Blow Calls New York Post's Moynihan 'Child', Navarro Says She's 'Lying' On CNN's NewsNight #Political
Blow Calls New York Post's Moynihan 'Child', Navarro Says She's 'Lying' On CNN's NewsNight
Viewers of left-wing cable news shows have come to expect that for the most part, those on the left are treated one way, and those on the right are treated with less respect, less tolerance, and awarded less legitimacy for their points of view. That's exactly what happened to New York Post writer Lydia Moynihan Wednesday on CNN's NewsNight with Abby Phillip, where she was lectured to and called a "child" in one segment, and accused of lying in another, by two different panelists.
Phillip began the first segment with a clip from Wednesday's Senate hearing with Jay Clayton, Trump's DNI nominee, where he did not answer the question, who won the 2020 election. She then turned to Moynihan.
PHILLIP: Lydia, that's kind of embarrassing and maybe a little concerning if, intelligence is what he wants to have the job of doing. If he can't just state a fact, how can he do that other job?
MOYNIHAN: I would've liked him just to say yes and put an end to the discussion....I do have to say it's funny.... I kind of thought maybe people would be glad to have Jay Clayton and Todd Blanche, people who are eminently qualified for these jobs.
As CNN's Sabrina Singh, the former Biden Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary, started to respond to Moynihan, she was interrupted several times by former New York Times columnist Charles Blow, who turned to address Moynihan,.
SINGH: I actually think that the two --
BLOW:: Do you acknowledge that Joe Biden won the election?
SINGH: The two people that were on the Hill today --
BLOW: No. Did you -- so you can do it just now but he couldn't do it?
SINGH: The two people that were on the Hill today are legitimately unqualified.
MOYNIHAN: I know you're trying to get a social media clip, Charles, but --
BLOW: Do you know --
MOYNIHAN: I think Sabrina was trying to talk. I know you're trying to get your social media clip or the gotcha. I answered your question already, but I'm also not here to answer to you. So --
That set Blow off.
BLOW: I'm happy that you told me that because I really appreciate. I'm sorry. I really appreciate you lecturing me about what I'm here to do, because I'm here because Abby's show invited me here, and I have been in journalism for a very long time. In fact, I came to The New York Times when you -- the year that you were born.
So, I would choose, I suggest that you choose a lane that is your own and stay in it, and don't lecture me, because I won't be lectured by a child. Thank you.
All Phillip could muster was, "All right, look. Go ahead." This, from the woman who shamed Shermichael Singleton for saying "boys" in girls' sports.
This may have opened the door for how Moynihan was treated, in a later segment on recent ICE shootings, by Ana Navarro.
It began with a discussion on Trump ending a pause in vehicle stops by ICE. One of the shootings took place in Maine, and after Phillip played a clip of Maine Senate candidate Nirav Shah, who hopes to replace Graham Platner as the Democrat nominee, it was Moynihan's turn.
MOYNIHAN: I think the knee-jerk reaction we're seeing from him and some of the other candidates to basically call ICE a rogue agency....And people do want ICE. They don't want to see ICE abolished. And so I think the left is going further and further in a way that actually will alienate voters....And I think it's important when we talk about this issue to provide the context because they see every day that passes if we aren't deporting potentially unvetted illegal criminals that there's an opportunity cost to that.
That was Navarro's cue.
NAVARRO: They're not criminals.
MOYNIHAN: There's an opportunity cost to that. Every single day --
NAVARRO: These people were vetted. He had a legal --
MOYNIHAN: Last week, there was somebody --
NAVARRO: He had a legal permit to be in the country and he was not a criminal. And over 70 percent of the people that are getting deported and detained do not have criminal records. So, be careful with your words and be accurate on national TV.
MOYNIHAN: My point is that --
NAVARRO: You're lying.
MOYNIHAN: I'm not lying.
NAVARRO: You're lying.
The segment continued with both Phillip and Singh backing points made by Navarro.
Even though both Blow and Navarro crossed the line of decency and civility in a big way, Phillip didn't seem to have a problem with it. After all, the target was a Republican. This is CNN!
from Newsbusters - Welcome to NewsBusters, a project of the Media Research Center (MRC), America’s leading media watchdog in documenting, exposing Follow News Busters
Red Pill Pharma A psychological pharmaceutical that unlocks logic and reason offering a second chance at individualism.
Sourced by the Find us on telegram. Real News for Patriots of the United States of America. We share content that re-affirms our soulful connection to light, Truth, and the Constitutional God given rights of Freedom and Liberty.
No comments