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Jul 21 2022
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Fox News Uses Photos and Headlines to Turn News About Portland Into Opinion About Democrats
From the LeftStories like the U.K. heat wave and President Joe Biden’s poll numbers have been top news across the political spectrum for the past week. On Monday, however, Fox News (Right bias) used the top spot on its homepage to tie gun violence in Portland, Oregon to Democrats, “wokeness” and the 2020 George Floyd protests.
The article, headlined “Portland, the site of massive
Joseph RatliffApr 26 2021
News
Liberal push to expand Supreme Court is all but dead among Hill Dems
Supreme Court expansion was one of the left’s most galvanizing ideas during the 2020 Democratic primary. But the idea is going nowhere with sitting Democratic senators.
“I don’t think the American public is interested in having the Supreme Court expanded,” said Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.).
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), who represents a particularly valuable swing state, said “the
PoliticoSep 15 2019
Opinion
To Hell With Y’all: Charlottesville Judge Rules Confederate Statues Will Stay
Well, it was a good idea while it lasted.
I’m referring to the removal of public monuments of known racists.
But the law—in that comfortable cradle of great virtue the world knows as Charlottesville, Va.,—has prevailed.
And it’s the celebration of racist business as usual. On Wednesday, a judge in the fair, ahem, city ruled the controversial statues of Confederate Gen.
The RootAug 15 2014
News
'They're Talking To People': Tensions Ease In Ferguson As Police Change Tactics
Ferguson, Mo., saw more protests last night – but instead of meeting demonstrators with tear gas and armored vehicles, police walked with them, and posed for photos. The shift came after days of clashes sparked by the police killing of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown.
NPR (Online News)Jun 30 2021
Opinion
‘Defund The Police’ Was Always A Democrat Scheme, Not A Republican One
White House press secretary Jen Psaki continues to perpetuate the lie that Republicans were the political party set on defunding the police. The White House spin machine appears to be working overtime to ensure this false narrative takes off, but evidence shows that Democrats, not Republicans, are the ones who always wanted to defund the police.
Ever since calls of “all cops are b-
The FederalistJun 29 2020
Opinion
Mandatory college football practices at time of pandemic are nuts
The NCAA has just ruled that mandatory football practices can begin in July, anticipating a full season of college football. This is nuts. The pandemic isn’t going away; it’s surging in more than 29 states, with seven reporting new records for cases in a day. States that opened early without adequate safeguards — Texas, Florida, Arizona — now face a spread of the pandemic that may soon exhaust
Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.Aug 10 2015
News
Man Is Shot in Ferguson After Police Say He Fired at Officers
St. Louis County police officers shot and critically injured a man who fired at them here late Sunday night, the authorities said, setting this region on another tense and uncertain course on the same day that hundreds gathered to commemorate the anniversary of the killing of Michael Brown, a black teenager, by a white officer.
New York Times (News)Feb 14 2013
News
Gov. Moonbeam's Mystique
California Gov. Jerry Brown's State of the State address Thursday was befitting someone nicknamed Governor Moonbeam. The 74-year-old Democrat used the occasion to highlight his policy objectives and achievements. But more importantly, he took advantage of the opportunity to demonstrate his quirky governing style and philosophy.
Mr. Brown began by recalling the biblical story in which
Allysia Finley (Wall Street Journal)Dec 17 2015
News
First Read: The Cruz-Rubio Immigration War Has Begun
The immigration fight between Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio is fully on -- after Cruz blasted Rubio at Tuesday's debate for his co-authorship of the "Gang of Eight" immigration reform bill, and then after Rubio fired back on Wednesday. "[Cruz] clearly supported legalization. I know he doesn't say that in Iowa, he takes it out of his stump speech," Rubio told NBC's Hallie Jackson yesterday.
NBC News DigitalOct 03 2013
News
NRA takes aim at California's sweeping gun control bill
The National Rifle Association says it plans to sue the state of California if Gov. Jerry Brown signs a bill approved by state lawmakers that would ban the future sale of most types of semi-automatic rifles that accept detachable magazines.
Fox News Digital