Author: Freedom Watch
By Larry Klayman WND April 19, 2019 I was driving to the Las Vegas McCarran International Airport last Friday on my way back from the Bundy Ranch, where I had been visiting with my client Cliven Bundy and his family — not only to plot future legal strategy, but also to take another tour of his magnificent homestead on about 400,000 scenic acres in and around Lake Mead. I turned on the car radio and tuned in to Fox News’ “Brian Kilmeade Show,” where the host was analyzing the aftermath of the release of the Mueller report. Brian, a…
Chris Wallace: Barr Seemed To Be Acting As “Counselor For President Rather Than The Attorney General” Real Clear Politics April 19, 2019 FOX News’ Chris Wallace said Attorney General Bill Barr sounded like President Trump’s defense attorney at his press conference Thursday. Wallace said he suspects Democrats’ heads are “exploding” and will come down sharply on Barr. CHRIS WALLACE, FOX NEWS CHANNEL: I suspect that the president was pretty pleased with the performance of Bill Barr today and particularly on the issue of obstruction. Because again, on collusion it does appear and I will say that the attorney…
George Stephanopoulos presses Sarah Sanders on Mueller report, culture of lying at White House By Kathleen Joyce Fox News April 19, 2019 “Good Morning America” host George Stephanopoulos grilled press secretary Sarah Sanders Friday on the allegations that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report exposed a culture of lying at the White House. “What the report also does is expose a culture of lying at the White House,” Stephanopoulos said. “And it calls your personal credibility into question as well.” Stephanopoulos showed a clip from a press conference when Sanders told reporters that “countless members of the FBI”…
Man caught with 2 gas cans entering St. Patrick’s Cathedral in NYC, police say By Danielle Wallace Fox News April 18, 2019 A man was taken into custody in New York Wednesday night after entering St. Patrick’s Cathedral carrying two canisters of gasoline, two bottles of lighter fluid and two butane lighters, authorities said. The 37-year-old man, whose identity will be released once he is formally charged, was stopped by a cathedral security officer, New York City Police said. As the man was turned around, he spilled some gasoline on the floor and walked south onto Fifth Avenue…
Opinion | As Notre Dame burned, Trump again tweeted something abnormal By Kathleen Parker Washington Post April 17, 2019 At least he recognized the urgency. As the world gasped in horror on Monday at the sight of Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral burning in a cataclysmic moment, the president of the United States imparted these words of wisdom: “Perhaps flying water tankers could be used to put it out. Must act quickly!” Well, Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Could we possibly be more banal? Continue Reading…..
Opinion | Anti-Zionists Deserve Free Speech By Michelle Goldberg New York Times April 17, 2019 The Palestinian activist Omar Barghouti, one of the founders of the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, was supposed to be on a speaking tour of the United States this week, with stops at N.Y.U.’s Washington campus and at Harvard. He was going to attend his daughter’s wedding in Texas. I had plans to interview him for “The Argument,” the debate podcast that I co-host, about B.D.S., the controversial campaign to make Israel pay an economic and cultural price for its treatment of the…
Trump takes second whack at Fox News By Caitlin Oprysko POLITICO April 17, 2019 President Donald Trump took a second whack at Fox News on Tuesday, again expressing frustration that his favored network offered a platform for Sen. Bernie Sanders to connect with 2020 voters. Without offering evidence, Trump on Tuesday night accused Fox News of blocking his supporters from attending the previous night’s town hall with Sanders. Continue Reading…..
By Lauren Egan NBC News April 17, 2019 WASHINGTON — Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore is leading the Republican field vying for the party’s 2020 nomination to challenge Sen. Doug Jones, the Democrat who beat Moore in 2017, according to a survey released Tuesday. Moore leads among could-be GOP candidates with 27 percent in the poll from Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy, just a year and a half after losing what was widely viewed as a safe seat for Alabama Republicans. He’s trailed by three Alabama congressmen: Mo Brooks at 18 percent, Bradley Byrne at 13, and…
Duke men’s basketball’s Zion Williamson declares for the NBA Draft The Chronicle April 17, 2019 Williamson’s scoring average for the year was the 13th highest in ACC history and his Player Efficiency Rating of 40.8—although sometimes critiqued as a not meaningful stat—shattered the previous previous record of 36.93 by High Point’s John Brown. “I just want to say thank you,” Williamson said in the release. “Thank you for making this season a dream for me and the best year of my life. Everything about this team was special, and learning from Coach K was a blessing. He taught…
Fox News Anchors Shut Down Conspiracy Theories About Notre Dame Fire The Daily Beast April 17, 2019 During two separate occasions on Monday afternoon, Fox News anchors Shepard Smith and Neil Cavuto had to dump out of interviews after their guests wildly speculated and parroted conspiracy theories that the blaze that suddenly destroyed much of the historic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris was an intentionally malicious act. While anchoring breaking-news coverage of the fire, Smith interviewed witness Philippe Karsenty, the deputy mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine and a controversial right-wing media figure. Early in the call, Karsenty suggested that the…