Archives for August 2016

AIM Editor on Cavuto about Media Convention Coverage

By: Roger Aronoff | Accuracy in Media Accuracy in Media Editor Roger Aronoff was a guest on “Cavuto Coast to Coast” on July 29 on the Fox Business Network. The topic was the mainstream media’s double standard in covering disunity at the Republican National Convention, but not so much at the Democratic National Convention. Aronoff spoke about how the plans for a unified Democratic convention were undermined … [Read more...]

One Percenter Bernie Sanders Buys $600k Waterfront ‘Summer Home’

By: Renee Nal | New Zeal "Socialist Bernie Sanders just purchased a beachfront home to be enjoyed "seasonally" that would be the envy of any self-respecting one-percenter as reported at a local Vermont publication, "Seven Days" from the Independent Voice: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is the proud new owner of a summer home on the Champlain Islands, Seven Days has confirmed. The Burlington resident last week … [Read more...]

Obama Administration IRS Scandal Back in the News

By: Roger Aronoff | Accuracy in Media The mainstream media have gone to great lengths to avoid reporting on controversies with the potential to damage President Obama’s reputation or legacy. The endeavor to politicize the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) became an article of impeachment against Richard Nixon in 1974. But the actual politicization of the IRS under Barack Obama is treated as a phony scandal ginned … [Read more...]

Weekly Featured Profile – Wilma Chan

KeyWiki.org Wilma Chan (born October 5, 1949) in Boston,Massachusetts, serves on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors in the Bay Area. A leading Democrat, Chan served as the California State Assembly Majority Leader from 2002–2004. She also served as Assembly Majority Whip from 2001-2002. Chan was a resident of Oakland for more than 20 years; she now lives in Alameda. Chan is also a teacher and … [Read more...]

Clinton Releases Devastating Video On Trump’s Russian Ties

NoisyRoom.net I didn't think it was possible for the GOP to bring on board a candidate that could possibly lose to the Hildabeast. I was wrong. There are not enough facepalms in this world to stop all of this. Trump has put three or four people on his campaign team that have strong ties to Russia. I have written on it several times. He's got some kind of lovefest going on with Putin and he defends him … [Read more...]

#LoudonClear: Trevor Interviews Jeff Nyquist On Russia Influence

This week, Trevor interviews Jeffrey R. Nyquist, geopolitical expert and author of "Origins of the Fourth World War: And the Coming Wars of Mass Destruction." This particularly frightening episode of LoudonClear delves into what happened to the communists after the cold war, the Russian propaganda machine and Donald Trump's Russian ties. Listen: … [Read more...]

Khizr Khan, the Media and the Rest of the Story

By: Roger Aronoff | Accuracy in Media When Khizr M. Khan took to the stage at this year’s Democratic National Convention, he was a virtual unknown. But his message struck a chord with many people. On stage Khan challenged Donald Trump’s knowledge of the U.S. Constitution and said that “You have sacrificed nothing and no one.” Khan’s comments struck a chord with anyone who ever had a son, daughter, … [Read more...]

The Trump Train Has Derailed

Accuracy in Media Donald J. Trump’s turnaround, from having CNN feeding out of his hands during the Republican primaries, to now denouncing the “Clinton News Network,” confirms the fears that conservatives had not only about the media, but also about the New York businessman. He used the media to win the Republican nomination and now they are using and abusing him, since he is playing into their hands with … [Read more...]

Hillary Says Obama “Left Behind” White America

By: Cliff Kincaid | Accuracy in Media On a campaign swing through the “Rust Belt” of Pennsylvania, Hillary Clinton let the truth slip out, saying that the white working class had been “left out and left behind.” Mrs. Clinton was appearing in Cambria County, which is more than 94 percent white. Many cities in Pennsylvania are dying coal towns that are fast becoming what a local TV station calls “coal … [Read more...]

Trump, Hillary, the Emails and Russia

By: Roger Aronoff | Accuracy in Media “Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing,” Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said during his controversial July 27th press conference. “I think you’ll be rewarded mightily by our press.” He later tweeted that these emails should be turned over to the FBI. The press insisted that what Trump proposed would … [Read more...]

Breaking Sanctions with Cuba?

FoundersCode.com Cuba is a state sponsor of terrorism, that is until the White House decided it was no longer. Cuba supports Iran’s nuclear ambitions and opposed IAEA rebukes of secret Iranian enrichment sites. The two countries have banking agreements (Islamic Republic News Agency),economic cooperation and lines of credit ( FNA), and three-way energy-focused treaties with Bolivia (CSMonitor). Cuba and Iran … [Read more...]