ABC Drama: Dems the Party of Family Values, U.S. Creates Terrorists

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December 14th, 2015 5:03 AM
Last night’s winter finale of the new ABC drama Quantico and was chockfull of unrealistic politics – and unintentional comedy! The present day storyline of the episode “Inside” had the Democratic National Convention starting in New York City the day after Grand Central Station was bombed and over 100 people were killed. Right, the DNC would TOTALLY take place as scheduled the day after a…
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Synergy: GMA Promotes ‘Scandal’ President Campaigning for Hillary

December 13th, 2015 5:54 PM
On Sunday, ABC’s Good Morning America served as the latest example of shameless corporate synergy by touting in its lead 2016 report how actor Tony Goldwyn from the network’s lead drama Scandal spent Saturday giving Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton “a big boost” by campaigning for her Iowa.
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Moran Links Farage to Trump Despite Rebuke; Fawns over Trudeau

December 13th, 2015 3:49 PM
Reporting on Sunday’s This Week about foreign reaction to Donald Trump’s candidacy and proposal to ban all Muslims from entering the U.S., ABC News chief foreign correspondent Terry Moran compared Trump to U.K. Independence Party (U.K.I.P.) leader Nigel Farage despite his firm denouncement of Trump. Moran cheered new leftist Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as providing “sharp relief” to…
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ABC, CBS Trumpet Canadian Leader's 'Warm Welcome' for Syrian Refugees

December 12th, 2015 10:05 AM
On Friday, ABC and CBS's evening newscasts touted how Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "personally welcoming Syrian refugees" as they flew into Toronto. ABC's David Muir heralded, "Trudeau greeting fathers, mothers, and children — telling them — quote, 'You're home.'" CBS's Scott Pelley spotlighted the "noteworthy landing — 163 refugees escaping the war in Syria were welcomed to Canada by…

Tim Allen Bemoans Nanny State, King Obama in 'Last Man Standing'

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December 11th, 2015 9:40 PM
Your Friday night funny: Tim Allen, as Mike Baxter in the ABC comedy Last Man Standing, gets in hits at the Nanny State and King Obama in this scene from the episode "Gift of the Wise Man."
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Nets Omit Party ID for Lib Gov. Banning Guns for Those on Watchlists

December 10th, 2015 9:38 PM
On Thursday night, the major broadcast networks saw no point in informing their viewers of Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy’s party affiliation (Democrat) as ABC, CBS, and NBC all reported that Malloy had issued an executive order banning those on government watchlists from possessing guns in his state. Along with being arguably the strictest governor in the country when it comes to gun control,…
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NBC, ABC Gush Over First Lady Rapping; Ignore Obama ISIS Strategy

December 10th, 2015 11:55 AM
While both NBC’s Today and ABC’s Good Morning America found the time on Thursday to devote minute-long segments to First Lady Michelle Obama rapping about kids going to college, neither morning show bothered to mention President Obama’s strategy or lack thereof to combat radical Islamic terrorism in the wake of the San Bernardino attacks.
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Stephanopoulos to Rubio: Listen to This Hillary Clip Slamming the GOP

December 10th, 2015 10:32 AM
Former Bill Clinton operative George Stephanopoulos on Thursday interviewed Marco Rubio and demanded the Republican listen to a clip of Hillary Clinton sneering that all the GOP contenders are as bad as Donald Trump. Following a comment by the senator on the importance of refocusing the debate on terrorism, the Good Morning America co-host pounced, “On that issue Secretary Clinton is making the…
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Mauled in the Morning: GOP Candidates Hit from the Left

December 10th, 2015 9:30 AM
An MRC analysis of interviews from January 1 to December 4 finds the broadcast networks have pounded the candidates with a blizzard of hostile and left-wing questions.
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ABC Recycles the Old 'Homophobe Turns Out to Be Gay' Trope (YAWN)

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December 10th, 2015 1:31 AM
Remember that Bible-thumping country star on Nashville who asserted that he couldn’t openly work with a gay songwriter because his bigoted fans would tune out? This week fans learn that he is a massive hypocrite who is ready to hook up with his muse as soon as his family heads out of town.
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ABC: Trump ‘Declared His Own Personal Jihad on American Values’

December 9th, 2015 3:56 PM
Whether one considers Donald Trump’s recent comments highly offensive or simply over-the-top, it’s clear that the networks have abandoned any attempt at objectivity. On Wednesday, Good Morning America’s Tom Llamas trumpeted the New York Daily News’s assault. Llamas described the front cover featuring Trump. The journalist cheered, “It shows Trump with a large sword. His victim? The Statue of…
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ABC Predicts Anti-Muslim Violence After Trump's Comments

December 9th, 2015 12:01 PM

Good Morning America’s Matt Gutman on Wednesday feared that angry Americans will lash out with violence in the wake of the San Bernardino shooting and Donald Trump’s comments about Muslims. The segment also highlighted the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). Just as with CBS on Monday, the group’s extremist views weren’t mentioned. 

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Nets Tout Trump Could ‘Gift Wrap the White House’ for Hillary

December 9th, 2015 11:36 AM
On Wednesday, all three network morning shows eagerly seized on the latest Donald Trump controversy to boost Hillary Clinton’s 2016 chances. On NBC’s Today, correspondent Peter Alexander proclaimed: “For the Grand Old Party, an urgent dilemma, fail to stand up to Trump and risk long-term damage to the party or confront Trump and risk his running as an independent....A Trump third-party bid would…
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Comedy Mocks PC War on Christmas with 'Pan-Cultural Seasonal Entity'

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December 8th, 2015 11:26 PM
Tonight's Fresh Off the Boat episode, "The Real Santa," featured a hilarious scene mocking political correctness run amok in our schools at Christmas time. When Evan and his parents go to the third grade school play, they are told that a new law bans "any religious, spiritual, or gender-y connotations." Instead of Santa, this year will feature a "pan-cultural seasonal entity!"