Halperin: To 'Be Honest, a Lot of FBI Agents Don't Like the Clintons'

Joe Scarborough says there's an effort underway to delegitimize the FBI investigation of Hillary's email. Did Mark Halperin just abet that effort by alleging that FBI agents conducting the investigation are driven in part by personal animus toward the Clintons? Appearing on today's Morning Joe, Halperin said that "of all the entities in the United States that represent a threat to Hillary…
Mark Finkelstein
October 19th, 2015 8:47 AM

NBC's Fletcher Barely Admits Palestinian Prez 'Inciting' Violence

As NBC's Martin Fletcher made a couple of appearances on MSNBC on Sunday, he made an acknowledgement rarely seen in the dominant media of Palestinian Authority incitement of violence against Israel as he recalled for viewers -- although with apparent reluctance -- that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had recently called for the prevention of Jews entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque with their "filthy…
Brad Wilmouth
October 19th, 2015 1:45 AM

CBS' 'Madam Secretary' Hits the Russian Reset, Badly

Madam Secretary normally spends its one hour of air time insulating Hillary Clinton from any potential attack. This week however, they may have set her up for one.
Dylan Gwinn
October 19th, 2015 1:21 AM

A Fight at NPR? Brooks Upsets Anchor With Sanders Surrender Talk

The sedate liberal salon at NPR was shaken up on Friday night's All Things Considered when pseudo-conservative New York Times columnist David Brooks taunted Bernie Sanders for waving a “white flag of surrender” on Hillary Clinton’s ethics at the first Democratic debate. "On the Democratic side, only one person wants to be president. That’s Hillary Clinton.” NPR anchor Audie Cornish jumped in to…
Tim Graham
October 18th, 2015 5:50 PM

NYT's Rudoren Shifts Stabbing Blame From Palestinians to Israel

Jodi Rudoren, the New York Times Jerusalem bureau chief whose reporting is heavily slanted toward the Palestinian cause and hostile toward Israel, made Sunday's front page with "East Jerusalem, Bubbling Over With Despair – The Frustration Behind a Series of Stabbings," which blamed Israel-fueled "frustration and alienation" for the "uprising." Rudoren's twisted priorities are evident both in the…
Clay Waters
October 18th, 2015 5:49 PM

MSNBC's Alter Suggests Bush to Blame for Not Preventing 9/11 Attacks

Appearing as a panel member on Sunday's Up show on MSNBC, Bloomberg View columnist and MSNBC political analyst Jonathan Alter, picking up on what he called "one of Donald Trump's great contributions to this campaign," contended President Bush deserved blame for not stopping the 9/11 attacks as he recounted a vague warning from August 2001 that Osama bin Laden wanted to attack the U.S. He further…
Brad Wilmouth
October 18th, 2015 5:21 PM

MSM Already Hyping 2015 as Hottest Year on Record

Did you know that 2014 was the hottest year on record? Oops! Never mind. It turns out that after that claim was made, NASA scientists rather sheepishly admitted that there was only a 38% percent chance that was true. Well, at least the mainstream media waited until the end of 2014 to make that silly claim but now they just can't wait because according to them, 2015 WILL BE THE HOTTEST YEAR ON…
P.J. Gladnick
October 18th, 2015 4:54 PM

Carl Bernstein: Hillary Clinton Will ‘Murder’ Benghazi Committee

During an appearance on CNN’s Reliable Sources Sunday, veteran journalist Carl Bernstein trashed the Benghazi committee ahead of Hillary Clinton’s testimony and insisted the Democrat will “murder them because it has been a witch hunt. It has been partisan. It's great opportunity for her.” 
Jeffrey Meyer
October 18th, 2015 2:48 PM

Hume: Media Reaction to Carson Gun Comments ‘Bordered on Hysterical'

During an appearance on Fox News’ MediaBuzz Sunday, former Special Report anchor Brit Hume blasted the media for its over-the-top reaction to recent comments Dr. Ben Carson made about guns in the wake of the Oregon shooting. Hume observed that “some of the reactions to his statements were bordered on hysterical.”
Jeffrey Meyer
October 18th, 2015 1:56 PM

BLM Leader: No Apology for 'Pigs in a Blanket, Fry 'em Like Bacon'

After tape rolled of Black Lives Matter demonstrators repeatedly chanting "pigs in a blanket, fry 'em like bacon," you might have thought a BLM leader would either apologize, or at least seek to miminize the incident as the excesses of an irresponsible and unrepresenative few. But no.  On today's Melissa Harris-Perry show, after just such video was played, BLM leader Monica Dennis issued not one…
Mark Finkelstein
October 18th, 2015 12:02 PM

Mitchell: Why Is Benghazi Committee So ‘Focused’ On Hillary's E-Mails?

During an appearance on Sunday’s Meet the Press, NBC’s Andrea Mitchell complained to House Benghazi committee member Congressman Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) as to why “have you focused to much on e-mails and not on the central question of why was the security failure at that consulate?” 
Jeffrey Meyer
October 18th, 2015 11:53 AM

WaPo's Lane: Clinton ‘Brimming With Confidence’ Pre-Benghazi Hearing

During an appearance on Fox News Sunday, the Washington Post’s Charles Lane helped preview Hillary Clinton’s upcoming testimony before the House Benghazi committee and declared “she comes in brimming with confidence.” Lane heaped praise on Clinton’s debate performance, specifically when she compared the Republicans with the Iranians as a moment when the Democratic frontrunner appeared “humorable…
Jeffrey Meyer
October 18th, 2015 10:06 AM

WashPost Lovingly Revisits 'Transgender at Five' Front-Page Story

Washington Post columnist Petula Dvorak happily updated her three-year-old “Transgender at 5" front-page story, three years later. The headline was “Transgender at 8: Tyler remains certain he’s a boy as the world changes around him.” Dvorak said when she first touted “Tyler,” it “was before Caitlyn Jenner landed on the cover of Vanity Fair. Before Laverne Cox became a star for her portrayal of a…
Tim Graham
October 18th, 2015 9:24 AM

Observers Shocked by Press Distortion of Catholic Synod on Family

Several couples attending the Roman Catholic Church’s synod on family issues were most surprised at how distorted the press coverage has been of the closed-door discussions. They must be new to the press to discover that reporters are constantly insisting the church bow to liberal ideology on sexuality and the family.
Tim Graham
October 18th, 2015 8:14 AM