Univision’s Jorge Ramos Fails To Live Up To His Own Rhetoric
The aftermath of Univision/Fusion anchor Jorge Ramos’ expulsion from (and prompt return to) Donald Trump’s Iowa press conference played out exactly as I predicted. Aided and abetted by his mainstream media comrades, Ramos has sought to cast himself as a brave resistor to injustice á la Rosa Parks, and his post-Trump defenses seek to portray him as a tough truth-teller willing to stand up to…
September 10th, 2015 1:35 PM
WaPo Science Blogger: Melting Arctic Ice Could Release Deadly Virus
A few days ago the global warming alarmist comedy act was that rising sea levels would flood NASA launch sites. It would be tough to top that inadvertent humor but the Washington Post science blogger, Rachel Feltman, gives it a good challenge. She warns that melting arctic ice could release a giant deadly virus. If it sounds like cheesy horror movie, you could be right as we shall see but first,…
September 10th, 2015 1:20 PM
Only CBS Covers Latest on ISIS Intel Being Altered by Obama Admin.
Two weeks after offering a mere 21-second news brief on allegations that the Pentagon altered intelligence data on ISIS “to provide a more optimistic account of progress” against the terror group, Thursday’s CBS This Morning was the only network morning show to report on 50 intelligence officials confirming that their analyses were changed.
September 10th, 2015 12:45 PM
Former CEO Shocker: No ‘Connection’ Between President and CEOs
You know there’s a problem when a former CEO of a major American company says American CEOs are probably closer to the Chinese premier than they are to President Obama.
This morning on CNBC’s Squawk Box, the hosts and guest were discussing the upcoming visit by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to meet with President Obama and a number of American CEOs. They were explaining how there may be mixed…
September 10th, 2015 12:28 PM
LA Times Puts 'Survivors' in Scare Quotes in Story on Abortion Hearing
The Los Angeles Times apparently doesn't think "women who were born during botched abortions in the 1970s" are abortion "survivors," as a Wednesday article about two such women featured a title that put the term in scare quotes: "Abortion 'survivors' criticize Planned Parenthood on Capitol Hill." Marcus E. Howard led the item by hyping that "House Republicans on Wednesday fueled an already…
September 10th, 2015 12:10 PM
ABC Allows Seconds for Hillary’s Woes, But Hypes Latest Trump Feud
The journalists at Good Morning America made sure to hype the newest nasty comments by Donald Trump, but allowed a scant 32 seconds on the latest Hillary Clinton woes. It wasn’t until the very end of a story on Trump attacking Carly Fiorina’s looks that reporter Jon Karl remembered, “There's also news on the Democratic side.”
September 10th, 2015 11:48 AM
Not Even House Hearings Can Break Nets’ Planned Parenthood Blackout
Say this for ABC, CBS and NBC: they’re nothing if not tenacious. The networks have been diligent, even relentless, in their efforts to ignore the Planned Parenthood scandal, proving that when they circle the wagons around an ideological comrade, they stay circled.
The networks have maintained their blackout of news about the hidden camera videos from the Center for Medical Progress showing that…
September 10th, 2015 11:13 AM
ESPN Compares San Antonio Football Players To The NYPD
In his zeal to smear the NYPD, ESPN writer JA Adande made an analogy on Twitter comparing the football players in San Antonio who assaulted a referee on the field to a case of mistaken identity involving the NYPD and a former tennis star named James Blake.
September 10th, 2015 10:58 AM
Rhyme Scheme: Papers Pummel White Poet Over Use of Chinese Pseudonym
New York Times arts reporter Jennifer Schuessler wrote about an odd controversy in the poetry world -- a white poet, discouraged by multiple rejections, found success when he submitted under a Chinese-sounding pseudonym, even gaining a place in a "Best American Poetry" anthology and causing embarrassment to the editor and rancor among other poets for his "reactionary" use of "yellowface."…
September 10th, 2015 10:05 AM
Scarborough Rips Mika's Suggestion Schumer Controlled by Jewish Lobby
The occasional dust-ups between Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski on the Morning Joe set seem largely made-for-TV. But there appeared to be some authentic antagonism on today's show on the issue of the motivations of those who oppose the Iran deal.
Joe passionately condemned supporters of the deal who cynically suggest that opponents are controlled by the Jewish lobby. "Why don't you guys talk…
September 10th, 2015 9:10 AM
O’Reilly Blasts Media for Ignoring Obama’s ‘Disastrous Foreign Policy'
Fox News Channel (FNC) host Bill O’Reilly slammed the liberal media at the top of Wednesday’s O’Reilly Factor for not having exposed the “the disastrous foreign policy of the Obama administration” in a pattern of behavior that he proclaimed as “simply stunning.” O’Reilly kicked off his four-minute-plus opening commentary by highlighting results of a recent national poll on the Iran deal that…
September 10th, 2015 7:41 AM
NY Times Pretends Baltimore Had Only One Night of 'Looting and Arson'
The folks at the New York Times must believe not only that their reporters are entitled to inject their opinions into hard-news stories, but that they can also inject their own "facts." Oh, and they can change those facts at will over time to fit the circumstances.
Sheryl Gay Stolberg's Wednesday story about the city's $6.4 million settlement with the family of Freddie Gray appearing in Thursday…
September 10th, 2015 1:16 AM
Meryl Streep: Only 5 of 535 Congresspeople Noticed My Rant for an ERA
Actress Meryl Streep whined at the Telluride (Colorado) Film Festival that almost no one in Congress replied to her urging that they revisit passing the “Equal Rights Amendment,” that old feminist proposal from the 1970s.
"I sent them each a book called Equal Means Equal by Jessica Neuwirth. It's about the revival of the attempt to get an ERA that would codify in law that you can't discriminate…
September 9th, 2015 10:57 PM
CBS: Tom Brady Suspension Overturned Due To His Race?
Because apparently even deflated footballs are racist, New York Jets wide receiver Brandon Marshall says that there are many NFL players who believe Tom Brady’s four-game Deflategate suspension was overturned because of race. “White players, specifically at the quarterback position, are treated differently,” the five-time Pro Bowler said.
September 9th, 2015 10:54 PM