Liberal Media Relentlessly Smear, Mock

TM Vol. 23 • Issue 3 • March 2016 Liberal Media Relentlessly Smear, Mock, and Attack Conservative Ted Cruz — Satan Gets Better Press Among the candidates running for shooting every repulsive volley they MRC Headquarters • Reston, VA president, conservative Christian Ted can. Cruz, Republican of Texas, is undeniably The Media Research Center is the one person the liberal media documenting these attacks every despise. Cruz was viciously attacked by day through our various divisions: the liberal media when he ran for the News Analysis, NewsBusters, MRCTV, INSIDE Senate in 2012, and CNSNews.com, those assaults have MRC Latino, MRC only trebled since he Business and MRC PAGE 3 chose to run for the Culture. The MRC Liberal Media Spin Hillary Clinton’s National White House. has also issued Security E-Mail Scandal The left-wing press releases To Protect Her media and their and published cohorts in Hollywood commentary on have smeared him the topic, and PAGES 4-5 as “diabolical,” MRC experts have MRC’s ‘Don’t Believe The “evil,” “slimy,” a been interviewed Liberal Media’ Signs Viewed by Millions of Americans on “repulsive animal,” on radio and TV Networks and Cable TV News a “sneaky little about the liberal weasel,” a “Nazi,” media attacks on No other candidate is being attacked like a “KKK” supporter, Cruz. PAGE 6 this – no one. The liberal media truly despise “very scary,” a Ted Cruz and will say whatever it takes to tear The evidence Nationally Syndicated “Joe McCarthy,” him down. They never hurl such filth at liberal of the leftist Column by Brent Bozell Democrats, or even moderate Republicans. and Tim Graham: a “cancer,” and a media’s hatred “Hillary’s Manservants, “troll” that “operates below the level for Ted Cruz is overwhelming. Let’s Exposed” of human life.” That’s the short list. look at some examples. These are vicious, hateful smears the Cruz won the junior U.S. Senate left-wing media would never ascribe seat in Texas in 2012 and assumed PAGE 7 to a liberal Democrat. When’s the last office in January 2013. In a back- MRC in the News time you heard “mainstream” reporters handed compliment, Politico’s Evan call Hillary Clinton a “slimy … repulsive Thomas said, “He is really, really PAGE 8 animal”? Have they described socialist smart, and that makes him potentially Increase Your Income, Bernie Sanders as “reptilian,” or a dangerous.” Later that year, Thomas’ Reduce Taxes “prized heifer”? cohort Roger Simon asked if Cruz and Help America’s The liberal media relentlessly were “on a sinking ship, who would be Media Watchdog attack Ted Cruz because he is a solid, saved? Answer: America.” Reaganesque conservative, who is very Around the same time, October smart, and who potentially could win 2013, then-MSNBC host Martin Bashir the presidential election. The liberal asked panelists, “Do you think Ted Cruz media want to stop him, so they’re Continued on page 2 The TM 2 Watchdog MARCH 2016 Continued from page 1 Although Cruz won the Iowa caucuses on Feb. 1, is a bit like the David Koresh of the Republican Party?” beating the polls and expectations, the networks In other words, is he a deranged, murderous, suicidal ABC, CBS, and NBC gave him less coverage than cult leader? second and third place finishers Donald Trump and MSNBC, no surprise, has never questioned if Hillary Marco Rubio. The liberal media deliberately denied Clinton were like the Unabomber. That would be in an “Iowa bump” to Cruz. bad taste. Several days after Iowa, The Washington Post ran a Also in 2013, MSNBC’s Chris Matthews gushed that front-page story quoting several Canadians who don’t white supremacists “must love Ted Cruz,” and Morning like Cruz. The headline: Calgary’s Stand on Cruz: Joe’s Joe Scarborough asked whether Cruz was ‘The States Can Keep Him.’ Typical was poli-sci Prof. “playing for people who can’t read, for illiterates.” Paul Fairie who gleefully told The Post, “Don’t expect anyone to make a ‘memorial at his childhood home.’” CNN’s John Avlon insulted Cruz by labeling him a “cancer,” who had “abandoned his senses” or maybe never “had any.” Also, NYT columnist Roberto Suro thumped that neither Cruz nor Marco Rubio were really Latino because they aren’t liberal. Newsweek’s Alexander Nazarayan eventually deleted a Tweet in which he called Cruz “a Nazi.” Along the same line, the perpetually bitter Chris Matthews mocked, “There’s a troll-like quality to Cruz. He operates below the level of human life.” Seriously? Even horror-author Stephen King chimed in, warning that Cruz is “very scary,” a “fundamentalist Christian … the analog of an Imam.” Then there’s Hollywood. TBS’s Samantha Bee whined Newsweek’s Alexander Nazaryan equated Ted Cruz with the Nazis, and that Iowa elected this “fish-faced horseshit salesman then later deleted the tweet, half-mocking that the comparison was as the GOP’s prized heifer.” HBO’s Bill Maher flayed “not fair to his totally decent supporters.” Cruz as “evil” and “diabolical,” a “slimy, burrowing repulsive animal,” “the lesser of two assholes.” Fake conservative David Brooks at The New York Alleged comedian Aida Rodriguez ranted, “He’s Times smeared that Cruz “looks a little like Joe going to do everything the KKK does! That is his McCarthy, actually.” agenda! He falls in line with the KKK!” The Washington Post’s Jonathan Capehart held No other candidate is being attacked like this – no back nothing, ripping that “Senator Cruz is a bit of one. The liberal media truly despise Cruz and will a jerk. Well, maybe not a bit of a jerk. He is a jerk. say whatever it takes to tear him down. They never Democrats don’t like him. But Republicans really can’t hurl such filth at liberal Democrats, or even moderate stand him.” Republicans. Last March, MSNBC’s Donny Deutsch ranted that The MRC is documenting and exposing this leftist Cruz is “just a piece of theater and nothing more,” media blood sport. that he’s “dumb” and “ignorant,” and “the worst.” Especially for 2016, the MRC is sparing no expense Still fulminating, Deutsch railed that Cruz is “scary,” to combat the liberal media’s propaganda and agenda “dangerous,” “slimy,” and “brings no fresh ideas.” to rig the elections. You can help us in this good fight Last June, several days after the mass shooting by making a donation to the MRC today. Call us at 571- in Charleston, S.C., the Associated Press ran photos 267-3500. We look forward to speaking with you of Cruz at a gun range where the camera angle of the gun posters in the background made it look Sincerely, like a pistol was aimed at the senator’s head. The AP ludicrously claimed that “the images were not intended to portray Sen. Cruz in a negative light.” L. Brent Bozell III Yours truly in a press release slammed AP’s lies, Founder and President stressing the photo “was not an accident,” but a “deliberate decision to publish” by the news service. The Media Research Center participates in the I further noted that AP “would never do this to Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama,” and called on AP to MRC’s CFC number is 12489. apologize to the Cruz family. The TM MARCH 2016 Watchdog 3 Even with a major investigation swirling about her, during the Feb. 11 PBS-sponsored Democratic debate, neither moderator asked Hillary Clinton about the e-mail scandal — not one question. Liberal Media Spin Hillary Clinton’s National Security E-Mail Scandal To ProTECT HEr DuriNg ELECTioN YEar Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State (2009-2013) Clinton’s server, the Associated Press dutifully reported set up her own private e-mail server to conduct official that unnamed “independent experts” had said “it’s government business, sent thousands of “classified” unlikely Clinton will be charged with wrongdoing.” AP and “top secret” messages through the unsecured also quoted a lawyer saying, “What I would hope comes account — potentially damaging national security and out of all of this is a bit of humility” for Clinton. compromising U.S. personnel worldwide — and is now Three days later, long-time Clinton apologist Andrea the subject of a massive FBI investigation and possible Mitchell of NBC went on MSNBC’s Morning Joe and criminal indictment. asserted, “I don’t think there is the legal culpability But the liberal media are nearly silent on the here.” She then blabbered on about how Clinton’s scandal, or spinning it as a just another political “defense could well be the whole damn system is brouhaha. Some left-wing journalists, before all the vulnerable.” facts are in, are declaring her innocent or dissembling For his part, MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough let the about no “legal culpability.” liberal media cat out of the bag by revealing, The leftist media are covering for their preferred “Everybody in the media, everybody that runs anything presidential candidate, Clinton — and her close staffers is talking about how advanced this investigation is and who also used private e-mail accounts — as the 2016 nobody’s telling the American people about it.” Bingo. primaries unfold. That same day, NBC Today and ABC Good Morning Although the e-mail scandal has slowly unraveled America interviewed Clinton, but didn’t question her since last March, it is now known that at least 1,340 about the scandal. NBC’s Matt Lauer, given the Iowa e-mails that went through Clinton’s private server were caucuses, gently asked Clinton, “Did you wake up this deemed “classified.” In addition, at least 22 e-mails morning excited, nervous, anxious, what?” were deemed “top secret,” some of which were further At the Feb.

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