McCain, Critics Say Trump’s Gone Too Far With Press War
Prominent political voices are increasingly saying President Donald Trump has gone too far in his assault on the media’s credibility, likening his repeated criticisms to those of dictators. RELATED: Campaigner-in-chief: Trump rallies supporters The debate over the wisdom of Trump’s comments took place on the Sunday morning news shows, with Republican Senator John McCain and […]
The media, Muslims and Trump’s travel ban
On The Listening Post this week: As US borders tighten, we trace the media narratives on immigrants, refugees and Muslim “Others”. Plus, how one of France’s richest men is colonising the media. Much of the mainstream media have expressed outrage at US President Donald Trump’s travel ban. But, look back over a decade of American […]
White Privilege wages jihad: Kansas “militia members” aren’t considered “terrorists” because they’re not Muslim
The three white men planned to unleash a killing spree and to bomb a house of worship — what should we call them? Chauncey DeVega On Friday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced that they had arrested three white men, Curtis Allen, Gavin Wright and Patrick Stein, who as part of a militia group called […]
Bill O’Reilly Alleges Media Conspiracy Against Trump
Conspiracy theories from alt-right news sources like Infowars and Breitbart have become commonplace at this point in the election. But now Bill O’Reilly is piling on. While Fox News hosts’ have long accused the “mainstream media ” of favoring Democrats, including 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, the “O’Reilly Factor” host took things a step […]
O’Reilly Twerp Watters Wishes For A Terror Attack in October to Boost Trump Support
It’s a pretty obvious fact that when issues of terror and “Radical Islamic terrorism” occur, it usually translates into a small ratings boost for whichever idiotic Republican is currently running the show. In this case, of course, that idiot is the most dangerous of all – Donald Trump. Though we are fairly certain that Donald […]
Fox News Ignores Gold Star Father At DNC Because He’s Muslim, Airs ISIS Footage Instead
Fox News Mutes Bravery When It Is Muslim Fox News made the decision to mute one of the most powerful speeches at the DNC, when Gold Star father Khizr Khan took stage with his wife and told the world what America meant to his son, who was killed by a car bomb while fighting in […]
Roger Ailes to be removed by Murdoch as Fox News CEO: report
Rupert Murdoch and his two sons have decided to remove Roger Ailes as CEO of Fox News following a sexual harassment lawsuit by former anchor Gretchen Carlson, New York Magazine reported Monday. The three are in agreement that the 76-year-old executive should go, but they haven’t agreed on the timing, the magazine reported, citing anonymous […]
FOX News “Terror Expert” Sentenced To Prison For Lying To The Public
By Matt Agorist | The Free Thought Project | July 18, 2016 A man who falsely claimed for decades to be a CIA agent and worked as the FOX News “Terror Expert” has now been sentenced to 33 months in prison, according to prosecutors, as cited by Reuters. According to a U.S. District Attorney’s Office statement, Wayne […]
Fox News Wants You Afraid Of Black Lives Matter
For the edification of our readers, I could provide you with a transcript, list the individuals sitting on the curved couch, parse out their words one at a time. But it’s Saturday, and here is all you need to know about this clip. Fox News wants you to be afraid, very afraid, of Black Lives […]
Rep. Gohmert: ‘Too Early’ to Rule Out Islam Prompted Dallas Shootings
Responding to the Dallas shootings that left five police officers dead on Thursday, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) said we can’t yet rule out that the attacks were motivated by radical Islam. Appearing on Fox Business Channel on Friday, Rep. Gohmert took issue with a previous guest’s declaration that radical Islam was not a factor. It’s […]