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ABC News Reporter Gives Us a Sniper's Love Story, As the Rest of the Media Struggle With Details

Brad Slager
Brad Slager  |  Sep 17, 2025
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Legalized Press-titution – ABC NEWS

  • We eagerly await the sniper fan-fiction from Gutman.

In an appallingly tasteless segment, ABC reporter Matt Gutman was delivering a rhapsodic, almost cloyingly warm report about Charlie Kirk’s shooter sending affectionate notes to his lover.

 More than a one-off, Gutman repeated his swooning in a later report.

Unsurprisingly, he was on the receiving end of mockery and scorn for his “A Sniper’s Love Story” approach, and as a result, Gutman came out with a mea culpa for his fawning coverage.

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Body Checking the Fact-Checkers – CNN

  • Bringing on an authority just to muddle the details.

To clarify the intentions of Kirk’s killer, CNN brought on a professor from Notre Dame to “decipher” what all of the messaging from the assassin could mean.

His helpful analysis? "Meh, this stuff is from all over and could mean just about anything."

Well, now, thank you…for…something…

Low-Octane Gaslighting – MSNBC

  • Shouldn’t an online expert be – you know – online?

Brandy Zadrozny was on to lend her expertise about the internet and social media, regarding the fallout from the assassination. Her assessment? There is no proof anyone has been celebrating Chrlie Kirk’s death.

This is such a laughably weak lie that one only needs to cite the news reports whining about people being fired for this very thing. Or that on Bluesky, they had to come forward and warn users to cease posting such comments.

Or how about her own network needing to fire Matthew Dowd over comments he made to that effect?

News Avoidance Syndrome – CNN

  • The new standard at the network is now 100% certification.

Thinking back on past instances of severe crimes, CNN has never held back on speculation about motives. Yet, as more information on Charlie Kirk’s murderer spill out, suddenly putting together a composite is off the table.

Kaitlan Collins entered into a contentious discussion with Senator Ted Cruz as she refused to place any motivation on the killer, insisting that it is all still a mystery.

Both Kinds of Standards – MSNBC

  • Now, Joe, if it was wrong then, that means…?

In the desperate practice of whataboutism, on “Morning Joe,” the eponymous host tried to deflect from the reactions to the Kirk killing by leveling charges that the right is more prone to violence. He brought up examples of violence against the left, like the Governor Josh Shapiro firebombing. (Ahem…)

Next, Scar-Joe segued to bring up the attack on Paul Pelosi and the reaction to that crime. What Joe missed out on is that by making this comparison, he is equating the poisonous reactions and, therefore, admitting what is heard today is unacceptable.

Prose & Contradictions – CNN

  • You say they must stop punishing those who don't do it?

In another heated debate, Kate Bedingfield was upset at the DOJ supposedly punishing people for saying hateful things about the Kirk killing. In her argument, she was insisting that no Democrats were saying anything of the sort.

Then why get so upset over retaliation if no one is doing or saying the very thing being retaliated over?