Since late January of 2012, the Washington Examiner’s Paul Bedard has as soon as every week featured a “Mainstream Media Scream” choice in his “Washington Secrets and techniques” column. For every decide, normally posted on-line on Monday, I present a proof and suggest a “scream” ranking (scale of 1 to 5).

This submit comprises the “Liberal Media Screams” beginning in January 2023.

> For 2021 and 2022, for all of 2020. For all of 2019. For all of  2018. (Re-named “Liberal Media Scream” as of June 11, 2018.) “Mainstream Media Screams” for:

> July-December 2017 posts; January via June 2017; July to December 2016; for January to June 2016; for July to December 2015; for January to June 2015. (2012-2014 are featured on MRC.org: For 2014; for June 17, 2013 via the top of 2013. And for January 31, 2012 via June 11, 2013.)

Test Bedard’s “Washington Secrets and techniques” weblog for the most recent selection and his different Washington insider posts. Every week, this web page can be up to date with Bedard’s newest instance of the worst bias of the week.

(For extra of the worst liberal media bias, browse the Media Analysis Heart’s Notable Quotables with compilations of the most recent outrageous, generally humorous, quotes within the liberal media.)

■ New on February 13: Liberal Media Scream: Stephanopoulos calls for GOP examine Trump household

See the posting on the Washington Examiner’s web site the place you may watch the video and browse Baker’s evaluation. Per week later, Bedard’s article can be posted right here.

■ February 6: Liberal Media Scream: Reporters beg for Biden to get ‘credit score’

(Washington Examiner submit)

This week’s Liberal Media Scream exhibits how determined some within the media are for President Joe Biden to get “credit score” for his efforts at a time when polls present that 62% don’t imagine the Democrat has completed a lot.

The highest cheerleader is NBC reporter Andrea Mitchell who mentioned on Meet the Press that the president isn’t getting the thanks he deserves.

“He’s not getting credit score for the economic system, and needs to be,” she advised host Chuck Todd.

From Sunday’s Meet the Press on NBC:

ANDREA MITCHELL: And he’s not getting credit score for the economic system, and needs to be. Have a look at it, you understand, I believe the hazard of recession is receding. It’s not altogether gone. We see a giant jobs market. It’s an issue for Jay Powell [chairman of the Federal Reserve] as a result of now they do must maintain tightening. However, you understand, wage progress is moderating.

CHUCK TODD: I inform you, folks don’t–

MITCHELL: Layoffs are solely in just a few sectors, they’re not common.

TODD: There is no doubt–

AMY WALTER: Manufacturing is constructing.

TODD: –however folks nonetheless really feel like this economic system’s simply not–

MITCHELL: That’s proper, as a result of inflation’s steady.

TODD: It nonetheless feels wobbly.

CORNELL BELCHER: Mid-summer, mid-summer – let’s, let’s examine in on that.

TODD: That’s truthful.

Brent Baker, vice chairman of analysis and publications for the Media Analysis Heart, explains our weekly decide: “How good it should be to be a Democratic president so you could have main members of the Washington press corps spinning speaking factors in your favor, days earlier than your massive speech, about the way you ‘needs to be’ getting extra credit score. Mitchell’s contentions about Biden’s file are higher fitted to somebody from the White Home press workplace than somebody who is meant to be a dispassionate journalist.”

Ranking: THREE out of FIVE SCREAMS.

■ January 30: Liberal Media Scream: Hammer time: Speaker McCarthy kilos media bias and double requirements

(Washington Examiner submit)

Final week, for instance, when a reporter didn’t like McCarthy’s reply to a query, the speaker mentioned: “Let me be very clear and respectful to you. You requested me a query. After I reply it, it is the reply to your query. You aren’t getting to find out whether or not I reply your query or not, OK?”

Then, on Face the Nation, he bristled when host Margaret Brennan criticized his appointment of “election deniers” to committee posts. Noting that she didn’t complain when Democratic deniers of former President Donald Trump’s election received good committee seats, he mentioned, “If you wish to maintain Republicans to that equation, why don’t you additionally maintain Democrats?”

From Sunday’s interview on CBS’s Face the Nation:

Margaret Brennan: I need to ask you about a number of the make-up of your caucus.

Speaker Kevin McCarthy: Sure.

Brennan: Based on CBS information, 70% of the Home GOP members denied the outcomes of the 2020 election. You set lots of them on very key committees: Intelligence, Homeland Safety, Oversight. Why are you elevating people who find themselves denying actuality like that?

McCarthy: Properly, for those who look to the Democrats, their rating member [Jamie] Raskin had the identical factor, denied Trump or Bush was in there. Bennie Thompson —

Brennan: Did you see these numbers we simply put up there? Seventy p.c!

McCarthy: Did you even be truthful and equal the place you checked out Raskin did the identical factor, Bennie Thompson, whose a rating member and was a chair? These people have been chair of the Democratic Celebration.

Brennan: I’m asking you, as chief of Kevin McCarthy’s Home, why you made these decisions? These have been your decisions.

McCarthy: Yeah, they’re my decisions, however they’re the convention decisions. However I’m additionally asking you if you look to see simply Republicans — Democrats have finished the identical factor. So perhaps it’s not denying. Possibly it’s the one alternative they must have a query about what went on in the course of the election. So if you wish to maintain Republicans to that equation, why don’t you additionally maintain Democrats? Why don’t you maintain Jamie Raskin? Why don’t you maintain Bennie Thompson? When Democrats had appointed them to be chair, I by no means as soon as heard you ask Nancy Pelosi or any Democrat that query once they have been in energy, within the majority. Once they questioned —

Brennan: You’re speaking about issues going again to 2000, which was a time, I didn’t have this present again then, which is why I’m asking you now about your management.

McCarthy: No, no! They have been in energy final Congress. So why —

Brennan: You’re speaking about questions from the 2000 election.

McCarthy: You’re asking me about questions that occurred to a different Congress.

Brennan: About these decisions you simply made, simply made. That is your Congress.

McCarthy: These are members who simply received elected by their constituents, and we put them into committees. And I’m proud to do it.

Brent Baker, the vice chairman of analysis and publications for the Media Analysis Heart, explains our weekly decide: “It’s all the time refreshing to see a politician push again towards a liberal media storyline the journalist presumes is past questioning, particularly when the journalist is somebody so oblivious as Brennan is to her bias.”

Ranking: FIVE out of FIVE SCREAMS (CHEERS).

■ January 23: Liberal Media Scream: MSNBC’s Pleasure Reid says DeSantis likes solely ‘pleased slaves’

(Washington Examiner submit)

This week’s Liberal Media Scream highlights the most recent cable TV assault on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s conflict on woke insurance policies in what’s prone to develop into a daily media sample as the highest Republican rival of former President Donald Trump steps nearer to a 2024 bid.

The assault got here from MSNBC’s Pleasure Reid, enraged that DeSantis scuttled a pilot AP black course in state colleges. However it’s not that straightforward, regardless of her spin.

Based on the DeSantis administration, the brand new course supplied by School Board violates Florida’s new anti-“woke” legislation as a result of it’s favorable to important race idea.

“As submitted, the course is a car for a political agenda and leaves giant, ambiguous gaps that may be crammed with further ideological materials, which we is not going to enable,” mentioned Bryan Griffin, the governor’s press secretary. “As Governor DeSantis has acknowledged, our lecture rooms can be a spot for training, not indoctrination.”

Reid, nevertheless, smeared DeSantis as a racist for his administration’s actions. “I’m not saying Ron DeSantis is racist, however to cite [former Tallahassee Mayor] Andrew Gillum, I believe the racists would possibly suppose he’s racist.”

She added that DeSantis needs solely pleased historical past taught in colleges, “the historical past of slavery as pleased slaves, good slave masters.”

Plus, watch as she twists the opposite AP historical past lessons taught in Florida as she bashes the “book-banning wannabe president.”

From Thursday’s The ReidOut on MSNBC:

Pleasure Reid: The [Stop Woke Act] is aimed toward eradicating the educating of historical past, gender identification, and sexual orientation in favor of curriculum that facilities and lionizes individuals who appear to be Ron DeSantis. Simply check out what AP programs are deemed educationally precious within the state of Florida per the book-banning wannabe president. European historical past, in fact. Together with programs on the historical past and language of Italy, the place DeSantis’s household hails from, Germany, and Japan, which occurred to be the Axis nations the U.S. fought throughout World Battle II. Now, whether or not Ron would take into account fascist Italy to have been a nasty man in that conflict, properly, that’s up for debate. …

So, what DeSantis is actually saying is that the one precious Superior Placement class for a Florida scholar are lessons which might be about Europe or the opposite Axis nations. That’s it. African-American research shouldn’t be deemed precious, and it’s not that he’s saying you may’t educate black historical past, however right here’s the proof. It’s the way you educate black historical past that he’s received an issue with.

DeSantis, when he was a highschool historical past instructor — that is the quote from one among his former college students. He was a highschool historical past instructor at a non-public college in Georgia. ‘Mr. DeSantis was imply to me and hostile towards me,’ mentioned Miss Pompey, who graduated in 2003. ‘Not aggressively however passively as a result of I used to be black.’ She recalled DeSantis educating, that is the necessary half, Civil Battle historical past in a manner that sounded to her like an try to justify slavery. So, after I add that to the actual fact he’s going after the Nationwide Hockey League as a result of they dare to recruit nonblack folks, basically saying it’s possible you’ll recruit white folks and proceed to maintain a really white league white, however it’s possible you’ll not attempt to recruit minorities. , I’m not saying Ron DeSantis is racist, however to cite Andrew Gillum, I believe the racists would possibly suppose he’s racist. …

It’s the Daughters of the American Revolution, the pro-Accomplice teams who insisted that we will solely educate the historical past of slavery as pleased slaves, good slave masters. Should you’re doing that, I promise you an AP class that taught that, that slavery was good, as a result of it appeared no less than per his former college students, Dr. [Steve] Gallon [member of the Miami-Dale school board] that he needed to show historical past of slavery as form of gallant slave homeowners who have been form to their pleased slaves.

He’s cool with that. And if the AP course mentioned that, he’d be nice with it. I additionally suppose that you just’ve seen the revelation of what that is actually about. A man named Stanley Kurtz claims he learn the story, that he learn the curriculum, and he mentioned, ‘The bigger hazard right here is that these programs, in the event that they’re accepted, will see the school board devise AP programs in ladies’s research, gender research, transgender research, Latino research, environmental research, a full panoply of polarized research which have Balkanized and politicized greater training.’ Dr. Gallon, in your view, is that this an try to shut down the educating of not simply black historical past however any historical past however the Hallmark card of white and European historical past?

Brent Baker, vice chairman of analysis and publications for the Media Analysis Heart, explains our weekly decide: “Reid’s vitriol exhibits DeSantis should be succeeding in making inroads to undercut establishments, such because the training institution, as autos for liberal indoctrination of scholars. So, DeSantis should be discredited with over-the-top invective earlier than he positive aspects any traction in a presidential race. However Reid’s hatred towards him will solely elevate the admiration for him amongst conservatives and lots of unbiased voters.”

Ranking: FOUR out of FIVE SCREAMS.

■ January 16, 2023: Liberal Media Scream: In Chuck Todd’s ‘details,’ Sen. Ron Johnson sees bias

(Washington Examiner submit)

This week’s Liberal Media Scream raises an fascinating query in at this time’s partisan Washington. Why do Republicans speak to liberal journalists in the event that they know that they’re going to be insulted?

That was the case Sunday on Chuck Todd’s Meet the Press when Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WY) appeared, understanding he was holding the brief finish of the stick it doesn’t matter what he mentioned. Johnson even mentioned so: “That is fairly apparent to anyone watching this, is you don’t invite me on to interview me. You invite me on to argue with me.”

The host, in fact, was having none of it. In between his favourite authority openings of “Look” and “So,” he received the final insult in when he mentioned, “You may return in your partisan cable cocoon and discuss media bias all you need. I perceive it’s a part of your identification.”

From Sunday’s Meet the Press:

CHUCK TODD: I’ll take it at your phrase that you just’re ethically bothered by Hunter Biden. I’m curious, although. You appear to have a sample.

SEN. RON JOHNSON (R-WI): Are you not? Are you not?

TODD: I’m a journalist. I’ve to deal in details. I deal in details, so senator, my query to you is, I’ve skepticism of each events. I sit right here with skepticism of lots of people’s work.

JOHNSON: So do I.

TODD: And I’m curious, are you — have been you in any respect involved — your Senate Democrats need to examine Jared Kushner’s mortgage from the Qatari authorities when he was working within the authorities, negotiating many issues within the Center East? Are you not involved about that? I say that as a result of it appears to me for those who’re involved about what Hunter Biden did, you need to be equally outraged about what Jared Kushner did.

JOHNSON: I’m involved about getting the reality. I don’t goal people —

TODD: You don’t? You’re concentrating on Hunter Biden a number of occasions on this present, senator. You’re concentrating on a person.

JOHNSON: Chuck, you understand, a part of the issue, and that is fairly apparent to anyone watching that is, you don’t invite me on to interview me. You invite me on to argue with me. I’m simply making an attempt to put out the details that actually Sen. Grassley and I uncovered. They have been suppressed. They have been censored. They interfered within the 2020 election. Conservatives perceive that. Sadly, liberals within the media don’t. And that’s a part of the explanations our politics are infected is we don’t have an unbiased media. We don’t. It’s unlucky. I’m all for a free press, and it must be extra unbiased.

TODD: Senator, look — go to partisan — Senator, look, we’re making an attempt to do points right here and details. Look, you may return in your partisan cable cocoon and discuss media bias all you need. I perceive it’s a part of your identification.

Brent Baker, vice chairman of analysis and publications for the Media Analysis Heart, explains our weekly decide: “Chuck Todd, in all his obnoxious glory. Kudos to Sen. Ron Johnson for taking over Todd’s apparent bias and hostility to the considerations of conservatives, even when he’s apparent to his personal ‘cocoon.’ Pot meet kettle.”

Ranking: FIVE out of FIVE SCREAMS.

■ January 9, 2023: Liberal Media Scream: James Comer nails Chuck Todd’s biased views

(Washington Examiner submit)

This week’s Liberal Media Scream is the primary proof that there’s a new sheriff on the town, a Home GOP majority that’s wanting to level out the biased and infrequently hypocritical views within the media.

In our highlight is Rep. James Comer (R-KY), incoming chairman of the Home Committee on Oversight and Reform, invited on to Chuck Todd’s NBC Sunday present, Meet the Press. He confronted the usually biased questions and views of the host, corresponding to when Todd advised the GOP can be holding votes on laws it is aware of President Joe Biden received’t signal, as if Democrats by no means held “present” votes.

Todd additionally sneered at Comer’s investigation agenda, suggesting it was simply political theater.

However as a substitute of taking it, the lawmaker pushed proper again, calling out the biased media.

When Todd dismissed Republican plans to carry votes on time period limits and a balanced price range as “present votes,” Comer countered, “Loads of occasions, as you understand, Chuck, you need to take payments via quite a few periods of Congress earlier than they lastly develop into legislation.”

And when Todd hit GOP plans to probe the Biden administration as “extra partisan than skilled,” Comer mentioned, “I believe the one those who see this as a partisan investigation are the media and the hardcore Democrats.” And for good measure, he added, “Are you kidding me!”

Two of the exchanges from Sunday’s Meet the Press on NBC:

CHUCK TODD: I‘m curious, these two stuff you point out, these are present votes. They’re not going to go. They don’t have any likelihood of passing. A few of them would possibly must be constitutional amendments, and you know the way arduous that course of is. What’s the purpose of passing a invoice that mainly, you get to place a press launch out on, nevertheless it doesn’t get enacted?

REP. JAMES COMER: Loads of occasions, as you understand, Chuck, you need to take payments via quite a few periods of Congress earlier than they lastly develop into legislation.

TODD: Let me ask you this. You’re going to do plenty of oversight. You’re going to have plenty of subpoenas. Many individuals have a look at what you’re doing, and so they see that it appears to be like extra partisan than skilled. Inform me the way you’re going to attempt to departisanize an investigation? Or do you anticipate it to be partisan?

COMER: Properly, with all due respect, Chuck, I disagree with that. I believe the one those who see this as a partisan investigation are the media and the hardcore Democrats. Look, on the identical second that the Democrats on the Methods and Means Committee launched Donald Trump’s taxes, they then moments later circled and mentioned, “Comer’s investigation of the Biden household affect peddling is a revenge listening to.” I imply, are you kidding me?

Brent Baker, vice chairman of analysis and publications for the Media Analysis Heart, explains our weekly decide: “Comer is off to an incredible begin, recognizing the information media are his enemy simply as a lot as Democrats. It was refreshing to listen to an elevated Republican chief tackle Todd for his a number of hypocrisies, all of the sudden involved, now that Republicans are in cost within the Home, concerning the partisanship of an investigation and the futility of votes on two conservative agenda objects that can embarrass Democrats. As if Democrats have by no means had ‘present votes,’ to place Republicans in a nasty gentle, which most journalists discovered admirable.”

Ranking: FIVE out of FIVE SCREAMS (CHEERS.)

■ January 2, 2023: Liberal Media Scream: MSNBC calls GOP the occasion of il Duce

(Washington Examiner submit)

This week’s Liberal Media Scream options MSNBC doing its greatest to develop into the community of the crackpot Left, speaking itself into irrelevance for almost everybody else.

Not happy with its file of attacking Republicans and conservatives as MAGA crazies, the cable channel rolled out a bunch and visitor who dismissed the occasion as fascists. And never simply easy fascists corresponding to World Battle II-era Italian chief Benito Mussolini.

How about “neo-fascist,” “proto-fascist,” and “semi-fascist?” Now that’s received to harm.

The name-calling got here Saturday when Mehdi Hasan hosted Yale College philosophy professor Jason Stanley on Velshi on MSNBC.

Stanley, who authored a e-book titled How Fascism Works, warned, “I believe ‘semi-fascism,’ ‘fascism,’ ‘neo-fascism,’ these are correct descriptions. We have to drop speak of populism, drop these deceptive descriptions that conceal what we’re truly dealing with.”

From Saturday’s Velshi:

MEHDI HASAN: Jason, the GOP is again in energy once more, no less than within the Home of Representatives, which suggests there can be a good bit of normalizing of them once more by the media. In your view, is it truthful to explain the trendy GOP as ‘neo-fascist’ or ‘proto-fascist’ or, to cite Joe Biden on the MAGA motion, ‘semi-fascist?’

JASON STANLEY, Yale College: There’s actually throughout the trendy GOP, because the scapegoating of LGBT residents demonstrates, a fascist motion rising. We — and, to speak about this as some type of European factor is a confusion since fascism is Jim Crow with a international accent. So now we have a local, now we have a number of native far-right extremist actions: Christian Nationalism, we’ve received, form of, heritage of Jim Crow. We’ve received an anti-democratic enterprise institution. And this can be a construction, a grouping, that’s going to convey folks to vote for an authoritarian occasion. And that’s what now we have, that’s what the trendy GOP is more and more wanting like — as Ruth [NYU history professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat] mentioned, an anti-democratic occasion. I believe ‘semi-fascism,’ ‘fascism,’ ‘neo-fascism,’ these are correct descriptions. We have to drop speak of populism, drop these deceptive descriptions that conceal what we’re truly dealing with.

Brent Baker, vice chairman of analysis and publications for the Media Analysis Heart, explains our weekly decide: “Fairly the multiple-choice, a variety which says extra concerning the slender pondering of MSNBC hosts and company making an attempt to discredit Republicans than it does about something to concern from Republicans. Hasan dreads ‘normalizing’ Republicans as a result of it’s loads simpler to demonize them than to tackle and significantly handle views with which you disagree.”

Ranking: FOUR out of FIVE SCREAMS.

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