NewsBusters Podcast: Al Gore Meets 'Caress from the Press'

July 25th, 2022 10:12 PM

In a maddening round of Sunday interviews, network anchors gushed all over Al Gore and Liz Cheney, and each were asked if they would run for president. Gore compared "climate deniers" to Uvalde cops, and Chuck Todd didn't blink. Instead, he made three false statements, arguing Americans were all on one side on abortion, guns, and climate.

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'They Should Do It' Lemon Supports Dems Voting for Cheney in Primary

June 30th, 2022 11:37 PM

On Thursday night's Don Lemon Tonight, Lemon and two of his guests CNN commentator Nia-Malika Henderson and Republican political strategist Scott Jennings discussed anti-Trump Republican Liz Cheney's primary challenge and whether she can survive it, or if she will be ousted on August 16. 

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Morning Joe Trumpets 1/6 Ratings, But Bury Biden's -- And Their Own!

June 13th, 2022 11:09 AM

Morning Joe trumpets the ratings of the first night of the J6 ratings, which attracted, across several networks, a cumulative audience of about 20 million people. Joe and Mika make invidious comparisons with the ratings of Donald Trump's Apprentice shows. But Morning Joe rarely if ever mentions Joe Biden's terrible ratings. Not to mention Morning Joe's own terrible ratings: with a loss over…

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Joe Scarborough Compares Liz Cheney to Churchill and Zelenskyy

June 11th, 2022 10:02 AM

On the Friday edition of Morning Joe, the hosts and guests whined at Republicans for “deflecting and deflecting” the “attack on our democracy” and Joe Scarborough glorified Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) as the new Winston Churchill of our time.

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CBS Fawns Over ‘Shocking,’ ‘Harrowing’ J6 Hearings to ‘Change History’

June 10th, 2022 4:56 PM

Friday’s CBS Mornings went all out in reaction to Thursday’s primetime hearing of the House Select Committee on January 6, leading all broadcast network morning news shows with 16 minutes and 30 seconds on the liberal extravaganza and boasting the “historic” and “vital” gathering contained “shocking new evidence,” “harrowing testimony,” and a recognition that America’s still in grave…

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ABC Trumpets ‘Powerful’ January 6 Hearing as Liz Cheney’s ‘Moment’

June 10th, 2022 1:52 PM

Following months of build-up and a plethora of coverage (seven minutes and 56 seconds) previewing Thursday’s primetime hearing of the House Select Committee on January 6, ABC’s Good Morning America went all-out on Friday with nearly 12 minutes (11:55) hyping the “powerful,” “high-stakes, primetime hearing” detailing the “carnage at the Capitol” that included Congresswoman Liz Cheney (…

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VIDEO: Guess the J6 Committee Member - Pelosi or Cheney?

June 7th, 2022 9:30 AM

How “bipartisan” is the January 6 Committee really? We’ve put together a little guessing game for viewers to see how well they can distinguish between two prominent committee members from opposing parties: Nancy Pelosi, and Liz Cheney (R-WY).

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MSNBC Guest Thinks You Should Care More About Jan 6 Than Inflation

June 6th, 2022 6:19 PM

You can’t afford to buy groceries for your family or pay to fill up your tank to get to and from work but don’t worry, MSNBC thinks you should care more about the upcoming partisan Democrat congressional committee hearings on the January 6 riots at the United States Capitol that happened a year and a half ago. On MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports, anchor Andrea Mitchell and NBC…

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No One Cares: CBS, NBC Hypes Upcoming Primetime Jan 6 Hearings

June 6th, 2022 4:13 PM

Amid a decaying culture, rampant crime, record-high inflation, struggling wages, and surging gas prices (among other things), Monday’s CBS Mornings and NBC’s Today want Americans to focus this week on a different issue: primetime hearings from the House Select Committee on January 6. All told, the two combined for five minutes and 37 seconds of coverage doing the bidding of their…

The Media’s January 6 Trial to Save the Democrats in November

June 4th, 2022 4:00 PM

Now that we are over the most serious televised issue of our day with the verdict going to Johnny Depp over Amber Heard, loosen your seat belt and relax. Coming soon are the televised hearings of the so-called January 6 Committee.

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Tapper's Softball for Cheney: How Has Kevin McCarthy Failed Democracy?

April 11th, 2022 7:34 AM

On Sunday's State of the Union, CNN host Jake Tapper brought on Rep. Liz Cheney on Ukraine and on her role as "vice chair" of the January 6 committee. Tapper ended the interview by tossing a softball. Tell us, Liz, how much has House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy failed democracy?

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Amanpour Channels China's Propaganda, Says GOP Can't Criticize Regime

February 8th, 2022 4:18 PM

PBS's Christiane Amanpour welcomed Republican Indiana Senator Todd Young onto her late Monday night program to discuss if Republicans can credibly condemn the Chinese Communist Party on democracy and human rights while also censuring Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger. Young called out the absurdity and offensiveness of the comparison, forcing Amanpour to concede the two cannot be analogized…

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MSNBC's Wallace Crew Praises Cheneys and Rove for Their 1/6 Stance

January 7th, 2022 9:24 AM

The enemy of my enemy is my friend, per the ancient adage. And thus, for their condemnations of Donald Trump and the January 6th riot, Liz and Dick Cheney and Karl Rove have become the friends of the left. But for denizens of the liberal media, any praise of that trio— and in particular Dick Cheney and Rove—risks alienating their liberal base, which loathes them. And so it was that on Nicolle…

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ABC Ignored Milley Grilled By GOP, CBS Touts Cheney to His Defense

September 29th, 2021 9:20 PM

For the second straight day Wednesday, Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley was grilled by congressional Republicans (this time, it was the House's turn) regarding the withdrawal from Afghanistan and his reported promise to China to warn them if the U.S. attacked. But that was of no interest to ABC’s World News Tonight as they chose to only cover his comments about threats in…