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Kimmel Attacks ‘Disgusting’ GOP, ABC & CBS Applaud
December 12th, 2017 1:49 PM
On Monday, liberal late-night host Jimmy Kimmel once again used his show to launch nasty attacks against Republicans over the issue of health care. While urging Congress to approve funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (C.H.I.P.), the comedian-turned-activist labeled the effort to pass tax reform “disgusting” and accused the GOP of “putting a tax cut that mostly goes to rich people…
Even As Media Whine About Trump, Hostile Coverage Shows No Let Up
December 12th, 2017 1:15 PM
As yesterday’s throwdown in the White House press room made clear, relations between the President and the press corps are as bad as they have ever been during the Trump administration. But as the Media Research Center has been documenting all year, the media have approached the Trump presidency with unrelenting hostility. Our latest numbers show that coverage of Trump on the ABC, CBS and NBC…
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NBC Dismisses Media Screw Ups, Attacks Trump Instead
December 11th, 2017 11:25 AM
On Monday’s NBC Today, correspondent Peter Alexander briefly noted that “the President ratchets up his war on the news media” with tweets criticizing liberal press for a recent series of high-profile mistakes and fake news stories. However, the reporter was more interested in turning the topic into an excuse to slam Trump for his own “misleading claims.”
Bob Mueller vs. Ken Starr: A Classic Media Double Standard
December 11th, 2017 8:00 AM
Liberal reporters are scandalized by what they say is President Trump’s effort to “discredit” and “undermine” special counsel Robert Mueller, worried that it could presage an attempt to “remove Mueller, or end his investigation.” But when President Bill Clinton was being investigated by Ken Starr, journalists applauded Democratic and White House attacks on the independent counsel, and frequently…
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Pathetic: GMA Only Spends Two Seconds on Franken Resignation
December 8th, 2017 12:18 PM
If you blinked during ABC’s Good Morning America on Friday, you literally may have missed the morning show’s reporting on the resignation of Minnesota Senator Al Franken. That’s because the coverage of the prominent Democrat stepping down over numerous sexual harassment allegations lasted only two seconds. That’s not exaggeration, a two-second mention of Franken’s name was all the broadcast could…
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ABC Spends More Time on Franken’s ‘Irony’ Than Actual Resignation
December 7th, 2017 9:25 PM
In a Thursday morning address on the Senate floor, Minnesota Democratic Senator Al Franken announced that he would step down from office as pressure mounted from his female colleagues. But he went down swinging, noting what he called “irony” in Donald Trump being president and Republican Roy Moore still running for Senate. ABC’s World News Tonight got his hint and spent more time harping on the “…
Help Wanted: World News Spends Half the Time on Jobs As Competitors
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December 7th, 2017 1:58 PM
ABC’s World News Tonight with David Muir may have clinched the most viewers, but it spent the least amount of time on the nation’s 1.7 million job gains when compared to rivals on CBS and NBC.
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Nets Omit Embarrassing Failure to Impeach Trump By House Dem
December 6th, 2017 11:53 PM
In a brazen move on the floor of the House Wednesday, Texas Democratic Representative Al Green introduced Articles of Impeachment against President Trump. Citing accusations of racism and the mocking of Florida Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson, the Congressman was only able to rally 57 other members of his party to join him. The embarrassing failure of the impeachment went completely unreported…
Bloomberg Forced to Correct False Trump-Deutsche Bank Subpoena Story
December 6th, 2017 10:13 PM
Another day, another major story correction. This time, Bloomberg News, which reported on Tuesday that Deutsche Bank records subpoenaed by Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller "zeroed in" on President Trump's business dealings, now says that the records Mueller requested instead "pertain to people affiliated with" Trump.
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Nets Freak: Trump ‘Reversing’ 70 Years of US Policy With Embassy Move
December 6th, 2017 9:58 PM
The three network newscasts seemed to be doing their best to stir the public up into a full-blown panic Wednesday evening, feverishly slamming President Trump’s decision to move the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. They were clutching their pearls as they freaked out about how Trump was “reversing nearly 70 years of U.S. policy.”
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Nets Panic: Trump’s ‘Dangerous’ Jerusalem Move Will Cause ‘Violence’
December 6th, 2017 1:33 PM
On Wednesday, all three network morning shows were in full panic mode over President Trump’s upcoming decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. In the midst of the collective freak-out, hosts and correspondents warned that the “dangerous” move could lead to a “new wave of violence” across the Middle East and even inspire “terrorist attacks in the west.”
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ABC Sitcom Reveres Riots, Black Panther Party As 'Symbols Of Struggle'
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December 6th, 2017 12:40 AM
We all know riots are bad, right? We also know that movements for racial nationalism of any kind don’t yield good results, right? Apparently ABC’s The Mayor did not get the memo since it recently gave credence to both the Black Panther movement and, of all things, riots.
Nets Ignore Sentencing of Former Dem Rep Who Ran Sham Charity
December 6th, 2017 12:12 AM
On Monday, former Florida Democratic Congresswoman Corrine Brown was sentenced to five years in prison for using her fake charity, that was supposed to help poor students, to funnel money into her personal bank accounts. Despite how disgusting her crime was, the three broadcast networks failed to cover it since the sentencing.
Bozell & Graham Column: Brian Ross Should Be Fired
December 5th, 2017 10:51 PM
When you’re the source for “breaking news” but it turns out to be “faking news,” you’re in trouble. ABC “senior investigative correspondent” Brian Ross greeted Gen. Michael Flynn’s plea deal with Robert Mueller by claiming Flynn is “prepared to testify that President Trump, as a candidate, Donald Trump, ordered him — directed him to make contact with the Russians which contradicts all that Donald…