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Ignoring Hunter Revelations, PBS Hypes Biden 2024: No 'Big Scandals'

April 22nd, 2023 10:29 AM

The weekly table discussion on PBS NewsHour between Washington Post Associate Editor Jonathan Capehart and New York Times columnist David Brooks spent some time on Friday discussing President Biden’s upcoming re-election campaign. Ignoring all the week’s developments surrounding Hunter, Brooks claimed Biden’s in a good spot, “There hasn't been any obvious gaffes, big…

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PBS: Bragg, Soros Criticisms 'Anti-Semitic' With 'Racist Undertones'

April 1st, 2023 11:22 AM

PBS NewsHour twice accused GOP critics of Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg and left-wing political donor George Soros of anti-Semitism on Friday’s show. Those doing the accusing were not cantankerous liberal guests, but host Amna Nawaz and White House correspondent Laura Barron-Lopez.

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Capehart Declares Parental Rights Is about 'Targeting' 'Trans Kids'

March 25th, 2023 10:32 AM

Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart obsessively used the words “target” and “targeting” when describing GOP efforts to advance parental rights in education on Friday’s PBS NewsHour, claiming the whole thing is just a cover for going after “trans kids.”

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PBS: CPAC Now a Hotbed of ‘White Grievance Politics’ and ‘Anti-LGBTQ’

March 5th, 2023 10:58 PM

PBS NewsHour anchor Amna Nawaz introduced an unfriendly segment on the Conservative Political Action Conference's (CPAC) annual gathering on the Potomac. Laura Barron-Lopez’s solemnly intoned field report Friday evening was interspersed with her own opinions about the “white grievance politics” and “false belief” about teaching Critical Race Theory on display.

Capehart on Docs: Comparing Trump and Biden 'Apples and Basketballs'

January 16th, 2023 2:53 PM

Public television’s idea of a balanced political debate: Friday's PBS NewsHour punditry found little daylight between “conservative” New York Times columnist David Brooks and liberal Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart, nodding in agreement that the new Biden classified document controversy had no comparison to Trump’s.

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Silly PBS Sendoff: Judy Woodruff Puffed as 'Neutral and Objective'

January 2nd, 2023 10:40 AM

One of the silliest myths in TV newscasting is that objectivity is still a lodestar. As PBS NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff was wrapping up her last show in the anchor chair on Friday, pundits David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart both pretended Woodruff exemplified neutrality. Do they think Republicans never watch this show? 

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On PBS, David Brooks Puts Biden Aide Ron Klain on Santa's 'Nice' List

December 24th, 2022 8:06 AM

On Friday, PBS NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff asked their regular pundits David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart who should be on Santa's Naughty List and Nice List. Brooks suggested a model train set for "long-suffering, neglected" White House chief of staff Ron Klain, since "The White House has had a good year."

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Both PBS Pundits Scold Democrats to Back 'Successful' Biden in 2024

December 16th, 2022 11:15 PM

In just the latest evidence that the PBS NewsHour has a Friday night panel of liberal echoes, their pundits Jonathan Capehart and David Brooks completely agreed that Democrats should stop being a "big pain in the rear end" and back "successful" President Biden for a second term in 2024. 

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On PBS, David Brooks Expresses Desire for 'European-Style' Gun Laws

November 26th, 2022 9:01 PM

On Friday's PBS NewsHour, New York Times columnist David Brooks responded to a question about lame-duck legislation after several mass shootings. He was pessimistic about anything passing, but touted the idea of "a massive cultural shift" to "regard our common good, more frankly, in a European style," instead of our terribly "individualistic" gun culture. 

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PBS Hails Election As Win For Abortion, Defeat Of Putin, Xi, And Trump

November 12th, 2022 10:07 AM

When Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and New York Times columnist David Brooks joined PBS NewsHour host Judy Woodruff for their Friday recap of the week’s news, the natural topic of conversation was the election results. Capehart’s big takeaway was that things other than the economy, like abortion, saved Democrats while Brooks cheered the demise of…

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Capehart Declares Liberals Are Right To 'Feel Apocalyptic'

November 5th, 2022 11:58 AM

Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart joined New York Times columnist David Brooks and PBS NewsHour host Judy Woodruff on Friday for their weekly recap of the news that was. Capehart declared that as the country heads into the midterms, people are right to “feel apocalyptic” because “they are personally at risk.”

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PBS's Capehart Misquotes Dana Loesch: 'Who Cares About the Children?'

October 9th, 2022 8:33 AM

On Friday's PBS NewsHour, Jonathan Capehart and David Brooks here was zero mention of Walker's denials! Jonathan Capehart asserted that conservative radio host Dana Loesch doesn't care about children -- which is always a weird allegation against pro-lifers.

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PBS Predicts More 'Climate Disasters' If GOP Doesn't Fall In Line

October 1st, 2022 10:24 AM

On Friday, Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and New York Times columnist David Brooks joined PBS NewsHour host Judy Woodruff for their standard discussion of the week’s events which this week included dire warnings that more Hurricane Ian-like storms will occur if Republicans do not fall in line and vote for their preferred policies.

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PBS Pair RIPS Republican Party as Fractured and Flattened by Trump

September 24th, 2022 7:15 PM

On Friday's PBS NewsHour, Washington Post columnist Karen Tumulty and New York Times columnist David Brooks took turns dismissing Kevin McCarthy's "Commitment to America" platform for the midterm elections. The GOP can't agree on anything, and as Tumulty put it, "Donald Trump keeps creeping into the news." As if Team Biden and their media enablers have nothing to do with that…