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Tapper Asks O’Malley If Balt. Proves 'Liberal Policies Are Failing'
During an exclusive interview with former Baltimore Mayor and Maryland Democratic Governor Martin O’Malley on Thursday’s edition of The Lead on CNN, host Jake Tapper asked the possible presidential candidate for what he thinks of “conservatives who say, this shows that liberal policies are failing urban America.” In addition to discussing the protests and rioting in Baltimore and what was then…
MSNBC's Al Sharpton Calls for DOJ to Take Over Police Across America
Just when you think you've heard it all from the Rev. Al Sharpton, who combines his liberal activism with hosting the weekday PoliticsNation program afternoons on the MSNBC cable channel, he comes up with another absurd demand that leaves people of all races shaking their heads in disbelief.
His latest outrageous comment came on Thursday, when Sharpton met with Stephanie Rawlings-Blake,…
Joan Walsh Does Not Think for Me
Let's delve into the self-congratulatory and truly bizarre thinking of leftist writer Joan Walsh.
'Pawn Stars' Rick Harrison Supporting Marco Rubio for President
Apparently voters can expect to see Rick Harrison of History Channel's Pawn Stars hitting the campaign trail for Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio.
Flashback: Matthews Asks Obama About 'Cracking the Whip' with Cabinet
On Thursday evening I blogged about how Chris Matthews clumsily used the phrase "crack the whip" when asking a black actor about why the Congressional Black Caucus doesn't do more to push their agenda items in the U.S. Congress.
Well today I discovered that Matthews used similar language in an interview with President Obama from Dcember 2013.
Morgan Freeman: Police Showed Baltimore ‘Terrorism’
Baltimore experienced terrorism – but not from abroad, according to Morgan Freeman.
In an April 30 Newsweek interview, Morgan Freeman supported the recent Baltimore riots following the death of Freddie Gray. The Academy-Award winning actor blamed “police terrorism” for the “unrest in Baltimore,” and backed the protestors.
May Day Rally: ‘Down with Capitalism!’ (Except for the Internet)
One socialist coalition is inadvertently relying on capitalism to protest just that.
The World Socialist Web Site and other groups sponsored the International May Day Online rally, which will feature live speeches streaming around the world on May 3, 2015. The event has many slogans including, “Down with capitalism and imperialism,” and “Unite the working class internationally against war,…
NPR Exposes Holes in Clintons' 'Most Transparent Foundation' Boasts
On Monday night, NPR’s newscast All Things Considered did a fact-check on the Clinton family’s claims about their own foundation’s transparency. Money-and-politics correspondent Peter Overby found both Chelsea Clinton and Bill Clinton weren’t entirely factual, exaggerating how transparent their foundation was. But NPR quoted watchdogs that this could just be an “innocent mistake.”
Overby…
Socialists: ‘Down with Capitalism!’ (Except for the Internet
International May Day 2015 online rally relies on tools the free market helped create.
Politico's Sixth Sense: 'Brian Williams Knows He's Dead'
In a scathing article for Politico Magazine on Thursday, senior media writer Jack Shafer wrote an obituary for the career of suspended NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams: "At this point, Brian Williams knows he's dead: He's simply negotiating the terms of his burial."
Meyers Cheers Iranian FM's ‘Well-Done’ Response to Cotton's Tweets
During a segment about Twitter, NBC’s Late Night host Seth Meyers on Thursday night praised Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif’s reaction to series of tweets from Republican Senator Tom Cotton (Ark.) as “well-done” and admitting that he was “very impressed” with Zarif’s use of “reverse criticism.”
Huff Po: Don't Worry! Bernie Sanders Is the Good Kind of Socialist
For the first time since Norman Thomas, America finally has a viable self-proclaimed socialist presidential candidate in the form of Senator Bernie Sanders. However, the Huffington Post tells us not to panic. After all, Sanders is not just a socialist. He’s a “democratic socialist.” That makes it okay.
CBS Highlights 'Pattern' of Clintons Hiding Foreign Donors; ABC Skips
While the journalists at Good Morning America on Friday hyped details on the "devastating" Bridgegate scandal that is creating a "headache" for Chris Christie's 2016 presidential bid, they avoided the latest on the unfolding revelations enveloping the Clinton Foundation and its foreign donors. However, CBS This Morning reporters actually followed up with Nancy Cordes alerting viewers that "the…
NYT's Krugman Slams Press for Calling Out Hillary on Flip-Flops
In his Friday column, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman launches into the press for failing to honor Hillary Clinton as a learner for flip-flopping on the drawbacks of trade agreements.
"The press, I’m sorry to say, tends to punish open-mindedness, because gotcha journalism is easier and safer than policy analysis. Hillary Clinton supported trade agreements in the 1990s, but now she’s…