PBC News & Comment: Smears, Lies and Deception

Corporate media goes deep on Ford’s accusations against Kavanaugh, with too much coverage and too little news…more media malpractice….--Limbaugh intentionally mispronounces Dr. Blasy as “Dr. Ballsy” as attacks on alleged victim grow nastier
NY Times debunks 5 big lies that have been used to discredit her
--GOP evangelical leaders dismiss allegations in rush to confirm the guy who they hope will overturn Roe v. Wade
--Yale Law power couple whose daughter clerks for Kavanaugh send mixed messages about his view of women
--in op-ed, Alabama law professor makes the case for impeaching Kavanaugh if he is confirmed
--in our latest in-depth interview, attorney Ron Fein makes the case for impeaching Trump without delay
--in powerful essay at The Nation, Marine veteran of Afghan war blasts Dems for morphing into some of the biggest hawks
--NY Times runs lengthy recap of Russiagate with caveat: “Plausible case….(that) cannot be proved or disproved”
--Bob Woodward told interviewer he didn’t find any evidence of Trump-Russia collusion
--at ConsortiumNews, veteran reporter John Pilger blasts the media
--FAIR analyzed the guests on NPR’s Morning Edition, and they lean to the right
--Facebook is expanding its “fake news” censorship to photos and videos
--Korean leaders make progress, as Kim asks for another meeting with Trump
--will Trump sign budget bill and avoid shutdown? Repubs are nervous
--Michael Moore’s latest agitprop, Fahrenheit 11/9 debuts this weekend
--my old friend Tom Campbell, former congressman and former Republican, floats plan for 3rd party in California