Having rejoiced at Fox shutting down Tucker Carlson — which vaporized Fox’s audience — the media had ice cold water thrown on its face on Wednesday night when CNN broke the moratorium on giving President Trump live coverage.
May 12, 2023·edited May 12, 2023Liked by Don Surber
When I first heard then name " Kaitlan Collins" I had never heard of her. I also thought "Who did she piss off at CNN to get handed such an assignment?" To me, Ms. Collins is set for life. Yes, Mr. Trump destroyed her as he would anyone who tried, but CNN had to do SOMETHING to pull their ratings out of the toilet and. for the moment, they did.
As I did in 2016 and 2020, I will proudly support Mr. Trump in 2024 and here is my dream ticket: Donald Trump. For VP Kari Lake and for press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany. The liberal media would cease to exist.
Where did you get your information about Mr. Trump? I have heard some comments about Mr. Trump, but it seems to me she is just letting the public know she doesn't blindly belong to anyone. To me, that is a good attribute to have.
The only slight change I'd like to see to your 'dream team' line up would be having either Tucker or Dan Bongino as White House Press Secretary. Either or both would eviscerate the lying dissembling "press". Kaleigh was very good, and certainly telegenic, but I don't think delivered as strong a punch as Tucker or Dan would be able to do.
In a sense, I agree with you and I have thought of Tucker Carlson in that role. The reason I would stick with Ms. McEnany is that she is a tried and true veteran of the of the morass that is Washington DC. She has a beautiful smile and on more than one occasion, she let that smile of hers show as she was pulling the proverbial sword out of the hearts of many male D.C. correspondents
I am not sure if Kari Lake is the right choice for VP in that she is so like Trump. I am not suggesting another Mike Pence, but I don't know about Lake for VP yet.
Some of the biggest problems The United States has had in the last 30 years is via this disgrace we call the media. Everything they have done or advocated has been against the best interests of our citizenry or have you already forgotten about the Covid horror or what really happens when you unleash the true interests of power hungry politicians..?
It's a book review entitled, "Bob Woodward's Sins Of Omission" written by the excellent investigative journalist, James Rosen.
In this very compelling article, Mr. Rosen shows how U.S. Navy intelligence officer Bob Woodward was the Pentagon's point-man in removing Richard Nixon while at the same time repurposing the mission of news reporting in the English-speaking world.
Ah yes, the Woodward-Bernstien team. A lot of that did ring a bell as I continued reading. The 'Deep Throat's true ID as a suspect has been questioned for many years, but I will tell you something NO book on Watergate ever will. Did you know that Hilary Clinton was actually removed from the prosecutors staff for being "Too dishonest.". I believe Ms. Clinton is the ONLY person to ever be removed from a legal case in D.C. history for such a reason. Thank you for the update.
I remember seeing Hillary's name mentioned in conjunction with the Democrat side of the Watergate investigation. Had she already married Bill? Was she just getting started in politics.? The lawyer in charge of the Democrat procedure was appalled by Hillary's ease with breaking the law for political advantage. How times have changed--and not for the better!
It has been too long for me to accurately comment on the Watergate issue any more. Remember the book 1984? On it, it said "The more things change, the more things remain the same."
Your last comment "How times have changed......". Bill and Hilary Clinton et al, unleashed an evil unparalleled in history upon the earth and they had lots of help. If you don't yet Pray, now is as good a time as any to start.
I don't have the time right now to elaborate about the whole Watergate issue, but I never believed a word of their BS "investigative reporting.". For one thing, why would Nixon have given two shitz about a burglary? I look forward to reading what you have to say.
..and all they while, Elon just handed the ball off to some cookie whose last posting was the chairman of some committee at WTF. Sorry the WEF.
Red States, stop screwing around and get your engines started! The ‘Real’ President is not going to be allowed to win in 2024 one way or another and we can’t allow ourselves to be caught flat footed again.
I don’t know about other states but Georgia’s Brian Kemp arranged a deal when he was SOS. And he was kept in line when they murdered his daughter’s boyfriend. He’ll do whatever they tell him to do. Whoever they decide will win will win. Voters have nothing to do with it. That man better hope to live a long life because eternity is going to be hot.
I was shocked that Elon would hire such a contaminated/compromised person who works for, ultimately, Viacom, which is THE most powerful Pravda / Deep Swamp outfit on the planet Disney gets all the ink but in all other respects is an also-ran that is currently self-destructing, especially with the streaming financial fiasco, which is shaping up as a clone of the $10 billion loss (in 1990s $) incurred by the Japanese kami-kazi real estate plunging (NYC, Chicago and LA CA real estate failures).
I don’t know anything about this person but in a funny way I have come to trust Elon Musk. I also believe in his commitment to free speech. Best of all he has a wicked sense of humour. I guess that’s it really. Humour is the great leveller. Don Surber has that wonderful gift too.
That wee girl in a tantrum this morning! My heart went out to her. I have two daughters, now beautiful women. That passion. That sense of righteousness. That fury. I laughed at them then and I love them still.
This is such a suspicious development, and the TIMING of the announcement is very bad as well... A week ago, I predicted that there was an excellent chance that Forte, the Kentucky Derby favorite, would be scratched on the morning of the race. He was. De ja vu today re new Twitter CEO, although this prediction is based on general principle, not familiarity with this Deep Swamp-resume (rez-zoo-may) skank he's intending to hire.
The sad devolution of mainstream American journalism into nothing more than continuous carpet bombing of the population with neo-Marxist propaganda and fabricated lies about innocent people who are politically “deplorable” has been one of the most destructive aspects of our civic decline. Anything that makes these worms squirm is fine by me. You gotta love Trump for his cojones and unflappable resolve in the face of these rabid cretins. Like the rest of our ersatz aristocracy, they’re just hypocrites slumming for a paycheck. If you watch CNN at this point without an ironic perspective , you’re definitely not playing with a full deck.
I am so tired of MSM calling lies on everything President Trump says but giving no facts to back it up. They are sociopathic socialists. Kaitlan Collins got what she tried to give. Too bad she’ll be rewarded by her socialist owners with a prime time gig.
Fox needed the event and ceded it to CNN. All it did was fortify Trump; G-d I miss him and his economic plans based on cheap fossil fuel energy which was used as economic leverage to tame our enemies.
I always am comforted by true stories; this is the true Trump and don't forget it:
Your welcome, please spread it to everyone you know that has been hoodwinked by the corrupt media - Matt Taibbi's work on the Twitter files should help them understand how badly they have been mislead. Peace.
This is all part of the game plan to make Mr. Trump the nominee and then steal the election in 24 with Democratic shenanigans. While I think Trump would be the nominee anyway, and he probably would win in a fair election against a brain, dead quahog of Joe Biden, CNN it’s just taking orders from their boss at the DNC.
Cable news is dangling over the precipice. People increasingly ignore them and tune them out as many inherently assume the opposite of their narrative is truth. Tucker Carlson singularly outperforming all of them together from Twitter is an indication the new platforms (that are free of corporate Big Tech control) will play a crucial role going forward. CNN accepted the easy layup over its prime time competitors, but its corporate leaders will rein them in. The most encouraging development is people finally see Fox News as part of the same gaggle. It’s what the swamp wants Republican learners to see. As cable companies see unreasonable carrier fees, their business models will shift to accommodate the cord cutters. All of them have seen their streaming offerings fail miserably (as Tucker so accurately derided FoxNation). Cable news will only be relevant to those well over 60 after the 2024 cycle.
It looks like musk is setting us up for a big disappointment with this woman he’s hiring. Maybe Tucker also if he’s going there with her. From what I’m reading she’s the Queen of DEI
What they were upset about was that Trump was allowed to discuss realities with which they are totally unfamiliar, such as the fact that during his Presidency we as a country were energy independent, that there was <2% inflation, that people were employed, the economy was working, and the border secure. They cannot discuss the policy issues because they have no policy ideas of their own that would work and they are paid to support those with policy ideas that destroy the country, so they harp on the fact that he believes the 2020 election was rigged. Those in the media who are crying are being paid to say the election was not rigged. When asked if he would state tonight, that he would accept the results of the next election, Trump said (I am paraphrasing), "Yes if it is a fair election and not rigged." The media people just don't have good answers to his honesty, because they are paid to be liars. When you are being paid to lie to people every day, don't you just hate it when someone comes along and speaks the truth openly and freely, and isn't afraid of your opinion of him?
"CNN invited Donald Trump to lie on its airwaves for over an hour on Wednesday night." So the audience just heard a different set of lies from the ones they normally do. Not sure I see the problem, other than people like Anderson Cooper hate competition.
"CNN is a major American cable news outlet whose viewers trust that they are being given accurate reporting of events to the best of the network’s ability." No, CNN's viewers trust that they won't be exposed to any ideas or even facts that don't reinforce their twisted worldview.
"Apparently to Ali whiteness is evil." And there is what this is all about. How dare those "white" people get above themselves and worry about inflation and failing banks and foreign wars instead of the "oppression" of Barack Obama and Van Jones and Wajahat Ali.
I'm wondering aloud here, but I wonder if it would even be possible to have a 'team' of Press Secretaries? I'd be fascinated to see all 3 of these (guys and gal) in a rotation so that the 'press corps' never knew who they would be facing.
Anything and EVERYTHING to gain a tactical advantage over leftists is what our non-leftist side should do.
Ironic. The media keeps showing us over and over their bias against Trump but with no proof of anything, in this case, his so-called lies. They learn nothing from life.
When I first heard then name " Kaitlan Collins" I had never heard of her. I also thought "Who did she piss off at CNN to get handed such an assignment?" To me, Ms. Collins is set for life. Yes, Mr. Trump destroyed her as he would anyone who tried, but CNN had to do SOMETHING to pull their ratings out of the toilet and. for the moment, they did.
As I did in 2016 and 2020, I will proudly support Mr. Trump in 2024 and here is my dream ticket: Donald Trump. For VP Kari Lake and for press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany. The liberal media would cease to exist.
Tony…
‘A dream devoutly to be wished!’
I'm shocked that K. Collins isn't one of Hunter Biden's ex-concubines. She certainly works for the most accessible and appropriate media pimps.
Kayleigh McEnany has turned on Trump. Kari Lake would be a great press secretary.
I don't understand why they turn on Trump -- Kayleigh, Jenna Ellis, Steve Cortes. What is the real reason?
They support DeSantis.
Believe you nailed it. Sent a note to Ted Cruz about the cruelty of Hospice Plus.
What are the odds I'll get a reply? Help me out, Surbs. Click; if you like, send to all your friends.
Where did you get your information about Mr. Trump? I have heard some comments about Mr. Trump, but it seems to me she is just letting the public know she doesn't blindly belong to anyone. To me, that is a good attribute to have.
They tweet about it, because they love DeSantis now.
The only slight change I'd like to see to your 'dream team' line up would be having either Tucker or Dan Bongino as White House Press Secretary. Either or both would eviscerate the lying dissembling "press". Kaleigh was very good, and certainly telegenic, but I don't think delivered as strong a punch as Tucker or Dan would be able to do.
In a sense, I agree with you and I have thought of Tucker Carlson in that role. The reason I would stick with Ms. McEnany is that she is a tried and true veteran of the of the morass that is Washington DC. She has a beautiful smile and on more than one occasion, she let that smile of hers show as she was pulling the proverbial sword out of the hearts of many male D.C. correspondents
I think Tucker is largely independent, but he reminds me enough of Tony Snow to see him in that capacity.
Tucker will not take that job. He is too valuable as an independent voice.
Ala Tony Snow R.I P.
I am not sure if Kari Lake is the right choice for VP in that she is so like Trump. I am not suggesting another Mike Pence, but I don't know about Lake for VP yet.
How about Larry Elder--very articulate; slice the black vote right out from under the Dems.
It's a maybe for him. But he is the black face of white supremacy!! (Sarcasm here)
Some of the biggest problems The United States has had in the last 30 years is via this disgrace we call the media. Everything they have done or advocated has been against the best interests of our citizenry or have you already forgotten about the Covid horror or what really happens when you unleash the true interests of power hungry politicians..?
The profession is dying. Well deserved.
Hey MisterTony. Regarding the downhill slide of The Media in the United States, have a look at this article from 2016:
https://www.commentary.org/articles/james-rosen/bob-woodwards-sins-omission/
It's a book review entitled, "Bob Woodward's Sins Of Omission" written by the excellent investigative journalist, James Rosen.
In this very compelling article, Mr. Rosen shows how U.S. Navy intelligence officer Bob Woodward was the Pentagon's point-man in removing Richard Nixon while at the same time repurposing the mission of news reporting in the English-speaking world.
Ah yes, the Woodward-Bernstien team. A lot of that did ring a bell as I continued reading. The 'Deep Throat's true ID as a suspect has been questioned for many years, but I will tell you something NO book on Watergate ever will. Did you know that Hilary Clinton was actually removed from the prosecutors staff for being "Too dishonest.". I believe Ms. Clinton is the ONLY person to ever be removed from a legal case in D.C. history for such a reason. Thank you for the update.
I remember seeing Hillary's name mentioned in conjunction with the Democrat side of the Watergate investigation. Had she already married Bill? Was she just getting started in politics.? The lawyer in charge of the Democrat procedure was appalled by Hillary's ease with breaking the law for political advantage. How times have changed--and not for the better!
It has been too long for me to accurately comment on the Watergate issue any more. Remember the book 1984? On it, it said "The more things change, the more things remain the same."
Your last comment "How times have changed......". Bill and Hilary Clinton et al, unleashed an evil unparalleled in history upon the earth and they had lots of help. If you don't yet Pray, now is as good a time as any to start.
I knew that.
I don't have the time right now to elaborate about the whole Watergate issue, but I never believed a word of their BS "investigative reporting.". For one thing, why would Nixon have given two shitz about a burglary? I look forward to reading what you have to say.
Byron Dnalds but he is also from Fla.
I like him. I think he has a promising future.
That's only if Kari doesn't prevail in Arizona. It ain't over until it's over.
And it ain't over in Arizona
..and all they while, Elon just handed the ball off to some cookie whose last posting was the chairman of some committee at WTF. Sorry the WEF.
Red States, stop screwing around and get your engines started! The ‘Real’ President is not going to be allowed to win in 2024 one way or another and we can’t allow ourselves to be caught flat footed again.
Yes, I have said many times that I don't believe that Trump will be allowed to win in 2024.
I’m with you. But after this performance and the reaction to it I sorely want to see him as president once again.
I want him to win, too, but we'll see.
Oh, we KNOW he will win, but it will be stolen, if we allow it again.
Come on, Chuck! Have some enthusiasm, which can later be dashed on the rocks of the deep state once again. LOL
Hey Dave,
I’d have more enthusiasm if I saw (and heard) the Gov’s and Legislatures of the Red States at least trying to sound like Texas and Florida
I don’t know about other states but Georgia’s Brian Kemp arranged a deal when he was SOS. And he was kept in line when they murdered his daughter’s boyfriend. He’ll do whatever they tell him to do. Whoever they decide will win will win. Voters have nothing to do with it. That man better hope to live a long life because eternity is going to be hot.
I see your point, Chuck.
Truth Social is looking better and better.
Hmmm. That likely won't work out well. I don't trust anyone connected to the WEF.
I was shocked that Elon would hire such a contaminated/compromised person who works for, ultimately, Viacom, which is THE most powerful Pravda / Deep Swamp outfit on the planet Disney gets all the ink but in all other respects is an also-ran that is currently self-destructing, especially with the streaming financial fiasco, which is shaping up as a clone of the $10 billion loss (in 1990s $) incurred by the Japanese kami-kazi real estate plunging (NYC, Chicago and LA CA real estate failures).
I don't think this will be good for free speech on Twitter.
James Woods tweeted this…’I wonder how they got to him!
I don’t know anything about this person but in a funny way I have come to trust Elon Musk. I also believe in his commitment to free speech. Best of all he has a wicked sense of humour. I guess that’s it really. Humour is the great leveller. Don Surber has that wonderful gift too.
That wee girl in a tantrum this morning! My heart went out to her. I have two daughters, now beautiful women. That passion. That sense of righteousness. That fury. I laughed at them then and I love them still.
Back to the point.
The best gamekeepers are reformed poachers.
This is a deep game for high stakes..
We will see.
This is such a suspicious development, and the TIMING of the announcement is very bad as well... A week ago, I predicted that there was an excellent chance that Forte, the Kentucky Derby favorite, would be scratched on the morning of the race. He was. De ja vu today re new Twitter CEO, although this prediction is based on general principle, not familiarity with this Deep Swamp-resume (rez-zoo-may) skank he's intending to hire.
05/12/23 (6:04 pm EDT) --- WELL!!! That didn't take long. I'm 2 for 2 (Forte KD and this). If it smells like sh*t it must be... ---https://www.outkick.com/new-twitter-ceo-linda-yaccarino-is-a-vaccine-pushing-pro-mask-wearing-wef-globalist/
Well well well ... VIACOM Stalinist 1930s Show Trials NO KIDDING!!!
The sad devolution of mainstream American journalism into nothing more than continuous carpet bombing of the population with neo-Marxist propaganda and fabricated lies about innocent people who are politically “deplorable” has been one of the most destructive aspects of our civic decline. Anything that makes these worms squirm is fine by me. You gotta love Trump for his cojones and unflappable resolve in the face of these rabid cretins. Like the rest of our ersatz aristocracy, they’re just hypocrites slumming for a paycheck. If you watch CNN at this point without an ironic perspective , you’re definitely not playing with a full deck.
CNN is the two of diamonds successfully engaging in the identity theft of the ace of clubs.
I am so tired of MSM calling lies on everything President Trump says but giving no facts to back it up. They are sociopathic socialists. Kaitlan Collins got what she tried to give. Too bad she’ll be rewarded by her socialist owners with a prime time gig.
She was promoted to Cuomo's old slot based on an article I read. Women failing upwards in the world.
"Women fu**ing upwards in the world."
There - I fixed it for you. (But only her gynecologist knows for sure...)
Fox needed the event and ceded it to CNN. All it did was fortify Trump; G-d I miss him and his economic plans based on cheap fossil fuel energy which was used as economic leverage to tame our enemies.
I always am comforted by true stories; this is the true Trump and don't forget it:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2016/08/19/the-day-i-went-head-to-head-with-donald-trump/#624a2a035570
Love this, and your words.
Thanks for the link. That was a good article.
Your welcome, please spread it to everyone you know that has been hoodwinked by the corrupt media - Matt Taibbi's work on the Twitter files should help them understand how badly they have been mislead. Peace.
The left is really upset because CNN allowed Trump to highlight his differences with Biden and have a LIVE audience to respond.
Another absolutely superb column. Thank you, Don Surber. And love the picture of the angry little girl at the top.
MAGA!!
Wipeout is my favorite song to sing on Karaoke night.
Telstar /Ventures
Charlie Daniels Band’s Orange Blossom Special is my backup song, or I use it for the tie-breaker.
Also like Charlies Matador song about the Spanish bullfighter.Am an all tme CDB fan /RIP Charlie .
Thanks for the morning chuckle!
This is all part of the game plan to make Mr. Trump the nominee and then steal the election in 24 with Democratic shenanigans. While I think Trump would be the nominee anyway, and he probably would win in a fair election against a brain, dead quahog of Joe Biden, CNN it’s just taking orders from their boss at the DNC.
Agree, 110%.
Cable news is dangling over the precipice. People increasingly ignore them and tune them out as many inherently assume the opposite of their narrative is truth. Tucker Carlson singularly outperforming all of them together from Twitter is an indication the new platforms (that are free of corporate Big Tech control) will play a crucial role going forward. CNN accepted the easy layup over its prime time competitors, but its corporate leaders will rein them in. The most encouraging development is people finally see Fox News as part of the same gaggle. It’s what the swamp wants Republican learners to see. As cable companies see unreasonable carrier fees, their business models will shift to accommodate the cord cutters. All of them have seen their streaming offerings fail miserably (as Tucker so accurately derided FoxNation). Cable news will only be relevant to those well over 60 after the 2024 cycle.
Over 60 here and the day Fox cut Tucker I finally called and cut cable!
I am planning to cut cable but I have to get organized for it with another smart TV and a digital antenna.
It looks like musk is setting us up for a big disappointment with this woman he’s hiring. Maybe Tucker also if he’s going there with her. From what I’m reading she’s the Queen of DEI
Elon is akin to DJT/makes moves that leave you wondering and hoping for a good outcome.
It's D I E
Choose your poison
Amen
What they were upset about was that Trump was allowed to discuss realities with which they are totally unfamiliar, such as the fact that during his Presidency we as a country were energy independent, that there was <2% inflation, that people were employed, the economy was working, and the border secure. They cannot discuss the policy issues because they have no policy ideas of their own that would work and they are paid to support those with policy ideas that destroy the country, so they harp on the fact that he believes the 2020 election was rigged. Those in the media who are crying are being paid to say the election was not rigged. When asked if he would state tonight, that he would accept the results of the next election, Trump said (I am paraphrasing), "Yes if it is a fair election and not rigged." The media people just don't have good answers to his honesty, because they are paid to be liars. When you are being paid to lie to people every day, don't you just hate it when someone comes along and speaks the truth openly and freely, and isn't afraid of your opinion of him?
"CNN invited Donald Trump to lie on its airwaves for over an hour on Wednesday night." So the audience just heard a different set of lies from the ones they normally do. Not sure I see the problem, other than people like Anderson Cooper hate competition.
"CNN is a major American cable news outlet whose viewers trust that they are being given accurate reporting of events to the best of the network’s ability." No, CNN's viewers trust that they won't be exposed to any ideas or even facts that don't reinforce their twisted worldview.
"Apparently to Ali whiteness is evil." And there is what this is all about. How dare those "white" people get above themselves and worry about inflation and failing banks and foreign wars instead of the "oppression" of Barack Obama and Van Jones and Wajahat Ali.
I love the gif by the way. That was perfect.
I'm wondering aloud here, but I wonder if it would even be possible to have a 'team' of Press Secretaries? I'd be fascinated to see all 3 of these (guys and gal) in a rotation so that the 'press corps' never knew who they would be facing.
Anything and EVERYTHING to gain a tactical advantage over leftists is what our non-leftist side should do.
Interesting . . .
Ironic. The media keeps showing us over and over their bias against Trump but with no proof of anything, in this case, his so-called lies. They learn nothing from life.
The two yearold giving the skunk eye too ,was inspired. About as fearsome as a Chihuahua . Like the opinion of Anderson. Cooper.
Ha ha ha!