Tag Archives: Fox News

Virgin at Yale, Spare the Rod

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Talk of the Campus: Embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has gone on the offensive, giving an interview to Fox News in which he denied accusations of sexual misconduct. “I know my lifelong record and I’m not going to let false accusations …

Celebrity Pardons, Kim “Begged for It”

Thursday, June 7, 2018

Celebrity Pardons, Season One: Despite saying drug dealers should be executed, President Trump yesterday pardoned a 63-year-old woman spending life in prison for being part of a cocaine ring. He did it after meeting recently with celebutante Kim Kardashian, who …

Barbara Bush at 92, One Dead in Air Accident

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Barbara Bush: Former First Lady Barbara Bush, the wife of one president and mother of another, died yesterday at age 92. Her death came only two days after her family announced that she was terminally ill and had given up …

Hail Caesar, The Traveling Trumps

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Very Friendly: President Trump over the past several days has extended his friendship to some of the nastiest leaders in the Far East. Yesterday he said he would be “honored” to meet with the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. In …

O’Reilly Out, The Russia Trigger

Thursday, April 20, 2017

Killing O’Reilly: Fox News is without a prime time star after firing its chief moneymaker Bill O’Reilly two and a half weeks following the NY Times exposure of his $13 million history of sexual harassment and financial settlements. A statement …

Trump Not Tapped, Laptop Travel Ban

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Counter Intelligence: Testifying before the House Intelligence Committee, FBI Director James Comey repudiated President Trump’s claim that his phones were tapped last fall on the orders of President Obama. Comey also confirmed that the FBI is investigating any possible links …

Campaign on the Skids, “Bill Clinton, Inc.”

Friday, October 28, 2016

Wild West: Ammon Bundy, brother Ryan Bundy, and five of their followers were acquitted last night of federal conspiracy and weapons charges in last winter’s takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife refuge in Oregon. It’s a major blow to the …

Fox Says “Sorry,” General Endorsements

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Fair and Balanced: In a stunningly quick and open admission of guilt, Fox News and its parent corporation settled the sexual harassment suit brought by former host Gretchen Carlson for $20 million and apologized. “We sincerely regret and apologize for …

Trump Shakes it Up, California Burns

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Kremlinology: Donald Trump has shaken up his campaign staff again, demoting his chairman Paul Manafort by installing Stephen Bannon, the executive chairman of the right wing Breitbart News, to be the Trump campaign’s chief executive. Kellyanne Conway, a senior adviser, …

Russia in the House, Voter ID Struck Down

Saturday, July 30, 2016

Moscow on the Potomac: Hillary Clinton’s campaign is the latest to have its computers hacked by the Russians, according to federal investigators. The Clinton people say the hackers gained access to an analytics program, but not the heart of the …