Schiff: ‘If You Don’t Want To Be Tried In NY, Don’t Commit Crimes In NY’

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA)

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) addressed Lara Trump’s gripes on CNN this morning that Donald Trump’s falsifying documents case wasn’t moved out of New York City (where the crimes actually occurred). Her implication was that the Donald “couldn’t get a fair trial” in Manhattan. and yet, he did. Continue reading “Schiff: ‘If You Don’t Want To Be Tried In NY, Don’t Commit Crimes In NY’”

CNN Announces It Is “Parting Ways” With Out News Anchor Don Lemon

CNN announced it is "parting ways" with out news anchor Don Lemon.
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon (screen capture)
Shortly after the news broke that Fox News had fired longtime talking head Tucker Carlson, the news world was shocked again as CNN announced it is “parting ways” with out news anchor Don Lemon. Continue reading “CNN Announces It Is “Parting Ways” With Out News Anchor Don Lemon”

Chris Wallace Left Fox News Because Questioning The Truth Became ‘Unsustainable’

Chris Wallace will debut his new show on CNN+ on March 29, 2022
Chris Wallace (screen capture via CNN+)
In an interview with the New York Times, former Fox News anchor Chris Wallace says he left the conservative news outlet after 18 years because he found the ongoing rewriting of the truth “unsustainable.” Continue reading “Chris Wallace Left Fox News Because Questioning The Truth Became ‘Unsustainable’”

News Round-Up: November 10, 2020

Screen capture of CNN White House correspondent Boris Sanchez

Screen capture of CNN White House correspondent Boris Sanchez
CNN White House correspondent Boris Sanchez (screen capture)
Some news items you might have missed: • Mainstream Media Crush: I can’t believe I’ve never noted how enjoyable CNN’s Boris Sanchez (above) makes watching the news. That is all. #EyeCandy • Pink News: Last week, I reported how openly gay Mayor Dean Trantalis of Fort Lauderdale was verbally accosted at his polling station by a group of Trump supporters calling him homophobic slurs.  Just thought I’d report he sailed to reelection with 58 percent of the vote. • Out Music: Check out the latest music video from out recording artist mxmtoon, “ok on your own,” featuring pop star Carly Rae Jepsen. The mid-tempo track explores the fallout of a breakup with the realization that sometimes it’s better to be “on your own” when a romance comes to an end. “I need some time to myself so I can comprehend/ I’m not so scared to admit I could use a friend.”

• USA Today: Nine legal experts say Trump’s lawsuit challenging election results in Pennsylvania is dead on arrival for a number of reasons: Courts are wary of invalidating legally cast ballots, and voting by mail, used in many states, is both common and constitutional. • Statista: Following Pfizer’s announcement that its vaccine candidate was found to be 90 percent effective against COVID-19 in phase 3 trials, shares of travel industry stocks like hotels and airlines went soaring across the globe. Interestingly, the news also sent some shares tumbling for such “pandemic winners” as Zoom Video Communications, Peloton, and Netflix.

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• Gothamist: Governor Phil Murphy is requiring indoor bars and restaurants in New Jersey to close by 10 p.m., one of several restrictions that he announced today to address a spike in COVID-19 cases. “There is more than anecdotal evidence that as the night wears on, probably for reasons that are obvious, people let their hair down,” Murphy said, while also sharing that the state’s positivity rate is at 7.52%. • MSNBC: President-elect Joe Biden threw some 12th level shade Donald Trump’s way when asked about Trump refusing to concede the presidential race. “At the end of the day, you know, it’s all going to come to fruition on January 20.”

Robust News Cycle Leads To CNN’s Best Ratings In 40 Year History

Donald Trump
The Associated Press reports the recent stretch of news regarding the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the lives of the world’s citizens coupled with the racial upheaval triggered by George Floyd’s death has resulted in CNN garnering its biggest audience for any three-month period in the network’s 40-year history. According to the Nielsen ratings, CNN’s weekday prime-time audience of 1.95 million was up 120% over the same period last year. Fox News saw a 43% increase pulling in an average of 4.07 million viewers, while MSNBC’s audience of 2.47 million was up 13% from 2019. Donald Trump, who rarely acknowledges actual facts and figures, routinely refers to CNN as “failing.” Sure, Jan… Even the moderator for CNN’s Twitter account for Public Relations finds the Donald to be exhausting in his perpetual lies.