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Morning Joe: 'Deaths Are Coming' Because of Trump's Jerusalem Speech
Wednesday’s Morning Joe devoted a significant portion of its broadcast to covering President Trump’s upcoming speech that will officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. In response to reports that the Palestinian Authority is reacting to this development by calling for potentially violent protests and a “day of anger,” MSNBC’s top liberal pundits knew precisely where the blame for…
Hayes Slams 'Extremely Provocative Move' of U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem
On Tuesday's All In show on MSNBC, host Chris Hayes and Republican-leaning MSNBC contributor Steve Schmidt were beside themselves over President Donald Trump's expected announcement that he would finally break with past Presidents and abide by the 1995 law calling for the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv to be moved to Jerusalem.
ABC Skips Damning New Report: Hillary KNEW of Weinstein Rape Claims
Despite two hours of available air time, ABC’s Good Morning America on Wednesday skipped a damning New York Times story with a bombshell claim: Hillary Clinton, during the 2016 presidential campaign, was told that Harvey Weinstein was a rapist, but still took his donations and raised money off him.
Tucker Carlson Mocks Chicago Tribune Coverage of Illegal Hiring Scam
In a story which should have been recognized at least two months and possibly 5-6 months ago but which remained unreported until last week, a Chicago bakery lost one-third of its workforce in July. Press reports during the past week, most prominently one from Bloomberg News seen in the Chicago Tribune and elsewhere, won't directly admit what should be obvious, though the company involved is…
Van Jones: Trump Doesn’t Like CNN Because He Has an ‘Allergy to Facts’
CNN contributor Van Jones appeared on CBS’s The Late Show with anti-Trump “resistance” host Stephen Colbert Tuesday night, so naturally the president’s hostile relationship with the "Facts First" network came up.
SNL’s McKinnon Admits She Had Public Meltdown Over Hillary Name-Drop
Saturday Night Live comedian Kate McKinnon admitted on NBC’s Tonight Show Tuesday that she had a public meltdown when she heard that Hillary Clinton mentioned her in her election memoir. “I sank to my knees,” McKinnon admitted to host Jimmy Fallon, “So I would always remember that moment,” she gushed.
Will and Grace: 'Santa’s Just Another Old White Perv We Once Trusted'
It’s that magical time of year when network television airs Christmas-themed episodes of their regularly programmed shows. In the episode titled “A Gay Olde Christmas” that aired December 5, NBC’s Will and Grace even managed to include a swipe at Santa Claus. Regular viewers know that from the first episode going forward, it seems the whole reason for bringing back this show is to bash Trump and…
ABC Sitcom Reveres Riots, Black Panther Party As 'Symbols Of Struggle'
We all know riots are bad, right? We also know that movements for racial nationalism of any kind don’t yield good results, right? Apparently ABC’s The Mayor did not get the memo since it recently gave credence to both the Black Panther movement and, of all things, riots.
Nets Ignore Sentencing of Former Dem Rep Who Ran Sham Charity
On Monday, former Florida Democratic Congresswoman Corrine Brown was sentenced to five years in prison for using her fake charity, that was supposed to help poor students, to funnel money into her personal bank accounts. Despite how disgusting her crime was, the three broadcast networks failed to cover it since the sentencing.
2008 Media Roast, With Profane Jokes, Proves Everyone Knew About Lauer
The shocked faces at NBC and in the media last week claiming "nobody knew" about Matt Lauer's harassment and abuse of women became impossible to believe Tuesday evening. That's when Brian Flood at Fox News, partly cribbing from a still-available October 2008 story at the Village Voice, revealed that a celebrity roast that month in Lauer's honor "left little doubt that Lauer’s colleagues (and…
Bozell & Graham Column: Brian Ross Should Be Fired
When you’re the source for “breaking news” but it turns out to be “faking news,” you’re in trouble. ABC “senior investigative correspondent” Brian Ross greeted Gen. Michael Flynn’s plea deal with Robert Mueller by claiming Flynn is “prepared to testify that President Trump, as a candidate, Donald Trump, ordered him — directed him to make contact with the Russians which contradicts all that Donald…
National Newsrooms Asked About Sex Harassment Policies: Zero Replied!
The sexual-harassment floodgate has opened to not only include Hollywood men, but also notable male journalists – the biggest name so far being the Today show’s Matt Lauer – the latest casualty of their very own wandering hands. So the Columbia Journalism Review asked newsrooms and journalists to respond to a survey on sex harassment policies. Although many journalists took the time to answer the…
‘Hardball’ Guest Goes on Anti-Israeli Tirades Over Jerusalem Decision
Ahead of President Trump’s official announcement on Wednesday that the U.S. will recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital, Arab American Institute president James Zogby appeared on Tuesday’s Hardball to uncork a series of anti-Israeli tirades against “the Zionist movement” and Trump continually breaking the hearts of Palestinians over Jerusalem.
ABC Celebrates Flake’s Dem Donation, Downplays Conyers Resignation
On Tuesday, Democratic Congressman John Conyers (Mich.) announced his retirement following a flood of sexual harassment charges. Also in the world of sexual harassers: Fed up with Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, Arizona Republican Senator Jeff Flake sold out his supposedly conservative principles and donated $100 to Moore’s liberal opponent. During ABC’s World News Tonight, the network…