Conservatives & Republicans
Nets Puff Haley Ahead of Caucus as ‘Reasonable’ GOPer for Biden Voters
The “big three” networks of ABC, CBS, and NBC used their flagship morning news shows on Monday ahead of the Iowa caucuses to cheer Nikki Haley as their preferred alternative to former President Trump, boasting of her “new momentum” and desire “to work with Democrats” has “resonate[d]” with Republicans, independents, and “even Democrats” who are considering voting for President Biden in…
NewsBusters Podcast: It's Obvious the Nets Want Trump to Face Biden
A new MRC study by Rich Noyes of all the evening-news coverage of the Republican presidential race on ABC, CBS, and NBC in 2023 makes it obvious the networks want Trump to be the nominee. He drew almost all of the coverage -- other candidates could barely get noticed. And most of the Trump coverage obsessed over his legal problems, mostly avoiding any national policy issues.
Mika Lobs Softballs To Jill Biden On Supposed GOP 'Cruelty'
Media softball interviews with Democrats are nothing new, but MSNBC Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski’s Thursday interview with First Lady Jill Biden was on a whole different level. As Brzezinski “questioned” Biden about everything from GOP “cruelty” to how great Joe is to 2024 being about democracy itself to abortion she made your church league’s slow pitch pitcher look like Nolan…
Kimmel Fawns Over Hunter, Claims GOP Looked Like It Was 'On Crack'
When it comes to Republican battles with Hunter Biden, ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel knows which side he’s on. As Hunter showed up at his contempt vote at the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday, Kimmel claimed that the stunt showed that it was Republicans who “were the ones on crack.”
Biden’s Scare-the-Hell-Out-of-You Reelection Campaign
Joe Biden is facing an uphill reelection battle. He is desperate, and he should be. The world is an uglier and an uglier place under Biden. Nearly no one believes the country is moving in the right direction. Americans are deeply dissatisfied with the economy; America is experiencing an unprecedented illegal immigration crisis; and the world seems to be on fire, from the Middle East to Ukraine…
CNN, MSNBC: Hunter's Stunt Shows He's Willing To Comply With Subpoena
As Hunter Biden showed up for his publicity stunt on Capitol Hill on Wednesday where he briefly sat in on the House Oversight Committee hearing on a vote to hold him in contempt both CNN News Central and MSNBC’s Ana Cabrera Reports claimed that the move proves that Hunter defying his subpoena is actually proof he’s willing to comply with that same subpoena.
Scarborough Reruns 'Simple Country Lawyer' Shtick in Attacking Trump
On Morning Joe, despite being mocked for it, Joe Scarborough doubles down on his false-modesty shtick of describing himself as a "simple country lawyer." He deploys the term three times in the course of one segment, and also describes himself as having fallen off a turnip truck. "MSNBC Republican" Elise Jordan says that, given the supposedly "insane and inane" things he says, Donald Trump "…
Morning Joe: Your Home For Never-Ending Trump=Hitler Coverage!
In just its first half-hour, Morning Joe makes nine Trump/Hitler analogies, with a 'fascism' thrown in for good measure.
STUDY: 81% Of Late-Night Political Jokes Mocked Conservatives In 2023
Throughout all of 2023, the late night comedians told a total of 9,518 political jokes, and of these 7,729 or 81 percent were directed at someone or something on the right side of the political spectrum, an MRC study has found.
'The Cruelty Is The Point,' Velshi Smears GOP As Racist On The Border
Why do Republicans care about the border? It is a simple question with a simple answer: it is a mess. But for MSNBC’s Ali Velshi, who had guest hosting duties for Wednesday’s Alex Wagner Tonight, it is because “they want to let fewer brown people in” and any measures to address the issue prove that “the cruelty is the point.”
AP's Take on Gay Ouster: Plagiarism 'Conservative Weapon' vs. Colleges
The Associated Press story on the resignation of Harvard President Claudine Gay was a pathetic woke whine from headline to text: “Plagiarism charges downed Harvard’s president: “Harvard president's resignation highlights new conservative weapon against colleges: plagiarism.” It got no better: "Christopher Rufo, a conservative activist who helped orchestrate the effort against Gay, celebrated…
Malicious Misinformation: The View’s 10 Worst LIES of 2023
Despite being under the ABC News umbrella, the liberal ladies of The View left facts and truth out in the rain. Throughout 2023, WITHOUT EVIDENCE, the cast was busy cooking up outlandish lies about Republicans at all levels of government. And in most instances, the record went uncorrected and cast members went unpunished by their network executives.
Morning Joe on Haley Slavery Slip: Doesn't Realize Can't Win MAGA Vote
On Morning Joe, self-described "Never Trump conservative" Matt Lewis says that in refusing to mention slavery when asked the cause of the Civil War, Nikki Haley misreads her core constituency. MAGA voters will never vote for her. She is running to win the primary in New Hampshire, not in Alabama or Mississippi.
Late Night 'Comedy' Bottom Ten Moments of 2023
It was a year of change for late night comedy. The Late Late show was cancelled by CBS after 5,300 episodes since 1995 after James Corden decided to return to England, Comedy Central’s The Daily Show used a series of temp hosts after Trevor Noah walked away at the end of 2022, CBS host of The Late Show Stephen Colbert finally stopped giving Donald Trump the He Who…