We reported a long time ago how Newsmax editor Christopher Ruddy’s previously hostile attitude toward the Clintons has mellowed, to the point that he ultimately went to Africa with Bill Clinton as…
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Newsmax’s Ruddy Laments ‘Persecution’ Of Christie As His Website Champions Persecution of Hillary
Christopher Ruddy complains in a Dec. 17 Newsmax column: The ongoing probes of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and his associates over the so-called Bridge-gate matter boil down to another example of…
Is A Future Ruddy Candidacy Behind Newsmax’s Endorsement of Rick Scott?
After first opposing his campaign in 2010, Newsmax learned to love the idea of Rick Scott for Florida governor (though it took ignoring its own previous attacks on him to do so)….
WND’s Farah Still Clings To Clinton Conspiracy Theories
The Daily Beast talked to some of the most notorious Clinton-haters of the 1990s, and finds that many of them have kept their hatred stoked for lo these many years. At the…
Newsmax’s Ruddy Bashes Less-Than-Fawning Ailes Bio
Newsmax’s Christopher Ruddy has his phases of reasonableness — i.e., his rapproachement with Bill Clinton — but he’s still prone to to falling into spouting knee-jerk right-wing talking points. In a Feb….
Newsmax’s Ruddy Hangs With Donald Trump
The Newsmax-Donald Trump romance — which started with Newsmax promoting Trump’s presidential aspirations, followed by a failed attempt to host a Republican presidential debate — is continuing apace. Last Sunday, Newsmax CEO…
Anti-Heathering: Newsmax’s Ruddy Praises Obama Speech
Christopher Ruddy’s pro-Obama contrarian streak continues by being one of the few conservatives to say anything nice about President Obama’s address to the nation about Syria: President Obama’s speech to the nation…
Newsmax’s Ruddy Goes Contrarian, Backs Obama’s Syria Intervention
Newsmax’s Christopher Ruddy has a troubling (if you’re a conservative) tendency to put principle ahead of right-wing ideology — see his befriending of onetime nemesis Bill Clinton or, earlier this year, his…
Newsmax’s Ruddy Planted The Idea of Peter King As President
Last week, we noted Newsmax’s burst of promotion for the idea of New York congressman Peter King as a presidential candidate. Turns out Newsmax is responsible for planting the idea in King’s…
Anti-Heathering: Newsmax’s Ruddy Defends A Moderate Republican
Call it anti-Heathering. While the Media Research Center attacks any conservative who dares to even slightly deviate from the right-wing party line, Newsmax’s Christopher Ruddy uses an April 24 column to defend…