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Christiane Amanpour Says the US Is More Dangerous Than North Korea

Brad Slager
Brad Slager  |  Jun 04, 2025
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Anti-Social Media – USA TODAY

  • Does she keep her credits? A NATION IS DESPERATE TO KNOW!

There has been a string of ceaseless embarrassments in the press following the firebomb attack on an Israeli rally in Boulder, Colorado, and this only continues. As they try glossing over the details and deflecting to other types of coverage, the tragedy the victims and their families are enduring is a tangible topic of thought.

Unless you work for USA Today.

There, you will be able to explore what is considered the more vital concern – how this all affects the secondary education goals of the attacker’s daughter! Seriously…they actually thought that this was a detail worthy of coverage and that people would actually harbor concern over this development.

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They were not correct in this assumption.

News Avoidance Syndrome – CNN

  • Anything else taking place in that state, Donie?!

Recall that not too long ago we covered how CNN’s extremism “expert” Donie O’Sullivan made a special about how this is a “Misinfo-nation,” focusing on political activism crossing a line into personal attacks and violence. He declared prior that he had a difficult time finding examples of this on the left, despite – you know – rampant examples of political disturbances.

Well, following that disturbing case of the Boulder firebomb attack, CNN sent Mr. O’Sullivan to Colorado. Did he finally get a sense of the political violence coming from leftist sources?

Nope – he was in Denver, covering a trial with the owner of the MyPillow company.

Low-Octane Gaslighting – THE BIDEN WHITE HOUSE

  • This is like saying removing a name tag from a uniform means you have changed your name.

In a news item that is laughable on a number of levels, we have received advanced word that Karine Jean-Pierre will be releasing a tell-all book in the Fall. Considering the adverse effects Jake Tapper’s book has brought on for the Democrats and the media, this is a dicey decision. But it gets better.

KJP is trying to sell the concept that she is leaving the Democratic Party, and this leads to the preposterous title of it being “Independent.” She was the very mouthpiece of the Biden White House who delivered any and all lies, denials, deflections, spin, excuse-making, and partisan accusations during her tenure, but sure…today she is an independent thinker.

Best of all is the publisher announcing that her book will address the "importance of dismantling the torrent of disinformation and misinformation." She was nothing but a firehose of disinfo-misinfo at her press briefings. If anything, she should be writing a how-to manual regarding that kind of content.

DNC PR Firm – AXIOS

  • Bragging about this level of exclusive is rather revealing.

In promoting his book “Original Sin,” Alex Thompson recalled an interview where he spoke with a Biden administration figure who was an avowed liar about the ex-president's condition; this source told Thompson how amazed they were with how much the press played along and dispensed their lies with the barest amount of curiosity. We now see how this plays out from one of Alex’s co-workers.

For a time now, Democrats and sycophants in the media have been trying to make “TACO” happen as some sort of insult and/or a political dig at President Trump. It has been a forced effort, one that not only has gained little traction but also has little to no significance for most people, save for those who are perpetually online and plugged into political discourse daily.

It is for this reason that you need to shake your head to see Andrew Solender of Axios announcing how he has a SCOOP! The big news is that the Democratic leadership was paying to have a food truck that makes tacos handing out free servings in front of the GOP offices.

Democrats clearly think they have found a way to get under the president's skin. The Democratic National Committee is commandeering a taco truck to mock Trump's apparent fury at the slogan "Trump Always Chickens Out," or "TACO," Axios has learned. The DNC will park a taco truck nearby the Republican National Committee's headquarters on Capitol Hill with a graphic of Trump in a chicken suit and the "Trump Always Chickens Out" slogan.

In rather trademarked Democratic Party fashion, this was sad on numerous levels. The food truck had to park a block away from its target, so they ended up handing out the tacos on a side street beside St. Peters church, and they ran out of product in less than half the allotted time. But sure this will bring the administration policies crashing down.

BlueAnon – PBS

  • We simply do not grasp the oppressive dictatorship that we are living under.

We keep hearing what a vital and trenchant member of the press Christiane Amanpour is in the media circles. We also keep waiting for the evidence of this to show up. For her latest example of theatrics-over-journalism, Ms. Amanpour gave her gripping rendition of how she traveled into a combative zone recently and the steps she took in order to preserve her safety and sanctity.

…When she went to speak at Harvard.

See, she is a British citizen, and recognizing the horrific conditions in this country, she was taking significant risks…by delivering a speech at Harvard’s Kennedy School:

“I must say, I was afraid. I’m a foreigner, I don’t have a green card, I’m not an American citizen, I’m fairly prominent – and I literally prepared to go to America as if I was going to North Korea. I took a burner phone…imagine that!”

In fairness, she has been rather hostile toward the United States, so maybe she does have a valid concern.