Posted on 12/30/2017 4:04:27 PM PST by Kaslin
Fox News contributor and writer Stephen Miller has harangued CNN’s coverage, or lack thereof, regarding Iran's anti-government protests throughout the weekend. One tweet caught the attention of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), leading the staunch conservative statesman to compare CNN to the parody site The Onion as well as calling their stories “Iranian Pravda.”
Just incredible.. pic.twitter.com/jtlbqA0UYr— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) December 30, 2017
Miller’s tweet highlights the fact that CNN’s lead story earlier this morning, after little to no coverage at all, focused on Iranian protests…but not the anti-government demonstrations. CNN’s lead story reported on the relatively minor gatherings on Saturday supporting the theocratic state and commemorating the anniversary of the end of prior anti-government protests in 2009.
This led Sen. Cruz to give some pointed advice for the alleged "fake-news propaganda” outlet.
Guys, when you're being accused of being fake-news propaganda, maybe try not to write stories that read like Iranian Pravda.... (or the Onion!) https://t.co/va8hLctCMN— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) December 30, 2017
"Iranian Pravada" is in reference to the “newspaper” of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, titled “Pravda.” In reality it was not a newspaper at all, but a propaganda machine used to bolster the USSR’s communist leaders and shield its people from the truth. Cruz’s jab at CNN was preceded by a retweet of Mark Levin lambasting western media for not covering these protests.
As I write this, pathetic media letting down freedom fighters again. Social media filling the void as protests in Iran spread.
https://t.co/hzUJSm21S5— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) December 29, 2017
For what it is worth, CNN's star anchor Jake Tapper has given ample coverage and support via his Twitter feed to the anti-government protestors.
Empirically it is astounding and appalling that any country in the 21st century has such a dress code for women. https://t.co/CQAEB6aYfq— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 30, 2017
Earlier today via Facebook, Sen. Cruz called upon all “freedom loving nations” to rally support behind the Iranian people.
I strongly support and stand in solidarity with the Iranian people who are bravely taking to the streets to speak out against their repressive, brutal government in Tehran. These protests reveal to the world that the Iranian regime would rather export and finance terror beyond its borders--especially to its terrorist proxies in Syria, Gaza, Iraq, Lebanon, and Yemen--than work to meet the basic needs of its own citizens.
The Iranian people want freedom and an end to the ayatollahs' reign of terror. The sanctions relief provided under the disastrous Obama nuclear deal has done nothing but line the pockets of Iran's mullahs whose sole desire is to spread their hateful ideology and do everything they can to murder Americans, Israelis, and our allies across Europe and the Middle East.
I urge the Trump Administration to do everything possible to support these courageous protestors, and I call upon freedom-loving nations everywhere to rally behind and publicly express their support for the Iranian people.
These are the largest public demonstrations against the theocratic government since 2009 and have occurred in more than 20 cities nationwide.
Uh there were anti-government protests in Iran back during Obama, and he sure as hell didn’t do squat to help.
You can sing “Praise the Mullahs” if you prefer that song.
Iran is messed up big time like any theocracy would be.
Its just that promoting regime change in the streets as was done by these same cheerleaders in Syria and Libya with those “street demonstrations” morphing into civil wars had some deadly and dangerous consequences for the United States and the other nations like ISIS.
Cruz is deepstafe
I lyn’ Ted is just as bad, should go back to Canada or Cuba. Be gone. Both him and CNN
That’s right so the outside perps of those street demonstrations switched countries to Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Syria among other things and remember the mess that resulted.
Yeah, same here. I’ve left notes and sent emails for effect. If half the customers did that...
Anecdotally, when there’s a remote in the hotel breakfast room, that TV’s never on CNN.
Obambi did nothing. Trump’s Tweet is something, but much more is needed.
Well, we wouldn’t want to risk turning Iran into a dangerous state where terrorist groups were allowed to fester.
YES!...Dress him up as a goat...he'd be imbed with some goat roper in no time....
didn’t Obama do his best to quell the protesters the last time around? I thought I read the CIA was involved as well to make sure they got no foothold against the government, when in fact we should have been supporting them.
I find it interesting all the pro-Trump posts I’m seeing on the white house and Trump facebook page from Iranians. Many seem to say that our POTUS is awesome (in one way or another).
This has got to have leftists exploding in their chairs.
Cut him some slack when he tells the truth.
Call him out when he doesn’t.
The people who rage against Iran did a very effective job of turning Syria and Libya into terrorist hotbeds with everything from ISIS to “Benghazi” in the stew they brewed not to mention the “migrant” wave into Europe.
CNN: Chick News Network
You appear to be showing your love of Nancy Pelosi on your sleeve? Are that much of an ANTI-Constitutionalist ?
Excellent! You have perfected an excuse to do nothing to help anyone escape tyranny. Bravo.
Not exactly.
What tyranny is worse?
The Venezuelan one with starvation, disease, women driven to prostitution?
The Chinese one party crony capitalist tyranny whose founder killed tens of millions and whose forerulers massacred many thousands in 1989 at Tienamen Square?
The Saudi one with its theocratic rules and oppression of women, arrests of princes and millionaires in recent months?
The Turkish one of Erdogan which has jailed many thousands of opponents and even unleashed its thugs on a Washington street in front of its embassy?
Why Iran.....Why Now?????????
Those hotel lobby TV’s stay on Fox alot longer if after you change the channel you inadvertantly leave the remote in your room.
Nyuk nyuk nyuk!
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