Guest Host Mark Steyn
Topics Discussed on Today’s Guest-Hosted Excursion into Broadcast Excellence
• SteynOnline: A Three Thousand, Six Hundred and Fifty-Se’nnight of Steyn – Mark’s Decade in Review
• FOXNews: Benghazi team member John Tiegen: Media ‘not even close’ with Iraq-Benghazi comparisons
• Politico: Trump tries to avoid his own Benghazi
• Mediaite: Trump Touts Handling of Attack on U.S. Embassy of Iraq: ‘This Will Not Be a Benghazi’
• UKDM: Barack Obama welcomed leader of US embassy attack to the White House: Iran’s ‘point man’ in Baghdad Hadi al-Amiri was hosted in the Oval Office in 2011 – eight years before he orchestrated siege in Iraq
• AP: Esper says Iran may be planning more attacks on US interests
• UKDM: First wave of 750 US paratroopers leaves for the Middle East in response to attack on the US embassy in Baghdad with thousands more set to deploy after Trump promised Iran will pay a ‘big price’
• LA Times: Attack on U.S. Embassy in Baghdad underscores America’s polarization — and peril
• The Hill: US combat deaths in Afghanistan highest in years
• CNBC: Don’t look now, but Goldman Sachs is saying the economy is nearly recession-proof
• CNBC: Dow rises 100 points, hits record as Wall Street’s monster 2019 rally extends into the new year
• Washington Times: Trump camp raises $46M in final quarter; reelect team says impeachment drove best haul to date
• Forward.com: Repeating Nazi Propaganda, From Kurt Vonnegut to NPR
• CNBC: Julian Castro drops out of 2020 Democratic primary race
• The Hill: Tulsi Gabbard draws crowd while surfing in New Hampshire
• BBC: Marvel to get first transgender superhero
• Breitbart: U.K. Spy Steele Claims John McCain Aide Leaked ‘Pee’ Dossier to BuzzFeed
• ABC: Bernie Sanders tops Democratic field with massive $34.5 million haul in Q4, as other candidates release totals
• Thrive Global: Stopping Sex Bias on Wikipedia. Call to Action: Help Close Gaping Gender Gap
• JustSecurity: Exclusive: Unredacted Ukraine Documents Reveal Extent of Pentagon’s Legal Concerns
• New York Post: Donald Trump doubled his tweets in 2019
• The Hour.com: How we survive the surveillance apocalypse
• Bloomberg: Don’t Get Too Nostalgic About Old Media
• Bloomberg: The Internet Is No Longer a Disruptive Technology
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• SharylAttkisson.com: 109 Media Mistakes in the Trump Era: The Definitive List
• Breitbart: The Biden Papers: Former Vice President Keeps Senate Documents Secret, Hidden from Public
• GatewayPundit: Joe DiGenova Blasts ‘Corrupt’ Obama Officials: Brennan and Comey Were ‘Coup Leaders’
• Daily Wire: Firm Names Hunter Biden In $156 Counterfeiting Scheme. Biden Lawyers Respond.
• Daily Wire: Democrat ‘Bail Reform’: Woman Involved In Anti-Semitic Attack Arrested, Released For 3 Crimes In 5 Days
• Daily Caller: We Watched CNN’s New Year’s Eve Coverage So You Didn’t Have To – Here Are The Lowlights
• NewsBusters: USA Today Op-Ed on Church Shooting: ‘Terrifying’ That Parishioners Were Armed!
• Campus Reform: The 5 most insane campus stories we covered in 2019
• HotAir: Biden To Coal Miners: Learn To Program. Industry Spox Responds
• Reuters: U.S. consulate warns employees as gun battles rock Mexican border city
• CBSNY: 24-Year-Old Woman Charged In New Year’s Day Attack On Jewish Man In Williamsburg