Appearing on Newsmax’s Spicer & Co.Brent Bozell, President of Media Research Center, blasted CNN Monday night for blaming President Biden’s insufficient media attention. Bozell went on to observe that if the leftist press were actually “doing their job,” then “the whole country would know what a disaster this administration has been thus far.”
“CNN’s Brian Stelter spent part of his Sunday show whining about conservative memes criticizing President Biden….then he decided…to bring in a – what he called a diverse panel of self-proclaimed Biden cheerleaders to discuss why none of the crises that Biden faces are actually his fault,” host Sean Spicer noted at the top of the segment, before playing a clip of the unhinged discussion from Trustworthy Sources.
Bozell responded to the clip by warning that Stelter should be very careful about what he wants:
…what Brian Stelter was doing, and he said this, but in black and white, he said the problem with the media is that they’re selling feelings and not the agenda. And that we’re all reacting to feelings and not the policies of Joe Biden and the record of Joe Biden. Well, Democrats and people like Brian Stelter ought to be very happy if we’re talking about feelings and not talking about what this administration is doing.
After listing the myriad of Biden failures on multiple fronts, Bozell concluded: “It is true, they should be talking about feelings and not talking about facts because if they were talking about facts and doing their job, the whole country would know what a disaster this administration has been thus far.”
Co-host Lyndsay Keith remarked: “I feel like we have turned a new page here where people aren’t, you know, trying to hide it anymore. It’s brazen, it’s out there that they have this bias….Am I right in the sense of, we are in a new space with people just not even being afraid to say that they’re biased?”
Bozell was also in agreement:
We entered this space with the Trump administration, you know. He seemed to have lanced the boil, I believe. Remember, he went on the offensive against them before they went on the offensive against him….Look, they savaged him for four years on – by the politics of commission, savaging him personally, but the politics of omission, not reporting any of his successes. There were months that they went 95% and 97%. One month was filled with 100% negative news about Donald Trump.
He then called out the blatant media double standard with Biden now in office: “Well now the roles are completely reversed. Joe Biden is as much a disaster as Donald Trump was a success, and they’re still now in the politics of omission. Now they’re not reporting the disasters of Joe Biden.”
Bozell slammed the Biden White House moments later.
They will speak this straight, with no inclination to lie, and look right at the camera. Boldly lied about Trump’s economic policy, saying it had been a disaster and saying he [Biden]he was determined to change it. It did. He turned around a successful economy into a disaster….he’s a mess.
Wrapping up the segment, Spicer touted Bozell’s new memoir:
I know it’s not out yet, December 7th, but look what I got in the mail. Brent Bozell’s new book, what a great thing, Stops Along The Way. It’s a great read about your history and your life, and looking forward for everyone to be able to buy it on December 7th. We are very proud of the book.
The complete transcript from the Nov 29th appearance is available here:
6:26 PM ET
SEAN SPICER: Alright, CNN’s Brian Stelter spent part of his Sunday show whining about conservative memes criticizing President Biden. And then he thought that you know this – then he decided, well, I’m going to bring in a – what he called a diverse panel of self-proclaimed Biden cheerleaders to discuss why none of the crises that Biden faces are actually his fault. This is what you should hear.
BRIAN STELTER – My suburb grocery shops have never seen empty shelves. However, the message here claiming that Biden is responsible for any negative aspects of the economy is not true. It is evident it will continue to do so to some extent. It is fascinating to me, and it was interesting for my guests. They all have different perspectives.
MAGDI SEMRAU [THE EDITORIAL BOARD]Biden is my cheerleader. I will – well for Democrats generally and their agenda, I’ll fully admit to that. Um, but I really want to point out that the problem that I have is not that the media isn’t selling Biden’s agenda, it’s that they’re not telling the American public about it.
SPICER: Brent Bozell, President of Media Research Center is here to respond and provide some insights. Good to see you Brent. It’s amazing, Brian Stelter brings this group from what he calls a diverse group of people, journalists from different backgrounds. Except they’re all on team Biden. They – literally one of them, you heard there, even admits to being a cheerleader.
BRENT BOZELL: Yeah, their idea of diversity is that they’re sitting in different rooms. It’s the same thing. CNN is the source. They – you know, if a conservative comes on CNN that conservative gets fired within about a week, just ask Rick Santorum, and a host of other people, what happens when you espouse your conservatism? Look, on that show, Brian – what Brian Stelter was doing, and he said this, but in black and white, he said the problem with the media is that they’re selling feelings and not the agenda. And that we’re all reacting to feelings and not the policies of Joe Biden and the record of Joe Biden. Well, Democrats and people like Brian Stelter ought to be very happy if we’re talking about feelings and not talking about what this administration is doing.
Because what – if they were talking about what this administration was doing, they’d be talking about the pandemic and how Joe Biden, in the campaign, said he would end the COVID crisis problem. How Joe Biden said that someone like Donald Trump, who had 220 million people – 220,000 people die on his watch, ought not to be president. And yet, we’re up to 350,000 with Joe Biden. That this is a president who said that the economy is in very good shape while inflation is at a 30-year high, gas prices have doubled, you’ve got empty shelves with goods stacked offshore. You’ve got crime out of control, both from the standpoint of theft and murder and violence. You’ve got foreign policy disasters, one after another. You’ve got the disgraceful exit from Afghanistan.
They should talk about their feelings, not facts. The whole nation would be aware of the disaster that this administration has caused.
LYNDSAY KEITH: Brent you’ve been looking at the bias in the media for a long time. I feel like we have turned a new page here where people aren’t, you know, trying to hide it anymore. It’s brazen, it’s out there that they have this bias. Do you remember seeing this? Am I right in the sense of, we are in a new space with people just not even being afraid to say that they’re biased?
BOZELL: I believe we were in that area during the Trump administration. He lanced the boil, I believe. They were on their side before he took the offensive. They declared war against him before they could. Their reaction was to attack him personally. Look, they savaged him for four years on – by the politics of commission, savaging him personally, but the politics of omission, not reporting any of his successes. There were months where they went 95% and 97%. One month was filled with 100% negative news about Donald Trump.
The roles of both men are now reversed. Joe Biden is as much a disaster as Donald Trump was a success, and they’re still now in the politics of omission. Now they’re not reporting the disasters of Joe Biden. They started it with Trump – sorry.
SPICER: You know when you say that, though, it’s funny because there – there was a piece in The Washington Post by Dan Balz, right, that pointed out that when Biden took office, he had three big goals, right. Biden was going to control the coronavirus. He would deal with the economic effects. He was also going to unify this country. Ten months later, Brent has not achieved this feat, and media keeps telling us how worried they are about the consequences. It’s Biden’s own yardstick, if you will, that he’s being measured against. Yours, and not mine.
BOZELL: Sean, couldn’t – I think we should – should be, if we’re looking again at facts, we have to conclude that it’s been the opposite of what Joe Biden promised. Joe Biden said again, on the campaign trail arrogantly that he was going end the coronavirus. End the pandemic. You know, it’s the same thing, Sean, as saying that a $3.5 trillion bill doesn’t cost any money. They will tell this straight, with no inclination to lie, and look right at the camera. Boldly lied about Trump’s economic policy, saying it had been a disaster and saying he was going to turn it around. He did indeed turn the tide. He made a great economy into a complete disaster.
And by the way, this is somebody who is now saying he doesn’t see an end in sight on things such as soaring gas prices. Now he’s saying he’s not going to do any kind of a mandate. Now he’s reversing himself and is acknowledging he’s a mess.
SPICER: That’s a great way to put it. Brent, by the side, we also talked about Cyber Monday and other things a moment ago. I know it’s not out yet, December 7th, but look what I got in the mail. Brent Bozell’s new book, what a great thing, Stops Along The Way. It’s a great read about your history and your life, and looking forward for everyone to be able to buy it on December 7th. We are so proud of the book. It’s a fantastic way to begin Cyber Monday.
BOZELL: Sean. Radical Nation is a great success story. It will sell well, I’m sure.
SPICER: We are very grateful.
BOZELL: America should be reading this right now.
SPICER – We are grateful for that. Brent, we would be delighted to have you as our book progresses. We are very grateful.
BOZELL: Thanks, folks.
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