Author: Freedom Watch
Iran state TV sees at least 2 news anchors quit: ‘Forgive me for the 13 years I told you lies’ By Louis Casiano Fox News January 14, 2020 At least two Iranian journalists at a state-owned media outlet reportedly resigned from their jobs, with one of them apologizing to viewers for “the 13 years I told you lies.” As Tehran continues to grapple with the fallout from protests stemming from a cover-up of its accidental downing of a Ukrainian airliner, TV anchor Gelare Jabbari addressed her viewers on an Instagram post that appears to have been deleted. “It…
MSNBC Bosses Eye Shakeup–and Talk to Shep Smith The Daily Beast January 14, 2020 MSNBC talent and staffers are bracing for a major 2020 shakeup amid discussion of moving ratings-challenged Chuck Todd to a morning slot and execs talking with Fox News escapee Shepard Smith. The goal of any reshuffle would be to shed ratings dead weight in the lead-up to the election. Sources at the network cautioned that a new look for the lineup is still up in the air, but brass have been batting around several options. One of those is new blood in the form…
Muslim groups denounce Trump retweet of fake Pelosi-Schumer photo NBC News January 14, 2020 NEW YORK — President Donald Trump circulated a fake image on Monday depicting congressional Democrats’ top-ranked leaders in traditional Muslim attire in front of the Iranian flag, drawing criticism that he was promoting Islamophobic tropes. The manipulated photo retweeted by Trump showed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer in Muslim garb with the caption: “The corrupted Dems trying their best to come to the Ayatollah’s rescue #NancyPelosiFakeNews.” Trump, a Republican, had previously faulted Democrats for criticizing his administration’s targeted killing…
By Ronn Blitzer Fox News January 13, 2020 Rich Edson reports from the State Department on the new images being taken from the protests against the regime in Iran. President Trump retweeted a photoshopped image depicting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer in Muslim headwear with a backdrop of the Iranian flag, in the midst of a Monday morning Twitter spree in which he shared a number of posts accusing Democratic leadership of supporting the Iranian government. The president’s political opponents have blasted him for ordering the drone strike against Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who…
Bernie Sanders goes on the attack, reviving memories of 2016 By Chuck Todd, Mark Murray and Carrie Dann NBC News January 13, 2020 WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders is now in the lead in Iowa — albeit within the margin of error. And what does he do with that lead three weeks before the first Democratic nominating contest? He and his supporters are on the attack. It’s Bernie vs. the World, as NBC’s Gary Grumbach puts it. On Saturday night — a day after the Des Moines Register poll showed Sanders narrowly leading the Dem race — his campaign…
By Ronn Blitzer Fox News January 13, 2020 Insight from military analyst Rebecca Grant on what protests mean for the Iranian people and U.S.-Iran relations. Democratic congressional leaders and presidential candidates who were unsparing in their criticism of President Trump for the escalation with Iran over the past two weeks largely have gone silent now that the protests on the streets of Tehran and beyond have turned their rage toward the regime — and not the Trump White House. Even as videos emerged online Monday that purportedly show Iranian police and security forces firing live ammunition to disperse protesters,…
By Brian C Joondeph American Thinker January 13, 2020 Republican voters have lamented for years over the lack of pushback from their elected leaders. Democrats and the media hurl baseless and libelous accusations at Republicans, only to be met with a weak defense at best, or silence at worst. Republicans want to push granny off a cliff, make senior citizens eat dog food, starve children and put them in cages. Republicans are racist, sexist, bigoted, homophobic, Islamophobic, mean-spirited, and ignorant. Watch any cable news show and get a healthy dose of this garbage. If you don’t like the news,…
By PopZette Staff LifeZette January 13, 2020 Last weekend, comedian Ricky Gervais sent shockwaves through Hollywood when he exposed the liberal hypocrisy of the entertainment world while hosting the Golden Globes. Since then, Gervais has been hit with backlash from liberals who are livid that he would dare to challenge left-wing celebrities. Now, Gervais is firing back at his haters in a big way, and he’s not backing down to them. Gervais took to Twitter on Friday to make it clear that he has no regrets about giving a performance at the awards show that conservatives could enjoy. Continue…
Tina Fey, Amy Poehler to replace Ricky Gervais as Golden Globes hosts By Lynn Elber The Washington Times January 12, 2020 Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will share host duties for the Golden Globes ceremony in 2021. Poehler herself shared the announcement at a TV critics meeting Saturday, just a week after the ceremony aired with Ricky Gervais as host. “There are no two funnier people anywhere,” said Poehler, who introduced herself with the name of an NBC publicist who was to have opened the network’s daylong presentation about its programming. Continue Reading…..
Outrage after Jeopardy! host rules Bethlehem not in Palestine By Usaid Siddiqui Al Jazeera January 12, 2020 Popular American game show Jeopardy! has been plunged into controversy after a contestant was told she had the wrong answer after identifying Jesus’s place of birth, the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem, as being in Palestine. The incident took place in round one of the game broadcast on Friday, when Katie Needle was given the clue: “Built in the 300s A.D., the Church of the Nativity,” under the category “Where’s that Church?.” Needle, a retail supervisor from Brooklyn, responded it was…