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Republicans misunderstand the electorate
One can only hope that the Republicans learn something from the debacle of 2016 — in addition to coming to the belated realization that the talk show crowd and Fox non-News evening hosts have been...
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Who will hold the right-wing media charlatans accountable?
David Rothkopf writes that instrumental in Donald Trump’s rise was the “chorus of toxic commentators … the Rush Limbaugh phenomenon and the Black Helicopter guys. They have embraced smear, conspiracy...
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Trump spews crazy talk — and he’s not alone
The Post reports: Donald Trump issued a breathtaking call to arms Thursday as he emphatically denied allegations that he groped and kissed multiple women without their consent, charging that his...
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Trump expects the cozy O’Reilly-Hannity treatment from the entire media
In the closing fortnight of his campaign, Donald Trump is focused almost entirely on justifying his impending loss. His attempt to paint the entire electoral system as “fixed” went over like a lead...
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Trump’s media lap dogs
Whatever liberal bias mainstream news outlets were accused of harboring, they did not avoid asking President Barack Obama about the top issues of the day, nor did they ignore uncomfortable topics....
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Trump’s media bashing won’t save him
Whenever President Trump has run into trouble — be it a gaffe, a policy blunder, a personal scandal — he has gone to his old standby, bashing the media. His adoring base nods with approval as he and...
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The no-ad zone: O’Reilly gets his comeuppance
The Post reports: An advertiser boycott against Fox News’s Bill O’Reilly picked up dramatic speed Tuesday in a rapid-fire reaction to the news that the outspoken host has been the subject of a...
View ArticleTrump’s ‘tapes’ tweet is too much. Hasn’t the GOP had enough?
President Trump tweeted this morning, “James Comey better hope that there are no ‘tapes’ of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!” One doesn’t know if this is a threat or another bit...
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Fox News undermines a free, independent press
For years now, Fox News PR and Fox News reporters have maintained the fiction that the evening Fox lineup (e.g. Sean Hannity, previously Bill O’Reilly, more recently Tucker Carlson) should not be...
View ArticleRoger Ailes leaves behind a much-diminished Fox News
Roger Ailes, 77, the founding father of Fox News, has died. His decades-long run at Fox ended last year with his resignation, the first of several ousters from the network resulting from widespread...
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