The Week in Media Bias History: Hillary, ‘Icon of American Womanhood'

As Americans across the country get ready to celebrate Mother’s Day, This Week in Media Bias History fans will remember that liberal journalists celebrate Hillary Clinton every day. On May 10, 1993, Time correspondent Margaret Carlson hailed the then-First Lady as “an icon of American womanhood.” On another topic, journalist Eleanor Clift on May 11, 2014 absurdly claimed that U.S. Ambassador…
Scott Whitlock

Morning Joe: Michael Avenatti 'Auditioning' for Job at MSNBC or CNN

During Friday’s edition of Morning Joe on MSNBC, frequent panelist Donnie Deutsch expressed his displeasure with Stormy Daniels' lawyer Michael Avenatti appearing so often on cable news shows. “He feels like he’s ‘jumping the shark’ a little bit,” Deutsch stated. “You almost get the feeling he’s already auditioning” for CNN President Jeff Zucker and MSNBC boss Phil Griffin to set up “his next TV…
Randy Hall

Nance: Pro-Trump Vets 'Not Honorable,' 'Bigotry' in Deporting Illegals

On Saturday's AM Joy, MSNBC terrorism analyst Malcolm Nance declared that veterans who "love Trump" are "not honorable" during a discussion of some of President Donald Trump's history of trashing Senator John McCain. And a bit earlier, the MSNBC analyst claimed that efforts to combat illegal immigration are a part of "institutionalized bigotry" and "racism" toward Latin Americans.
Brad Wilmouth

Hollywood Hypocrite: Alyssa Milano’s Disastrous NRA Video

Alyssa Milano keeps forgetting her own script. The actress turned NRA opponent is one of the highest profile celebrities taking on the civil rights group. Milano, 45, isn’t in the public eye nearly as much as she was during her days co-starring with Tony Danza on Who’s the Boss? or the long-running Charmed.
Christian Toto

ESPN Denies Liberal Bias, Cuts Public Editor Role

An ombudsman is a public advocate tasked by an organization with the role of representing the interests of the public by investigating and addressing complaints. In recent years, ESPN changed the title of its ombudsman to "public editor" and, in effect, used Jim Brady to whitewash accusations of liberal political bias and a sexist culture.
Jay Maxson

Bozell & Graham Column: California Demands Christians 'Evolve'

California has a hallowed, but questionable reputation as the birthplace of the radical “Free Speech Movement” on the campus of the University of California. Today, they’re not just shutting down conservative speakers on the Berkeley campus. The state’s Democrats may pass a law to shut down religious speech and create a statewide LGBT “safe space.” Coming to their defense are the "independent…
Brent Bozell and Tim Graham

Does Whoopi Goldberg Get to Decry Slamming McCain? No One Recalls '08?

On Friday, The View did the least surprising thing to open the show: offering the floor to Meghan McCain to condemn very rude things said about her father, Sen. John McCain. White House aide Kelly Sadler said they didn't have to take into account the Senator's opposition to CIA director nominee Gina Haspel, because he's "dying anyway," and Fox Business guest Thomas McInerney, who insulted McCain…
Tim Graham

Wallace Jokes About Choking WH's Sanders...While Blasting Incivility

While bemoaning during Friday’s Deadline: White House about the lack of decency and civility in light of White House staffer Kelly Sadler’s ugly comment about Republican Senator John McCain (AZ), MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace joked to White House correspondent Kristen Welker about choking White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
Curtis Houck

Mom of Kid with Down Syndrome Tells 'The View': ‘We’re Not Sorry’

In today’s media climate, applauding mothers of kids with Down syndrome is revolutionary. In 2018, writer after writer has supported aborting babies with the diagnosis. But just in time for Mother’s Day, The View is celebrating the lives of children with Down syndrome – and their moms.
Katie Yoder

Scarborough Compares 'Hapless Indiana Hoosier' Pence to Spiro Agnew

During Thursday’s edition of Morning Joe, the panel lost their collective mind over Vice President Mike Pence telling NBC’s Andrea Mitchell that he would “respectfully encourage the Special Counsel and his team to bring their work to completion.” Co-host Joe Scarborough went so far as to compare the Vice President, whom he had previously referred to as a “Hapless Indiana Hoosier,” to Richard…
Ryan Foley

National Geographic Says ‘Maternal Instinct’ Isn’t ‘Only for Moms'

Mother’s Day has turned from a family-based event to a reason for more liberal grandstanding.
Corinne Weaver

Google Bows to European Law, Changes Privacy Policy

Google released a new plain language version of its Privacy Policy on Friday in order to comply with European privacy laws.  
Ashley Rae Goldenberg

Surprise: CNN's Mudd Rips Kamala Harris For Treatment of Haspel

Rarely does a CNN panelist come out swinging in defense of a Trump administration nominee while going after a Democratic Party senator. But on Wednesday, CNN's Philip Mudd, who like most on-air personalities at the network has been harshly critical of the Trump administration and its officials, reacted strongly to harsh questions California Democrat Kamala Harris directed at Trump CIA nominee…
Tom Blumer

Nets Cover New Racial Story After Not Updating Stephon Clark Case

Between Thursday afternoon and Friday morning, the media have again shown they are more interested in news that portrays police officers as mistreating suspects than they are in updating viewers with information that counts in the cops' favor. After mostly ignoring Sacramento County's official autopsy of Stephon Clark that contradicts a private autopsy that claimed he was mostly shot by police in…
Brad Wilmouth