Ryan Foley
Ryan Foley | September 5, 2018
During Tuesday's edition of Tucker Carlson Tonight, host Tucker Carlson opened the show by pointing out that "talking heads" argued that "John McCain's funeral, if it meant anything, meant that unity and civility had to return to Washington." After playing a clip of a CBS Reporter talking about how the McCain funeral emphasized the importance of country over party, Carlson emphasized, "well, that…
Ryan Foley | September 1, 2018
On The Ingraham Angle, guest Raymond Arroyo commented on Aretha Franklin’s funeral as well as John McCain’s funeral: “look, two great Americans, a musical legend, a statesman, both being honored but both these events in some ways, particularly Aretha Franklin’s funeral, turned very political.” For example, Al Sharpton used a major gaffe on his show to take a shot at President Trump: “You know,…
Ryan Foley | September 1, 2018
During Friday's edition of The Story With Martha MacCallum, host Martha MacCallum brought up Louis Farrakhan's presence in the front row at Aretha Franklin's funeral, stating "many people wondering what the unapologetic anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan was doing up there."  After MacCallum mentioned that she found herself distracted by Farrakhan's presence in "every single shot," The Weekly Standard's…
Ryan Foley | August 31, 2018
During Thursday's edition of The Beat With Ari Melber, guest host Ayman Mohyeldin asked Georgetown University Professor Michael Eric Dyson for his thoughts on Kanye West's praise for President Trump. Dyson slammed West for his "sad capitulation to the force of bigotry that is Donald Trump,"  describing the President as "this orange apparition that appears out of nowhere to becloud the American…
Ryan Foley | August 31, 2018
During Thursday's edition of The Beat With Ari Melber, guest host Ayman Mohyeldin asked Georgetown University Professor Michael Eric Dyson  for his reaction to Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis's assertion that his previous statement arguing that "we don't need to monkey this up" by embracing socialism "has zero to do with race," answering his critics who argued that the use…
Ryan Foley | August 30, 2018
During Wednesday's edition of CNN Tonight, host Don Lemon played a clip of Representative Ron Desantis, Republican nominee in the Florida gubernatorial election, saying "the last thing we need to do is monkey this up by trying to embrace a socialist agenda with huge tax increases and bankrupting the state."  Despite the fact that he did not even mention his opponent's race in that particular…
Ryan Foley | August 29, 2018
During Tuesday's edition of CNN Tonight With Don Lemon, April Ryan reacted to Bernie Sanders-backed Andrew Gillum's victory in the Democratic Primary for Governor of Florida. Ryan brought up the victory of Gillum, who has the potential to become the first African-American Governor of Florida in addition to the victory of Stacey Abrams in the Democratic Primary in the Georgia gubernatorial race,…
Ryan Foley | August 29, 2018
During Wednesday's edition of CNN's New Day, Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash weighed in on the results of Tuesday night's primaries in the state of Florida. On the Democratic side, Bernie Sanders-backed candidate Andrew Gillum beat out the establishment favorite Gwen Graham to win the party's nomination for Governor. Bash praised Gillum as "dynamic" and "exciting when he talks," if she…
Ryan Foley | August 28, 2018
During Monday's edition of Tucker Carlson Tonight, the eponymous host chastised the media, who have spent the last 48 hours showering the late Senator John McCain with praise, as "the same people of course who called John McCain a racist for daring to run against the anointed one."  Carlson also contrasted Congressman John Lewis's praise of McCain with his comparison of the 2008 Republican…
Ryan Foley | August 28, 2018
During Monday's edition of Outnumbered, Larry Elder described The Washington Post and the media as a "parade of hypocrites," adding "the praise that's coming for John McCain, of course, is well-deserved but where were these people praising his bipartisanship when he needed it in 2008 when he was running for President?" Elder then brought up how The New York Times wrote a laudatory editorial about…