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Hopped Away: Networks Dodge ‘Massive’ Revelations in Durham Probe

April 18th, 2022 2:54 PM

Last week, ABC, CBS, and NBC refused to cover on their top morning and evening shows not one but two new and significant happenings in Special Counsel John Durham’s investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe as not only did a judge deny indicted former Clinton attorney Michael Sussmann’s motion to dismiss, but a new Durham filing alleging the CIA knew Trump-Russia ties were “not…

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Scarborough To Dems: Work on Border, Crime or 'Thugs Like Trump Will'

April 18th, 2022 10:35 AM

On Morning Joe, cranky Joe Scarborough warns Democrats that if they don't deal with the issues of crime, and the chaos at the southern border, "then thugs like Donald Trump will. And we don't want that to happen."

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Avlon Laments 'Blow to Our Democracy' After RNC Debate Withdrawal'

April 15th, 2022 10:24 AM

On CNN’s Friday installment of New Day, John Avlon reacted to the news that the RNC has withdrawn from the Commission on Presidential Debates with one of his “reality checks” that characteristically featured plenty of pretentiousness, but not a lot of reality.

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'Hard Right Turn': MSNBC Aghast At Republicans Being Republicans

April 14th, 2022 2:48 PM

Republicans are busy acting like Republicans and Andrea Mitchell and her Thursday panel of guests on MSNBC are beside themselves. From abortion, not giving minors puberty blockers, not teaching elementary students about sexual orientation, guns, the Commission of Presidential Debates, to redistricting, she warned about the GOP’s “hard right turn.”

Column: Elon Musk's Takeover of Twitter Could Totally Remake Politics

April 14th, 2022 11:05 AM

It was the stock buyout heard ‘round the world. Tesla owner Elon Musk’s offer to buy Twitter could save the whole concept of online free speech and alter politics and elections globally for years to come. 

Media Lead To Yet Another Debunked Embarrassment: Never Mind!

April 9th, 2022 4:00 PM

And the hits just keep on coming. One would think that having been humiliated by their coverage – um, make that lack of coverage – of the Hunter Biden laptop scandal, the liberal media would be just a tad more thoughtful when covering the latest supposed news. That “news,” NewsBusters’ Bill D’Agostino reported, was about a supposed “seven-hour gap in the White House call logs from January 6,…

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VIDEO: Media Fall for Yet Another Jan 6 Committee Nothingburger

April 7th, 2022 2:26 PM

Remember that seven-hour gap in the White House call logs from January 6, 2021 — the one that turned out to be a complete nothing burger? It’s worth noting how much time and energy journalists wasted speculating about these call logs, because it's yet another example of the media’s willingness to push any story, no matter how dubious, so long as it aligns with their political goals.

YouTube Removed RNC Podcast with Trump for 'Misinformation'

April 3rd, 2022 6:03 PM

YouTube once again removed content that involved former President Donald Trump. The Washington Times reported that the platform removed the Republican National Committee’s podcast with Trump for so-called election “misinformation.” McDaniel hosted an interview with Trump for the RNC’s “Real America” podcast where the former president claimed that the 2020 election was “rigged.”

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MSNBC's Tiffany Cross Fantasizes Trump Being Arrested 'Cops'-style

April 3rd, 2022 2:25 PM

Tiffany Cross has a recurring fantasy. She dreams of seeing Donald Trump being arrested in the style of the "Cops" TV show. Back in 2020, we caught Cross fantasizing being: "Dragged out on the White House lawn like a 1980s episode of 'Cops." Cross cranked up her "Cops" dream machine again this morning. Here's how she fleshed out her fantasy: "You play the music to the TV show, Cops, and march…

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Media Hyped Debunked Trump Phone Log Gap as 'Worse Than Watergate'

April 2nd, 2022 7:30 PM

The latest iteration of "Worse Than Watergate" came to us this past week with stories about a supposed seven hour gap in President Donald Trump's phone record on January 6, 2021. Unfortunately for this narrative it was debunked by CNN on April 1 in "Official review of Trump phone logs from January 6 finds record is complete." 

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TDS: Gaffigan, Stern Blame Smith’s Oscar Slap on…Trump

April 2nd, 2022 1:30 PM

Hard-left comics stretch, and strain, to make events fit their warped world view. Suffice to say Trump Derangement Syndrome didn’t end when The Apprentice star left the Oval Office. Late night comedians still feast on anything tied to Donald Trump, real or imagined (That helps them ignore the Biden administration’s calamitous year in office).

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Nets Skip Trump Call Log Reversal, CBS Gushes for Biden’s Sister

April 1st, 2022 9:22 PM

After the story about how the Trump White House phone logs on January 6, 2021, had a seven-hour missing gap, which was proven to be just another media hoax, the evening newscasts on Friday evening decided to ignore this inconvenient truth and focus on other topics. This despite all three networks covering the initial allegation on Monday night.  

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Morning Joe's Sudden Respect For Richard Nixon

April 1st, 2022 4:05 PM

File this one under NewsBusters' "Sudden Respect" rubric. Friday's Morning Joe celebrated Richard Nixon! It did so because, in contrast with Trump, Nixon conceded the 1960 presidential election to JFK, despite strong evidence that the results in Illinois and Texas were stolen on behalf of the Democrat. There was even the spectacle of Washington Post's David Ignatius, speaking of Nixon…

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17 MONTHS LATER: Univision Admits Existence of Hunter Biden Laptop

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April 1st, 2022 12:51 PM

Tucked into the final block of Univision's evening news on Thursday, anchor Jorge Ramos finally admitted the existence of the infamous Hunter Biden laptop, albeit spinning The Washington Post's confirmation of incriminating emails of Hunter's dealing with China — and Ukraine — as “Republican disinformation, according to Democrats.”