Brit Hume Insults Stacey Abrams With A Dog Whistle: You'd Think It Was 1963 From What She Said About Race

Stacey Abrams presented a terrific response to Donald Trump’s State of the Union address tonight. Even Laura Ingraham acknowledged it. But Brit Hume wasn’t just a sourpuss, he blew a distinct dog whistle by suggesting Abrams was too racially resentful and then by praising her for speaking “very ably and well.”
Read more2019 State Of The Union - Open Thread

Much as I can't stand watching or listening to Donald Trump, tonight is an important event. Plus, we've got Stacey Abrams giving a response. Share your thoughts and observations after the jump.
Read moreAlveda King Can Forgive Ralph Northam For Blackface Racism – If He Stops ‘Ku Klux Klannish’ Support For Abortions

For Alveda King, Ralph Northam’s racist “blackface” photo (or moonwalk) is no big deal. What really bothers her is what she spuriously called his “Klannish” support for abortion rights.
Read moreOutrageous Fox Quote Of The Week Poll - Jan 28 – Feb. 3, 2019

Steve Doocy narrowly beat out Sean Hannity in last week’s poll with his lie about New York’s abortion bill. But both the abortion lies and other outrageousness continued unabated on Fox. Check them out after the jump.
Read moreFox Reporter Kevin Corke Fear Mongers About ‘Increasingly Desperate Situation’ At The Border

Fox's Kevin Corke gave Donald Trump an assist this evening by suggesting a declaration of national emergency during tomorrow's State of the Union address would be justified – while ignoring the recent testimony of Pentagon officials indicating otherwise.
Read moreFox Graphics Contradict Pundits’ Complaints About ‘Excessive’ Force In Roger Stone Arrest

While Fox News pundits clutched their pearls with selective outrage over the FBI use of force in arresting Roger Stone, somebody at Fox News posted large graphics on the screen telling viewers that the FBI did nothing unusual with its early-morning raid on Stone’s house.
Read moreAfrican American Payne Helps Fox Play The ‘White Victim’ Card Over Ocasio-Cortez Tax Plan

Although Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’ proposed tax rate of 70% on the highest earners is aimed at income inequality and a “Green New Deal,” leave it to Fox News to make it about oppression of white people – and to get an African American to help them with the messaging.
Read moreTucker Carlson: Northam’s ‘Infanticide’ More Important Than Racist Blackface Pic

On Friday night, Tucker Carlson scrupulously avoided the racist aspects of Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s yearbook photo in order to focus on what he claimed was the real issue – Northam’s support for “infanticide.”
Read moreAinsley Earhardt Uses Man With Down Syndrome To Push Anti-Choice Propaganda

In its zeal to promote the bogus “pro-life” talking point that Democrats support abortion “up to birth,” there is no low to which Fox & Friends will sink. Friday morning, Ainsley Earhardt kept the message alive during a discussion of abortion with a man who has Down Syndrome
Read moreAlveda King: Planned Parenthood Is ‘In League With’ The Ku Klux Klan

It was bad enough that Fox News contributor Alveda King got her facts horribly wrong when she tried to tie a hideous photo of Virginia Governor Ralph Northam either in blackface or dressed as a KKK member with support for abortion rights. But host Laura Ingraham’s failure to challenge King’s whoppers may have been even worse.
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