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Politico: Obama Nearly 'Lame Duck'; Reax to Trade Defeat 'Implausible'
Even the leftist apparatchiks at the Politico seem to have a limit to their tolerance for the doublespeak the White House and President Obama routinely disseminate.
Reporters Edward-Isaac Dovere and Sarah Wheaton appear to hit that limit this afternoon after Obama's effort to pass Trade Adjustment Authorization (TAA) went down in flames by a shocking margin of 126-302. Since TAA had to pass for…
June 12th, 2015 7:40 PM
NY Daily News Reports on Chile's 'Do-It-Yourself Abortion Guides'
Abortion is still illegal in Chile, but Nina Golgowski at the New York Daily News reported Monday that the abortion advocates have a new strategy: “Shocking mock, do-it-yourself abortion guides have popped up on YouTube as part of a disturbing public ad campaign in support of legalizing abortion in the predominantly Roman Catholic country in cases of rape or medical complications.”
Nowhere in…
June 12th, 2015 7:02 PM
MSNBC.com's Promoting Wendy Davis's Latest Project
Back in 2013 and 2014, MSNBC did their darndest to promote and, well, elect Wendy Davis. That didn't go over well, but the abortion-rights enthusiast has set about on a new project. So naturally MSNBC.com's own Irin Carmon -- a former "Champion of Choice" laureate -- caught up with the former Texas state senator and published an exclusive at MSNBC.com today headlined "Wendy Davis to start new…
June 12th, 2015 5:45 PM
Mitchell: Bill Clinton Says Clintons Are Innocent; Case Closed?
Andrea Mitchell scored an interview with Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Friday, but spent the entire interview peppering the senator with questions about Hillary Clinton. This included pushing Sanders on whether Bill Clinton's claim of innocence would be enough to drop any investigation into the family's foundation.
June 12th, 2015 5:23 PM
Mika Rips NYT for Hyping ‘Rubio’s Driveway’ But Not Clinton Scandals
Friday’s Morning Joe on MSNBC took a strange turn during a discussion of Bill Clinton’s latest comments about the Clinton Foundation scandal when co-host Mika Brzezinski demanded to know from panelist and New York Times reporter Jeremy Peters “why your paper is so interested in Marco Rubio's driveway” as opposed to continuing to dig into allegations surrounding the Clinton Foundation.
June 12th, 2015 5:16 PM
'Extra' Interviewer Thanks Obama for Saving 'My Finances and My Life'
As Barack Obama demonstrated on Thursday, one of the best ways to ensure an interview full of “softball” questions is to bring in someone who has benefited from your policies and is happy to say so.
After Jerry Penacoli and the president exchanged greetings, the Extra correspondent stated: “Thank you for inviting us. I know this is rare to have an interview sitting down with you here in the…
June 12th, 2015 5:10 PM
Nets Hailed Jenner Gender Switch; Hits NAACP Leader's Race Switch
While all three broadcast networks hailed Bruce Jenner for choosing to switch genders and become Caitlyn Jenner just one week ago – devoting 48 minutes to the story in three days – on Friday, those same networks were aghast that Spokane, Washington NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal had chosen to identify herself as black despite being white.
June 12th, 2015 4:42 PM
Eco-Activist: Developed World Must Pay for Climate ‘Loss and Damage’
A left-wing climate activist promoted the United Nation’s proposal to force developed countries to pay for the “loss and damage” inflicted on the rest of the rest of the world through climate change.
Friends of the Earth’s (FOE) Head of Legal Gita Parihar blamed “the emissions of developed countries” for climate change on June 10. She said developed countries ought to pay up, because “harm…
June 12th, 2015 2:09 PM
'No Guns': Texas Gun Control Advocates Get Boost on Telemundo
The recently approved campus carry bill, designed to provide for the exercise of second amendment rights on public university campuses in the Lone Star State, was the subject of a sharply slanted report on Telemundo’s national evening news program.
June 12th, 2015 1:56 PM
NPR Expert: 'Pugilistic, Mean-Spirited' Fox News May Be Watered Down
When it came to assessing Rupert Murdoch’s decision to cede more control of his empire to his sons James and Lachlan, PBS and NPR turned to David Folkenflik, who as NPR’s media reporter is a Murdoch obsessive and author of the book Murdoch’s World.
On Thursday’s PBS NewsHour, Folkenflik floated the idea that eventually Fox News would move to the center and be “a little more measured” in its…
June 12th, 2015 1:14 PM
NYT: Seinfeld PC Stand Calls His Man-of-the-People Status Into Doubt
New York Times culture reporter Dave Itzkoff weighs in on comedian Jerry Seinfeld calling the younger generation too politically correct for comedy with an odd, condescending criticism: "Perhaps some of Mr. Quinn’s working-class bona fides will rub off on Mr. Seinfeld, whose recent remarks on political correctness have seen his man-of-the-people status called into question."
June 12th, 2015 12:54 PM
CBS Brings on Author to Trash 'Arrogant' Murdoch After Fox Promotion
The day after Rupert Murdoch announced he was stepping down from some of his roles at Fox, CBS This Morning on Friday brought on an author to trash his successor and son, James Murdoch. Asked by Gayle King what the new CEO is like, Michael Wolff attacked, "James is an arrogant so-and-so and I don't know of anyone who has worked with him outside of the circle whole has had nice things to say about…
June 12th, 2015 12:15 PM