'Fresh Off the Boat' Racism: White People are the "Cruelest Race"

ABC's Fresh Off the Boat is a sitcom about a Taiwanese family grateful to be making the most of the opportunity American life has to offer. At least the mom and dad appreciate the U.S., the grandmother hasn't bothered to learn English and is apparently racist. In this scene, Grandma Huang is in an argument with her daughter-in-law Jessica about their relationship and money that Jessica wants to…
Alexa Moutevelis
October 13th, 2015 10:58 PM

CNN Goes Liberal on Immigration: Sanders ‘Left’ Latinos ‘at the Altar’

On the subject of illegal immigration, CNN's debate went left with debate panelist Juan Carlos Lopez hitting Bernie Sanders for not being liberal enough. Lopez demanded, “Senator Sanders, in 2013 you voted for immigration reform. But in 2007 when the Democrats controlled Congress and the Bush White House was on board, you voted against it.” He then attacked the senator: “Why should Latino voters…
Scott Whitlock
October 13th, 2015 10:48 PM

Bernie Sanders Attacks Media for Mentioning Hillary’s ‘Damn E-Mails'

Rallying to the aid of fellow 2016 Democratic presidential opponent Hillary Clinton during the first debate Tuesday night, Democratic socialist Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) angrily lamented the focus on Clinton’s e-mail scandal and berated the media for covering Clinton’s “damn e-mails.”
Curtis Houck
October 13th, 2015 10:25 PM

CNN’s Dana Bash: Can’t We Just Forgive Hillary on Iraq Vote?

With her first debate question of the night, CNN’s Dana Bash wondered if Hillary Clinton’s vote on the Iraq War could simply be forgiven. Talking to another Democratic candidate, Lincoln Chafee, Bash lectured, “You were the only Republican in the Senate to vote against the Iraq War. You say Secretary Clinton should be disqualified from the presidency because she voted in favor of using force in…
Scott Whitlock
October 13th, 2015 9:44 PM

Latest Fairness Crisis: Breakfast Sandwich Inequality

Life is so unfair. "The rich" live in nicer places, have nicer amenities, drive nicer cars, etc., etc. Here's the last straw: Now they even have better breakfast sandwiches. But never fear: The press's inequality police are on patrol to supply the outrage.
Tom Blumer
October 13th, 2015 8:28 PM

On Dem Debate Night, Matthews Trashes ‘Pathetic’ ‘Sock Puppet’ Rubio

Tuesday may be the Democratic debate night, but that didn’t stop an angry Chris Matthews from trashing Marco Rubio as a “pathetic” “sock puppet.” Before the CNN debate began, the MSNBC Hardball anchor derided conservative donor Sheldon Adelson as a “sugar daddy” who will likely endorse the Republican.
Scott Whitlock
October 13th, 2015 8:26 PM

ABC, NBC Cheer ‘Relatable’ Hillary; ‘Burden’ for Her to Stay in Front

On Tuesday night ahead of the first 2016 Democratic presidential debate, ABC’s World News Tonight and NBC Nightly News put forth their best efforts to paint a favorable scene for Hillary Clinton by touting her as “relatable” while “need[ing] to show voters a different side” as she shoulders the “burden” of trying “to protect her front-runner status.”
Curtis Houck
October 13th, 2015 8:18 PM

Hillary’s ‘Panderrific’ Telemundo Interview

In the run-up to the first debate among the Democratic presidential candidates, frontrunner Hillary Clinton sat down with Telemundo anchor María Celeste Arrarás for a tough, hard-hitting…ah, who are we kidding? The whole thing was practically a Hillary campaign commercial.
Jorge Bonilla
October 13th, 2015 8:01 PM

Chris Matthews: Bernie Would Keep U.S. Out of 'Goddamn Wars'

After momentarily berating Bernie Sanders flack Tad Devine over the socialist's prickliness about being questioned about his technically being an independent, not a registered Democrat, Hardball host Chris Matthews tonight praised the Vermont senator's dovish tack on foreign policy, hailing how he would keep the U.S. out of "all those goddamn wars!"
Ken Shepherd
October 13th, 2015 7:57 PM

'Daily Show' Host Hammers CNN for 'Begging' Joe Biden to Join Debate

During Monday evening's edition of The Daily Show on the Comedy Central cable network, new host Trevor Noah mocked the efforts by the Cable News Network not only to promote the first Democratic debate in the 2016 presidential contest on Tuesday, but also to add another participant to the event: vice president Joe Biden. Noah rattled off the current candidates: former U.S. secretary of state…
Randy Hall
October 13th, 2015 6:50 PM

Tea Party Hater Sheryl Crow Performing National Anthem at #DemDebate

What a perfect fit: Conservative-bashing Sheryl Crow will be performing at the Democratic primary debate. Singer Sheryl Crow will sing the National Anthem for the first Democratic primary debate Tuesday night in Las Vegas, Nevada. In anticipation of the event hosted by CNN, she spoke with the network about being a Democrat and weeding out “people who have no business being pundits” – even though…
Katie Yoder
October 13th, 2015 6:40 PM

CNN Marvels at Hillary Aide Huma Abedin Checking Out the Stage

Just hours ahead of Tuesday’s 2016 Democratic presidential debate on CNN, the network was already in spin mode for Hillary Clinton down to the most minute detail as senior Washington correspondent Jeff Zeleny marveled during The Situation Room at the sight of top Clinton aide Huma Abedin surveying the stage for Clinton to gather “a sense of what this evening is going to be.”
Curtis Houck
October 13th, 2015 6:22 PM

Union Boss Trumka Says He's Not a Capitalist, Either

First Sanders, now Trumka—are there any capitalists left on the left? On the most recent Meet the Press, Bernie Sanders made news when Chuck Todd asked him if he was a capitalist.  "No," shot back Sanders, "I'm a democratic socialist." Mark Halperin was obviously taken enough by the question as to pose it on today's With All Due Respect to Richard Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO. "No, I'm a…
Mark Finkelstein
October 13th, 2015 6:16 PM

CNN Democrat Debate Open Thread

The official NewsBusters Open Thread for the CNN Democratic debate held on October 13, 2015.
NB Staff
October 13th, 2015 6:14 PM