CBS Spots Sanders as ‘Coming up Fast’ in Hillary’s ‘Rear-view Mirror'

Following the lead of ABC’s Good Morning America, the Tuesday edition of the CBS Evening News offered a full report on the growing support among Democratic presidential primary voters for socialist and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders who was described by anchor Scott Pelley as “coming up fast” in Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton’s “rear-view mirror.” Correspondent Julianna Goldman began by…
Curtis Houck
July 7th, 2015 10:37 PM

EdiTed: Univision’s Deceptively Edited Ted Cruz Interview

After watching anchor Jorge Ramos’ complete interview of Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Fusion, I immediately began to speculate as to which parts would be left on the cutting room floor during its Sunday rebroadcast on Univision’s Al Punto. It didn’t take me long to find out that I was right.
Jorge Bonilla
July 7th, 2015 9:53 PM

NewsBusted: Are Daisy Dukes Next to Be Banned?

"TV Land has pulled The Dukes of Hazzard amid the uproar over the Confederate flag. And in a show of solidarity, Caitlyn Jenner is now refusing to wear her Daisy Dukes." --   NewsBusted anchor Jodi Miller.
NB Staff
July 7th, 2015 9:47 PM

Salon Writer: The GOP, Home of ‘Unserious Candidates’ For President

Since Democrats belong to the party of government, it stands to reason that their presidential candidates actually want to be president -- including Bernie Sanders, who’s a Democrat only for the sake of convenience. Republican candidates? Not necessarily. Some of them, according to writer Sean Illing, are “half-baked celebrities allowed to hijack the process to promote their private careers.”…
Tom Johnson
July 7th, 2015 9:29 PM

Matthews Coaxes Giuliani to Say GOP Needs to Moderate Social Stances

MSNBC host Chris Matthews used a portion of his July 7 Hardball interview with Rudy Giuliani to get the moderate Republican to express his wish that his party soften both its tone and policy positions on immigration, social issues, and the environment. 
Ken Shepherd
July 7th, 2015 9:15 PM

Governor Chris Christie: Media Should Apologize to Me for Bridgegate

During a Monday morning appearance on the MSNBC's Morning Joe program, New Jersey governor Chris Christie was asked by panelist Katty Kay about his role in the possible “creation of a culture” in his administration that led to the Bridgegate lane closure incident, which took place in early September of 2013. The 2016 GOP presidential candidate responded to the obnoxious question by instead…
Randy Hall
July 7th, 2015 7:44 PM

Keilar Lets Hillary Rant on Foundation; Offer Gooey Q's on Money, SNL

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s first national TV interview aired during Tuesday’s edition of The Situation Room on CNN, and while Brianna Keilar pressed Clinton on her e-mail scandal and tumbling poll numbers, the interview measured up to little more than a stroll in the park. Along with gooey questions about which woman she thinks should go on the $10 bill and who plays a…
Curtis Houck
July 7th, 2015 7:21 PM

On Jobs Report, AP Changes Take From Almost 'Healthy' to 'Mixed'

This post will document what transpired at the Associated Press on Thursday before and just after the release of the government's employment report. It should be a humiliating lesson to its business and economics writers. One would hope that they might learn to concentrate solely on discerning and accurately reporting the relevant facts, and to leave the analysis to others. (I know; fat chance…
Tom Blumer
July 7th, 2015 6:11 PM

HuffPost Headline Hypes Major GOP Donors as 'Billionaire Overlords'

The Huffington Post knows how to jazz up headlines from the Associated Press. On Monday, AP’s Steve Peoples and Julie Bykowicz penned a story headlined “As Republican infighting grows, donors call for calm.” The HuffPo put a dizzying spin on it: “Billionaire Overlords Urge GOP Presidential Contenders To Play Nice.” “Overlords”? The word causes us to remember TV news anchor Kent Brockman on The…
Tim Graham
July 7th, 2015 5:44 PM

Houston Chronicle Hails Baylor Dropping Ban on 'Homosexual Acts'

Baptist-affiliated Baylor University has elected to change language in its student sexual conduct policy such that it removes a ban on "homosexual acts" while maintaining that "the biblical understanding that human sexuality is a gift from God." and that sexual affections are  to "be expressed in the context of marital fidelity." This move seems to meet at least the begrudging approval of of the…
Ken Shepherd
July 7th, 2015 5:15 PM

Main Character on 'Aquarius' Calls Gays 'Deviant

Alexa Moutevelis
July 7th, 2015 4:31 PM

Fox News Spotlights Pastor Flying Christian Flag Over American Flag

Fox News Channel's Elisabeth Hasselbeck interviewed Pastor Rit Varriale on Tuesday's Fox and Friends over his church's decision to fly a Christian flag over the American flag. Hasselbeck noted how "the move is sparking an outrage on social media," and wondered it was "a fight for faith, or a slam to Old Glory."
Matthew Balan
July 7th, 2015 4:28 PM

Howard Fineman: For GOP, 'Xenophobia' 'Sells in New Hampshire'

Veteran journalist Howard Fineman on Tuesday smeared conservatives primary voters, saying that Donald Trump's comments on immigration indicate "xenophobia" "sells in New Hampshire and Iowa." Appearing on The Cycle to discusses the rise of Trump, co-host Krystal Ball wondered what "it says about the Republican Party that this guy seems to have momentum?" Fineman, a former editor of Newsweek who is…
Scott Whitlock
July 7th, 2015 4:27 PM

The 'Wayward Pines' School is a Leftist Indoctrination Dream

Last night, the Wayward Pines episode ‘Betrayal’ brought us a creepy look inside the town’s school again. The attitude towards parents’ relationships with their children is a Leftist indoctrination dream: “Your job is to feed them and keep them safe. Let us do the rest.” School is a secretive place where parents aren’t even allowed inside the building.
Alexa Moutevelis
July 7th, 2015 3:40 PM