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Searched LGF articles for: newsweek (30 matches, in 2 pages)

Trump Resurrects His Racist Birther Smear, Against Kamala Harris This Time

Fri, Aug 14, 2020 at 10:36:57 am
The most sociopathic president in US history is trying to bring back birtherism, targeted against Kamala Harris, but something's different this time -- the media seem to be unwilling to play along to the same degree they did with Trump's smears against Barack Obama. Trump is basing this ridiculous nonsense on ...

Woo Hoo! Little Green Footballs Makes Alex Jones's "Ultimate Fake News List!"

Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 5:55:50 pm
I'm pleased to announce that Little Green Footballs has made it onto a very prestigious list of news outlets: The Ultimate "Fake News" List by none other than deranged conspiracy-monger Alex Jones! The whack jobs who run Infowars are clearly stung by the absolutely accurate charge that they peddle fake news ...

Trump Crazy-Tweeting Again, Says He'll "Terminate Deal" With Cuba

Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 11:17:47 am
From his throne atop the solid gold toilet in the Trump Tower, our new president-elect whipped out his Android phone this morning and tweeted a threat to "terminate the deal" with Cuba unless they give him a "better deal." If Cuba is unwilling to make a better deal for the Cuban ...

The Bob & Chez Show: Unbreakable

Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 10:53:49 am
http://bobcesca.com/podcast/092916/BCS _092916.mp3 Today's program from our podcasting affiliate, The Bob & Chez Show: Unbreakable: Bombshell Newsweek story about Trump doing illegal business with Castro; The Frontline special about Hillary and Trump; Hillary is a juggernaut; Hillary’s ultimate boss battle; Gary Johnson can’t name any world leaders; Millennials and Bush vs Trump; False ...

New ISIS Video Celebrates Brussels Attacks by Quoting Donald Trump

Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 4:00:59 pm
Video As predicted by former Navy intelligence counter-terrorism expert Malcolm Nance, ISIS is now using a clip of Donald Trump in their latest video to boast about how they're causing panic in Western societies. Nice work, Donald. He's playing right into the hands of the terrorists he claims he's going to instantly ...

Video: Trump Supporter Sucker Punches Protester, Says "Next Time We Might Have to Kill Him"

Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 1:46:11 pm
YouTube At 6 seconds into this video clip, you'll see a Donald Trump supporter sucker punch a black protester in the face as he's being led out by security -- and the police then arrest the protester, not the guy who assaulted him. The violent Trump supporter then told Inside Edition, "Next ...

Daily Beast: Donald Trump's Ex-Wife Said He "Violently Assaulted" Her

Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 6:01:17 pm
Hold on to your hats, or whatever's on top of your head, because tonight the Daily Beast published a possibly serious blow to Donald Trump's political aspirations. It seems The Donald's ex-wife once accused him of raping her. Yep, really. Not only does the current front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination ...

Newsweek Reports on the Growing Alliance Between Netanyahu's Likud Party and Europe's Anti-Semitic Far Right

Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 10:39:33 am
Long-time readers of LGF will recognize many of the names of people and organizations called out in this piece by Charles Hawley; these are the very fascists and antisemites who made alliances with American "counter-jihad" groups years ago, leading me to make a clean break with them and their hateful ...

Fake Scandal of the Month: Hillary Clinton's Private Email Account

Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 1:40:44 pm
Kurt Eichenwald breaks it down, in one of the best pieces I've seen yet on this overblown nontroversy: Why Hillary Clinton's "Emailgate" Is a Fake Scandal. Now that we're past the headline and the primary point of the scandal, let's get to part two of emailgate--that the agencies are required ...

Racism, Discrimination and Privilege

Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 10:23:03 am
I have known and seen racism and discrimination. I have known and experienced privilege. And I have the common sense to distinguish between the two. Ferguson is a place that is riddled with racism and discrimination. The police are known by all to engage in discrimination and racism. The state has disbanded ...

Confederate Flag Wavers *Heart* Mia Love

Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 10:29:47 am
More: Mia Love Tries to Be the First Black Republican Woman in Congress Getty Image Mia Love is staring out at a sea of white faces. Just as she did the night before, and the night before that. It's the same story here in Lehi, Utah, at the Lehi Legacy Recreation ...

How to Survive in an Age of Ebola and Right Wing Panic

Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 5:01:16 am
Image via Shutterstock Every time you think the right wing screamers have reached a fever pitch, they find a new way to become more shrill and less connected to the facts and reality. The ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa and the possibility that someone might be able to bring ...

How Edward Snowden Helped China Hack the US

Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 5:54:51 pm
Kurt Eichenwald's piece on China's cyber war against the US and the disruptive influence of Edward Snowden's leaks is a must-read: How Edward Snowden Escalated Cyber War. China's protests that it did not engage in hacking were waved aside by Washington, which pushed forward with a plan to publicly confront ...

Pamela Geller More Incoherent Than Usual: "Hitlerian Press: Obama's 'The Second Coming'"

Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 12:20:52 pm
On any given day, Pamela Geller's site is overstuffed with hatred and incoherent ranting, but since today marks the second inauguration of the person she hates most, she's in a proper frenzy. Her most recent semi-literate tirade: HITLERIAN PRESS: OBAMA'S 'THE SECOND COMING'!!!!! See if you can count the grammatical, spelling, ...

Pat Buchanan Is Finally Fired From MSNBC

Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 6:43:19 pm
It wasn't clear whether Pat Buchanan had actually been fired from MSNBC or not, but tonight the grizzled old racist confirms it in a monumentally whiny article titled: The New Blacklist. My days as a political analyst at MSNBC have come to an end. After 10 enjoyable years, I am departing, ...

Newsweek Releases Outtakes from Bachmann Photo Shoot

Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 12:58:53 pm
Newsweek's cover photo of a wild-eyed Michele Bachmann has drawn criticism from both the right and the left, with some feminists accusing Newsweek of sexism for choosing that particular image. Today Newsweek has published more of the photos taken for their Bachmann feature: Michele Bachmann Newsweek Cover Shoot Outtakes. Said Newsweek ...

Michele Bachmann (R-Mars): Glazed

Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 6:46:02 pm
Again the right wing blogs are freaking out, because of this Newsweek cover photograph of Michele Bachmann: But this isn't the first time someone has noticed Bachmann's glazed fanatical stare: Related: NOW Defends Bachmann Over 'Queen Of Rage' Newsweek Cover

Carl Bernstein: Murdoch's Watergate?

Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 5:57:51 pm
Recommended tonight: Carl Bernstein sums up what we know so far about the Rupert Murdoch phone hacking scandal. The hacking scandal currently shaking Rupert Murdoch’s empire will surprise only those who have willfully blinded themselves to that empire’s pernicious influence on journalism in the English-speaking world. Too many of us ...

Pamela Geller's Anti-Muslim Circus in Full Nuclear Meltdown

Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 11:46:35 am
The "anti-jihad" (read: "anti-Muslim") blogosphere is in full nuclear meltdown today, after the shocking revelation that there are Nazis in the English Defence League. Who knew? Pamela "Shrieking Harpy" Geller and Robert Spencer are now under attack from the rest of the anti-Muslim gang, for posting a statement denouncing the EDL because ...

Poll Stories: Obama's Approval Up

Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 11:12:03 am
The latest Newsweek poll shows that President Obama's approval rating has jumped. The poll finds that 48 percent of registered voters would be more likely to vote for Democrats, compared with 42 percent who lean Republican (those numbers are similar to those in the last NEWSWEEK Poll, which found Democrats ...

Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer: The EDL's American Apologists

Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 1:49:33 pm
Harry's Place has an excellent post by Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens on the repellent English Defence League (the xenophobic British gang supported and promoted by both Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer): The EDL’s American Apologists. It's a good follow-up to my piece for the Guardian, getting deeper into the EDL's history of associations ...

Video: Inside the Violent World of the English Defense League

Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 1:59:47 pm
Pamela "Shrieking Harpy" Geller thinks Newsweek is out to get her, of course, and she doubles down on her support for the far right thugs of the English Defense League -- and announces that she's bringing them to the US to participate in her anti-Muslim protest on September 11. Thought ...

Newsweek: Geller Defends British Thugs Who Attacked Police, Blames Muslims

Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 1:02:08 pm
Mark Hosenball notes anti-Muslim blogger Pamela Geller's support for the thuggish English Defense League: N.Y. Anti-Mosque Leader Defends Group That Clashed With British Police. A leader in the movement protesting plans to build an Islamic cultural center two blocks from Ground Zero in lower Manhattan is defending the actions of a ...

Anti-Mosque Bigots Are Helping America's Enemies

Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 11:12:59 am
Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer, and the anti-mosque movement are the Taliban's best friends. Taliban officials know it’s sacrilegious to hope a mosque will not be built, but that’s exactly what they’re wishing for: the success of the fiery campaign to block the proposed Islamic cultural center and prayer room near ...

Refudiation Round-Up

Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 1:50:23 pm
Gathered from our referrers page, here are some reactions to Sarah Palin’s now-famous “refudiate” post on Twitter. Many people (but by no means all) seem to be focusing on Palin’s neologism, and missing the real point — the bigotry and hatred her statements on the so-called “Ground Zero mosque” endorse. Andrew Sullivan: ...

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