Larry O'Connor
Articles by Larry O'Connor
A revealing two weeks for the Democrats
It took just a fortnight for the Democratic Party to reveal to the American people just who they are and what they stand for. Published February 14, 2019
Virginia’s big scandal about media, not politicians
In the wake of this week's monumental meltdown of the three top officials in Virginia government (all Democrats), one is left wondering where the mainstream media were during the election of these politicians who are now severely damaged by deeds from their pasts that could have been revealed and reported on before their electoral victories. Published February 7, 2019
Virginia’s ‘Governor Gosnell’ exposes pro-choice deception
In one fateful radio interview, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has burned down four decades of political spin and media complacency on behalf of the pro-abortion movement in America. By accurately describing the abortion procedure he and his Democratic Party would make legal in his state, Mr. Northam unwittingly shed the light of truth on the big lie that the abortion debate boiled down to a woman's right to choose. Published January 31, 2019
Covington: The canary in the coal mine for mainstream media
The story of Nicholas Sandmann and Nathan Phillips stands as a perfect symbol of what mainstream media has become in the Trump era. And it serves as an unmasking of political journalism that is causing Americans to walk away by the millions. Published January 24, 2019
Existing border barriers work — and we need more of them
When CNN's Jim Acosta tweeted a selfie video from the U.S.-Mexico border, he was roundly mocked and ridiculed for claiming he saw no "crisis" at the "tranquil" spot where he stood. Of course he didn't. Because where he stood was on the safe side of a steel barrier protecting him (and the rest of America) from illegal border crossings. Published January 17, 2019
January 2019: When media fact-checkers finally jumped the shark
The 48-hour build-up to President Trump's first Oval Office address to the nation was chock-full of breathless hand-wringing in the media over whether they should air the speech in the first place. Published January 10, 2019
Steele dossier was Hillary Clinton’s insurance policy
It's been over a year since the highly damaging text messages between FBI agent Peter Strzok and his paramour, FBI lawyer Lisa Page, were revealed to the American public. The correspondence showed two senior Justice Department officials engaged in the most petty, vitriolic political diatribes while making decisions on the most sensitive investigations of the 2016 political season. Published January 3, 2019
A week of embarrassing media failures after ‘Person of Year’ accolades
Just one week after being named Time magazine's "Persons of the Year," a series of embarrassing missteps focus on the all-too fallible media industry and how their political biases color what they regard as truth. Published December 20, 2018
Mika Brzezinsk anti-gay slur creates MSNBC news problem
It was just 12 months ago that NBC News found it no longer feasible to retain Matt Lauer's services as morning anchor of "Today." The tidal wave of harassment accusations against their multi-million dollar investment had quickly reached critical mass and Mr. Lauer was sent packing. Published December 13, 2018
Media’s newfound respect for Bush 41 won’t erase its past
During the mourning over former President George H.W. Bush, liberal rag Slate published an article dismissing any emotional reaction to the stunning image of his service dog, Sully lying next to Mr. Bush's flag-draped coffin in sorrowful reverence for his master and friend. Published December 6, 2018
Michael Avenatti, Stormy Daniels fueled anti-Trump media obsession
2018 was the year the mainstream media willingly handed whatever was left of their credibility and dignity over to an aging porn star/stripper and her odious, ethically challenged attorney. Published November 29, 2018
Mark Levin: The Indispensable One
This week Mark Levin was officially inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame, and one wonders what took so long. His induction was presented by fellow Hall of Famers Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, and the three figures comprise what can accurately be described as the talk radio "Mount Rushmore." Published November 15, 2018
Jim Acosta’s job for CNN betrays White House correspondent title
After the latest episode this week in the reality show "Jim Acosta: White House Meltdown," it's long past time for CNN to tell us what exactly Mr. Acosta's actual job is. Published November 8, 2018
Don Lemon’s animosity toward Donald Trump alienates everyday Americans
Don Lemon is the host of a prime-time program on CNN. And, in a way, Mr. Lemon represents the new CNN brand better than any of his network's counterparts. Unlike Chris Cuomo, Anderson Cooper or Jake Tapper, Mr. Lemon has held nothing back in his outspoken animosity toward President Trump and the tens of millions of Americans who voted for him and still support him. Published November 1, 2018
Migrant caravan coverage not accurate, complete
It was maddening and frustrating to watch this past week's coverage of the so-called "caravan" of thousands of Hondurans, Guatemalans and Salvadorans plowing through Mexico's southern border and their subsequent march toward the United States. Published October 25, 2018
Carter Page pursues truth of Russia dossier
Carter Page is either an agent of the Russian government who helped coordinate efforts between the Vladimir Putin regime and the Donald Trump campaign to thwart the 2016 presidential election, or he is an innocent victim of an American political scandal of historic proportions. Published October 18, 2018
A mob by any other name still stinks
CNN spent a lot of time this week calling an apple a banana. Published October 11, 2018
Andrew Breitbart, Clarence Thomas and the Kavanaugh effect
Anyone who knew the late Andrew Breitbart knew that there was one seminal moment in his youth that altered the course of his life and, by extension, the course of American history: the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings of 1991. Published October 4, 2018
Weinstein more credible to NBC than Kavanaugh, apparently
As Republican and Democratic senators squared off in a Senate Judiciary Committee room Thursday for an unprecedented hearing into vague and unsubstantiated accusations on Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh's high school years, the last remnants of NBC News's journalistic credibility lay in tatters at the feet of its chairman, Andrew Lack. Published September 27, 2018
‘Men should shut up’ Senator raises campaign money during Ford testimony
"I am spending every minute of my day fighting the Republicans who are desperate to rush Brett Kavanaugh's nomination and deny fair investigation into the credible sexual misconduct allegations against him," the letter reads, in part. Published September 27, 2018
