Scarborough Predicts Warren Native American Problem Gone By Spring
You got 37 days for it to go away, Joe . . . On today's Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough said of Elizabeth Warren's candidacy, "am I the only person in America who thinks the Native American controversy is something that probably will not last into the spring?"
Mark Finkelstein
Netflix Pays Through the Nose at Sundance for Film on Ocasio-Cortez
Beth Baumann at Townhall reports Netflix was thrilled to win a bidding war over a documentary called Knock Down the House starring Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Netflix paid a record-breaking amount for the documentary -- a whopping $10 million -- over other major players, iincluding Hulu and Amazon.
Tim Graham
Michelle Obama Gets Standing O at Grammys on CBS
Former First Lady and perennial liberal superstar Michelle Obama helped to open the 61st Annual Grammy Awards program airing on CBS February 10. Host Alicia Keys introduced her friends as they came on stage to pay homage to their love of music. Lady Gaga, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Jennifer Lopez accompanied Mrs. Obama. Michelle from the south side of Chicago spoke of her lifelong love of music.…
Karen Townsend
Joy Reid Annoyed at Third Party Bid That Could Harm Dems in 2020
"Sudden Respect" is our NewsBusters topic category for situations in which the liberal media suddenly lavishes praise on a conservative because he is now criticizing fellow Republicans or conservatives. Maybe we need a new category: "Sudden Disrespect," to cover cases in which the MSM turns on a Democrat who dares to not march in liberal lockstep. Joy Reid provided a perfect example of the…
Mark Finkelstein
NY Times Fawns Over Radio Host ‘Fighting Brexiteers With Logic'
New York Times’ reporter David Segal jeered supporters of Brexit, the 2016 vote in which Britain voted narrowly to leave the European Union, with a profile of a London radio host: “The Fame and Folly of Fighting Brexiteers With Logic -- A talk radio host wields facts, eviscerating Leavers and racking up YouTube clicks.” Segal is condescending and snide on the front page of Sunday Business,…
Clay Waters
MSNBC Guest Slams 'White Supremacist,' 'Half-Witted' Fox Host
On Sunday's AM Joy on MSNBC, frequent guest Tiffany Cross of The Beat D.C. decried President Donald Trump and Fox News host Laura Ingraham as "two white supremacists," called Ingraham and her viewers "half-wits," and excoriated Trump's "ignorant" supporters, calling them a "national emergency."
Brad Wilmouth
Hemingway Calls Out WaPo’s Double Standard for Sex Assault Claims
If you think you noticed a difference in the liberal media’s ferocity, or lack thereof, in pursuing the two sexual assault allegations against Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justice Fairfax (D) and Justice Brett Kavanaugh, you’re not wrong. As The Federalist senior editor Mollie Hemingway called out during an appearance on Fox News Channel’s MediaBuzz on Sunday, The Washington Post sat on the…
Nicholas Fondacaro
Barf: 'SNL' Promotes Liberal Democrat Women as Heroic Crime Fighters!
Many conservatives and Republicans have stopped watching Saturday Night Live because the NBC gang have no desire to make fun of Democrats. Instead, they openly gush over their Awesomeness. It happened again this week, with a pseudo-TV promo that sounded a little bit like Charlie's Angels. Christian Toto summed it up on Twitter: "Remember how embarrassing the #SNL Hallelujah sketch was? The To…
Tim Graham
Chuck Todd and Liberal Panelists Champion Radical ‘Green New Deal’
NBC’s Meet the Press and moderator Chuck Todd have taken a radical stance on climate change and they’re proud of it. Late last year Todd boasted about banning “climate deniers” from his show. On Sunday, he and his fellow liberal journalists tried to boost the dangerously radical Green New Deal while avoiding the craziness it proposes.
Nicholas Fondacaro
Todd Cautions Against Running Fairfax Out Without an Investigation
Over the weekend, the chaos gripping Virginia politics evolved yet again with a second sexual assault allegation against Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax. With Virginia’s top three officeholders (all of whom were Democrats) facing calls for their resignations, NBC moderator Chuck Todd took to Sunday Today to caution against running Fairfax out of office before an investigation could be…
Nicholas Fondacaro
NY Post: NFL Degraded Dr. King's Legacy at Super Bowl 53
In the days leading up to last week's Super Bowl 53, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and other league leaders toured Atlanta's historic civil rights locations and highlighted the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. Then undid all the goodwill by degrading women and Dr. King's legacy during the halftime show. New York Post sports columnist Phil Mushnick was not about to let the NFL get away with…
Jay Maxson
INSANE: Women at NPR Can't Recall Trump-as-Mean-Boss Stories in 2016??
There are times that women complain about sexism in politics where they just sound ridiculous. Take the Friday night "Week in Politics" roundup on National Public Radio. Host Mary Louise Kelly was outraged by a Huffington Post story on Sen. Amy Klobuchar, expected to announce a presidential run. See if you can believe this complaint. Kelly claimed "I don't remember a lot of Are Men Nice Enough…
Tim Graham
NYT Critic Loves ‘Dunk Against Capitalism,’ Hates Neeson's Racist Film
ew York Times movie critic A.O. Scott clearly had a liberal itch to scratch in his movie reviews Friday. Steven Soderbergh’s High Flying Bird is about an N.B.A. rookie caught in a long strike who has a vision of fighting the league’s entrenched ownership. His take? “A Thrilling Slam Dunk Against Capitalism.” (Reminder: Scott is employed by a billion dollar organization,the New York Times Co.)…
Clay Waters
FNC's Carlson Fact-Checks Ocasio-Cortez Strategist on Green New Deal
During Friday’s edition of Tucker Carlson Tonight, the eponymous host discussed some of the provisions of the Green New Deal, including the eye-popping idea that the Federal government will pay anyone who is “unwilling to work.” Carlson then began a discussion with Cornell University Law Professor Robert Hockett, who advised Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the Green New Deal. Hockett…