#Dana Bash

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the onion is on fire today

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✧* CNN ᵢₙₜₑᵣᵥᵢₑw *✧

📸: Jack with CNN journalists Jake tapper and Dana bash.

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Video Exposes Differences in CNN’s Dana Bash Interviewing JD Vance vs Kamala Harris: ‘An Exercise in Hackery’

A video has emerged online that exposes the stark difference in CNN anchor Dana Bash’s interview style while she’s speaking with Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance when compared with the Democrat ticket.

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Parker Molloy at The Present Age:

It’s not every day that a political figure openly admits to fabricating stories to get media attention. But that’s precisely what Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance did during a Sunday appearance on CNN’s State of the Union. Vance acknowledged that he “create[d] stories” about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, supposedly stealing and eating people’s pets. “If I have to create stories so that the American media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people, then that’s what I’m going to do,” Vance said. This isn’t just reckless political theater. It’s a dangerous tactic that bears the hallmarks of fascist propaganda. Vance isn’t simply stretching the truth or engaging in hyperbole to score points with voters. He’s admitting, proudly, that he’s willing to lie in ways that actively harm immigrant communities and incite fear and violence. And we’ve seen the effects already. Since Vance’s story began circulating, Springfield has become ground zero for a wave of hate-fueled chaos. Bomb threats have been called into local schools, city hall, and hospitals, and the Ku Klux Klan is reportedly distributing flyers demanding that immigrants leave town. [...]

But here’s the thing: it doesn’t matter that Vance’s claims were quickly debunked. Springfield’s police department confirmed that there have been zero reports of pets being stolen or eaten. It doesn’t matter. The lie is already out there, and it’s doing its intended damage. This is a textbook example of how misinformation spreads and leads to real-world harm. Vance’s fabrication is part of a broader pattern of right-wing politicians using misinformation as a political weapon. Just two years ago, Republicans were circulating the bizarre, completely false claim that schools were installing litter boxes in bathrooms for students who identified as cats. That lie, too, spread like wildfire, despite being thoroughly debunked. These kinds of stories aren’t just silly or outlandish — they’re dangerous. They target specific communities, stoke fear and hatred, and lead to real-world violence. As we saw with the false claims about trans youth being subjected to surgeries without parental consent, these lies serve a political purpose, even after they’ve been debunked. They plant seeds of doubt, stir up fear, and shift the conversation away from real issues.

Appearing on CNN’s State Of The Union and NBC’s Meet The Press today, Trump VP pick and Ohio Senator JD Vance admitted that he created fake stories such as the Springfield Cat-Eating Hoax just “to create stories so that the American media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people.”

This clown is unfit to be the nation’s No. #2 in charge (aka 101st Senator).

See Also:

HuffPost: JD Vance Justifies Spreading Debunked Conspiracy Against Haitians In Ohio

The Guardian: JD Vance admits he is willing to ‘create stories’ to get media attention

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Asked about global silence on Hamas sexual violence against Israeli women, US Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal responds by discussing Israeli actions in Gaza, and says that outrage must be “balanced.”

In an appearance on CNN, Jayapal is asked by anchor Dana Bash about the lack of response to the growing evidence of such allegations. The progressive member of Congress says she has “condemned what Hamas has done… but I think we have to remember” that Israel must “comply with international humanitarian law… morally we cannot say that one war crime deserves another.”

Bash pushes back, saying her question was about Hamas rape and sexual assault, “and you turned it back to Israel.”

“I think that rape is horrific, sexual assault is horrific, I think it happens in war situations,” replies Jayapal. “However I think we have to be balanced about bringing in the outrages against Palestinians, 15,000 Palestinians have been killed.”

Video here.

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Dana Bash, CNN

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CNN didn’t do their job tonight. You are reporters and journalists(that’s you fucking job, Jake/Dana); you fact check for a living. Fact Check the lying motherfucker to his face. You do not let a candidate either one blatantly lie…known lies. Shame.

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the question...was about if you would support an independent palestine.

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[tomorrowusa]

Russel Vought is a former Trump cabinet member AND a co-author of Project 2025 which is sort of a MAGA Mein Kampf.

Trump, a congenital liar, has denied any connection to Project 2025. But the vast majority of contributors to the Project are people with political connections to Trump or former members of his administration.

Vought is the most high profile person connected to the Project. He was secretly filmed by British climate activists and told them that Trump's denial of a connection to Project 2025 was just window dressing for public consumption.

The more that people hear about Project 2025, the more they hate it. So share the video above which shows a Trump former cabinet member bragging of Weird Donald's connection: "He's very supportive of what we do."

Project 2025 is a blueprint for a Christian nationalist dictatorship to hit the ground running on Day One. It is a flow chart to Gilead.

[commonsensecommentary]

Dana Bash is the Drew Barrymore of journalism, so this first interview makes sense. Expect lots of slobbering and softball questions for Kamala and Tim.

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JD Vance, who wants to take away the rights of LGBTQ, did an interview with Dana Bash wearing lip liner, lipstick, eyeshadow, and I think mascara.

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CNN Debate Moderators Named for Trump-Biden Matchup

The CNN debate moderators were named after President Trump and Joe Biden agreed to a debate. Debate on June 27 without a live audience

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Kayla Gogarty at MMFA:

In their discussion after Vice President Kamala Harris’ October 23 CNN town hall, the network’s anchors admitted — but then dismissed — that mainstream media are holding Harris to a “different standard” than her Republican opponent Donald Trump.  Trump and Harris held one debate on September 11, after which Trump refused further debates. Due to this, CNN invited both Harris and Trump to participate in individual town hall events, an invitation Harris accepted but Trump declined. On October 23, Harris participated in a CNN town hall with undecided Pennsylvania voters. Following Harris' town hall, CNN anchors engaged in what journalist Aaron Rupar called “theater criticism” of Harris' performance without even acknowledging that Trump refused to even show up to take questions from voters until roughly 10 minutes into their post-event discussion. While a focus group CNN gathered overall had positive reactions, CNN immediately criticized Harris’ performance, even admitting — and dismissing — that they are holding Harris to a “different standard” and “it's inherently unfair.”

CNN’s post-Kamala Harris town hall coverage was the same old bothsiderism.

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From CNN: Harris and Walz to sit with CNN for exclusive first joint interview since campaign began

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Thursday, August 29, 2024 - Kamala Harris and Tim Walz

Today Vice President Harris departed Washington, D.C. for Savannah, GA. She met Governor Walz first thing in the morning. They met with CNN's Dana Bash for an interview that will air tonight. Video of the interview may be shared depending on its availability.

They finished the day holding a campaign rally at Enmarket Arena. Georgia is viewed as a key state by the Harris-Walz campaign as we are hoping to maintain the state on our electoral map.

Tomorrow, Vice President Harris is off to Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands and Governor Walz will return to the Midwest to spend his Friday in the state of Nebraska—the home state!