Jacqui Hammers Psaki on Iran, Ukraine as WashPost Lobs INSANE Softball
If you can believe it, Wednesday marked the 200th episode of The Psaki Show (as per the AP’s Chris Megerian) and it featured some of everything, including a quintessential softball question about whether President Biden’s a morning or evening person and hardballs from Fox’s Jacqui Heinrich and Gray TV’s Jon Decker on the latest Biden White House word games.
Mitchell Hopes War In Ukraine ‘At Least Is Helping the Democrats'
On her MSNBC show early Wednesday afternoon, host Andrea Mitchell hoped that the war in Ukraine “at least is helping the Democrats” politically heading into the midterm elections. Washington Post deputy national editor Phil Rucker agreed with her partisan assessment and touted how President Biden was trying to falsely use the conflict as a “scapegoat” for high gas prices.
NPR Morning Host Asks Blinken About Putin Fans on TV and in the GOP
National Public Radio broadcast ten minutes of an interview with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday's Morning Edition. Anchor Steve Inskeep asked Blinken twice about pro-Putin voices repeating Russian talking points on TV and in the GOP. It sounded like taxpayer-funded NPR doesn't like Democrat presidents being critiqued.
He Wants How Much?! Cuomo Files MASSIVE Suit Against CNN
Disgraced former CNN golden child Chris “Fredo” Cuomo was back in the headline Wednesday after he and his legal team dropped a massive “$125 [million] arbitration demand” alleging he was the victim of a “smear campaign” by the network, exclusively obtained by Deadline. In the process of laying out his complaints, Cuomo lashed out other CNN personalities including his “friend” Don Lemon.
Scarborough Says 'Nyet!' To Any Criticism of Biden Handling of Ukraine
Joe Scarborough had two general modes of partisan reaction to everything President Trump did -- either "snarky" or "infuriated." But on Wednesday's Morning Joe, Scaborough made clear his anger at any people who dared to offer "snarky" critiques of President Biden's "historic" handling of the Ukraine situation. And in particular, Scarborough would not tolerate anyone suggesting that Donald…
‘The Gray Lady Winked’ Exposes NYT's Welcome of Hitler, Stalin, Castro
As Russia wages unilateral war on Ukraine, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is rightly seen by most everyone as a malign force, including the New York Times. But the Times hasn’t always aligned against history’s dictators and strongmen. While one of the Times’ most common charges against former President Donald Trump was his alleged soft spot for authoritarian leaders like Putin, the Times…
The Deeper and Deeper into Debt We Go...
In his State of the Union address, President Biden claimed he would, be “the only president to ever cut the deficit by more than $1 trillion in a single year.” While this is technically true, he ignores the fact that the reduction in the deficit will be due to the decreased expenditures associated with COVID-19 relief.
Zero Class: MSNBC Segment Makes Death of Fox Journalists About Trump
Tuesday brought the sad news Fox News cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and producer Oleksandra Kuvshynova were killed covering the war in Ukraine. As part of Deadline: White House’s coverage of the news on MSNBC, host Nicolle Wallace and journalist Sebastian Junger covered what they considered an important angle to the story: Donald Trump.
Editor’s Pick: Twitchy on Reuters ‘Fact-Check’ of Kamala’s Cackling
On Tuesday, Twitchy’s Brett T. reported on Reuters attempting to do a “fact-check” to defend Vice President Kamala Harris over her recent laughing fit when asked about the Ukrainian refugee crisis: “We didn’t need a Reuters fact-check about that video of Vice President Kamala Harris laughing awkwardly when asked a question about the Ukrainian refugee crisis — we’ve already been informed by ‘…
Puffball Coverage of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in 3...2...1
If coverage of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s hearings (set to begin on Monday) is anything like what Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominees faced, expect the liberal media to do everything they can to pave the way to an easy confirmation. When they weren’t singing the praises of their backgrounds, or even comedic stylings, liberal reporters and anchors tried to downplay the leftist leaning of…
Column: Anderson Cooper's '60 Minutes' Infomercial for Buttigieg
The long-running CBS News program 60 Minutes has a manically split personality: vicious attack dogs when Republicans are in power, and supportive infomercial producers under Democrats.
Chris Hayes Accuses Poland of Racism for Accepting Ukrainian Refugees
During his opening monologue on the ongoing war in Ukraine MSNBC's host of All In Chris Hayes claimed that European nations like Poland are racist for accepting refugees from their next-door neighbor Ukraine. Because everything on MSNBC must turn into a race issue, Hayes whined that Poland was against allowing Syrians to flee their war-torn country and claimed Poland's opposition was because…
Nets Hype FOURTH COVID Shot, Blame Case Spike on Loosened Restrictions
After spending weeks intensely covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the evening newscasts on Tuesday briefly returned to their previous obsession: hyping the COVID pandemic and pushing endless vaccinations and mask mandates on the public who for the most part just want to return to normal life.
Fox Remembers Heroic Cameraman, 'Brave' Producer Killed in Ukraine
In a touching and inspiring segment on Tuesday’s Special Report, anchor Bret Baier narrated the story of cameraman Pierre “Zak” Zakrzewski; covering his love of journalism and how many of his colleagues and friends remember him. He was killed by Russian artillery fire outside Kyiv, Ukraine on Monday. Fox News producer Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova was also killed and State Department…