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Our nation’s Declaration of Independence begins with the famous statement that “all men ... are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights‚ that among these are life‚ liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” But according to the latest Gallup World Happiness Report‚ Americans’ success in the “pursuit of happiness” is diminishing. For the first time since the annual report was first compiled in 2012‚ the United States is not among the top 20 happiest countries in the world. In this latest 2024 report‚ the United States ranks 23 in the world‚ down from number 15 in 2023. A large factor influencing the drop in happiness in the United States is particularly bad results among young Americans. For those age 30 and below‚ the United States ranks 62 in the world. This compared to those age 60 and above‚ for whom the United States ranks number 10. What’s going on with our youth? A recent Wall Street Journal article about so-called Gen Z‚ those born between 1997 and 2012‚ identifies members of Gen Z who are 18 and up as “America’s Most Disillusioned Voters.” The headline continues‚ “Young adults are now more skeptical of government and pessimistic about the future than any other living generation before them.” Per Wall Street Journal polling reported in the article‚ “More than three-quarters of voters under 30 think the country is moving in the wrong direction -- a greater share than any other age group. Nearly one-third of voters under 30 have an unfavorable view of both Biden and Trump‚ a higher number than all older voters. Sixty-three percent of young voters think neither party adequately represents them.” In the 18-25 age group‚ 28% say they have “hardly any confidence” in the Supreme Court‚ 34% in Congress‚ 37% in the executive branch and 52% in the press. A young USA Today columnist named Sara Pequeno shared her views about what’s going on and why. The explanations she ticks off are a generation coming of age during the Covid pandemic‚ an explosion of the worst inflation in years and‚ she adds‚ the impact of the Supreme Court overturning of Roe v. Wade‚ which she calls “the loss of a right that our parents had -- the right to an abortion nationwide.” She sites Gallup showing that 89% of those 18-29 years old support legal abortion under any or certain circumstances. We’re talking here about our nation’s future‚ and this dismal picture should trouble us all. Let me suggest a different perspective on this problem. This youngest generation is also coming of age during a time of unprecedented expansion of government‚ meaning an unprecedented incursion into the individual freedom of every American. The federal government is now taking one-quarter of the American economy. Federal debt‚ equal to our entire GDP‚ is projected by the Congressional Budget Office to keep growing. This is all on the shoulders of these young Americans. Regarding the impact of the Covid pandemic‚ a new study published by the Committee to Unleash Prosperity‚ authored by scholars from the Hoover Institution‚ Johns Hopkins University‚ the University of Chicago and the Committee to Unleash Prosperity‚ shows the costs of the shutdowns in the way of added deaths‚ massive economic costs and damage caused by school shutdowns overwhelm any benefits that were gained. Regarding abortion‚ we must note that these young Americans are growing up in an environment of the collapse of the American family‚ traditional marriage and birth rates. Let’s be aware‚ as we enter the season of Easter for Christians and Passover for Jews‚ that the growth of government tracks the diminishing of faith. To go back to the Declaration of Independence‚ the rights the founders noted were sourced in our Creator. The founders who signed the Declaration did so “with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence.” This was meant to be a free nation under God. As we destroy these conditions‚ we are losing our young people.

Actor and producer Eduardo Verastegui spoke out against the hatred and censorship campaigns his films Cabrini and Sound of Freedom have faced from Hollywood‚ social media and legacy media.  During the March 29 episode of MRC’s UnCensored‚ Verastegui said that both he and his films had been censored. When host and MRC Free Speech America Vice President Dan Schneider asked Verastegui about attacks from media outlets like The New York Times and Hollywood’s opposition to his movies‚ Verastgui answered emphatically: “They tried to silence us.” MRC Uncensored: Angel Studios Cabrini Overcomes Hollywood's Darkness With The Light of Truth MRC's @Schneider_DC joins Cabrini Executive Producer @EVerastegui to share about his new movie's powerful place in Hollywood. pic.twitter.com/nFAIUGGPVb — MRCTV (@mrctv) March 29‚ 2024 Verastgui told Schneider that he doesn’t make movies for Hollywood or media elites‚ but “for the people.” As for his elite critics‚ Verastgui said‚ “They tried to silence us‚ it’s not only in the United States‚ this is a global problem … I’m from Mexico. They tried to silence my movie‚ Sound of Freedom as well.” He went on to mention that his latest film‚ Cabrini‚ was facing similar attacks.  “They are going to try and silence this movie as well. The feminist movement that doesn’t have God at the center of their lives‚ whatever they touch is destroyed‚ they already started a movement in Mexico not to see Mother Cabrini‚” said Verastgui‚ before alleging that some protesters were demonizing Cabrini as “Christian propaganda” and were trying to burn posters of the film.  The Sound of Freedom producer also said that he had been censored on social media and that the film itself suffered blowback after he announced a campaign for president in Mexico. “At the moment I announced that I was going to register and then raise one million signatures so I can be officially an independent candidate‚ they silenced our film‚ they removed our film from theaters‚ all the billboards of the film‚ they were removed‚” said Verastgui.  According to El Universal entertainment journalist Mariel Lopez Duran‚ Sound of Freedom appeared on 2‚000 screens in Mexico during its opening week. The film made $7‚477‚850 in Mexico from Sept. 1 through Sept 10. Verastgui announced his presidential run on Sept. 7‚ 2023. Sound of Freedom earnings fell drastically over the weeks following the announcement. It is not apparent how many theaters were showing the movie during that time.  He went on to mention that Instagram had discouraged users from following his account‚ “They canceled me on Instagram‚ on social media‚ for those 120 days‚ my Instagram‚ if you want to follow me‚ ‘Are you sure you want to follow Eduardo Verastgui who provides false information?’ The attacks were all over from every angle.” In other words‚ users were not only forced to take an extra step to follow Verastgui but were also strongly cautioned not to do so by the app.  Conservatives are under attack! Contact your representatives and demand that Big Tech be held to account to mirror the First Amendment while providing transparency and an equal footing for conservatives. If you have been censored‚ contact us at the Media Research Center contact form‚ and help us hold Big Tech accountable.

Since late January of 2012‚ the Washington Examiner’s Paul Bedard has once a week featured a “Mainstream Media Scream” selection in his “Washington Secrets” column. For each pick‚ usually posted online on Monday‚ I provide an explanation and recommend a “scream” rating (scale of one to five). This post contains the “Liberal Media Screams” starting in January 2023. >; For 2021 and 2022‚ for all of 2020. For all of 2019. For all of  2018. (Re-named “Liberal Media Scream” as of June 11‚ 2018.) “Mainstream Media Screams” for: >; July-December 2017 posts; January through June 2017; July to December 2016; for January to June 2016; for July to December 2015; for January to June 2015. (2012-2014 are featured on MRC.org: For 2014; for June 17‚ 2013 through the end of 2013. And for January 31‚ 2012 through June 11‚ 2013.) Check Bedard’s “Washington Secrets” blog for the latest choice and his other Washington insider posts. Each week‚ this page will be updated with Bedard’s latest example of the worst bias of the week. (For more of the worst liberal media bias‚ browse the Media Research Center's Notable Quotables with compilations of the latest outrageous‚ sometimes humorous‚ quotes in the liberal media.)   â–  New on April 1: Liberal Media Scream: Top editor joins CNN host in ripping MAGA with their ‘truth’ See the posting on the Washington Examiner's site where you can watch the video and read Baker's assessment. A week later‚ Bedard's article will be posted here.   â–  March 25: Liberal Media Scream: Condescending ‘Really?’ to Rubio’s wish to be Trump VP (Washington Examiner post) This week’s Liberal Media Scream reveals just how deep the disrespect for former President Donald Trump goes in the press‚ especially with those who have created a profitable side gig writing and talking about him. In just one word‚ ABC’s Jonathan Karl heaved up a sanctimonious putdown of Trump and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) when the topic of the likely 2024 GOP presidential nominee’s pick for running mate was raised. Rubio has said he would be honored to get the nod‚ as have about a dozen other leading Republicans. What’s more‚ Rubio would likely help Trump add to his coalition to create a potentially winning ticket. But all Karl had to say was‚ “Really?” It didn’t end there. As Rubio explained the problems President Joe Biden dumped on America‚ Karl couldn’t help but complain‚ “You’re not suggesting that’s all happening because of Biden?” Rubio affirmed‚ “Absolutely I am.” Here’s the exchange on Sunday’s This Week on ABC: JON KARL: There was some reporting this week that you are possibly under consideration to be Donald Trump’s running mate. I don’t put a lot of stock in this reporting right now. We’re early. But you said it would be “an honor” to be offered a spot on his ticket. Really? SEN. MARCO RUBIO: Yeah‚ I think anyone who is offered the opportunity to serve this country as vice president should be honored by the opportunity to do it if you are in public service. I’m in the Senate because I want to serve the country. Being vice president is an important way to serve the country. But I’ve also been clear. I’ve never talked to Donald Trump. I’ve never talked to anybody on his team or family or inner circle about vice president. That’s a decision he’s going to make. He has plenty of really good people to pick from. KARL: I mean‚ the reason why I asked is‚ I mean‚ look what happened to the last guy. I mean‚ a mob stormed the Capitol‚ literally calling to hang Mike Pence‚ and Trump defended those chants of “hang Mike Pence.” RUBIO: I will tell you this‚ that when Donald Trump was president of the United States‚ this country was safer. It was more prosperous. We had relations‚ for example‚ in a part of the world that I care about called the Western Hemisphere that were very strong. We had a lot of good things done there. I think the country and the world was a better place when he was president‚ and I would love to see him return to the White House in comparison to the guy who’s there now‚ Joe Biden‚ who’s been a disaster economically. Look at the world. Every single day‚ we wake up to a new crisis‚ to a new conflict. Everything has gone on fire since the time Joe Biden took over. Afghanistan’s gone down. Ukraine has been invaded. Now the Philippines and the Chinese are on the verge of something bad happening every single day. Not to mention the threats to Taiwan. And we have this blowup in Haiti going on in our very own hemisphere. We wake up every single day‚ terrorist attacks‚ 9 million people across the border. That’s what matters to me. KARL: But‚ I mean‚ you’re not suggesting that’s all happening because of Biden? RUBIO: Absolutely I am. Absolutely I’m suggesting it’s happening because of Biden. He’s president and his weakness and his — KARL: It’s because of Biden that Russia invaded Ukraine? RUBIO: Absolutely. KARL: It’s because of Biden that Haiti? RUBIO: Absolutely. I mean Putin is sitting there‚ saying these guys can’t even stand up to the Taliban and they have to fly people hanging off the wings of these airplanes. Now is the time to go. Brent Baker‚ the vice president of research and publications for the Media Research Center‚ explains our weekly pick: “How arrogant and condescending for a broadcast network TV host to scoff at a U.S. senator for saying he’d be ‘honored’ to serve as the vice presidential candidate of his party. And then‚ to act astonished over a common Republican talking point about President Biden’s foreign policy failures shows Karl is little more than a liberal political operative in the guise of a journalist who is incredulous that anyone could see Trump as a better president than Biden.” Rating: FOUR out of FIVE SCREAMS.   â–  March 18: Liberal Media Scream: ‘Bloodbath’ is what media are doing to Trump (Washington Examiner post) This week’s Liberal Media Scream focuses on the media and President Joe Biden’s distortion of former President Donald Trump’s warning of an economic “bloodbath” if he’s not returned to the White House to stop China’s dumping of autos in the U.S. under Biden. The media‚ and now the Biden campaign‚ pulled the word out of a long Trump explanation at an Ohio political rally of auto sales to make it sound like he was calling for a civil war if he’s not elected. It’s very similar to what the media did after the Jan. 6‚ 2021‚ Capitol riots and spelled out how they’d treat a President Trump if given a chance. Leading that fake rant over the weekend was ABC and a guest on This Week‚ New York magazine’s Susan Glasser‚ formerly with the liberal-left Washington Post and Politico. Without any sign of embarrassment for distorting Trump’s words‚ Glasser ranted on about how threatening Trump is. In office‚ Trump did assail reporters for their “fake news” and overwhelming bias but also was the most accessible and talkative president during his one term. He followed an Obama-Biden administration that was condemned by journalists for avoiding reporters and using technology to go around the media. Susan Glasser on Sunday’s This Week on ABC: “Donald Trump‚ it seems to me‚ it’s very hard eight years into this. We still struggle with how to cover him as journalists‚ but in a way‚ the unhinged‚ rambling rants that you see from the former president of the United States are baked in‚ and I think‚ in a way‚ we are all desensitized and inured to the extraordinary‚ remarkable and very at times un-American and threatening things that the former president is saying. “I’m not saying it’s easy to understand how to cover it‚ but I think we have to cover it when the former president‚ who’s already incited violence among his followers‚ says that there’s going to be a bloodbath after the election if he does not win. He is telling us what he is going to do. … I’m sorry. I just have to say something. Like Donald Trump is attacking‚ in a broad-brush sense‚ the basic pillars of American democracy. Period. Full stop. If that’s not news to you. It’s not about tariffs. That’s not the reason why millions of Americans are supporting Donald Trump. Let’s be real about that.” Brent Baker‚ vice president of research and publications for the Media Research Center‚ explains our weekly pick: “Yes‚ after eight years of constant hyperventilating by journalists‚ over supposed outrageous comments from Donald Trump‚ many have become ‘inured‚’ but it’s not journalists. It’s the public to the media’s never-ending scare-mongering about Trump bringing an end to ‘the basic pillars of American democracy.’ Glasser’s answer: Double down and get more journalists to be even more aggressive in denouncing Trump. Good luck with that‚ convincing anyone who has already tuned out such vitriol.” Rating: FOUR out of FIVE SCREAMS.   â–  March 11: Liberal Media Scream: Hollywood freaks over Trump (Washington Examiner post) Hollywood’s awards season has finally ended and in perfectly normal election-year fashion: Tinseltown freaking out over former President Donald Trump’s possible return to the White House. Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel got a retort from Trump after he blasted the former president and his Republican allies. Kimmel responded‚ “Well‚ thank you‚ President Trump. Thank you for watching. I’m surprised you’re still — isn’t it past your jail time?” But his shruggable performance was far outdone by the angry venting of actor Robert De Niro‚ who stepped up his attacks on Trump. On Friday‚ De Niro pleased Bill Maher’s audience by blasting Trump. “Vote for Trump and you’ll get the nightmare. Vote for Biden and it will be back to normalcy‚” he began. To laughter and applause from Maher’s Los Angeles studio audience‚ De Niro marveled at how anyone could support Trump. He called the poll-leading former president “a total monster” who will install a “dictatorship.” More insults followed: “sociopathic‚ psychopathic‚ malignant narcissist‚” as well as an “idiot” and “clown.” From Friday’s Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO: ROBERT DE NIRO: The bottom line is: It’s Biden vs. Trump. We want to live in a world that we want to live in and enjoy living in or live in a nightmare? Vote for Trump and you’ll get the nightmare. Vote for Biden and it will be back to normalcy. … The guy is a total monster‚ and anybody‚ I don’t understand it. I guess they get behind the kind of logic: They want to f*** with people‚ screw them because they’re unhappy about something. He’s such a mean‚ nasty‚ hateful person. I’d never play him as an actor because I can’t see any good in him — nothing‚ nothing at all‚ nothing redeemable in him. Whoever the people are who want to vote for him‚ and they look like intelligent people around there‚ for some reason‚ it can’t be‚ it cannot be. If he wins the election‚ you won’t be on the show anymore. He’ll come looking for me. They’ll be things that happened that none of us can imagine. That’s what happens in that kind of a dictatorship — which is what he says. Let’s believe him. Take him at his word. He’s a sociopathic‚ psychopathic‚ malignant narcissist. He is a dangerous person … the people who somehow think he’s going to be the answer to their prayers‚ whatever those are. BILL MAHER: Did you know him as fellow New Yorkers? DE NIRO: Never wanted to know him. MAHER: Never wanted to‚ you must have crossed — DE NIRO: He was an idiot. He was a clown. He was a clown in New York. Brent Baker‚ the vice president of research and publications for the Media Research Center‚ explains our weekly pick: “Rants like this from pretentious Hollywood celebrities probably drive more to vote for Trump than dissuade anyone from supporting him. How many care about the all-too-predictable left-wing political views of lefties in Hollywood who always denounce the Republican candidate and advocate for the Democratic one? Not anyone who is drawn to Trump.” Rating: FIVE out of FIVE SCREAMS.   â–  March 4: Liberal Media Scream: Media role is reeducating you on greatness of Bidenomics (Washington Examiner post) President Joe Biden has apparently realized that pitching “Bidenomics” is a loser politically‚ but his White House forgot to tell its media echo chamber. According to an Issues &; Insights report‚ Biden has “ditched” the term‚ with the report noting Biden and his White House used the term 59 times last July. By last month‚ it got a mention just 10 times. That makes sense since most polls show that the public viewed the term negatively because they feel that the economy is poor and that prices are unjustifiably high. But the well-paid Washington media thinks the public is stupid and needs to be reeducated on just how great Bidenomics is for them. For example‚ this week’s Liberal Media Scream features longtime editor and columnist Margaret Sullivan telling fellow anti-Trumper Christiane Amanpour that it’s up to them to make sure people understand the consequences of their wrong-headedness. “You know‚” Sullivan said on Amanpour’s show‚ “people think that the economy is not doing well. You know‚ do our public service mission‚ which is to make sure‚ as sure as we can‚ that we have an informed electorate. Whose fault is that? Well‚ it’s partly the fault of the media. And I think that that ought to be rectified.” From Saturday’s The Amanpour Hour on CNN CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR: The horse race and an age-old dilemma. Why the obsession over Biden’s age misses the point. MARGARET SULLIVAN‚ GUARDIAN: I wonder whether people are as aware of Trump’s authoritarian plans as they are of Biden’s age. AMANPOUR: My next guest says enough is enough with the media’s hyperbolic herd mentality coverage of Biden’s age and competency. Critic‚ columnist‚ and academic Margaret Sullivan urges us to get real about the issues because this election is about much more than‚ quote‚ “chasing clicks.” SULLIVAN: I think that the leaders of major American news organizations should have front and center in their minds‚ and be communicating to their staffs‚ that this is an extremely consequential election and we should be doing our public service role that it’s not so much about chasing the latest clicks and the latest horse race coverage but rather to make sure that we’re getting the stakes of the race across to people. You know‚ people think that the economy is not doing well. You know‚ do our public service mission‚ which is to make sure‚ as sure as we can‚ that we have an informed electorate. Whose fault is that? Well‚ it’s partly the fault of the media. And I think that that ought to be rectified. Brent Baker‚ vice president of research and publications for the Media Research Center‚ explains our weekly pick: “What Margaret Sullivan advocates is exactly why the media have lost all credibility and trust for most Americans. She’s decided Trump is too dangerous to be president‚ so journalists should throw away all standards of journalism by openly joining Team Biden to convince voters of Biden’s virtues while downplaying his negatives. And then journalists wonder why they are seen in such low esteem when they are little more than Democratic Party operatives.” Rating: FOUR out of FIVE SCREAMS.   â–  February 26: Liberal Media Scream: Trump Derangement Syndrome flies off the charts (Washington Examiner post) The media have been on a rantfest lately‚ warning that former President Donald Trump will end democracy and execute his enemies. Just consider what Bob Costas said over the weekend. “You have to be in the throes of some sort of toxic delusion in a toxic cult to believe that Donald Trump has ever been‚ in any sense‚ emotionally‚ psychologically‚ intellectually‚ or ethically fit to be president of the United States‚” he said. But that’s nothing compared to our Liberal Media Scream focus on Tom Schaller‚ the author of White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy‚ who went further to attack the half of the nation that has supported Trump over the years. White rural voters‚ he told MSNBC’s Morning Joe host Mika Brzezinski‚ “are the most racist‚ xenophobic‚ anti-immigrant‚ and anti-gay geodemographic group in the country. … They’re the most conspiracist group: QAnon support and subscribers‚ election denialism‚ COVID denialism and scientific skepticism‚ Obama birthism.” And that’s just the start of his five scream rant. From Monday’s Morning Joe on MSNBC: MIKA BRZEZINSKI: As we barrel toward a likely rematch of the 2020 election‚ one candidate continues to have a hold over white rural voters. But it’s not Joe Biden‚ seen here as a boy on the right side of your screen‚ who went to public school‚ is the son of a used car salesman‚ and was born to a middle-class family in Scranton‚ Pennsylvania. Instead‚ it is Trump‚ here on the left side‚ a private school-educated son of a New York City real estate tycoon who became a millionaire at 8 years old and didn’t have to serve because he claimed he had bone spurs in his little feet. So‚ why is it that Trump appeals so much to a group he couldn’t be more different from? Joining us now‚ professor of political science at the University of Maryland‚ Baltimore County‚ Tom Schaller‚ and journalist and opinion writer Paul Waldman. Their new book out tomorrow is entitled‚ White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy. Tom‚ I’ll start with you. Why are white rural voters a threat to democracy at this point? You would think‚ as we pointed out‚ looking at Joe Biden’s background and Donald Trump’s‚ that the opposite would be true. TOM SCHALLER: “We lay out the fourfold interconnected threat that white rural voters pose to the country. First of all‚ we show 30 polls and national studies that demonstrate this. So we provide the receipts in Chapter 6. They are the most racist‚ xenophobic‚ anti-immigrant‚ and anti-gay geodemographic group in the country. “Second‚ they’re the most conspiracist group: QAnon support and subscribers‚ election denialism‚ COVID denialism and scientific skepticism‚ Obama birthism. Third‚ anti-democratic sentiments. They don’t believe in an independent press — free speech. They’re most likely to say the president should be able to act unilaterally without checks from Congress or the courts or the bureaucracy. They’re also the most strongly white nationalist and white Christian nationalists. And fourth‚ they’re most likely to excuse or justify violence as acceptable alternative to peaceful public discourse… “I think this is the disconnect‚ right? They’d rather channel their rage. I think what a lot of white rural Americans have decided is that their economic fortunes are decided by globalization and frankly‚ late-stage capitalism‚ which is eating up all the mom and pop stores and taking away the extractive industries‚ in coal and farming and so forth‚ so they might as well vote on their culture issues‚ they might as well vote on God‚ guns‚ and religion because they feel like neither party is going to deliver any material benefit. “They’re not going to reverse the closure of rural pharmacies and rural hospitals and rural healthcare facilities‚ which are disappearing not because of communism and not because of socialism but because of capitalism‚ right? Rural pharmacies and hospitals are closing because they’re not moneymakers‚ and unless they’re part of a regional chain‚ they’re disappearing. So Trump comes in and says‚ let’s just hate on cities‚ let’s just hate on minorities‚ let’s hate on immigrants‚ and at least they can deliver on that. And so they’re not even voting in their material interest anymore‚ and that’s causing a further decay and decline of rural communities.” Brent Baker‚ vice president of research and publications for the Media Research Center‚ explained our weekly pick: “So‚ if a class of voters prefers a candidate you don’t like‚ it couldn’t be that they just have a differing opinion with which you can respectfully disagree. No‚ you must impugn and demean them to discredit their irrational preference for the candidate you condescendingly have decided is not in their best interest. And since this makes MSNBC viewers feel superior‚ you get a welcoming platform on the left-wing cable channel’s morning show.” Rating: FIVE out of FIVE SCREAMS.   â–  February 19: Liberal Media Scream: Colbert says Trump ‘going to prison’ better than sex (Washington Examiner post) Remember when late-night comedy shows were funny instead of being populated by left-wing lecturers? Case in point in our weekly Liberal Media Scream is Late Show host Stephen Colbert. Along with many people last week‚ he watched the televised testimony of Fulton County‚ Georgia‚ District Attorney Fani Willis and her explanation of her affair with an attorney she put in charge of the election case against former President Donald Trump. “How good was this sex? Good enough to risk democracy over?” he asked in his monologue. Colbert then added‚ “You know what feels really good? Donald Trump going to prison. That — that‚ my friends — is what they call a real happy ending.” From Thursday’s Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS:     STEPHEN COLBERT: Now‚ I don’t know who’s telling the truth here yet‚ but I will say exchanging business cards isn’t exactly a meet cute. The movie’s not called When Harry Networked with Sally. Now‚ at one point‚ Willis had had enough and really laid into opposing counsel. FANI WILLIS: You’re confused; you think I’m on trial. These people are on trial for trying to steal an election in 2020. I’m not on trial‚ no matter how hard you try to put me on trial. COLBERT: Damn straight. Yeah. That’s right. That’s right. Here’s the thing. Yes‚ it’s true Donald Trump and his associates are on trial in this‚ one of the most important cases in the history of our republic. So‚ and‚ I’ve just got one follow-up question here: Given that if you are removed from the prosecution‚ it could delay this trial until after the election: How good was the sex? Good enough to risk democracy over? Because I’ve never had sex that good. You know what feels really good? Donald Trump going to prison. That — that‚ my friends — is what they call the real happy ending. Brent Baker‚ vice president of research and publications for the Media Research Center‚ explains our weekly pick: “Liberals love to complain that Donald Trump has broken many norms‚ but prominent entertainment media figures like Colbert have destroyed late-night TV. It was a comedy refuge from hard-edged politics‚ but Colbert is using his show to advance left-wing talking points and push his hate of Trump and conservatives in the guise of comedy. It’s not funny‚ and a legend like Johnny Carson‚ whose political jokes were light-hearted and chided both sides‚ is rolling over in his grave.” Rating: FIVE out of FIVE SCREAMS.   â–  February 12: Liberal Media Scream: MSNBC host laughably says press against Biden (Washington Examiner post) This week’s Liberal Media Scream has LOL written all over it. Imagine any cable news show host claiming that the media has a negative bias against President Joe Biden. LOL‚ right? That’s what happened on Sunday’s Meet the Press when MSNBC host Jen Psaki said the media showed its bias when it simply repeated what the nearly 400-page report from special counsel Robert Hur said about the president’s foggy mind. Psaki‚ who was Biden’s first White House press secretary‚ complained that the media should be attacking former President Donald Trump‚ not her former boss. “If you’re sitting in the White House and on the campaign right now‚ you’re absolutely banging your head against the wall at the way that the Thursday report has been covered‚ given all of the things” Trump has said and done‚ she said. From the roundtable on Sunday’s Meet the Press: JEN PSAKI: If you’re sitting in the White House and on the campaign right now‚ you’re absolutely banging your head against the wall at the way that the Thursday report has been covered‚ given all of the things that have happened this week‚ including‚ and I know you asked Chris Christie about this‚ the fact that Donald Trump yesterday suggested that Vladimir Putin should have free rein in attacking NATO allies‚ and what do we see is wall-to-wall coverage of whether a guy who is four years older than his opponent is too old to be president. KRISTEN WELKER: And we are going to get to NATO. Go ahead. BRENDAN BUCK‚ former spokesman to ex-speaker Paul Ryan: Part of that job‚ to bring that to the front is‚ it’s the president’s job to bring that out and attack his opponent. I mean‚ the president is not taking the opportunity on Super Bowl Sunday. He’s not taking‚ really‚ any opportunities. And we hear‚ time and again — PSAKI: First of all‚ that’s not true. It’s not being covered. He has traveled just as much as Donald Trump‚ as Barack Obama. It is hard to break through the cloud of Donald Trump in this media environment. That is true. Brent Baker‚ vice president of research and publications for the Media Research Center‚ explains our weekly pick: “A media hostile to a liberal cause or Democratic politician is such a novelty that liberal political operatives like Jen Psaki just can’t comprehend it. After three-plus years of sycophantic coverage of Joe Biden‚ he gets a few days of negative coverage‚ and she lashes out at the media for daring to briefly act as real journalists. Welcome to the world endured every day for decades by conservatives and Republicans.”   Rating: FOUR out of FIVE SCREAMS.   â–  February 5: Liberal Media Scream: Kristen Welker likes to lecture Republicans‚ too (Washington Examiner post) This week’s Liberal Media Scream features a look at new Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker’s treatment of Republican leaders. And surprise — not — she continues to be just as biased as former host Chuck Todd. First‚ she lectured House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on the border bill released by the Senate on Sunday. “You are now the speaker of the House. Do you not have a responsibility to your voters‚ to the people who put you in office‚ to address what you have called a crisis and catastrophe? Isn’t something better than nothing?” she said. Then‚ she passed along the Democratic talking point that after three years of aggressively enacting open border policies‚ “Joe Biden said he would shut down the border.” From Sunday’s Meet the Press on NBC: KRISTEN WELKER: You have been calling for legislative change to actually deal with this problem. You are now the speaker of the House. Do you not have a responsibility to your voters‚ to the people who put you in office‚ to address what you have called a crisis and catastrophe? Isn’t something better than nothing? SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON: Kristen‚ we did that. We did that nine months ago. And since we passed our measure in the House to solve this problem‚ and the reason we had to do it is because we saw that President Biden was not fulfilling his obligation under the law. That’s why it is such a failure of leadership‚ but we did our part. And by the way‚ since then‚ in the nine months since that bill sat on [Senate Majority Leader] Chuck Schumer’s desk‚ collecting dust‚ 1.8 million illegals have been allowed into this country‚ welcomed into the country‚ sent around the nation into every community — communities near everyone listening and watching this morning. And that is a catastrophe‚ and the American people know it‚ and that’s part of the reason that Joe Biden has the lowest approval rating of any president facing reelection. WELKER: Even former President Trump‚ though‚ called for legislative change on this issue. You have one of the slimmest majorities in the House in history. Don’t you have to compromise to get something done? What you passed in the House can’t pass in the Senate‚ Mr. Speaker. You know that. JOHNSON: We are willing to work. We are willing to work with the Senate. I am not disclosing that‚ and I’ve been very consistent for the hundred days that I’ve had the gavel. We are willing to work‚ but they have to be serious about it. If you only do a few of those components‚ you are not going to solve the problem‚ and Kristen‚ that is not a Republican talking point. That’s what the sheriffs at the border‚ the Border Patrol agents‚ the deputy chief of U.S. Border Patrol‚ a 33-year veteran of the agency‚ told us. He said that it’s as though we’re administering an open fire hydrant. He said‚ “I don’t need more buckets‚” like the president has proposed. I need to stop the flow‚ and we know how to do that‚ but Joe Biden is unwilling to do it. WELKER: Let me ask you about your decision‚ and by the way‚ Joe Biden said he would shut down the border. He’s calling for more funding. He’s calling for you to pass this legislation. Brent Baker‚ vice president of research and publications for the Media Research Center‚ explains our weekly pick: “A perfect example of a so-called journalist serving as an advocate for Washington’s media-political establishment‚ demanding a recalcitrant conservative get in line and adopt the approved narrative.” Rating: THREE out of FIVE SCREAMS.   â–  January 29‚ 2024: No Liberal Media Scream this week.   â–  January 22‚ 2024: Liberal Media Scream: Washington Post’s Rubin wants Trump ‘fascists’ reeducated (Washington Examiner post) This week’s Liberal Media Scream features popular Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin doubling down on her Never Trump campaign. Appearing on the MSNBC weekend show Velshi exactly a year from Inauguration Day‚ the onetime conservative opinion writer said that the masses appearing at former President Donald Trump’s rallies “are part of a fascist cult.” And‚ she added‚ “they’re impervious to any kind of data‚ any kind of information. But what you have to do‚ if you care about democracy‚ is mobilize the people who already know that he’s a danger and reaffirm and reeducate the people who are perhaps kind of flirting in the middle — they’re soft Republicans‚ they’re never Republicans — about the danger of going back to Trump.” Rubin on MSNBC’s Velshi on Saturday: “Why it’s perhaps important to go to one of these rallies is to understand why he does have supporters. These people are part of a fascist cult. And let’s be honest‚ there are a lot of them. But a lot of them doesn’t mean that they are behaving logically or rationally. To the contrary‚ we’ve seen in other fascist regimes that millions of people‚ sometimes even a majority of the country‚ becomes intoxicated with an authoritarian figure‚ and these people are utterly irrational. If you speak to some of them‚ they will spit back these bizarro conspiracy theories. They actually believe in all of the mumbo-jumbo that he tells them. “So I think it would be a wake-up call about what these people are about‚ and‚ no‚ we’re not going to convince people who are part of the cult to switch. As you say‚ they’re impervious to any kind of data‚ any kind of information. But what you have to do‚ if you care about democracy‚ is mobilize the people who already know that he’s a danger and reaffirm and reeducate the people who are perhaps kind of flirting in the middle — they’re soft Republicans‚ they’re never Republicans — about the danger of going back to Trump. And I think that’s the job between now and November‚ and that’s the challenge for the Biden administration.” Brent Baker‚ the vice president of research and publications for the Media Research Center‚ explains our weekly pick: “How condescending of Rubin to be so comfortable denigrating supporters of a presidential candidate she despises with one of the most vile insults. Just because she hates Trump doesn’t make those going to his rallies‚ the very embodiment of democracy in action‚ ‘fascists.’ Whatever happened to liberals wanting to expand participation in the democratic process?” Rating: FOUR out of FIVE SCREAMS.   â–  January 15‚ 2024: Liberal Media Scream: MSNBC’s Mika all in to help Biden’s reelection (Washington Examiner post) This week’s Liberal Media Scream features Mika Brzezinski‚ the co-host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe‚ fawning over first lady Jill Biden in a sign of where the cable network stands before the 2024 presidential primary season begins. With easy questions quizzing Biden about her favorite emoji to dismissing chants of “Let’s go Brandon” that still follow the president‚ Brzezinski put on an able defense of the Biden White House. Among the questions posed to the first lady was this: “The division in this country‚ the cruelty of MAGA Republicans against your family. Does any part of you once in a while think‚ ugh‚ maybe we bow out?” The questions were part of Brzezinski’s Know Your Value “movement.” Our partners at the Media Research Center highlighted these from last Thursday’s show and today’s event at the White House: MIKA BRZEZINSKI: You’ve been married to President Joe Biden for 46 years. There have been Senate races‚ three presidential campaigns‚ eight years of your husband serving as vice president. Unthinkable personal loss and challenge‚ and now democracy is on the ballot. What do you think when you hear people say‚ “Well‚ I just can’t vote for Joe Biden this election?” What is it that they may not know about him at this point‚ especially when the alternative seems to want to change this nation so radically? BRZEZINSKI: Potentially another four years in the White House. With everything you do here‚ does yet another one give you any pause thinking of‚ like‚ the personal health and well-being for both of you? The division in this country‚ the cruelty of MAGA Republicans against your family. Does any part of you once in a while think‚ ugh‚ maybe we bow out? BRZEZINSKI: How have you been coping personally with the onslaught of accusations against your husband and your family‚ including and especially Hunter‚ the focus of a House Oversight Committee hearing holding‚ holding him in contempt‚ obsessing over him‚ showing pictures of him during vulnerable moments in his battle with addiction on the floor of the House. This would crush any family. BRZEZINSKI: What do you think when you hear Trump Republicans calling it “Biden crime family” or one congresswoman‚ “The Biden crime family sold out America‚” Marjorie Taylor Greene‚ “He’s a liar‚ he’s mentally incompetent‚” and let’s not even talk about what “Let’s go Brandon” means. But you have U.S. senators holding signs that say that. ….BRZEZINSKI: Your favorite emoji? JILL BIDEN: Oh‚ my gosh. The turquoise heart. BRZEZINSKI: Turquoise heart? BIDEN: Yeah. BRZEZINSKI: I don’t have the turquoise heart on my phone. What does that mean? BIDEN: It’s like the beach. It’s calm. BRZEZINSKI: Oh‚ I like that. BIDEN: Color of the sea. BRZEZINSKI: Do I type out turquoise heart? Comfort food? BIDEN: Oh‚ french fries. BRZEZINSKI: Umm. Yeah‚ yeah. Brent Baker‚ vice president of research and publications for the Media Research Center‚ explains our weekly pick: “Mika Brzezinski is all in on the reelection of Joe Biden. First lady Jill Biden picked well in selecting Brzezinski to interview her‚ confident she wouldn’t be challenged as they both could commiserate with how awful Trump is and how mean Republicans are to her family‚ topped by letting her tout the turquoise heart emoji. How informative.” Rating: FOUR out of FIVE SCREAMS.   â–  January 8‚ 2024: Liberal Media Scream: Stephanopoulos judges Trump an insurrectionist‚ unqualified for 2024 (Washington Examiner post) This week’s Liberal Media Scream is a five-screamer featuring an ABC host and former Clinton handler acting as judge‚ jury‚ and executioner of former President Donald Trump and his effort to remain on the 2024 primary ballots and let voters‚ not partisan state officials‚ decide his fate. ABC’s George Stephanopoulos‚ on his Sunday show This Week‚ was quizzing his panel about the campaigns in some states to declare Trump ineligible for election because an official decided that the former president triggered a 14th Amendment ban on insurrectionists. On his show‚ which occurred the day after the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot‚ one of his panelists suggested the Supreme Court will decide Trump is guilty but that it will be up to Congress and not the states to erase the GOP front-runner’s name from the ballots. “If you say he engaged in insurrection‚” Stephanopoulos said‚ “I don’t see how you can escape the plain meaning of the 14th Amendment and say he’s qualified to run for office.” Panelist Donna Brazile‚ an influential liberal and former acting Democratic Party chairwoman‚ told her host‚ “I totally agree with you‚ George.” From the roundtable on Sunday’s This Week on ABC: GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Sarah‚ what’s your guess on what the court does here? SARAH ISGUR‚ SENIOR EDITOR OF THE DISPATCH: I think you’ll have the Supreme Court hold that he is not disqualified from being on the ballot. They’ll overturn the Colorado Supreme Court. STEPHANOPOULOS: The question is‚ how will they do it though? ISGUR: Correct. I think they’ll say that‚ in fact‚ the 14th Amendment makes clear it’s up to Congress. If Congress can requalify someone by a two-thirds vote‚ there’s no timeline on that. Which means that‚ you know‚ as one of the amicus briefs has pointed out‚ it’s really supposed to be post-elections about holding office‚ not running for office. And so I think they’ll say it’s really Congress’s job. The states can’t make up their own standard. Is it beyond a reasonable doubt? Is it more likely than not? Et cetera. What’s interesting to me will be whether or not the Supreme Court goes out of their way in order to get those three‚ Kagan‚ Sotomayor‚ Jackson votes‚ in saying‚ “Yes‚ it was an insurrection‚ and yes‚ he engaged in it‚ but it’s up to Congress.” STEPHANOPOULOS: I don’t see how they can do that‚ Donna Brazile. If you say he engaged in insurrection‚ was the question I asked Nancy Pelosi‚ I don’t see how you can escape the plain meaning of the 14th Amendment and say he’s qualified to run for office. DONNA BRAZILE: I totally agree with you‚ George. Brent Baker‚ the vice president of research and publications for the Media Research Center‚ explains our weekly pick: “Another example of how Stephanopoulos remains a Democratic partisan first‚ a journalist a distant second. No true journalist would weigh in with a definitive conclusion on what the Supreme Court should do weeks before a ruling on such a contentious issue which divides Americans. Stephanopoulos has clearly put himself in the camp with those who want to deny the public’s ability to vote for whomever they prefer. So much for saving democracy from Trump when you want to subvert the process.” Rating: FIVE out of FIVE SCREAMS.   â–  December 25‚ 2023 and January 1‚ 2024: No Liberal Media Screams these weeks.   â–  December 18‚ 2023: Liberal Media Scream: Scaremonger Scarborough: Trump will ‘execute’ foes‚ crush ‘American experiment’ (Washington Examiner post) This week’s Liberal Media Scream features MSNBC Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough’s latest anti-Trump ranting. The host‚ whose earlier claim that former President Donald Trump will “execute” foes should he be reelected won the Media Research Center’s “Worst Quote of the Year‚” said on Monday that Trump would destroy America’s democracy‚ too. “A year from now‚ it could be over‚ the American experiment at an end one year from now‚” Scarborough said in comments we graded a rare five out of five “liberal media screams.” His comments are clearly what the latest Rasmussen Reports survey was tapping into when it found that more voters than ever believe the left bias in the media has reached a new high. The comments also raise a question about what scaremongering liberal media figures will be saying in 11 months if Trump is on the verge of beating President Joe Biden. Scarborough on Monday’s Morning Joe in a discussion with Politico’s Jonathan Lemire: “One year from now‚ it could be over. American democracy could be over. Donald Trump‚ one year from now‚ could win. He’s told us what he is going to do. When I say American democracy is going to be over‚ I haven’t said this. Donald Trump is the guy who said it. He is the one talking about executing generals that are not loyal enough to him‚ a guy that’s talking about terminating the Constitution if it gets in the way of his power. He’s the guy that’s talking about taking off news networks he disagrees with. He’s the one talking about prosecuting and putting in jail people who disagree with him. He’s the one saying that. “So‚ a year from now‚ it could be over‚ the American experiment at an end one year from now. So‚ let me ask you‚ with that being the case and with Joe Biden’s poll numbers getting worse‚ why is the White House going around singing‚ ‘Don’t worry‚ be happy’? Because that’s basically what they’re saying. Why does Joe Biden still have all of his campaign people inside the White House? When are they going to go out and start working on the campaign — not of his lifetime‚ of our lifetime? When are they going to start acting like American democracy is on the line and stop telling everybody to not worry?” Brent Baker‚ vice president of research and publications for the Media Research Center‚ explained our weekly pick: “Saying day after day after day the same over the top ‘the sky is falling’ warning to try to scare his viewers about Trump ending democracy is doing nothing but making Scarborough look every bit as unhinged as he wants people to see Trump. It may be catnip for MSNBC viewers‚ but Scarborough has become a parody of someone stuck inside a Trump Derangement Syndrome whirlwind unable to make cogent criticisms.” Rating: FIVE out of FIVE SCREAMS.   â–  December 11: Liberal Media Scream: PBS runs interference for Biden over Hunter scandals (Washington Examiner post) This week’s Liberal Media Scream features the efforts of Public TV and a Washington Post columnist to deflect the latest criminal indictment of first son Hunter Biden away from President Joe Biden. Following the tax charges filed by the Justice Department against Hunter Biden‚ the PBS NewsHour was eager to tell viewers on Friday that it saw no connection to the president. Anchor Geoff Bennett started with the “context” that Hunter Biden “does not work in the White House for his father in the way that Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump did. And the indictment does not in any way implicate President Joe Biden.” PBS guest Jonathan Capehart of the Washington Post also ran block for Biden. “For Republicans to try to make a connection between Hunter Biden and trying to say that‚ 'Well‚ if you’re going to go after Trump‚ well‚ why shouldn’t we go after Biden?' these are two completely different cases‚” he lectured. From Friday’s PBS NewsHour: GEOFF BENNETT: So‚ let’s start with the latest legal trouble facing Hunter Biden‚ with the important context that Hunter Biden’s a private citizen. He is not seeking‚ nor has he ever held‚ public office. He does not work in the White House for his father in the way that Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump did. And the indictment does not in any way implicate President Joe Biden. And yet this will certainly add to the problems‚ the political problems‚ facing this White House‚ as House Republicans‚ Jonathan‚ zero in on Hunter Biden’s business dealings as part of their own investigations. JONATHAN CAPEHART: As part of their own investigations that have been going on for years now‚ and they’ve been using the president’s son‚ the president’s troubled son‚ to try to sully the president. And so far‚ they’ve come up with nothing‚ even though‚ next week‚ apparently‚ they’re going to be voting on‚ you know‚ to authorize an impeachment inquiry‚ trying to make connections that aren’t there. Look‚ when you read the indictment‚ when you hear about the indictment‚ it’s bad. I mean‚ it’s not good. It’s not good at all. But we’re talking about someone‚ as you — I’m glad you put that proper context there. He’s an adult. He has not held office. He’s not sought office. He’s not working for his father. The only thing is‚ is that he — his father is president of the United States. He’s being held accountable. And I take — I agree with [Hunter Biden’s lawyer] Abbe Lowell that‚ if his last name weren’t Biden‚ he probably wouldn’t even have these charges. They would have worked it out. But he’s facing the consequences‚ and he’s going through the legal avenues that are afforded to him. And for Republicans to try to make a connection between Hunter Biden and trying to say that‚ 'Well‚ if you’re going to go after Trump‚ well‚ why shouldn’t we go after Biden?' these are two completely different cases. Brent Baker‚ vice president of research and publications for the Media Research Center‚ explains our weekly pick: “You can almost feel through the screen how uncomfortable the PBS team was to even cover this story‚ but they realized they had to at least mention it‚ so they poured on the caveats so their audience wouldn’t be burdened with any information that might hurt their perception of President Biden. It’s the exact opposite tack they take with Donald Trump‚ where any allegations around him are amplified and discussed ad nauseam.” Rating: THREE out of FIVE SCREAMS.   â–  December 4: Liberal Media Scream: Media eagerly team with Liz Cheney to undermine Trump (Washington Examiner post) This week’s Liberal Media Scream features the remarkable teaming of the media with conservative Republican former Rep. Liz Cheney to stop former President Donald Trump’s 2024 bid. Repeating her success in winning Democrats to her cause after the Jan. 6 riots and in her No. 2 role on the House Jan. 6 panel‚ the media have eagerly opened its best shows for her to talk about her new book and campaign against Trump. The media have helped to promote her book and provided top platforms‚ notably on CBS Sunday Morning‚ where she warned that “one of the things we see today is sort of a sleepwalking into dictatorship in the United States.” In interviewing her about Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning‚ John Dickerson offered the perfect set-up question: “If a person is a member of Congress and they have sworn an oath to defend the Constitution‚ can they defend the Constitution and also endorse Donald Trump?” Cheney replied: “You can’t be for Donald Trump and for the Constitution. You have to choose.” The media's focus on the book has helped it into the No. 1 spot on Amazon on Monday‚ a day before it is released. From Sunday’s CBS News Sunday Morning: JOHN DICKERSON: After losing her 2022 Republican primary‚ Cheney traded the U.S. Capitol dome for the Thomas Jefferson-designed rotunda at the University of Virginia‚ where she has been lecturing on politics and writing a new book‚ Oath and Honor. Let me ask you about that oath. If a person is a member of Congress and they have sworn an oath to defend the Constitution‚ can they defend the Constitution and also endorse Donald Trump? LIZ CHENEY: No. It’s inconsistent. DICKERSON: So‚ they’re breaking with their oath by saying they would like him to be the next president? CHENEY: In my view‚ you know‚ fundamentally‚ there is a choice to be made. You can’t both be for Donald Trump and for the Constitution. You have to choose. DICKERSON: It’s a lot of people who are choosing Donald Trump. CHENEY: Yeah‚ it is. Brent Baker‚ vice president of research and publications for the Media Research Center‚ explains our weekly pick: “Usually‚ to earn such a laudatory CBS News segment for your book‚ it must be published by CBS-owned Simon &; Schuster. But Dickerson and CBS are so enthralled with her quest to destroy Trump and anyone Trump-adjacent that despite having Little‚ Brown and Company as her publisher‚ they went into full promotion mode‚ cuing up her talking points with no pushback.” Rating: FOUR out of FIVE SCREAMS.   â–  November 27: Liberal Media Scream: Post reporter says ‘sources’ fret public’s lack of credit for Biden ‘successes’ (Washington Examiner post) For this week’s Liberal Media Scream‚ we have the latest example of a journalist inside the Beltway concerned that President Joe Biden just isn’t getting the credit he deserves for "Bidenomics‚" the Middle East crisis‚ or pretty much anything else. Despite two years of polling that shows the public doesn’t buy the White House spin that their life is better under the Democratic administration‚ the Washington Post’s Leigh Ann Caldwell on Sunday’s Meet the Press cited “my sources” complaining that Biden is getting treated like the no-respect funnyman Rodney Dangerfield. “My sources are saying President Biden doesn’t get a lot of credit‚ not only on this‚ but on a whole host of things‚” she said in addressing the hostage releases over the weekend. But maybe there's hope‚ she added‚ that Biden will get the credit she says he deserves if his team just sells it better. "They have a lot of work to do to once again‚ like I said‚ try to get credit for the successes that he’s had over the past two years which he keeps on getting blamed for everything bad that’s happened." From Sunday’s Meet the Press: KRISTEN WELKER: Leigh Ann‚ I want to start with you. This is a huge test for President Biden. And obviously now‚ the pressure’s on to release the Americans. How is this playing for him politically‚ do you think? LEIGH ANN CALDWELL: Well‚ obviously it’ll be great if Americans are released with those hostages. But my sources are saying that President Biden also doesn’t get a lot of credit for his successes‚ not only on this‚ but on a whole host of things. So that does concern Democrats on Capitol Hill.... Yeah‚ Bidenomics has really been‚ become a negative word‚ especially among Democrats‚ because it’s not working. I was texting with some Democratic members of Congress last night just trying to get a read over the holiday weekend‚ what they’re hearing at home and what people are saying‚ and these members said that it is just not looking good for President Biden politically out there‚ that he would probably lose some swing states if the election were held today. So they have a lot of work to do to once again‚ like I said‚ try to get credit for the successes that he’s had over the past two years which he keeps on getting blamed for everything bad that’s happened. Brent Baker‚ vice president of research and publications for the Media Research Center‚ explains our weekly pick: “Caldwell maintained Democrats ‘have a lot of work to do to once again‚ like I said‚ try to get credit for the successes’ President Biden has ‘had over the past two years‚’ but she’s clearly just as invested as any liberal Democrat in advancing that narrative to help Biden. And in that interest‚ she reflects much of the press corps which want to influence the outcome‚ as proven by how complaints that Biden isn’t getting the credit he supposedly deserves have become a common media theme.” Rating: THREE out of FIVE SCREAMS.   â–  November 20: Liberal Media Scream: ABC’s Jonathan Karl says he wrote book to warn voters away from Trump (Washington Examiner post) For this week’s Liberal Media Scream‚ we feature the latest example of the legacy media going from self-appointed instant fact-checkers on former President Donald Trump to out-and-out enemies. The choice is ABC’s Jonathan Karl‚ who admitted that he wrote his latest book on Trump to warn America about him. Asked on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS why Trump is leading the Republican nomination contest‚ Karl said that “superficially” there’s “a sense” that things were better during the Trump presidency. And‚ he added of his just-released Tired of Winning: Donald Trump and the End of the Grand Old Party‚ “that’s why I wrote this book.” He explained that “if people are going to go into this next election thinking about that‚ they also need to be thinking‚ not just about what Trump was‚ but what he is now and what he is proposing and planning to do‚ what a second Trump administration would look like. And I don’t think people have come to terms with that at all.” Karl on Thursday’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS: “I think part of what’s happened is people look back. There’s anxiety in the country. People have economic anxiety. There’s discontent with Joe Biden and I think there’s some superficially a sense like ‘Look‚ if we could only go back to four years ago‚ the world was relatively at peace‚ inflation was low‚ everything was —’ I think there is some of that and that’s why I wrote this book because if people are going to go into this next election thinking about that‚ they also need to be thinking‚ not just about what Trump was‚ but what he is now and what he is proposing and planning to do‚ what a second Trump administration would look like. And I don’t think people have come to terms with that at all.” Brent Baker‚ vice president of research and publications for the Media Research Center‚ explains our weekly pick: “Karl’s quest is the very definition of improper political advocacy by a journalist. His job is to report the news in an impartial manner‚ not jump into the fray when a candidate he hates gets popular‚ and write a book to convince voters they are making a bad choice. How could any Trump supporter‚ or any Republican‚ ever trust his reporting when they know he has a personal interest in directing the outcome?” Rating: FOUR out of FIVE SCREAMS.   â–  November 13: Liberal Media Scream: CNN’s Hunt says no room for ‘happy and sunny’ in GOP (Washington Examiner post) For this week’s Liberal Media Scream‚ we feature the lat

On Monday‚ the day-after-Easter White House press briefing began on a hacktastic note as the Associated Press reporter on duty asked about what could generously be described as hubbub surrounding Easter Sunday falling on March 31 and President Biden issuing a presidential proclamation for Sunday as Transgender Day of Visibility. AP reporter Will Weissert could have asked about this in any number of productive ways‚ such as why was this tweeted from the White House’s main account‚ but not their Spanish-language profile‚ or why did Biden use only half of Genesis 1:27 to endorse transgenderism when the second‚ omitting portion would show God vehemently opposes it. Instead‚ Weissert did this: “So‚ the criticism over the Transgender Day of Visibility‚ the White House said that the President wouldn’t abuse his faith for political purposes. Does the President think that’s what Republicans are doing on this?”     Despite having notes‚ Jean-Pierre still stumbled (see the video above) in expressing surprise at “the misinformation...out there”‚ explaining while Easter changes every year‚ Transgender Day of Visibility is always March 31. Arguing the backlash was “misinformation done on purpose”‚ the Biden flack seemed to imply Biden — who celebrates transgenderism and believes they’re some of the bravest people he knows — was a real Christian while those who feel differently aren’t and thus possess “cruel‚ hateful‚ and dishonest rhetoric”: And‚ as a Christian who celebrates Easter with family‚ President Biden stands for bringing people together and upholding the dignity and freedoms of every American. Now‚ sadly — and it’s not surprising — right — it is actually unsurprising that politicians are seeking to divide and weaken our country with cruel‚ hateful‚ and dishonest rhetoric. It is dishonest what we have heard the past 24 hours. It is untrue. Jean-Pierre then cited a 2021 Fox network tweet endorsing that year’s Transgender Day of Visibility and ironically proclaimed “President Biden will never abuse his faith or — for political purposes or for profit”. Like a loyal foot soldier‚ Weissert didn’t ask any follow-ups‚ but offered Jean-Pierre a “thank you.” Fox’s Peter Doocy‚ in contrast‚ brought the heat and asked actual questions. While he didn’t ask about the Transgender Day of Visibility‚ Doocy started with the disturbing development in the disturbing March 21 incident at the U.S.-Mexico (captured by our friend Jennie Taer of the New York Post): “Most of the border crossers accused of beating up Texas National Guardsmen in a riot last month were released on their own recognizance Sunday. How does that make people in this country any safer?” Jean-Pierre told Doocy to speak with Departments of Homeland Security and Justice before retreating to her talking points praising the Border Patrol for having “act[ed] quickly” and attacking Republicans for “put[ting] politics ahead of the American people” by refusing to address the “challenge at the border” with the proposed Senate deal. Like a good reporter responding to word salad‚ Doocy followed up: “So‚ does President Biden wish that Republicans in Congress would help him make a law that made it easier to deport people?” Jean-Pierre more or less said he wouldn’t want that because‚ instead‚ she said “[w]hat the President wants to see is....congressional Republicans to pass‚ to move forward with a bipartisan border security agreement”. Doocy pivoted to wondering what the administration made of the rise in squatting with some localities even having laws allowing the homeless (or anyone) to seize homes that aren’t theirs (click “expand”): DOOCY: Totally different topic. How worried do Americans need to be about squatters? JEAN-PIERRE: About squatters? DOOCY: Well‚ here’s a lot of stories out there. Homeowners are showing up at places that they own where the locks have been changed. Some squatter has moved in‚ and the homeowner has no rights. Does President Biden think that is right? JEAN-PIERRE: So‚ if — if my understanding is that this is‚ obviously‚ a local issue‚ we are certainly tracking that issue. The rights of property owners and renters must be protected and we believe that‚ you know‚ ultimately‚ what needs to happen is the local government needs to make sure that they address this and they take action.  And so‚ everyone in their community‚ in this country wants the same thing‚ right? They all want the same thing. They want their families to be safe‚ and that’s what we want as well. We want to make sure that Americans and their families feel safe. DOOCY: In Florida‚ there’s a new law where victims of squatting can call the cops and have the squatters removed. Would President Biden support something like that? JEAN-PIERRE: I’m not going to get into — into — into hypotheticals from here. What I can say is that‚ ultimately‚ this is a local issue.  And it is critical that — that local governments take action to address it. Again‚ everybody wants the same thing. They want to feel safe in their communities. That’s what they want. We certainly are tracking these stories. And‚ as is usually the case‚ pro-Hamas reporter Nadia Bilbassy of Saudi-funded Al-Arabiya was up to her usual theatrics: As always‚ Arab reporter Nadia Bilbassy of Saudi-funded Al-Arabiya used the WH briefing to peddle the Hamas propaganda of the day‚ claiming the IDF went into Al Shifa hospital to slaughter innocent doctors and babies. KJP plays right along. If this were a Republican… pic.twitter.com/qs2k5TBI8O — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) April 1‚ 2024 if this were a Republican presidency‚ you’d best believe Bilbassy would be absolutely torched with missives such as that. To see the relevant transcript from the April 1 briefing‚ click here.

President Joe Biden is raising eyebrows for claiming that he did not sign a proclamation honoring a Transgender Day of Visibility.At the White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday‚ a reporter asked Biden to respond to criticism from House Speaker Mike Johnson (R)‚ who condemned Biden's "outrageous and abhorrent" decision to honor Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31‚ 2024 — the exact same day as Easter — with an official proclamation.Shockingly‚ Biden responded by claiming he didn't issue such a proclamation."He's thoroughly uninformed‚" Biden said of Johnson‚ according to the pool report. "I didn't do that."But Biden did do exactly that on Friday. The proclamation declared:NOW‚ THEREFORE‚ I‚ JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.‚ President of the United States of America‚ by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States‚ do hereby proclaim March 31‚ 2024‚ as Transgender Day of Visibility. I call upon all Americans to join us in lifting up the lives and voices of transgender people throughout our Nation and to work toward eliminating violence and discrimination based on gender identity.That Biden would publicly scold Johnson and claim that he did not sign the proclamation — which was the subject of intense social media backlash over the Easter holiday weekend — raised alarm bells and several questions.Does Biden not know that his administration published the proclamation in his name? Did he forget that he signed it? Or is he gaslighting?"If Biden didn’t do it‚ who signed his name to the official proclamation. It’s bad enough he deliberately desecrated the most sacred holy day in the Christian faith. Then he lies about it‚" said Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)."If he didn't do this‚ then who did? Who is running the Biden Administration?" said Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Ala.).".@POTUS is either detached from reality‚ or completely detached from what his White House staff is doing. Actually‚ both are most likely true‚" said Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.)."President Biden is either confused or lying‚" Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said."Biden is either confused and doesn’t know what his own White House does… or he’s lying. Which is it?" asked Karoline Leavitt‚ press secretary for the Trump campaign.White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre‚ meanwhile‚ claimed outrage about Biden's proclamation was "misinformation." — (@) Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!