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
Larry O'Connor
Larry O'Connor is Associate Opinion Editor and a columnist for The Washington Times. He's a talk radio host on the Cumulus-owned radio station WMAL AM/FM in Washington D.C. He is also a frequent guest on Fox News.
Articles by Larry O'Connor
The Kavanaugh effect: The next Andrew Breitbart is watching
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
On Ellison, Democrats and media go from #MeToo to 'Who ... me?'
As the media frenzy over unsubstantiated accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh reach a fever pitch, it's truly instructive to observe the virtual news blackout over the case of Karen Monahan. Published September 20, 2018
FBI's 'media leak strategy' against Trump needed a complicit media
This is a deceitful and sordid story with potential crimes of obstruction of justice, abuse of power and, at the very least, illegal release of state secrets related to national security. Published September 13, 2018
NBC News exec: Lanny Davis attacked Rose McGowan during Harvey Weinstein firestorm
Lanny Davis, the man who tried to salvage Bill Clinton's reputation during the Monica Lewinsky scandal apparently did the same thing to Rose McGowan on behalf of accused rapist Harvey Weinstein. Published September 5, 2018
Ronan Farrow: NBC News is lying about spiking Weinstein story
Journalist Ronan Farrow has responded to a statement from NBC News President Andy Lack where Lack claimed the blockbuster Harvey Weinstein story was not ready for broadcast last year and the network granted Farrow's request to take his reporting to the New Yorker. Published September 4, 2018
'Well done, Colin' John Brennan praises Kaepernick for anthem protests, Nike campaign
"Colin Kaepernick drew our collective attention to the problem of continued racial injustice in America. He did so not to disrespect our flag but to give meaning to the words of the preamble of our Constitution--"in order to form a more perfect union." Well done, Colin, well done'" Brennan tweeted. Published September 4, 2018
Salena Zito fires back at attacks on her journalism
If the measure of a political journalist is the vehemence, vitriol, and histrionics from partisans unhappy with the unassailable facts revealed by your work, then Salena Zito has got to be at the top of her game right now. Published September 2, 2018
Networks crop Farrakhan from Clinton/Jackson/Sharpton image at Aretha's funeral
It was an image that caused quite a stir Friday afternoon. There on the stage presiding over Aretha Franklin's epic funeral extravaganza was former President Bill Clinton alongside former presidential candidates Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. And immediately next to those three, in the same honored position as the ex-president and the civil rights leaders was anti-semite, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. Published September 2, 2018
Wait... NBC News wouldn't run Weinstein story because his accusers wouldn't go on the record?
Observers of the Peacock Network's news division would be excused for doing a classic, Danny Thomas spit-take on this one. Published August 31, 2018
Tucker Carlson is right: Conservatives should embrace the free market, not big business
Sounding a lot like socialist Bernie Sanders, Fox News host Tucker Carlson went after Amazon, Walmart and other big businesses who consistently pay their employees near-poverty level wages while they rake in record-high earnings. Published August 31, 2018
GOP Rep: China hacked Hillary's emails and Strzok lied to Congress about it
" That was a lie. There is no way on this earth that he did not remember every detail because at that time he was doing everything he could to get Hillary Clinton elected as President and prevent a Republican from being elected. And when he got this horrendous news from his standpoint that his candidate, that his friend Hillary Clinton, had compromised the United States intelligence information, had compromised the United States Obama administration, there is no way Larry, he doesn't remember that..there's no way." Published August 29, 2018
Jim Jordan on Spygate: 'Biggest abuse of power I've ever seen'
Rep. Jim Jordan summarized Justice Department official Bruce Ohr's closed-door testimony before the House Oversight Committee with a stark and stunning proclamation Tuesday: "This is the biggest abuse of power I've ever seen," the Ohio Republican said. "And I'm going to keep digging at it and so are my colleagues." Published August 29, 2018
Trump-hating sports anchor Jemele Hill reportedly out at ESPN
Hill became a lightning rod at the cable sports network after multiple reprimands and a suspension for her increasingly critical political comments directed at President Donald Trump and in support of athletes using their positions to protest American policies during the national anthem. Published August 26, 2018
Facebook temporarily bans Salena Zito's pro-Trump NY Post article
Zito told the Washington Times that she never heard directly from Facebook after she discovered her post had "disappeared" but "after trying to contact them through several different ways, the story miraculously reappeared." Published August 23, 2018
Omarosa tops NY Times Bestseller List
After weeks of relentless hype from the mainstream media hungry for new and interesting ways to promote negative stories about President Trump, Omarosa Manigault Newman's tell-all tome has landed at the top spot of the New York Times Bestseller list. Published August 23, 2018
Mark Levin: 'Donald Trump is in the clear'
"Donald Trump's in the clear. Let's say Donald Trump even directed Michael Cohen to make payments in nondisclosure agreements. So what? He's allowed to do that," Levin explained. Published August 22, 2018
This is CNN: Phil Mudd's on-air meltdown perfectly represents his employer's hysterical brand
Mudd, as a paid contributor to the network, was carrying CNN's brand when he gave this performance. And at this point, CNN's silence in reprimanding or chastising Mudd for his over-the-top antics suggests that they are just fine with this kind of political discourse. In fact, they encourage it. Published August 21, 2018
