connor.williams | May 29, 2015
On the May 29 edition of CNN Newsroom, Carol Costello brought on Bill Nye to lecture conservatives about the supposed importance of climate change. Prior to the interview Costello introduced Nye as someone who is “ready to fight the haters,” and resorted to the usual liberal talking point: “Before we begin, I just want to say 97% of scientists say climate change is real and much of it is driven…
connor.williams | May 28, 2015
In a surprising segment, ABC’s 20/20 highlighted several cases of freeloading by people looking to fraudulently claim disability. While the program did not get to the heart of the matter – just how easy it is to claim disability and the skyrocketing cost of the program – noting a major flaw in an expensive government program is rare for a liberal network like ABC.  The show mentioned people…
connor.williams | May 28, 2015
In the wake of the sexual abuse controversy surrounding the Duggar family, CNN Tonight host Don Lemon brought on CNN political commentators Mark Lamont Hill and Ben Ferguson to discuss the family’s previously close relationship with the Republican Party. While Hill and Ferguson agreed that the GOP must distance themselves from the Duggars, things got heated when Ferguson said that the family…
connor.williams | May 28, 2015
In the wake of the sexual abuse controversy surrounding the Duggar family, CNN Tonight host Don Lemon brought on CNN political commentators Mark Lamont Hill and Ben Ferguson to discuss the family’s previously close relationship with the Republican Party. While Hill and Ferguson agreed that the GOP must distance themselves from the Duggars, things got heated when Ferguson said that the family…
connor.williams | May 27, 2015
The cheering section for Bernie Sanders (I-VT) at MSNBC is growing with each passing day. Last night, Rachel Maddow was upbeat about the self-described socialist’s chances in the 2016 presidential election.  Maddow claimed that the media have unfairly dismissed Sanders’ ability to compete with Hillary Clinton: “The beltway media has been treating Bernie Sanders almost like a gadfly, somebody who…
connor.williams | May 27, 2015
Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul stopped by for a visit on the May 26 edition of the Daily Show, where host Jon Stewart attacked the Kentucky senator for his position on religious liberty. Stewart argued that Christians already serve sinners anyway, so serving gay weddings shouldn’t be any different:  Because then, well, I  mean, it seems like gay marriage looms a lot larger in the…
connor.williams | May 26, 2015
Contrary to when Ted Cruz announced that he was seeking the presidency, the extremist label has hardly been applied to self-avowed democratic-socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders as he prepares to launch his 2016 campaign today with an event in Vermont. Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats in the U.S. Senate, is running for the Democratic nomination. When the mainstream press frequently…
connor.williams | May 26, 2015
Contrary to when Ted Cruz announced that he was seeking the presidency, the extremist label has hardly been applied to self-avowed democratic-socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders as he prepares to launch his 2016 campaign today with an event in Vermont. Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats in the U.S. Senate, is running for the Democratic nomination. When the mainstream press frequently…
connor.williams | May 26, 2015
On the May 26 edition of Morning Joe, host Joe Scarborough and guests Mike Allen, John Heilemann and Mark Halperin were all bullish about Hillary Clinton’s prospects for creating a wave that could carry down-ballot Democrats to their own election victories in 2016.  The panel discussed an upcoming piece in Politico which highlighted increased interest from Democratic candidates. Allen happily…
connor.williams | May 22, 2015
On the May 21 edition of All In, Chris Hayes devoted time to bashing Republicans for lacking any advantage on wedge issues. Hayes took Jeb Bush’s comments – where he dismissed the idea that climate change is settled science – as a general example that Republicans are in a weak position on climate change, immigration, and gay marriage.