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'Life's a Mitch,' Acosta Whines About 'Hard-Right' Supreme Court

January 28th, 2022 2:42 PM

While hosting the scary sounding Democracy in Peril on CNN on Thursday, Jim Acosta blasted the "hard-right" Supreme Court for possibly overturning Roe v. Wade, which would increase democracy in the country, lamented that Democrats won't get rid of the filibuster in response to this, and decried their "life's a Mitch" attitude towards the situation.

Acosta BOMBS, Loses to Hallmark Movie, Vanderpump, Ray Romano

January 27th, 2022 7:08 PM

Following New Day co-host Brianna Keilar’s spectacularly bad week hosting CNN’s poisonously partisan Democracy in Peril special, carnival barker Jim Acosta received his chance to audition for the primetime slot formerly held by Chris Cuomo and, through three days, Acosta did even worse. Among the shows he lost to, Acosta fell behind a Hallmark movie, History’s Forged in…

Editor’s Pick: Daily Wire on Virginia AG Blasting CNN’s Acosta

January 27th, 2022 10:10 AM

On Wednesday, Daily Wire News reported on how “Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares slammed CNN host Jim Acosta on Wednesday night for suggesting that the commonwealth is now a ‘soviet-style police state’ under Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin.” That came after Acosta ranted Tuesday night: “I seem to remember Glenn Youngkin campaigning in a fleece vest in Virginia....I was told there was…

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ACOSTA: Anti-CRT Law is Making Virginia a 'Soviet-Style Police State'

January 25th, 2022 11:51 PM

On night two of Jim Acosta's hosting of CNN's Democracy in Peril, it's safe to say he outdid himself with the dangerous hyperbolic rhetoric. During a Tuesday segment on Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) banning Critical Race Theory from influencing schools, Acosta referred to Virginia as a "Soviet-style police state." 

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Tapper: Doocy’s Fox Would Never Defend Me From POTUS Smear (Not True)

January 25th, 2022 1:02 PM

Appearing on Monday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!, CNN host Jake Tapper falsely claimed to the eponymous ABC host that Peter Doocy’s employer in Fox News “would never come to my defense” if a president called him “a stupid son of a bitch” as President Biden did hours earlier to the Fox White House correspondent.

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Jim Acosta's 'Democracy in Peril' Debut Was as Dumb as You'd Expect

January 24th, 2022 11:44 PM

If you are like the overwhelming majority of Americans and did not tune into Jim Acosta’s debut of the low-rated CNN show Democracy in Peril, you weren’t missing much. In fact, you can probably guess what was said by Acosta and his conga line of leftist guests.

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We’ve Survived 2021! Here’s the Most-Read NewsBusters Blogs From 2021

December 30th, 2021 5:07 PM

Continuing what’s become a staple of our year-end packages, NewsBusters used our Google Analytics to compile our ten most-read stories from 2021, which saw four writers from our News Analysis Division seeing stories crack the top ten along with one from MRC Culture and two from MRC’s Free Speech America.

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GHOULS Use Harry Reid's Death to Push for Abolishing Senate Filibuster

December 29th, 2021 9:50 AM

On Tuesday night it was announced that former Democratic Senate Leader Harry Reid passed away at age eighty-two. Although even the passing of one of their beloved party leaders didn’t stop CNN and MSNBC from ghoulishly exploiting his death to push for repealing the Senate filibuster.

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Eyeroll: Acosta Suggests Obnoxious Christmas Gift for Fox Viewers

December 20th, 2021 12:32 PM

It’s a stiff competition to beat Brian Stelter for the most obnoxious CNN journalist, but Jim Acosta showed he is always up to the task this past Saturday.

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BREAKING: CNN Finally FIRES Chris Cuomo ‘Effective Immediately’

December 4th, 2021 5:59 PM

Early Saturday night, CNN and boss Jeff Zucker fired long time CNN host Chris Cuomo “effective immediately” following a year-plus of ethics-free behavior from both parties as Cuomo worked with and gave softball interviews to his brother, scandal-ridden former Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY).

Acosta, Stelter Lecture About Decency, Decry 'Transphobic' Congressman

October 25th, 2021 5:02 PM

On Sunday afternoon's CNN Newsroom, anchor Jim Acosta and Reliable Sources host Brian Stelter decried Congressman Jim Banks as Twitter blocked his congressional Twitter account for proclaiming trans woman Biden appointee Rachel Levine was a "man." This was a "game," Stelter said, and a "political stunt."

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WashPost's Wemple Calls Out CNN's Trashing of Joe Rogan

October 25th, 2021 9:30 AM

In a piece posted on Thursday evening, Washington Post media reporter Erik Wemple called out CNN for the liberal news network's refusal to admit that they misinformed viewers in claiming that podcast host Joe Rogan used "horse dewormer" to treat his COVID infection.

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Bozell: CNN’s Acosta Is ‘A Hound Dog for Self-Aggrandizement’

October 12th, 2021 11:35 AM

Appearing on Newsmax’s Spicer & Co. Monday evening, Media Research Center President Brent Bozell called out leftist CNN anchor Jim Acosta for smearing former President Trump as “twisted and evil” figure with “darkness that fills his soul.” In response to that unhinged rhetoric, Bozell explained that Acosta “is just a hound dog for self-aggrandizement.”

Fake News Jim Acosta’s CNN Show Has Been a Complete Failure

September 8th, 2021 11:33 PM

In one of the least shocking developments to be published on NewsBusters, CNN carnival barker Jim Acosta’s tenure as late weekend afternoon CNN Newsroom host has gone less than swimmingly as, since he took over April 3, the timeslot has lost almost half its viewership. Nielsen Media Research measured the three months prior to Acosta taking over (December 28, 2020 to March 28, 2021) versus…