CNN Says It's Excluded From Lunch With Trump

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CNN anchors Wolf Blitzer, Don Lemon, and Anderson Cooper.
CNN said  the network has been excluded from a Tuesday
 luncheon with  President Donald Trump

"President Donald Trump is reportedly excluding CNN from a Tuesday luncheon with network anchors in advance of his State of the Union address.
"CNN anchors Anderson Cooper and Wolf Blitzer had attended last year’s lunch. However, they are not invited this year, the news network said.
"Presidents traditionally invite anchors from all major networks to dine in advance of the State of the Union. Conversations during the lunch are considered off the record. However, the anchors are able to talk to the president before they oversee coverage of the speech.
"CNN reported it is the first time in "recent memory that a president has singled out one network and opted not invite any anchors from there.”
"White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham did not respond to a request for comment, according to the news network. 
"Trump has regularly attacked CNN during his time in the White House and has refused all the network’s request for a sit down interview." . . .

"Liberals don’t really hate Donald Trump; they hate his supporters."

How much does CNN hate Trump? 93% of coverage is negative
Sort of like this? Obama takes on hate and Trump takes on Obama

Watch Biden Snap At 'Today' Show Anchor Over Hunter & Burisma Questions

Zero Hedge  "A year ago the mainstream media treated the Biden-Ukraine scandal as a crank conspiracy theory that belonged only to remote corners of the internet. But now, headed into the Iowa caucuses, the mainstream is finally and much-belatedly peppering Joe Biden with the relevant questions. 

"On Monday morning the Today show aired a testy interview between the Democratic presidential candidate and co-anchor Savannah Guthrie. In a rare moment, Guthrie pressed the 77-year old candidate on the issue, saying the irony of the Trump impeachment proceedings is that they shine an uncomfortable light on Hunter Biden's high-paying job on the board of Ukrainian natural gas firm Burisma Holdings.

"Despite what appears his best efforts at straining to control his temper, Biden snaps at one point. With an exasperated look on his face he shoots back: “You’re saying things you don’t know what you’re talking about!' ” . . .

Left-wing Twitter celebrates Rush Limbaugh’s cancer diagnosis

The Post Millennial

"Heartless left-wing Twitter users reacted to news of Rush Limbaugh’s advanced-stage cancer diagnosis exactly as you’d expect—with cruel remarks, and even celebration.

"Limbaugh, the longtime host of the Rush Limbaugh Show airing since 1988, dropped the news on his radio show Monday, and while most on the right were sending thoughts, prayers, and sincere wishes, the left had a different tone.

. . . "Replies under the Huffington Post’s tweet were particularly egregious. Many mocked Limbaugh, celebrated cancer of all things, and many called the diagnosis “karma.”. 

Do you feel violated? America was raped by the Democrats!

Tony Branco

Nolan Chart   via Doug Ross Journal

"If the Democrats controlled the Senate, President Trump would have been removed from office without the Democrats having proved a “high crime or misdemeanor.”  Simply put, it was a witch hunt, and it did emanate from the same type folks that actually burned witches at the stake in New England.
""The Democrats called 17 witnesses and not one could point to a crime they witnessed.  They have been calling for impeachment since two days after Trump’s election in November 2016.
" 'President Trump has been endlessly investigated and they found absolutely nothing.
" 'Benjamin Franklin, when asked what they given the people, said, ” A republic if you can keep it.”  We have seen in the past four weeks, just how fragile the republic is.  It rested on the votes of two.
" 'For the past several years we have been told about the efforts of foreign nations, whether it be Russia, or the Ukraine, or China, or Australia, or the United Kingdom, have tried to influence our elections.  Clearly that reality has been highlighted throughout this process.
" 'Mark Levin said our Constitution and our nation are under attack, and that for now, we survived by the “slimmest of margins.”  And he is right.
" 'The one thing the impeachment did do, at least for me, is provide the time and means to summarize and organize what has been occurring in our nation since 2015." . . .

Watch Schiff's Hilarious Attempt to Stop Nadler From Delivering Closing Remarks

"Jerry...Jerry!...JERRY!"

Leah Barkoukis  . . . “This is INCREDIBLE. Schiff tried to stop Nadler! You can hear him call him to stop. And then he showed why," National Republican Senate Committee senior advisor Matt Whitlock tweeted. "Dems ask for a closing statement on the night. Nadler, clearly fed up, jumps to his feet and scurries to the mic, ignoring audible protests of lead manager Schiff. Then Nadler gives a terrible lecturing close.' " . . .
. . . "Adam Schiff stood. He was ready to go to the podium. He only had to do about three steps to get there. Jerry Nadler had to do about 12. It's the fastest I've seen Jerry Nadler move, in the 25 years that I've known him," O'Donnell remarked." . . .

NFL's Raunchy Halftime Show Featuring Jennifer Lopez's A** Should Result In Harsh Fines for Fox

This post should be rated "R" as well...

PJ Media  "Call me Karen, I really don't care, but what I just sat through during the halftime show at the 2020 Super Bowl should never happen again. I want to speak to all the supervisors who let this happen." . . .

. . . "The last time a Super Bowl halftime show was this gross it cost CBS $550,000 for broadcasting Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake's ridiculous "wardrobe malfunction" stunt. In my opinion, this is just as bad. As the video above shows, at one point Lopez bends over and exposes her entire backside to the camera. The only thing separating her anus from the camera is a pair of sheer stockings and a black thong. This is not okay. What the hell is wrong with the NFL? I thought they were going to go more "family-friendly" after the Jackson-Timberlake fiasco? Also, the cameramen were focused on JLo's crotch for most of the performance. I can't in good conscience show more here than that clip above. If you want to see it go find it. But it's indecent and totally inappropriate for the Super Bowl halftime show." . . .

Was the Super Bowl show better or worse than you expected?

Well, it wasn't the blatant anti-police affair of a few years ago at least.

They had the kids in cages bit. Never mind that Obama did the kids in cages; repeat a lie often enough and it becomes accepted truth.

Franklin Graham: ‘Pepsi Showing Young Girls that Sexual Exploitation of Women Is Okay’  . . . “ 'I don’t expect the world to act like the church, but our country has had a sense of moral decency on prime time television in order to protect children,” Graham said, lambasting the show for sending the message “that sexual exploitation of women is okay.' ” . . .

The Super Bowl LIV Halftime show was polished, highly produced – and vulgar  . . . "This year, Super Bowl LIV took place in Miami. It was, therefore, appropriate for the halftime show to have a Latin beat, with Shakira and J. Lo as the headliners. Still, some people asked, “Did the show have to be so vulgar?”

"On the pro side, Shakira and J-Lo are both superb entertainers, the songs they used were fun and energetic, the Latin beat rocked, the backup performers were excellent, All in all, the show was a polished 14 minutes of top-flight Latin-infused pop music and dancing.

"Any people who attended a stadium show just to see these two performers, both of whom sing and dance extremely well, would have felt they got their money’s worth. Bravo!

"But on the con side, the show was vulgar, and that’s not just because, in keeping with all Latin dancing going back to the early 20th century, there was a lot of hip shaking. Few people are going to get bent out of shape by that traditional Latin American dance dynamic.

"While shaking hips are now old hat, there were still a lot of vulgar moves and costumes in the halftime show:. . . "

"And if you’re still yearning for proof that the halftime shows are no longer family-friendly, contrast what you just saw with these shows from 1985 and 2000:. . . "

On the other hand, this seems a contrary opinion while pointing out issues the previous column found to be bad taste:

The Super Bowl half-time Show proves all is not lost in America

". . . Those two women and all the dancers who accompanied them on stage were amazing. They have all spent their lives developing their dance skills.  It would be interesting to know if any dancers refused to participate in such a display of the sexual objectification of women.  Probably not one.  They have all worked hard at their skill and talent, they want to work, and they put on a terrific show.  This show was a poke in the eye of every radical feminist, every proponent of the scourge of "white privilege," and every gender theorist who says there are more than two genders.  We can all embrace our friends and family members who are gay without disavowing the glory and joy of heterosexuality that propagates the survival of our species.  Hats off to Jennifer Lopez and Shakira.  They did what they do best without capitulating to the gender politics of the day."  Watch the show here.

More discussion on the show here:
Jeb! Bush Weighs In On Raunchy Super Bowl Halftime Show, Internet Melts Down
. . . “Best Super Bowl half time show ever,” wrote Bush (living up to his campaign slogan, which was simply “Jeb!”). . . .

Robby Starbuck@robbystarbuck

Here’s the #PepsiHalftime

show that the NFL thought was great for all ages! It featured stripper poles, butt shots with kids standing behind them, adults grinding & gyrating, rope to tie yourself with and plenty of crotch shots! What a wholesome show for little kids to watch

The Extremely Sexual (And Political) Halftime Show...That Jeb! Loved  . . . Between J-Lo and Shakira, there was crotch rubbing, pole dancing, and double butt shaking—not to mention in outfits that can hardly be called clothing." . . .

Add to it all, Beyonce and Jay-Z Sit During Super Bowl National Anthem

" 'Mini' Mike Bloomberg starts making a name for himself in the campaign"

http://www.terrellaftermath.com/

Andrea Widburg  . . . "Typical Democrats: If you're playing by the rules and losing, change the rules.  Fair play is for suckers.  The irony is that the irate Bernie Bros would do exactly the same given the chance.  Still, cheating to promote Bloomberg will not convince Bernie fans to vote for the little guy.

"The second problem is that Mike Bloomberg is an unappealing candidate whom Trump is already beginning to define in devastating fashion.

"The president has christened Bloomberg, who is around 5'6" tall, "Mini Mike."  There's nothing wrong with being short (although the taller candidate in a media age usually wins), but the epithet has allowed Trump to get into the Democrats' heads.  On Sunday, Trump tweeted out a string of attacks against Bloomberg: . . ."

Steve Bannon lays out a shocking scenario of the real reason behind Bloomberg’s investment of $2 billion in politics  "If Steve Bannon is correct (and I think he probably is), Michael Bloomberg has no intention of occupying the Oval Office; his real plan is far more devious and frightening. Bloomberg is investing a small fraction of his fortune (Bannon says it is now $70 billion) in a “leveraged buyout” of the party, installing himself as the oligarch who calls the shots, including the selection of the candidate to win the presidency.

"Forget the hundreds of millions of dollars spent on the “Mike will get it done” ads saturating the airwaves and the Super Bowl ad touting gun control. According to Bannon, with the addled and corrupt Biden faltering, Bloomberg is fighting a holding action to prevent Bernie Sanders from capturing the nomination and thus taking over the party and converting it into an explicitly socialist party. Win (unlikely) or lose, a Sanders candidacy would hand leadership of the party to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who will be old enough for the presidency in the 2024 election. Bannon notes that she has become the face of the Sanders campaign in Iowa while he was tied up in the impeachment trial. She is an outright socialist intent on nationalizing the means of production and is therefore incompatible with Bloomberg’s intent to run the party and the country by financing its political campaigns and operating expenses with outlays that don’t strain his net worth but enable it to outspend the opposition." . . .

American Silliness; 2/2/2020; Democrats offer the best material

Legal Insurrection  MSNBC primetime host tweets bizarre theory and his followers spread it far and wide.

. . . "O’Donnell is not wrong. Bolton is a war hawk. BOMB ALL THE THINGS.

"But come on! MSNBC, are you really going to keep these conspiracy theorists on your network?

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• MSNBC Chris Hayes conspiracy theory: Trump economy surging because businesses undermined Obama
• Again We Ask: Why Isn’t Rachel Maddow Treated Like Other Crazy Conspiracy Theorists?
• Things Keep Getting Worse for MSNBC’s Joy Reid

"You may have thought that the Coronavirus is serious because people are sick and dying from it, but CNN has found a much more problematic angle to the story. It seems the people who make up Trump’s task force to fight the disease aren’t very diverse.

"It’s getting harder and harder to tell the liberal media apart from parody sites like the Babylon Bee:"

"Warren says that she will have a "young trans person" interview her future Secretary of Education and only hire this future secretary if the young trans person approves."

Pander: "gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire, need, or habit or a person with such a desire, etc.).  "newspapers are pandering to people's baser instincts' "  Bing   Drag queen story hours

(Right) An amazing demon drag queen has entertained children in Michelle Obama’s library "A demon drag queen has entertained children at the Michelle Obama public library.

"The library in Long Beach, California, invited a drag queen replete in glorious red-tipped horns to read stories to the delighted kids." . . .

Bill Maher is opposed.: “Is this not crazy stuff?” he said, while also jokingly asking if Warren was running to serve as “President of Berkeley.”

Hillary Clinton ended the practice of humble concessions  . . . "Before and after Gore, all those who were defeated licked their wounds in private while publicly bowing to the will of the people.
"Except Hillary Clinton. Although she conceded to Donald Trump in November of 2016, she soon made it very clear that she did not consider his victory legitimate.
"That launched the Russia, Russia, Russia hysteria — and it was highly contagious."

Babylon Bee: CNN Airs Free Commercial For Trump Campaign. Lemon Triggered By Invasion of His Privacy

Babylon Bee  Fake news you can trust

"ATLANTA, GA—Many people think of Don Lemon and his fellow CNN hosts as elite, out-of-touch snobs. But this couldn't be further from the truth.

"Take, for instance, Don Lemon's compassionate act of generosity to the Trump campaign. He just filmed a commercial for Trump's reelection, entirely free of charge.

"CNN said they are trying to smooth things over with Republicans by donating footage to Trump's reelection effort.

""I just wanted to extend an olive branch by offering the Trump campaign this free footage of a progressive elite mocking the commoners," Lemon said. "Since we at CNN spend most of our time trying to help out Democrats and parroting progressive talking points, it's only fair that we even the odds by offering Trump free ammunition to ensure his reelection."

" 'You're welcome!"

"Lemon has also offered to send the Trump campaign complimentary footage of himself and the other CNN hosts whacking a Trump supporter using wet pool noodles."

Babylon Bee: Don Lemon Furious About His Privacy Being Invaded By People Actually Watching His Show  "Don Lemon responded Tuesday to criticism of a segment in which he and two guests ridiculed Trump supporters. In his response, a furious Lemon blasted critics for the invasion of his privacy.

“ 'I want you all to have a bit of sympathy and think how’d you feel if things you said in the privacy of a therapy office, at home with friends, or on CNN on a Saturday night were blasted out for the entire world to hear,” Lemon said on his show. “You’d feel violated.”

"Lemon explained that what he said with guests Rick Wilson and Wajahat Ali was never supposed to be seen by anyone, which is why it was on CNN prime time on a weekend. “It was just friends messing around,” Lemon said. “Can you imagine how shocked we were when the next week we saw it on the internet? People were watching us?” Lemon then began to look a bit scared. “What else did you overhear? Because that was all really private.”

"After the speech, the rest of Lemon’s show was much more subdued, Lemon and his guests not saying anything and just occasionally glancing fearfully at the cameras."

Babylon Bee: Fake news you can trust.  "CNN Attacks Babylon Bee: 'The Internet Is Only Big Enough For One Fake News Site' "

Not satire: MSNBC is in a close race with CNN and the Babylon Bee

. . . "But come on! MSNBC, are you really going to keep these conspiracy theorists on your network?

• Fevered Swamps: Lawrence O’Donnell promotes bizarre Trump-Putin-Assad conspiracy theory
• MSNBC Chris Hayes conspiracy theory: Trump economy surging because businesses undermined Obama
• Again We Ask: Why Isn’t Rachel Maddow Treated Like Other Crazy Conspiracy Theorists?
• Things Keep Getting Worse for MSNBC’s Joy Reid

Once again, thanks CNN!

Patriot Retort

"It seems I have yet another opportunity to say “Thanks CNN!”
"Thanks for being such smug, clueless nits that you inadvertently give a boost to Trump’s reelection effort.
"Over the weekend, Don Lemon and his two guests decided to mock and ridicule not President Trump, but the Americans who support him.
"And all I can say is thanks CNN!
"Now, because nobody watches Don Lemon’s show live, most folks didn’t even know this clip existed until President Trump tweeted it out last night."
. . . 

"And, really, can you blame Trump for calling attention to it?

"What a delicious irony that these Trump-hating fools handed the President the perfect campaign ad without Team Trump having to spend a single penny for it.

"So thanks CNN!" . . .

CNN Producer: Voters “Stupid as Sh*t”– American Pravda: CNN Part 3

"Project Veritas’ newest video from the American Pravda: CNN series exposes Jimmy Carr, the Associate Producer for CNN’s New Day attacking President Donald Trump and admitting that CNN has a left-leaning bias.
"When asked by an undercover journalist if CNN is impartial, Carr plainly responded, “In theory.”
"LEAKED ONE AND A HALF OUR LONG AUDIO from CNN segment proves CNN selectively edits to make Trump supporter look like a conspiracy theorist."

Here is the PV video

Twenty-three nations embrace Trump peace plan, 7 in Middle East

Washington Examiner  "Nearly two dozen world leaders have signaled their openness to President Trump’s sweeping new peace plan for Israel and Palestine, ignoring claims in the U.S. media that it was dead on arrival to focus on it as a beefy starting point.

"A statement from Bahrain was typical of the reaction that has flooded into the White House since Trump unveiled the plan Wednesday. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs commends the United States of America for its determined efforts to advance the peace process,” Bahrain said.

"Qatar said in a statement that it “appreciates the endeavors of President Trump and the current U.S. administration to find solutions for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.”

"The plan has been three years in the making and is considered the most detailed ever by an American administration. It came on a very busy week that included the signing of the new North American free trade agreement, a major immigration victory in the Supreme Court, and the continued impeachment debate.

"With 23 governments applauding the peace plan, the world is “showing a willingness to receive our plan,” said an administration official. Some seven of those are in the Middle East.

"But the plan has also sparked violent protests in Palestinian areas such as the West Bank.

"Trump’s “Peace to Prosperity” plan links diplomatic and economic policy in a bid to settle the border issue between Israel and Palestine and provide a path to economic wealth for citizens.

"The president announced it with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his side, leading officials in Palestine and Iran to dismiss it, but prompting nations in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East to express openness to it." . . .

. . . 

The [Wall Street Journal] wrote: “The Trump administration has wooed officials from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, and other nations in the region in an effort to transcend the political impasse, and to some extent they are responding. The most important regional players—Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E.—both urged Palestinian leaders to accept the Trump plan as a basis for new talks with Israel, a move that would force them to make significant concessions, such as Israeli annexation of the Jordan Valley.”

No word at all as to what Mitt Romney will feel about it. TD