Health Care
Cuomo-Backing CNN Gripes About DeSantis Giving Vaccine to Elderly
Not only was CNN crucial in helping to downplay New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s (D) mass slaughter of nursing home residents earlier this year after packing coronavirus patients inside such facilities, but they spent Wednesday decrying Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ (R) call to prioritize elderly residents of his state so they can get vaccinated against the same virus.
Mitchell: Federalism, Lack of Single Payer to Blame for Vaccine Lag
MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell theorized on her Wednesday show that the reason that the number of vaccines given out was below the goal of 20 million by year's end was because of federalism and the lack of a singe payer-type system akin to the British or Canadian system.
Stossel Column: 2020’s Good News
Was 2020 the worst year ever? The media keep saying that. We did have the pandemic, a bitter election, unemployment, riots and a soaring national debt. But wait, look at the good news, says historian Johan Norberg. His new book, "Open: The Story of Human Progress," points out how life keeps getting better, even if people just don't realize it. 2020 was "the best year in human history to face a…
Morning Joe Frets: Trump Team 'Setting Up' Biden to Fail on Vaccine
On Morning Joe, substitute host Kasie Hunt, and Al Sharpton, fret that "the Biden administration is being set up to fail" by reason of the high expectations the Trump administration has set regarding vaccine distribution and related matters. Sharpton added that if things don't go smoothly; the Trump people: "will pass it off to Biden and be the first one blaming Biden on January 21st, the day…
Stelter: '2 Parallel Universes' of News, and CNN Sides with 'Reality'
Over the past week, CNN has played several year-in-review montages, on Monday's CNN Newsroom it was time to review the year in media. According to Brian Stelter, if 2020 proved anything, it is was that the country is split into those who get accurate information from news sources like CNN and those who get disinformation from places like Fox.
CNN Goes Metaphor-Mad Over Trump: 'Arsonist Putting Out Fire'
CNN went absolutely metaphor-mad in its trashing of President Trump. During the 6 am hour of New Day on Monday, it began with Toluse Olorunnipa of the Washington Post describing Trump as like "a hostage negotiation, where President Trump wants to be both the kidnapper, and the hero who comes in to save the hostage." Co-host Alisyn Camerota loved that: "Such a great point: the…
Rosa Brooks on MSNBC: 'Toddler' Trump's Only Strategy 'Being a Jerk'
On Jonathan Capehart's MSNBC show, Rosa Brooks, whose Transition Integrity Project erroneously predicted that there'd be "street-level violence" unless Biden won a landslide, calls President Trump a "toddler" whose only strategy is "being a jerk."
ABC, NBC 'Befuddled' By Trump’s Demand for Larger COVID Relief Checks
Despite the fact that President Trump put out a video shortly before Christmas detailing the billions of dollars in wasteful spending going to foreign countries in the COVID relief bill, not to mention the disgust of many Americans at how they only got $600 after being unemployed for nine months, ABC’s Good Morning America and NBC’s Sunday Today claimed they couldn’t figure…
MSNBC: Nothing More American Than A Gaudy 'Party That Kills People'
New York Magazine writer Sarah Jones joined Andrea Mitchell Reports guest host Chris Jansing and MSNBC medical contributor Dr. Lipi Roy on Tuesday to discuss weddings and other large social gatherings in the age of COVID. According to MSNBC, nothing symbolizes America more than large parties that kill people, even in non-pandemic times.
MSNBC's Wallace Slams GOP 'Jerks' After Rubio, McConnell Get Vaccine
On Monday's Deadline: White House, MSNBC host and disgruntled ex-Republican Nicolle Wallace reacted to news that Republican Senators Marco Rubio, Mitch McConnell, and Lindsey Graham were among those who got the COVID-19 vaccine, suggesting they did not deserve it so soon because they have been "jerks" in reacting to the pandemic.
Scarborough: Are We Sure 'Full-Blown Crazy' Trump Doesn't Drink?
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough calls President Trump "full-blown crazy," and asks, "are we sure? Are we sure, he doesn't drink?" Scarborough also compares Trump to Otis, the town drunk in the Andy Griffith show.
CBS Fails to Update False Claim U.S. Unable to Get More Pfizer Vaccine
Two weeks ago, each of the three major broadcast networks ran with dubious reporting that claimed the United States was unable to obtain more of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine, because President Trump didn’t order enough. Disregarding the fact there was no way to know which vaccine would get approval first, they all leaped at the opportunity to bash Trump. But on Tuesday, there was new reporting…
CNN Attacks Rubio For Getting Vaccinated, Says It Is 'Immoral'
CNN Newsroom host Brooke Baldwin and alleged Republican strategist Ana Navarro were outraged on Monday that Florida Sen. Marco Rubio was vaccinated against COVID-19. They argued that it was immoral that such a Trump-supporting science denier received the vaccine before those who are more at risk.
I'm Smart and I Want Respect! Cuomo's Most 'Fredo' Moments of 2020
You might remember when CNN host Chris Cuomo made headlines in the summer of 2019 when he threatened to physically assault a Trump supporter by throwing them down a flight of stairs because they dared to call him “Fredo.” It was an insult comparing him to Alfredo Corleone, the dumb brother from The Godfather film series. He even got CNN to back up his false claim of it being an ethnic…