George Stephanopoulos Pushes Geithner to Back Hillary 2016, Skips Obam

Tim Geithner appeared on Good Morning America, Monday, to promote his new book. While co-host George Stephanopoulos avoided negative comments about the Obama administration, he made sure to tout praise of Hillary Clinton and to lobby for an endorsement. After the former Treasury Secretary explained how he recommended Clinton as a possible replacement, the GMA anchor enthused, "Is she your…
Scott Whitlock
May 12th, 2014 6:34 PM

On CNN, ESPN's Granderson Likens Michael Sam's Detractors to the KKK

On Monday's CNN Newsroom, ESPN senior writer L.Z. Granderson compared those who decried Michael Sam's kiss with his boyfriend after he was drafted by the St. Louis Rams to a racist organization that lynched minorities: "Yes, some of the objection is part of the storyline, but we didn't celebrate the KKK during...the March on Washington." Anchor Carol Costello praised Sam's "courage," and…
Matthew Balan
May 12th, 2014 6:15 PM

MSNBC Republican: ‘It’s Not Fair’ to Clintons to Bring Up Lewins

It looks like the MSNBC-Republican syndrome is starting to affect Joe Watkins, Alex Witt’s go-to GOP strategist now that Susan Del Percio has left the network. On Saturday’s Weekends with Alex Witt, Watkins joined his more liberal colleagues in defending the Clintons from Monica Lewinsky’s re-emergence in Vanity Fair. [Video below. MP3 audio here.] When asked his opinion of the whole matter…
Paul Bremmer
May 12th, 2014 5:35 PM

As Usual, AP Rewrites Fiscal History in Covering the Government's Mont

The Associated Press's unbylined 2:25 p.m. report on the government's April Monthly Treasury Statement contained an unhealthy dose of the historical revisionism we've come to expect from the outfit which really should be called in the Administration's Press. AP's tallest tale is in ascribing the four annual deficits of over $1 trillion incurred from fiscal 2009 through 2012 entirely to the "…
Tom Blumer
May 12th, 2014 4:59 PM

Actor Dean Cain Slams Obama Foreign Policy, Benghazi Coverup

Actor Dean Cain, best known for his title role in the 1990s series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, recently sat down with Tom Bevan of Real Clear Politics for an interview in RCP's Changing Lanes web series. Among other things, Cain talked about his political leanings -- socially liberal but conservative on foreign, military, and economic policies -- as well as his…
Ken Shepherd
May 12th, 2014 4:32 PM

CNN’s Stelter: CBS Was 'Overcompensating' on Benghazi, ‘Appeal to

CBS News has come under fire for a supposed conflict of interest between its president David Rhodes and his Brother Ben Rhodes, President Obama’s Deputy National Security Advisor and CNN’s Reliable Sources did its best to dismiss the issue. Appearing on Sunday, May 11, CNN host Brian Stelter argued that “CBS has at times been so aggressive covering Benghazi that I've had sources describe it…
Jeffrey Meyer
May 12th, 2014 4:08 PM

CNN Touts Hillary's 'Highly-Anticipated' Memoir, Defends Her From 'Ama

CNN's New Day provided Hillary Clinton with some free publicity on Monday, touting her "highly-anticipated" memoir while swatting back criticism of her as "a little amateurish." CNN's Brianna Keilar reported on memoir excerpt where Hillary talked of her late mother, which Politico's Maggie Haberman called "a very human, relatable story" which was "supposed to let people relate to her,…
Matt Hadro
May 12th, 2014 3:25 PM

Sarah Kliff Baffled by Massachusetts Obamacare Failure

It's really baffling. How could a 2000 plus page complex law which makes no economic sense known as Obamacare possibly fail? Sarah Kliff of General Electric Vox is also baffled but specifically about the utter failure of Obamacare in Massachusetts. Of course, just about everything except the kitchen sink and Obamacare itself is blamed. So let us now watch Kliff play the blame game with the…
P.J. Gladnick
May 12th, 2014 3:15 PM

WashPost Hypes Pope's 'Old School' Preaching on Devil; Praise of Exorc

On Sunday, the Washington Post's Anthony Faiola spotlighted how Pope Francis is supposedly "the most old school of any pope since at least Paul VI" with regard to his consistent teaching on the Devil. Faiola underlined that "Francis has not only dwelled far more on Satan in sermons and speeches than his recent predecessors have, but also sought to rekindle the Devil's image as a supernatural…
Matthew Balan
May 12th, 2014 2:50 PM

Richard Dreyfuss Defends the Constitution and American Exceptionalism

In what many may see as a "pigs fly" moment, actor Richard Dreyfuss, long known for his involvement in leftist causes up to and including efforts to impeach George W. Bush, appeared on Mike Huckabee's weekend Fox News program to promote the importance of U.S. citizens knowing "our constitution or our history." He went further, noting that "the constitution is the most single greatest step…
Tom Blumer
May 12th, 2014 2:44 PM

Apple Partly to Blame for Murdered Young Woman Whose iPhone Was Stolen

Smartphone makers like Apple are partially to blame for violent muggings and the murder of at least one teenage girl young woman. While not explicitly stated on air, that was the logical implication of a segment of today's NewsNation program on MSNBC, guest-anchored by Craig Melvin and featuring Daily Beast special correspondent Michael Daly. "If you're walking around with a smartphone in…
Ken Shepherd
May 12th, 2014 2:36 PM

Networks Hype Social Media 'Backlash' Against Michael Sam Fueled By 'E

Despite the overwhelmingly positive reaction to Michael Sam being drafted by the St. Louis Rams as the first openly gay player in the NFL, the Big Three network morning shows on Monday all hyped a negative one-word tweet from another NFL player as evidence of a social media "backlash" against Sam, where "every creep and cretin" could attack him. [Listen to the audio or watch the video after the…
Kyle Drennen
May 12th, 2014 2:21 PM

WashPost Promotes Gay Marriage in Virginia With 'Aggressively Normal

The Washington Post is quite explicit: It’s a publicity organ for the gay lobby. They put the fight for gay marriage in Virginia on the front page Monday – and on the front page of the Style section. In about 3,000 words of reporting, there’s not a single social conservative named and quoted in it. There's no debate, only the inevitable and "historic" winners. The Style article was just the…
Tim Graham
May 12th, 2014 2:18 PM

Eleanor Clift Shockingly Claims Ambassador Stevens 'Was Not Murdered

Eleanor Clift stunned the McLaughlin Group panel over the weekend when she shockingly claimed that Ambassador Chris Stevens “was not murdered” in the Benghazi terrorist attacks. The Daily Beast contributor, in full White House spin control mode, gallingly spewed: “ I would like to point out that Ambassador [Chris] Stevens was not murdered. He died of smoke-inhalation in the safe room in that…
Geoffrey Dickens
May 12th, 2014 1:13 PM