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I&I Awards Its First ‘Foolitzer Prize’ To MSNBC For Its Thanksgiving Coverage

 

. . ."In what appears to be a pre-taped “essay” for the show, Gyasi Ross, identified as an American Indian, lectured viewers on “the mythology of Thanksgiving,” which he believes “closely mimics the mythology of white America.” The idea of “equal exchange” between Native Americans and settlers on what some say is the first Thanksgiving is how America “wants to see itself.”

“ 'I’m still trying to find out what indigenous people received of value” from the first Thanksgiving, he said. “Instead of bringing stuffing and biscuits, those settlers brought genocide and violence.”

"Of course, he conveniently ignores the genocide and violence among the tribes before Europeans arrived on the continent, the same genocide and violence that has afflicted humans throughout their history. He also forgets to mention that the first Thanksgiving happened more than 150 years before there was an America, and there’s no acknowledgement that some Cherokees owned black slaves." . . .

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Yes, Media Bias Still Matters

Full article here or at American Spectatoer

The American Spectator

Most American “journalism” is partisan propaganda for Democrats.

"Tens of millions of Americans believe Kyle Rittenhouse should have been convicted of homicide in Kenosha, just like many of the same people still believe that the riots of 2020 were “mostly peaceful” protests, or that “Russian collusion” explains how Donald Trump was elected president. They believe these things because powerful institutions of American journalism — from the New York Times and the Associated Press to CNN and the nightly broadcast news programs — want them to believe in such falsehoods.

"The late talk-radio legend Rush Limbaugh used to say that, if all he wanted to do was complain about liberal media bias, he could fill three hours a day, five days a week with nothing else. And it often seems futile to call attention to examples of liberal bias in most of what is called “journalism,” because the examples are as numerous as the stars in the sky. The media are biased about everything, and if those lying bastards at the Washington Post could find a way to sneak Democratic Party propaganda into football box scores and real-estate listings, I’m sure they would.

"Unfortunately, many conservatives have become complacent about the problem of media bias. The success of alternative outlets like Fox News Channel, Newsmax, One America News, and others (including dozens of right-leaning YouTubers and podcasters) lends credence to the belief that so-called “legacy media” are no longer important. But however much truth there is in this belief in the declining importance of Big Media, they are still quite big, and they’re now so completely in the tank for Democrats that their “news” coverage is practically a contribution-in-kind to the DNC.

"The distortion of public opinion is becoming dangerous."   Full Article here

Stephen L. Miller can’t help but be struck by CNN’s priorities in the wake of deadly Waukesha massacre    "CNN is Real News, Mr. President.

"That’s why they can’t afford to dwell on trivial stuff like the Waukesha Christmas parade massacre. Not when there are far more important things going on:

Reported by the eminent journalist, Edward R. Blockhead 

Go for it, Kyle. You will save journalism from its vicious self-destructive behavior.

. . ."Second, young Kyle can now take the next step and save the media from itself.  He needs to sue and break the back of some of the most irresponsible news coverage in years.   Here is a brief summary from Kaylee McGhee:"  {Excerpt below:)

. . .A few days earlier, MSNBC host Joe Scarborough claimed Rittenhouse fired his weapon 60 times when evidence shows he fired his rifle a total of eight times. MSNBC host Joy Reid accused Rittenhouse of driving four hours with an AR-15 when Rittenhousetestified in court that he acquired the weapon at a friend’s house once he arrived in Kenosha. . . . 

About the made-up faux crime of Kyle Rittenhouse crossing state lines  . . ."It can also be illegal to take a firearm across state lines, unless the gun is legally owned in the states involved. Rittenhouse did not take a woman of any age across state lines. Moreover, the firearm he used to defend himself was legally stored at a friend’s house in Wisconsin." . . .  

Rittenhouse Verdict Has Leftist Rioters Worried: “It fundamentally changed the culture of protest”  . . ."The 2020 antifa/BLM violent crime spree in Democrat-run cities across the nation was not just approved by but was championed by Democrat officials. . ."

"This blasé disregard for the livelihood of their minority and less-affluent constituents targeted by antifa/BLM didn’t stop with elitist shrugged shoulders and taking a knee in solidarity with the arsonists, vandals, looters, assailants, and murderers who rampaged in these cities; Democrat mayors and governors insisted that police stand down, that they let these criminals have free, destructive run of the cities, that law enforcement stand around to be assaulted by vicious street thugs throwing frozen water bottles (and worse) at them, blinding them for life with lasers, and smacking them in the head with whatever bricks they found on conveniently located, magically appearing pallets of bricks." . . .

Joe would rip this nation apart for the likes of Al Sharpton, Maxine Waters and Joy Reid

 

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Kyle Rittenhouse Reacts to Joe Biden Calling Him a “white supremacist”: “It’s actual malice, defaming my character, for him to say something like that” [VIDEO] 

 . . ."Rittenhouse explained that he had been threatened. He told Carlson, “Some of the things people say are absolutely sickening. When Kyle was asked if he was confident that the government would protect him, he responded with a nervous laugh, “I hope so, but we all know how the FBI works.' ”

Will Biden Apologize to Rittenhouse? Psaki Struggles to Answer.  . . ."And the president believes in condemning hatred, division, and violence - that's exactly what was done in that video," she said wrapping up her non-answer answer in a line that's devoid of self-awareness. If the president believes in condemning those three things, shouldn't he be condemning himself for what he did to Kyle Rittenhouse with his irresponsible statements? '. . .

Waukesha Christmas parade attack victims include members of ‘Dancing Grannies’

NY Post

Tamara Durand’s final Facebook post showed her
 smiling, holding her pompoms and dressed in
 a winter coat and hat.

. . ."Darrell Brooks, 39, was arrested and charged with five counts of intentional homicide in the attack, which injured 48 people.

"The district attorney had said Brooks was out on “inappropriately low” bond, which angered David Durand.

“ 'This is a very easy cause and effect when you let somebody out like that,” Durand said. “It’s just a nonsensical, stupid thing. It’s not complex: bad guys do bad things, and then he gets out and does more bad things, and people die.' ”

Monday Schadenfreude: Chesa Boudin gets religion on shoplifting

Monica Showalter   "There's nothing like a smarmy, smug leftist who's realized he's cooked his own goose.

"That brings us to the case of Chesa Boudin, the district attorney of San Francisco, who's effectively legalized shoplifting in the name of "criminal justice reform."  He's prompted massive store closures with ugly videos of broad-daylight robberies on large and small stores.  Boudin's refusal to prosecute has turned San Francisco into another socialist crime pit, Caracas.  And now, like his mentor Hugo Chávez, he's facing a voter recall.

"This seems to be concentrating his mind, given that he's suddenly changing his tune — and comically enough, fooling no one.

"Here's his tweet condemning the brazen open-air robbery on the Louis Vuitton boutique on tony Union Square:" . . .

At first glance I thought this was people knocked to the ground.
Reality: Louis Vuitton was cleared out by robbers Friday night.
I passed Burberry where about a dozen maybe more were starting to vandalize/break in.
Windows at FENDI & YSL were broken too. #SanFrancisco pic.twitter.com/cVsstKTIg2

— Dion Lim (@DionLimTV) November 20, 2021

Boudin

"To return to Chesa's tweet, well, that doesn't sound like the Chesa we know, perpetually blaming poverty and racism for this kind of crime, yakking on about "ending incarceration" and the "prison industrial complex."  He does his part to advance "social justice" by refusing to prosecute perpetrators.  What's happened, though, is that small perpetrators have grown into monsters, organized thievery rings, and they are expanding operations.  Around the time Union Square was emptied out, organized thieves targeted the Walnut Creek Nordstrom,
which I know since I've shopped there myself, is an easy BART trip away. 

"Here's the other thing: Boudin has up until now stated that he's letting the little guys go so he can focus on taking down the big guys, the organized crime rings, kind of the same way Joe Biden says his ICE will take down only organized human-smuggling rings and ignore individual illegals.

"How's that going?  . . ."

Waukesha Suspect Darrell Brooks Jr. Made Rap Songs Ranting Against Trump, White Supremacy

Breitbart

"Darrell E. Brooks Jr., the suspect charged with five counts of homicide in Sunday’s Waukesha Christmas parade massacre, appears to have posted several politically charged songs online under the name “Mathboi Fly,” according to several reports.

Multiple outlets, including the Sun and Heavy, have connected Brooks to Mathboi Fly music videos, matching his appearance to mugshots and other social media photos of the 39-year-old Milwaukee man. The YouTube channel hosting those videos has now been deleted. A Soundcloud profile under the same artist’s name is still accessible.

Brooks uploaded a song titled “X” to Soundcloud three years ago. The song opens with a quote from Malcolm X, saying, “I think it would take a whole lot of nerve for white people today to ask negros do they hate them.” The next lyric from Brooks after the Malcolm X quote is “yeah.' ” . . .

Report: Waukesha Parade Massacre Suspect Darrell Brooks Jr. Accused of Running Over Woman Weeks Ago  "Darrell Brooks called himself a terrorist in his rap songs and rapped about his hate for white people. Praised black nationalism and violence against whites on his social media. This will all be censored on msm ."

Gutfeld: We know why this is happening (Humor and Politics)

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Related: WATCH: Jim Acosta Throws HISSY FIT During Expletive-Filled Rant About Fox News   "During his poorly-rated weekend show on fake news CNN, anchor Jim Acosta repeatedly used the term “bulls**t” when referring to Fox News and conservatives in general.

"Acosta’s rage comes after historic declines in ratings for the company.

“ 'It’s that time of the year, the days are getting shorter, it’s cold outside — it’s also when we start looking back at the past year,” Acosta began. “And what a year it was over on Fox — or, as I’ve described it this year, the bullsh*t factory. Just in the last week, they’ve churned out so much BS it’s hard to keep up.”

"After playing out-of-context clips from Laura Ingraham and Jesse Watters, Acosta turned his focus to the most popular name in cable tv – Tucker Carlson.

“We once honored you with the distinction of bullsh*t factory employee of the month,” he said of Carlson. “But now that 2021 is coming to an end, we decided to honor you as our first-ever BS factory employee of the year,” Acosta continued.

Watch his full meltdown here:

Looks like Whoopi is a Jim Acosta fan:

WATCH: Whoopi Goldberg Opens Herself Up For Defamation Lawsuit After Calling Rittenhouse “Murderer”

Kyle Rittenhouse's message for President Biden: 'Understand the facts before you make a statement'

 Rittenhouse’s attorney Mark Richards has blastedYahooconservative politicians looking to profit off his client. 

Yahoo   . . ."Rittenhouse’s attorney Mark Richards has blasted news sites like CNN and MSNBC for what he claims is a distorted image of Rittenhouse as well conservative politicians looking to profit off his client. 

" 'Carlson asked if he plans to “hold some of these liars to account.”

"“I have really good lawyers who are taking care of that right now,” Rittenhouse said. “So I’m hoping one day there will be some — there will be accountability for their actions that they did.”. . .

Tucker Carlson’s interview with Kyle Rittenhouse is fascinating 

 ..."By the way, regarding any defamation actions Rittenhouse does bring, some are suggesting that he’s a public figure which, under New York Times v. Sullivan, makes it virtually impossible for him to prevail. In essence, the defense to such a suit would be that, once the media and the Democrat political class made an unwilling Rittenhouse famous, they insulated themselves from a lawsuit. That argument perfectly fits the classic definition of the Yiddish word “chutzpah”—the man who kills both his parents and then throws himself on the mercy of the court because he’s an orphan."...  By Andrea Widburg

Why do leftists believe such obvious falsehoods in the case of Kyle Rittenhouse?

 . . ."But narratives have purposes, and the audience for them is not those who are objective or rational.  The audience is those who possess a will to act, and for whom "make-believe plays perhaps a more enduring role than any other factor."   Once people have been stirred to act, particularly if the act involves spectacle or is shocking, the movement appears larger and more significant than it actually is."Myths and narratives should not be dismissed simply because they are untrue or easily disproven.  They are intended to inspire people to act, and often act in dangerous and unpredictable ways.". . .

In Rittenhouse case, truth in the crosshairs, press objectivity be damned   . . ."No honest person with an I.Q. greater than that of an eggplant can deny this any longer."

CBS' 'Face the Nation' corrects claim Rittenhouse crossed state lines while armed: 'Oversight in language'

Please Stop Trusting Anything The Mainstream Media ‘Report’

 Our hope is that we’re nearing rock bottom, if not already there, and a new day of objective journalism is at hand. If not, our country and our world are just going to grow darker.

Issues & Insights

"America’s mainstream, or legacy, media have an agenda. It’s not to subjectively report the truth but to further leftist ideas and policies, all of which are toxic. The press’ disinformation campaign to prop up critical race theory is yet another example of its effort to deceive, manipulate, and divide on behalf of the party it is constantly shilling for.

"A new study from the American Enterprise Institute found the media focus on schools teaching the history of slavery and racism, and largely ignore the “bedrock assumptions of CRT, including its explicit rejection of rationality and objectivity.”

"AEI’s Frederick M. Hess “examined all news accounts addressing CRT published over a one-year period by four major newspapers (the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today),” and several “influential education press outlets.” All are news accounts. None are opinion pieces.

“ 'Given that this admittedly revolutionary worldview is what motivates many objections to CRT-influenced pedagogy, one would expect news accounts to routinely address it,” Hess writes in “Media’s Misleading Portrayal of the Fight over Critical Race Theory.” . . .

Equal opportunity extremism: How women seized the moment in California’s far-right radical politics

The liberal California press thinks poorly of conservatives as you can see here:

Sacramento Bee  "On a warm Saturday morning in late September, the west lawn of the California Capitol resembled a back-to-school fair as moms huddled around booths set up along the sidewalk. This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center.

"Instead of brochures on lunch programs or sports teams, volunteers distributed packets and flyers on how to fight government tyranny. At one booth, a woman passed out homeschooling curriculum packets, which included a guide to the libertarian children’s book “The Tuttle Twins Learn About the Law.” 

"A woman in the crowd wore a black tank top that read “Just a Regular Mom Trying Not to Raise Liberals.” A bed sheet banner declared: “THIS IS THE NEW CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.”

And that day, about 100 participants crowded the West Steps for an “empower the people boot camp,” where they practiced locking arms and singing, and staged a “sit-in” against public health requirements. They chanted “My body, my choice,” “I will not comply” and “I do not consent,” co-opting the language used for decades by liberal activists.

"To anyone following right-wing and conservative activism over the years, the scene would be startling. Male-dominated groups like the Proud Boys, Three Percenters and Oath Keepers often steal the headlines in stories about political extremism.

" But women, experts say, are becoming powerful leaders in radical circles."

 More  Hat tip to Harley Standlee; California

Never Trumpers Jonah Goldberg, Stephen Hayes Quit Fox News in Protest of Tucker Carlson’s January 6 Documentary

Breitbart  "Famous never Trumpers Jonah Goldberg and Stephen Hayes quit as contributors for Fox News in protest of Tucker Carlson’s January 6 documentary suggesting that the Capitol Hill riot may have in part been sparked by the FBI.". . . 

. . .“Now, righting the ship is an academic question,” said Goldberg. “The ‘Patriot Purge’ thing meant: OK, we hit the iceberg now, and I can’t do the rationalizations anymore.”

Hayes, editor-in-chief of The Weekly Standard, worried that the documentary could lead people into believing “that there’s a domestic war on terror and it’s coming for half of the country.”

“That’s not true,” said Hayes. “The imagery of waterboarding and suggestions that half the country is going to be subject to this kind of treatment, that’s the same kind of treatment that the federal government used when it went after Al Qaeda.”

“[Tucker Carlson] pumped that stuff out into society, and all you need is one person out of every 50,000 people who watch it to believe it’s literally the story about what happened, that it’s true in all of its particulars and all of its insinuations,” he added. “And that’s truly dangerous in a way that the usual hyperbole that you get on a lot of cable news isn’t.”

Goldberg recalled National Review founder William F. Buckley, who famously purged the John Birch Society from the right-wing as part of his mission to impose “seriousness on conservative arguments.”