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CNN Plays Up GOP Not Condemning 'Rhetoric' Against Planned Parenthood
Eric Bradner touted in a Sunday article on CNN.com that the "Republican presidential contenders condemned" the man who murdered three people at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado, but "largely stood by their fierce criticism of the organization." Bradner played up that "Ben Carson...was the only Republican candidate to call on anti-abortion activists to alter their approach" in the wake of the…
'My Bad!' Politico’s Allen Apologizes for Cushy Offer to Chelsea
Politico’s Mike Allen apologizes in the middle of his Monday ”Playbook” column (20 paragraphs in) that he shouldn’t have promised Hillary PR operative Phillippe Reines two years ago that he could host Chelsea Clinton at a Politco brunch with questions approved in advance: “No one besides me would ask her a question, and you and I would agree on them precisely in advance....The interview would be…
NBC: Does Shooting Take Planned Parenthood ‘Off the Table’ for GOP?
Talking to Bloomberg Politics managing editor Mark Halperin on Monday’s NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer wondered if the shooting outside a Planned Parenthood facility in Colorado would hurt the GOP politically: “...does the attack take the issue of Planned Parenthood off the table for Republican candidates who don't want to be seen or don't want to risk taking advantage of a tragedy or being on the…
Yahoo Reporter: Gender Preferences In Kids' Toys So Passé
Growing up in a quiet Jewish neighborhood of the Bronx, I was about as far removed as could be from the gun culture. But as a five or six year old, I would beg my parents to take me to visit the toy store a few blocks away so that I could gaze longingly in the window . . . at a toy six-shooter.
I share my story because I think it's typical. Of course there are exceptions, but from time…
Is This New Hit ABC Show REALLY About to Blame Israel for Terrorism?
ABC's FBI drama Quantico continued it's anti-Israel plotline last night in the episode "Guilty." Simon Asher has already been revealed to be an IDF soldier who did things in Gaza "that haunt me every single day of my life." Last week we saw him talking to an Israeli bomb maker about continuing violence in the West Bank. And now, based upon a new flashback scene, it is looking increasingly likely…
'Madam Secretary' Explains How Hillary Would Have Prevented Iraq
On Monday night, CBS’ Madam Secretary revealed how Hillary would never have allowed us to get involved in Iraq, and could have prevented the entire disaster had she only been in a position of power to stop it.
ESPN's 2-Year Subscriber Loss: 7 Million Homes
The Walt Disney Company filed its annual 10-K report with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday.
The "getaway day" timing of the filing may not be a coincidence, at least as far as its 80 percent-owned ESPN subsidiary is concerned. That's because the report contains bad news which Disney would surely want to see downplayed. Confirming problems yours truly observed in NewsBusters…
Nets Hit GOP Guests with Charges of 'Hateful Rhetoric' by Pro-Lifers
On all three broadcast network Sunday talk shows, hosts pressed some of their GOP guests by forwarding a quote from Planned Parenthood complaining that "hateful rhetoric" from abortion opponents had contributed to the shooting attack on Planned Parenthood Rocky Mountain in Colorado.
NBC's Chuck Todd on Meet the Press notably managed to utter the words "hateful rhetoric" three times and "heated…
Sports Media Mocks Tebow Over Break-Up Due to Abstinence Pledge
Tim Tebow’s relationship with former Miss USA model Olivia Culpo is over. Because, according to reports, Culpo is upset that the couple isn’t having sex, since Tebow has decided to remain abstinent until marriage.
‘Empire’ Features SJW Songstress Alicia Keys in Shocking LGBT Twist
Singer/Songwriter Alicia Keys guest starred in “Sinned Against,” the latest episode of FOX’s Empire. Keys plays Skye Summers, a multi-platinum record selling “girl power pop” star. Teaming up with Jamal (Jussie Smollett), the two are collaborating on a record for Empire Music – the “Black and White” album. The song featured is taken directly from recent headlines in your local newspaper or your …
AP, Despite Weak Economic Data: 'Fundamentals Remain Solid'
As yours truly noted in several posts at my home blog on Wednesday and at NewsBusters on Friday and Saturday, the torrent of pre-Thanksgiving "getaway day" economic data was largely disappointing.
That didn't stop the Associated Press's Chris Rugaber from pushing the "All is well" meme late Wednesday afternoon, declaring, contrary to what anyone's eyes could see, that "the fundamentals of the U.…
Top Daily Beast Editor Calls for Boycott of 'Neo-Fascist' Trump
Daily Beast executive editor Noah Shachtman called for a boycott of Donald Trump’s businesses because he says they are supporting “racism and neo-fascism.”
"It's time for a boycott of Trump's businesses - and a public calling out of those who choose to work with him," Shachtman tweeted.
NYT's Egan Rages at 'Rabid Brown Shirts in Dockers' at Trump Rally
Two recent opinion pieces in the New York Times, one by a veteran reporter turned columnist, another featured in the Times' Sunday magazine, launched viciously hard-left attacks on Republicans on the issues of immigration and refugees. Timothy Egan's column, "Donald Trump's Police State," went so far as to compare Republican attendees at a Trump rally to "rabid brown shirts in Dockers" and that…
Doris Kearns Goodwin Gushes over ‘Ambitious’ Former Boss LBJ
Speaking as part of a panel about presidential books during Sunday’s Face the Nation, author Doris Kearns Goodwin couldn’t help but devote a few moments of her time to heaping praise on the “ambitious” man who she first worked for in politics in then-President Lyndon B. Johnson from the 1960's.