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Apr 2020

Don’t miss WaPo’s de Blasio COVID-19 denialism mashup

Ed Morrissey Apr 01, 2020 8:01 PM

Retrospective.

FiveThirtyEight: What gives with Trump’s approval-ratings boost?

Ed Morrissey Apr 01, 2020 6:01 PM

Leadership.

Birx: Initial Western COVID-19 response handicapped by “missing a significant amount of the data” from China

Ed Morrissey Apr 01, 2020 10:01 AM

China: OK, now we’ll be honest. Trust us!

Mar 2020

Gallup: Guess who comes in last place for their coronavirus handling?

Ed Morrissey Mar 26, 2020 5:21 PM

Will this get reported today?

Fauci to media: Stop trying to pit me against Trump, please

Ed Morrissey Mar 24, 2020 5:31 PM

“The president has listened to what I have said and what the other people on the task force have said.”

Stunning NYT headline: “Senate Democrats blocked action on a trillion-dollar stimulus plan”; Update: McConnell schedules revote for 9:45 am; Update: Romney “shocked” at Dems

Ed Morrissey Mar 22, 2020 9:46 PM

“All of the sudden the Democratic leader and the speaker of the House shows up, and we’re back to square one.”

Turnaround: Majority now approves Trump’s coronavirus crisis management in ABC poll

Ed Morrissey Mar 20, 2020 2:01 PM

Tone matters.

Axios/Ipsos poll: Only half of Americans trust traditional media on coronavirus news

Ed Morrissey Mar 18, 2020 6:01 PM

Social distancing?

CNN’s Lemon to Kasich: How dare you not be outraged over Trump tonight

Ed Morrissey Mar 12, 2020 8:41 AM

“I think it was fine.”

Ben Smith: Bernie Sanders is right. The media does mostly hate him

Jazz Shaw Mar 09, 2020 5:21 PM

But for different reasons than they hate conservatives

NYT: Soviets saw Sanders as a propaganda opportunity in 1980s

Ed Morrissey Mar 06, 2020 12:01 PM

Useful idiocy.

Feb 2020

NYT: Shocked, shocked we are to find #CPAC2020 united behind GOP incumbent president

Ed Morrissey Feb 29, 2020 10:01 AM

Plus: Is Bernie Sanders the best thing that’s happened to CPAC?

Politico on Dem debate: Maybe they should just stop talking

Ed Morrissey Feb 26, 2020 8:41 AM

Turn all the mics off. Please.

Senate Dem on Bernie: Come on, we’re not really gonna make him leader of the free world, are we?

Ed Morrissey Feb 25, 2020 6:01 PM

WaPo: The rise of the Useful Idiot.

“I’m sorry, what?” Bloomberg adviser hints at mother of all oppo-research drops on Bernie

Ed Morrissey Feb 25, 2020 12:01 PM

“Orgasms. Rape fantasies. Children running naked. All there.”

Grenell to ODNI: Breakthrough appointment or ideological takeover?

Ed Morrissey Feb 20, 2020 5:21 PM

Precedent.

Deep thought from WaPo: Maybe we should let elites choose our president; Update: WaPo stealth-edits headline?

Ed Morrissey Feb 19, 2020 6:01 PM

Democracy dies in … democracy?

The press concerned with potential political attacks miss the actual violence taking place

Brad Slager Feb 14, 2020 8:41 PM

What could happen is so much worse, apparently.

Murkowski: I’ll vote to acquit, because everyone here stinks

Ed Morrissey Feb 04, 2020 10:01 AM

“It’s my hope that we finally found bottom here.”

Jan 2020

“Extreme action” and “militancy”: Another peek into Sanders’ South Carolina campaign

Ed Morrissey Jan 29, 2020 8:01 PM

“… if necessary, you know, just destroy property and things like that.”

Trump: Man, Fox News is as bad as CNN and “MSDNC” these days

Ed Morrissey Jan 28, 2020 8:01 PM

Uhhh …. not really.

Camerota: Maybe Schiff shouldn’t have insulted Republicans, either

Ed Morrissey Jan 24, 2020 4:01 PM

Did CNN try to “table” criticism of Schiff?

Live video: Trump makes first in-person presidential address to the March for Life; Update: Did Twitter censor Trump video?

Ed Morrissey Jan 24, 2020 11:56 AM

“Truly historic, and a huge win for anti-abortion rights activists.”

Coverage of the VA gun rights rally had a lot in common with the Covington Catholic debacle

John Sexton Jan 21, 2020 9:21 PM

The media and the online left sees another ‘punchable’ face.

GAO: Trump violated the Impoundment Control Act in hold on Ukraine aid

Ed Morrissey Jan 16, 2020 2:01 PM

“Bombshell” or dud?

CNN to Sanders: When exactly did you stop beating women’s dreams of victory?

Ed Morrissey Jan 15, 2020 8:41 AM

Hanging.

Two Popes drama: Fight over priestly celibacy — or with the media?

Ed Morrissey Jan 13, 2020 8:01 PM

“Filial obedience.”

Bloomberg: I’ll campaign against Trump all the way to November — whether I win the nomination or not

Ed Morrissey Jan 10, 2020 4:01 PM

“Mike Bloomberg is either going to be the nominee or the most important person supporting the Democratic nominee for president.”

The Worst Actions From Our Media Complex in 2019

Brad Slager Jan 02, 2020 10:41 PM

We knew the media had a bad year, but this list…

Dec 2019

Schumer’s “impartial jurors”: Here’s how we will sell impeachment and removal

Ed Morrissey Dec 20, 2019 9:21 AM

“Why do you think more Americans don’t agree that this is the right thing to do? And what more can you say?”

California Bar attorney to judge: Avenatti must be stopped

Ed Morrissey Dec 19, 2019 5:21 PM

“Deceit, dishonesty and lies.”

Glenn Greenwald asks Washington Post national security reporter to admit he was wrong about FISA warrant

John Sexton Dec 12, 2019 2:41 PM

“the contempt in which the media is held, as dangerous as that is, is fully deserved…”

CNN, AP: Guess who’s the talk of the NATO summit? Update: Trump calls Trudeau “two-faced,” cancels scheduled presser

Ed Morrissey Dec 04, 2019 8:41 AM

The last laugh is on …

CNBC to NYT reporter: How can you defend Bloomberg’s coverage ban?

Ed Morrissey Dec 03, 2019 8:01 PM

“So, you can’t even comment on this act? You’re just back to just Trump hates all the press?”

Nov 2019

Morning Joe: It’s time for Dems to have a talk about Biden

Ed Morrissey Nov 21, 2019 2:01 PM

Axelrod: Biden “kind of bumps along, kind of Mr. Magooing his way through this.”

“Outrageous distortion”: FedEx CEO blasts NYT publisher, demands public debate over “factually incorrect” tax story

Ed Morrissey Nov 18, 2019 8:41 AM

Smith: NYT contribution to US economy “a rounding error.”

NYT: Talk we must about Bloomberg’s big (old) #MeToo problem

Ed Morrissey Nov 14, 2019 8:01 PM

Team Bloomie: We apologize in advance for his sins.

Moyers: For the sake of the nation, PBS must go wall-to-wall on impeachment hearings

Ed Morrissey Nov 11, 2019 8:01 PM

Nostalgia tour.

Trump vs WaPo: I never asked Barr to hold a presser over Ukraine-Gate; More Trump: “The Amazon Washington Post and three low-life reporters …”

Ed Morrissey Nov 07, 2019 10:01 AM

“Never happened, and there were no sources!”

ABC anchor: We had Epstein three years ago — and ABC spiked it; Update: “Private moment of frustration,” says Robach

Ed Morrissey Nov 05, 2019 10:01 AM

“Do I think he was killed? 100%, yes I do.”

Oct 2019

Hello goodbye: Key Bolton ally arrives for testimony as he leaves the NSC

Ed Morrissey Oct 31, 2019 8:41 AM

Timing.

Battle of the Partisan Stunts: House GOP crashes House Dems’ star-chamber hearing

Ed Morrissey Oct 23, 2019 2:01 PM

Nunes, McCarthy: Actually, Ratcliffe “destroyed” star impeachment witness on cross.

Biden: I used the word “lynching” about Clinton’s impeachment by accident, or something

Ed Morrissey Oct 23, 2019 10:01 AM

Hypocrites.

Harvard Crimson to open borders activists: We’re not apologizing for asking ICE for comment

Ed Morrissey Oct 23, 2019 8:41 AM

“They must reexamine and interrogate policies that place students under threat.”