Reality?? CNN's Avlon Tries to Paint Dems as Moderate, GOP as Extreme
On Tuesday's New Day show, CNN analyst John Avlon devoted a "Realty Check" segment to arguing that Republican members of Congress are more extreme than Democrats, and downplayed the influence of self-described "progressive" liberals on the Democratic party.
WH Journos Press for 'Concrete Actions' Against GOP Threat, Not 'Vote'
In the wake of President Biden’s extremely divisive Thursday night speech featuring tinges of authoritarian themes, the Friday White House press briefing was noticeably lacking critical questions about the dangerous rhetoric in the address. And with Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre skipping over tough questioners like Fox News Channel’s Peter Doocy, the few questions that were asked about…
She’s Winsome, But Also Tough
Richmond, VA – The definition of winsome is “sweetly or innocently charming: winning, engaging.” The lieutenant governor of Virginia, Winsome Sears, is all of these, but she is also tough and has convictions on issues that matter to her and thinks should matter to Virginians and the nation.
Scarborough: Lindsey Graham Said Republicans Would 'Burn Down Cities'
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough falsely claims that Lindsey Graham threatened that if Donald Trump is indicted, Republicans will "burn down cities." Scarborough also says that people would have to be "stupid" to believe that the photo the FBI circulated after its Mar-a-Lago raid showing documents littered on the floor showed how Trump had left the documents.
GROSS: Nets Gush Over ‘Blistering,’ ‘Fiery’ Biden Speech Smearing GOP
The “big three” networks of ABC, CBS, and NBC eagerly reported Friday morning of how President Biden spent Thursday evening declaring former President Trump and his 74-million-plus voters are not only dangerous, but threats to national security (despite Biden’s attempts to walk it back). Instead of offering pushback or how the speech was an official White House event in Philadelphia with…
Before Leaving CNN, Harwood Declares Media Must Defend Biden's Speech
CNN White House correspondent John Harwood joined CNN Newsroom on Friday to recap President Biden’s Thursday speech by declaring that journalists must defend it against criticism it was too partisan and too divisive. Not that long after, Harwood tweeted he would be leaving CNN.
MSNBC: It’s 1860! No, It’s 1940! Only Biden Can Save Democracy!
Doing the dirty work of Joe Biden, MSNBC vilified half the country on three separate shows, comparing the Democrat to Abraham Lincoln’s fight to save the union or Franklin Roosevelt’s rhetorical fight in 1940 against fascism. NBC historian Michael Beschloss on Thursday night and Friday morning linked political disputes in 2022 to the most perilous moments of 19th and 20th century: “Joe Biden…
PBS Accuses GOP Of Trying 'To Attract Voters Through Racism'
With Mikhail Gorbachev dying earlier in the week, Walter Isaacson wondered on Thursday’s Amanpour and Company on PBS, how the fall of the Soviet Union has impacted conservatism. To get his answer, he turned to author Nicole Hemmer who claimed that conservatives are attempting “to attract voters through racism.”
Lemon Defends Biden Speech By Questioning Critics' Hearing Abilities
Don Lemon responded to President Biden’s Thursday partisan screed by accusing GOP critics of playing word games, because in his mind there is a big difference between allegations that Biden called Republicans fascists and the fact that he called MAGA a semi-fascist ideology. Lemon further alleged that anybody who doesn’t appreciate this difference is suffering from hearing loss.
CNN: Biden's 'Full Frontal Attack' on GOP 'Reclaiming Patriotism'
Illuminated with blood-red lights, draped in inky shadows, and flanked by U.S. Marines, President Biden launched into an angry screed Thursday night, using dangerous and inciting rhetoric to attack so-called “MAGA Republicans.” It was a terrifying sight that drew praise and flowery language from the “journalists” of CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 as they lauded the “full frontal attack”…
Joe Biden Is the Real Semi-Fascist
This week, President Joe Biden -- in search of a new label to pin on his political opponents after the failure of his “ultra-MAGA” branding, which prompted peals of laughter rather than shudders of horror -- landed on a new slur with which to tar those who don't support his agenda: they are, he said, semi-fascists.
Don Lemon: Biden Is 'Unifying' the Country By Calling GOP 'Fascist'
In another example of his open defiance of new CNN boss Chris Licht’s order to be less egregious in their partisanship, Don Lemon spent part of his eponymous show on Wednesday arguing with Republican Scott Jennings and absurdly claiming that President Biden was “unifying” the country by calling Republicans fascists. He even suggested it was “the truth about what is happening in the country”…
Libs Lob Softballs Backing Biden Rhetoric; Doocy, Wegmann Do Real Work
Ahead of President Biden’s Thursday night address set to call over 70 million people a national security threat because they vote Republican, Wednesday’s White House press briefing featured a robust defense by the press corps of such dangerous rhetoric while CBS’s Nancy Cordes and Real Clear Politics’s Philip Wegmann pushed back. On a separate topic, Fox’s Peter Doocy hammered the…
