Nets Pass Off Hillary Handing Over Server; ‘Distraction’ & ‘Headache'

The “big three” networks of ABC, CBS, and NBC continued to cover on Wednesday night news that scandal-ridden Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton turned over her private e-mail server and numerous thumb drives to the FBI but largely brushed it off as “a headache” and “distraction” for Clinton in what has “been a tough summer.”
Curtis Houck
August 12th, 2015 10:01 PM

AP Predictably Ignores All-Time One-Month Govt. Spending Record

Records are made to be broken, but apparently government spending records are not meant to be reported. The Monthly Treasury Statement released today showed that the federal government spent a mind-boggling $374.86 billion in July. That's an all-time single-month record, surpassing the previous high of $369.39 billion "achieved" in August 2012. Yes, there was a calendar "quirk" which caused this…
Tom Blumer
August 12th, 2015 9:44 PM

NPR Affiliate Host Violates Style Manual, Calling GOPers 'Anti-Choice'

On the August 10 edition of National Public Radio (NPR) Boston affiliate WBUR's Here & Now program, host Robin Young made reference to pro-life Republicans as "anti-choice." The reference, which violates NPR's own style manual, came in the midst of a discussion with Princeton University professor Julian Zelizer about Republican presidential candidates' plans to roll back various policy…
Ken Shepherd
August 12th, 2015 9:15 PM

Kudos: MSNBC Promotes Critic of Campus Censorship

MSNBC's Saturday mornings might be dominated by professor Melissa Harris-Perry and her exceedingly esoteric left-wing academic nuttiness, but weekday anchor Craig Melvin today offered viewers a breath of fresh air when it comes to the issue of political correctness run amok at America's colleges and universities.
Ken Shepherd
August 12th, 2015 6:30 PM

Media Groups Call for Transparency From Obama Administration -- Again

A coalition of 53 press and open government organizations has “once again” urged President Barack Obama and the people in his administration “to stop practices in federal agencies that prevent important information from getting to the public.” According to an open letter sent to the Democratic occupant of the White House on Monday and released to the public the following day, groups ranging from…
Randy Hall
August 12th, 2015 5:25 PM

MSNBC: EPA Disaster like Defusing 'A Bomb In A Crowded Market'

While filling in for Thomas Robers on MSNBC Live, Frances Rivera brought on Dan Olson from the San Juan Citizens Alliance to defend the EPA and cast all the blame on local mines in the region.
Spencer Raley
August 12th, 2015 5:25 PM

California Ban on the Word ‘Alien’ Hailed on Univision

California is hitting one home run after another on behalf of its teeming population of unauthorized immigrants. Or at least that’s the way it’s seen on the nation’s top Spanish-language television network, Univision.
Yuri Perez
August 12th, 2015 5:13 PM

Cover-Up: Major Papers Keep Hillary's E-Mails Off the Front Page

Four of the country's largest papers kept the latest developments in Hillary Clinton's growing e-mail scandal off the front page on Wednesday. The revelation that the Democratic candidate had top secret information on her server was relegated to the bottom of page A13 in the New York Times. The Washington Post managed to place the additional news that Clinton will finally turn over her server on…
Scott Whitlock
August 12th, 2015 4:14 PM

Liberal Comedians Mock Planned Parenthood Videos

What’s funnier than the illegal trafficking of aborted baby parts? To some comedians, it’s mocking the people shocked by it. Will Ferrell’s comedy website, “Funny or Die” released a parody video, titled “The Shocking Truth about Planned Parenthood,” spoofing the Center for Medical Progress’ Planned Parenthood video series-- which revealed Planned Parenthood officials make profits off of selling…
Kristine Marsh
August 12th, 2015 4:10 PM

Andrea Mitchell: Clinton Critics ‘Want to See Conspiracy Theories'

Rushing to defend Hillary Clinton in the wake of revelations that the former secretary of state sent classified material via a private e-mail server, MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell fretted on Wednesday: “...there's going to be a cloud of suspicion, though, by those who just want to see conspiracy theories. There's almost no way she can clear this up to the satisfaction of critics on the other side…

Kyle Drennen
August 12th, 2015 3:01 PM

Klintonerdämmerung: Parody About Removal of Hillary's E-Mails

What if I were to tell you that there is another great parody using subtitles from the movie, "Downfall?" Okay, I know what you are thinking: another "Hitler Finds Out" video from that movie. After all, there are thousands of such parody videos out there. Well...surprise! You're wrong. This parody video uses a completely different scene from "Downfall" to incredibly great effect. The scene you…
P.J. Gladnick
August 12th, 2015 2:41 PM

Megyn Kelly, Coffin Hit Clinton Over Emails: ‘Very, Very Serious'

Last night on The Kelly File, Megyn Kelly and former Dick Cheney staffer Shannen Coffin ripped Hillary Clinton amid new revelations indicating the former secretary of state emailed classified information on her personal server. Kelly read multiple quotes from Clinton in recent months denying the allegations, and then remarked on the 2016 presidential candidate’s inconsistent statements: “Now it…
Connor Williams
August 12th, 2015 2:10 PM

Please Stop: Now Slate Argues for Marrying Robots

“Will the recent Obergefell decision protecting same-sex marriage apply to open the door to robot-human marriage?” This absurd question is posed by Slate contributor and Arizona State University Law professor Gary Marchant in his Aug. 10 article "A.I. Thee Wed." In his piece for Slate, Marchant claimed that the Obergefell v. Hodges decision confirmed the “fundamental right” of a person to…
Kristine Marsh
August 12th, 2015 1:47 PM

Bozell: Hillary's E-Mail Scandal '100 Times' Worse Than Watergate

Media Research Center President Brent Bozell on Wednesday urged journalists to continue covering the bombshell developments related to Hillary Clinton's use of a private E-mail server as Secretary of State. Appearing on Varney and Company, Bozell compared the story to Watergate and Richard Nixon: "His entire presidency was destroyed because of this. Now, compare that to what we're learning about…
NB Staff
August 12th, 2015 12:55 PM