MSNBC Dumps Ronan Farrow and Joy Reid

It hasn't exactly been unexpected. In fact the probability it would happen has been reported on for weeks but today it's official. MSNBC has dumped the shows of Ronan Farrow and Joy Reid due to horrible ratings.  
P.J. Gladnick
February 19th, 2015 7:59 PM

Fox News Declaring 'Holy War' Is 'What ISIS Wants,' Chris Hayes Claims

During Wednesday evening's edition of All In on MSNBC, host Chris Hayes attacked Bill O'Reilly and other anchors on the Fox News Channel for calling the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria a “holy war,” which is “exactly what ISIS wants.” Hayes began the segment by stating: “The self-proclaimed caliph of the Islamic state, Abu Baghdadi, and Fox News host Bill O'Reilly -- two very…
Randy Hall
February 19th, 2015 7:49 PM

In 2009, Brian Williams Hailed The Onion As 'Truth's Last Outpost'

In 2009, the satirical newspaper The Onion published a compilation entitled "Our Front Pages: 21 Years of Greatness, Virtue, and Moral Rectitude From America's Finest News Source." Editors chose, of all people, NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams for the task of writing a foreward.   

Ken Shepherd
February 19th, 2015 7:31 PM

Time Editor Kluger: Facebook Should Censor Anti-Vaxxer Voices

Time magazine editor-at-large and global-warming alarmist Jeffrey Kluger called on Facebook today to censor users who promote criticisms of vaccines, commonly known as anti-vaxxers. While Kluger is absolutely right to note that Facebook would be well within its rights to do so and that private-party censorship is not a First Amendment free-speech issue, Kluger's paternalistic lecturing and the…
Ken Shepherd
February 19th, 2015 4:57 PM

Time: 'Only Reason' 'Handsy' Biden 'Gets Away With' It Is He's a Dem

Even the reliably liberal Time magazine is admitting the obvious: Joe Biden wouldn't get a pass for his creepy habit of putting his hands on women if he wasn't a Democrat. Writer  Karol Markowicz conceded, "The only reason Joe Biden gets away with getting handsy with women is because he has a (D) after his name." 

Scott Whitlock
February 19th, 2015 4:01 PM

Wood: Obama 'Doesn't...Have the Authority' to Authenticate ISIS

Anderson Cooper spotlighted The Atlantic's Graeme Wood's thorough article on ISIS on his Wednesday program. Cooper wondered, "President Obama...said we're at war with people who have perverted Islam. The question, though, is: is that really true?" The anchor asked Wood about Mr. Obama's statement, and he gave a blunt reply: "Well, you know, he doesn't really have the authority to say that. I don'…
Matthew Balan
February 19th, 2015 3:57 PM

Despite its Success, it’s still Worth Protesting ‘50 Shades

Bondage porn flick made $80 Million last weekend. All the more reason to oppose it.
Cathy Ruse
February 19th, 2015 1:23 PM

NY Times Lines Up Smear of Bachmann: Compared to Thuggish Russian Pol

The New York Times Magazine for Sunday carries an article by acclaimed novelist (and Columbia University professor) Gary Shteyngart. The Russian-born writer was hired by the Times for a media-watching stunt: “For the next week, I will subsist almost entirely on a diet of state-controlled Russian television, piped in from three Apple laptops onto three 55-inch Samsung monitors in a room at the…
Tim Graham
February 19th, 2015 1:21 PM

Larry Wilmore: Like Jon Stewart, Brian Williams Airs 'Fake News'

During an appearance on ABC’s The View Thursday morning, Comedy Central host Larry Wilmore hilariously mocked NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams following his suspension over lies he made about his reporting in Iraq. Asked if he would rather replace Jon Stewart or Brian Williams, Wilmore responded that while he would rather replace Stewart, “apparently fake news happens in both chairs …
Jeffrey Meyer
February 19th, 2015 12:24 PM

Only CBS Pushes Back On Obama's Refusal to Label Terrorists Islamic

While all three network morning shows on Thursday covered President Obama defending his refusal to label terrorism as Islamic extremism during a Wednesday speech, only CBS This Morning actually pushed back on the President's argument.
Kyle Drennen
February 19th, 2015 12:20 PM

Maddow Guest Claims Muslim 'Kids' Executed in the United States

Hardly a week passes that we don't learn of another mass execution committed in the Mideast by the medieval Islamist thugs in ISIS. But did you know that Muslims children are being executed in the United States? It must be true because I heard it last night on "The Rachel Maddow Show" and, no, it didn't come from defrocked anchor Brian Williams.
Jack Coleman
February 19th, 2015 11:56 AM

Pop-Heavy GMA Touts George Stephanopoulos's Journalism Award

George Stephanopoulos won an award for journalism? The former Democratic operative turned host of a show known for cat videos hyped his award for "excellence in broadcast journalism." Good Morning America's Amy Robach touted, "We can't help but give a big congratulations to one of our own. George took home the top award at last night's National Press Foundation Dinner." 
Scott Whitlock
February 19th, 2015 11:42 AM

CBS Devotes a Mere 20 Seconds to Clinton Foundation’s Foreign Funding

On Wednesday, the Washington Post revealed that “[s]ince its creation in 2001, the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation has raised close to $2 billion from a vast global network that includes corporate titans, political donors, foreign governments and other wealthy interests.” Despite the potential conflict of interest facing Hillary Clinton if she decides to run for president in 2016,…
Jeffrey Meyer
February 19th, 2015 11:04 AM

HuffPo to Launch its Own ‘Fake News’ Comedy Show

Don’t worry liberals! Jon Stewart may be going, but a new “fake news” program is stepping in to tell you what to think, courtesy of the far-left Huffington Post.  Starting March 27, a weekly, hour-long Friday night series will feature a Daily Show-esque mix of satirical news and entertainment. The show will be featured on the live streaming video website, HuffPostLive and on the main homepage,…
Kristine Marsh
February 19th, 2015 10:25 AM