Jake Tapper Is Brian Stelter With Hair
Happy Thursday, dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends. Avocado toast is what brought us to this point.
We’ve almost made it through the week. I don’t want to jinx anything but I’ve got a good feeling about this one. This new world where we’re merely trying to clear the lowest of bars and exceed subterranean expectations might be exciting.
We are going to take a trip down Memory Lane this fine morning.
As you are all aware, I have been writing about media bias for over twenty years now. A big part of that gig is SURPRISE! paying a lot more attention to the mainstream media than most people do. Whenever I make an observation, it’s based on a LOT of observation.
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JAKE TAPPER: Seven Republicans that we know of right now. Most senior among them, Congresswoman Liz Cheney, the daughter of the former vice president. She is the House Conference Chair, has basically she s third in line there in the house Republican leadership. And I have to say, Dana and Abby, listening to all these speeches, what struck me is that there are basically four groups of Republicans. One is the seven that we know of. There might be more, who are voting to impeach, who were just so appalled that even, if you look at the list of them, they’re some of them are quite conservative, are just absolutely appalled. Then there s a second group of people who say he should be held accountable but do not favor impeachment for various reasons. And I think you can say these are principled Republicans. Congresswoman Mace, Congressman Roy of Texas. They have a principled reason for opposing impeachment but do understand that President Trump did what he did. Then
Representative Brian Mast (R-Fla.) voted against the election results last week
He is also one of 10 Republicans to vote against Trump s impeachment
Tapper said: Brian Mast . who lost his legs by the way fighting for democracy abroad - although I don t know about his commitment to it here in the US
It drew furious backlash but Mast said he fought to protect people like Tapper s freedom of speech, but that free speech also protects the Republicans he is so eager to condemn for asking Constitutional questions about the election
In a Wednesday night appearance on Fox News Channel’s
The Ingraham Angle, Federalist Founder Ben Domenech scored a critical hit on CNN’s Jake Tapper after the CNN host made disparaging comments against Congressman Brian Mast, questioning the wounded veteran’s dedication to America and democracy.
In his rhetorical thrashing, Domenech used his cutting words to call out Tapper for his fragile ego, his use of veterans as a virtue shield, and CNN for having become a joke (Tapper too).
Teeing up Domenech, Ingraham played a soundbite of what she accurately described as Tapper’s “shameful comment”:
TAPPER: Congressman Brian Mast.
Point of View: Mast crossed a line siding with Trump against American voters
Palm Beach Post
Congress raised the curtain on Capitol Hill’s theater of the absurd Wednesday, pausing briefly to follow Constitutional mandates and record the electoral votes to certify President-elect Joseph Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
During a bombastic Capitol Hill opera bouffe, more than 100 Republican senators and members of Congress – the sedition caucus – challenged votes of swing states under the guise of election transparency in what traditionally is a swift ministerial exercise. To the contrary, they brazenly attempted to undermine the legitimacy of the incoming Biden-Harris administration, if not eliminate it altogether.