Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
The Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez School of Economics
January 22nd, 2020 1:51 PM
On Monday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, (D-N.Y.), sat for a discussion with author Ta-Nehisi Coates. She dropped a number of shocking statements -- statements that elicited nothing but murmurs of agreement from Coates. AOC claimed: “No one ever makes a billion dollars. You take a billion dollars.” How, pray tell, are American billionaires responsible for such massive theft? According to AOC,…
Even Leftists Can Be Right About Opinionated 'Fact Checkers'
January 19th, 2020 9:01 PM
Conservatives are not going to agree with a lot of points in The New Republic -- and it's more liberal than it used to be in the last century. But there's some common ground when it comes to the media's "fact-checking" operations. There is a lot of opinion smeared all over the "facts."
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#YearInReview: Here’s the Ten Most-Read NewsBusters Blogs of 2019
December 31st, 2019 10:00 AM
2019 was another year of smashing success for the NewsBusters team as we had umpteen media stories to cover throughout the year, whether it was the Jussie Smollett debacle, the Mueller Report, impeachment, 2020 debates, and more online censorship. While it may seem repetitive, NewsBusters would be nowhere near what its become since its inception in 2005 without the support of beloved readers (and…
Is It 1979 Again?
December 17th, 2019 10:27 PM
“Blowout” was how one UK newspaper described the decisive victory of Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party in last week's election. How decisive was it? Not only did conservatives win an 80-seat majority in Parliament, a constituency in Blythe Valley in Northeast England elected a conservative member for the first time since its creation 40 years ago. Pundits leading up to the election were…
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Fact Check?? WashPost Defends Ocasio-Cortez on 'Partisan Impeachment'
November 30th, 2019 6:38 AM
Meg Kelly of the Washington Post "Fact Checker" squad came running to defend Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from ten seconds of a negative ad.
The conservative American Action Network begins with a clip of AOC saying "This is about preventing a potentially disastrous outcome from occurring next year." Then a female announcer adds: "Now, it’s crystal clear their partisan impeachment is a politically…
Another Sports Event Disrupted By SJW Protesters
Culture
November 24th, 2019 7:11 PM
The intrusion of protest onto sporting venues is becoming more frequent, and that was evident again Saturday when social justice protesters delayed the start of the second half of a football game between Yale and Harvard. This year alone, two college football games have been marred by protest. As Americans shamed their country at the Pan American Games, anthem kneeling continues in the NFL and…
‘Elle’ Mag Gushes Over Women of ‘Progress’ AOC, Rapinoe, Thunberg
Culture
November 19th, 2019 6:11 PM
Fashion magazine Elle claims that it’s all about strong women. So then why does the December issue choose to honor a bunch of subversive, progressive women who are contributing to the delusion and hysteria of the next female generation?
Ocasio-Cortez Admits Defeat, Apologizes for Blocking Twitter Critic
November 8th, 2019 10:28 AM
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was forced to eat a slice of humble pie after she lost a lawsuit over free speech. The far-left Democrat apologized Monday for blocking one of her critics on Twitter, and as the Wall Street Journal summarized, she “agreed to settle a First Amendment lawsuit that challenged her practice of barring people from her account.” WSJ recounted how this particular…
AOC Trivializes AK Gov’s Concerns About GND with Doomsday Warning
Business
October 30th, 2019 3:28 PM
As liberal media outlets continue to harp on their climate destruction narrative, Green New Deal proselytizer and self-identified democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) continued to dish out doomsday defenses of her economically-catastrophic climate plan.
AOC Applauds Facebook Employees’ Protest of ‘Disturbing' Policy
October 29th, 2019 11:57 AM
The backlash Facebook has received from the left over its election ads policy has been overwhelming. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) gave her stamp of approval to the internal liberal protest from Facebook employees over the company’s decision to leave political ads untouched.
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Clueless CBS Pushes Constitutionally Ineligible AOC as Bernie’s VP
October 21st, 2019 11:29 AM
How excited are CBS journalists about the combination of socialist Bernie Sanders and socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? So thrilled that they didn’t bother to check the Constitution. Or Wikipedia. CBS journalist Nikole Killion on Monday conducted a joint interview with the two far-left politicians. She asked Sanders, “If you are the nominee, Senator, would you consider the Congresswoman as…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Makes Surprise Appearance on Hulu Teen Drama
Culture
October 21st, 2019 9:00 AM
Based on the John Green novel with the same name, Hulu’s teen drama Looking for Alaska recently debuted on October 18. Like most teen shows nowadays, it’s chock-full of sexualized teenagers making poor life choices such as drinking, smoking, and viewing pornography for pointers. This time, however, we’re also surprised by a random appearance from Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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‘Big Get’: Nets Giddy Over ‘Rising Star’ AOC Endorsing Bernie
October 16th, 2019 4:00 PM
In the midst of covering Tuesday night’s Democratic debate, on Wednesday, all three network morning shows excitedly shared the news that far-left New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and radical Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar would be endorsing socialist Senator Bernie Sanders for President. None of the extreme views or scandals of either left-wing lawmaker were mentioned.
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CNN's Angela Rye and April Ryan SQUABBLE Over Omar's Divorce
October 16th, 2019 3:37 PM
Last Thursday, the press in Ilhan Omar's home base of Minneapolis reported the congresswoman filed for divorce after a previous round of stories noted a wife of one of her political strategists, Tim Mynette, accused Omar of adultery with her husband in their divorce papers. None of these new developments can be found anywhere in the news transcripts on the Nexis database, including Fox News…
