James Hirsen used his May 13 Newsmax column to have a meltdown over a “Saturday Night Live” skit lampooning the congressional hearings on Benghazi. The skit’s central joke was that nobody was…
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Newsmax’s Hirsen Doesn’t Think Leno’s Obama-Bashing Jokes Are ‘Partisan’
James Hirsen writes in his May 6 Newsmax column: Something intriguing has been happening at the “Tonight Show” with the content of host Jay Leno’s humor. The jokes that are flying are…
Newsmax’s Hirsen Defends The Honor Of Charlton Heston
Though James Hirsen portrays himself as a law professor and a “media analyst,” his work for Newsmax puts his right-wing politics ahead of genuine, objective analysis. That kind of agenda results in…
Newsmax’s Hirsen Pushes Dubious Link Between Video Games, Violence
James Hirsen writes in his Dec. 17 Newsmax column on the Newtown massacre: The time has come for industry figures to take the lead in examining the violent content of entertainment product….
Newsmax’s Hirsen Likens Limbaugh Critics to ‘Totalitarian Dictators’
James Hirsen uses his March 12 Newsmax column to attack Jane Fonda and Gloria Steinem for committing the offense of criticizing Rush Limbaugh’s misogynistic remarks about Sandra Fluke and others through what…
Newsmax’s Hirsen: Gingrich Is Just As Cool As ‘Big Bang Theory’
James Hirsen seems a little desperate to praise Newt Gingrich in his Dec. 13 Newsmax column. Straining for a suitable pop-culture reference, Hirsen declares that Gingrich has the same sort of “geeky…
Newsmax Baselessly Portrays Clooney Movie As ‘Flop’
James Hirsen devoted his Oct. 10 Newsmax column to slagging the new George Clooney-Ryan Gosling movie “The Ides of March,” under the headline “Clooney’s Leftist Movie Flops at Box Office”: George Clooney’s…
Newsmax’s Hirsen Blames ‘Political Correctness’ for Williams Jr. Controversy
James Hirsen — best known as an longstanding apologist for Mel Gibson — does his best to perform the same service for Hank Williams Jr. In his Oct. 7 Newsmax column, Hirsen…
Newsmax’s Hirsen: Gore Is An ‘Eco-Cult Leader’
In the midst of taking potshots at Anthony Weiner in a June 20 Newsmax article, James Hirsen felt the need to take a particularly nasty shot at Al Gore, smearing him as…
Newsmax’s Hirsen Also Invents Stewart Racism, Ignores Racism of Fox Host
NewsBusters isn’t the only one to invent a racism scandal. Newsmax’s James Hirsen follows in its footsteps by writing in a June 13 article: Recently, “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart made Herman…