TV’s Worst of the Week: Teen Chapel Threesome, Bible Bashing & Pronoun
Welcome to TV’s Worst of the Week, where MRC Culture's on TV Blog recounts the top liberal bias moments in entertainment television from the past week - plus bonus coverage from Thanksgiving week!
MSNBC Loves Chris Murphy Trashing GOP 'Hypocrisy' on Guns, Abortion
In the aftermath of Democratic Senator Chris Murphy putting on the spectacle of accusing Republicans of hypocrisy in response to the school shooting in Michigan, several MSNBC hosts seized on the speech and used it to peddle anti-gun misinformation. In primetime, Chris Hayes and Joy Reid even had the Connecticut Senator on as a guest.
Stelter Denies Reality, Asks: Do Media Treat Biden Worse Than Trump?
On Sunday’s Reliable Sources, CNN host Brian Stelter entertained the laughable notion that the media have been harder on President Biden than they were on his predecessor, President Trump.
'Saved By The Bell" Reboot: 'Queer and Trans Joy Is Resistance'
Season two of Peacock's Saved by the Bell reboot dropped on Wednesday, November 25, and it did what all contemporary reboots do: pushed wokeism in place of originality.
Brian Williams: Dems Lack 'Guts' to 'Pack or Alter' SCOTUS
Despite all the talk on MSNBC about norms and institutions, Brian Williams used Friday's edition of The 11th Hour to criticize Democrats for talking tough, but not having the "guts" to "pack or alter" the Supreme Court in light on the Court hearing oral arguments on Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization earlier in the week.
BREAKING: CNN Finally FIRES Chris Cuomo ‘Effective Immediately’
Early Saturday night, CNN and boss Jeff Zucker fired long time CNN host Chris Cuomo “effective immediately” following a year-plus of ethics-free behavior from both parties as Cuomo worked with and gave softball interviews to his brother, scandal-ridden former Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY).
CNN Grossly Understates Criminal History of Police Shooting Victim
On Tuesday morning, CNN correspondent Adrienne Broaddus gave the impression that police shooting victim was pulled over and accidentally shot simply for having air freshener hanging in his car as she informed viewers of jury selection in the upcoming trial of former Minnesota cop Kim Potter.
Colbert Denies Cancel Culture Exists…Then Suggests It Should
A rambling Late Show host takes every side of the issue while denying reality. Stephen Colbert flirted with an early version of Cancel Culture back in 2014. Flash forward to 2021, and Colbert has a very different view of Cancel Culture. He jokes it doesn’t actually exist, for starters, ignoring the mountains of evidence to the contrary.
MSNBC NatSec Analyst: Conservatives May Make Fugitive Parents Heroes
On Friday, the Oakland County Michigan prosecutor announced she was charging the parents of the Oxford High School shooter with involuntary manslaughter. When MSNBC national security analyst Frank Figliuzzi was asked by Deadline: White House host Nicolle Wallace for his thoughts on the matter, his first instinct was to warn that conservatives would make the parents Second Amendment…
‘It’s on Fox Right Now!’; Doocy, Psaki Do Battle Over China, Ill Biden
An ill President Biden served as a focus of Friday’s White House press briefing, so it was natural that Fox’s Peter Doocy was in the middle of it in questioning Press Secretary Jen Psaki on that as well as the Build Back Better (BBB) Act and China’s refusal to allow for a complete investigation into the origins of the coronavirus.
More Unhinged CNN Rants on 'Terrifying' SCOTUS Abortion Arguments
On Thursday, the hosts and guests on CNN’s New Day continued to reel over the possibility of Roe v. Wade being curbed or overturned. The Supreme Court oral arguments for Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization were heard Wednesday, with several of the court’s conservative justices seeming to indicate a willingness to support Mississippi’s ban on abortions past 15 weeks of…
Ruhle Applauds Biden’s ‘Swipe at the Media’ Over Supply Chain Coverage
On Friday, just minutes after President Biden attacked reporters for covering the ongoing supply chain crisis, MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle applauded the increasingly unpopular politician for taking a “swipe at the media.” She claimed his criticism of press outlets for showing images of “empty shelves” in stores was justified and also whined about fellow journalists covering the spike in gas…
Music, Slow Motion, a Trailer: ABC’s Gross Repair Job to Save Baldwin
For a long time, it’s been impossible to call ABC News an actual news outlet. But Good Morning America co-host George Stephanopoulos reminded the world of that this week as he participated in a gross PR attempt to rehabilitate fellow Democrat Alec Baldwin in the wake of his on-set shooting of a crew member.
Colbert Smears Supreme Court: 'Less Trusted' Than CNN
During a rant over abortion Thursday night, late night liberal host Stephen Colbert belittled the highest court in the land as less trusted than CNN. He opened The Late Show noting every news outlet was talking about the court’s oral arguments on Mississippi’s proposed 15-week abortion ban.