Psaki Grilled on Working With Putin, Abandoning Americans in Ukraine
With invading Russian forces bearing down on Kyiv and the Ukrainian forces holding out very stoutly against them, Friday’s Psaki Show featured Press Secretary Jen Psaki getting pressed on what the United States was doing to help the situation. Doocy Time really led the way on this front by grilling Psaki on why the U.S. was still open to allying with Russia on other pet projects of liberal…
NewsBusters Podcast: Russia and Energy Politics with Gabriella Hoffman
As Russia brutally invades Ukraine, columnist Gabriella Hoffman explains how extreme Western climate policies are giving Vladimir Putin more power in global politics. Plus a note about the global rarity of gun-rights guarantees.
CBS ‘Moved’ By Jackson Nomination, Touts Her 'Large Cheering Squad'
Moments after President Biden officially nominated Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Friday afternoon, CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell swooned: “No matter what your politics, you couldn’t help but be moved by what just happened at the White House.” She even brought on Democratic Senator Cory Booker to further cheerlead for Jackson during the live special report.
Todd Whines: Biden’s SCOTUS Pick Would Get 80 Votes If Not for GOP
The journalists at NBC and ABC on Friday set up a no-win scenario for the Republican response to Joe Biden’s Supreme Court choice Ketanji Brown Jackson. According to ABC, she is a “pragmatist” and “consensus builder.” How could anyone oppose someone like that?
Morning Joe Rolls Out Red Carpet for Hillary 'Reset Button' Clinton
If there's one person who shouldn't pontificate about dealing with Putin and Russia, it's Hillary "Reset Button" Clinton. On Friday's Morning Joe, MSNBC's husband-and-wife duo buttered her up about how Trump's "chaos of the last five years" was better for Putin than Obama or Biden policies. As Russia invades, Hillary touted the Democrats bringing "credibility" back.
Hostin: Criticism of Biden SCOTUS Pick ‘Based on Race' Not Resume
The liberal media were all hands on deck Friday to defend President Biden’s new Super Court nominee, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson from any criticism whatsoever. That was certainly the case during The View when ABC co-host Sunny Hostin claimed that criticism was actually “attacks” and, since they come from the right, they were “based on race, not on qualifications.”
Lying MSNBC: Biden’s Deeply Liberal SCOTUS Pick's ‘Middle of the Road'
The disingenuous ideological spin has already begun. Just minutes after the White House on Friday confirmed that Ketanji Brown Jackson is Joe Biden’s pick for the Supreme Court, MSNBC deemed her a “middle of the road” “home run.”
On Morning Joe, Richard Haass Calls for 'Dead Russian Soldiers'
On Thursday's Morning Joe, discussing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the normally mild-mannered Richard Haass of the Council on Foreign Relations declared: "I hate to be so blunt, but the thing Putin is most vulnerable to is DEAD RUSSIAN SOLDIERS. So we have to ensure Ukraine has means to resist."
FLASHBACK: Joy Reid Fawns Over ‘Wonderful’ College Pal Ketanji Jackson
On Friday morning, media reports said President Biden would nominate D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace Stephen Breyer on the U.S. Supreme Court. Brown — who previously defended a Guantanamo Bay detainee — has received plenty of support from the left in the past year. Most notably, endorsement came from MSNBC’s The ReidOut host Joy Reid, who’s called her “…
Editor’s Pick: Twitchy on Stelter Touting Ukraine CNN Ratings Boost
On Friday, Twitchy’s Sam Janney reported on CNN’s Brian Stelter taking to Twitter on Thursday to express his excitement that “a bunch of people watched the horrors of war on CNN.” Stelter touted: “The past 24 hours are a reminder that consumers in an era of YouTube and TikTok still gravitate to trusted, established news outlets during emergencies. They ‘know where to go,’ so to speak.”
Phillip Hypes Brown Jackson: She'll Battle 'Unfairness in the System'
CNN senior political correspondent Abby Phillip could hardly contain her excitement on Friday's New Day, when the news broke that President Biden has nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Phillip hailed the nomination as one that could help address “the unfairness in the system” that exists for minority defendants.
Column: Allergic to the 'So-Called Freedom Convoy'
Something caught my ear in the car, listening to a radio simulcast of the February 21 PBS NewsHour. Anchor Judy Woodruff drily reported that “Canadian police have arrested more than 190 protesters and issued 389 charges in connection with the so-called Freedom Convoy.”
CNN Analyst Admits Biden's Russian Sanctions Are Pointless
If you were one of the five people watching Don Lemon Tonight on Thursday evening you would have seen something that rarely happens: there was actually criticism of the Biden administration's policies.
NPR Stacks the Verbal Deck Against DeSantis on Racial Gerrymandering
On Thursday's Morning Edition, they stacked the verbal deck against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the state's redistricting battle. DeSantis was opposing "federal and state protections for Black voters" and using a "conservative activist group" to make his case. On the other side, there were nonpartisan "voting rights groups" like the Brennan Center.
