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Clinton Email Scandal Covered on Univision, Telemundo, MundoFox
U.S. Inspector General findings that Hillary Clinton evidently mishandled - and potentially compromised - national security information through her rogue email practices as secretary of state of the United States were the subject of scrutiny on the nation’s top Spanish-language networks. So far, Telemundo has dedicated the most time to the developing story, while Univision and MundoFox coverage…
July 27th, 2015 7:00 PM
CNN: Perry Criticism of Gun-Free Zones 'Eye-Raising' & 'Controversial'
On Monday's Wolf show on CNN, host Wolf Blitzer referred to GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry's criticism of gun-free zones as "controversial" and "eye-raising" before then giving gun control activist Mark Kelly an unchallenged forum to push for more gun laws.
July 27th, 2015 6:53 PM
CNN Fawns Over 'Very Moving' Debut of Jenner's New Reality TV Show
On Monday's New Day, CNN's Michaela Pereira touted the "very moving" and "very touching" parts of the debut episode of Bruce "Caitlyn" Jenner's new reality TV series, I Am Cait. Both of Pereira's guests – a former People magazine editor and a "transgendered" actor – gushed over the "exciting" and "very effective" debut. The anchor later wondered if the series is "going to be catalyst for change…
July 27th, 2015 6:16 PM
Sex Worker Activist Launches Petition Drive... Against MSNBC?!
You cannot make this stuff up: A sex-worker's union has launched a petition drive blasting MSNBC from the Left for a weekend program that it charges unfairly conflates prostitutes who are in the business of their own free will versus those who are the victims of human trafficking.
July 27th, 2015 5:56 PM
MSNBC: Huckabee's Comments On Iran Deal 'Deplorable,' 'A Deal Breaker'
On Monday’s edition of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, co-host Mika Brzezinski called presidential candidate Mike Huckabee’s recent comments about the recent Iran deal “ugly, callous, shocking and deeply disturbing,” and angrily declared that this should be a “deal breaker” for his campaign.
July 27th, 2015 5:09 PM
NBC Cheers Longshot Transgender Candidate as ‘Campaign Trailblazer’
In the midst of a 2016 presidential race overflowing with candidates, Monday’s NBC Today instead decided to devote three minutes of air time to a Maryland congressional contender with little chance of even securing the Democratic Party’s nomination for the seat. Co-host Matt Lauer introduced the fawning segment: “Caitlyn Jenner getting a lot of attention right now, but she's not the only…
July 27th, 2015 3:56 PM
Journalist Sorry We ‘Won’t Be Forcing Faithful into Straightjackets'
The Atlantic writer Jeffrey Tayler is annoyed at the “educated elite” in our country. Why have they not risen to the occasion and labeled passionate religious belief a mental illness?
The writer’s disappointment followed the release of an article on The News Nerd entitled “American Psychological Association to Classify Belief in God as a Mental Illness.” In the story, Psychologist Dr. Lillian…
July 27th, 2015 3:56 PM
Journalist Laments: We ‘Won’t Be Forcing the Faithful into Straigh
He’s disappointed that an APA study on religion and mental illness is a hoax.
July 27th, 2015 3:46 PM
Marcotte: Credit Rise in Teen Abstinence to Anything but Abstinence
Slate writer Amanda Marcotte claimed this week that a drop in the number of teens having sex is the result of encouraging teens to use birth control and engage in sexual behavior. Meanwhile, she posited, education encouraging abstinence couldn't possibly, ever, in a zillion years, have anything to do with it.
July 27th, 2015 3:44 PM
AP Waits Four Paragraphs to Reveal Size of Historic Chinese Stock Dive
Based on how they handled it today, it's pretty obvious that the Associated Press's Ken Sweet and his wire service's headline writers want the lowest possible number of users of their reporting — consumers and subscribing print and broadcast outlets — to know about the mainland Chinese stock market's historically deep 8.5 percent Monday dive.
It took four paragraphs for Sweet to get to the…
July 27th, 2015 3:17 PM
NBC Pundit Wants FCC to Fine Anyone for 'Misgendering' Transgenders
Via Soopermexican, we learn that the weekend PC-fest at MSNBC is getting truly wacky. Remember when the Left that adores using profanity on the air wanted the FCC to fine media outlets for using the word “Redskin”? On the Melissa Harris-Perry show on Sunday morning, a guest announced the need for the FCC to fine people for “misgendering” transgenders. Call Bruce Jenner by his birth name or birth…
July 27th, 2015 2:37 PM
CNN Slams Huckabee for 'Despicable', 'Ugly' Attack on Obama Iran Deal
On Monday's New Day, several CNN regulars hurled attacks at GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee for his characterization of President Obama's nuclear deal with Iran as "marching" the Israelis "to the door of the oven." Words like "ugly," "dangerous," and "despicable and terrible," were thrown at Huckabee's comments across two segments.
July 27th, 2015 2:02 PM
NYT Editorial Compares Transgender Restroom Access Worries to Jim Crow
A Monday New York Times editorial compared transgender access to restrooms to the civil rights-era struggles against Jim Crow laws as well as women’s rights and Americans with disabilities. The Times argued that banning transgender students from bathrooms that do not align with their sex at birth “reinforce[s] cruel policies that deny dignity to some of the most vulnerable students and subject…
July 27th, 2015 12:20 PM
ABC Pushes 'Polyamory' With 'Trailblazing Triad'
ABC's Nightline hyped a polyamorous, "trailblazing triad" on Thursday evening/early Friday morning, highlighting the threesome's "unusual modern family." ABC's Abbie Boudreau eagerly explained that 'this triad wants to make it clear that they are not polygamists," and that they are all sexual partners with each other.
July 27th, 2015 12:14 PM