Arquette Called for Econ Shutdown, But Dow/S&P Hit Biggest Gains Ever

So how did that March 2, “economic shutdown” work out for actress Patricia Arquette? On Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average spiked 1,294.3 points, for its “biggest point gain ever,” according to CNBC. But that wasn’t all. The S&P 500 also had its “biggest point gain ever.”
Joseph Vazquez

Sick: NY Times Sees Only Pro-Trump ‘Partisans’ Exploiting Coronavirus

The New York Times kept up its feverishly partisan coronavirus reporting Monday:  “How Response to Virus Is Already Being Seen Through Partisan Lens.” The text box: “Could harsh rhetoric make an outbreak harder to fight?” Of course the paper only perceived partisanship on the part of Republicans. The reporters milked a single anecdote for all it was worth: "Rob Maness, a Republican commentator,…
Clay Waters

MSNBC's Mike Barnicle Heaps Praise on 'Humble' Joe Biden

Just two weeks ago, Joe Scarborough was penning what amounted to a political eulogy for Biden. Today, the show was portraying Biden as a virtual goliath. Leading the pack was Mike Barnicle, who claimed that in the free media that followed his South Carolina win, Biden: "looked like an ordinary empathetic, humble, compassionate human being. A striking contrast to the president of the United States…
Mark Finkelstein

Watch Kornacki’s Emotional Tributes to Matthews on Final ‘Hardball’

Following Monday’s sudden retirement/pushing out of longtime MSNBC pundit Chris Matthews after a plethora of recent negative headlines, Hardball still needed some to see it through to the end. Frequent fill-in host Steve Kornacki was left to soldier on and, while he did, emotions were high. Putting aside Matthews's actions, Kornacki handled Monday night with command, genuine (and heartbreaking)…
Curtis Houck

‘The New Pope:’ Priests Lack ‘Grace,’ ‘Generosity’ of Nuns

The one thing worse than the awful things the people of HBO’s The New Pope do is the awful things these people try to shove down our throats. Sure, insulting the Church and the people in it is annoying and hateful, but attempting to “fix” them is practically grotesque. Coming from this show’s knowledge of priests and nuns, it’s clear the series is qualified to talk about neither.
Lindsay Kornick

CBS Spikes Historic Dow Rally, Gets Snarky With Trump Rally Over Virus

Monday was the single largest rally in the history of the U.S. stock market, with the Dow closing out the day up 1,293.96, or over five percent. The Wall Street bounce back came after a week of historic drops due to the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on the global market. Despite the stunning rebound, CBS Evening News wasn’t interested and instead chose to discuss how President Trump was…
Nicholas Fondacaro

April Ryan: Dan Rather Loved Me Asking Trump If He Was a Racist

On the C-SPAN Book TV interview show In Depth, White House correspondent April Ryan speaks emotionally about asking President Trump three times (without an answer) if he was a racist. She smiled in recalling "the great Dan Rather" said it was a "good question," but he knew she's get heat for it. 
Tim Graham

Chris Matthews Announces RETIREMENT After Pressure He Be Fired

MSNBC’s Hardball is no more! That was part of the somber announcement host Chris Matthews made at the top of the program on Monday when he announced his retirement from the network. The move came after a week of pressure from supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and the #MeToo movement for him to be fired for controversial comments he had made. The pressure appeared so great that he wasn’t…
Nicholas Fondacaro

Pew: 74% of Americans Worried Big Tech Will Be Misused in Election

Google critic Dr. Robert Epstein warned of Big Tech’s potential for abuse in elections -- and apparently Americans are beginning to heed his concerns. Both Republicans and Democrats appear to agree that Big Tech will be unable to prevent their platforms from being misused during the 2020 election. “[N]early three-quarters of Americans (74%) express little or no confidence” that Big Tech companies…
Alexander Hall

Fanboy MSNBC: Biden Rally With Failed Dems Is Like ‘an Avenger Sequel'

Pay attention, Disney. MSNBC has ideas for Marvel. With the news that Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar have dropped out, correspondent Mike Memoli could barely contain his excitement on Monday. Talking to Deadline: White House host Nicolle Wallace, he gushed over the coming endorsement of Joe Biden. Reporter Mike Memoli enthused, “ It's almost like they’re building an Avengers sequel in Dallas…
Scott Whitlock

CNN Marvels at ‘Awesome,’ Buttigieg Speech with ‘Even Stephen’ Voice

Being one of the liberal media’s more beloved candidates in the 2020 race, it made sense that CNN Newsroom was in awe of former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s speech announcing that he would quitting the race, calling it “awesome,” “presidential timber,” “well done,” and Obama-like in “oratory” with “that even-Stephen baritone” voice.
Curtis Houck

Jill Filipovic Wants ‘White Guys’ to Stop Running for President

Adding another arrow to her quiver of crazy, radical feminist commentator and occasional New York Times columnist Jill Filipovic took to social media to disparage most of the remaining Democratic presidential field. No, not because they embody some of the worst values in human history, but because each of their skin tones is white and they each have male genitalia.
Gabriel Hays

MSNBC Hits Pence Over Prayer, Trump Appointed Him as 'Fall Guy'

On Saturday night, as MSNBC host Ali Velshi hosted his network's live special coverage of the South Carolina Democratic Primary results, he held a discussion and worry fest over the Donald Trump administration's handling of the Coronavirus issue. The liberal host not only mocked Vice President Mike Pence's religious belief in prayer -- which he referred to as "pray the gay away" -- as Velshi…
Brad Wilmouth

Bloomberg News Touts ‘Peak Beef,’ Reduction of ‘Belching Cows’

To most people throughout human history, more people consuming meat would be an unquestionable good. Inexpensive and readily obtained sources of protein and calories ease the daily struggle to keep body and soul together. But this is 2020, and the media/left aren’t really like most humans.
Joseph Vazquez