From GOP leaders to titans of business, those who might have mitigated the president’s second term lawlessness instead bent the knee. Each had their reasons.
Megyn Kelly
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Above the Rim: Charles Barkley Dunks on Fox News
About 25 years ago, Charles Barkley starred in an iconic commercial in which he declared that he should not be regarded as a role model. With his on-point recent remarks about Fox News hack Laura Ingraham’s rhetorical assault on LeBron James, perhaps we should in fact regard Barkley as a role model: In today’s charged […]
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The Grammys and Oscars Should Take It to Trump
Days after the start of the Iraq War, Michael Moore demonstrated uncommon valor by calling out the Bush administration’s obvious lies in front of an international audience: Moore’s resolve should serve as an inspiration to those who will perform and be honored tonight at the Grammy Awards, as well as those whose achievements will be […]
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Cruelty in Connecticut
Hey, I’m all for tuition-free college in the United States, but here’s an example of someone who probably wouldn’t appreciate such a benefit: A University of Hartford student faces a hate crime charge after she admitted to covertly harassing her black roommate, according to police. Hartford Police are requesting that Brianna R. Brochu, 18, be […]
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Maddow’s Magic, Megyn’s Misfire
How else can I say it? Rolling Stone’s recent interview with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow is required reading for any serious student of politics and history; it should be included in any university course that looks back on how the mainstream media handled the unique controversies of the Trump administration. Asked about her coverage of Trump, […]
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No, Charlie Sykes, There’s No Merit in Spotlighting Crackpots
As if Bret Stephens wasn’t bad enough, now the New York Times turns over valuable op-ed space to longtime Wisconsin right-wing radio host and frequent MSNBC guest Charlie Sykes–you know, the guy who hates Donald Trump but thought Scott Walker was just swell. Sykes tries to defend the sleazy decision by Megyn Kelly and NBC […]
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Megyn Kelly: Nothing But Contemptible
What’s next–interviewing Holocaust deniers? Slavery defenders? Defrocked priests who abused minors? People who torture animals for fun? It’s hard to imagine NBC sinking any lower than its decision to air Megyn Kelly’s interview tomorrow night with a conspiracy theorist so vile his name does not merit being mentioned here. Whether motivated by greed or a […]
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Fox News Drops Claim to Be Fair and Balanced
Fox News was never ‘fair and balanced,’ and they might not be ‘most watched’ for long, either.
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The Next Voice You Hear…
It’s not that far-fetched of an idea. Not in this world, anyway. Think about it: we are told that James Murdoch, the head of 21st Century Fox, wants rid of Bill O’Reilly in the wake of increased media scrutiny (and decreased advertisers) over his history of alleged sexual harassment–a history that reportedly caused Megyn Kelly […]
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A News Empire Bows to Trump and the GOP
NBC seems to have forgotten Megan Kelly’s history of racist remarks
