Behind the Line

President Joe Biden has experienced a rough weekend...after delivering his State of the Union address on Thursday night. During the State of the Union...Joe Biden accidentally referred to Laken Riley as Lincoln Riley. Saturday afternoon on MSNBC...Joe Biden was given the opportunity to rectify his mistake. Instead...the president failed to acknowledge Laken Riley again.

We reveal and react to Joe Biden interview with MSNBC. We discuss the absurdity of Joe Biden once again...failing to acknowledge the family of Laken Riley. We also react to Joe Biden asking voters of Pennsylvania to elect him to Congress...and question if Joe Biden can win re-election.

Rudy Gobert made some startling comments about NBA officials on Friday night. After Rudy Gobert fouled out against the Cleveland Cavaliers...Rudy Gobert alluded to the media that NBA officials could be fixing the outcome of NBA games.

We reveal and react to these comments from Rudy Gobert. We discuss Adam Silver refusal to acknowledge the officiating problem in the NBA...and how it's leading to NBA fans questioning the integrity of the league. We also explain why the perception of the NBA lacking integrity is the only thing that matters...and how the problems in the NBA won't be resolved as long as Adam Silver is commissioner.

Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union on Thursday night. Republicans decided to give the responsibility to Katie Britt...to issue the traditional response to Joe Biden. Unfortunately for the Republicans...Katie Britt delivered a terrible speech that embarrassed herself and the party.

We reveal and react to clips from Joe Biden State of the Union address...as well as clips to Katie Britt response. We discuss the importance of delivery...and question why Katie Britt delivered her speech in a child-like tone. We explain why we don't blame Katie Britt for this performance...and who we would've chosen to deliver the Republican response to Joe Biden.

CNN was probably hoping for a spike in ratings for their coverage of Super Tuesday. FOX News and MSNBC performed well in the ratings on Super Tuesday...but CNN continued their trend of finishing last place in the ratings.

We reveal and react to CNN ratings on Super Tuesday. We also discuss a recent report...which explains that CNN could be making major programming changes after the November election. We discuss the potential of Anderson Cooper and Jake Tapper leaving CNN...and who CNN president Mark Thompson could be hiring to replace them.

Stephen A Smith and Pat McAfee claim to be cordial when speaking about each other publicly. However...behind the scenes at ESPN...there seems to be problems between Stephen A Smith and Pat McAfee. We reveal and react to a report from the New York Post...which details a heated argument between Stephen A Smith and Pat McAfee.

We explain why we believe there is some professional jealousy and resentment...between Stephen A Smith and Pat McAfee. We analyze public comments made by Stephen A Smith...and explain why he's right to feel undervalued at ESPN. We also question the salaries for on-air talent at ESPN...and explain why Pat McAfee disastrous contract has falsely inflated the value of other ESPN talent like Stephen A Smith.

Rachel Maddow delivered harsh criticism to her own network during MSNBC Super Tuesday coverage. MSNBC decided to broadcast Donald Trump victory speech...and Rachel Maddow wasn't pleased with this decision. We reveal and react to Rachel Maddow calling MSNBC irresponsible.

We also react to a clip of Rachel Maddow and Jen Psaki...making fun of voters in Virginia. We discuss Rachel Maddow and MSNBC being out of touch with the average American voter. We also explain why coverage like this from Super Tuesday...is the reason that Rachel Maddow and MSNBC continue to lose influence.

Clay Travis from Outkick sent out an interesting tweet this week. According to Clay Travis...Caitlin Clark and women's college basketball are routinely defeating NBA ratings. Is Clay Travis being truthful...is women's college basketball actually beating the NBA in the ratings?

We reveal and react to this tweet from Clay Travis...and disprove the false narrative that women's college basketball is more popular than the NBA. We analyze women's college basketball ratings from this season...and compare them to the NBA. We also explain why Caitlin Clark is the draw...and women's college basketball isn't actually exploding in popularity.

Charles Barkley and Gayle King have experienced a rough start in primetime on CNN. King Charles continues to struggle in the ratings...and Charles Barkley looks completely out of place hosting a show in primetime cable news. Last week...Charles Barkley reacted to an out of context clip from a Donald Trump speech...and proceeded to embarrass himself.

We reveal and react to this clip from Charles Barkley on CNN. We explain the context of the clip Charles Barkley is reacting to...and question if CNN failed to provide Charles Barkley the full context. We also explain why King Charles is failing on CNN...and question whether Charles Barkley will return to CNN after the NBA Playoffs.

Whoopi Goldberg and the ladies of The View recently reacted to a couple of situations involving Donald Trump. While reacting to the decision to delay one of Trump trials until April...Whoopi Goldberg made a startling statement.

We reveal and react to a couple of clips from Whoopi Goldberg and The View. We explain why Whoopi Goldberg isn't necessarily wrong with her statement. We also question how The View maintains their decent ratings...and discuss the current media strategy to ensure that Donald Trump isn't elected.

Keith Olbermann had another emotional meltdown on Twitter/X Monday morning. Keith Olbermann expressed his fake outrage...at the Supreme Court decision to rule the state of Colorado was unconstitutional removing Donald Trump from the presidential ballot.

We reveal and react to a series of tweets from Keith Olbermann. We dispute several points made by Keith Olbermann...regarding the Supreme Court ruling. We also discuss the media career of Keith Olbermann...and explain his rapid decline in respect and relevance.