Nasty Nancy Reagan Obit Intro Spiked by WashPost Without Notice

Joe Concha at Mediaite reported that The Washington Post dropped (without informing readers) a nasty opening paragraph of its prepared Nancy Reagan obituary by reporter Lois Romano: "Nancy Reagan had an undeniable knack for inviting controversy. There were her extravagant spending habits at a time of double-digit unemployment, a chaotic relationship with her children and stepchildren that could…
Tim Graham
March 10th, 2016 11:16 AM

Sacha Baron Cohen: Trump Getting HIV Makes Movie 'Good Force in World'

Appearing as a guest on Thursday's New Day on CNN to promote his latest film, The Brothers Grimsby, comedian and actor Sacha Baron Cohen recalled that audiences who have seen the movie have cheered at what he called the "fairytale ending" of Donald Trump contracting HIV. A bit later, as he discussed whether he and his writers have lines they do not cross in their comedy, he concluded that, "at…
Brad Wilmouth
March 10th, 2016 10:42 AM

Carl's Jr. HQ Moving From Calif. to Nashville; Press Avoids Saying Why

For years, Andrew F. Puzder, the CEO of CKE Restaurants, the parent company of the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's fast-food chains, has been telling the world that while the U.S. government makes life needlessly miserable for businesses, California, where it has been headquartered, is exponentially worse. This week, CKE announced that it is moving its headquarters to Nashville, Tennessee. A story at…
Tom Blumer
March 10th, 2016 9:12 AM

Mika Boots FL Gov. Scott for Ducking on Trump's 'Islam Hates Us'

Joe Scarborough usually sets the tone on Morning Joe. But today, Mika Brzezinski took the lead, booting Florida Governor Rick Scott from the show for his refusal to comment substantively on Donald Trump's statement yesterday that "Islam hates us." As Scott repeated various bland statements about Florida, Mika could be heard muttering "wrap it" and "no, no." After a final try at getting Scott to…
Mark Finkelstein
March 10th, 2016 8:41 AM

CBS, NBC Bury Arrest of Illegal Immigrant Charged with Killing Spree

The latest illegal immigrant to allegedly murder innocent Americans was apprehended early Wednesday morning in Missouri and despite Mexican national Pablo Antonio Serrano-Vitorino having a checkered criminal record, CBS and NBC found as little reason as possible to inform their viewers of this horrendous crime. 
Curtis Houck
March 10th, 2016 2:56 AM

'The Carmichael Show’ Laughs at Bernie Sanders as ‘Viable Candidate’

Not a ton to dive into here. But any time you find a network primetime show that, though predictably biased, also picks at both sides and is actually funny, then credit is due.
Dylan Gwinn
March 10th, 2016 12:12 AM

Lefty Writer: ‘Trump Is the Hell Spawn…of Republican Racism’

White nationalist and anti-Semite David Duke recently urged listeners to his radio show to vote for Donald Trump and to volunteer for Trump’s campaign. For Republicans, that’s pretty much business as usual, argued Chauncey DeVega in a Sunday article for Daily Kos. “In the post-civil rights era conservatism and racism are one and the same thing. Because of that dynamic, the Republican Party is…
Tom Johnson
March 9th, 2016 11:56 PM

Surprise: Ramos Hits Hillary on Claims She Lied to Benghazi Families

Univision anchor and Wednesday night’s Democratic presidential debate co-moderator Jorge Ramos took a break from his far-left questions on illegal immigration to serve up a slew of hardball questions to Hillary Clinton on both her e-mail scandal in addition to Benghazi and the belief among many that she lied about what transpired to the victims families.
Curtis Houck
March 9th, 2016 10:57 PM

ESPN’s Mike Ditka Pulled After Calling Obama ‘Worst President’

Not so much as a week has gone by since ESPN’s Mike Ditka offered the opinion (correctly) that Barack Obama is ‘the worst President we’ve ever had.’ And apparently, less than a week is all it took for ESPN to decide to pull ‘Da Coach’ from the network’s premier Sunday pregame show ‘Sunday NFL Countdown.’
Bruce Bookter
March 9th, 2016 10:31 PM

Rubio Slams Liberal Media for Helping Trump; ‘Dominant’ Factor in Race

Senator Marco Rubio continued his participation in the anti-Donald Trump crusade against the liberal media on Tuesday in an MSNBC Town Hall as he pointed out that Trump has received far more media coverage than all his opponents combined and was buttressed by recent comments from CBS chief Les Moonves that Trump has been great for his network’s ratings.
Curtis Houck
March 9th, 2016 10:08 PM

CNN's Jones: Cruz Is 'Cold, Calculating Killer' for Targeting Florida

Appearing as a panel member for Tuesday's CNN election coverage, liberal CNN political commentator Van Jones went over the top in using the words "cold, calculating killer" to describe Ted Cruz because the GOP presidential candidate is choosing to compete in Florida rather than pursuing a strategy of letting Marco Rubio deny Florida's delegates to Donald Trump.
Brad Wilmouth
March 9th, 2016 8:45 PM

MSNBC's Matthews: Only Neo-Cons Love 'Soldier Boy' Rubio

According to MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews, Marco Rubio has no real base of political support except for some center-right newspaper columnists and well-heeled "neo-con" donors, the latter group seeing the Florida senator as the loyal "soldier boy" for "the next war."
Ken Shepherd
March 9th, 2016 8:22 PM

MSNBC.com: 'Grim,' 'Extremely Conservative' Fiorina Endorses Cruz

It's instructive how MSNBC.com reporter Jane Timm colored her reporting on former GOP presidential contender Carly Fiorina's endorsement today of Texas U.S. Senator Ted Cruz.
Ken Shepherd
March 9th, 2016 6:35 PM

Morning Joe: Rubio Should Drop Out Now, Beg Trump to Be Vice President

The voting results from the latest "Super Tuesday" are in and Morning Joe wasted little time diving in and analyzing the results on Wednesday morning. Their conclusion? Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio needs to drop out right now, before the winner-take-all Sunshine State primary, and beg Donald Trump to be his vice presidential running mate.
Nicholas Fondacaro
March 9th, 2016 5:11 PM