The Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC), the leading conservative seniors’ organization in the country, filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Thursday over CNN’s reporting on Russian hacking.
Month: July 2017
Network TV Spends 28X More Time Covering Trump Tweet than Congress Passing Milestone Immigration Bills
Thursday was a busy day in Washington D.C. as the House of Representatives passed two major pieces of legislation to put teeth into federal immigration law aimed at keeping dangerous illegal aliens off the streets in America.
Maher: ‘We’re Not Even Sure’ Georgia Election Was Clean Because Ossoff Was Up in the Polls But Ended Up Losing
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher argued that we aren’t sure that the Georgia 6th Congressional district special election was clean because Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff lost to Republican Karen Handel even though Ossoff was in the polls. Maher asked counterterrorism expert Richard Clarke if had confidence that the 2018 and 2020 elections will “on the up and up?” Maher then added, “Because we’re not even sure about that Georgia election we just had. Because he [Ossoff] was ahead in the polls. Once again, ahead in the polls, and then I guess something happened.” Follow Ian Hanchett on Twitter @IanHanchett
Maher: ‘Right-Wing Spin Machine’ ‘Trying to Put This Over That We Are the Violent Ones’
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher said the right is trying to falsely claim that liberals are the violent ones. Maher said, “According to the right-wing spin machine, the greatest threat to America now is that liberals are violent.” After playing an ad that played in Georgia’s special election that linked Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff to the Congressional baseball shooting, Maher stated, “[S]ee, that’s what they do. But this idea, this is not just this one ad. I can read — I have so many quotes here. I’m not going to read them all, Sean Hannity, Jeanine Pirro, all the people on the right…who are saying things like, liberal hatred toward President Trump and Republicans have reached a fever pitch, and now it is becoming violent. Wait, I thought we were snowflakes? And now, any minute, Kathy Griffin might be coming in with a head, severed off. They are trying to put this over that we are the violent ones.” “Savage Love” host Dan Savage agreed with Maher and said such claims are to boost gun sales “because the scary black president wasn’t coming for your guns anymore, not that he ever did, and the shrill lady
More Fake News: CNN Airs Fake National Enquirer Cover
CNN could not even go a week without another “fake news” scandal. On Friday, CNN executives reportedly went into a “panic” after Jake Tapper’s The Lead reportedly aired a fake National Enquirer cover during a segment on MSNBC host Joe Scarborough’s accusation that President Donald Trump threatened him that the Enquirer would run a hit piece on Scarborough and his relationship with Mika Brzezinski if Scarborough did not apologize for repeatedly insulting Trump.
China Goes Soft on U.S. Sanctions over North Korea, Condemns Arms Sale to Taiwan
The Chinese government appears to be reserving its ire towards the United States for its response to a recent arms sale to Taiwan, keeping its commentary limited on new U.S. Treasury sanctions against the Bank of Dandong for its ties to North Korea.
Watch Video: Fiery Plane Crash on California Freeway During Rush Hour Traffic
Two people aboard a Cessna 310 twin-engine plane miraculously survived when it crashed in an emergency landing on the 405 Freeway in Orange County California.