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Obama a Muslim? No. Joined Racist Church? Yes.

The media are outraged that Donald Trump did not smack down a question from a member of the public who evidently believes President Barack Obama is a Muslim. Curiously, they continue to avoid talk of the church in which he embraced Christianity.

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Gay Lobby Tries To Control Media Coverage Of Pope’s Actions

A gay lobbying group is pushing its preferred script for media coverage of Pope Francis’ visit to the United States.

GLAAD’s guide, titled “The Papal Visit: A journalist’s guide to reporting on Pope Francis and the LGBT community,” sets its preferred terms for covering homosexuality. It also suggests a series of story lines and plots to portray the lives of gays, lesbians and transsexuals as happy and positive, except when they’re supposedly victimized by the Catholic church.

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TrumpMania: GOP Debate Sets CNN Ratings Record

Regardless of how well you think Republican frontrunner Donald Trump performed at Wednesday night’s CNN debate, there is no question he is generating unprecedented interest and excitement. Last night CNN earned its highest ratings ever. I could make a joke

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Vanity Fair: Run, Jerry Brown, Run!

Michael Kinsley, writing for Vanity Fair, urges the Democratic party to consider running Governor Jerry Brown as a potential replacement for Hillary Clinton if Clinton’s 2016 presidential bid continues to plummet.

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**Live Updates** Media Coverage of CNN’s GOP Debate

Moderated by CNN’s Jake Tapper, conservative radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt, and CNN Leftist Dana Bash, the second Republican primary debate is on tonight.  This post will look at the media’s coverage of the debate. Newest posts at the

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CNN’s Carol Costello Accuses Donald Trump of ‘Hate Speech’

CNN host Carol Costello, who once told her audience to “enjoy” audio of a woman (Bristol Palin) reporting a physical assault to police, accused GOP frontrunner Donald Trump of using “hate speech.” In a Tuesday segment with Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President Javier

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Naomi Klein Barks, The Caravan Moves On…

Canadian activist Naomi Klein has given an interview – yet another one – to promote her latest turgid eco-project. Purely by accident, she and her activist husband Avi Lewis are captured talking a lot of sense. Here’s how. 1. This

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GamerGate: A Year in Review

One year has passed since the start of GamerGate, an online uprising of gamers against poor journalistic standards, political correctness, and moral crusaders in the world of video games. The gamers’ rebellion has had an extraordinary impact. In addition to