Along with thanking Satan for inspiration, he also mused about playing Senator Mitch McConnell as the next in a series of “charisma-free assholes.”…So, the awards season is off on and running. Hopefully political snark will be kept to a minimum but we can see that the standard pet projects will continue to be mentioned.
Publication: NewsBusters
NewsBuster Staffer Locked from Twitter for Mocking Drunk Don Lemon
NewsBusters Analyst Nicholas Fondacaro was briefly suspended from Twitter on January 2 after posting a tweet with a story criticizing CNN anchor Don Lemon. The story in question described Lemon as “salivating” over Nancy Pelosi becoming speaker of the House. For hinting that Don Lemon was drunk on New Year’s Eve, Fondacaro was considered to be violating one of the 10 categories that he clearly didn’t violate. The account was restored late yesterday.
Where Are Media Demands for Democrats to Cooperate with Trump?
Democrats take control of the House of Representatives today, but you don’t hear journalists instructing them to “show that they can govern” by finding ways to “compromise” with President Trump, as you do when Republicans are poised to gain power.
CNN Plays Shutdown Sob Stories
It’s not hard to imagine federal workers are concerned about the length of the current shutdown. But CNN’s New Day Saturday really larded up the airwaves with Twitter sob stories, and then let a federal employee union leader claim one worker can’t afford a tombstone for his wife now.
Tracking the Media’s Hate for Conservatives in 2018: The Year in Review
In 2018 there was a torrent of ugliness directed at conservatives. For example: Vice President Mike Pence was disgustingly derided as a “dangerous” Christian with a “mental illness” on ABC’s The View.
Media in Hysterics Over World’s Most “Racist” Haircut
For the sixth straight day, liberal news outlets blew their racism whistles on Thursday at a referee who ordered black high school wrestler to cut his dreadlocks. Journalists on ABC, CBS, and NBC have pointed to the ensuing “outrage” on social media – always an effective barometer for determining the national importance of a story – as evidence that the horrific “incident” was caused by the referee’s unabashed racism.
CNN Dumps on Trump Troop Visit
On New Day, it was repeatedly mentioned that this was Trump’s first visit to troops in a combat zone, with intimations it was done to deflect attention from the resignation of Jim Mattis and the withdrawal from Syria. Multiple references were also made to Melania having worn sunglasses at night upon her return.
The Naughtiest and the Nicest of the New TV Season
Tops among the naughtiest: “Murphy Brown.” Leading the nicest: “God Friended Me.”
Blitzer Interview with Stephen Miller Flies Off the Rails
On one of the more chaotic days in Washington anyone will experience, CNN’s The Situation Room saw a 22-minute interview that careen off the rails from the get-go on Thursday night between host Wolf Blitzer and White House senior adviser Stephen Miller that touched on the resignation of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and the likelihood of a government shutdown over border security.
Upset with Conservative Guest, ABC’s Stephanopoulos Causes Mic Mishap
George Stephanopoulos had a mishap on the set of ABC’s This Week on Sunday when Matt Schlapp of the American Conservative Union (and the lone conservative on the panel) clashed with liberal ABC commentator Roland Martin…The Clinton lackey was so upset he accidentally flung his microphone under the desk.
Smug CNN Mocks Nauert Pick, Forgetting Journalists Who Worked for Obama
Ending his “Reality Check” segment Monday morning about the high turnover rate in the administration, CNN’s John Avlon expressed “concern” about the “C team” entering the administration, dramatically noting the number of Fox News employees who’ve ended up in the Trump administration.
What the Liberal Media Didn’t Tell You About the Looting in Paris
Indications point to Anarchists and possibly Antifa, which somehow the mainstream media seemed to overlook while blaming the Yellow Vests in general for those crimes.
Joy Behar Gets Massive Blowback After Trashing Fox News
During Tuesday’s edition of The View, co-host Joy Behar described President Trump as “the only President who has his own TV channel in history…” Not surprisingly, two of the other co-hosts on The View, who once worked at Fox News, strongly objected to Behar’s characterization of the network as a pro-Trump echo chamber.
Washington Post Rips Trump a New One 3 Times at Bush Funeral
On Wednesday night, the Post website was boasting at least three articles ripping into Trump’s behavior at the funeral, or his bad optics. This isn’t a “newspaper.” It’s an Insult Aggregator.
ABC, NBC Hide How Paris Is Burning in Opposition to Climate Change Policy
During their Monday reports about the now deadly riots, ABC and NBC refused to mention the carbon tax, preferring to mislead viewers by calling it a simple fuel tax.
Reporter Beaten at Trump Rally on “Murphy Brown,” Attacked by “Sea of Red Hats”
In the November 29 episode of CBS’s Murphy Brown, reporter Frank Fontana is attacked at a Trump rally and the blame falls on President Trump saying the press delivers fake news and is the enemy of the people.
Far-Left Murphy Brown Cancelled After Terrible Ratings
The only reason the show came back at all, according to its stars, is the loss of Hillary Clinton in 2016.
ABC, NBC Ignore Caravan Migrants Packing UP and Heading Home
After criticizing Trump’s defense of Border Patrol’s use of mere tear gas to repel the attack, ABC and NBC couldn’t be bothered that evening to mention the migrants packing up and leaving and that the Tijuana locals were happy to see them go.
Cable News Erects Wall of Falsehoods Around Caravan
For the past month, talking heads on CNN and MSNBC have repeated numerous outright falsehoods about the Central American caravan: namely, that it is comprised of “mostly women and children”; that there is “no evidence” of criminals participating; and that none of those marching north are “economic migrants.”
A TV Show We’re Thankful for
This Fall’s Country Music Awards was such a breath of fresh air. Not only did it refrain from trying to trigger half the country with its politics, it also took time to show gratitude to veterans and active-duty troops and at one point paused for a respectful moment of silence for victims of the recent Thousand Oaks, California shooting.
CNN, MSNBC Yawn as Actress Files Restraining Order Against Avenatti
There was a new chapter in the saga of Michael Avenatti’s alleged abuse late Monday night when news broke that actress Mareli Miniutti had filed a domestic violence restraining order against him. Both CNN and MSNBC couldn’t be bothered to mention the development on air that night.
CNN, MSNBC Downplay Avenatti’s Domestic Violence Arrest
In sharp contrast, all three broadcast news outlets (ABC, CBS, and NBC) managed to get the news of Avenatti’s arrest packaged and ready to go for their 6:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. programs (respectively). CBS Evening News even led with the arrest.
ABC, NBC Freak Out Over Melania Getting Involved in the West Wing
NBC Nightly News had the most ridiculous reaction to the day’s news. They were so alarmed by the First Lady’s actions that it actually preempted their reporting on the wildfires ravaging homes in California.
CBS, NBC Ignore Hamas Launching Missiles at Israeli Citizens
In a true act of anti-Semitism, the Hamas terrorist organization launched hundreds of Qassam rockets and other projectiles into southern Israel on Monday…This attack, which many say was the largest since the 2014 war, didn’t get airtime on CBS Evening News and NBC Nightly News.