Becket Adams

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BBC reporter on Clinton: ‘Nothing fresh about her’

Becket Adams · July 12, 2016 6:39 pm

Conservatives own the words "freedom" and "liberty," and their ability to take control over those and other terms reveals how successful the GOP is at "framing" political issues, the New York Times reported this weekend. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)

NYT laments: Conservatives own the words ‘freedom’ and ‘liberty’

Becket Adams · July 12, 2016 4:01 am

CNN panel blows up after guest suggests blacks are prone to crime

Becket Adams · July 11, 2016 9:00 pm

According to presumtive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, voters are more polarized than ever and media are to blame for it. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Clinton blames new media for ‘negativity’ and polarization

Becket Adams · July 11, 2016 6:48 pm

The Black Lives Matter movement has been dogged by sharp criticism for months due to the controversial and often violent anti-police rhetoric from some of its supporters. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

MSNBC guest: Black Lives Matter has ‘never been anti-police’

Becket Adams · July 9, 2016 2:48 am

Brian Williams’ Dallas coverage makes him social media laughingstock

Becket Adams · July 8, 2016 12:48 pm

In Dallas, snipers opened fire on police officers during the protests; several officers were killed, police said. (Maria R. Olivas/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

New York Post and Drudge Report quickly pin Dallas police deaths on Black Lives Matter

Becket Adams · July 8, 2016 12:17 pm

CNN host asks Clinton spokesman if she lied about her emails

Becket Adams · July 8, 2016 1:47 am

MSNBC analyst: FBI director was Clinton hearing’s ‘only hero’

Becket Adams · July 8, 2016 1:26 am

As lawmakers pressed FBI Director James Comey to explain his agency's investigation, some social media users pointed to an old ABC News story showing Rep. Jason Chaffetz owns business cards listing his personal Gmail address. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Clinton backers hit Chaffetz with dud gotcha story

Becket Adams · July 8, 2016 12:03 am

Newsrooms were already up and running, publishing headlines claiming the Buffalo businessman had suggested that the attorney general should be lynched. (AP Photo)

Media make hay out of Trump supporter’s Twitter mistake

Becket Adams · July 6, 2016 9:43 pm

The complaint claimed Roger Ailes once had Gretchen Carlson turn around so that he could "view her posterior," that he repeatedly commented on her legs and that he would tell her things like she was "sexy." (AP Photo)

Ex-Fox host files sexual harassment suit against Roger Ailes

Becket Adams · July 6, 2016 5:32 pm