By Ray Cardello for March 25, 2026, Season 34 / Post 40

Wasting some time on MS Now this morning gave me a dose of Mika, sitting and bobbing her head; Mike Barnicle, who, like Biden, made a career out of plagiarism; and Cory Booker, who has turned his career into video clips and sound bites. It is not a question of why the network is cutting an hour from Morning Joe, but why it took so long to take the knife to this propaganda showcase.

I am not naive and realize that every news network and show is biased, but MS NOW and CNN have defined “Novel News.” They do not report the news, they create their own story. It is shameful, but also dangerous, as many people put credence in what they see and hear on their favorite news source. I will say that the public usually gets it right, and CNN and MS Now’s sinking ratings coincide with a rise in FOX New’s ratings. Fox is not perfect, but time usually proves its accuracy.

I digress for a moment, but I am addicted to The Five on FOX. This show was thrown together as a quick filler that was supposed to last a few weeks, and is now in its 16th year, leading the charts as one of the most-watched shows on cable. The format is four conservative voices and the fifth seat is reserved for someone with a progressive view. I go back to the days of Bob Beckel, Juan Williams, and Geraldo Rivera filling that liberal seat, and I thought they were difficult to tolerate back in the day. They could not hold a candle to Jessica Tarlov, who takes a beating for her fabrications on every appearance, but, damn, she keeps coming back. If you watch the daily clips of Gavin Newsom or JB Pritzker, you will see that Jessica is a student of the Democrat Fantasy Agenda. If there is one thing the Democrats excel at is their messaging. They are completely in lockstep with their daily talking points, even if those points are nowhere close to reality.

Yesterday was a prime example. Newsom was appearing on one of his daily podcasts and telling Democrats that they have to get mean if they are to make any headway in the midterms. He contends that the Left is too passive and cannot match the anger and passion of the Right. This BS is coming from a man who represents the half of the country that thinks the Summer of Love meant to destroy former great American citizens. I do not look to Maxine Waters, Rashida Tlaib, or Jasmine Crockett for a peaceful thought.

When Governor Pritzker finally went on the record regarding the killing of Sheridan Gorman by an illegal alien, he immediately placed the blame on Donald Trump. Can he truly believe what some staffer told him to say? The killing had nothing to do with the sanctuary city/state policies that protected the killer, Medina-Medina. The death of this poor young girl out for a walk had nothing to do with liberal judges turning criminals back onto the streets. No, it was Donald Trump and the lax gun laws of the Red states that Trump won, which surround Illinois and feed illegal weapons to the gang bangers and illegals inhabiting and destroying Chicago, that is responsible for Sheridan’s death. Chicago’s Mayor Brown echoed Pritzker’s foolish logic, making them both liars in the eyes of anyone with common sense. But, to the liberal minions who believe the Democrat dribble and only watch CNN or MS Now, Trump pulled the trigger and shot Sheridan to death.