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…
Tag: Christopher Ruddy
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…
Newsmax’s Ruddy Defends Florida Gov. On Medicaid, Ignores His Medicaid Fraud
In a Feb. 22 column, Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy praised Florida Gov. Rick Scott for agreeing to expand Medicaid in the state through the provisions of the Affordable Care Act, declaring it…
NEW ARTICLE: Almost (But Not Quite) Independent
Newsmax’s Christopher Ruddy was willing to be critical of Mitt Romney’s campaign before and after the election — but he turned into a Romney shill in the month before Election Day. Read…
Now That Election’s Over, Newsmax’s Ruddy Can Criticize Romney Again
Newsmax’s main article on President Obama’s re-election seemed to sum up the overall mood at the website: “Obama Hands Romney Bitter Defeat.” It seems that author David Patten is projecting a bit….
Newsmax’s Ruddy Performs Kessler-Level Romney-Fluffing
Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy stays firmly in Romney-fluffing mode in his Oct. 30 column, which is dedicated to how noble Mitt Romney is for devoting himself to public service instead of making…
Newsmax’s Ruddy Back in the Romney Fold
It was just a month or so ago that Newsmax editor Christopher Ruddy was praising President Obama’s foreign policy, thus undermining one of the purposes of a conservative, which is to boost…