Posted on 02/03/2021 6:00:29 AM PST by Red Badger
The burgeoning news organization is trying really hard to toe the line, but they've abandoned their base in the process.
When MyPillow founder and CEO Mike Lindell went on the Newsmax show, “American Agenda,” he was supposed to talk about the cancel culture that forced his banning on Twitter and removal of his product from multiple “woke” retail outlets. But as the conversation turned to voter fraud and evidence he has been trying to present, things got ugly.
And now @newsmax is gone too.
There is no news source in this country. It is all one party propaganda. https://t.co/p2GQ7x7Map
— Nick Searcy, INTERNATIONAL FILM & TELEVISION STAR (@yesnicksearcy) February 2, 2021
Anchor Bob Sellers quickly cut off the conservative firebrand when he brought up voting machines. “Well, first mine was taking down because we have all this election fraud with these Dominion machines — we have 100 percent proof…”
Newsmax has been sued by Dominion Voting Machines for reports that their voting equipment and software was part of the rampant election fraud that subverted the results of the election and gave Joe Biden the victory. This prompted an awkward moment as Sellers began reading the legal notice prepared for instances like these while Lindell continued to speak about it.
Social media users weren’t happy with the exchange.
So @Newsmax won’t let their guest speak because they are scared CNN will get them taken down. The soviet style censorship has reached next level. Scary
— Melissa (@TheRightMelissa) February 2, 2021
WATCH: Newsmax Host Has Mike Lindell on to Talk About Tech Censorship — Ends Up Censoring Him As Well — Then Storms Out of Studio https://t.co/tZq5HBGX7F via @gatewaypundit
— Steve Ferguson (@lsferguson) February 2, 2021
I wonder if this Newsmax anchor is related to Chris Wallace? Or Shep Smith? https://t.co/I8RwnhdTrZ
— toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) February 2, 2021
With the fall of Fox News as the preeminent “right-leaning” mainstream media outlet, Newsmax has been trying to work their way into the mix with some success. But they have made some mistakes along the way and alienated the base that had turned to them following the election day betrayal by Fox News. The lawsuit by Dominion exacerbated their position as they lurched to the murky middle. But some have pointed out that their attempts to subdue Dominion’s lawsuit have not been received well.
Worth noting — I asked a source at Dominion Voting Systems recently if the company was satisfied with the walk-backs by media outlets who'd received litigation warnings and was told:
"Dominion found the clarifications from Fox News and NewsMax bizarre and wholly unsatisfying." https://t.co/3zY51QQ44B
— John Kruzel (@johnkruzel) February 2, 2021
According to The Gateway Pundit:
Sellers proceeds to read off a statement saying “there were some clear evidence of some cases of vote fraud and election irregularities, the election results in every state were certified and Newsmax accepts the results as legal and final. The courts have also supported that view.”
After silencing his guest, Sellers has the audacity to say that he wants to talk to Lindell about cancel culture.
“We don’t want to relitigate the accusations that you’re making Mike,” Sellers asserts as Lindell gets increasingly agitated by the interruption.
“You’re going to suppress, just like Twitter,” Lindell says as the host continues to speak over him. Sellers then asks if Lindell thinks it will be a temporary ban, and the MyPillow owner attempts to explain that he is reviewing more evidence of fraud on Friday.
Sellers, clearly frustrated by the exchanged, stormed off the set.
If you thought Newsmax was going to be the answer to a failing Fox News, think again. They’re just as beholden to corporate interests, leftist talking points, and faux-conservative propaganda. They’re the controlled opposition.
FOX election night redux...
Illustrating the reason I regularly address them as ... NewsSmacks ... of propaganda.
I like Mike. I liked Ike too. Mike & Ike. good stuff.
https://patriots.win/p/11SKQ40RFf/the-bush-cult-is-the-swamp/c/
Larry Elders is GREAT!
How is Lindell unwell?
Unwell? How so? Do tell.
Wow.
I was in Bed, Bath and Beyond yesterday (passing through into the mall) and was curious to see if there were any My Pillow products inside - and there were. Displayed prominently at the end of the aisle. Not on sale or clearance.
B,B & B already said they are dropping My Pillow products so maybe they’re just selling off their inventory? Or maybe Bed Bath and Beyond is struggling and needs My Pillow sales to stay afloat?
I’ll never buy anything from them again, I just got two sheet sets directly from an online order. Son asked me to buy the booster pillows for him and my dogs need new beds...
I may have to reread it to see what the Demorats are going to do.
Yep. The Trump media/tech empire to compete with Fake News and cancel culture. FREE SPEECH. JMHO, but I think PDJT is going to unload a MOAB during that farce of an impeachment trial and blow them out with truth and reality of what is going on. I don’t think he wants to be Pres again, I know I wouldn’t. He would do more for the country for exposing the Left and waking sheeple up. We have a few good people to run for Pres in 2024. My favs are Jim Jordan, Ron DeSantis, DON JR.!
We also prefer OANN, over Newsmax.
We do enjoy Greg Kelly and Stintchfield’s shows, on NM.
Hamill happens to be our least favorite, of the evening line up. I wonder why she’s not aired LIVE, with more ‘breaking’ type news/guests.
Dan Ball is excellent and Kara McKinney does a great job, on Tipping Point. Great guests.
“NewsSmacks”
Nicely done. Lots smack their lips over that “news”.
I agree. And he's about to take the entire network down with him.
We'll see if he has the support of the head honchos at NewsMax...so far, nothing - which means he has their implicit support.
Newsmax doesn’t want truth, they want to be the next FOX. Anyone who thinks this election did not have issues is a worthless tool. If we don’t push THIS ISSUE NO OTHER ISSUES WILL EVEN BE WORTH DISCUSSING!
Agree.
Very leftist like.
Stopped watching NEWSMAX because I really cannot deal with Spicer. Just not my cup of tea. Sellers just buttressed my feeling that NEWSMAX is a weak sister to OANN. I just cannot stomach FOX anymore. I went back to just reading the news and the occasional Rush show. Streaming or MSM is so slanted as to be unwatchable. Sadly, you get a less slanted view by watching NHK news.
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I miss Liz Wheeler on OAN. Hoping Newsmax will get their act together. It’s nice to have more than one option in regards to cable news channels.
NO OTHER ISSUES WILL EVEN BE ALLOWED TO BE DISCUSSED...............Hey, how bout them Kardashians!................
So glad to see Larry Elders get the support he needs and rightly deserves.
I've been listening to Larry on local LA Radio since 1995. He's caught hell for his politics, especially as a Black Man, and taken untold grief from the Black Community - but he's stood his ground and is being (finally) rewarded after years of his sponsors and radio stations threatened and attacked.
He's also a fine writer.
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