Fidel Castro
GROSS: Politico, NYT Exploit Inhofe's Death to Attack Climate Views
The eco-fanatics at Politico and The New York Times exploited a Republican Senator’s death to grave-stomp over his climate change skepticism.
FLASHBACK: The Many Liberal Heroes of Barbara Walters
Longtime ABC News personality Barbara Walters died Friday at the age of 93. While she shouldn’t be confused with one of those classless left-wing hacks you see too much of in today’s media landscape (including on her daytime creation The View), Walters nonetheless exhibited a typical Manhattan liberalism that celebrated even the most flawed Democratic partisans.
Flashback: Media’s Tearful Eulogies for Cuba’s Communist Dictator
Six years ago today, November 26, 2016, news broke of the death of Fidel Castro, the former communist dictator of Cuba. His death was an opportunity for journalists to salute the prison state’s advances in health care, and to mindlessly babble about how Cubans supposedly preferred donkey carts to modern automobiles.
Rave Reviews: Andrea Mitchell Fangirls for Leahy's 'Beautiful Book'
MSNBC host and chief Washington correspondent Andrea Mitchell flaunted her admiration for Democrats and communist dictators on Tuesday’s Andrea Mitchell Reports as she gushed about Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and his new “beautiful book.” She longed for the old days when Democrats controlled the Senate and lauded Leahy’s work with…
ABC Loved Commie Cuba: ‘Delivering Most to Those Who Had the Least'
Much of the network newscasts are admirably exposing the horrors and war crimes perpetrated by ex-KGB agent Vladimir Putin. But we should never forget their long history of fawning over communist thug dictators. It was 33 years ago this week that World News Tonight gushed over the brutal Fidel Castro for “delivering the most to those who had the least.” Then-anchor Peter Jennings portrayed the…
‘The Gray Lady Winked’ Exposes NYT's Welcome of Hitler, Stalin, Castro
As Russia wages unilateral war on Ukraine, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is rightly seen by most everyone as a malign force, including the New York Times. But the Times hasn’t always aligned against history’s dictators and strongmen. While one of the Times’ most common charges against former President Donald Trump was his alleged soft spot for authoritarian leaders…
NYTimes: ‘Lasting Legacy’ of Castro-Loving Belafonte;‘Dapper’ Sharpton
New York Times reporter Alex Williams paid tribute to Harry Belafonte, the aging entertainer and fan of the late Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, on Sunday. The story included plenty of pictures from the lefty-studded NYC gala held in the entertainer’s honor: "But this was not merely a night for looking back. 'You can’t fight for democracy in the Ukraine and not fight for…
11th Hour at Midnight: Here’s the Worst of Lyin' Brian at MSNBC
On Thursday night, it was curtains for Brian Williams’s 28-year career at NBC and sister network MSNBC. Incredibly, the serial liar remained employed for six years at MSNBC following the revelation that he had embellished and fabricated stories during his time at the Peacock network. With that, NewsBusters decided to take a look back with Williams's 20 worst moments at MSNBC after his scandal…
FLASHBACK: Media’s Gushing Goodbye to Castro: ‘Tears of Sorrow’
It was five years ago this week, on November 25, 2016, that Cuba’s Fidel Castro died Rather than focus mostly on how repressive he had been, many outlets could not stop themselves from hailing the murderous dictator. Cheering his work on health care and literacy, they focused less on the killing and the jailing.
Emilio Estefan Releases Music Video Exposing Cuba's Harsh Conditions
Emilio Estefan is a successful Cuban American musician and producer who moved to the United States when he was only 14 years old. He knows a thing or two about how important liberty and freedom are and he’s showing support for his country by releasing a new song called “Libertad," or liberty in English.
Leftist GA Dems Ossoff and Warnock Get Millions from NY & CA
Outsiders are funding nearly the entire cost of Georgia’s Democrat Senate candidates Jon Ossoff’s and Rev. Raphael Warnock’s campaigns, a new report said. This is the same Fidel Castro-sympathizing Warnock who referred to himself as a “pro-choice pastor,” and the same Ossoff who has ties to Communist China.
Cal Thomas: Trouble with Biden’s VP choices
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden appears to have painted himself into a corner with his promise to select a woman — and apparently from the candidates on his short list, an African-American woman — to be his running mate. While it is just the latest example of his party's tribalism in which externals such as race and gender are preferred over actual ideas, in the end it will make no…
Mitchell: GOP Would 'Sully' Susan Rice with 'False Flags'
On her eponymous afternoon program, MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell fretted on Monday that Republicans would "try to sully" former Obama administration official Susan Rice over the Benghazi scandal and the Mike Flynn investigation as she covered for her by declaring that it would be a "complete false flag" to hit her over those issues. She also only vaguely touched on the controversy around…