Dick Cheney Takes on Hillary Clinton for CNN + Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Breaks Down Trump vs. Bernie Sanders

Dick Cheney slammed Hillary Clinton on CNN for her email scandal, but did the former Vice President get a pass from the reporters for his own email indiscretions? We discuss Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s response to the Donald Trump campaign, Fox News attacks on Black Lives Matter, conservative xenophobia, and the return of Rebekah Brooks to News Corp. with Media Matters’ John Whitehouse, in this uncensored Media Mayhem interview hosted by Allison Hope Weiner.

Guest Bio

John Whitehouse is the Digital Director at Media Matters. He has a B.A. in Political Science from Fordham University, and a J.D. from the University of Minnesota.

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Episode Breakdown

00:01 Welcoming John Whitehouse to Media Mayhem.

00:35 Dick Cheney and the media’s inability to challenge politicians.

03:31 Conservative media’s resistance to the past.

05:36 Hillary Clinton emails and the questioning of Democratic candidates.

07:11 Press criticism of interviewing Hillary Clinton.

09:20 How the press is being handled by presidential candidates.

10:05 Kareem Abdul Jabbar on Donald Trump’s treatment of the press.

12:35 The right wing media’s pro-fascist rhetoric and Republican xenophobia.

20:02 The press coverage of the private sector emails.

24:21 Personality over politics news coverage and business.

28:00 Media Matters Clip: Conservative media smear campaign against Black Lives Matter.

28:43 Fox News accusations and motivations against Black Lives Matter.

33:00 Rebekah Brooks returns to News Corp and news bias.

35:50 Thank you and good bye.

Guest Bio

John Whitehouse is the Digital Director at Media Matters. He has a B.A. in Political Science from Fordham University, and a J.D. from the University of Minnesota.