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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell Calls Scott Walker A 'Bad Socialist'
In his MSNBC show The Last Word Tuesday evening, Lawrence O’Donnell dedicated a segment to describing his opinion of what “good and bad socialism” looks like. Naturally his example of “good” socialism included the man and policies Bernie Sanders. It also included a 6 year old cover from Newsweek magazine that proclaimed “We Are All Socialists now,” which detailed how it's becoming normal (and…
Spencer Raley
Networks Allow Scant Attention to Clinton E-Mail Bombshell
The bombshell news that Hillary Clinton will finally turn over her private e-mail server, as well as the confirmation that her electronic communications as Secretary of State included top secret material, warranted a mere nine and half minutes on Wednesday's network morning shows. This is out of a combined eight hours on NBC, CBS and ABC. ABC's Good Morning America offered the least, a scant one…
Scott Whitlock
Molly Ball: Clinton E-Mails ‘Distraction’ from ‘Substantive’ Campaign
Appearing on CNN’s New Day on Wednesday, the Atlantic’s Molly Ball desperately attempted to portray the ongoing controversy surrounding Hillary Clinton’s private e-mail server as a “distraction” for her presidential campaign.
Jeffrey Meyer
Arrest of 'Special Asst. to the President' Gets Scant, Poor Coverage
My, the news about Barvetta Singletary's domestic violence arrest involving gunfire has been kept mighty quiet.
Press reports have typically opened by describing Ms. Singletary as "a White House staffer." Several paragraphs later, readers learn that she is — or perhaps "was," as she has for now "has been placed on temporary unpaid leave and is banned from White House grounds" — the "special…