Alex Christy
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[See NewsBusters for more.] On Thursday, the Supreme Court upheld an Arizona law that states that votes cast in the wrong precinct must be thrown out and prohibitions on who is and is not allowed to deliver a third person's ballot to the polling place. For CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin, this was just the latest part of Chief Justice John Roberts' legacy of destroying "the …
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[See NewsBusters for more.] Former two-time Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld died on Wednesday at the age of 88. Given his role in the Iraq War, both in its conception and in how it was fought, it was inevitable that media reaction would be at least somewhat critical. On his MSNBC show, Ayman Mohyeldin, however, went much further, blaming him and the U.S. for the misery that…
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[See NewsBusters for more.] Media correspondent Brian Stelter joined CNN Newsroom host Alisyn Camerota on Tuesday for segment that was so lacking of self-awareness it was almost comical. The subject matter was former President Obama saying the raise of misinformation "worries me," which led Stelter and Camerota to lament the lack of solutions of raising echo chambers…
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[See NewsBusters for more.] On Friday's edition of The 11th Hour on MSNBC, host Brian Williams seemed to suggest that Fox News be banned from military bases because Tucker Carlson responded to Gen. Mark Milley's recent defense of Critical Race Theory by declaring "He’s not just a pig. He’s stupid." Later, Williams tried to tie concerns about CRT in the…
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[See NewsBusters for more.] Dismissing conservative concerns about wokeness is nothing new for NBC "comedian" Seth Meyers, but in his attempt to dismiss criticism of Critical Race Theory on Friday's edition of Late Night, Meyers crossed the line from ridicule to spreading verifiably false information. He also, while attempting to defend CRT, ironically showed why it is…
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[See NewsBusters for more.] On Thursday's installment of CNN Newsroom, host Jim Sciutto welcomed retired Lt. Gen. and military analyst Mark Hertling onto the program to discuss and defend CJCS Gen. Mark Milley's defense of Critical Race Theory being taught at West Point. Sciutto led Hertling by playing a clip of Milley's remarks where,…
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[See NewsBusters for more.] CNN's Inside Politics host John King appeared to realize on Tuesday that the Democrats' "voting rights" bill that Republicans oppose is actually just a way for them to blunt current Republican advantages such as state legislatures being able to draw congressional boundaries. Unfortunately, King did not take this to its logical conclusion as he…
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[See NewsBusters for more.] On Friday, The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops took a steps that may culminate with pro-choice politicians, like President Joe Biden, being denied communion. On his CNN show that night, liberal Anderson Cooper welcomed liberal Jesuit priest James Martin and former liberal congressman and current CNN commentator Joe Kennedy III to accuse…
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[See NewsBusters for more.] The Washington Post's Jonathan Capehart joined MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Reports on Friday to discuss Juneteenth being made the newest national holiday where he ignored that all but 14 House Republicans voted in favor and used the opportunity to falsely accuse the move to proponents of banning Critical Race Theory of not wanting to teach "the…
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[See NewsBusters for more.] MTP Daily host Chuck Todd and reporter Ben Collins asserted, but didn't prove, on Tuesday that state legislatures and school boards seeking to ban Critical Race Theory are really interested in teaching an incorrect version of U.S. history at the behest of right-wing propagandists.  Todd welcomed Collins by stating that CRT is a pseudo-…