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Joe Scarborough: Give Me Bernie Sanders For President Over Trump!
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough expresses his preference for Bernie Sanders as president over Donald Trump, saying, "If Mike Pence were president or Bernie Sanders were president, I'd worry much less than if Donald Trump were president." Scarborough opines that Madisonian democracy, checks and balances, and the separation of powers would permit the country to survive a very conservative or a…
Colbert Attacks 'Deeply, Psychotically Weird' RNC
CBS’s Stephen Colbert wrapped up his week of live reactions to the Republican National Convention early Friday morning by decrying the whole thing as “deeply, psychotically weird” because the party is trying to dismiss Donald Trump’s legal controversies as no big deal. Colbert would also welcome Sen. Bernie Sanders to The Late Show to claim that Trump is a threat to democracy because…
Meyers Claims Columbia Should've Rejected Police, Surrendered Instead
NBC Late Night host Seth Meyers used his Thursday show to condemn Columbia for using the police to clear the illegal encampments and building occupations instead of surrendering to the campers like Brown University. At the same time, Meyers ignored what the leaders of the movement say about Zionism and continued to pretend that they are simply critical of Prime Minister Benjamin…
Don Lemon Shows ZERO Remorse for Trump-Russia Probe, Mocking MAGA
In an interview posted Friday with The Intercept’s Ryan Grim and Federalist editor/National Journalism Center (NJC) director Emily Jashinsky, former CNN host Don Lemon showed zero regret or remorse for CNN’s Trump-Russia obsessions, mocking Trump voters as Boomer rubes, and insisted CNN had no liberal bias.
39 Times Facebook Interfered in US Elections Since 2008
Facebook has interfered in U.S. elections multiple times since 2008. The platform has been involved in incidents of political censorship and policy changes that detract from free speech, despite CEO Mark Zuckerberg's affirmations to support it. MRC researchers have documented 39 instances where Facebook intervened in electoral processes, from removing political posts and ads to limiting users…
Colbert Turns Late Show Into Socialist Hour With Sanders
According to CBS’s Stephen Colbert, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is his second-most common guest. On Tuesday, Sanders was on again as Colbert turned The Late Show into The Socialist Show as he opened the floor to Sanders to predict Donald Trump will lead to more wildfires, the erosion of women’s rights, and the reason why the Biden Economy isn’t doing so well is because of…
FLASHBACK: The Media’s Skewed Coverage of Past Super Tuesday Primaries
To political junkies, Tuesday is “Super Tuesday,” when 16 states (plus American Samoa) hold primaries or caucuses to choose their 2024 presidential nominees. Here’s a quick re-cap of how the media elite have spun the last four Super Tuesday primaries.
Socialist Late Night Hosts Roll Out Red Carpet For Warren, Sanders
CBS’s Stephen Colbert and NBC’s Seth Meyers used the respective Monday editions of The Late Show and Late Night to roll out the red carpet for two of the most left-wing members of the Senate in Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. The two hosts lobbed mostly softballs and let their guests go on unchallenged monologues as they discussed their favorite pet issues.
FLASHBACK: The Media’s Skewed Coverage of Past New Hampshire Primaries
Since 2008, the NewsBusters archives shows the intensive political coverage surrounding the New Hampshire primary has been a chance for journalists to take gratuitous potshots at conservative candidates, while liberals (often referred to as “moderates”) are treated to rock-star treatment.
PBS: Dems Have a Far Left, And It’s Amazing (Plus Secret Lefty Biden?)
PBS NewsHour anchor Geoff Bennett was right about one thing regarding a new book by journalist Joshua Green, The Rebels: Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and the Struggle For a New American Politics: "what doesn't get nearly as much attention is the far left's influence in the Democratic Party." But the Green interview skipped controversies and any…
FLASHBACK: The Media’s Skewed Coverage of Past Iowa Caucuses
In coverage of past Iowa caucuses, the media elite have mocked religious conservatives like Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum and Ted Cruz, yet always seem to be thrilled by their Democratic choices, spinning radicals as “moderates.”
CNN Pesters Guests To Cut Israel Aid, Agree Gay Is a Victim of Racism
CNN NewsNight host Abby Phillip tried without success on Tuesday to get Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz to agree with Sen. Bernie Sanders that the time has come to cut aid to Israel. Later in the show she also failed to get Manhattan Institute podcaster Coleman Hughes to agree that now former Harvard President Claudine Gay is a victim of racism or, at the very least, partisan politics…
CNN: Bernie Refuses to Condemn Tlaib ‘From the River to the Sea’ Video
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) sat down with CNN’s Dana Bash for a contentious interview in which he refused to condemn Squad Congresswoman Rachida Tlaib (D-MI) over her video which featured the expression “from the river to the sea”, widely known to be antisemitic and exterminationist. Sanders also suggested that there should be a change in military strategy against Hamas as a precondition to…
Sanders In Scarborough Halloween Outfit Proposing A 'Billionaire Tax?'
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough proposes a "billionaire tax" to fund the expansion of IRS audits. Although you might have thought it was Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren in a Scarborough Halloween costume.