POLL: What was the worst media take of the week? (Vote below)
NOMINEES:
1. Maria Hinojosa: ICE Going After “Anne Franks” In Chicago
“I posted about the fact that there are little Anne Franks, right? Anne Frank in Chicago – her name is Anita Franco, and she is terrified.”
— NPR’s Latino USA anchor Maria Hinojosa on MSNBC’s The Weekend, September 20.
2. Jim Acosta: “Snowflake Fascism” of MAGA Capitalized on Death of Kirk to Get Kimmel Removed
“It’s another day that ends in Y and Donald Trump’s assault on American democracy. We have entered a new era of snowflake fascism, ladies and gentlemen, in the U.S., where the snowflakes on the far-right whine and complain every time somebody hurts their feelings. The weak-kneed corporate executives who only know how to smooch Trump’s butt simply go along with the dear leader’s demands. The latest example, the canceling of Jimmy Kimmel’s late night TV show. All Kimmel did was call out MAGA for attempting to capitalize on the death of Charlie Kirk – which of course, they did.”
— Former CNN correspondent Jim Acosta on The Jim Acosta Show podcast, September 18.
3. David Remnick: You Know Who Else Went After Comedians? Putin!
“[Vladimir] Putin came to power on New Year’s night, 1999-2000. And, you know who he went after first? This will sound a little familiar to you: comedians.”
— The New Yorker editor David Remnick to host Stephen Colbert on Jimmy Kimmel being suspended by ABC, as aired on CBS’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, September 18.
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