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Iran Acting Like Persian Gulf AAA, BuzzFeed Editor Spins
"I could be VERY WRONG but this feels more like Iran acting as Triple AAA than the Iranian Hostage Crisis Redux," ThinkProgress alum and BuzzFeed World News Editor/Reporter Hayes Brown tweeted earlier this afternoon.
January 12th, 2016 5:54 PM
Pelosi on MSNBC: No One Cares What Clinton Did ‘Decades Ago’
Appearing on MSNBC, Tuesday, Nancy Pelosi insisted that the sex accusations against Bill Clinton are not important because he’s not the one running for president and that no one cares about “what Bill Clinton did two decades ago.”
January 12th, 2016 5:04 PM
Obama Invites 3 More YouTube Interviewers; One Dreams of Torching Cops
Rush Limbaugh ably mocked this Politico headline from State of the Union Day: “Obama struggling to get attention for the State of the Union.” White House reporter Sarah Wheaton pretended that Obama somehow wasn’t the toast of cable news or the recipient of a boatload of Today coverage on NBC live from his executive mansion.
The White House strategy also includes another round of interviews with…
January 12th, 2016 5:02 PM
NewsBusted: Hillary's Charm Offensive About As Charming As a Pantsuit
"A new poll shows that Hillary Clinton’s so-called ‘charm offensive’ is getting mixed results. For instance, most Americans DON’T think Hillary is charming, however they DO find her offensive." -- NewsBusted's Jodi Miller.
January 12th, 2016 4:56 PM
Fusion Dem Forum Recap: We Told You So
Another Democratic candidate forum, seen by few, went as expected.
January 12th, 2016 4:08 PM
Obama’s Social Media Expert Praises NBC for Pushing White House Spin
During Tuesday’s fawning Today show special at the White House, President Obama’s chief digital officer Jason Goldman appeared on the broadcast and congratulated the hosts for serving as a propaganda tool for the administration: “I think you guys do this really well with the Today show. You know, the stuff you've been doing this morning, showing stuff behind the scenes is really great...and I…
January 12th, 2016 3:42 PM
On CNN, WashPost's Parker Mangles Ted Cruz's Remarks, Christianity
On CNN's AC360 on Monday, syndicated columnist Kathleen Parker revealed her own ignorance of Christian teachings, as she targeted Ted Cruz for something "astonishing" he said: "I don't think there's any chance Ted Cruz can win a general — and here's why....He said...'It's time for the Body of Christ to rise up and support me.' I don't know anyone who takes their religion seriously who would think…
January 12th, 2016 1:39 PM
Pew: Millennials' Views on Churches, News Media More Negative
If you’re a cultural conservative, a new Pew Research study offers both decidedly positive and decidedly negative hints of what the future holds. Positive because Pew found that Millennials don’t think much of the news media; negative because they don’t like religious institutions much better.
January 12th, 2016 1:38 PM
Networks Skimp on Radical Questions at Dem Forum
The three networks on Tuesday mostly glossed over the Democratic candidates participating in Fusion's Monday night Brown and Black Forum in Iowa that included radical questions about “white privilege,” “white terrorism” and reparations. Instead, ABC and CBS focused on fun, light queries at the Iowa event. NBC ignored it entirely.
January 12th, 2016 1:07 PM
Lauer Asks Obama About GOP Candidates ‘Running’ on ‘Fear’
During a lengthy interview with President Obama conducted on Monday and aired on Tuesday’s NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer worried about Republican presidential candidates playing on the “fear” of the American people: “That fear, though, is still incredibly real....And in some ways, it's driving the current presidential campaign. You've got a guy like Donald Trump and others who have recognized and…
January 12th, 2016 12:42 PM
NBC at the White House: ‘On the Cool Scale, This One’s Off the Charts’
On Tuesday’s NBC Today – aired live from the White House to promote President Obama’s final State of the Union – the morning shows hosts could not contain their glee at being there. At the top of the show, co-host Savannah Guthrie proclaimed: “And a morning show first....an unprecedented morning live at the White House....a moment of history for us, for this show, and where so much history has…
January 12th, 2016 11:22 AM
ABC, NBC Finally Cover Germany Sexual Assaults – or 'Ugly' Protests
ABC and NBC finally decided to cover the story of largely Middle Eastern migrant men attacking women in Germany – by sympathizing with refugees and downplaying the women allegedly assaulted.
During last week’s broadcast morning and evening news shows, only CBS covered the story of 1,000 migrant men who reportedly gathered outside Cologne’s main train station New Year’s Eve to rob, sexually…
January 12th, 2016 11:18 AM
ABC Presents Bible Stories (With or Without Full Frontal Nudity)
Yes, some of the Old Testament reads like Game of Thrones (humans are a sinful lot – that’s kind of the point of the entire Bible). But your natural audience for Old Testament stories isn’t exactly clamoring for explicit rape scenes and graphic massacres. To offer believing Christians and Jews an X-rated version of King David can only be a failure of imagination or a calculated insult. Or both.
January 12th, 2016 11:07 AM
NYT's Bruni and Brooks Rant: Cruz, Trump 'Smug...Mean' and 'Brutal'
In Sunday’s New York Times White House reporter turned columnist Frank Bruni bashed Ted Cruz and Donald Trump in vitriolic tones in “Obnoxiousness Is the New Charisma.” The text box said it all: “Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are smug, mean and in the lead.” Bruni also snuck in snide liberal media descriptions of Cruz and Trump and treated them as conventional wisdom, while revealing some possible…
January 12th, 2016 10:55 AM