Maddow: Republican Urging Generals to Quit Engaging in 'Coup' Attempt
Well, it's official -- outspoken opposition to the commander in chief during wartime is no longer the supreme expression of patriotism. Even though this was all the rage a decade ago, while an earlier conflict raged in Iraq and a Republican named Bush was at the helm, anyone engaging in it today will face accusations of treason.
With the midterm elections only weeks away, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow…
October 2nd, 2014 9:30 PM
Don Lemon Confronts Homosexual Suing Sperm Bank For Mixed-Race Child
Wednesday's CNN Tonight spotlighted the lawsuit of a homosexual woman, who mistakenly received sperm from an African-American man – instead of a "blond-haired, blue-eyed [man]...resembling my partner," as guest Jennifer Cramblett put it. Hosts Don Lemon and Alisyn Camerota gave Cramblett a platform to promote her case. Camerota underlined that the plaintiff "live[s] in eastern Ohio, in a town…
October 2nd, 2014 6:36 PM
Williams Defends Softball Ben Affleck Interview During Facebook Q&A
NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams conducted a question and answer session on Facebook following Wednesday night’s program and defended his over 4-minute-long interview with actor and activist Ben Affleck that aired on Tuesday night after a woman asked him why such an interview would air “promoting his new movie on a hard news show.”
Williams responded by equating his show to a newspaper in…
October 2nd, 2014 6:29 PM
MSNBC's Ed Schultz Praises Germany: 'Here's Some Good Socialism!'
Liberal MSNBC anchor Ed Schultz could barely contain himself on Thursday as he gushed over Germany's "socialism." The country officially scrapped tuition fees and this sent Schultz into a fit of envy: " We need to take a page out of the country Germany. Here's some good socialism for you!"
October 2nd, 2014 6:17 PM
Bitter Piers Morgan Slams Anderson Cooper, Preps Gun Control Doc
Piers Morgan, who was forced out at CNN due to low ratings, gave an interview to Politico where he lashed out at his former colleague, Anderson Cooper. The journalist also discussed plans for a new documentary pushing gun control. Regarding Cooper, Morgan complained, "Could I have done with a better lead-in? Yes...Anderson is a great field reporter, but does he drive big ratings at CNN, outside…
October 2nd, 2014 3:51 PM
Ebola Crisis: Nets Ignore CDC Failures in 98 Percent of Reports
In spite of revelations in recent months the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) mishandled strains of deadly bird flu, anthrax and botulism, the broadcast networks remained confident the government’s “disease detectives” could handle the Ebola outbreak. On Sept. 30, the CDC announced that a patient in Texas was the first instance of Ebola in the U.S. But from the very beginning of the Ebola…
October 2nd, 2014 3:51 PM
Networks Blame Climate Change for ‘Record’ Walrus Haulout
Ignoring information contrary to the claims of
climate alarmists. ABC, NBC, and CBS
all aired stories on October 1 claiming large gatherings of walruses were
the result of less ice and were connected to climate change.
October 2nd, 2014 3:02 PM
Montel Williams Slams Obama for Not Helping Marine Jailed in Mexico
Appearing on MSNBC's Jose Diaz-Balart on Thursday, former talk show host and retired Marine Montel Williams scolded the Obama administration for not taking action to free Marine Sergeant Andrew Tahmooressi, held in a Mexican prison for six months on a trumped up weapons charge: "...what I found out was extremely disturbing....Jill Tahmooressi has had a son in prison for six months who is ill. No…
October 2nd, 2014 2:52 PM
New York Times Tackles Catholic Wrestling Policies In Pennsylvania
The New York Times has a story today about the Diocese of Harrisburg's decision to ban high school boys from competing against girls in school wrestling. This is the second day in a row that the Times has covered this story, and there is nothing new of any substance in today's piece.
Today's news story on the Pennsylvania Catholic high school wrestling policy merited 978 words. By contrast,…
October 2nd, 2014 2:05 PM
Huckabee, CWA Host ‘Stand with Israel Rally’ to Combat ‘Radical Islam’
Given the media’s recent fascination with rallies, let’s see how they (don’t) cover this one.
On Sunday, Oct. 5, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and Concerned Women for America CEO and President Penny Nance will host a “Stand with Israel Rally” in Washington D.C. In support of the Jewish State, the event will feature national speakers to “encourage sound defense of Israel" and decry "the…
October 2nd, 2014 1:30 PM
Slate's 'Visceral Discomfort' Over Missionaries' Role in Ebola Crisis
Brian Palmer revealed what many secularists feel about Christian missionaries in Africa in a Thursday piece on Slate, especially the role on the front lines of the ongoing fight against Ebola. Palmer acknowledged how "missionary doctors and nurses...have undertaken long-term commitments to address the health problems of poor Africans," but added that "for secular Americans...it may be difficult…
October 2nd, 2014 12:44 PM
MSNBC: Colorado ‘Rejected More Inflammatory Conservatives In 2010’
Kasie Hunt, MSNBC’s Political Correspondent, appeared on Thursday’s Morning Joe to promote her recent trip to Colorado, where she covered the highly contentious Senate contest between incumbent Democrat Mark Udall and his Republican challenger Congressman Cory Gardner. Hunt began her prepackaged report by playing up how “Washington Republicans were thrilled when Gardner decided to ran against …
October 2nd, 2014 12:38 PM
Midterms: PBS Devotes Six Minutes to Hyping GOP Divisions
Why would PBS devote over six minutes to a midterm election race that looks to be headed towards a blowout? Perhaps it's because examining the Mississippi Senate race on the PBS NewsHour allows the network to dig into the bitter primary battle between Tea Party-backed Chris McDaniel and the victor, incumbent Thad Cochran.
October 2nd, 2014 12:14 PM
NY Mag: How to Fool Conservatives Into Accepting Global Warming
New York magazine published an article dripping with condescension on how to psychologically fool conservatives into becoming believers in global warming. Its all a matter of using the correct "framing interventions" which, if done correctly, might perform the trick.
October 2nd, 2014 10:53 AM