Power is a heck of a drug. Just ask Mike Johnson. Watch: The conservative evangelical Speaker of the House appeared today on CNN’s State of the Union. During the interview, Jake Tapper played this clip of Mark Wayne Mullin talking […]
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Chris Wallace is leaving CNN
This is too bad. Over the last several months I became a fan of Wallace’s Saturday morning show. Here is The New York Times; Chris Wallace, a veteran TV anchor who left Fox News for CNNÂ three years ago, announced on […]
CNN political commentator Alice Stewart has died
For those of us who regularly watch CNN for our news, this is a terrible loss. Stewart was a rational and smart conservative voice on the network. More on Stewart’s life and career here.
How might the New Hampshire primary results look different if we think of Trump as an incumbent?
Today at CNN, morning host John Berman offered a really interesting take on the New Hampshire primary. Here is part of the transcript from his exchange with Pete Seat, vice president of the Bose Public Affairs Group: BERMAN: And then, […]
It is pretty common now for evangelical politicians to endorse Trump, but Tim Scott’s interview on CNN this morning was still hard to watch
I just watched CNN’s Dana Bash interview South Carolina U.S. senator and former presidential candidate Tim Scott about his recent endorsement of Donald Trump for president. It was really hard to watch. Here are some clips: Scott, an evangelical Christian, […]
James Carville: “The only thing that Dr. West’s candidacy can do is help elect Donald Trump”
No one expects Cornel West to become the next president of the United States, but Anderson Cooper’s recent interview with West reveals why it is hard for a candidate of moral purity and prophetic sensibility to govern. Politics almost always […]
Trump: “Secret. This is secret information. Look, look at this!”
Last night we learned that the Department of Justice will indict Donald Trump on Tuesday. At this point the DOJ has not released the indictment. This morning CNN is reporting that Trump admitted on tape that he didn’t declassify “secret […]
Franklin Graham on the verdict in the Trump sexual assault case
I suffered through most of last night’s CNN New Hampshire townhall meeting with Donald Trump. Here is what we “learned”: You can learn more here. During the interview Collins, who often fact-checked Trump in real time, asked the former president […]
Don Lemon is out at CNN
What a day for cable news! Tucker Carlson is out at Fox News. Don Lemon is out at CNN. Here is Lemon’s tweet: Does Lemon’s firing have anything to do with this or this?
Why last night’s Mike Pence interview was so hard to watch
In case you missed it, CNN hosted a townhall conversation with former vice president Mike Pence. Jake Tapper hosted the event and Pence took questions from the audience. Pence is clearly positioning himself for a presidential run in 2024 and […]
John Harwood leaves CNN
What is going on at CNN? Jeffrey Toobin is out. Brian Stelter is out. And now John Harwood. Jeremy Barr at The Washington Post asks if there is a “purge” going on at the network. Read more here. In honor […]
CNN cancels “Reliable Sources.” Brian Stelter is out
Too bad. Reliable Sources was one of my favorite CNN shows. I tried to watch it every week because host Brian Stelter often had thoughtful guests, including scholars, on the show. I especially enjoyed his critiques of Fox News during […]
What’s the difference between the Trump candidate and the Pence candidate in the Arizona GOP governor’s race?
Trump is backing Kari Lake in the primary. Lake is a former television news journalist. Mike Pence is backing Karrin Taylor Robson. Robson is a former member of the Arizona Board of Regents, a lawyer, and businesswoman. Read more here. […]
CNN pulls the plug on CNN Plus
Well, that didn’t last long. Here is Jeremy Barr and Paul Farhi at The Washington Post: CNN’s new parent company abruptly pulled the plug on the network’s $100 million venture into online streaming — a spectacular reversal that stunned employees […]
What can we expect from CNN under Chris Licht?
Licht, the former Executive Producer of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” promises less liberal politics and more news gathering. Here is Mike Allen at Axios: Under new chief Chris Licht, CNN will dial down the prime-time partisanship and double […]
Some changes at all three major cable networks
Three new hires: Fox News doubles-down on right-wing Trumpism by giving Jesse Watters a nightly show at 7:00pm. Watters made his bones doing “man-on-street” interviews for the Bill O’Reilly’s former Fox show, “The O’Reilly Factor.” He has a well-deserved reputation […]
Was Chris Cuomo an entertainer or a journalist?
CNN fired him because he violated journalistic “standards and practices” by helping craft his brother Andrew’s response to sexual harassment charges. Here is Edwards Helmore at The Guardian: But the larger question concerns to what extent US cable news has […]
CNN fires Chris Cuomo
Interestingly enough, someone tweeted this earlier today: Here is Brian Stelter: CNN said Saturday that anchor Chris Cuomo has been “terminated” by the network, “effective immediately.”The announcement came after an outside law firm was retained to review information about exactly […]
Rick Santorum lands at Newsmax
CNN fired him after he gave a lecture to the Young America’s Foundation and said, “We birthed a nation from nothing. I mean, there was nothing here. I mean, yes, we have Native Americans but candidly there isn’t much Native […]
How long can Eric Metaxas continue to defend Mike Lindell?
I am guessing until the money dries up. But that’s just a guess. Did you see Lindell’s recent interview with CNN? This would be hilarious if so many Americans, especially evangelical Christians, didn’t believe it. Watch: “It’s proof of nothing.” […]