PBS NewsHour had an odd take on the death of O.J. Simpson, whose televised trial captivated America 30 years ago, bringing in Dave Zirin, sports editor for the aging hard-left magazine The Nation. Together, he and NewsHour reporter William Brangham used the famous trial not as an example of justice denied, but to portray America as a historic haven of anti-black racism.
OJ Simpson Is Dead — Ron and Nicole Are Unavailable for Comment
As to the double murder case against O.J. Simpson, there was so much evidence that his guilt was obvious. This evidence included, but was not limited to, blood at the crime scene and on and in Simpson’s white Bronco; a bloody glove found at the crime scene and a matching glove found at Simpson’s home; a knit cap, with hair that resembled that of Simpson, found at the crime scene; footprints…
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Hostin: O.J.’s Acquittal Was Fine Because Cops Kill More Than He Did
Following the death of former football player and murderer O.J. Simpson, the dumb and racially charged hot takes from the cast of ABC’s The View were inevitable. Of course, it was staunchly racist and anti-Semitic co-host, Sunny Hostin (the descendant of slave owners) who dredged up the unfounded racial aspects of the case applied by race-hustlers. She even argued that Simpson’s acquittal was…
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Scarborough Likens Coverage of Trump Plane Arrival to O.J. Car Chase
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough fumes over the extensive media coverage of Donald Trump's arrival in his plane at LaGuardia airport in NYC for purposes of attending his arraignment on Tuesday. Scarborough likened the coverage to that accorded to the extensive coverage given to the O.J. Simpson slow-motion white Bronco car chase. Scarborough claims that Trump benefitted from $40-50 million…
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George Conway On CNN: Trump Guilty Like . . . O.J. Simpson?!
On CNN's New Day, George Conway, co-founder of the anti-Trump Lincoln Project, analogizes Donald Trump's legal jeopardy to that of O.J. Simpson in the case in which Simpson was convicted of using illegal means—a gun—to take back goods he believed had been stolen from him. Conway argued that even if Trump believed the election had been stolen from him, he used force--the Capitol Hill riot--to…
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Todd Frets Trump Is Like OJ:Acquitted 'But Everybody Knew He's Guilty'
For the liberal media, there's nothing like analogizing President Trump to a . . . heinous killer! On MTP Daily, Chuck Todd fretted that President Trump might be acquitted in a Senate impeachment trial, in the same way that O.J. Simpson was acquitted at his criminal trial.
Wash Post: O.J. Case Showed Fans’ Love of Black Players ‘Conditional’
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Just when you think the the Washington Post (Motto: “Democracy Gets Somnolent at Sunset”) can’t get more Postie, it publishes a “perspective” piece titled: “Twenty-five years ago, O.J. Simpson showed white Americans just how conditional their comfort with black athletes was.”
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'MSNBC Republican' Wants Trump Admin 'Body Count, Death of 1,000 Cuts'
Appearing on Joy Reid's MSNBC show, a ghoulish Rick Wilson, billed as a Republican media strategist, urges Democrats to pursue impeachment by raising the "body count" among members of the Trump administration, inflicting a "death of 1,000 cuts," and raising the "pain level." He also analogizes President Trump to OJ Simpson.
Time Gives Jeff Sessions the OJ Simpson Photo Treatment
In June 1994, a Time Magazine cover photo of O.J. Simpson after his arrest generated heated controversy because his photo had been significantly darkened. The magazine's latest issue treats Jeff Sessions similarly, even though the Trump administration's Attorney General hasn't been accused of murdering anybody or credibly accused of any crime.
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Hypocrisy: Matthews Rebuffs Trump-Simpson Comparison, Used It Himself
On Thursday’s Hardball, host Chris Matthews took issue with guest and former Obama Justice Department official Neal Katyal when he compared President Trump’s behavior during the Russia probe to O.J. Simpson trying to discredit the LAPD during his murder trial. While Matthews quibbling with a point raised by a guest is nothing new, it’s noteworthy because the pundit seemed to have suffered some…
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Roland Martin Frets 'Despicable' Judge Gave Long Sentence to O.J.
On Friday morning's News One Now, host Roland Martin repeatedly ranted over the 33-year sentence that O.J. Simpson received almost a decade ago, even as the far-left commentator admitted he believes Simpson was indeed guilty of the prior offense of murder that he was acquitted of in 1995. After complaining that the judge in the 2008 armed robbery case had been "shameful" and "despicable," he…
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Matthews Invokes O.J.: Trump Wants DOJ to Be His 'Johnnie Cochrans'
MSNBC’s Hardball host Chris Matthews wasn’t done on Thursday night with the ridiculous comparisons involving Donald Trump, ending the show by comparing the President to O.J. Simpson in that he wants all government attorneys “to serve as his personal Johnnie Cochrans and Special Counsels named specifically to investigate him.”
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CNN Legal Analyst Compares Sen. McCain to O.J. Simpson
CNN legal analyst Areva Martin had the audacity on Thursday to compare O.J. Simpson to U.S. Senator John McCain. In conversation with Brooke Baldwin while awaiting the decision on whether or not Simpson would receive parole, Martin commented on the testimony of Simpson’s daughter, stating, “[it] reminded me so much of what Senator McCain's daughter has said about her dad, that he's her rock, he's…
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Matthews Thinks Big Papers Should ‘Be Believed’; Links Trump to OJ
On Tuesday, the crazy train on MSNBC’s Hardball was firing on all cylinders. Host Chris Matthews was in rare form as he compared President Trump to O.J. Simpson and suggested that journalists (especially newspapers) should be automatically believed because, supposedly, no other group of humanity tells the truth better than journalists.
