The Media

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Carly Fiorina: The view from here

I have mixed feelings about Carly Fiorina’s return to the set of ABC’s “The View” on Friday.

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Michelle Collins of ABC’s “The View” says that Carly Fiorina (above) looked “demented” when she smiled on the CNBC debate. (breitbart.com)

Responding to Carl Quintanilla’s inquiry about her believed weakness, Fiorina put on a big smile and remarked that she was criticized for not smiling during her previous debate. It drew a rousing response from the audience.

Michelle Collins, however, thought she looked “demented.” Co-host Joy Behar suggested a Halloween mask be made of her face. Look at the accompanying photo taken of Fiorina at that moment. You be the judge.

Co-host Whoopi Goldberg tried to take credit for the show elevating Fiorina to the top tier of GOP candidates. Unbelievable. Continue reading →

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Regarding the debates … enough already … stop the whining

I’m not a fan of RNC Chairman Reince Priebus, but give him credit for cutting the number of debates from 20 in 2012 to nine, and as he pointed out, CNBC did a passable job in a previous debate and assured him this debate would focus on the economy.

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He has a right to be disappointed, as he was, but it doesn’t mean the candidates have to jump in with their ridiculous requests that will not go unnoticed by voters. I say, stop the whining.

The president poked fun at the GOP candidates today saying, “If they can’t handle a bunch of CNBC moderators … I don’t think the Chinese and the Russians are going to be too worried …” Of course, we know they did handle the moderators, and we know he regularly “handles” moderators at CNBC and those at all of the other leftist networks.

Yes, CNBC showed its bias and the Republicans benefited from it. Savor it. Continue reading →

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No surprise; CNBC fails miserably with GOP debate

“CNBC’s debate was a mess – and to regular viewers, a regular one.” – Slate

I am not a CNBC viewer and the performance of its moderators during last night’s GOP debate in Colorado reminded me why.

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CNBC’s debate losers – Carl Quintanilla, Becky Quick and John Harwood. (foxnews.com)

Tuning in a bit early, I got my first taste of the misinformation for which CNBC has become known, as Joe Kernen was making a comment about people who didn’t want to work longer hours. An obvious slam against Jeb Bush.

In July, Bush made the statement that growing the economy would require people to “work longer hours.” The media on the left had their “gotcha,” never mind that the interviewer followed with “To keep from taking it out of context, what you meant to say – when you say more hours you mean full-time work.” To which, Bush responded, “Yeah, absolutely.”

“Not that a full time guy or somebody working two jobs needs to be working more time,” the interviewer pressed. “Absolutely not,” Bush followed.

The interviewer from the editorial board of the New Hampshire Union Leader clarified Bush’s statement with him on the spot. Kernen failed to do his homework. Continue reading →

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From the boastful mouth of Trump

Donald Trump, who thinks he can bloviate his way to a presidential nomination, stepped in it again this morning during an interview on Fox & Friends, but don’t expect anyone to catch his screw-up, or cause a dip in his polls.

When asked for his reaction to the Boston Globe report that veterans of Mitt Romney’s campaign are united in the common goal of defeating him, Trump took off on Romney as a failure saying, “this is pure Romney wanting to get back in.”… read more

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Sure, Hillary, we believe you

“I always thought this would be a competitive race.” – Hillary Clinton

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Hillary never believed the “anointed” and “entitled” clichés about her run for the presidency. (natinalreview.com)

Yeah, Hillary … while the rest of us were hearing words like “entitled”… “anointed”… “it’s her time” and “her turn,” you want us to believe you were thinking otherwise. You knew all along that Bernie Sanders would be as popular as he has demonstrated.

It took a bit of digging, but I found a piece by Myra Adams I had remembered seeing in The Daily Beast some time ago. “Not having a real primary will be a tremendous advantage for Hillary, thus freeing her up to concentrate on the general-election battle…,” wrote Adams, “claiming any opposition would be “symbolic.” Continue reading →

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PBS’ Ifill continues support of Obama White House

“Take that, Bibi.” – Gwen Ifill

Since I am not a fan of what the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (PBS) reports as “news,” I learned of the most recent Obama administration pandering of Gwen Ifill, co-anchor of the PBS NewsHour, in a newspaper account.

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Ifill during an interview with Obama. (pamellageller.com)

When it became known that the president had secured the required Democrat support in the Senate to ensure the Iran deal could not be blocked by opponents, Ifill, in what was described as a digital spiking of the football, tweeted “Take that, Bibi.” The reference, of course, to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who addressed Congress in opposition to the deal. Continue reading →

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Global warming? Follow the money

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President Obama, the Grand Poobah of Climate Change, checks the air for warming. (Eathan Miller/Getty Images)

As President Obama embarks on his 11-day climate change tour, the Wall Street Journal claims “global warming is expected to emerge as a key issue.”

WSJ bases its prediction on a Pew Research Center report finding that 74 percent of American adults say there is “solid evidence” of global warming, and that 46 percent believe the warming trend is “mostly due to human activity.”

You can expect to hear that its “proven science” backed by hundreds of leading scientists, supported by the majority of Americans. And count on him to scoff at deniers. Continue reading →

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Are Hillary’s followers about to call her bluff?

“Trusting someone to fight for them and trusting someone, these are two different things.” -CNN’s Briana Keilar

On Aug. 1, I wrote how I believed Hillary Clinton had reached the level of incompetence defined by Laurence J. Peter in his 1968 book, The Peter Principle.

I am beginning to see signs of her popularity shrinking, but I can’t see how she won’t be nominated to represent the Democrat party in 2016. But it’s not going to help her with Independents and Republican women.

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CNN’s Briana Keilar asked Hillary about the trust issue during an otherwise session of softball questions. (ccnpressroom)

It began with the visible signs of arrogance. Her refusal to hold meetings with the press; only sitting for interviews with friendly members. Her continued insistence that she did no wrong by destroying e-mails, classified or otherwise. Her belief that she is listening to the voices of the middle class in those round table meetings with a handful of supporters. Her “entitled” projection as someone to whom rules of law and conduct don’t apply.

Her arrogance came through in the interview she did with CNN’s Briana Keilar on July 7, when, for the most part, she was fed softball questions. The atmosphere changed, however, when Keilar said, “We see by our recent poll that nearly six in 10 Americans say they don’t believe that you’re honest and trustworthy. Do you understand why they feel that way?” Continue reading →

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Obama getting a pass for actions similar to those that ended Nixon’s presidency

“The painful fact is that Barack Obama is the president that Nixon always wanted to be,” – Jonathan Turley, constitutional law expert

While perusing the daily newspaper this morning, my attention was drawn to the This Day in History column featuring President Richard Nixon’s Aug. 8, 1974 resignation.

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Forty-one years ago, President Nixon resigned the presidency. (ahharsfnewws.com)

Over the years I have often considered Nixon’s transgressions to be foolish and clumsy to say the least, but it led to his impeachment and key members of his administration went to jail.

Hardly a day goes by, however, that I don’t see the actions of President Obama equally or more egregious than those of Nixon. But when you look back to the 1970s, reporters Woodward and Bernstein had the backing of their powerful newspaper, The Washington Post, to uncover the deeds of Nixon and his men.

You can ask, where the Woodward’s and Bernstein’s are today, but you soon come to your senses and realize that Nixon openly scorned the media and President Obama owns the media. Today, The Washington Post might tweak the Obama administration by giving the president or Hillary Clinton four Pinocchio’s. Continue reading →