Column: Unprofessional Media Tie DeSantis to a Mass Shooting

August 30th, 2023 5:54 AM

One of the most infuriating and tiresome tactics our hyperpartisan media employ is trying to tie a mass shooting to conservative policy or rhetoric. Speaking out against critical race theory in our schools shouldn’t be thrown on a greasy slope with inspiring violent death.

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CNN Remembers Joe The Plumber As The Star Of 'White Identity Politics'

August 29th, 2023 2:49 PM

Samuel Wurzelbacher, better known as Joe the Plumber, died on Monday and for Tuesday’s Inside Politics on CNN, the assembled panel recalled his confrontation with Barack Obama in 2008 on taxes by labeling it the beginning of “grievance politics” for white working class men while lamenting that Democrats have not been able to connect with such voters despite the passing of the…

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Study: Nothing Is a ‘Bombshell’ When It Comes to Biden

August 29th, 2023 1:17 PM

Journalists’ efforts to sanitize President Biden’s scandals extend beyond what they do or don’t cover. Take, for example, the media’s use of the term “bombshell” to describe political scandals. Journalists almost never use this descriptor in reference to scandals which are politically damaging to Democrats. Meanwhile, they apply the term liberally when discussing Republicans.

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CNN Anchor Rips Ramaswamy for Speaking 'Trash' Against 'Squad' Member

August 29th, 2023 12:54 PM

On Monday morning, CNN regulars devoted a segment to griping about Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy calling out racism by some Democrats, comparing them to the KKK.

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CNN Leans on Dem Jeffries to Help Dismiss Hunter Biden Probe Concerns

August 29th, 2023 12:49 PM

For months, there has been a steady drip of information coming from the House Oversight Committee and government whistleblowers about how the Department of Justice had given Hunter Biden “special privileges not afforded to other Americans.” But despite the mounting evidence that President Biden’s son was getting the sweetheart treatment, Tuesday’s CNN This Morning looked to House…

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CNN, MSNBC Accuse DeSantis of 'Fueling' Jacksonville Shooting

August 29th, 2023 10:18 AM

In the aftermath of the racist shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, that left three dead, the Monday editions of CNN Tonight and MSNBC’s The 11th Hour both claimed to know who was, at least partially, at fault: Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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CNN's Blackwell Frets Students 'Robbed of' Learning Black History

August 28th, 2023 9:16 PM

On Friday morning, CNN was again fearmongering about Republican changes to school curricula as the liberal news network gave attention to the 60th anniversary of the 1963 civil rights march in Washington, D.C.

Don Lemon Boasts He's 'Vindicated' That Chris Licht Was Canned

August 28th, 2023 11:59 AM

Fired CNN host Don Lemon surfaced to discuss his ouster on Kara Swisher's Pivot podcast. The big takeaway was that Lemon felt "vindicated" that CEO Chris Licht was let go after letting him go....and then he gushed over how fantastic Jeff Zucker was when he ran CNN.

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CNN Anchor Cues NAACP Smear: DeSantis Has 'Waged War on Black America'

August 28th, 2023 8:24 AM

In the aftermath of a racially motivated murder spree in Jacksonville, Florida, CNN host Fredricka Whitfield on Sunday afternoon allowed two of her guests to try to push blame onto Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) while discussing the killings. The NAACP guest said DeSantis "waged war on black America."

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Ramaswamy Schools CNN's Bash After She Lectures Him on Racism

August 27th, 2023 11:55 AM

Sparks flew on Sunday's edition of CNN's State of the Union when GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy retaliated against co-moderator Dana Bash after she tried lecturing him on the violent history of racism in the United States. The controversy arose when Bash howled at Ramaswamy for responding the the hateful comments from Massachusetts Democrat Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley in…

Fox-Hating NPR Reporter Calmly Promotes CNN Max Like a CNN Employee

August 27th, 2023 6:46 AM

The Fox News debate on Wednesday led inevitably to NPR media reporter David Folkenflik performing stories number 45 and 46 this year against Fox News. But on Friday night, his report on CNN Max sounded more like an advertisement than a news report. At NPR, CNN is just a "news organization," not a hyperpartisan and conspiratorial channel.

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CNN: Florida May Make It 'Illegal to Read About an Enslaved Person'

August 26th, 2023 9:53 AM

CNN Tonight host Laura Coates previewed the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington on Friday by welcoming The Beat Goes On director Mario Van Peebles and executive producer who promptly used the occasion to push not only left-wing agendas, such as abortion, but to spread fake news about how Florida Republicans make it “illegal to read about an enslaved person.”

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CNN Exploits Hawaii, California Disasters to Push Climate Change

August 25th, 2023 6:08 PM

Over the weekend, CNN Newsroom host Jim Acosta fanned the flames of global warming hysteria in his coverage of both the wildfires in Hawaii and Tropical Storm Hilary in California. On Saturday, he had on environmental alarmist Professor Michael Mann to link fossil fuel use to the disaster in Hawaii, and, on Sunday, Acosta wrongly claimed that it was the first time that California had…

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CNN & MSNBC Refuse to Air Trump's Remarks After His Arrest

August 24th, 2023 11:49 PM

In a case of blatant election interference, both CNN & MSNBC refused to air Trump’s remarks live on the tarmac after his arrest in Fulton County, Georgia. In stark contrast, Fox News did air Trump’s comments live where he lashed out at being arrested for a fourth time in as many months.