Jonathan Alter

Reagan-Hating PBS Reheats Old ‘October Surprise’ Election Conspiracy
PBS celebrated the return of the ancient “October Surprise” election conspiracy theory -- the unsubstantiated rumor that Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential campaign, led by William Casey, delayed the release of the 52 American hostages in Iran in order to win election over Democrat Jimmy Carter. The original version was advanced by former Carter aide Gary Sick before being discredited…

How Crazed Was MSNBC Late Night While You Slept? THIS Crazy
The unhinged partisan hacks at MSNBC used the early hours of Wednesday morning to combine glee with rage, trashing the GOP “devils” and hailing “Queen” Stacey Abrams for her work in Tuesday’s Georgia special elections. Also, according to former Newsweek editor Jonathan Alter, democracy can only be “restored” when all Republicans are banished.

WORST OF 2020: The Media Plays Pandemic Politics
All this week, NewsBusters is recounting the most obnoxious liberal bias of 2020. Yesterday, we presented the most outrageous examples of journalists fawning over liberal or left-wing icons; today’s installment showcases some of the year’s most horrendous examples of the media exploiting the pandemic to score political points against Republicans.

Top 16: ‘Worst President’ Ever Has ‘Rivers of Blood On His Hands’
The following is a top 16 countdown of the most vicious anti-Trump attacks from the ultra-left media over the last few weeks.

MSNBC's Alter: Trump, GOP Have 'Rivers of Blood' on Their Hands
Appearing as a guest on Friday's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, MSNBC contributor Jonathan Alter declared that President Donald Trump and Republican governors have "rivers of blood" on their hands because of the pandemic, and that the President is a "public health menace."

MSNBC: Biden Has 'The Perfect Message For 2020'
When guest hosting The Last Word on Friday, MSNBC's Ali Velshi declared that given the protests and reaction to the death of George Floyd, Joe Biden has been prophetic in his calls for the country to move past President Trump's racial divisiveness. Similarly, Jonathan Alter was amazed at Biden's "perfect message for 2020."

MSNBC Goes Nazi: Trump’s Speech Is Like ‘Goebbels’ and ‘The Big Lie’

MSNBC Late Night: Schiff Pulled Off ‘One of the Great Performances’

MSNBC’s Jolly: Impeachment ‘Reflected...the Greatness of the Republic’

MSNBC Bashes Castro for Hit on Biden's Health, Love Doing It to Trump
During MSNBC’s post-Democratic debate analysis on Thursday night and early Friday, former HUD Secretary Julian Castro was widely condemned for his attack on former Vice President Joe Biden for his false claim about his health care policy and suggesting the elderly Biden was mentally showing his age. But for anyone with a pulse, it’s amazing that the cast of characters were so enraged by Castro…

Late-Night MSNBC Cannot Stop Bashing CNN Debate Moderators

Networks Go Limp on Poll on AOC 'Hurting Democrats' with Swing Voters
The "mainstream" media site Axios is publicizing a new poll that an unnamed Democratic group did of 1,000 swing voters, specifically white voters with less than two years of college. The pollsters asked specifically about radical new members of Congress, and what they found was shocking.

Maher, Panel Compare Trump to Michael Jackson, GOP 'Rapists'
