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‘You Guys Aren’t The Media Victims!’ Jessica Tarlov Torches Conservative’s Claim Media’s Not On Their Side

Twitchy reaches for "far-left" where Mediaite stays flat.

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What happened ‘You Guys Aren’t The Media Victims!’ Jessica Tarlov Torches Conservative’s Claim Media’s Not On Their Side.
The headline split Mediaite frames it as "‘You Guys Aren’t The Media Victims!’ Jessica Tarlov Torches Conservative’s Claim Media’s...". PJ Media frames it as "Bill Maher Humiliated Jessica Tarlov for Being Delusional, and It Was Epic".
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Right / center-rightBill Maher Stunned When Jessica Tarlov Claims Democrats Have Become ‘Less Crazy’ (VIDEO)

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The Gateway PunditNews report · Sep 19, 8:40 PM

Bill Maher Stunned When Jessica Tarlov Claims Democrats Have Become ‘Less Crazy’ (VIDEO)

FOX News liberal Jessica Tarlov appeared on the Bill Maher show on Friday night and claimed that Democrats have become less crazy.

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TwitchyNews report · Sep 19, 10:00 PM

Unglued Awakening: Jessica Tarlov Shocked to Learn Conservatives Treat Her Better Than Far-Left Dems

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RedStateNews report · Sep 19, 9:52 PM

Bill Maher Won't Let Jessica Tarlov Get Away With Claim Dems Are Not All That Crazy

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MediaiteNews report · Sep 19, 8:30 PM

‘You Guys Aren’t The Media Victims!’ Jessica Tarlov Torches Conservative’s Claim Media’s Not On Their Side

Jessica Tarlov torched a conservative activist who claimed the mainstream media wasn't giving the Right a fair shake, in the midst of Trump's war against news. The post ‘You Guys Aren’t The...

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PJ MediaNews report · Sep 19, 8:10 PM

Bill Maher Humiliated Jessica Tarlov for Being Delusional, and It Was Epic

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Sep 19, 8:10 PM: PJ Media joined the source map.

Sep 19, 8:30 PM: Mediaite joined the source map.

Sep 19, 8:40 PM: The Gateway Pundit joined the source map.

Sep 19, 9:52 PM: RedState joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 5 sources · 1 bucket.