NPR's Nina Totenberg Touts 'Bad-Assery' of Liberal Hawaii Senator

National Public Radio touts itself as an oasis of civility. But the calm tones of its announcers belie a dramatic liberal tilt. On Thursday's Morning Edition, longtime Supreme Court reporter Nina Totenberg touted the "quiet rage" and even "bad-assery" of Sen. Mazie Hirono, Democrat of Hawaii (lifetime American Conservative Union rating: 0.73 percent). She said to people who call her liberal, "F…
Tim Graham

Morning Joe Crew Implies Trump Is an ‘Asinine’ ‘Scumbag’

It’s not unusual for viewers of Morning Joe to hear people attack President Trump. However, the crew of the MSNBC weekday series took the discussion to a new low on Thursday, when co-host Joe Scarborough and contributor John Heilemann criticized the GOP occupant of the White House on his reaction to rumors about the First Lady’s health. The clash began on Wednesday, when the President tweeted: "…
Randy Hall

New '70s Drama Depicts Wife Pressured by Husband to Abort Their Child

We’ve, sadly, not come a long way, baby! In Thursday’s premiere of Paramount Network’s American Woman, “Liberation,” we got a glimpse of how the script was flipped on the topic of abortion back in the disco decade.
Dawn Slusher

Report: Joy Reid Allegedly Threatened Violence Against Superior

The bizarre and controversial history of MSNBC host Joy Reid continued its relentless drip, drip, drip Thursday as Fox News uncovered her disturbing tenure at a South Florida radio station. Among the allegations from two of her former colleagues was a story of how she threatened violence against one of them and a homophobic shot at then-Governor Charlie Crist.
Nicholas Fondacaro

Cop Shoots Unarmed Black Teen to Set Up New Marvel Freeform Series

On June 7, Freeform premiered the latest Marvel series, Cloak and Dagger, based on the comic of the same name. Much like Hulu’s Runaways, the series focuses on teenagers who discover they have extraordinary abilities in connection with each other. Also like Hulu’s Runaways, the show seems keen on adding a social justice edge, whether we want one or not.

Lindsay Kornick

Lemon Almost Calls GOP Guest 'Dumb' on Racism, Slams As 'Uneducated'

Since last week, CNN has again demonstrated its double standard in spending substantially more time on stories that suggest police officers are being racist against black suspects while ignoring other instances of police violence that do not support the narrative. Between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, CNN Tonight and New Day both pounced on video of a black man being beaten by police in…
Brad Wilmouth

CBS, NBC Skip News of DOJ Watchdog Finding Comey ‘Insubordinate’

On Wednesday, media outlets began reporting of a draft Justice Department Inspector General report floating around that was highly critical of former FBI Director James Comey and former Attorney General Loretta Lynch. But come Thursday evening, both CBS and NBC failed to mention it even though they each had the opportunity to report the development during two of evening broadcasts and their…
Nicholas Fondacaro

Even New Republic Calls Out CNN's Jim Acosta on War of 1812 Pedantry

When President Donald Trump spoke to Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the phone recently he jokingly told him that "Didn't you guys burn down the White House during the War of 1812?" This triggered CNN's Jim Acosta to  tweet a "correction" on Wednesday.The problem is Acosta's correction was wrong as even the liberal New Republic pointed out shortly afterwards.  
P.J. Gladnick

MSNBC Panel: Trump Women Are 'Dead Inside,' 'Paid Off'

Tensions were high on Thursday’s Deadline: White House as host Nicolle Wallace and her outraged panel fumed over Rudy Giuliani’s recent remarks about porn star Stormy Daniels. As the MSNBC host's frustration boiled over, she speculated whether the women in the Trump family were, “numb,” “dead inside,” or “paid off.”
Bill D'Agostino

Jodie Foster Would Rather ‘Robots’ Had Guns, Not ‘Emotional’ Humans

By no means does actress Jodie Foster consider herself a political person and, when pressed, she’ll admit that Hollywood types should not be held by the public to have enlightened political opinions. Still, that doesn’t deter her from being very anti-gun. And with the subject of “sensible” gun laws in vogue, Foster is using her platform to promote firearm restrictions, because how on earth does a…
Gabriel Hays

Eager to Defend Stormy Daniels, Kelly Compares First Lady to Porn Star

Eager to defend the virtue of porn star Stormy Daniels against Donald Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani questioning her character and credibility, on her Thursday 9:00 a.m. ET hour show, NBC anchor Megyn Kelly actually compared First Lady Melania Trump to the adult film actress. The host claimed that the president’s wife “sold her body for sexual exploitation” when she once posed nude for GQ magazine…
Kyle Drennen

Christian Father of Six Earns Golden Buzzer on ‘America’s Got Talent’

It’s not every day you have an outspokenly God-loving Christian on America’s Got Talent (or any entertainment show for that matter). On top of that, imagine him getting the coveted golden buzzer that pushes him straight to the live rounds.
Isaac Cross

Facebook Confirms It Partners with Anti-Conservative SPLC

A Facebook spokesperson has confirmed the site partners with the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) to help police hate speech on its site. The spokesperson added that Facebook has its own definition of hate that differs from the SPLC’s.  
Dan Gainor

ABC, NBC Celebrate Life: New Gerber Baby Meets Original Gerber Baby

A positive story with a pro-life message is coming from a surprising source. At a time when media push for the abortion of babies with Down Syndrome, ABC and NBC are celebrating the happy life of one baby with the diagnosis.
Rachel Peterson