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CNN Talks Carlson's Alleged 'Culture of Sexism'—Don Lemon, Hello?
CNN This Morning repeatedly mentioned an alleged culture of misogyny and sexism at Tucker Carlson's show, contributing to his firing by Fox News. But no mention is made of the notorious instances of sexism and misogyny of Don Lemon, the co-host of CNN This Morning until he was recently fired by CNN.
MRC Leaders Sound Off on Tucker Carlson, Don Lemon Being Fired
On Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning, the Media Research Center led the way in providing reaction to and instant analysis at NewsBusters, online, and on the radio about the bombshell firings of Tucker Carlson by Fox News and Don Lemon at CNN. This included three spots from MRC Founder and President Brent Bozell, NewsBusters Executive Editor Tim Graham, and NewsBusters Managing Editor Curtis…
NY Times Tags Carlson as 'Far Right,' But Don Lemon Is Just 'Fiery'
The Tuesday New York Times demonstrated an obvious labeling contrast. On page A1 came the headlined "Fox News Ousts Carlson, a Voice Of the Far Right." But on B-1, there was no label in the header "Lemon Out At CNN; He Says He Is ‘Stunned’." Lemon was only "fiery" and "spiky," not liberal or far-left
The View: Don Lemon Can't Be a 'Misogynist,' 'He Loves His Mom!'
The Tuesday after the ladies of The View celebrated Tucker Carlson leaving Fox News, the ABC hosts vigorously defended ousted CNN anchor Don Lemon, who was reportedly fired for his treatment of female co-workers and deplorable on-air behavior and comments. Lemon’s friends leapt to his defense by arguing it couldn’t be true because “he loves his mom” and loves them.
Late Night Responds To Carlson, Lemon With 16x As Many Carlson Jokes
The Monday news media news surrounding Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon provided the late night comedy shows a golden opportunity to show they aren’t just liberal partisans. However, they would fail this test as individual jokes about Carlson outnumbered jokes about Lemon 32-to-2 with five additional jokes about both men.
Theories Abound! Rumors Swirl on CNN Firing Lemon, Fox Ousting Carlson
The respective reasoning behind Monday’s bombshell firings of Don Lemon by CNN and Tucker Carlson at Fox News came into focus by evening as it became evident that Lemon’s luck had been finally squeezed out among CNN executives following a tense, race-bait-filled interview with 2024 GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. And, in the case of Carlson, liberal journalists ran with a whole…
NewsBusters Podcast: Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon Suddenly Exit
It was a media Monday, with two bombshells in cable news: Fox News announced they were parting ways with Tucker Carlson, and Don Lemon tweeted he was out at CNN. What could be happening at these networks? And what will happen? Bill D'Agostino, Nick Fondacaro, and Curtis Houck all join the table to make sense of the breaking news on cable news.
CBS Throws 'Conservative' Label At Fox, Refuses CNN 'Liberal' Label
The cable news landscape was shaken to its core Monday with the stunning news that cable news star and host of Fox News Channel's Tucker Carlson Tonight was out at the network. A short time later, CNN announced that CNN This Morning co-host Don Lemon was fired as well. During CBS Evening News's coverage of both developments, anchor Norah O'Donnell resorted to…
Bye-Bye Don! The Worst of CNN’s Lemon
Don Lemon is gone! The longtime CNNer took to Twitter on Monday to announce he was fired. While Lemon claimed he was “stunned” by the move, the dismissal shouldn’t have been too surprising ever since he was demoted to the mornings back in November. At NewsBusters…
EARTHQUAKE: CNN Fires Don Lemon, Fox News and Tucker ‘Part Ways’
Monday, April 24, 2023 will go down as one of the more bizarre and consequential days in modern cable news as, nearly an hour after Fox News shockingly announced it had “agreed to part ways” with Tucker Carlson, CNN This Morning co-host Don Lemon claimed he was informed through his agent that he had “been terminated by CNN.”
CNN Grills Sununu on Guns, Credits Anti-Gun States for NH’s Safety
On Tuesday's CNN This Morning, Governor Chris Sununu (R-NH) was subjected to the kind of debate that conservative guests typically experience on CNN as co-host Don Lemon complained about New Hampshire's gun-friendly laws.
Lemon Argues It's 'Insulting' To Say Black People Have Equal Rights
GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy traveled over to CNN This Morning on Wednesday to discuss his campaign. During the part of the interview about his recent speech at the NRA convention, host Don Lemon told Ramaswamy that it was “insulting” he would dare to say that black Americans enjoy equal rights.
OMITTED: CNN Boston Marathon Bombing Segment Skips Terrorist Brothers
CNN This Morning's segment on the 10th anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing fails to make any mention of the fact that it was perpetrated by two jihadi terrorists.
