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What? Matthews Hopes New Hillary E-Mails Are Requests to Buy Groceries
November 2nd, 2016 2:59 PM
MSNBC’s Hardball host Chris Matthews made his feelings clear on Tuesday night about the latest revelations in the Hillary Clinton e-mail scandal as he expressed his hopes that they just turn out to be pleas by Huma Abedin, Anthony Weiner or even Hillary Clinton to “remember to pick up bread on the way home.”
Vox Writer on Hillary Emails: ‘No Wrongdoing Whatsoever’
November 1st, 2016 5:43 PM
The uproar engendered by the Comey letter illuminates how Clinton-haters start with a conclusion and work backwards, suggests Matthew Yglesias. “The latest Hillary Clinton email revelations arose out of an unrelated investigation into Anthony Weiner’s sexting,” wrote Yglesias in a Monday piece. “The best way to understand this odd hopscotch is through the Prime Directive of Clinton investigations…
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With All Due Respect' Hosts Irked at Comey's New E-Mail Probe
October 29th, 2016 7:27 AM
The set of With All Due Respect was a sad place today due to the shocking revelation that the computer seized in the Anthony Weiner probe has caused FBI Director James Comey to announce that he is reopening the investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails. In addition to being irked at Comey, Halperin and Heilemann seemed to be searching for lifeline assurances that this probe might soon go away…
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MSNBC Demands Trump Camp Retract ‘Rigged’ Comments Post-FBI News
October 28th, 2016 5:29 PM
Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway naturally took to the cable news airwaves on Friday afternoon to comment on the bombshell news concerning new details the FBI will investigate regarding Hillary Clinton’s e-mail server and on MSNBC, she was pressured to withdraw her candidate’s insistence that the “system” is rigged to benefit Clinton.
Media Eviscerate Trump As Misogynistic; Give Liberal Sleazes a Pass
Culture
September 30th, 2016 11:29 AM
Sleazy and misogynistic men have roamed the halls of the Capitol Building and White House for years. However, the media tends to disproportionately target those on the political right.
Comedian-Turned-Senator Al Franken Apologizes for Clinton/Weiner Joke
September 5th, 2016 11:29 AM
Once upon a time, it was commonplace for jokes of all stripes to arise whenever Anthony Weiner found himself caught up in another sexting scandal – much to the embarrassment of his wife and Hillary Clinton top aide, Huma Abedin. However, since Abedin finally left her cheating husband, people seem to be much more sensitive to them, including liberal Senator Al Franken (Minn.).
NY Times Columnist Claims 'No Difference' Between Trump and Weiner
August 31st, 2016 5:46 PM
Sometimes it seems that people who write editorials or columns for the mainstream media really have to struggle to come up with new and interesting topics to discuss. That seems to be the case with Frank Bruni, a New York Times columnist whose latest missive is entitled “Donald Trump's Irredeemable Twin.”
It may be hard to believe, but Bruni actually attempted to compare the Republican…
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Mitchell Awkwardly Notes Clinton Sex Scandals During Weiner Story
August 30th, 2016 11:37 AM
Discussing the latest sexting scandal for Anthony Weiner on Tuesday’s NBC Today, correspondent Andrea Mitchell commented on top Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin separating from the disgraced ex-congressman: “...despite their long-troubled marriage and that friends say that this was coming for a long time....they were trying to continue with this facade of a marriage....it worked for them for now…
Flashback: Media Loved ‘Whole Foods’ Weiner Marriage; 'New Feminism'
August 29th, 2016 3:48 PM
As most of the internet knows by now, top Hillary Clinton confidante and lifeline Huma Abedin announced her separation from soon-to-be-ex-husband and former New York Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner following new allegations that Weiner (aka Carlos Danger) is still sexting women despite being caught multiple times and led to his resignation from Congress (thanks to the late Andrew Breitbart…
The Fated Weiner Wedding: A Photo the Media Won’t Reveal
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August 29th, 2016 11:46 AM
It would appear that Anthony Weiner and Huma Abedin’s wedding was doomed from the outset. After all, the much-hyped political union – sullied by a sexting scandal – was officiated by champion philanderer Bill Clinton.
Reporter Caught in DNC Scandal Previously Worked at Soros-Backed Org
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July 25th, 2016 5:20 PM
One of the journalists exposed exchanging emails with the Democratic National Committee (DNC) by the latest Wikileak was Politico’s Chief Investigative Reporter Ken Vogel, who formerly worked for a Soros-funded group.
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‘Weiner’ Documentary Paints ‘Damning Portrait of Modern Journalism’
June 18th, 2016 11:30 AM
Weiner began as a comeback story and ended up a profile in total humiliation. That isn’t the biggest takeaway from the documentary capturing Congressman Anthony Weiner’s precipitous fall from grace. It’s a damning portrait of modern journalism, the kind that reminds you why so many people don’t believe reporters. They trust their collective gut. And they’re right.
NYT Bias Seeps Onto Arts Pages With Rants on Racist Voter Suppression
May 22nd, 2016 6:05 PM
Left-wing bias; it’s not just for the news pages. The New York Times Weekend Arts roundup demonstrates how it saturates the paper, even -- perhaps especially -- in the paper’s Manhattan-centric cultural coverage, with rants about racist voter suppression in 2016 and how high-end art buyers "control the inequitable economy in America today."
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NBC: ‘Weiner’ Doc Offers ‘Nuanced’ Portrait of Disgraced Dem
May 20th, 2016 1:12 PM
In an interview on Friday’s NBC Today with the filmmakers of the newly-released documentary about disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner, perplexed co-host Savannah Guthrie wondered: “How on earth did you get this access? But why on earth would Anthony Weiner grant that kind of access, knowing what he knew about himself?”