Author: Freedom Watch

Trumps’ snub of Bidens historic in its magnitude By Kate Bennett CNN January 18, 2021 (CNN)On the morning of January 20, Donald Trump and Melania Trump will depart the White House as President and first lady, but they will not invite their incoming counterparts, Joe and Jill Biden, inside before they do. The dissolving of one of America’s most enduring transfer-of-power rituals — the outgoing president welcoming the incoming president on the steps of the North Portico, and then riding with them to the United States Capitol — is just one of the snubs the Trumps are perpetrating…

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Fox News’ Dana Perino Put Her Shoes on the Wrong Feet on Day 1 of ‘America’s Newsroom’ Gig (Video) By Tony Maglio TheWrap January 18, 2021 Dana Perino and Bill Hemmer’s “America’s Newsroom” tenure got off on the wrong foot — quite literally, in Perino’s case. The Fox News anchor said she was so nervous this morning that she “put my shoes on the wrong feet.” That’s not exactly a great start to the new gig. Watch Perino and Hemmer open the newly relaunched program via the video above. Here is the footwear part of the duo’s opening…

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Fox News launches new opinion show with Bartiromo, Gowdy and Pavlich among the hosts By https://www.latimes.com/people/stephen-battaglio Los Angeles Times January 18, 2021 Fox News has lined up six rotating hosts for its new 7 p.m. opinion program aimed at feeding the appetite of conservative viewers in the hour. The new show called “Fox News Primetime” launches tonight with “Fox & Friends” morning show co-host Brian Kilmeade, as previously announced. The Times has learned that other names lined up to helm the program are “Sunday Morning Futures” host Maria Bartiromo and regular contributors to the network Katie Pavlich, Rachel…

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By Yael Halon Fox News January 17, 2021 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appears to have changed her tune when it comes to protecting the nation’s capital. Pelosi publicly thanked National Guard troops for protecting “democracy” last Wednesday after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol to object to Congress’ certification of the 2020 presidential election. The California lawmaker told a group of guardsmen “that the Capitol, our Democracy, our Constitution are safe because of your patriotism” less than a year after she scolded President Trump for deploying troops to D.C. to quell the violent riots sparked by…

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Golf Channel Has Silenced David Feherty, 1 of the Most Entertaining Voices in Sports – Sportscasting | Pure Sports By John Moriello Sportscasting | Pure Sports January 17, 2021 You pretty much knew that David Feherty would have great stories to share after he told the one about how he shot the best 18 holes of his life despite a “blind hangover.” But Feherty was even better at drawing interesting anecdotes out of fellow golfers like Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy as well as other celebrities on Feherty, his long-running show on Golf Channel. Unfortunately, there will be…

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Manchin says Senate should consider removing Hawley and Cruz – Business Insider Business Insider January 17, 2021 “There’s no way they cannot be complicit in this,” he said. “That they think they can walk away and say, ‘I just exercised my right as a senator?’ Especially after we came back here and after they saw what happened.” He added: “I don’t know how you can live with yourself right now knowing that people lost their lives.” The 14th Amendment says that no lawmaker holding office “shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid…

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James Murdoch, son of Fox News Mogul Rupert Murdoch, Said News Outlets That Promoted ‘Lies’ Are to Blame for US Capitol Riot By Sophia Ankel Business Insider January 16, 2021 James Murdoch, son of Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch, had attacked news outlets “that propagate lies” for their role in unleashing “insidious and uncontrollable forces that will be with us for years.” “Those outlets that propagate lies to their audience have unleashed insidious and uncontrollable forces that will be with us for years,” the youngest Murdoch told the Financial Times on Friday. Murdoch’s broke from the family empire…

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Analysis: Trump finishes with worst first term approval rating ever By Analysis by Harry Enten CNN January 16, 2021 (CNN)Poll of the week: A new Quinnipiac University poll finds that President Donald Trump’s approval rating stands at 33%, while his disapproval is at 60%. An average of recent polls finds Trump with a 38% approval rating and 59% disapproval rating. What’s the point: A big question during the Trump presidency was whether anything could actually move the public opinion needle. It turns out that the insurrection at the US Capitol last week did exactly that. The result is…

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