WATCH as Comey Ally Sets MSNBC Narrative of the Day

As news broke Thursday morning of the Justice Department Inspector General releasing a report hammering ex-FBI Director James Comey for violating DOJ policies, MSNBC brought on analysts who were known allies of the controversial former Bureau chief. It was during one of those interviews that talking points for the left-wing cable channel’s coverage were established for the rest of the day.
Kyle Drennen
August 30th, 2019 3:58 PM

Shhhh! Media Downplay MIT Study Finding ‘No Gay Gene’

An international research team has just published a controversial genetic study that claims that “it is impossible to use genes to predict someone’s sexuality,” throwing more skepticism on the idea that homosexuals are born that way. However media sites reporting on the issue were quick to downplay the study’s implications, insisting that either way, “same-sex sexual behavior is ‘simply a natural…
Gabriel Hays
August 30th, 2019 2:50 PM

LA Times: Steyer’s Tax Returns Omit Investment Details

Even 2,600 pages of tax returns weren’t enough for Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer to be truly transparent. The liberal hedge fund billionaire and “Impeach Trump” activist released the documents on a campaign webpage labeled “Transparency,” but it wasn’t enough — even for the liberal Los Angeles Times.
Joseph Vazquez
August 30th, 2019 2:44 PM

FEC to Interrogate Big Tech on Election Manipulation

Big Tech is being summoned by the Federal Election Commission to answer what it is doing to stop digital misinformation before the 2020 elections. FEC Chairwoman Ellen Weintraub sent out personal invitations to the heads of Facebook, Google, and Twitter on August 30.
Corinne Weaver
August 30th, 2019 2:19 PM

Remembering David Koch

WASHINGTON — David Koch, one of the two celebrated Koch brothers known to millions of Americans who follow the news, passed away last Friday. He was 79. Now there is only one Koch brother to appear in the news. Yet the name Koch will be around for years. One sees the name frequently when business is being discussed, in discussions of the arts, in discussions of politics, particularly libertarian…
R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.
August 30th, 2019 1:46 PM

WashPost: Your Pumpkin Spice Latte is a Bloody Imperialist Brew

The Washington Post wants you to feel bad about your pumpkin spice latte. And not because of the calories, or because it’s a swishy, effeminate beverage (that would never do for Posties). The drink just isn’t woke enough.

Matt Philbin
August 30th, 2019 1:44 PM

Matthews: Trump Is Like Idi Amin with Crayons, Could Have Dementia

Thursday’s Hardball not only featured A-block panelists and MSNBC host Chris Matthews defending former FBI Director James Comey for violating DOJ policy to leak to the media, but Matthews floated to his B-block that possibility President Donald Trump could be suffering from dementia. Matthews also compared Trump to Idi Amin, Julius Caesar, and Benito Mussolini, who’s like “an eight-year-old with…
Curtis Houck
August 30th, 2019 1:39 PM

Morning Joe Wails: IG Report on Comey ‘Reads Like a Talk Radio Script’

On Friday, MSNBC’s Morning Joe turned to a personal friend of ex-FBI Director James Comey to denounce the Justice Department Inspector General report that blasted Comey for leaking sensitive information about private conversations with President Trump to the press. Host Joe Scarborough started off the discussion by complaining that the IG’s conclusion “reads like a talk radio script.”
Kyle Drennen
August 30th, 2019 12:38 PM

Update: YouTube Reinstates Some Banned Channels

YouTube has been giving mixed messages about whether it is an open platform or not. The day after deplatforming multiple right-wing accounts, YouTube released a creator blog titled ”Preserving openness through responsibility.” It proclaimed itself  an open platform for diverse, even controversial, ideas. The next day, YouTube mysteriously reinstated some of these deplatformed channels, while…
Alexander Hall
August 30th, 2019 12:01 PM

CNN, MSNBC Remember Tan Suit Day as 'Biggest Scandal' of Obama Era

August 28, 2014 might as well be known in liberal America as Tan Suit Day, that day where former President Obama wore a tan suit. On the five year anniversary of Tan Suit Day, liberal journalists and commentators on CNN and MSNBC took to the airwaves to reminisce about that day, which they claimed -- in contradiction of the facts -- that this was somehow "the biggest scandal of the entire Obama…
Alex Christy
August 30th, 2019 11:57 AM

WashPost: ‘Reasonable Right’ No Better Than Slavery Apologists

Eve Fairbanks says that as a college senior, she “studied almost nothing but Abraham Lincoln’s speeches.” Doubtful. The Gettysburg Address needed just 271 words to restate and rededicate the purpose of America’s founding; Fairbanks requires more than 3,000 words to argue that conservatives -- even the “reasonable” ones -- are evil. 

Matt Philbin
August 30th, 2019 11:52 AM

CNN on Biden Gaffes—Democrats Hold Themselves to Higher Truth Standard

Joe Biden might have set a personal record for the most gaffetastic gaffe of his storied fact-mangling career. In a discussion of Joe Biden's latest gaffe, regarding the award of a medal to a military member, a CNN panel wonders whether Biden could be hurt by his multiple misstatements because when it comes to the truth, Democrats hold themselves to a "higher standard" than Republicans.
Mark Finkelstein
August 30th, 2019 11:40 AM

170 Media Outlets Join CJR, ‘The Nation’ Climate Coverage Plan

Objectivity and truth-telling are no longer the most “sacred” responsibilities of the news media, at least according to the far-left The Nation magazine. It’s now … climate change. “We see Covering Climate Now as a fulfillment of journalism’s most sacred responsibilities, which are to inform people and foster constructive debate about common challenges and opportunities,” The Nation wrote on Aug…
Julia A. Seymour
August 30th, 2019 11:25 AM

Fox’s 'The Five' Eviscerates Lawrence O’Donnell’s ‘Bad Journalism’

How many times have we recently seen liberal “journalists” rush to air stories that they desperately hope are true but don’t stand up to scrutiny? The most recent example of this trend came on Tuesday, when MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell could barely contain himself before relying on a single source to accuse President Trump of having improper financial connections with Russia and Vladimir Putin. As…
Randy Hall
August 30th, 2019 10:12 AM