Joy Reid Dismisses Inflation as GOP 'Buzzword,' Says Economy Is Great
MSNBC’s The ReidOut host Joy Reid decided on Wednesday to channel NBC chief business correspondent and MSNBC colleague Stephanie Ruhle in dismissing the economic pain Americans are facing amid rising inflation, calling it a “buzzword bandwagon” by Republicans who “want you to believe the economy isn't doing well” when it’s “not bad” and people “are also spending a record amount of money.”
Bill Maher Confronts Cuomo, SCHOOLS Him on CRT Applied in Classrooms
In an interview that spanned nearly the duration of the timeslot (minus the commercials), CNN Prime Time host Chris “Fredo” Cuomo and HBO’s Bill Maher had a conversation that covered everything from former President Trump, to “wokeness,” to Dave Chappelle. But one of the more impactful topics was their back and forth on Critical Race Theory. There, Maher schooled Cuomo on how the racist…
The Narrative Is the Priority
According to the media, Kyle Rittenhouse was a white supremacist. According to the media, Kyle Rittenhouse was an active shooter. According to the media, Kyle Rittenhouse was a murderer. In reality, he was none of these. Kyle Rittenhouse was a 17-year-old young man who went to Kenosha, Wisconsin, in order to protect businesses and administer medical aid to those who needed it.
NBC Edits Rittenhouse Judge Slamming Media Coverage, Deflects
During day two of jury deliberation in the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse on Wednesday, Judge Bruce Schroeder called out the media from the bench and scolded them for their “grossly irresponsible handling of what comes out of this trial.” But while ABC’s World News Tonight and the CBS Evening News completely ignored the Judge, NBC Nightly News decided to edit the video of his comments and…
NewsBusters Podcast: AP Spreads Its Publicity Across America
Newspapers across America use Washington dispatches from the Associated Press on their front pages. But sometimes those AP articles are badly disguised press releases for Bidenites (like that rising star Pete Buttigieg) or worried pieces of sociology about Kyle Rittenhouse representing "gun culture."
David Frum Goes BIBLICAL in Urging Us All to Fight Back Against Trump
It sounded like a scripture study on CNN's New Day as Never Trumper David Frum quoted the prophet Isaiah in urging Americans to fight back against Trump. "Whom shall I send?" said the Lord. Isaiah said "Send me!"
Facebook Blamed by Half of U.S. Adults for Driving Conspiracy Theories
Half of U.S. adults (18+) say they know someone they think was persuaded to believe in a conspiracy theory because of content they saw posted on Facebook, a new survey reveals.
LAT's Calmes Ignores Pro-Dem Press, Sees Huge GOP Media 'Megaphone'
Jackie Calmes, formerly a pro-Democrat journalist for the New York Times, is now a DC-based columnist for the Los Angeles Times. Her Friday cri de coeur sympathized with the poor-me Democrats who just can’t get their message out in the media (!): “Megaphone is bigger problem for Democrats than messaging.” Calmes whined: "Republicans have an entire conservative media ecosystem, dominated by Fox…
NPR Deletes Tweet (But Not Story) on Black Tears Over Asian Mayor Win
NPR felt pressed to delete a tweet on Tuesday that rained on the parade of newly elected Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, since many black voters were upset that their preferred minority didn't win the office. It said in part "While many are hailing it as a turning point, others see it as more of a disappointment that the three Black candidates couldn't even come close."
Nets Ignore SHOCK Poll: 48% Say Biden Not Mentally Fit to Be President
Just days after the networks relented and covered the latest poll finding Joe Biden’s popularity plummeting down to the high 30s, ABC, CBS and NBC on Wednesday returned to form and ignored a shocking new poll finding a plurality of Americans think Joe Biden is not “mentally fit” to be president and only 40 percent think he is “in good health.”
On MSNBC, Beschloss & Meacham Compare Biden to Eisenhower, FDR
On Monday evening, MSNBC featured the views of two of its longtime presidential historians to lavish praise on President Joe Biden for getting the infrastructure funding bill passed, with comparisons being made to Presidents Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower.
Editor’s Pick: Daily Wire on Joy Reid Slammed for Latest Racist Rant
On Wednesday, The Daily Wire’s Amanda Prestigiacomo reported on far-left MSNBC host Joy Reid having “leveled a rant against white people and their ‘tears,’ complaining about Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and teenager Kyle Rittenhouse.” Reid posted the unhinged tirade to TikTok Tuesday night, and as the Wire explained, she argued: “...white people, men and women, have power through…
Rittenhouse: On CNN, Lawyer Claims Skateboard Can't Be Lethal Weapon
On CNN's New Day, Robert Hirschhorn, a jury-selection consultant, trying to refute Kyle Rittenhouse's claim of self-defense, says: "I’m sorry, no one ever died as a result of being hit by a skateboard. Now, you point a gun at somebody, you have the right to defend yourself. But being kicked or being hit, you don’t bring a gun to a fistfight. You don’t bring a gun when somebody is hitting you…
Column: When the News Feels Like the Weather
One way to think of the national news is like a political weather forecast. Facts don’t come first. The emotional tone does. The Trump project always sounded doomed, perpetually on the verge of dying in darkness. During the 2016 campaign, Time magazine covers had Trump’s face melting, and then melting into an orange puddle. And then he won.
