‘Jackass With a Microphone’: Experts React to CNN Sued for Defamation
The dam appears to have broken after NewsBusters took the lead in recent days to put a spotlight on the massive defamation suit against CNN that could possibly cost them upwards of $1 billion. Along with the increased notoriety of the case, so has followed public awareness and expert analysis. NewsBusters has sought out expert opinions on how CNN had allegedly harmed plaintiff, security…
Column: The Stephanopoulos Lectures on Proper Interviews and Debates
ABC "newsman" George Stephanopoulos has made a big show of how the dominant question to Trump is will you accept your 2020 defeat? If someone doesn't accept this fact, "I don't go on to other issues. I'm not going to participate in some kind of a sham where you somehow equate the the legitimacy of an election or the peaceful transfer of power with a debate over tax cuts or environmental…
Snowflake? The View’s Whoopi Goldberg Spits After Saying Trump’s Name
Representing ABC News well on Tuesday, The View moderator Whoopi Goldberg couldn’t keep her cool after former President Donald Trump’s name came out of her mouth. Often quick to all people on the right “snowflakes,” Goldberg quickly pretended to spit on the ground after realizing her grievous slip of the tongue. Ironically, it came after one of the other co-hosts opined about how…
ABC Aids Biden Campaign Messaging, Claims Trump Taking Away Rights
On Tuesday, ABC’s Good Morning America essentially gave an in-kind donation to the Biden campaign ahead of Thursday’s debate. They highlighted a Biden Campaign ad while parroting talking points about how former President Trump was going to take away people’s right, while also decrying attacks against President Biden and calling them conspiracy theories.
On FNC, MRC’s Houck Slams CNN’s ‘Arrogance’, ‘Petulance’ Before Debate
Making his second appearance in less than a week on the Fox News Channel’s Fox News @ Night, NewsBusters managing editor Curtis Houck ripped CNN for both its “arrogance” and “petulance” ahead of its Thursday night presidential debate as well as the legal trouble the network has found itself in with allegations of defamation (reported by our own Nick Fondacaro).
Morning Joe: 'Massive' Debate Victory if Biden Can 'Remain Upright'
On Morning Joe, Washington Post columnist and MSNBC analyst Eugene Robinson says that if Biden can "remain upright" and "make sense" during this week's presidential debate, that will be a "massive victory."
Watch Out for Shenanigans From CNN Debate Moderators Tapper and Bash!
The following is a small sampling of the most liberal moments of Tapper and Bash’s time at CNN, via the MRC archives:
On PBS, ABC's Jon Karl Claims Trump Is Losing It, Getting 'Fuzzier'
The latest edition of the Washington Week with The Atlantic weekly political roundtable tried to change the subject from President Biden’s obvious frailty and mental decline to Donald Trump’s odd anecdotes at campaign rallies. Show host (and editor of The Atlantic magazine) Jeffrey Goldberg opened the show by noting the looming Biden-Trump debate,…
FLASHBACK: Media Seethed Over the 2020 ‘Sh*tshow’ Debate
Four years ago, when Donald Trump and Joe Biden met in the kickoff debate of the 2020 cycle, the liberal broadcast and cable networks crudely blasted Trump’s performance and crowned Biden the “winner” of “the worst debate in modern history.”
The View: Biden Needs to Show ‘Vitality’ at Debate, Trump Must Be Sane
On Friday, ABC’s The View shared their expectations for the upcoming presidential debate between President Joseph Biden and Former President Donald Trump. They strongly encouraged Biden to “mock him” and “get under his skin.”
Lemire: Dems Whisper If Biden Has a Bad Debate, He Might Have to Go!
On Morning Joe, Jonathan Lemire, speaking of the upcoming presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, says: "some Democrats have said privately, if Biden has a very bad night, there'll be real worries about whether he can continue forward with his campaign."
Stelter Wonders 'How Cruel' Trump Will Be To Biden At Debate
Should the upcoming debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump focus on policy or personality questions? For former CNN media correspondent and current Vanity Fair special correspondent Brian Stelter, the answer depends on who is attacking whom. On Thursday’s CNN News Central, Stelter claimed the debate poses a great opportunity for Biden to attack…
MRC’s Houck Sounds Off to FNC on WH’s ‘Cheap Fakes’ Line, Debate Rules
Late Tuesday on the Fox News Channel’s Fox News @ Night, NewsBusters managing editor Curtis Houck joined fill-in host Kevin Corke and fellow panelist Amber Duke of The Spectator to lay waste to the full-court press by the Biden administration to label raw, unedited videos illustrating President Biden’s cognitive decline as deep fakes, “cheap fakes”, and part of a far-right…
Colbert, Pod Save America Suggest Biden Use Fart-Related Zingers
CBS’s Stephen Colbert welcomed former Obama speechwriters and current Pod Save America hosts Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor to the Tuesday taping of The Late Show. During a discussion about the upcoming presidential debate, Lovett offered some potential zingers for President Joe Biden. However, they exclusively revolved around flatulence.
