RESTON, VA: On Tuesday, Media Research Center Founder and President Brent Bozell and 34 conservative leaders issued a joint statement to the news media calling on them to apologize to the students from Covington Catholic High School in Kentucky for their vicious media coverage against the students following their attendance at the 2019 March for Life.
Below is the statement in full:
Over the past week, the liberal media and leftist activists viciously attacked Covington Catholic High School, falsely labeling the group of teenagers racists and bigots based on a deceptively edited viral video. The liberal media's promotion of this false narrative incited death threats to these kids and their families. If not for the leftist media’s contempt for pro-lifers and President Trump, this “story” would have never reached the magnitude that it did.
We now know the kids of Covington Catholic were the real victims of the altercation in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Despite the truth, despite an apology from the Bishop, despite some apologies from some journalists, despite media retractions, despite the deletion of tweets, some leftists in the press and other liberal elites are still perpetuating the lies about the innocent Covington kids. This is bigotry and its own brand of hatred. It is an ongoing display of anti-Trump, anti-life, anti-Catholic, and anti-Christian bias. These are blatant bullying tactics designed to make conservatives and people of faith think twice before standing up for their beliefs or even having the audacity to wear a “MAGA” hat in public, let alone smile while doing it.
We denounce any media outlet that continues to so dishonestly attack the Covington Catholic kids and we call on them to apologize for the bullying behavior that continues to result in threats of violence against the kids, their school and their community
L. Brent Bozell
Founder and President
Media Research CenterSaul Anuzis
President
60 Plus AssociationKenneth Blackwell
Morton Blackwell
Chairman
The Weyrich LunchBethany and Ryan Bomberger
Founders
The Radiance FoundationFloyd Brown
Publisher
Western JournalSusan Carleson
Chairman and CEO
American Civil Rights UnionMonica Cole
Director
OneMillionMoms.comEd Corrigan
Executive Director
Conservative Partnership InstituteWilliam Donohue
President
Catholic LeagueElaine Donnely
President
Center for Military ReadinessBecky Norton Dunlop
VirginiaTricia Erickson
President
Angel Pictures & Publicity, Inc.Erick Erickson
Editor
The ResurgentSteven Ertelt
Editor
LifeNews.comMark Fitzgibbons
President of Corporate Affairs
American Target AdvertisingLady Brigitte Gabriel
Founder & Chairman
ACT for AmericaRebecca Hagelin
Secretary, Council for National PolicyMichael Hichborn
President of the Lepanto InstituteGeorge Landrith
President
Frontiers of FreedomJoe Langfeld
Executive Director
Human Life AllianceJames Martin
Founder/Chairman
60 Plus AssociationBob McEwen
Former Member
U.S. House of RepresentativesJames Miller
Budget Director for President Ronald Reagan, 1985-1988Gene Mills
President
Louisiana Family ForumCleta Mitchell
Janet Morano
Priests for LifeC. Preston Noell
President
Tradition, Family, Property, Inc.Frank Pavone
George Rasley
Managing Editor
ConservativeHQ.comPatrick Reilly
President
The Cardinal Newman SocietyTerry Schilling
Executive Director
American Principles ProjectJon Schweppe
Director of Government Affairs
American Principles ProjectRichard Viguerie
LTC. Allen West, U.S. Army, Ret.
Member, 112th U.S. Congress
Senior Fellow, Media Research CenterTim Wildmon
President
American Family Association
