The political Left and the media establishment form one big club. This is not even close to being the first evidence of that. Think of George Stephanopoulos going from the Clinton White House to ABC News, and Jen Psaki, Jean-Pierre’s predecessor, going to MSNBC. You don’t see, say, Kayleigh McEnany getting a job on CNN. The supposedly objective news outlets are open only to the Left.
“Biden’s new press secretary sparks conflict-of-interest concerns over relationship with CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux,” by Lee Brown, New York Post, May 6, 2022:
President Biden’s trailblazing pick for his new press secretary is already being accused of creating troubling conflicts of interest because of her long-term relationship with star CNN reporter Suzanne Malveaux.
Karine Jean-Pierre — who next Friday will be both the first black and first openly gay person to hold the key White House post — lives with the network’s national correspondent in Washington, DC, with their 7-year-old daughter.
The Haitian-born press pick gushed about her relationship with Malveaux in Jean-Pierre’s 2019 memoir, “Moving Forward.”
“Most of all, I want to say that every word of this book was written with love for my partner, Suzanne Malveaux, and our daughter, Soleil Malveaux Jean-Pierre. You are my life,” she wrote, also thanking “the Malveaux family.”
While Jean-Pierre’s groundbreaking pick for the White House post was widely celebrated, it also left some questioning her and Malveaux’s impartiality. CNN’s recent scandals have included now-axed host Chris Cuomo’s behind-the-scenes meddling in brother and then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s sex scandals.
It also comes after her soon-to-be-predecessor, Jen Psaki, sparked similar conflict concerns for keeping the top job for six weeks after it was widely reported she’d been hired by left-leaning network MSNBC.
Soon after Jean-Pierre’s new gig was announced, Alex Marlow, editor-in-chief of the right-wing news outlet Breitbart, tweeted, “This is one of many examples of the corporate media LITERALLY in bed with the government it covers.”
Marlow noted that he had already raised concerns about Jean-Pierre’s relationship with Malveaux in his book, “Breaking the News: Exposing the Establishment Media’s Hidden Deals and Secret Corruption.”
“CNN will continue to be, in effect, the Biden administration’s communications shop,” his news site, Breitbart, claimed.
“This is one of many examples of the corporate media LITERALLY in bed with the government it covers,” tweeted Alex Marlow, editor-in-chief of right-wing news outlet Breitbart….
CogitoErgoSum says
Should be a rule in the news reporting industry that no member of your immediate family (spouse or partner and your children) can be in an elected office. If so, you must find yourself another job. By the way, what does she means by “partner.” I don’t think partner always means spouse, does it?
CogitoErgoSum says
Oh, instead of any elected office make that any government job.
James Lincoln says
CogitoErgoSum,
Perhaps a little too broad.
There are government jobs – and there are government jobs.
I don’t think that welders at a public shipyard would have much of a conflict.
CogitoErgoSum says
True. Maybe I should say any elected government official or any appointee of an elected government official. Would that work?
James Lincoln says
CogitoErgoSum,
Works for me!
Infidel says
Could mean “roommate who I sleep with”
mortimer says
Conflict of interest. One party should resign.
somehistory says
Well, a normal, honest person, male or female…in the real definition-established meaning of those words, cannot get a job (who would want one?) with the fake government or equally fake “news media”
The person hired to be press secretary for this false admin, has to be willing to lie and lie and lie again; may even need to circle back to lie some more, and to talk down to any reporter who askes a hard question and wants a real answer.
And the same goes for most of the “news” orgs. One must be more than willing to lie and change the subject and cater to those who lie; when it’s obvious to everyone that a lie has been told and retold.
James Lincoln says
somehistory,
Excellent post, my compliments.
And those liars that you have referenced are, admittedly, pretty good at what they do.
I’m not sure how they can live with themselves – but they can.
somehistory says
thank you, James.
I don’t see how they can either. Must lie to their family members too; and what are they teaching their kids? How often do they say to their young sons and daughters or their teenagers, “Don’t you lie to me, young man.” Or “young lady.”?
Northern Virginiastan says
In all fairness, Fox News hires failed Republican politicians as political analysts.
gravenimage says
These are pundits–and most news outlets, whatever their editorial politics, seek opinions from politicians.
Also, this is quite open–if a figure is a political analyst, there is no secret about it.
Rarely says
It appears that this relationship is quite open as well.
Open or not it certainly places CNN in a preferred position. It looks bad, very bad, and however evenhanded Jean-Pierre might try to be the appearance is terrible.
“Freedom of the Press” will now appear to have different meanings to different media outlets.
gravenimage says
Conflict of interest: Biden’s new press secretary in relationship with CNN reporter
……….
This seems like a clear conflict of interest.
mortimer says
The purpose of the press is to hold the government accountable, rather than to be a cheerleader for the government.
A journalist who has forgotten to maintain an ADVERSARIAL ATTITUDE to the government has CEASED TO BE A JOURNALIST.
Pierre Delecto says
CNN is to be thanked for saving anyone from wasting their energy searching for fairness and impartiality.
But I do have a question. Aside from snatching a cute one from an unattended shopping cart, how do cohabitating queers acquire children? How is forcing a childhood of demented weirdo-ism not criminal child abuse? What is this Greater Good that is served by awarding guardianship of kids to sickos?
somehistory says
They have four ways: the female has a child out-of-wedlock; the female has a child with a male husband; the female gets a male to help her…in person or by a lab service; they adopt.
If it’s two males, one has a kid by former mate/acquaintance, or adopts.
There is no “good” from this. Not even a little.
Andrew Blackadder says
Meanwhile the World laughs and laughs and laughs as Rome burns.
Pray Hard says
Exactly.
Pray Hard says
The freak show that is the so called Bitin’ administration gets worse by the minute.
Pray Hard says
I can see the day when the half time show is nothing but homosexual sex (nothing but mutual masturbation) and child sex predation …
The collapse of this once great nation is imminent.