bunch of uncomfortable white people" in the audience as…
Brad Wilmouth
February 29th, 2016 12:16 PM

ABC Thrills Over DiCaprio’s ‘Outstanding’ Climate Change Speech

“Outstanding.” That’s how Good Morning America co-host Robin Roberts described liberal Leonardo DiCaprio’s climate change speech at the Oscars. The journalists at ABC were thrilled over the movie star’s advocacy. Lara Spencer hyped, “And Leo with his sixth Oscar nomination finally having his moment taking home best actor and using it as a platform for global change.”
Scott Whitlock
February 29th, 2016 11:29 AM

WashPost Signs Up Joe Scarborough for Its Opinion Page

The Washington Post opinions section is doubling its MSNBC host contingent. In addition to a monthly column from Rachel Maddow, the Post is adding Joe Scarborough, who spent the last x years writing a column for Politico. The Post PR team lays it on thick on how “influential” Scarborough is, ignoring his actual morning ratings (no room for "routinely whacked by Fox & Friends"), and leaving…
Tim Graham
February 29th, 2016 11:25 AM

On Sharpton Show, Chatter That Clarence Thomas Isn't Really Black

David Rutz at the Washington Free Beacon was one of those rare Americans who watched Rev. Al Sharpton’s Sunday show on MSNBC. Naturally, a black Democratic congresswoman was complaining Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas wasn’t authentically black, and that blacks haven’t been represented on the court since Thurgood Marshall retired. Sharpton told ultraliberal Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif) that…
Tim Graham
February 29th, 2016 9:20 AM

Scarborough: Trump Comments on David Duke, KKK 'Disqualifying'

If Joe Scarborough were ever, as some have claimed, in the the tank for Donald Trump, he has officially climbed out as of this morning. On today's Morning Joe, reacting to the clip of Jake Tapper's interview, Scarborough called Trump's refusal to forthrightly reject the support of Klansman David Duke "disqualifying." A bit later, Joe and Mika Brzezinski said that if Trump fails today to clean up…
Mark Finkelstein
February 29th, 2016 8:07 AM

Top 5 Most Political Moments at the 88th Academy Awards

Hollywood is infamously liberal and the Oscars are always a night when they really let their political freak flags fly. Whether it’s activist films or actors lecturing to the American public during acceptance speeches, politics inevitably takes center stage, especially in an election year.
Alexa Moutevelis
February 29th, 2016 2:11 AM

U.S. Press Ignores Emotional Testimony of Displaced Disney IT Worker

Two categories of news the press has studiously avoided during the Obama era came together this week, causing it to (in my view) proactively decide to ignore emotional congressional testimony which should have been front-page news almost everywhere. The first is their virtually complete disinterest in reporting on congressional hearings. The list is longer than can be recounted here, but…
Tom Blumer
February 29th, 2016 12:00 AM

Joe Biden Gets Standing Ovation at Oscars

Vice President Joe Biden stopped by the 88th Annual Academy Awards and was given a hero's welcome by a room of rich white liberals who no doubt want him to jump into the race for president. 
Alexa Moutevelis
February 28th, 2016 11:47 PM

Chris Rock Dedicates Entire 10 Minute Oscar Monologue to Race Jokes

Comedian Chris Rock was under a lot of pressure to "speak truth to power" in his second turn as host of the 88th Annual Academy Awards. The lack of black actors and actresses nominated has dominated Oscar coverage again this year, with pledges from Will and Jada Pinkett Smith and Spike Lee to boycott and the Academy to change the racial makeup of its members. Rock reportedly even rewrote his…
Alexa Moutevelis
February 28th, 2016 10:17 PM

CNN Guest Repeats Discredited Claim GOP Rep Scalise Spoke to KKK

Appearing as a guest on Sunday's CNN Newsroom with Fredricka Whitfield to discuss Donald Trump declining to condemn former KKK leader David Duke in a CNN appearance earlier in the day, Jason Johnson of TheRoot.com not only repeated a discredited claim that Louisiana Republican Rep. Steve Scalise spoke to a white supremacist group in Louisiana in 2002, but he even gave the impression that Scalise…
Brad Wilmouth
February 28th, 2016 8:51 PM

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Trump Is Like Lonesome Rhodes

Perhaps Katrina vanden Heuvel, publisher of the far left The Nation, had the Oscar ceremonies tonight on her mind when she appeared this morning on ABC's This Week. She compared Donald Trump to Andy Griffith's character of Lonesome Rhodes in the movie "A Face In The Crowd" and even cited the fictitious scene which she thinks/hopes translates into real life when Lonesome mocked the television…
P.J. Gladnick
February 28th, 2016 7:09 PM