AP Wrings Hands Over Court Upholding Texas Abortion-Clinic Regs

The Associated Press on Tuesday appeared sympathetic to abortion advocates, publishing a story -- accessible here via Statesman.com -- on how the decision made by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals could (soon) leave only seven abortion clinics “in a state of 27 million people.” 
Melissa Mullins
June 11th, 2015 4:30 PM

CNN Hounds Ben Carson on Whether LGBT Americans 'Face Discrimination'

CNN's Brianna Keilar badgered Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson on Thursday's Wolf program over his recent comment on LGBT issues: "I didn't remember any times when there were signs up that says...gay people have to drink at this fountain. I was a little irritated." Keilar repeatedly asked Carson: "Do you think that gay Americans are discriminated against?" When the candidate…
Matthew Balan
June 11th, 2015 4:28 PM

Media Doesn’t Like McKesson Called ‘Professional Protestor’

This week, MSNBC dubbed him a “policing reform organizer.” Sean Hannity titled him a “professional protestor.” Kevin Jackson called him a “race pimp.” We’re talking about DeRay McKesson – a black activist who has taken Twitter by storm, railing against the racism he believes plagues American police forces. But he has not only been active on social media. McKesson was also present at the scene in…
Sarah Stites
June 11th, 2015 4:15 PM

NewsBusted: Jew've Lost Al Sharpton Now, Mr. President

"It’s been reported that President Obama considers himself the closest thing to a Jew that has ever sat in the Oval Office. As a result, the President’s close friend, Al Sharpton, is now giving him the cold shoulder." -- NewsBusted anchor Jodi Miller.
NB Staff
June 11th, 2015 3:59 PM

Even Andrea Mitchell Thinks NYT Went Too Far on Rubio

One clue that the New York Times might have gone too far by publishing aggressive hit pieces on Marco Rubio: Even Andrea Mitchell thinks the liberal paper made a mistake. After playing a clip of Jon Stewart mocking the Times, Mitchell said of the articles on the Republican's speeding habits and his lack of wealth: "How is [this] front page news?" 
Scott Whitlock
June 11th, 2015 3:19 PM

'80s Pop Star: 'Obama Seems to Be White Inside'

Eighties pop star Morrissey -- lead singer of the Smiths, a major indie sensation -- has been a wildly erratic pundit in his advanced age. Last year, he declared “I see no difference between eating animals and pedophilia. They are both rape, violence, murder.”  Now he’s declared that “Obama seems to be white inside.” He never supports the “innocent black people who are murdered by white police…
Tim Graham
June 11th, 2015 3:00 PM

NBC: Clintons ‘Hounded by Questions’; GOP ‘Won’t Allow it to Go Away'

In a report for Thursday’s NBC Today about Bill Clinton saying he would stop giving paid speeches if Hillary was elected president, correspondent Andrea Mitchell lamented: “The charity has been lauded for its good works but both Clintons are being hounded by questions about potential conflicts of interest from donors and high-dollar speeches.”
Kyle Drennen
June 11th, 2015 12:52 PM

Planned Parenthood's Cecile Richards Attacks Republican 'War on Women'

The June 10 edition of The Last Word featured all the predictable elements of a liberal media discussion on abortion. Host Lawrence O’Donnell invited Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards, former Democratic congressman Barney Frank, and the Jeremy Peters of the New York Times to the program to bash the Republican “war on women.” The discussion concerned a proposed 20-week abortion ban that…
Connor Williams
June 11th, 2015 11:28 AM

ABC Ignores Hillary's Expanding Donor Scandal

ABC's Good Morning America on Thursday ignored a new report indicating that Hillary Clinton's favors for donors to her family's foundation go back to her days as a U.S. Senator. CBS This Morning allowed 42 seconds on the Clinton Foundation scandal in general, but didn't specifically mention the new allegations. "Former President Bill Clinton is defending his family's charity and rejecting…

Scott Whitlock
June 11th, 2015 11:17 AM

US Government Gives $82.7 Million to Liberal Tides Organizations

For all the fuss the left makes about “getting money out of politics,” their actions tell a vastly different story. When conservative donors make or facilitate anonymous donations, liberals cry “dark money” and bemoan the supposed lack of accountability. If liberals truly wanted to get money out of politics, they would need to start with their own Tides organizations, which pioneered the very…
Aly Nielsen
June 11th, 2015 10:42 AM

Salon: Miley Cyrus Uncorks ‘Totally Right-On Assessments of the World’

Miley Cyrus tends to shock most people -- even the most progressive among us take note of her antics. From photographing herself topless under the covers, to which The Huffington Post responded “keep doing your thang, girl,” to her recent promotion of the “free the nipple” campaign, she has continued to garner media attention.  But her shock factor amplified on June 9, when Paper’s interview…
Sarah Stites
June 11th, 2015 9:45 AM

ABC, NBC Continue to Ignore Proposed EPA Regulations on Airplanes

On Thursday morning, ABC and NBC continued their blackout of the Obama administration’s plan to use the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate the airline industry’s greenhouse gas emissions. 
Jeffrey Meyer
June 11th, 2015 9:23 AM

Salon: Miley Cyrus’ ‘Totally Right-on Assessments of the World

Left-on, you mean?
Sarah Stites
June 11th, 2015 9:11 AM

Networks Punt on EPA Announcing Plans to Regulate Airplane Emissions

For the third time in just under three weeks, the major broadcast networks ignored news related to the Obama administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the latest news coming on Wednesday that the agency has announced its goal to regulate aircraft emissions in a similar fashion that it does for automobiles and powerplants. FNC's Special Report and the PBS NewsHour, however, found…
Curtis Houck
June 11th, 2015 1:02 AM