Newsweek: McVeigh's 'Ideals' Now Mainstream GOP Politics

Newsweek writer Nina "Kneepads" Burleigh would have her readers believe that today's Republican Party is ideological soulmates with Timothy McVeigh, the Oklahoma City bomber: "McVeigh was executed in 2001, but since then, some of his militia ideals have gone mainstream and even been introduced as laws in many states, including Oklahoma. Legislators in dozens of states have submitted proposals to…
Ken Shepherd
June 1st, 2015 5:24 PM

HBO's Oliver Slams Catholic Church; Likens Pope to 'Breaking Bad' Thug

On Sunday, HBO's John Oliver gave the latest evidence that the last acceptable prejudice is bigotry against Christianity, especially anti-Catholicism. Oliver blasted the Vatican secretary of state's "defeat for humanity" condemnation of Ireland's vote that legalized same-sex marriage: "Okay, settle down a little, Catholic Church. Remember, you're an organization whose victories for humanity…
Matthew Balan
June 1st, 2015 4:19 PM

High Schools Partner with Planned Parenthood to Paint ‘Care’ Mural

According to local media, taxpayer-funded schools are partnering with taxpayer-funded abortion providers to create – you didn’t guess it – art. Planned Parenthood of Montana recently commissioned a painted mural for its parking lot located in Great Falls. Named after Planned Parenthood’s slogan, the “Care, No Matter What Project” is described as a “collaborative mural project” by local media…
Katie Yoder
June 1st, 2015 4:04 PM

Media Skips (Or Oozes Over) Lesbian WNBA Star's Domestic Abuse Arrest

The Washington Post put the issue of lesbian domestic violence front and center on the front of Sunday’s sports section. Or did they? The story was on WNBA (women’s pro basketball) star Brittany Griner and her “spouse” Glory Johnson, also a WNBA player...but the violence was buried under praise for Griner's "gentle giant" character.  This story is more than a month old...and this is the first…
Tim Graham
June 1st, 2015 3:54 PM

Vince Vaughn Tells British GQ Magazine He's Pro-2nd Amendment

Stepping away from his colleagues in the Hollywood left, actor Vince Vaughn strongly championed gun rights and the Second Amendment in an interview with the British edition of GQ magazine. Vaughn noted that mass shootings have “only happened in places that don’t allow guns." The actor identified the true purpose of the right to bear arms: 
Connor Williams
June 1st, 2015 3:44 PM

Atlantic Editor: Guantanamo Detainees Are ‘Political Prisoners'

Appearing on MSNBC’s The Rundown on Monday, The Atlantic’s Washington editor-at-large Steve Clemons dismissed criticism of the Obama administration trading five Taliban prisoners for Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl: “Well, look, I think we need to turn this on its head. There's been a lot of conventional reporting about the Taliban Five....These are important people, but they were largely paper…
Kyle Drennen
June 1st, 2015 3:00 PM

Al Sharpton to Mix Protests, MSNBC Hosting at 2016 GOP Convention

In the latest demonstration of the complete lack of separation of activism and “cable news” at MSNBC, Al Sharpton pledged in a Friday night speech in Cleveland that he’ll be protesting the Republican convention in the streets in that Ohio city next July.  "Jeb Bush and Scott Walker and them think they are going to come in here and have four or five days of convention," Sharpton said. "We are…
Tim Graham
June 1st, 2015 11:25 AM

Actress Taraji P. Henson Declares ‘Without God, I’m Nothing'

A thanks to God doesn’t happen every day in liberal Hollywood-land. The 2015 Critics’ Choice Television Awards awarded Taraji P. Henson Best Actress in a Drama Series for her role in Fox’s Empire on May 31. In her acceptance speech, Henson included someone special in her thanks: God.
Katie Yoder
June 1st, 2015 10:55 AM

Nets Slam Salt, Ignore Contrary Views in 93 Percent of Stories

Media coverage of food has become as tough to swallow as a piece of gristle. Cholesterol, food dyes, salt and more dominate headlines -- even though news stories often can’t decide if those things are good or bad for us. Now the Obama administration is moving to practically ban trans fat, an ingredient once promoted as a “health product.”

Joseph Rossell
June 1st, 2015 10:48 AM

Mika: Jeb Bush a 'Hypocrite' For Not Formally Announcing Run

During a discussion about Jeb Bush’s early struggles in the 2016 presidential campaign, Morning Joe co-host Mike Brzezinski slammed the former Florida governor for being a “hypocrite about all his money.” 
Connor Williams
June 1st, 2015 10:43 AM

CBS’s Gayle King Hails Communist China’s Smoking Ban

On Monday, CBS This Morning co-host Gayle King gushed over a smoking ban in Communist China that would forbid the use of tobacco in all indoor public spaces, calling the move “a good way to start.” While King was quick to hail the Draconian smoking ban in China, CBS has taken a far different approach to the recent legalization of marijuana in the United States, with CBS This Morning running…
Jeffrey Meyer
June 1st, 2015 10:42 AM

‘Hands Up, Don’t Shoot’ Never Happened, But Networks Keep Using It

Friday night's The Kelly File on Fox News Channel shared a new Media Research Center report on how the media has perpetuated the false narrative of "hands up, don't shoot" since the fatal shooting of Michael Brown this past August. 
Kristine Marsh
June 1st, 2015 10:25 AM

Mika Wouldn't Give Santorum Same Pass as Sanders On Rape Remarks

Mika Brzezinski just can't contain her liberal bias. On today's Morning Joe, Mika admitted that the the MSM has a double standard when it comes to reporting controversial things that Democrats and Republicans have done or said. Yet she promptly turned around and applied that same double standard to Bernie Sanders and Rick Santorum. Discussing Bernie Sanders having written in 1972 that women…
Mark Finkelstein
June 1st, 2015 9:36 AM

Al Hunt: 'I Have No Idea What Bob Schieffer's Politics Are'

Is Al Hunt the most oblivious man in Washington, or was he just not telling the truth? On today's Morning Joe, lauding Bob Schieffer upon his retirement, Hunt actually said "I have no idea what Bob Schieffer's politics are." No idea?  Really? Maybe Al hasn't been watching Scheiffer, but NewsBusters and its parent MRC have.  Take a look at this link for a compilation of Bob's greatest hits on…
Mark Finkelstein
June 1st, 2015 8:26 AM