Cassandra DeVries | June 30, 2023
CBS Mornings and ABC’s Good Morning America (GMA) offered dissenting opinions on the Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action ruling Friday morning under the guise of objective journalism. CBS’s Tony Dokoupil strategized about avoiding the Court’s ruling by including race in essays, and Prairie View A&M University president Ruth Simmons likened the ruling to Plessy vs. Ferguson. Both morning shows…
Cassandra DeVries | June 28, 2023
Wednesday’s CNN This Morning commended Biden’s supposed economic improvements, citing numerous infrastructure bills, now dubbed Bidenomics. Unfortunately for them, their poll showed 66 percent of Americans disapproved of Biden’s handling of the economy, and 76 percent considered it in poor shape. “I want to start with what the President was kind of joking about, the idea of, you know, what is,…
Cassandra DeVries | June 27, 2023
Tuesday’s CNN This Morning anticipated the Supreme Court would rule against affirmative action and student loan forgiveness, cases which still were undecided hours later. Unsurprisingly, CNN preemptively decried possible outcomes and advocated for both liberal policies. When asked to discuss the cases before the Supreme Court, Supreme Court analyst Joan Biskupic focused on the two cases…
Cassandra DeVries | June 26, 2023
On Sunday, NBC’s Meet the Press addressed a growing lack of confidence in President Biden’s leadership ability. While Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) dodged confronting the trend to favor a standard Biden campaign speech, moderator Chuck Todd followed up with a mild question about Hunter Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland attending the same state dinner for India's prime minister. Naturally…
Cassandra DeVries | June 23, 2023
On Friday, CNN This Morning described the deceased members of the OceanGate Titanic submersible tour as risk junkies who willingly took on danger for exclusive experiences too expensive for the average person. Chief business correspondent Christine Romans considered their wealth and adventurousness overindulgent and twisted their lifestyle to suggest that they earned their money by flouting rules…
Cassandra DeVries | June 22, 2023
CNN This Morning criticized the censureship of Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff (CA) on Thursday, calling it “an expression of animosity” caused by too much “free time” in the House of Representatives. CNN portrayed the House as unjust and Schiff as a political victim instead of the purveyor of false accusations against former President Trump. Republican representatives censured Schiff for…
Cassandra DeVries | June 21, 2023
CNN This Morning criticized Republicans for spending too much time discussing Hunter Biden’s laptop this Wednesday. Political commentator Errol Louis claimed Americans did not care about President Biden’s son and his alleged crimes and said Republicans did not know how to talk to the country. When asked about how Hunter Biden’s plea deal affected the 2024 election, Louis claimed it proved…
Cassandra DeVries | June 19, 2023
CNN This Morning criticized GOP primary candidates Senator Tim Scott (SC) and former Ambassador Nikki Haley for opposing Obama’s stance on race this Monday, hinting that they betrayed their own. Commentators LZ Granderson and Ron Brownstein called the candidates’ actions “disappointing” and “unfortunate” and claimed that ignoring racism and sexism defined the Republican coalition. Granderson also…
Cassandra DeVries | June 16, 2023
During Friday’s CNN This Morning, the network covered 16 young people suing the state of Montana over climate change. Chief climate correspondent Bill Weir portrayed the young people as the heroes of a movie where they attempt to fend off the Republican-controlled government, despite admitting that the lawsuit would not change anything even if the judge ruled in favor of the plaintiffs. The…
Cassandra DeVries | June 13, 2023
CNN This Morning’s panel attempted to malign Republicans on Tuesday, questioning if bodysnatchers caused Republicans’ “factual misstatements” regarding the indictment of former President Donald Trump. After asking Florida’s Republican Representative Bryon Donalds to speak on the subject, Van Jones and John Miller attacked his perspective, claiming that Republicans were following a script and had…