As Impeachment Resumes, NY Times Praises Dem's 'Heroic Icon' Pelosi
January 7th, 2020 3:00 PM
Alisha Haridasani Gupta, who writes the New York Times’ feminist newsletter “In Her Words,” made Page Two of Tuesday’s edition with “Powering the Democratic Party.” She talked to the Times' Lisa Lerer about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. It's a truncated, version of a month-old Q&A from Gupta’s newsletter, suggesting its sole function is to welcome back “powerful” Pelosi as the impeachment…
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NBC: Trump Starting ‘Religious War’ To Distract from Impeachment
January 5th, 2020 10:38 AM
Three days after President Trump ordered the killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, the liberal media were still tripping over themselves as they continued to clamor about the President supposedly starting a war (while downplaying the Iranian-backed attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq). But during NBC’s Sunday Today they took it another step, declaring Trump had started a “religious war” and…
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Telemundo celebra las “Tres comadres del impeachment'
January 3rd, 2020 4:53 PM
En intento vano por ganarse la simpatía de su audiencia femenina, Telemundo presentó un informe sobre las llamadas "Tres comadres del impeachment", las tres congresistas hispanas en el Comité Judicial de la Cámara de Representantes.
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CNN's Berman Calls Killing of Soleimani 'Murder'
January 3rd, 2020 9:24 AM
CNN's John Berman calls the killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani "murder." Berman and co-host Poppy Harlow also not-so-subtly suggest that President Trump's ordering of the strike was a "wag the dog" move in the context of the impeachment proceedings and re-election campaign.
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NBC & ABC Only See Republicans ‘Vulnerable’ on Impeachment
January 2nd, 2020 12:02 PM
On Thursday, the NBC and ABC morning shows rang in the new year by hyping only Republican senators being politically “vulnerable” on impeachment and “potential breaks in the GOP ranks.” There was no discussion of Democratic lawmakers paying a political price for supporting the radical action against President Trump and the coverage even seemed to place them in the driver’s seat of the…
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Surprising Support By Politico Lefty for Senate Trial Without Articles
January 2nd, 2020 11:20 AM
Jake Sherman is no fan of Republicans in general or of President Trump in particular. He's the author of an unflattering book about the Trump White House, in which he also described Mitch McConnell's handling of the Kavanaugh confirmation as "merciless" and "Machiavellian."
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Poppy Harlow Slips Snide Merrick Garland Shot Into Impeachment Talk
December 31st, 2019 10:16 AM
During a CNN New Day discussion of the pending Senate impeachment trial on New Year's Eve, substitute host Poppy Harlow managed to work in a snide Merrick Garland shot at Mitch McConnell.
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WaPo's Ignatius: Biden Subpoena Flip-Flop a 'Positive' Next to Trump
December 30th, 2019 8:27 AM
On Morning Joe, WaPo's David Ignatius manages to turn Biden's transparent about-face for political reasons on whether he would comply with a Senate impeachment trial subpoena into a positive mark of his willingness to change positions as necessary, as compared to President Trump.
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Media Skip Murkowski's Criticism of House Impeachment Process
December 29th, 2019 6:20 PM
Did you hear that Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski is "disturbed?" It was probably hard to miss over the past few days as many mainstream media outlets repeatedly touted how Murkowski is "disturbed" by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell intending to coordinate strategy with the White House if and when the House ever gets around to sending their articles of impeachment over to them. You can get…
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ABC, NBC Try to Sweep Away Joe Biden’s Vow to Obstruct Congress
December 29th, 2019 10:31 AM
On Friday, former Vice President Joe Biden vowed to not comply with any subpoena to testify in the Senate’s impeachment trial of President Trump. Such an action could be classified as obstruction of Congress, the same thing Trump was being impeached for. Biden began to backpedal over the weekend and he was aided in that effort by ABC’s Good Morning America and NBC’s Sunday Today. Both used…
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CNN's Camerota All In on Pelosi's Impeachment Stall
December 27th, 2019 11:24 AM
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has a wide berth to delay her supposedly "urgent" impeachment articles for weeks or even months, knowing the press will back her. Exhibit A is CNN's Alisyn Camerota. The New Day co-host made an impassioned defense this morning of Pelosi's decision to stall the delivery to the Senate of the articles of impeachment. After Camerota made her initial pitch for Pelosi's…
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Nets Tout Murkowski: ‘Unexpected Ally’ for Dems, ‘Crack’ in GOP Front
December 26th, 2019 9:06 PM
During the Christmas season, wishy-washy Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski gave a present to Democrats and the liberal media trying to remove President Trump from office when she whined about Senate Majority McConnell’s (R-KY) plans for the impeachment trial. During their Thursday evening newscasts, ABC, CBS, and NBC all sang the praises of “moderate” Murkowski.
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No Surprise Here: MSNBC’s Jackson Offers Trump-Hating 2019 Recap
December 26th, 2019 2:34 PM
Joining the ubiquitous collage of year-in-reviews from news organizations (including this one), weekday morning MSNBC Live host and NBC chief White House correspondent Hallie Jackson offered one Thursday morning about the Trump presidency. Not surprisingly for a liberal network, it took one jab after another at the President. In contrast, Thursday's CBS This Morning had a more straightforward…
Chuck Todd in Rolling Stone: Right ‘Cheering on Falsehoods for Sport'
December 26th, 2019 11:12 AM
Rolling Stone’s Peter Wade interviewed NBC political director and Meet the Press host Chuck Todd. Wade provided some publicity for a very special Meet the Press airing December 29, featuring big media bosses discussing the spread of disinformation: "Chuck Todd has had a front-row seat for the spread of disinformation while hosting NBC’s Meet the Press." Todd spouted: "So I do think that is…
