Government interfering in editorial decisions even by places like facebook. it s a very creepy behavior and it will suppress mainly right of center the us views, it may suppress left of center views. because of the culture of the institutions and the culture of the government. howie: thinking independently is the best advice. andrew sullivan, thank you very much for joining us. thanks, how youy. howie: after the break, the wall street journal editorial page punches back to media criticism that it shouldn t have published a letter by donald trump. my only interest. i also love cooking with heart-healthy, idaho potatoes. always look for the grown in idaho seal.
Morrison s book, beloved, leading to legislation by material that was vetoed by mcauliffe when he was governor. this is like every issue where each side accuses the other of playing politics when both camps are engaged in. there s reasons why the media seizes on issues like books, plenty of ordinary folks think they re important. i m howard kurtz and this is media buzz. howie: ahead, journalist andrew sullivan joins us on media intolerance and the latest damaging disclosureses about facebook. when barack obama campaigned for terry mcauliffe, he dismissed the toni morrison book controversy as a conservative media creation. we don t have time to be
Wasting on these phony trumped-up culture wars, this fake outrage that right wing media pedaled to juice their ratings. let me tell you about how business works in tv, barack obama. fox news covers the culture war that you started because it s real news. so people come to fox to watch real news. howie: and the pundits pick sides over what liberals painted as a racially divisive issue you. the republicans have followed trump s lead, pouring high octane gasoline on cultural anxiety, weaponizing anything that makes white christians feel icky. even if it was a crumb clumsy, ineffective plea, it was how glenn youngkin decided to end his campaign nonetheless. the horrors, the horrors of toni morrison. i think it is so potent,
True. we knows what paul manafort did, for example, mike flynn. i think this is donald trump gaslighting us. this politics is based on grievance politics, us versus them. he s taking on the mainstream media including the pulitzer board. this is part of his brand. and this is him trying to continue that form of politics that isn t about tackling the issues of today but it s about relitigating the last four years. howie: let me get a break. still to come, alec baldwin speaking about the horrible accidental shooting as the coverage turns much more critical. what do we want for dinner? burger. i want a sugar cookie. wait. i want a bucket of chicken. i want. it s the easiest because it s the cheesiest. kraft. for the win win.
Governor. the point that was made is a smart one. he is trying to come back. he made all of the sort of signals that he s coming back. that gives the sorry even more news value because he s trying to continue to throw his weight around in american politics so the question of his character is completely relevant. howie: howie: you know, msnbc s joy reed and chris hayes couldn t find one minute on their prime time shows to mention this charge against former governor cuomo. i couldn t find a single mention the next morning on the washington post home page, scrolling down to the bottom, there was a story in the print edition. i wonder if the media lost interest us because you say cuomo is old news or whether there s a tendency to move on because they re uncomfortable with the story. i mean, he was a rising star. that makes the story even more consequential in my opinion. he had this potential people talked about him as as a potential presidential candidate. he was the bright shining ligh