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Lefty Writer: Ben Carson ‘Has Betrayed the Black Freedom Struggle’
It’s a tall order for a black politician to become popular with “the de facto largest white identity organization in the United States,” but DeVega argues that Carson has pulled it off by “betray[ing] the Black Freedom Struggle and assault[ing] the truth in all its forms.” (As you probably assumed, “white identity organization” is DeVega’s description of the Republican party.)
In a Salon article…
October 27th, 2015 10:44 AM
Benghazi Victim's Mom Yells at Mitchell: ‘You Can’t Understand!'
In an emotional exchange with MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell on Monday, Patricia Smith, mother of Benghazi victim Sean Smith, blasted Hillary Clinton for not answering questions during Thursday’s congressional hearing on the 2012 terrorist attack: “I watched every minute....Hillary didn't answer the questions. I'm still waiting...”
October 27th, 2015 10:42 AM
NBC’s Lauer Hits Socialist Sanders from the Left on Guns
In an interview with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders on Tuesday’s Today, co-host Matt Lauer worried that the socialist presidential candidate was out of step with “mainstream Democrats.” However, it was not because of Sanders’ radical left-wing views, but because he was not anti-gun enough.
October 27th, 2015 10:13 AM
Gayle King Tries and Fails to Hit Chris Christie from Left on Guns
On Tuesday, CBS This Morning aired a friendly interview with co-host Gayle King and Governor Chris Christie and his wife Mary Pat. The CBS host did try to hit the Republican from the left on gun control but failed miserably. After King asked Christie about the state of the 2016 race she asked “[y]ou all have children in college, high school, middle school, so school shootings certainly must hit…
October 27th, 2015 9:45 AM
Mika: 'I'm Going to Get Killed' for Criticizing Hillary
Joe Scarborough had to prod her into it, but once she got going, Mika Brzezinski unleashed a blistering tirade against Hillary on today's Morning Joe for accusing Bernie Sanders of sexism.
Hillary has ginned up great feminist umbrage at Sanders' statement at the debate that people need to stop "shouting" about gun violence and do something about it. A clip was played of Hillary at two stump…
October 27th, 2015 7:21 AM
Why CBS's 'Supergirl' Is Anti-Feminist, Family-Friendly Viewing
The much-anticipated premiere of CBS’s Supergirl was a breath of fresh air in TV land. Pushing back on feminist labels of women and not succumbing to traditionally sexist costuming of female superheroes, Supergirl shines.
October 27th, 2015 12:09 AM
AP Writeup on Steep September New Home Sales Drop Omits Key Facts
Today saw yet another "unexpected" disappointing development in the U.S. economy. The Census Bureau reported that seasonally adjusted sales of new homes, an area thought to be a bright spot, declined sharply in September to an annual rate 468,000 from 529,000 in August. The bureau also revised July and August significantly downward.
As bad as the as the adjusted numbers were, the raw data was…
October 26th, 2015 11:31 PM
WashPost: Brat Makes 'Eerie Allusions' to 'Country's Xenophobic Past'
In a piece that appeared in the local opinion section of Sunday’s Washington Post, writer Peter Galuszka took to bashing conservative Congressman Dave Brat (Va.) for holding beliefs that provide “eerie allusions to the nation’s xenophobic past” that Galuszka characterized as the U.S. embracing “Judeo-Christian religious tradition, rule of law and free markets.”
October 26th, 2015 10:45 PM
'Minority Report' Delivers Global Warming and Accidental Pro-Gun Line
Fox’s Minority Report offered us a look at the world after climate change catastrophe on Monday night. On an episode titled “Fiddler’s Neck,” Detective Vega (Meagan Good) along with pre-cogs Dash (Stark Sands) and Arthur (Nick Zano) head back to their hometown. A little place called, you guessed it, Fiddler’s Neck.
October 26th, 2015 10:39 PM
Univision News Gleefully Cheers Progressives, Bashes Conservatives
In recent weeks, Univision News has offered fresh demonstrations that its biases extend far beyond immigration. The two examples below give us a further glimpse into the leading U.S. Spanish-language network’s institutional biases, and its commitment to progressive politics.
October 26th, 2015 9:43 PM
MSNBC's Maddow Treats Clinton to Gushy Softball Interview
Fresh off her 11-hour testimony at the Benghazi hearing, Democratic presidential candidate front-runner Hillary Clinton sat down on Friday for her first one-on-one interview with none-other than the most leftist show possible – MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show. If anyone had any doubts how far left the show is, Maddow herself admitted Clinton:
“I’m a true-blue liberal, and I’m allowed to say that…
October 26th, 2015 9:24 PM
Matthews Mocks Rubio: 'Little Mr. Firecracker of the Bombs-Away Set'
Can you imagine if in 2007 some conservative had dared call Barack Obama the "Little Mister" of anything? The cries of racism would be ringing to this day.
But on his MSNBC show this evening, Chris Matthews didn't hesitate to denigrate Marco Rubio as "the little Mister Firecracker of the bombs-away set." For good measure, Matthews claimed that "Cruz hates as well as any Republican in modern…
October 26th, 2015 9:12 PM
HuffPo Bowing to Reality? Trump Stories Appear on Their Politics Page
Reality can be brutal, especially political reality as the Huffington Post seems to have found out. Back in July the Huffington Post went all in on the notion that the Donald Trump candidacy would be ephemeral so they could get away with displaying their bias by consigning Trump stories to the entertainment, not politics page. Unfortunately for them, Donald Trump not only lasted through the rest…
October 26th, 2015 7:46 PM
Bernie's Wife: He Throws a 'Holiday' Not 'Christmas' Party
God forbid it should be said that Bernie Sanders throws a "Christmas" party!
Sanders wife, Jane O'Meara Sanders, was interviewed on today's With All Due Respect. When Mark Halperin asked the affable Mrs. Sanders to share a side of her husband that people might not know, she twice mentioned that Bernie organizes an annual "Christmas" party. And twice she promptly corrected herself, calling it a…
October 26th, 2015 7:21 PM