MSNBC Warns of DeSantis Implementing Fox's 'Autocratic System' Goal

Is there something about being a historian on cable news that makes you say absurd things? History Prof. Ruth Ben-Ghiat joined the Saturday edition of Velshi on MSNBC to warn that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, or whoever “Fox News and Murdoc and the GOP elites” support intend to install an autocracy that will make it easier to wage coups. Meanwhile, the election results were said to…

Alex Christy
November 12th, 2022 1:20 PM

Flashback: Today’s Media Maul McCarthy, But Praised Pelosi in ’06

With Republicans forecast to win a slim majority of seats in the House of Representatives, GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy is the odds-on favorite to be the next Speaker of the House. But unlike the overwhelmingly favorable coverage that Democrat Nancy Pelosi enjoyed in 2006 as incoming Speaker in that election year, the liberal media have been mauling McCarthy — and the GOP caucus he leads — with…

Rich Noyes
November 12th, 2022 12:15 PM

ABC Gushes Over Michelle Obama's New Book, 'Rallying Cry'

The Saturday edition of Good Morning America on ABC previewed an upcoming 20/20 interview with former First Lady Michelle Obama. If the preview is anything to go buy, it is more of a fan experience for Robin Roberts than an actual interview as she hyped “the saying she made famous.”

Alex Christy
November 12th, 2022 11:21 AM

PBS Hails Election As Win For Abortion, Defeat Of Putin, Xi, And Trump

When Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and New York Times columnist David Brooks joined PBS NewsHour host Judy Woodruff for their Friday recap of the week’s news, the natural topic of conversation was the election results. Capehart’s big takeaway was that things other than the economy, like abortion, saved Democrats while Brooks cheered the demise of…

Alex Christy
November 12th, 2022 10:07 AM

WashPost: Complaining About Maricopa Vote Delays Is Disinformation

The Washington Post editorial board suggests that complaints about  ballot counting delays in Maricopa County could be classified as "disinformation."

P.J. Gladnick
November 12th, 2022 9:34 AM

NPR Analyzes GOP with Author of 'The Republican Party Lost Its Mind'

National Public Radio hates Republicans, and it doesn't matter if Republicans pay a chunk of their salaries. On Wednesday, Morning Edition anchor Steve Inskeep brought on New York Times Magazine writer Robert Draper, author of a book colorfully titled Weapons Of Mass Delusion: When The Republican Party Lost Its Mind.

Tim Graham
November 12th, 2022 6:37 AM

NewsBusters Podcast: White House Scribes and Their Diatribes to Biden

President Biden held a press conference  at the White House after the midterms, and some reporters unloaded diatribes about Biden's agenda being ruined and "affirmative action" taking a severe hit. CNN asked about the return of decency and civility, as if Biden or CNN was civil to Republicans on a daily basis.

Tim Graham
November 11th, 2022 10:40 PM

‘TikTok, Time’s Up’: GOP Lawmakers Call to Ban CCP-Tied App

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) are calling for Chinese Communist Party-tied TikTok to be banned as “potential spyware.”

Catherine Salgado
November 11th, 2022 6:23 PM

Politico Slams Newly Wiped Out Crypto Democrat Donor It Recently Hyped

Although Politico was smitten by big Democrat donor Sam Bankman-Fried in August, he has fallen from their grace due to having lost his fortune in a crypto crash.

P.J. Gladnick
November 11th, 2022 4:48 PM

Musk Tells Employees They Must Return Full-Time To Office Or Resign

ABC “News” somehow obtained an audio from a Twitter meeting where Elon Musk told his staff that if they don’t return to the office full-time, he’ll consider their absence their resignation.

Tierin-Rose Mandelburg
November 11th, 2022 4:42 PM

'Morning Joe’ Goes to War on DeSantis: 'Glass Jaw, Fragile Ego’

After we noted Thursday that CNN's Don Lemon argued DeSantis could be even worse than Trump, the DeSantis smears shifted Friday to MSNBC’s Morning Joe thanks to Republican-turned-Never Trump-turned liberal David Jolly, who trashed DeSantis as having “used" Trump with a fragile ego.

Mark Finkelstein
November 11th, 2022 4:23 PM

The Red Wave Was Actually a Fizzle

There was no red wave. There was no red tide. There was no red trickle. There was a fizzle. The 2022 midterm election fundamentals would have suggested a ringing Republican victory: an unpopular president of the opposing party, deep public unhappiness with the state of the economy, unified Democratic control in Congress and radical social policy out of step with most Americans.

Ben Shapiro
November 11th, 2022 3:26 PM

Cuomo: Florida Is Bad Standard for Counting Votes, Goal Is Low Turnout

It’s been days since Election Day and we’re still waiting on the results from a number of places, meanwhile, Florida had everything counted in a few hours. But according to NewsNation’s Chris “Fredo” Cuomo Thursday night, Florida should not be the standard because of the hanging chad situation 22 years ago. He also suggested things would be better with an all-digital system like our hackable…

Nicholas Fondacaro
November 11th, 2022 3:11 PM
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Soros-Tied NYT Essayist Pushes ‘Climate Reparations’ for Poor

A climate extremist tied to billionaire George Soros was grilled online for pushing thinly veiled climate reparations as the world’s elites converge for another United Nations conference in Egypt on the environment.  

Jeffrey Clark
November 11th, 2022 2:55 PM