USA Today's Susan Page: Unfair Attacks on 'Decent' Biden Hurt More

Susan Page of USA Today joined The 11th Hour host Brian Williams on MSNBC Friday night to discuss the allegations of sexual harassment and assault surrounding Joe Biden and argued that it is unfair that Biden is hurt more by such allegations than President Trump because, unlike Trump, Biden is running as a nice guy who cares, a "decent human being."
Alex Christy

The Times vs. Sean Hannity Showcases the Paper's Spectacular Fall

Well, this wasn’t good. On Monday, Fox’s Sean Hannity sent off waves of bad publicity for The New York Times, as seen with this headline from Fox: “Sean Hannity demands retraction from New York Times over 'defamatory' coverage.” The essence, as reported in that Fox story: “Attorneys for Fox News’ Sean Hannity have formally demanded The New York Times issue an apology and retract coverage of his…
Jeffrey Lord

YouTube Top Official Mocks Content Creators 'In Their Basement'

Every YouTube employee should get down on their knees and thank the video creators, mostly working from home, for making that site an enormous success over the years. Instead, the attitude emanating from YouTube recently has been one of denigration and mockery of those same creators in favor of promoting mainstream media channels despite the fact that YouTube has grown primarily because viewers…
P.J. Gladnick

Maher Resurrects Paranoia About Trump Refusing to Leave Office

As he interviewed former Attorney General Eric Holder Friday, Real Time host Bill Maher resurrected his paranoia about President Trump refusing to leave office if he loses the election. In addition, the HBO host told Holder he wanted him to run for president “next time” and did his best to downplay the sexual assault allegation against presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
Ryan Foley

Joy Reid Encourages Celeb Chef to Cook Up Virus Conspiracy Theory

On Joy Reid's show, guest Andrew Zimmern, discussing what he claimed to be a lack of protective gear on farms, says he hopes it's just ineptitude, and not a " cabal of conspiracy." Zimmern says he prays that he's "not being a delusional paranoid, but something tells me there is something else going on." Joy Reid encourages Zimmern's paranoia, saying that from the time President Trump was elected…
Mark Finkelstein

Remember What Hollywood’s MeToo Activists Said About Brett Kavanaugh?

Hollywood’s MeToo warriors are united in silence regarding the credible sexual assault accusations against Joe Biden. The evidence supporting Tara Reade’s claim that the Democrats’ presumptive presidential candidate attacked her in 1993 continues to grow. We have video proof of her mother telling Larry King about her daughter’s sexual attack, and how the powers that be wouldn’t support her at the…
Christian Toto

NYTimes Sees Conservative 'Assault on Virus Orders,’ No Label on ACLU

As some states take tentative steps towards resuming normal life, the New York Times on Thursday warned that Attorney General Bill Barr was getting into the debate on the side of fighting state restrictions on commerce and assembly. Reporters Lisa Lerer and Kenneth Vogel penned "Justice Dept. Signals Support for Fight Against Restrictions.” The text box set the hostile tone: “Conservative groups…
Clay Waters

FLASHBACK: NBC Employed Lauer, But Buries Tara Reade Sex Abuse Story

The networks and cable channels have been dragged, very slowly to the Tara Reade sexual assault allegations against Joe Biden. After not covering it at all, CNN last Saturday broke down and offered stories. So did ABC on Thursday. NBC finally did so on Thursday, previewing Biden on Friday's Morning Joe. But what took the network so long? Well, one might recall that NBC hired and employed Matt…
Scott Whitlock

Rapinoe Campaigns for Biden's VP Running Mate

Joltin' Joe Biden, you want a woman for your vice-presidential running mate? Look no more. The outrageous Megan Rapinoe is willing and able to handle the job ... and continue her pro soccer at the same time. Your big decision just got easier!
Jay Maxson

Don Lemon Flip-Flops on Coronavirus Briefings: It's a Plot Either Way

CNN Reliable Sources host Brian Stelter is the poster anchor for the Heads I Win, Tails You Lose game on the White House briefings. It’s a scandal when they don’t have any, and it’s a scandal when they do. But CNN’s Don Lemon can really argue both sides of the Trump-bashing argument, as a couple of clips will demonstrate. He flipped. And then he flopped. And it's an evil plot either way.
Tim Graham

On Fox, Donna Brazile Labored to Avoid Saying She Believed Tara Reade

On Friday afternoon's edition of The Daily Briefing with Dana Perino, former DNC boss and Fox News contributor Donna Brazile labored aerobically to avoid saying she believed (or didn believe) Tara Reade's allegation of sexual assault by Joe Biden in 1993. Perino picked up the line of questioning from (fellow) former Bush press secretary Ari Fleischer, but neither was having much success in…
Tim Graham

Broadway Star Tells ‘View’: Lockdown Is 'Reset' From 'Mother Nature'

Broadway star and activist/actor Billy Porter, who’s a favorite guest on ABC’s Good Morning America and The View, appeared on the latter show Friday to talk about the two topics of the day, the 2020 election and coronavirus. While there, Porter urged Democrats to unite behind Joe Biden to defeat the “terror” Trump. He also claimed the national lockdown due to coronavirus was a warning from Mother…
Kristine Marsh

NBC Ignores Dow's ‘Best Month Since the 1980s'

When CNBC reports the markets are showing signs of fighting back against the coronavirus fallout, you’d think that’d be newsworthy for sister network NBC’s evening news broadcast. Apparently not. CNBC had reported stunning results after the markets closed yesterday. The outlet noted that the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 “posted their best month since the 1980s.” CNBC continued…
Joseph Vazquez

PBS Highlights Missteps by NY Democrats in Pandemic Response

On Thursday's Amanpour & Co. on PBS and CNN International, the show devoted a segment to the handling of the coronavirus pandemic in New York, and gave a surprising amount of criticism toward Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Brad Wilmouth