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Geraldo Rivera: Second Amendment Is 'Blind and Stupid'

Geraldo Rivera: Second Amendment Is 'Blind and Stupid'

On August 28, Geraldo Rivera responded to the accidental death of firearms instructor Charles Vacca by calling the Second Amendment “blind and stupid.” Vacca worked at Bullets and Burgers, a popular stop outside Las Vegas for tourists who want to

Chelsea Clinton Finally Leaving NBC

Chelsea Clinton Finally Leaving NBC

Chelsea Clinton announced Friday that she is officially leaving NBC News after the media organization reportedly paid her annual salary of $600,000. Clinton noted that she would continue a relationship with NBC in the future. “Chelsea’s storytelling inspired people across

CNN Buries Ferguson Shooting Audio

CNN Buries Ferguson Shooting Audio

UPDATE: About an hour after this piece posted, CNN breathlessly reported that there is evidence (see the update at the bottom of the piece) that the Ferguson shooting audio might not be fake. So the big news today is that

Book: Katie Couric 'Brash, Striving, Self-Absorbed'

Book: Katie Couric 'Brash, Striving, Self-Absorbed'

A new book by a veteran journalist reportedly paints Katie Couric as a “self-absorbed” personality who denigrated and demeaned one of her top female competitors. In Sheila Weller’s The News Sorority, a book that details the rise of Diane Sawyer, Couric, and

CNN Now Worried Ferguson Shooting Audio Is Hoax

CNN Now Worried Ferguson Shooting Audio Is Hoax

When CNN first broadcast the unverified audio of the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO, it was with all the sturm and drang of breathless breaking news. The audio led almost every hour and was the biggest story of

Politico Editor: Islamic State 'Ain't Ten Feet Tall'

Politico Editor: Islamic State 'Ain't Ten Feet Tall'

Though the Islamic State (IS) has taken nearly half of Iraq in a surprise blitzkrieg, murdered thousands, expelled Christians–who had occupied Iraq and Syria for 2,000 years–and gathered supporters and recruits from all over the world, an editor at Politico mocked those

Glenn Beck Ripped Conservatives While Trying to Get CNN Deal

Glenn Beck Ripped Conservatives While Trying to Get CNN Deal

Glenn Beck was bashing Americans opposed to illegal immigration, decrying partisan politics, and positioning himself toward the center just as he was reportedly trying to strike a deal to get his programming on CNN. CNN’s Brian Stelter reported that “the

Al Sharpton Is Barack Obama's New Jeremiah Wright

Al Sharpton Is Barack Obama's New Jeremiah Wright

According to Politico, Sharpton has become a key advisor to Obama on issues involving race. Suddenly I miss Jeremiah Wright. During the 2008 presidential election, when videos surfaced of Obama’s 20 year mentor screaming “God damn America!” and worse, then-Senator

Joe Scarborough Threatens Burger King Boycott

Joe Scarborough Threatens Burger King Boycott

MSNBC host Joe Scarborough explained that Americans should boycott Burger King if the fast food giant merges with Canadian fast food chain Tim Hortons and shuffles corporate profits outside of the United States. Scarborough was outraged at the idea, calling