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The Left Hated 'Corrupt,' Pro-Gun Red Dawn's Fight Against the Commies
The devastating and all-too-real invasion of Ukraine by the Russians has galvanized the world. It also reminded some of a movie favorite of many Americans, one loathed by the media. Its plot? A determined group of young people fight off an invasion by the Russians. Of course, I’m talking about the ‘80s classic Red Dawn.
In 2012, Media Cheered Obama View of Russia, Mocked ‘Outdated’ GOP
Ten years ago this fall, then-President Barack Obama ridiculed Mitt Romney’s assessment that Russia is “our number one geopolitical foe.” On October 22, 2012, Obama dismissed the then-Republican presidential nominee with this mockery: “The 1980s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy back, because the Cold War's been over for 20 years.” In the years since, outlets such as CNN have…
ABC Fawned Over Holocaust-Denying Dictator: How Often Do You Cry?
ABC last week struggled to respond to Whoopi Goldberg’s shocking comments that the Holocaust wasn’t about race. But this is the same network that once fawned over the Holocaust-denying former leader of Iran. Fifteen years ago this week, then-Good Morning America host Diane Sawyer gushed over Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as a “sentimental,” “sympathetic” man who cries a lot since he’s so caring…
WHORES at ABC Shilled for ‘Mulan,’ Buried Filming Near Brutal Camp
FLASHBACK: Last Court Vacancy, Media Melted Down Over ‘Catastrophe’
Liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer retired on Wednesday, prompting absurd responses from journalists such as Andrea Mitchell. She bizarrely described Breyer as “conservative or moderate…
Indignant Todd Hammered Swearing Trump, Silent on Vulgar Biden
Don’t look to Chuck Todd to speak truth to a swearing Joe Biden. The MSNBC journalist on Tuesday offered no response to the President lashing out at Fox reporter Peter Doocy as a “stupid son of a bitch.” He tweeted nothing about it. This is quite the contrast from when then-President Donald Trump spewed his own vulgarity in 2018.
Media Raged When This One GOP Senator Won; Can You Imagine 2022?
Twelve years ago this week, Massachusetts shocked the world as the liberal state elected a Republican Senator, ending then-President Barack Obama’s brief 60 vote majority. The media did not react well to the GOP win, railing about how it was “premeditated murder” and an affront to the cause of the sacred Ted Kennedy. And that was only one Senate win. Imagine how the networks, CNN and MSNBC…
Last Year, Media Claimed Joe ‘Lincoln’ Biden Would ‘Hug,’ Heal Nation
Thursday marks the one year anniversary of Joe Biden’s inauguration. And while the Democratic president is deeply unpopular and dealing with several policy failures, journalists had high hopes on January 20, 2021. They compared the Democrat to Lincoln, called him our “papa-in-chief,” hailed the return of “facts and truth.” It’s quite the contrast to the actual results of the President who is…
CBS Thought Questioning Reagan and Trump’s Mental Fitness Was Fine
Four years ago this week, CBS managed to question the mental fitness of two Republican presidents, Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump, in one show. Almost four years later, the same network would only gingerly, mildly bring up the topic with Joe Biden. On January 12, 2018, then-CBS This Morning co-host Norah O’Donnell pushed veteran CBS anchor Bob Schieffer on whether Trump had some kind…
FLASHBACK: Baldwin Wanted to ‘Stone’ Republicans, ‘Kill Their Wives'
This week saw the one year anniversary of a violent mob attacking Congress. On the night of the ugly riot, Alec Baldwin, who later in the year would shoot and kill a filmmaker on the set of a movie, viciously tweeted, “Put Ted Cruz in the stocks and throw rotten fruit and buckets of horse piss at him. Then ride him on a rail. Then tar and feather him. And film it. For Netflix.”
New Year, But SAME OLD Press: Here’s What the Media Will Do in 2022
Happy New year, NewsBusters readers. It is now officially 2022 and big things are ahead for the country. Given the bad polling for Democrats, as well as Joe Biden’s low approval ratings, a looming abortion ruling from the Supreme Court, it could be a very depressing year for the left. Let’s preview how the media will react to it all.
30 Years Ago, the USSR Collapsed and the Press Praised Gorbachev
Freedom lovers all over got an amazing Christmas present 30 years ago today. On December 25, 1991, the Soviet Union was collapsed. Three of the regime’s republics had declared independence and others were preparing to leave. Christmas night 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev accepted reality and announced the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
At Christmastime, Roker's Rant About ‘Sin’ of Not Fighting Warming
Christmas 2021 is just one week away. It's a time when millions of Christians prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and reflect on the nature of their faith. So it would be interesting if a network news show would talk about religion this time of the year. It just so happens that Al Roker brought up “sin” just three years ago today. But it's not what you think. This was about the sin…
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.
