Tony Katz Today - Episodes Tagged with “Cnn”

"Mayor Pete" Doesn't Miss His Moment To Attack Indiana

Tony Katz — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 06:00:00 -0400

The Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttegieg, is gaining in popularity. The Democrat has launched a long-shot run for President of the United States, and has gotten some good traction.

However, as Tony Katz notes, that traction comes at the expense of Indiana.

> Like Indiana media did during the RFRA (Religious Freedom Restoration Act) conversation, Buteegieg didn't miss a moment to try and elevate himself while attempting to put down Hoosiers. Yet his own story about winning re-election, after coming out as gay, with 80% of the vote proves the lack of bigotry in the state. So why is he p;aying into the disgusting stereotype that Hoosiers are bigots?
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> Is that how you win the presidency? Insult your home state?

Chicago Reporter Rafer Weigel Explains The Jussie Smollett Case, and the Sorry State Of Journalism In America

Tony Katz — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 07:00:00 -0500

Jussie Smollett, the actor and singer, will be facing charges for filing a false police report. The Empire star claimed he was attacked by two men in Chicago screaming about "MAGA country" who placed a noose around his neck. The story fell apart when the two men who were suspected of the attack explained how they were paid by Smollett to stage the attack.

But media across America did not wait for the facts: they declared Smollett was telling the truth and wasted no time attacking Trump supporters. Celebrities and presidential candidates like Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) joined in, going so far as to call it a "lynching."

Chicago reporters had taken their time with the story, doing the hard work of journalism, and covered the events properly. Tony Katz speaks with Chicago FOX 32 reporter and anchor Rafer Weigel about the Smollett case, and the state of journalism in America.

211 - Rafia Zakaria Has It Wrong On Hate Speech and The Secret Nunes Tapes Are Not A Secret

Tony Katz — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 17:00:00 -0400

Tony Katz gets a reply on Twitter from CNN contributor Rafia Zakaria and her thesis that Alex Jones is guilty of "hate speech," and that his speech is actually "domestic terrorism." Tony explains how hate speech doesn't exist, and how Zakaria's theory does not hold true.

The FDA is looking to expand experimentation on mice, and has signed contracts for the very Orwellian-sounding, "fresh fetal tissue." Is this the US government promoting abortion?

And the MSNBC-pushed, super-secret Nunes tapes are not secret...and not a scandal. Rep. Devin Nunes is caught on tape saying that if Democrats get control of the House, they will push to impeach President Trump.

Seriously....who didn't know that?

CNN's Don Lemon Says President Trump Traffics In Racism. Tony Katz Ends That Myth Quickly.

Tony Katz — Tue, 07 Aug 2018 15:00:00 -0400

After the back and forth between President Donald Trump and NBA superstar LeBron James, CNN host Don Lemon got into the act. It was Lemon to whom President Trump referred to as the "dumbest man on tv," and that James "looked smart" compared to Lemon. Tony Katz addressed this in his podcast here.

Lemon then took over nine minutes of his TV broadcast to lay a serious of claims at Trump's feet, the most egregious being that President Trump is a racist.

It took Tony about that time to explain why Lemon's comments were simply untrue. And, with just a little bit of out-of-the-box thinking, exactly how out of bounds much of what Lemon said really is.