AMAC Exclusive – By Andrew Abbott
Last week, an unprecedented twelve different TV channels suspended their prime-time lineup to show the first public hearing of the House “Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol.” While congressional hearings have been televised in some form since 1954, never before have mainstream media outlets been so actively complicit in promoting such an aggressively politicized narrative surrounding a hearing in a blatant attempt to shame Americans who hold certain political views.
In the days immediately following January 6, there was broad bipartisan condemnation of events at the Capitol and a real desire to determine what went wrong and who might be responsible. But Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) soon made clear that any investigation would be a strictly partisan endeavor. Rather than a legitimate inquiry into how a group of protestors managed to infiltrate the Capitol, Democrats intentionally designed the investigatory committee to be a cudgel against their political opponents.
Despite being formed as a “bipartisan” committee, Speaker Pelosi rejected two of the five GOP picks to sit on said committee. Doing so was entirely unprecedented and initially resulted in Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy calling for a complete boycott of the committee. As he said at the time, “Denying the voices of members who have served in the military and law enforcement, as well as leaders of standing committees, has made it undeniable that this panel has lost all legitimacy and credibility and shows the Speaker is more interested in playing politics than seeking the truth.”
Nevertheless, the “bipartisan” committee was permitted to continue with seven Democrats and two avowed anti-Trump Republicans – Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois.
In the days leading up to the first public hearings, the American people learned the lengths to which Pelosi had gone to make this already partisan committee a public spectacle. For example, it was revealed that the committee had recruited former President of ABC News James Goldston to help produce the hearings. Goldston has previously produced shows like Good Morning America and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. According to Fox News, he intended to produce the January 6 hearings as a “blockbuster event.”
Such sensationalizing of public hearings has historically been frowned upon at best and outright condemned at worst. Yet, the news that a producer was doing just that for the January 6 hearings was praised by much of the mainstream media. One CNN legal analyst said that “we have to make a television show, and that’s why they hired a television professional.” CNN anchor Laura Jarrett agreed with this assessment, noting, “It shows you they want to make this compelling.”
The gambit initially paid off. Twenty million viewers watched the first session of the January 6 hearings, nearly half of the viewership of Biden’s State of the Union Address. But by the second hearing, viewership had dropped by 50% – clearly, viewers recognized the hearings for the political stunt that they were, despite all the window dressing Democrats had applied.
In addition, much of the mainstream media has uncritically amplified the coverage of the hearings without any substantive criticism or objective critical assessment. Usually, even in today’s polarized political climate, a public hearing involves some form of differing opinion, dissenting voice, or even a critical witness. Thus far, the hearing has been a relentless framing of January 6th around Donald Trump with no other factors considered. Many Americans have wondered why security was so lax at the Capitol, why intelligence communities failed to anticipate what happened, and how it was seemingly so easy for a large mob to gain access to the House and Senate chambers.
Yet the committee has instead entirely focused on the actions of former President Trump and White House aides, alleging an organized conspiracy to overthrow the government entirely – despite no evidence of any such plot existing. It seems that, on the core questions that most Americans want answers to, this committee will provide none.
This blatant partisan agenda raises new questions about media credibility at a time when mainstream outlets can least afford them. USA Today, for example, recently announced it had removed almost two dozen articles after learning that breaking news reporter Gabriela Miranda had fabricated multiple sources. Over at the Washington Post, culture reporter Taylor Lorenz has also come under fierce criticism for publishing the personal information of the creator of the “Libs of TikTok” Twitter account in an apparent attempt to intimidate her into silence. Other internal chaos has rocked other newsrooms, even as ratings are plummeting at mainstream outlets, a clear sign that viewers are growing disillusioned with their biased reporting and nakedly partisan agenda.
The January 6 hearings are likely to only accelerate this trend, and may ultimately prove for many Americans to be the final blow to media credibility.
Andrew Abbott is the pen name of a writer and public affairs consultant with over a decade of experience in DC at the intersection of politics and culture.
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This was part of a plan to disqualify Trump and some other Republicans from holding office again. The obvious pivot after the red tsunami is to start making the case that Trump actually did win in 2020 which would then, per the 22nd amendment, make him ineligible for 2024. The GOP better not fall for this.
These DemonRats are lower than whale schitt and that is in the bottom of the ocean. They will stoop as low as they can get hoping that they can block President Trump from running. They are angry that he defeated their “worshipped one”, Crooked hiLIARy.
Face it folks, Trump is done. Even if he is not criminally liable, he is at least somewhat responsible for the riot. Independents will never support him again. I say this as an Independent who voted for him in 2020. I can get behind somebody like DeSantis but I am a never Trumper now – and I was ridiculing the never Trumpers back in the day. Oh the irony. If Trump runs and, due to his large base like people who hang out here, wins the nomination of the Republican party, he will – most likely – lose again in 2024. Trump can become the Republican nominee because most Republicans are willing to look away when it comes to the J6 stuff. But that will not be the case for most Independents. I plan to vote Democrat if Trump is the Republican nominee. If it is somebody like DeSantis or anybody who is sane and untainted, I will be voting Republican of course as I don’t like Biden and his crew. But I can’t stand Trump and will vote against him. Oh, I live in a swing state too. I am sure I am not the only one with this line of reasoning – y’all better get out of your small echo chambers and promote sensible Republicans if you wanna have a shot at winning. Peace.
Maybe it’s me but I find it so extremely odd that Nancy Pelosi was warned of a possible uprising we’ll before January 6th . And was given more than ample time and the resources to protect the White House from any type of problem. Actually it’s our former president who ordered them to have the national guard in place and he was completely ignored by the progressive socialist democrats? This is nothing more than a staged lynching of our conservative Republican Party and our former president by these lying diabolical hypocrites. They’ll literally do anything regardless of the truth to push forward there Destruction of our freedoms and our our liberties. All of these so called happenings, Russian collusion ( Hillary belongs behind bars and for a whole lot more than a fake and hit job on our sitting president. This is a soap opera story and pencil neck should disappear forever. It’s such a farce that there actually burying themselves deeper and deeper every minute this convoluted story continues. Actually it’s showing just how corrupt and fake this entire so called insurrection is. The saddest part is an innocent young woman, unarmed and harmless was murdered in cold blood by a police officer at point blank range and he’s on television with Lester holt trying to make him a hero for his brave actions. Also innocent (totally framed) American citizens are behind bars and there lives are ruined because these Marxist haters of our country want to destroy them. God help this country right now. This is beyond despicable.
Lol , look at how desperate these losers are, they were given a chance and they abused and continue to abuse the power of the government. God has last say over everything and he will have justice over the mess you have created . The American people are tired of playing your corrupt witch hunt games, and you will be voted out this November with out any honor that include Killery and Obummer.
Main Stream Media has low to no credibility. Democrats have proven to be political hacks and not qualified to govern. This January 6 kangaroo court is so blatantly designed to try to destroy Donald Trump that it is having the exact opposite effect. Now more people than ever want Democrats out of office. They have lost all trust.
To any person actually observing activity within the US and how our fake ‘media’ reported it, that media has had ZERO credibility since the mid 70s.
In the early 1970s our fake ‘media’ stopped all actual reporting and devolved into stupidity and opinionated bloviating.
I know of no newspaper or news broadcast that does actual ‘reporting’ of events any longer, unless it is trivia like highschool sports.
Believe NOTHING unless you see it yourself.
Nancy’s news hour = “0” !!
Where is Ray Epps ? The guy who begged people to take the Capital by force. Don’t expect any surprise from the FBI as they were involved!
I hate to say this but we have already lost this country and the only reason why is we have turned our backs to God. He is the only way we can survive this. We have let the left taking him out of everything and we just sit back and let them do it all. Well that day as come and as usual we will sit back and let them get away with it again. So don’t worry it’s not going to get better it’s just going to get worse and we have nobody to blame but ourselves
The Nazi fake faux propaganda news is the greatest threat to America that has ever existed. They lie on every and they meet each day to get their “talking points”….ever notice that they repeat the exact same message on each station? They are a clear and present danger and we need to find a way to reign them in just like we need to reign in our usurping federal government.
The lamestream “media” are bought and paid for shills who parrot what they’re told. The precious few who do tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth are about 2 or maybe 3. Interesting as well the so called “fact checkers” appeared on the scene when Trump was in office…all demorats of course…well with the occasional Rino lurking in the shadows IE: Mitch McConnell a traitor to this nation. Even now idiots that run “yahoo news” so aptly named, have again put “comments” back but censor if you tell the truth.
So same ole same ole….media in Hitler’s Germany did the same thing…forced the Jews to register their firearms and then came the Holocaust…
It takes effort to investigate, most prefer to sit in their recliners with a green tea and “sip the coolaid”.
It is a shame that folks can’t think for themselves, but that is exactly why the main stream media continues to exist. People think they can trust the media like we used to but that just isn’t the case anymore. Such a large percentage of the media are liberal thinking and today they are promoters of their beliefs instead of reporters of the truth.
just like their bed fellows the dumos, the media are losers on everything
Great article. Enough of the news publicly stunts. Focus on Durham investigation , some one need to go to jail?
Democrats were behind passage of the Federal Election Campaign Act and the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act. Democrats tell us there is too much money in politics, the corporate voice has too much influence in elections and wealth has too much sway in politics.
After Watergate “We the People”, non-profits, political parties and PACs were regulated but the corporate media were exempted, because government could not infringe corporation’s 1st Amendment rights.
What happened to equal protection and rights under law? how does exempting the corporate voice and regulating citizen’s voice lessen corporate influence?
Before Federal Campaign laws there were 50 major news corporations in America. With the incentive to buy exemption now there only six major media corporations and they mostly lean liberal. Is this why the liberal Democrats only object to the voice of other than media corporations voice? But isn’t the corporate media dependent on the advertising dollars of other corporations?
What is the difference between editorials and news other than who pays for it? Would political parties take advantage of political leanings of corporate media to slant or spike the news? ROFLO.
Has the power of money in politics been overrated? The fortunes spent by billionaires in the 2020 election would indicate that is the case. Perhaps the flyover people are not as stupid as some politicians would like to believe?
The media corporations are just as corrupt and biased as their party masters!
Billionaire Bill Gates Uses Money to Shape the Media
AN INTERVIEW WITH
TIM SCHWAB
jacobin.com/2021/11/bill-gates-foundation
-jeffrey-epstein-divorce-journalism/
My dear old dad, wisely stated, “when it comes to polititians and lawyers, don’t believe anything they say, and only half of what they show you.” Jan 6 committee is a case of liars lying for the sake of a lie. Don’t care to see or hear any of their guff…..hopefully, Americans have enough brains to see this is all a scam, a political sham, and has no value. The whole thing should be scrapped, the people in jail released and a clean up be done in light of the people who propagated this whole matter. Time to spend some effort and money on real issues about real problems in the real world……for example, the border, the economy, energy in dependence, et al.
Truth wins in the end. The more exposure these Swamp Dwellers get the more sensible people will realize that the Committee is one big group of FRAUDS. They will soon suffer the consequences.
What they are doing to Americans. Pelosi should be jailed just like all traders.
The USA is divided and will fall same as a cow with diapers on the moon bounce. Trump should start a blood mobile and a organ donor truck. In memory of Reagan administration
NOTHING BUT A WITCH HUNT !!!!! ONLY reason I watched is to see just how ridiculous the Democratic Party is. Biased and prejudiced. For your information The Speaker of the House is solely responsible for the security of OUR Nation’s Capitol, yes Nancy Pelosi. Question her about why scoffling was left on the premises, ask her why she turned down President Trump’s offer to place National Guards at Capitol three days before event , ask her why, why, why. She is to blame for this and holds much responsibility.. American people are fed up with do nothing politicians, who holler they are doing what they can. Yeah, lining their pockets with SPECIAL INTEREST money. Turning their backs on the American people to enable themselves. What happened that day is much like the Boston Tea Party. Keep on PUSHING and people will act.
Thnx America for seeing Dems and Rino’s for who they really ARE!!
I watched only a few minutes, actually in passing. That was all it took to see the travesty and sham was being forced on us all. Never went back to it again.
We haven’t seen the worst of it yet
I would be ashamed to admit I voted Biden and that vp who is a self proclaimed Marxist as is the founders of BLM!!!so said those people must go to such length’s to discredit one man!
Fear of no political history of a man in White House being the President , speaks for itself.
Turned off my televisions in November 2020.Have not missed a thing. My life is much better.
Well then we’re trying to frame Trump with something like the Russian saying that fell through because it wasn’t true just like this fell through because it wasn’t true and what they’re finding out hopefully is that the American people are smarter than they think they can see a rouge coming
Right now I believe nothing I hear from any of the main stream media or supposed news outlets I only watch a local news station for local happenings and weather I don’t even trust their reporters WALTER CRONKITE would be ashamed of today’s broadcasting and the lies being portrayed as the truth
I wouldn’t even watch the first clown show. I am so disgusted with the demonrat party that I’ve switched parties. They make me sick!
You know what else happened on January 6?
I paid well under 3 dollars for a gallon of gasoline .
So are they going to show the whole truth on that like black lives matter like antifa and how the guards just stepped aside and invited everybody in
This is precisely why I no longer listen to or watch MSM, all lies.
We see what you’re doing msm, the continued biased reporting and cheerleading for the dems and their agenda is just absurd. msm has rendered themselves irrelevant as true journalists!
I wouldn’t watch it even if I could (no TV). Knowing that Cheney and Kinzinger are involved…just not interested. I have more important things to do, like cut the grass.
The Democrats pushing this BS with no due process should be scared. The Tide can change and when the Republicans take control they need to go after all these assholes with the same no due process vigor. If they don’t , vote them out next time. All of us need to start accusing Democrat politicians of looting and destroying property and since it’s an accusation they are guilty without any means of proving different. It’s only the Democrats that are innocent until proven guilty and then they are still innocent. With conservatives it’s guilty without being able to prove you’re innocent. This crap needs to stop!
DNC Sock Puppet and Political Kabuki Theater with their rendition of “the Stalinist Kangaroo Court” with vignette appearances of Adam Schiff as Roland Freisler in the function of President of the Third Reich’s People’s Court – Their motto: “May The Farce Be With You!”
A clear violation of every principle, and right listed in our U.S. Constitution and its Bill of Rights. Why aren’t the participants in this partisan kangaroo court in jail?
Personally, I gave up on the lame stream media months
ago. This “Spanish inquisition” is a rediculous show of biased socialist Demonic-rat nincompoopery and proves Knucklehead Nancy is certifiably insane. But hopefully people will make sure to turn BOTH Houses of Congress RED. Then this idiocy will stop. It will certainly give the left-wing extremists something to riot over and destroy our cities.
SAVE THE U.S.A….Arrest and deport all democrats ,libturds, and socialists to GITMO for treason and punishment!… It’s time to declare a civil war against the far-left loonies!…..
The party of hate will pay a HUGE price and the media may pay an even bigger price. I pray every day for the country and the myriad of sick, soulless individuals, primarily in the D party which shouldn’t even be allowed to exist in America.
When the message is not dependent on truth finding and truth telling (Think Russian Collusion.) then what we get is repetition of the perception finally resulting in the planned narrative. A complicit media is instrumental both in perception crafting and delivering the narrative, truth being irrelevant. Nothing new here; this is the way of the left, now properly labeled as the Democrat Party.
The damage the Democrat Party has done to this country runs deep and will leave a societal scar forever palpable. They champion LGBT, abortion, and decriminalization of miscreants … the only reason these persist is that the Democrat Party is the law enforcer that upholds and legitimizes them as righteous instead of satanic. I pray I get to see this political party’s Divine retribution in my lifetime.
The marxist democrat party is a group of corrupt, liars and everyone knows it!!
They have been exposed over and over and over again.
They themselves don’t even believe them!!
What a pathetic, anti American group of LOSERS!
I really only have one thing to say. This is a warning. You will never see another fair election in this country again. Those people that are hell-bent on destroying the America we knew and loved have basically jumped off a cliff and there is no going back. When they stole the election they doomed themselves. If they do not succeed, failure will mean the end of them and the Democrat party.