Winning a Lawsuit by Proving You’re Fake News. Can’t Make This Stuff Up.

[Web version]( | [Unsubscribe](/email/dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb20=) [Free Market Daily logo] The Liberals Winning a court case by proving you are in fact FAKE NEWS! A court decision came in with a pure document-dump timing this past weekend. On Friday a judge dismissed a lawsuit brought against MSNBC personality Rachel Maddow by the upstart network One America News, and most in journalism circles probably shrugged with smug satisfaction, if they even noticed during the news vacuum on a holiday weekend. The $10 million suit was a defamation case, where OAN stated that Maddow had slandered the network on-air when she declared it was an outlet of ‘’paid Russian propaganda’’. What has not been properly acknowledged is that in order for her to evade responsibility in the case Maddow took on the defense that she was not delivering fact-based news on her program that evening, something the judge agreed was accurate. [Runner] This is a rather amazing stance for a member of the media to take. Here we have Maddow essentially resorting to the convenient dodge more popularly employed by the likes of Jon Stewart from his tenure of the satirical ‘’The Daily Show’’. At times when he would be caught delivering an inaccuracy or potentially slanderous commentary he could fall back on, ‘’It’s only satire, who fact-checks jokes?’’ It is a far different scenario for Maddow, who cloaks herself as being a serious journalist, to resort to the clown nose on/clown nose off act of deflection. Except — Maddow’s own quote about OAN from that evening is hardly one of unmistakable jocularity. “In this case, the most obsequiously pro-Trump right-wing news outlet in America really literally is paid Russian propaganda.” Judge Cynthia Bashant wrote in her decision, “For her (Maddow) to exaggerate the facts and call OAN Russian propaganda was consistent with her tone up to that point.’’ Of note here is that it is left to the viewer to make the assumption when Maddow is no longer delivering serious news and information. ‘’The Court finds a reasonable viewer would not take the statement as factual given this context,” Bashant added, essentially acknowledging the ‘’fake-news’’ aspect of the Maddow broadcast. [More Here]( Trump A business-funded poll backfired by showing that 56 percent of swing voters favor President Donald Trump’s decision to curb legal immigration for 60 days. Only 15 percent of claimed independents in the May 6-8 poll of almost 2,000 likely voters strongly disapproved of Trump’s April 22 policy, according to the survey commissioned by the D.C.-based Bipartisan Policy Center. Also, 14 percent of respondents declined to state an opinion, suggesting even more support for Trump. The BPC is a pro-migration advocacy group backed by businesses and run by Washington insiders and corporate chiefs. In 2014, the BPC was a cheerleader for the “Gang of Eight” amnesty and cheap labor bill, which was finally stopped by GOP primary voters in June 2014. The poll results are a problem for business lobbyists, who fear Trump will extend his popular temporary policy. The results are also a problem for the BPC, which favors a higher inflow of consumers, workers, and renters, which can nudge down wages and drive up real estate values. The public, in contrast, wants less legal immigration and more jobs and higher wages for Americans. [Trump]( The survey, which was conducted by Morning Consult, also showed the public rejects the BPC effort to portray migrants as essential workers in the coronavirus crisis. Recent polls show that Americans generously want to welcome migrants — but they rationally want companies to hire Americans before importing foreign workers, especially in an economic crisis. These polls show that the public strongly objects to companies hiring foreign workers before American employees. For example, an August 2017 poll reported that 68 percent of Americans oppose companies’ use of H-1B visa workers to outsource U.S.-based jobs that could be held by Americans. In response, pro-migration business-first groups try to divert public attention away from the harmful impact of migration on Americans’ jobs and wages. [More Here]( Leading Market News PNC Financial’s Amanda Agati is on alert. With the major indexes on the cusp of their second positive month in a row, the firm’s chief investment strategist believes stocks are getting too expensive, and the historic rebound may soon hit a breaking point. “The market is getting pretty far ahead of itself,” she told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on Thursday. “The market is really pricing for perfection here.” Since the March 23 low, the S&P 500 and Dow have surged 38% and 39%, respectively. Meanwhile, the tech-heavy Nasdaq is seeing an even bigger rally. It’s up 41% since then. [Markets]( “It’s not the good kind of multiple expansion that we’re seeing here with the bottom dropping out of earnings especially for smaller cap names where leverage is basically sitting at all-time highs,” said Agati. According to Agati, it’s premature to assume the coronavirus threat is moving to the back burner as the economy reopens. Plus, she suggests a vaccine could be further away than the market anticipates. “The biggest risk and opportunity for the market comes down to the path of the virus and Covid-related data,” said Agati. “The worst case scenario for the market would be a second wave that would force us to shut things down again or it completely crushes the psyche of the consumer.” [More Here]( The Back Page Just when you thought he couldn’t get any better! Joe Biden is being accused of audibly farting during a campaign livestream on Wednesday. Biden was appearing with Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and as the candidate was speaking, he shifted in his chair, and a strange noise was heard. “Did Biden just pull an Eric Swalwell and rip one live on camera?” Students for Trump asked on Twitter. That was in reference to the accusation that then-presidential candidate Swalwell broke wind during a television interview. Breitbart News reported in November: During the video, as the fart was being ripped, Swalwell pauses and appears to smirk as he says, “The evidence is un-contradicted that the president used taxpayer dollars…” Swalwell denied cutting the cheese. Donald Trump Jr. asked a similar question as Students for Trump. [Hogs]( I dying here!!! Hahahahahah! [More Here]( Thanks for sharing us with friends and family! [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( You {EMAIL} are receiving this e-mail because you made the great decision to receive Free Market Daily Newsletter. How to whitelist this email? [Follow the instructions](. FreeMarketDaily.com, its managers, its employees, and assigns (collectively “The Company”) do not make any assurances about what is advertised above. The Company is not affiliated with, nor does it receive compensation from, any specific security. 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