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Salon.com Defends Communism–Mass Murders and All

Salon.com Defends Communism–Mass Murders and All

Salon.com is a reliably left-wing media outlet given to regular outbreaks of radical pique that earn top billing on MSNBC’s prime-time panels. Yet even a hawkish outlet like Salon can go too far. On Sunday, Salon’s Jesse Myerson published an

SNL's Lorne Michaels: Dems Can't Take a Joke

SNL's Lorne Michaels: Dems Can't Take a Joke

The Emmy-award winning producer of Saturday Night Live, Lorne Michaels, confessed that mocking Republicans is easier than making fun of Democrats. The creator of SNL and current executive producer of Jimmy Fallon Live told vulture.com that, “Republicans are easier for

Stephanopoulous Plays the Pope Card

Stephanopoulous Plays the Pope Card

George Stephanopoulos, the former Clinton White House staffer-turned-ABC News anchor, challenged Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) on This Week Sunday morning by playing “the Pope card”: “You don’t think he’d Pope would endorse your budget, do you?” he asked the House Budget Committee

MSNBC President Phil Griffin Claims Station Has No Ideology

MSNBC President Phil Griffin Claims Station Has No Ideology

In a recent interview, 57-year-old Phil Griffin, president of MSNBC, said that the network “has never had an ideology.” The former NBC researcher, who prefers jogging suits to business suits and is beset with constant nervous twitching, insisted that the network

Leftist Bloggers Decry Girl Scout Cookie Boycott

Leftist Bloggers Decry Girl Scout Cookie Boycott

The left-wing blogosphere responded angrily over the Girl Scout “cookiecott” announced Wednesday by Breitbart News. Mother Jones called the boycott “bullying” even though its being run by a group so small they do not even have to file tax returns and

NBC In Miami Calls Republican Party 'Reprehensive'

NBC In Miami Calls Republican Party 'Reprehensive'

NBC does it again, this time through a Miami affiliate that broadcast a graphic (see above) that read: “Reprehensive Party of Florida.” You have to ask yourself what kind of culture there is at NBC News that makes staffers believe

Poll: Fox Remains the Most Trusted Name In News

Poll: Fox Remains the Most Trusted Name In News

Fox News once again found itself at the very top of Public Policy Polling’s annual survey of the most trusted news networks in America. A whopping 35% of those polled trust Fox News more than any other television news outlet.

As Iran Sanctions Bill Stalls, HuffPo Celebrates

As Iran Sanctions Bill Stalls, HuffPo Celebrates

News emerged Thursday that the Kirk-Menendez bill, which would apply new sanctions to Iran if the nuclear deal falls through, had stalled in the Senate. President Barack Obama vowed in his State of the Union address that he would veto

Poll: NBC, MSNBC Sink to Bottom of Public Trust

Poll: NBC, MSNBC Sink to Bottom of Public Trust

Democratic pollster Public Policy Polling’s annual survey of the American public’s most and least trusted news outlets found that NBC and MSNBC have sunk to the very bottom this year. Only 3% choose either as the networks they trust above

Larry King Mocks CNN, Slams Piers Morgan

Larry King Mocks CNN, Slams Piers Morgan

Hard to write this off as sour grapes. After 25 years on the network, King left CNN four years ago. Since then he has been busy with his own projects and even guested on his replacement Piers Morgan’s show. And

MSNBC President Apologizes to RNC for Cheerios Tweet

MSNBC President Apologizes to RNC for Cheerios Tweet

Within hours of RNC Chairman Reince Priebus calling for aboycott of MSNBC appearances by RNC staffers over a network tweet that used a Cheerios commercial featuring a bi-racial family to taunt Republicans as racist,network president Phil Griffin ceded to Preibus’s

Glass House: MSNBC Anchor Laments 'Dehumanization' of Reporters

Glass House: MSNBC Anchor Laments 'Dehumanization' of Reporters

NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd, who also anchors MSNBC’s “The Daily Rundown,” sat down with MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Tuesday to lament “how we communicate in politics.” Todd was commenting on Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY) threatening a reporter

WaPo: Cheerios Tweet Defines 'What MSNBC Is Becoming'

WaPo: Cheerios Tweet Defines 'What MSNBC Is Becoming'

Washington Post media reporter Erik Wemple sees something happening at MSNBC beyond just that of a bizarre series of offensive statements dehumanizing Republicans, followed by apologies. Wednesday night, after MSNBC’s official Twitter account claimed conservatives would be offended by a

RNC Chair Calls for MSNBC Boycott over Race Tweet

RNC Chair Calls for MSNBC Boycott over Race Tweet

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus is launching a boycott of MSNBC over an incendiary tweet from the network that suggested “the rightwing” would “hate” a television ad featuring a biracial family, Breitbart News has learned. “Until you personally and