Beschloss Compares Biden to Lincoln, Attacks Debate About 'Curtains'
MSNBC presidential historian Michael Beschloss joined Thursday’s Alex Wagner Tonight to recap what the chyron described as President Biden’s “fourth address on saving democracy” and the previous night’s GOP debate. Naturally, Beschloss thought Biden was comparable to Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt preparing the nation for World War II while lamenting Republicans were talking about…
Column: Debate Haters Keep Declaring Them Pointless
We’ve been subjected to years of lectures about how Republicans are a “threat to democracy,” but watching the post-debate reactions to the second GOP presidential debate at the Reagan Library made you wonder who exactly hates democracy. Like the first debate aftermath, journalists assert debates are pointless.
PBS’s Amanpour Fawns Over UK Guest As They Bash Boris, Brexit, Murdoch
Host Christiane Amanpour interviewed former UK Tory minister and Member of Parliament Rory Stewart on Monday’s Amanpour & Co., and they got right down to smearing Stewart’s former Conservative Party in Britain, and former Prime Minister Boris Johnson in particular, as dangerous extremist “nationalists.” Amanpour eagerly introduced Stewart, who in turn eagerly slimed his former party for…
The View Falsely Claims Republicans Didn’t Discuss Policy at Debate
There’s a lot of criticism that could be leveled at the second Republican presidential primary debate on Fox Business Network, particularly Univision moderator Ilia Calderón’s anti-American questions, the crosstalk, and the Survivor-esque question from moderator Dana Perino. But it would be untrue to suggest that there was zero policy discussion happening on the stage. So, naturally, that was…
Mitchell Fights with GOP Rep. Then Immediately Lobs Softballs to Dem
During the Thursday edition of MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports, the eponymous host battled with Virginia GOP Rep. Bob Good on the beginning of the House’s impeachment inquiry into President Biden with mutual accusations of spreading falsehoods. Immediately afterword, Mitchell welcomed New York Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman for a much softer interview.
ABC, CBS Apoplectic Over GOP Debate Not Focusing on Trump Indictments
During the post-GOP presidential debate analysis on Thursday’s CBS Mornings and ABC’s Good Morning America (GMA), liberal journalists bellyached that the seven candidates didn’t obsess over the four indictments against former President Trump or fixate on a recent Truth Social post calling for charges to be brought against former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley.
NYT Fact-Checkers Defend Biden From Claims He Hides in His Basement
During Wednesday’s GOP presidential debate, the various reporters at The New York Times assembled to fact-check the various candidates and it did go well as they attacked them everything from “Joe Biden hides in his basement” to Iran to energy to transgenderism.
Morning Joe Endorses Nikki Haley as the 'Adult in the Room' at Debate
The Morning Joe panel unanimously calls Nikki Haley the winner of the second Republican presidential primary debate. They award her the line of the night for, paraphrasing a line from the Billy Madison movie, she tells Vivek Ramaswamy, "every time I hear you, I feel a little bit dumber for what you say."
Fact-Checkers Line Up To Defend Harris On Florida's History Standards
During Wednesday’s GOP Presidential Debate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis defended his state’s history standards on slavery by labeling criticisms of them a “hoax” that has been perpetrated by Vice President Kamala Harris. Such a defense did not sit well with the fact-checking industry despite DeSantis being correct.
CBS Ignores, ABC MELTS DOWN Previewing First Biden Impeachment Hearing
Thursday morning marked the first official House committee hearing on the impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden. But on the network morning news shows, CBS Mornings refused to preview it while ABC’s Good Morning America lost its mind about the inquiry occurring “absent evidence,” of Biden wrongdoing with no “direct, concrete evidence” and “[n]o bank account, money transfer, overt act…
NBC Reporter on 'Morning Joe' Uses Technicalities to Excuse the Bidens
On Thursday morning, Morning Joe turned to NBC reporter Ryan Nobles to explain how the Republicans in their impeachment inquiry just don't have any serious connection between Hunter Biden and Joe Biden.
NewsBusters Podcast: Google's Malignant Bungle on Campaign Websites
A new Free Speech America study demonstrates that a Google search for "presidential campaign websites" locates Joe Biden, Marianne Williamson, and Will Hurd on the first page. How can Google be this dysfunctional? Is it on purpose? MRC Free Speech America chief Dan Schneider insists Google is up to no good.
Second GOP Debate Marred By Univision Moderator’s Anti-American HATE
The second GOP presidential primary debate Wednesday night was a case study in why the Republican Party shouldn’t award debate moderation privileges to hostile and dishonest members of the liberal media. While Fox Business Network occupied two of the moderator positions (Stuart Varney and Dana Perino), the third was given to Univision anchor Ilia Calderón. Her questions were by far the most…
ABC Decries GOP Candidates Blaming Border Crisis on Democrats
During ABC News Live Prime's post-GOP debate coverage, political director Averi Harper was clearly disappointed that Republican candidates framed the Biden border crisis as a "wholly Democratic Party failure," and bemoaned the "finger-pointing and the platitudes that were made on that stage."
