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CatWoman

(79,302 posts)
Tue Jul 16, 2019, 12:13 PM Jul 2019

Can Howard Kurtz become any more irrelevant or worthless?

Fox’s Howard Kurtz Criticizes Media For Labeling Trump’s Tweets Racist: News Orgs ‘Need to Be More Cautious’

The Mediabuzz host appeared on America’s Newsroom to talk about the widespread condemnation Trump has received for telling Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Ayanna Presley to leave the country and “go back” where they came from. Kurtz opined that Trump “wanted” his critics to defend the four congresswomen before moving on to pan media outlets pronouncing the president’s remarks “racist.”

“I think a better approach is for journalists — I’m not defending the tweets by the way – is to lay it out but not say it’s racist because that goes to motive…People are smart enough to make up their minds for themselves. Since the president denies any racist intent, people can accept or dismiss that. It’s fine to say racially charged, incendiary, divisive, all of those are fine, but I don’t think the media have to go so far as to say we don’t believe the president. We think it’s racist. Opinion people can do that. I think news organizations need to be more cautious.”


https://www.mediaite.com/tv/foxs-howard-kurtz-criticizes-media-for-labeling-trumps-racist-tweets-news-orgs-need-to-be-more-cautious/

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Can Howard Kurtz become any more irrelevant or worthless? (Original Post) CatWoman Jul 2019 OP
Kurtz sold his soul when he went frm CNN to faux news Va Lefty Jul 2019 #1
He was like this on CNN melman Jul 2019 #3
Don't remember him being terrible. Certainly pushed the "both sides" crap Va Lefty Jul 2019 #4
i was going to say that CatWoman Jul 2019 #5
Kurtz married to Republican operative Sherri Annis delisen Jul 2019 #2
No one willingly moves to Fox unless they are wingnuts at heart Azathoth Jul 2019 #6

Va Lefty

(6,252 posts)
4. Don't remember him being terrible. Certainly pushed the "both sides" crap
Tue Jul 16, 2019, 01:41 PM
Jul 2019

Maybe I've traumatized by the last couple of years and don't remember.

delisen

(6,044 posts)
2. Kurtz married to Republican operative Sherri Annis
Tue Jul 16, 2019, 12:29 PM
Jul 2019

Kurtz presents himself as apolitical but generally does not disclose connection to spouse's artisan work.

Azathoth

(4,609 posts)
6. No one willingly moves to Fox unless they are wingnuts at heart
Tue Jul 16, 2019, 02:13 PM
Jul 2019

Ed Henry, Kurtz, Dobbs, Bartiromo, etc.

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