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Barney Frank Blasts Warren Supporters on MSNBC
Last night MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell all but officially made liberal former Congressman Barney Frank a co-host on his program “The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell”. The Massachusetts Democrat appeared on the first 3 segments, spanning 40 minutes. This included a scalding attack on fellow liberal Ben Wikler of MoveOn.org for daring to lead a movement encouraging Senator Elizabeth Warren to…
June 3rd, 2015 5:35 PM
It's Official: Chris Matthews's Wife Running for Congress
Earlier today Kathleen Matthews made it official. The former Washington, D.C., news anchor and wife of Hardball host Chris Matthews announced she's seeking the Democratic nomination for the Maryland congressional seat being vacated by Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D), who is seeking the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Barbara Mikulski, who is retiring.
June 3rd, 2015 3:56 PM
Nearly 8-In-10 Americans Support Voter ID: Will Media Report?
A new poll conducted by Rasmussen Reports found that 76 percent of Americans and even 58 percent of Democrats support voter ID laws across the country. Given that polling has repeatedly shown wide support for photo ID, will the media acknowledge this public support?
June 3rd, 2015 3:34 PM
MSNBC Panel: Using ‘Women’ in Abortion Language ‘Excludes Trans Men’
If you’ve ever wondered whether modern progressivism could create an argument so convoluted, contradictory and esoteric that it collapses on itself, we have an answer. And it comes at the expense of feminists who believe they can fight for “women’s rights” without running afoul of their own speech police.
During “All In With Chris Hayes” on June 2, the host fostered a discussion among media…
June 3rd, 2015 3:12 PM
Ebony: 'More Dangerous' Being a 'Bus Driver,' 'Black Person' Than Cop
Every once in a while Larry Wilmore’s The Nightly Show will break up the yawn fest and feature guests who say ridiculous things, and we get to laugh at them for it.
On Tuesday night, Wilmore’s roundtable discussion involved bashing Fox News for reporting that police officers in Baltimore had cited the community's hostility towards them has stopped them from being able to do their job, as the…
June 3rd, 2015 2:49 PM
CNN Covers Plight of Marine Held By Iran; ABC and CBS Out to Lunch
ABC, CBS, and NBC's morning and evening newscasts were too busy giving 48 minutes of coverage to Bruce Jenner's Vanity Fair photo spread to give one second of coverage to the four Americans currently being held hostage by the oppressive regime in Iran. NBC mentioned two of them – Amir Hekmati and Robert Levinson – back on the April 24, 2015 edition of NBC Nightly News. However, ABC and CBS haven'…
June 3rd, 2015 1:57 PM
WashPost Writer Takes Credit for Pro-Jenner-Lecturing 'Twitterbot'
Washington Post reporter Caitlin Dewey isn’t just a correspondent. She’s an activist. To the delight of other journalists, Dewey revealed online on Tuesday that she created a hectoring “Twitter-bot” to shame anyone who referred to Bruce Jenner as a “he” on Twitter during the gushy "God, I admire you" wave of Vanity Fair coverage.
Dewey's tweeting automaton lectured anyone who referred to Bruce…
June 3rd, 2015 1:52 PM
WashPost: A Woman Won the 1976 Men's Decathlon
A Washington Post article titled ‘How Caitlyn Jenner won Bruce Jenner’s Olympic medals’ began by denouncing Nickelodeon star Drake Bell and a tweet he wrote about Jenner, but went on to ponder the deeper implications of transgenderism on history. The result is as bizarre as the photo that inspired it.
After Caitlyn Jenner’s gender transformation, Bell tweeted: “Sorry….still calling you Bruce.”…
June 3rd, 2015 1:50 PM
Ebony Editor: Being ‘Bus Driver’, or ‘Black Person’ ‘More Da
Larry Wilmore roundtable guests make
ridiculous assertions about police brutality.
June 3rd, 2015 1:47 PM
WaPo: A Woman won the 1976 Men’s Decathlon
Post article advocates for full memory scrub for Jenner.
June 3rd, 2015 1:21 PM
NBC and ABC Ignore Companies Forcing Change in Connecticut Tax Hike
On Wednesday, only CBS This Morning noticed a setback for Democrats proposing a massive tax hike in Connecticut, with co-host Norah O’Donnell reporting: “The Connecticut Post says two major corporations, General Electric and Aetna, forced changes in Connecticut's proposed budget. The companies said they would consider leaving the state over plans to raise business taxes. Democratic lawmakers…
June 3rd, 2015 12:38 PM
Nets Spend 48 Minutes on Jenner’s Cover, Skip Obama's Bad News
Since Vanity Fair unveiled its cover featuring Bruce Jenner’s transition to Caitlyn Jenner on Monday afternoon, the “Big Three” (ABC, CBS, and NBC) networks have gone over the top in their promotion of the story, giving it a whopping 48 minutes and 25 seconds of coverage (Monday night through Wednesday morning) -- while omitting several damaging stories regarding President Obama’s policy agenda.
June 3rd, 2015 11:39 AM
CNN Experts Insist Conservatives Don't See Jenner as a 'Human Being'
In reaction to Bruce Jenner's transition and Mike Huckabee’s controversial comments on transgenderism and gender-neutral bathrooms, a panel of CNN experts ripped the former Arkansas governor for his supposed insensitivity. The June 2 edition of OutFront featured Daily Beast editor-in-chief John Avlon and HLN host Dr. Drew Pinsky, and they both lambasted Huckabee repeatedly by insinuating that he…
June 3rd, 2015 11:08 AM
Mika Miffed 'Jabby' Jindal Dared Mention Monica Lewinsky
Mika Brzezinski apparently thinks that when it comes to discussing Bill and Hillary Clinton— those paragons of integrity—certain subjects should be taboo.
On today's Morning Joe, Mika took umbrage that about-to-announce Bobby Jindal dared mention that Bill had lied about Monica Lewinsky. Mika was miffed that Jindal thought it was "blasé" to bring up Monica. She later called the Louisiana…
June 3rd, 2015 9:05 AM