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Category: Liberal Media

Feb 10 2025

Open Thread

Katherine Maher is President and CEO of NPR.

Feb 09 2025

Time Magazine Angle on Super Sunday

Super Sunday is a suitable time to reflect on how global warming is affecting the NFL — according to Time, which reports that 4 months ago the temperature reached 98° on the day of a game, compelling a team to wear white pants “to reflect more heat away.” From the story:

The league’s Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles won’t face anything like that punishment during this Sunday’s Super Bowl, which will take place in New Orleans, where the forecast high for game day is 75°F. And, in any case, the game will be played in an indoor stadium. Either way, there is no escaping the fact that the world is steadily—and dangerously—heating up.

We are told once again that the climate slightly fluctuating like it always has represents an “existential crisis.”

Moonbats only know one song: moonbattery. So they keep singing it, even as it becomes increasingly obvious that no one wants to hear it anymore.

When Trump was asked how he feels about Time running a cover story alleging that Democrats’ bugbear Elon Musk is actually running the White House, he expressed surprise that the liberal establishment platform is still in business:

Time dinosaurs missed a scoop; they should have broken the story themselves that they have not yet lumbered all the way to the tarpits.

On a tip from Franco.

Feb 07 2025

CNN Panel Laughs at Democrat Pol Reaction to DOGE

The liberal establishmentarians dominating CNN unsurprisingly oppose Elon Musk’s DOGE for revealing the staggering waste and corruption that characterize the federal government. But not even they can resist snickering at the pathetic reaction of Democrat politicians.

Via Daily Mail:

A panel of CNN commentators openly mocked a group of Democrats over their protest of Elon Musk.

The network had aired a short clip, which included the likes of Chuck Schumer and Jasmine Crockett protesting outside of the Treasury on Tuesday against Musk.

As part of their quick montage, the outlet cut together short soundbites from the protest, ending with a snip of Schumer holding his arms aloft shouting ‘we will win’.

The scene truly brought the cringe.

Scott Jennings, a vocal supporter of President Trump, could hardly hold back his laughter as the clip ended, giggling as he asked: ‘Can we play it again?’

Host Abby Phillip managed to keep her cool but was clearly amused by the scenes at the protest.

By the time Democrats start to lose CNN, they have lost the country.

On a tip from Chuck A.

Feb 06 2025

Not Even NFL Is Leftist Enough for USA Today

Is the NFL losing its laser-like focus on inflicting leftist politics on fans who just what to watch a football game in peace? USA Today thinks so and is not pleased:

Less than a day after Roger Goodell so eloquently amplified the NFL’s commitment to DEI to kick off another ultimate week of hype and excellence came word that the most popular sports league in the nation has decided to scrap its “End Racism” slogan from a marquee end zone spot during Super Bowl 59.

What a fumble.

“Choose Love” and “It Takes All Of Us” will be stenciled at the back of the end zones for the Super Bowl. Not good enough. USA Today demands that the USSR-style intrusive messaging explicitly state “End Racism.”

By now everyone knows that “End Racism” does not apply to the only prevalent form of racism in our country — the racism against whites that has become systematic under DEI. “End Racism” means “End Resistance to Race-Based Leftism.”

Super Bowl viewers will be subjected to an irritating ad featuring the ubiquitous Snoop Dogg, reminding us to hate hate:

This probably won’t be good enough for USA Today either. Even if it reminds us to focus on Cultural Marxism, the ad is not a sufficiently explicit endorsement of Critical Race Theory to placate the Thought Police.

On a tip from Franco.

Jan 28 2025

Congé Jim Acosta

Jim Acosta personifies the smug belligerence of the hyperpartisan “mainstream” media. No one takes the MSM seriously anymore, as Trump’s decisive election confirms. In desperation, CNN has chucked Acosta under the bus:

CNN chief domestic correspondent Jim Acosta is expected to leave the cable news network after his show was replaced and he was yanked from all scheduled programming, according to a report. …

At the time, there was no official word on where Acosta would fit in, but the network apparently asked him to take on the graveyard shift with a midnight program just days before President Trump’s inauguration.

At least they can’t take his ego away from him. No doubt Acosta will show them all by putting out a podcast to make the world realize Trump really is Hitler.

Norah O’Donnell wasn’t the last. Acosta won’t be either.

On tips from Wiggins and WDS 2.0.

Jan 27 2025

NPR, PBS, VOA on the Chopping Block?

Before sex change procedures came into vogue, doctors used to say, “First, do no harm.” That would be a great motto for the federal government. The spending cuts required to get the budget under control will be massive. The best place to start is where our money is not merely wasted but spent to damage the country with corrosive propaganda:

National Public Radio, Public Broadcasting Service, and Voice of America are facing calls for defunding or reform because of concerns about left-wing bias.

The straw that broke the camel’s back may have been PBS’s recent claim that Elon Musk made a “fascist salute.”

On Jan. 21st, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, posted on X, “Free people aren’t forced to pay for state-funded media. Stop making Americans fund leftist propaganda. Defund PBS & NPR.”

Here’s how NPR treats those who fail to toe the leftist line at all times:

Last April, Uri Berliner, an NPR senior editor, resigned following a five-day suspension from the outlet he had worked at for 25 years. The suspension came after Berliner authored an essay that was critical of the news outlet’s liberal bias. He blasted NPR’s coverage of the Russia collusion hoax and ignoring the Hunter Biden laptop.

As for VOA,

Only days after Hamas’ murderous attack on Israel in October 2023, VOA issued guidance to reporters and editors that said the assault could be referred to as a terrorist attack, but to “avoid calling Hamas and its members terrorists, except in quotes,” according to internal emails.

VOA effectively sides with terrorists against civilization by adopting a posture of “neutrality and balance.” However, there was nothing neutral or balanced about the video rant it posted by unhinged Hollyweirdo Robert De Niro calling Trump “stupid,” “a punk,” “a pig,” et cetera.

Maybe Kari Lake can clean up VOA — though the rot likely goes deep. Or maybe we don’t need it.

As for PBS and NPR, if their audience of well-to-do liberals wants to bed down in a pretentious nest of propaganda, they can pay for it themselves.

On a tip from WDS 2.0.

Jan 24 2025

Sayonara Norah O’Donnell

Not even the news media is too oblivious to notice the shifting winds. Democrat propagandist Norah O’Donnell will no longer anchor CBS Evening News.

From the New York Post:

O’Donnell bade farewell to her anchor chair at “CBS Evening News” on Thursday night, calling the gig the “honor of a lifetime” — as the network prepares for an overhauled broadcast.

CBS News seemed to realize even before the election that it would have to adjust course to restore its relevance.

In July, O’Donnell announced that she would vacate her role as anchor and managing editor after the 2024 presidential election to focus on an expanded role at the network amid struggling viewership.

The decision came months before parent Paramount Global conducted sweeping layoffs of 2,000 staffers to cut $500 million from the budget ahead of its planned merger with Skydance Media.

O’Donnell already had her pay cut in half back in 2022. If it is to survive, the MSM will have to discard a lot of bloated paychecks — and a lot of moonbattery.

On a tip from WDS 2.0.

Jan 21 2025

Moonbats Accuse Musk of Nazi Salute

When he was a member in good standing of the liberal establishment, Elon Musk was a golden boy for producing the favorite toy of virtue-signaling rich liberals — namely, supposedly climate-pleasing Teslas. Then he went off the reservation by allowing free speech on X and even supporting Trump. Now, Musk is a Nazi. We know this because he made a Nazi salute:

In context, the “salute” was actually a gesture emphasizing his words, “My heart goes out to you.” But gaslighting propagandists chose to interpret it differently.

The insufferably pretentious PBS was less subtle even than CNN:

PBS News Hour fired out a post on X that said the Tesla CEO “gave what appeared to be a fascist salute.”

Musk’s DOGE has yet another reason to cut PBS off from the public teat.

The ADL dismisses the absurd assertion that this was a fascist salute. Yet the canceled future of Democratic Party is eager for you to believe:

More context:

ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt previously criticized Ocasio-Cortez and other “Squad” House members in 2023 for their extreme positions on the Israel-Gaza war.

If you can believe Israel is committing genocide, you might also believe the ADL works for Nazis.

Greenblatt optimistically opines that AOC and other Squad moonbats “with their radical ideas have marginalized themselves” — much like the liberal media.

On tips from WDS 2.0 and Varla.

Jan 20 2025

Time Magazine Brings the Guffaws

Countermoonbats should counter this with group laughing sessions:

TIME magazine has published an article offering advice to leftists who might not be able to cope on Inauguration Day Monday, suggesting that they hold group crying sessions and go ‘forest bathing.’

As Time advises,

[I]f you need to shed a few tears on Inauguration Day, it’s healthy to let them out with one caveat: You shouldn’t do it alone.

“Forest bathing” means walking slowly and aimlessly through the woods — because if you have time for Time, you probably have nothing better to do.

“Spiraling” in this context means “succumbing to self-pity,” which moonbats will find difficult now that they don’t get to rule — especially with everyone else laughing at them.

On a tip from ABC of the ANC.

Jan 15 2025

From Burying the Lede to Deleting It

In the story of Transsexual Violence Hall of Horrors inductee Hannah Viramontes, first Colorado Springs CBS affiliate KKTV buried the lede deeply. Then it deleted the lede entirely.

As can be expected of the liberal media, the headline begins with a lie:

A Woman in Colorado Springs Accused of Kidnapping and Sexual Assault Has Court Case Postponed

The story elaborates on what Viramontes did to his victim before getting shot by her:

According to the arrest papers, the victim was then allegedly held in the home, handcuffed, and threatened with the weapon, while being assaulted both physically and sexually for the following days. The victim alleges over time [she was] able to slip out of the handcuffs Viramontes had placed on her, was able to get the gun back into her possession, and shoot Viramontes while [he] was just outside of the home.

Last time, astute readers could tell that Viramontes is not a woman but a sexually deranged man by watching the accompanying video. Not this time. There is zero indication, reflecting that the media has zero credibility. As in communist countries, readers are left to guess at what is really going on.

On a tip from Noelle B.

Jan 14 2025

NBC Chooses Radical Kook for WH Correspondent

The American public has decisively rejected the ideology of the liberal media, electing as president the person it most vociferously hates. Will the MSM adjust itself to reality or double down on moonbattery? The answer to that question is Yamiche Alcindor:

Alcindor announced Monday that she will be returning to the White House to cover the incoming Trump administration for NBC News after an extended hiatus.

If the name sounds familiar,

Alcindor was accused of glaring liberal bias as a PBS White House correspondent and New York Times reporter during President-elect Donald Trump’s first term…

To stand out for liberal bias at PBS and the NY Times is a remarkable achievement.

She admits she is a propagandist on a jihad to transform America:

Alcindor made headlines when she revealed she considered it her duty to use journalism to bend the “moral arc toward justice.”

Translating from the Orwellian, this means “immoral plunge into moonbattery.”

Alcindor has been vehemently hostile toward Trump but servile toward Biden, even calling him a “moral, decent man” at his first press conference. Given Biden’s character, this goes beyond spin, beyond even lying, to achieve the total inversion of reality.

Her lies are as pernicious as they are shameless:

Alcindor claimed that Georgia’s voting law passed because Republicans think Black people don’t deserve access to citizenship.

The law was passed so as to reduce fraud, ensuring free and fair elections. No one is keeping anyone from voting based on race. But sowing discord with racial demagoguery is a favorite tactic of the radical left, in accordance with cultural Marxism.

This tactic has succeeded at weakening America, but not at keeping Democrats in power. It will not restore credibility to the rightly reviled liberal media establishment.

On a tip from Varla.

Jan 09 2025

James Woods Loses Home, Keith Olbermann Gloats

As might be expected, esteemed countermoonbat James Woods is taking it hard that the Los Angeles inferno burned down his home:

The actor, 77, became emotional as he shared how his wife’s niece offered to help after their home was destroyed by the fires that have decimated at least 1,000 structures and left two dead.

Woods said his wife’s eight-year-old niece ‘came out with her little piggy bank for us to rebuild our house.’

‘I’m sorry, it’s just one day you’re in the pool and the next its all gone,’ Woods added as he teared up.

Kudos to Woods for rescuing his neighbor with dementia.

Here he is on CNN:

At least Woods can take solace that the tragedy provided joy to former MSNBC front man Keith Olbermann:

Responding to Angela Belcamino, who plays the inverse character of Nick Adams (Alpha Male) on X, Olbermann blamed liberals for showing compassion for the conservative pro-Trump actor as the reason Donald Trump won the election.

“I’m not a fan of James Woods at all but being happy his house burnt down isn’t the answer,” Belcamino said above a post calling the burning of Woods’ home “karma.”

An incensed Olbermann responded, “This is the attitude that lost the election. They will not compromise they will not convert they will not be human. They must be defeated – and any chance to bruise or batter them psychologically must be exploited.”

Olbermann isn’t the only one to gloat. Actual headline from Escapist Magazine:

James Woods, Climate Change Denier, Cries Live On CNN After Losing House To California Wildfires

The piece suggests that Woods deserved for his home to burn down for not pretending that Big Government could prevent wildfires through socialism. It features tweets from other lefties gloating along with Keith Olbermann. For example:

Moonbats have used the word “karma” regarding an accused climate denier’s house burning down. They seem not to understand that — this being Los Angeles — most of the lost homes belong to liberals, some of whom might even bob their heads in agreement as communist watermelon Bernie Sanders exploits the fires in an attempt to prop up the global warming hoax:

On tips from ABC of the ANC, KirklesWorth, and Varla.

Jan 07 2025

Joe Biden’s Senior Moments Collection

It bears repeating that the mainstream media lied to our faces about Biden’s senility. As recently as last March, MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough proclaimed:

“Start your tape right now, because I’m about to tell you the truth. And f-you if you can’t handle the truth. This version of Biden intellectually, analytically, is the best Biden ever. Not a close second. And I’ve known him for years. The Brzezinskis have known him for 50 years. If it weren’t the truth, I wouldn’t say it.”

They pretended not to know about Biden’s dementia until his debate with Trump last June 27. But we know they knew. Washington Free Beacon presents the receipts:

How could any journalist not notice that the president’s brain had rotted into a skull full of adipocere?

This leaves the liberal establishment media with zero credibility. It is useless for anything other than rallying true believers with Democratic Party propaganda.

Hat tips: Conservative Firing Line, Conservative Angle.

Jan 04 2025

NY Post Lies From First Word of Headline

How bad is the media? Consider that the New York Post is regarded as a refuge from the pushy leftism that prevails at most every other major newspaper. Then consider that out of obeisance to LGBTism, it will start lying with the first word of the headline:

Woman Accused of Stabbing Postal Worker Over Spot in NYC Deli Line Has History of Knife Violence

In reality, Alvin J. Cruz — a.k.a. “Jaia” Cruz — is a man. Yet the story starts off with the same lie:

The woman [sic] accused of stabbing a postal worker to death over a spot in line at a Harlem deli has a history of knife violence — and once threatened “to cut” one of her [sic] previous victims.

In mainstream media reports, not even pronouns are accurate.

Toward the end of the story, we discover that the NY Compost knew all along Cruz is a man:

The repeat offender — who has been described by cops as a transgendered woman — now faces murder charges for the brutal knifing of Ray Hodges…

They lie knowing we will know they are lying. Why believe anything they tell us?

Meet the sicko whose delusions are more important to the Post than its own credibility:

Please welcome Mr. Cruz to the Transsexual Violence Hall of Horrors.

On tips from Chris Neilson and Wiggins.

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