ABC, NBC Finally Notice Voters Call Hillary ‘Liar’; CBS Still Ignores

After Thursday’s network morning shows chose to ignore a finding in the latest Quinnipiac poll that voters most associate the word “liar” with Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton, ABC’s World News Tonight that evening and Friday’s NBC Today finally mentioned the survey. CBS continued to avoid the topic.
Kyle Drennen
August 28th, 2015 11:54 AM

MSNBC Scales Back Katrina Coverage to Avoid Brian Williams Scandal

Emily Smith of the New York Post’s Page Six reports that MSNBC scaled back its coverage of the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina because Brian Williams “misremembered” that he saw a dead body float past his hotel while he was there. Since MSNBC ended up with Williams as a breaking news anchor with no assigned program as a fall-back after his wild exaggerations cost him his Nightly News …
Tim Graham
August 28th, 2015 11:51 AM

No, Jorge Ramos Does Not Represent All Hispanics

When Jorge Ramos trolled Donald Trump’s press conference in Iowa, he clearly did so with the intent to initiate a confrontation. By his own co-anchor María Elena Salinas’ admission, Ramos was there to “question, denounce, and expose”. His acts were not of journalism, but of agenda activism. The undisputed fact is that Jorge Ramos ASKED NO QUESTIONS when he addressed Trump, launching instead into…
Jorge Bonilla
August 28th, 2015 11:44 AM

Scarborough: Sharpton’s New Show ‘Strong Lead In’ for Meet the Press

Al Sharpton’s weekday program PoliticsNation will move to Sunday mornings starting in September, and the folks on Morning Joe gushed at the new opportunities this would give the MSNBC host. Joe Scarborough called Sharpton’s move “happy news” and eagerly told Meet the Press’ Chuck Todd “It's a perfect tee up for chuck Todd...You have a strong lead in now. You’ve got a strong number three hitter…
Jeffrey Meyer
August 28th, 2015 11:33 AM

13-Year-Old Disney Star Writes Gushy Essay on Radical Feminism

Rowan Blanchard is a 13 year old girl who also happens to be a Disney star – oh, and she also just penned an essay on “intersectional feminism” that has Harry Potter actress and fellow feminist Emma Watson fawning over. "Issues that are commonly thought of as feminist issues include sexual assault, rape, abortion, Planned Parenthood, domestic violence, equal education, and the wage gap," she…
Melissa Mullins
August 28th, 2015 11:22 AM

CBS, NBC Skip E-Mails Showing Bill Clinton Sought Speech w/Dictators

On the Friday morning network newscasts, CBS This Morning and NBC’s Today showed no interest in picking up on an ABC News report that former President Bill Clinton sought approval from his wife’s State Department for speeches that involved African dictators and North Korea with the speaking fee for the former engagement worth $650,000.
Curtis Houck
August 28th, 2015 11:15 AM

HuffPost Live Blame Duggar’s 'Crazy Religiosity' for His Downfall

Isn’t it funny how anti-religion liberal elitists are so quick to blame Christianity when a Christian messes up, as if the failure to live up to an ideal is the ideal’s fault. Yesterday HuffPost Live host Josh Zepps and guest, entertainment journalist Dayvee Sutton, commented on the continuing Duggar drama. According to a statement released by the Duggar family, the married man and father of…
Erin Aitcheson
August 28th, 2015 11:12 AM

Halperin: ‘World Would Come to a Halt’ If GOP Called Dems Terrorists

On Friday’s Morning Joe, Bloomberg Politics managing editor Mark Halperin strongly condemned Hillary Clinton’s decision to compare Republican politicians to terrorists over the issue of abortion. Halperin did not mince words when he repudiated the Democratic frontrunner's language and argued that “[i]f a Republican did this the world would come to a halt.” 
Jeffrey Meyer
August 28th, 2015 10:19 AM

Halperin: 'Not Saying Rendell Woke Up With Horse Head in Bed, But'

So who's Hillary's enforcer? Last week we asked "who got to Donny Deutsch?" when he suddenly became supportive of Hillary whereas just the week before he had been very critical of her. The same thing has happened with Ed Rendell.  Just yesterday, the former DNC Chairman and Pennsylvania governor was quoted in the New York Times saying Hillary has handled the email scandal "poorly, maybe…
Mark Finkelstein
August 28th, 2015 9:49 AM

NPR Show Questioning Pro-Lifers Can't Find One Pro-Life Caller In Hour

After eight videos exposing Planned Parenthood from the pro-lifers at the Center for Medical Progress, NPR’s Diane Rehm Show devoted an hour Thursday morning to.....”New Tactics In the Anti-Abortion Movement.” Not the tactics of Planned Parenthood, those aren’t going to be the subject. The guest panel was stacked with two “objective” journalists both questioning these tactics, along with Terry O…
Tim Graham
August 28th, 2015 6:57 AM

CBS Pushes Gun Control as 'Public Health Issue' Like Seat Belts

On Thursday, the CBS Evening News seized on the deadly shooting of two local news reporters in Roanoke, Virginia to promote the idea that gun control should be treated like “a public health issue” akin to seat belts, airbags, and anti-smoking campaigns. In a tease early on in the program, fill-in anchor Maurice DuBois explained that “[s]ome public health officials say gun violence, just like car…
Curtis Houck
August 28th, 2015 2:11 AM

PolitiFact Falsely Claims True Tweet Merely 'Half True'

The liberal Atlanta Journal-Constitution's PolitiFact website recently dismissed as "half-true" a completely factual charge by a conservative group regarding Planned Parenthood's lack of mammography screenings.
Melissa Mullins
August 28th, 2015 12:54 AM

Vox, Tweeting About the NRA, Uses New Deal Recovery Admin Photo

Two weeks ago, cable and broadcast giant Comcast announced that its NBCUniversal unit would invest $200 million in Vox Communications, thereby "creating a partnership to help the television giant better connect with younger audiences." Based on what follows and far more examples than one could hope to cite in a single post, Comcast should consider asking for their money back. Apparently trying…
Tom Blumer
August 27th, 2015 11:46 PM

NYT Leaves Out Democratic Ties Behind Planned Parenthood's PR Stunt

New York Times reporter Jackie Calmes has been playing aggressive defense for Planned Parenthood. So when the organization commissioned its own report accusing the Center for Medical Progress of manipulating its videos via selective editing, Calmes treated the stunt as news. But she left out vital information from Planned Parenthood's supposed exoneration -- that it came courtesy of a firm that…
Clay Waters
August 27th, 2015 11:20 PM