Liz Wheeler

[[File:Liz Wheeler (25003396163).jpg|thumb|right|165px|Liz Wheeler at the 2016 Conservative Political Action Conference]]
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'''Liz Wheeler''' {{lived|1989}} is a [[far right]] talking head at [[One America News Network]] (OANN). She was one of fourteen activists to author the book titled, ''Young, Conservative, and Why it's Smart to be like Us''.<ref>''Young, Conservative, and Why it's Smart to be like Us'' by various authors (2013). CreateSpace. 2<sup>nd</sup> ed. ISBN 1492254657.</ref> She was also the host of her own 1-hour show on OANN called, '''''Tipping Point with Liz Wheeler'''''.<ref>http://www.oann.com/tippingpoint/</ref> However, she has since left the show in 2020.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhFZot-cnPc Liz Wheeler: Why I'm leaving One America News] on [[YouTube]]</ref>

==''Tipping Point with Liz Wheeler''==
Wheeler joined OANN on September 2015 after [[Tomi Lahren]] left the previous month.<ref group=note>Tomi Lahren originally had a show called ''On Point with Tomi Lahren'' on OANN, similar to Wheeler's show today. After she left in August of 2015, Wheeler was her replacement</ref> In her show, she usually addressed political issues and current events. Occasionally, Wheeler would have guests from opposing sides of the [[political spectrum]] on her show. 
However, during her segments, Wheeler liked to attack 
those evil
 [[liberals]] as well as liberal ideas. Sometimes, she even endorsed [[conspiracy theories]] or usually makes [[wingnut]]ted arguments.

==Deus vult!==
Wheeler is a [[Catholic]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Qv7y2p6Ks Final Point: Religion in America… and my Catholic Faith] on [[YouTube]]</ref> and believes that there's a "[[Persecution complex# In Christianity|War on Christianity]]". Her view arises mostly from situations that seem to "harm" Christian faith, or from people who criticize [[Christian]] faith, and she deems these as "attacks".

===It's about religious freedom!===
{{cquote|The reason why we need a religious liberty task force is because of people of the left. People who think that their views, and their religious decisions are somehow superior to mine.||| Liz Wheeler, ignoring the fact that there's something called the [[religious right]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL_FyzFDYBU&t=1m11s</ref>}}
On July 31, 2018, Wheeler defended [[Jeff Sessions]]' new "religious liberty task force" that has stirred controversy within [[LGBT]] people, [[civil rights]] groups, and others throughout [[social media]] pointing out how this is set forth to attack LGBT rights and how it violates constitutional rights of others.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/sessions-religious-liberty-task-force-panned-civil-rights-groups-lgbtq-n896271 Sessions' religious liberty task force panned by civil rights groups, LGBTQ advocates]. ''NBC''. 31 July 2018, by Adam Edelman.</ref><ref name=mmfa>[https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2018/07/30/Justice-Departments-new-Religious-Liberty-Task-Force-highlights-the-agencys-troubling-ties/220840 Justice Department’s new “Religious Liberty Task Force” highlights the agency's troubling ties to Alliance Defending Freedom]. ''[[Media Matters for America]]''. 31 July 2018, by Brennan Suen.</ref><ref>[https://www.vox.com/identities/2018/7/31/17631110/jeff-sessions-religious-liberty-task-force-memo-christian-nationalism Jeff Sessions announces a religious liberty task force to combat “dangerous” secularism]. ''Vox''. 31 July 2018, by Tara Isabella Burton.</ref><ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/jeff-sessions-religious-liberty-task-force-declares-holy-war-on-lgbt-people Jeff Sessions’ ‘Religious Liberty Task Force’ Declares Holy War on LGBT People]. ''The Daily Beast''. 31 July 2018, by Tim Teeman.</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/NightmareFuelNF/status/1024020330619199489</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/David_Leavitt/status/1024037758044700672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1024037758044700672&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2Fentry%2Ftwitter-sessions-religious-liberty-task-force_us_5b5f92bae4b0b15aba9bfcff</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/cmclymer/status/1023938926791352323?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/ACLU/status/1023959673588903936?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Brandossius/status/1024062217728286720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1024062217728286720</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/kurteichenwald/status/1024033065952309248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1024033065952309248</ref>

Despite this, Wheeler painted the situation as [[left-wing]]ers "attacking Christians". 

At the beginning of the segment, Wheeler misunderstands the purpose of the person's tweet and allows their joke to go over their head, where the purpose of the tweet was to compare the "religious liberty task force" to the Taliban because both groups are set to push the superiority of their religion. 

{{quotebox|"Religious Liberty Task Force"? Hmmmmm… Wait, isn't that something the [[Taliban]] would do?<ref>https://twitter.com/BobCobb06638683/status/1024065349292056576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1024065349292056576</ref> No. The Taliban stones women to death who've been raped and kills anyone who dares question the religion of [[Islam]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL_FyzFDYBU&t=33s</ref>}}

Wheeler then continues stating how it's a constitutional right for the [[freedom of religion]]. While this is true, some have made it clear that Sessions' goal is not religious freedom due to his affiliation with other Christian, anti-LGBT groups, such as the [[Alliance Defending Freedom]]<ref name=mmfa/> as well as his rhetoric.

In addition, Wheeler seems to be oblivious such a move from Sessions stomps on the {{wpl|Johnson Amendment||.}}

==It's Bloody Murder!==
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Wheeler is [[Pro-life|opposed to abortion rights]].<ref name=abortion>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzJbYzQOVVI Late term abortions. @Liz_Wheeler wants to know what you think.] on [[YouTube]].</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCoOWjC4Whw If abortion is cool, why does @Liz_Wheeler's tweet bother liberals so much?] on [[YouTube]].</ref> Her arguments against abortion usually come with usage of [[loaded language]] and [[Appeal to emotion|appealing to emotion]]. For instance, she compared having late-term abortions to killing "an entire kindergarten class and wiping them out every single day.<ref name=abortion/>

===Whataboutery===
Wheeler is also known for her usage of [[whataboutery]] in her arguments regarding [[Planned Parenthood]] and another irrelevant situation in an attempt to "expose liberal hypocrisy" when it comes to abortion.<ref>[https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2018/07/31/how-one-host-far-right-network-oann-pushing-conspiracy-theories-about-planned-parenthood/220842 How one host on far-right network OANN is pushing conspiracy theories about Planned Parenthood]. ''[[Media Matters for America]]''. 31 July 2018, by Julie Tulbert.</ref>

After the [[Parkland shooting]], Wheeler denied the [[National Rifle Association]] spending and political donations to other politicians by calling it a "hideous lie". She then bashed liberals and Planned Parenthood by saying. 
{{quotebox|…ironic because liberals have no problem with another organization that also donates to politicians and actually does kill millions of children — Planned Parenthood.<ref>https://www.mediamatters.org/embed/clips/2018/02/26/58446/oann-tp-180221-nra</ref>}}

On June 4, 2018, Wheeler mentions an alleged [[sex]] scandal that was said to be covered up by [[Planned Parenthood]].<ref>https://www.mediamatters.org/embed/clips/2018/06/05/59973/oan-tippingpoint-180604-liveaction</ref> [[Media Matters for America]] exposed this scandal as a lie back in 2011<ref>[https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2011/02/01/hoax-video-exposed-planned-parenthood-already-r/175806 HOAX VIDEO EXPOSED: Planned Parenthood Already Reported "Sex Trafficking" To FBI]. ''[[Media Matters for America]]''. 11 February 2011, by Jeremy Schulman (Retrieved 21 June 2018) </ref> but it resurfaced around this time.<ref>[https://rewire.news/article/2018/06/07/republicans-coordinate-discredited-anti-choice-group-call-planned-parenthood-investigation/ Republicans Coordinate With Discredited Anti-Choice Group to Call for Planned Parenthood Investigation]. ''Rewire.News''. 7 June 2018, by Katelyn Burns</ref> Wheeler repeats this again when on June 13, 2018, where during her segment, she diverts the situation from [[Donald Trump]]'s [[Policies of Donald Trump#Civil rights and immigration|harsh crackdown]] on [[illegal immigration]], which was causing families to be separated at the U.S-Mexico border, to going on a rant about abortion.<ref>https://www.mediamatters.org/embed/clips/2018/06/14/60087/oan-tippingpoint-180613-liveaction</ref>

==More wingnuttery==
*[[Antifeminism|Wheeler is opposed to feminism.]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJvugmjWQUY .@Liz_Wheeler’s message for feminists: A lot of ladies in this country like our men to be men!] on [[YouTube]].</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKPitD9QDWM Liz Wheeler: Hey Feminists: Don't tell me how to be a woman] on [[YouTube]].</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkfIkfx_iAU What they won't tell you about the day without a woman. via @Liz_Wheeler] on [[YouTube]].</ref> 
*She doesn't seem so convinced that humans are contributing to [[anthropogenic global warming]] either,  based on her saying, "This defensive declaration ironically coming from the party [...] [[Global warming denialism|who so arrogantly believe their own actions contribute solely to climate change.]]"<ref name=abortion/>
*Wheeler is against [[gun control]] and advocates that try to push it.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqNY1qlUvJE Liz Wheeler: Dear Amy Schumer​: Gun Control isn't Gun Safety] on [[YouTube]].</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_U0DXSbUdY Banning 👏 guns 👏 won't 👏 work 👏]on [[YouTube]].</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z17tolxlHiQ Liz Wheeler has a few questions for liberals who are calling for gun control! WATCH:] on[[YouTube]].</ref> She believes that [[school shooting]] would occur less often if we arm the teachers and school officials. She also uses some examples of government incompetence to further advance her point. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xVick0argQ Liberals say my thoughts & prayers aren't enough. Here's my response.] on [[YouTube]].</ref> 
*She got pissed after {{wpl|Samantha Bee}} called Ivanka Trump a "feckless [[cunt]]" and, like [[Donald Trump]], thought that she deserved to be fired.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zIeTc0GLb4 Liberal calls Ivanka Trump a "feckless c*nt." FIRE HER.] on [[YouTube]].</ref> Even after Bee apologized,  Wheeler blamed liberals for coming to Bee's defense and trying to "normalize" the word. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF1SgL9W1CY Liberals try to "normalize" the c-word. JUST STOP.] on [[YouTube]].</ref> The irony of the situation is that Trump, who Wheeler agreed with on firing Bee, has been known for saying similar vulgar language against women in the past.<ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/forget-samantha-beedonald-trump-has-called-women-cnt-for-30-years Forget Samantha Bee—Donald Trump Has Called Women ‘C*nt’ for 30 Years.] The Daily Beast, 31 May 2018.</ref><ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/jun/01/samantha-bee-ivanka-trump-c-word-america Samantha Bee proves there's still one word you cannot say in America.] [[The Guardian]], 1 June 2018.</ref> 
*She believes in [[2012 Benghazi attack|Benghazi conspiracies]] against [[Hillary Clinton]].{{fact}}
*She jumped on the anti-[[Soros]] bandwagon.{{fact}}
*Like many whose job it is to regurgitate right wing talking points, she claimed that Barack Obama was weak on the border while he was president. Then, when Trump became president, she justified family separation and using pepper spray to deter caravan refugees by saying that Obama voted for a border wall too. <ref>https://blather.io/fallacies/489</ref>
*She claims that science confirms her contention that life starts at conception and uses her supposed support of science to justify infringing on a woman's right to choose. However, when it comes to believing religious [[dogma]] like people rising from the dead, her alleged support of science appears to be absent.<ref>https://blather.io/fallacies/487</ref><ref>https://blather.io/fallacies/486</ref>
*She makes completely baseless claims about countries with strict gun control having higher homicide rates than ones that don't.<ref>https://blather.io/fallacies/485</ref>
*She's a big fan of the ''[[ad populum]]'' fallacy<ref>https://blather.io/fallacies/484</ref> 
*She claims that criminals don't obey laws, therefore gun control is futile. Yet, she supports stricter immigration laws. <ref>https://blather.io/fallacies/415</ref>
*She got mad at Chick Fil A once after the company decided to no longer donate to two anti-LGBT organizations, arguing that the best way to fight poverty, homelessness, and hunger was to "STRENGHEN THE TRADITIONAL FAMILY".<ref>https://www.wonkette.com/chick-fil-a-last-bastion-of-christian-values-falls-to-gay-agenda-america-over</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Liz_Wheeler/status/1196515798379970560</ref>
* She has also railed against transgender rights.<ref>https://www.mediamatters.org/one-america-news-network/oann-host-liz-wheeler-transgender-penguins-are-liberal-ploy-get-americans</ref>

==Some good things==
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On December 2016, Wheeler interviewed [[alt-right]] leader, [[Richard Spencer]] in which she called him out for his blatant [[racist]] commentary.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNlGU2rtttc White Nationalist Richard Spencer admits to wanting more white people and fewer minorities.] on [[YouTube]]</ref> In January 2017, Wheeler and Bre Payton from {{wpl|The Federalist}} criticized a church of [[Scientology]] in Pasadena, [[California]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h47uPrOSgak The Church of Scientology] on [[YouTube]].</ref>

==See also==
*[[Ben Shapiro]]: her male counterpart.
*[[Tomi Lahren]]: her [[Fox News]] counterpart.

==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMfKNuYXBc9bxb0fg2cGTBg Tipping Point with Liz Wheeler] on [[YouTube]]

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