Remember how Mike Haridopolos was Newsmax chief Christopher Ruddy’s favorite candidate for a Florida Senate seat until his campaign kinda imploded last month? Well, Florida Republicans have been trolling for another candidate…
Tag: Christopher Ruddy
Newsmax’s Ruddy Defends Murdoch
Christopher Ruddy uses a July 12 Newsmax column to defend his former boss, Rupert Murdoch: This news hurricane currently overtaking the media should really be re-titled “Time to Beat Up on Rupert…
ConWeb Editor Smackdown on Medicare
CNSNews.com editor Terry Jeffrey mounted a major defense of Rep. Paul Ryan’s proposed changes to Medicare in his May 18 column. Insisting that “Ryan’s Medicare reform plan is not radical change,” Jeffrey…
Newsmax’s Hirsen Ignores How His Employer Whitewashed Schwarzenegger Indiscretions
A May 23 Newsmax column by James Hirsen offers up an interesting explanation for why Arnold Schwarzenegger largely escaped scrutiny for his affairs and mistreatment of women: Body-building magazines that Schwarzenegger served…
Newsmax Fawns Even More Over Trump, If That’s Possible
Now that Newsmax has finally admitted the obvious-to-everyone fact that it’s working with Donald Trump to promote his presidential ambitions, it just keeps sliding further and further into the tank for the…
Ruddy ‘Join[ed]’ McCollum on Election Night
Christopher Ruddy’s Aug. 26 Newsmax column was a letter to his readers: I want to drop a note to you all about the recent Florida election. I was honored to join Bill…
Times Have Changed
Remember when Christopher Ruddy hated Bill Clinton? Not any more. The rapproachement took a further step when Clinton actually paid a visit to Newsmax’s offices, and had the above picture taken of…
NEW ARTICLE: Newsmax and Newsweek, Sittin’ In A Tree?
Christopher Ruddy and Richard Mellon Scaife attempt to buy the newsmagazine, but their promise to not interfere with its coverage runs counter to the right-wing agenda of everything else Newsmax does. Read…
Ruddy: ‘Gold Has Become An Enemy of The State’
Christopher Ruddy runs to the defense of Glenn Beck and Goldline in his May 26 Newsmax column: Congressman Anthony Weiner’s inane attacks on Glenn Beck and the gold coin dealer Goldline make…
Newsmax Fully On Board With The Birthers
This past week marked Newsmax’s official coming out as a member of the birther conspiracy, demanding the release of Barack Obama’s “long-form” birth certificate. While it had published the occasional article touching…