Liberal Media Myth
MEMBERS ONLY: Republicans Running on Racism Isn't New, Stop Acting Like It Is
The racism isn't new. This is who they are. This is who they've been since the Civil War and before. The party they infest changes every now and then (once upon a time they were, in fact, Democrats) but the racism is always there. They can't give it up because it defines them, ...read more
The Real Reason For The GOP's Trillion Dollar Deficit? Massive Economic Sabotage
Republicans are not blowing up the deficit for fun. They have a very specific purpose in mind and it has nothing to do with making America great again. If you haven't turned on cable news or read a newspaper in the last week, you'd be forgiven for not noticing that the media is ...read more
MEMBERS ONLY: How The Myth of the 'Liberal Media' Destroyed American Democracy
The Banter Long Read: I knew going into the 2016 election that the press was going to give Hillary a hard time. If I'd read 2003's What Liberal Bias? before the election, I would have know Hillary was going to lose before she even officially announced.... To continue reading ...read more
Question of the Day: How Long Before the Right Weaponizes Accusations of Sexual Assault?
While I've been wondering how long it would be before the Old Boys Club in Hollywood found some desperate starlet to lie about being sexually assaulted in order to strangle the infant "Believe Women" movement in its crib, Brain Beutler at Crooked has turned his attention to a ...read more
Paul Krugman Just Slammed Republicans and Their Phony "Tax Reform" as a "Big Scam"
Paul Krugman is fun to read because he doesn't have to worry about offending the people who run MSNBC or CNN (and he really doesn't care about offending Fox). That means he doesn't have to pretend the Republican Party isn't a bunch of lying weasels so he can speak his mind, like ...read more
The Press Has a New Excuse to Attack Hillary and They're Going to Run With it at Full Speed
Let's not mince words here. The dual investigations announced by the House GOP on Tuesday are a single mountain of bullshit that's about one thing and one thing only: Distracting the press from Trump's train wreck of an administration. And it's going to work. You could ...read more
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Dear Beltway Press: Seriously, Stop Repeating Republican Lies
Look no further than this headline from The Hill to explain why America is such a dumpster fire right now: White House aide: 'Pre-existing conditions continue to be covered' under ObamaCare repeal bill That is based on two interviews given by White House legislative affairs ...read more
MEMBERS ONLY: The Press is Building an Emergency Exit for the Right Wing
The Banter Long Read: If there's one constant in the Trump administration, it's that the press will go to any length to normalize Trump and give cover to the Republican Party. This week's contrivance concerns Trump stabbing the GOP in the back by working with the Democrats to ...read more
MEMBERS ONLY: Trump is Getting Ready to Claim He Can Break Any Law He Wants
Remember way back, when right wingers were outraged at the "lawless" President Obama? ... To continue reading this article, please go here. A Banter Membership gets you access to the magazine and all our Members Only content. Your membership also directly funds independent ...read more
If The Press Doesn't Stop Whitewashing Republican Scumbaggery, We're All Screwed
At the same time newspapers are stepping up their game to hold Donald Trump accountable for his growing number of gaffes, scandals and outright crimes, they're putting in the extra effort to wipe the slate clean for the GOP. Recently, Republicans have taken to complaining that ...read more
Magically, Washington Gridlock Is Now Being Blamed On Democrats For Resisting Trump's Illegitimate Presidency
It's still a few days before Trump takes the oath of office and immediately violates it but we're already seeing the first signs of outrage over Democrats not playing ball. In a eye-popping display of short-term memory, The Washington Post's Abby Phillip had this to say about ...read more
Don't Blame Hillary, Bernie or Millennials; The Media F*cked Us All
There's a lot of finger pointing today as the left is trying to figure out how this happened. Was it because we didn't pick Bernie? Was it because Millennials stayed home? Should Elizabeth Warren have run? If the winning Republican had been anyone but Donald Trump, those would ...read more
Republicans Already Promising To Investigate President Clinton, Proving They're Dangerously Stupid
Most of us know the well-worn, not-quite-a-cliche saying about the definition of insanity. But Republicans either haven't heard or don't care because they're ready to investigate President Clinton for the next 8 years: SOUTH JORDAN, Utah — Jason Chaffetz, the Utah congressman ...read more
The 'Liberal' Media Is Already Whitewashing The Racism Of Trump's Supporters
You could hear the press heave a huge sigh of relief when the Trump "Grab them by the pussy" tape came out. They finally had a way to take Trump apart without discussing the rampant racism of his campaign and his followers. Vox's Dylan Matthews chronicles the media's curious ...read more