Editor’s Pick: Hot Air on Biden Being Slammed By Associated Press

April 14th, 2022 11:14 AM

On Thursday, Hot Air’s weekend editor Jazz Shaw reported on the ongoing “ripple effect that Joe Biden’s decision to describe the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a ‘genocide’ has had on foreign relations and American foreign policy.” He particularly highlighted: “I’ll confess to being rather surprised when I saw the normally docile, Biden-friendly Associated Press jump onto the dogpile and…

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Clueless Economist Tries to Pitch Americans on ‘Really Good Economy'

Business
April 13th, 2022 3:20 PM

The same economist who admitted he got “inflation” wrong claimed the economy is thriving under President Joe Biden. At this point, flipping a coin might make more accurate economic predictions than New York Times columnist Paul Krugman.

Big Woke Tech: Yelp to Cover Abortion Travel Expenses

Culture
April 13th, 2022 1:32 PM

Ever been embarrassed to turn in an expense report with a too-large bar tab on it? (Oh sure, I’m the only one.) How would you feel about turning in an expense report that included killing your unborn child? Well, if you work for Yelp, you needn’t be embarrassed. Heck, it’s positively encouraged.

Wimped Out! AP Concedes Biden ‘Overpromised’ on Green Energy Savings

Business
April 5th, 2022 9:23 PM

The Associated Press couldn’t bring itself to outright admit that President Joe Biden falsely promised to Americans that they would save big on transitioning to green energy. Instead, AP just said he “misspoke” and “vastly overpromised.”

AP Plays GOTCHA with Arizona Guv on If 'Transgender People Exist'

April 2nd, 2022 10:30 PM

The Associated Press reporter in Phoenix and other Arizona reporters want to put Gov. Doug Ducey on the defensive. AP's Bob Christie positioned Ducey exactly where the Left wanted him on his bill on preventing men from women's sports. The headline was "Arizona governor won’t say transgender people exist."

AP Mocked for Saying GOP Thinks Ketanji 'Brings Too Much Empathy'

March 26th, 2022 6:01 PM

The Associated Press (AP) was blasted by conservatives and Republicans on Friday for a story (and tweet) on Ketanji Brown Jackson claiming Democrats just want the Supreme Court to look "more like America," while Republicans think "Jackson brings too much empathy to the job."

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They Can’t Move on: Reporters Slam Psaki From the Left on COVID

March 18th, 2022 1:34 PM

Thursday’s Psaki Show reminded viewers of a sad but necessary reminder that too many in the liberal media will never relent on fear porn surrounding the coronavirus and their penchant for restrictions on everyday life. Such was the case with numerous reporters pushing the press secretary from the left to reinstitute them due to a new omicron variant and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff’s positive…

Fireworks: White House Reporters Squabble Over Press Access

March 7th, 2022 7:51 PM

On Monday afternoon after the White House press briefing, the Briefing Room became the site of a contentious and, at times, heated debate about who gets to ask questions and how many as, thanks to longstanding power bestowed on the AP reporter slot, the Q&A portion of the briefing only lasted about 39 minutes.

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‘Aren’t We Financing the War?’; FNC’s Heinrich Schools Psaki Over Oil

March 3rd, 2022 7:38 PM

After having two days off for President Biden’s State of the Union and trip to Wisconsin, Thursday brought the return of The Psaki Show and, with the Biden administration still refusing to ban the import of Russian oil, the questions were fierce. They included a slew from Fox’s Jacqui Heinrich with one presenting Psaki with the notion that the U.S. is “financing” Russia’s “war” against Ukraine…

Sinister: AP Says Republicans Using Trans as ‘Wedge Issue’

Culture
February 28th, 2022 2:18 PM

Long before “Republicans Pounce!” they had “wedge issues.” They used them to divide people and, according to an AP report, they still do. Today’s GOP wedge issue of choice is transgenderism – you know, the mental health problem that’s sweeping the nation? Conservatives and Republicans (and lots of other normal folks) are bewildered and revulsed by the trans craze, and so it’s coming up in GOP…

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You Awake Now, Joe? WH Press Hammer Biden as Russia Invades Ukraine

February 24th, 2022 5:34 PM

Addressing the world some 15 hours after Russian began a full invasion of Ukraine, President Biden faced a White House press corps on Thursday afternoon that, after he ducked their questions on Tuesday, chose to do its job and call out the likelihood the latest round of economic sanctions would do all but nothing to deter Putin, the likely economic pain Americans will feel, and what has he…

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Tough Day at the Office: Doocy, Lee Bring Cavalry Against Team Biden

February 23rd, 2022 8:02 PM

Ahead of a likely Russian invasion of Ukraine, State Department spokesman Ned Price and White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki spent Wednesday afternoon under fire from establishment media reporters and, of course, Fox’s Peter Doocy over the administration’s flip-flop on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, the failure to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the impact the war could have on the U…

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AP RIPS NBC for Deal with Communist China: ‘Olympics Were a Disaster’

Business
February 23rd, 2022 1:08 PM

Even the liberal Associated Press observed that NBC’s multi-billion dollar Olympics bet on pro-communist China just went up in flames. The Associated Press (AP) called the Olympics a “disaster” for NBC, especially after it secured a $7.75 billion deal for exclusive rights to cover the Games through 2032.

Column: 'Explainer' Articles Insist Nobody 'Spied' on Trump

February 18th, 2022 5:47 AM

There’s a second wave of media reaction to John Durham’s latest filing on the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation. The first wave was silence, hoping somehow the whole story would vanish. Now the second wave is “Explainers,” which attempt to hem and haw defensively through the whole business.