Justin Baragona

Justin Baragona is the Managing Editor at Politicus Sports as well as Senior Editor at PoliticusUSA. He was a political writer for 411Mania.com before joining PoliticusUSA. Politically, Justin considers himself a liberal but also a realist and pragmatist. Currently, Justin lives in St. Louis, MO and is married. Besides writing, he also runs his own business after spending a number of years in the corporate world. You can follow Justin on Twitter either with his personal handle (@justinbaragona) or the Sports site's (@PoliticusSports).
Both Conservative And Liberal Pundits Slam New York Times Over Hillary Clinton Email Story

Both Conservative And Liberal Pundits Slam New York Times Over Hillary Clinton Email Story

After the New York Times released an article Monday morning regarding the ongoing Hillary Clinton personal email 'scandal,' both Media…

9 years ago

Jon Stewart Drops The Mic After Hammering Fox News Over Its Hypocrisy On Ferguson

During Thursday night's broadcast of The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart actually dropped a microphone after unleashing a rant towards…

9 years ago

Jon Stewart Compares Netanyahu To GOP For Ginning Up Racist Fears To Win Election

During Wednesday night's broadcast of The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart mocked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for ginning up…

9 years ago

New York Times Editorial Board Slams Netanyahu For Using Racism To Win Israeli Election

Shortly after it became apparent that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud Party had survived a close election…

9 years ago

Morning Joe’s Mika Brzezinski Tears Into Ted Cruz For Leading America “Down The Road To War”

During an extended interview segment on Tuesday's broadcast of Morning Joe, co-host Mika Brzezinski tangled with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)…

9 years ago

Even Joe Scarborough Believes Republicans Went Too Far With “Stupid” Iran Letter

During Monday's broadcast of Morning Joe, co-host Joe Scarborough finally relented and said that the "one-two punch" of House Republicans…

9 years ago

Police Union Rep Doubles Down On Comment That Ferguson Protesters “Want Dead Cops”

During Friday morning's broadcast of Morning Joe, co-host Mika Brzezinski tried with all of her might to give Jeff Roorda,…

9 years ago

Ferguson Protesters Denounce Violence After Two Police Officers Shot And Wounded

Instead of the story being about Ferguson police chief Tom Jackson finally resigning, Thursday morning's headlines are filled with reports…

9 years ago

Morning Joe Says Black Rappers Are To Blame For White SAE Frat Boys’ Racist Chants

During a panel discussion on Morning Joe Wednesday morning, co-hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough, along with guest panelist Bill…

9 years ago

GOP Senators Who Signed Treasonous Iran Letter Called “Traitors” By New York Daily News

On the cover of its Tuesday edition, the New York Daily News featured a picture of four Republican Senators with…

9 years ago

Frat Shut Down After Video Shows Members Using Racial Slurs And Singing About Lynching

The University of Oklahoma chapter of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity was shut down after video surfaced Sunday of members…

9 years ago

Fox News Ignores Latest Jobs Report Showing Lowest Unemployment Rate In Seven Years

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released February's jobs numbers on Friday showing that the unemployment rate ticked down to 5.5%,…

9 years ago

Protesters March On Ferguson Police Department To Demand Change In Light Of DOJ Report

Hours after the Department of Justice released a report Wednesday highlighting systemic racial discrimination committed by the Ferguson Police Department,…

9 years ago

Ben Carson Claims Prison Proves That Being Homosexual Is “Absolutely” A Choice

Potential 2016 GOP Presidential candidate Ben Carson appeared on CNN's New Day Wednesday morning and told host Chris Cuomo that…

9 years ago

Conservatives Go Gaga For Bibi As They Trip Over Themselves Praising Netanyahu’s Speech

Immediately after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a speech before Congress, Republicans and conservatives made sure to deliver overwhelming…

9 years ago

John McCain Tag Teams With Morning Joe To Label Obama’s Foreign Policy As “Delusional”

On Monday morning, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) did what he does best, which is preen for the cameras and make…

9 years ago

If You’re Keeping Score, Add The LA Riots To List Of Things Bill O’Reilly Has Lied About

On Thursday evening, The Guardian published a report claiming six people who worked with Fox News host Bill O'Reilly during…

9 years ago

Jon Stewart Goes To Town On Fox News For Being “Chronically Angry” About Liberalism

During Wednesday night's broadcast of The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart lit into longtime nemesis Fox News for waging a…

9 years ago

More Bill O’Reilly Lies Uncovered As Colleagues Claim He Made Up Story In JFK Book

On Tuesday, Media Matters published a piece that accused Fox News host Bill O'Reilly of making a false claim in…

9 years ago

Trapped Rat Bill O’Reilly Completely Cracks Up As He Threatens New York Times Reporter

In an interview with the New York Times Monday evening, Fox News host Bill O'Reilly personally threatened a reporter over…

9 years ago

After Scott Walker Flubs Easy Questions, Conservative Pundit Claims Walker Is Doing Just Fine

Neoconservative pundit and Iraq War apologist Bill Kristol appeared on MSNBC's Morning Joe Monday morning to take part in a…

9 years ago

Bill O’Reilly Resorts To Name-Calling And Insults In Response To Mother Jones Story

During the Friday night broadcast of The O'Reilly Factor, host Bill O'Reilly responded to a Mother Jones story showing he…

9 years ago

Rudy Giuliani Says He Can’t Be Racist Because President Obama’s Mother Was White

After claiming that President Obama doesn't love America at a dinner Wednesday night, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani…

9 years ago

Rudy Giuliani Reaches New Low By Claiming President Obama Doesn’t Love America

During a dinner Wednesday night, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani told a group of prominent Republicans that he…

9 years ago

Fox & Friends Host Blows A Gasket After Eric Holder Slams Fox Over Radical Islam Obsession

During Wednesday morning's broadcast of Fox & Friends, co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck flipped out over comments made by Attorney General Eric…

9 years ago

Bill O’Reilly Whines About “Overwhelmingly Liberal” Media Praising Departing Jon Stewart

During Monday night's broadcast of The O'Reilly Factor, host Bill O'Reilly got bent out of shape over the amount of…

9 years ago

Republican Lawmaker Doesn’t Want To Fund Schools Because Blacks Get “Welfare Crazy Checks”

In comments made to the Jackson Clarion-Ledger, Mississippi State Representative Gene Alday said he opposed additional school funding because he…

9 years ago

Republicans Claim Obama’s “Quasi-Amnesty” Will Create An Epidemic of Non-Citizens Voting

During an appearance on Fox & Friends Friday morning, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach told host Steve Doocy that…

9 years ago

Morning Joe Wants Obama To Send More Troops To Fight ISIL Than Were Used In Vietnam War

During Thursday's broadcast of Morning Joe, host Joe Scarborough whined about the Authorization for the Use of Military Force that…

9 years ago

Before Announcing Departure, Jon Stewart Mocks Fox News’ Newfound Love For Muslim King

Prior to making the announcement on his upcoming departure, it was business as usual, as Jon Stewart once again aimed…

9 years ago

Jon Stewart Uses Brian Williams Fiasco To Call Out Media For Accepting Bush’s Iraq War Lies

During Monday night's broadcast of The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart addressed the recent revelation that NBC News anchor Brian…

9 years ago

Morning Joe Whines About Being “Low On Totem Pole” Because Hillary Clinton Won’t Come On

During Monday's broadcast of MSNBC's Morning Joe, co-hosts Mike Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough openly complained about their inability to book…

9 years ago

President Obama’s Economy Continues To Surge As 257,000 Jobs Added In January

On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released January's jobs report and, as has been the case for some time…

9 years ago

What’s Morning Joe’s Solution To Plummeting Ratings? Book More Republican Guests

It is no secret that MSNBC's Morning Joe is hemorrhaging viewers. Over the past few months, the morning program has…

9 years ago

Fox News Thinks Hollywood Is Waging A War On Men By Casting Women As Heroes

In the early running for single stupidest news segment of 2015, Fox & Friends brought on a conservative activist to…

9 years ago

Joe Scarborough Says Liberals Are Anti-Science Because They Oppose Keystone Pipeline

During the Tuesday broadcast of Morning Joe, host Joe Scarborough claimed "climate alarmists" are denying science by opposing the extension…

9 years ago

Chris Christie Thinks Parents Should Be Able To Avoid Having Their Children Vaccinated

During an impromptu news conference in England Monday, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie told reporters that parents in America should…

9 years ago

Republican Senator John McCain Erupts And Calls Anti-War Protesters “Low-Life Scum”

During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday, committee chairman Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) flipped out on anti-war protesters from…

9 years ago

Police Union Official Wearing ‘I Am Darren Wilson’ Wristband Starts Brawl At St. Louis Meeting

Jeff Roorda, the business manager for the St. Louis Police Officers Association, interrupted a meeting at St. Louis City Hall…

9 years ago

Texas Open Carry Group Wants To “Hunt Down” Lawmakers Who “Don’t Support The Constitution”

Open Carry Tarrant County, a chapter of the gun rights advocacy group Open Carry Texas, created further tension with the…

9 years ago

Jon Stewart On Sarah Palin: She “Doesn’t Believe In Your Liberal Elitist Grammar And Syntax”

During Monday night's episode of The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart skewered former GOP Vice-Presidential nominee Sarah Palin's incoherent speech…

9 years ago

Fox News Host Says America “Saved The Planet” By Using Snipers And Invading Other Countries

During Sunday morning's broadcast of Fox & Friends, co-host Charles Payne outlandishly claimed that the United States "saved the planet"…

9 years ago

Conservative Pundits Lecture President Obama On YouTube Interviews And Lack Of “Dignity”

On Thursday afternoon, President Obama sat down for live interviews with three well-known YouTube personalities. As is the case with…

9 years ago

Jon Stewart Scorches Rand Paul And Ted Cruz Over Their State Of The Union Responses

During Wednesday night's broadcast of The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart took aim at the multiple Republican responses to this…

9 years ago

Reince Priebus Tells Morning Joe Panel Obama Should Have Just Emailed Out SOTU Speech

During an appearance on MSNBC's Morning Joe Wednesday morning, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus told the panel that he…

9 years ago

Jon Stewart Completely Exposes Mike Huckabee’s Beyonce Criticism Hypocrisy

During Monday night's broadcast of The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart tore into former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee over his…

9 years ago

Texas Protesters To American Muslim Group: “Go Home And Take Obama With You”

Over the weekend, a protest formed at a conference in Texas held by a Muslim group titled "Stand With the…

9 years ago

Lindsey Graham Doubles Down On Claim That Obama’s Policies Are “Getting People Killed”

During an appearance on Meet the Press Sunday, frequent Sunday show guest Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) reiterated his previous claim…

9 years ago

Lawmakers Ban Open Carry In Washington State Capitol After Gun Nuts Storm Building

Approximately 200 gun rights activists demonstrated at Washington's state capitol building on Thursday morning to ostensibly protest the passage of…

9 years ago

2016 GOP Hopeful Ben Carson Compares ISIL Militants To America’s Founding Fathers

On Thursday, during a speech at the Republican National Committee's Winter Meeting, neurosurgeon and potential 2016 GOP Presidential candidate Ben…

9 years ago

#OscarsSoWhite Trends On Twitter After ‘Selma’ Is Snubbed By Mostly White Academy Voters

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced this year's major Oscar nominations early Thursday morning and revealed that…

9 years ago

Rudy Giuliani Says Mitt Romney Could Have Won In 2012 If He’d “Made Benghazi A Bigger Issue”

During an appearance on Fox & Friends Thursday morning, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani claimed that 2012 Republican…

9 years ago

Former Republican Congressman Wants Islamists To Behead The “Cowards” At CNN And MSNBC

Former one-term Republican Congressman Joe Walsh sent out a series of tweets Wednesday calling for Islamists to target the "appeasing…

9 years ago

“Muslim Free” Shooting Range In Arkansas Turns Away Brown-Skinned Non-Muslim Customers

In an example of purely ignorant racism, a shooting range in Arkansas turned away two prospective customers because the owner…

9 years ago

RNC Member Causing Headaches For GOP By Refusing To Resign After Racist Facebook Post

Just ahead of the Republican National Committee's Winter Meeting, where the GOP will address their need to appeal to non-white…

9 years ago

Republican Congressman Compares Obama To Hitler For Not Attending Paris Unity Rally

If you were wondering how long it would take for a Republican to invoke Adolf Hitler in the made-for-Beltway-media controversy…

9 years ago

White Supremacist Group Places Racist Billboard Along Highway In Alabama

For the second time in less than two years, a billboard has gone up near Birmingham, Alabama, carrying a pro-white,…

9 years ago

Fox News Mocked On Twitter After Commentator Makes False Claim About Muslims In England

During an appearance on Fox News' Justice with Judge Jeanine over the weekend, Steve Emerson, the Executive Director of The…

9 years ago

Fox News Still Falsely Claiming Muslim Leaders Have Been Silent On Charlie Hebdo Attack

While French law enforcement was engaged in standoffs with the terrorists responsible for the Charlie Hebdo attack, ultimately killing three…

9 years ago

2014 Finishes With Best Job Growth Since 1999 As Unemployment Rate Drops To 5.6%

On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released December's job numbers and revealed that the strong growth we had seen…

9 years ago

Rudy Giuliani Uses Charlie Hebdo Tragedy To Demand America Become A Police State

During an appearance on Fox & Friends Thursday, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani used the terrorist attack on…

9 years ago

After Terrible Tragedy, Jon Stewart Grieves For The Courageous Staff Of Charlie Hebdo

At the beginning of his show Wednesday night, The Daily Show's Jon Stewart paid tribute to the staff of French…

9 years ago

Fox News Contributor Says “Communist Mayor” Bill De Blasio Will Cause Terror Attack In NYC

During an appearance on Fox & Friends Wednesday morning, retired US Air Force general and current Fox News contributor Tom…

9 years ago

Conservative Columnist Predictably Uses French Terror Attack To Criticize President Obama

Shortly after news broke Wednesday morning that three gunmen attacked a French satirical newspaper, Breitbart columnist Ben Shapiro decided to…

9 years ago

GOP Lawmaker Idiotically Tells Newspaper They Can’t Write About Him Without His Permission

A Republican councilman in Maryland has threatened to sue his local newspaper for having the audacity to use his name…

9 years ago

Bill O’Reilly Agrees With David Duke That Media Is “Sympathetic For The Left” On Race Issues

During Monday night's broadcast of The O'Reilly Factor, host Bill O'Reilly interviewed former KKK leader David Duke regarding the recent…

9 years ago

Tea Party Congressman Steve King Compares Embattled GOP Whip To Jesus Christ

As Steve Scalise struggles to distance himself from David Duke, EURO and his involvement with a racist conference twelve years…

9 years ago

Fox News Host Makes Unsubstantiated Claim That Obama And Eric Holder Are “Anti-Police”

While guest hosting Fox News' Hannity Monday night, Katie Pavlich said during a panel discussion that President Obama "has a…

9 years ago

NYPD Disrespects Mayor De Blasio By Booing And Heckling Him During Graduation Ceremony

Two days after hundreds of NYPD police officers turned their backs on New York Mayor Bill de Blasio as he…

9 years ago

President Obama Explains That Discussion Regarding Race Issues Is Healthy For The Nation

During a comprehensive interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep that was released Monday, President Obama spoke at length on a number…

9 years ago

Ferguson Protesters Spend Christmas Night Rebuilding Vandalized Michael Brown Memorial

After midnight had struck and another Christmas had passed, activists and protesters in and around Ferguson got word that a…

9 years ago

New York State Trooper Threatens Driver With Arrest For Video Recording Traffic Stop

A New York state trooper told a driver recording a traffic stop earlier this month that he'd "find a way…

9 years ago

Fox News Condemns President Obama Over Ferguson Protester Attending DOJ Meeting

During Wednesday morning's episode of Fox & Friends, Peter Johnson, Jr. and Tucker Carlson said the Department of Justice investigation…

9 years ago

Questions Arise As Another Black Teen Shot And Killed By White Cop Near St. Louis

Late Tuesday night a white police officer shot and killed an 18-year-old black male after an interaction at a gas…

9 years ago

Thanks, Obama! Economy Surges Forward As GDP Growth Fastest In More Than A Decade

The federal government reported Friday that real GDP growth rose by 5.0% for the third quarter of 2014, marking the…

9 years ago

Protester Confronts Fox Affiliate Over False Story That Claimed She Said “Kill A Cop”

In response to a story Baltimore news station Fox45 ran Sunday, activist Tawanda Jones appeared on a news broadcast Monday…

9 years ago

Fox Affiliate Deceptively Edits Protest Footage To Show Protesters Chanting “Kill A Cop”

Baltimore news station Fox45 ran a story Sunday night attacking protests against police brutality and racial disparity by running deceptively…

9 years ago

Joe Scarborough Predictably Blames Protesters For Senseless Deaths Of Two NYPD Officers

During the Monday morning broadcast of Morning Joe, host Joe Scarborough delivered a monologue where he specifically blamed the protests…

9 years ago

Prosecutor Admits He Let Witnesses Who “Absolutely Lied” Testify Before Ferguson Grand Jury

In an interview with a St. Louis radio station Friday, St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch admitted he let witnesses…

9 years ago

GOP On GOP Violence: Marco Rubio Slams Rand Paul For Agreeing With Obama’s Cuba Policy

During an appearance on Fox News' The Kelly File Thursday night, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) criticized Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)…

9 years ago

ACLU Files Lawsuit Claiming Racial Discrimination In Ferguson School District Voting

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Thursday is a St. Louis federal court in which it claims the…

9 years ago

Black Democratic Strategist Rips Fox Host For Saying Obama’s Making Things Worse For Blacks

During an appearance on Fox & Friends Thursday, Reverend Jacques Degraff, a Democratic strategist and Fox News contributor, shredded host…

9 years ago

Sen. Marco Rubio Leads Predictable Republican Whinefest Over Obama’s New Cuba Policy

After President Obama announced a new policy shift with Cuba Wednesday, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) led the predictable Republican outrage.…

9 years ago

CNN’s Use Of #AskACop On Twitter For Police News Special Totally Backfires On Network

Prior to the airing of the special, CNN decided to crowdsource questions from Twitter using the hashtag #AskACop. As one…

9 years ago

Bill Clinton Says Eric Garner “Didn’t Deserve To Die” For Selling Untaxed Cigarettes

In an interview with Fusion that will air in its entirety Tuesday evening, former President Bill Clinton told interviewer Jorge…

9 years ago

Key Witness Who Corroborated Darren Wilson’s Testimony Exposed As A Total Fraud

On Monday, The Smoking Gun published a lengthy report exposing "Witness 40," a woman who testified before the St. Louis…

9 years ago

In Wake Of Eric Garner Decision, NYPD Tweets Out “Motivational” Speech Justifying Murder

On Monday morning. the New York Police Department's Midtown South precinct sent out a tweet showing Jack Nicholson's character from…

9 years ago

Dem Senator Destroys Myth That More ‘Good Guys With Guns’ Would’ve Prevented Sydney Siege

During an interview on CNN's New Day Monday Morning, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) fired back at host Chris Cuomo's assertion…

9 years ago

Tea Party Hero Allen West Caught Redhanded Plagiarizing Recent Blog Post

Former Republican Congressman Allen West, the new CEO of the National Center of Policy Analysis, a conservative think-tank, was caught…

9 years ago

Georgia Gun Range Invites Children To Take Pictures With Santa As He Holds Assault Rifle

A gun club in Georgia is taking gun fetishism and worship to a whole new level as they have scheduled…

9 years ago

CNN Host Smacks Down Rape Apologist’s Attempt To Victim Blame Sexual Abuse Survivors

During a segment on CNN's Newsroom Thursday, host Carol Costello pushed back against author Susan Patton's attempts to both blame…

9 years ago

Dick Cheney Says Senate Torture Report That He Hasn’t Even Read Is “Full Of Crap”

Former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney appeared on Fox News Wednesday night to defend the Bush Administration's use of "enhanced…

9 years ago

Former Tea Party Congressman Says Americans Should Be Proud We Engage In Torture

Former Republican Congressman and current conservative radio host Joe Walsh appeared on CNN Wednesday morning to discuss his tweets and…

9 years ago

Joe Scarborough Compares CIA Torture Report To Rolling Stone’s Campus Rape Story

In a tweet that was read live on the air by Joe's co-host Mika Brzezinski, Scarborough compared the Senate report…

9 years ago

GOP Senator Lindsey Graham Thinks Release Of CIA Torture Report “Politically Motivated”

On Tuesday, after Senate Democrats released a detailed report showing the CIA's use of torture was both ineffective and far…

9 years ago

President Obama Takes Over Stephen Colbert’s Job With Ease During Appearance On Show

With The Colbert Report wrapping up it nine-year run this month as host Stephen Colbert moves to CBS to take…

9 years ago

Attorney General Eric Holder Announces Federal Restrictions And Bans On Racial Profiling

The Department of Justice announced Monday that Attorney General Eric Holder has unveiled stricter policies governing federal law enforcement when…

9 years ago

MSNBC Contributor Calls Out Media For Not Covering Obama’s Initiatives In Wake Of Ferguson

During Monday morning's episode of Morning Joe, MSNBC contributor Dorian Warren called out the media for not giving proper coverage…

9 years ago

Conservative Pundit Smacked Down After Saying Forced Kissing Isn’t Sexual Assault

During an appearance on ABC's This Week, National Review writer Rich Lowry tried to assert that "attempted forced kissing" by…

9 years ago

Islamophobic Teacher Who Wanted Obama To Die From Ebola Resigns With Three Months’ Pay

Angela Box, a third-grade teacher of mostly minority children in Houston, has resigned and will receive three months' pay after…

9 years ago