Nolte: Far-Left Correspondent Anderson Cooper Out at Disgraced ’60 Minutes’

February 17, 2026
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Anderson Cooper's abrupt exit from his perch as a far-left firebrand on CBS's 60 Minutes marks the end of an era for one of broadcast journalism's most reliably biased voices—and it's a win for anyone who's tired of the mainstream media's relentless assault on American freedoms, including our sacred Second Amendment rights. For years, Cooper has embodied the elite coastal sneer, peddling narratives that demonize gun owners as knuckle-dragging extremists while ignoring the real threats from urban crime waves fueled by soft-on-crime policies. Remember his sanctimonious coverage of mass shootings? Always quick to blame assault weapons and NRA lobbyists, never once highlighting how red-flag laws, gun-free zones, or defunded police departments create soft targets for predators. His departure from the disgraced 60 Minutes—already reeling from scandals like the Russiagate hoaxes and manipulated Benghazi edits—signals a crack in the fortress of legacy media, where anti-2A propaganda masquerades as investigative journalism. This isn't just celebrity churn; it's a seismic shift with real implications for the 2A community. As trust in outlets like CBS plummets—Gallup polls show only 16% of Republicans view them favorably—Cooper's ouster accelerates the audience exodus to independent voices like podcasters, YouTubers, and pro-2A outlets that deliver unfiltered truth. Think about it: without Cooper's telegenic outrage amplifying every ATF overreach or Biden's executive gun grabs, the left's narrative control weakens. We've seen this playbook before—Dan Rather's forged Bush memos tanked his career, paving the way for Fox and talk radio dominance. Now, with 60 Minutes ratings in the toilet and advertisers fleeing, expect more defections. For gun owners, this means fewer primetime hit pieces teeing up confiscation schemes, giving us breathing room to push back on things like the bump stock ban or universal background checks that do nothing for safety but everything for control. The bigger picture? This is karma for a media machine that's prioritized activism over facts, from ignoring the 500,000+ defensive gun uses annually (per CDC estimates) to hyping epidemic myths while cities burn. Pro-2A warriors should celebrate by doubling down: share this story, mock the sanctimony, and keep building parallel media ecosystems. Cooper's out, but the fight's just heating up—lock and load your keyboards, patriots.

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Anderson Cooper’s abrupt exit from his perch as a far-left firebrand on CBS’s 60 Minutes marks the end of an era for one of broadcast journalism’s most reliably biased voices—and it’s a win for anyone who’s tired of the mainstream media’s relentless assault on American freedoms, including our sacred Second Amendment rights. For years, Cooper has embodied the elite coastal sneer, peddling narratives that demonize gun owners as knuckle-dragging extremists while ignoring the real threats from urban crime waves fueled by soft-on-crime policies. Remember his sanctimonious coverage of mass shootings? Always quick to blame assault weapons and NRA lobbyists, never once highlighting how red-flag laws, gun-free zones, or defunded police departments create soft targets for predators. His departure from the disgraced 60 Minutes—already reeling from scandals like the Russiagate hoaxes and manipulated Benghazi edits—signals a crack in the fortress of legacy media, where anti-2A propaganda masquerades as investigative journalism.

This isn’t just celebrity churn; it’s a seismic shift with real implications for the 2A community. As trust in outlets like CBS plummets—Gallup polls show only 16% of Republicans view them favorably—Cooper’s ouster accelerates the audience exodus to independent voices like podcasters, YouTubers, and pro-2A outlets that deliver unfiltered truth. Think about it: without Cooper’s telegenic outrage amplifying every ATF overreach or Biden’s executive gun grabs, the left’s narrative control weakens. We’ve seen this playbook before—Dan Rather’s forged Bush memos tanked his career, paving the way for Fox and talk radio dominance. Now, with 60 Minutes ratings in the toilet and advertisers fleeing, expect more defections. For gun owners, this means fewer primetime hit pieces teeing up confiscation schemes, giving us breathing room to push back on things like the bump stock ban or universal background checks that do nothing for safety but everything for control.

The bigger picture? This is karma for a media machine that’s prioritized activism over facts, from ignoring the 500,000+ defensive gun uses annually (per CDC estimates) to hyping epidemic myths while cities burn. Pro-2A warriors should celebrate by doubling down: share this story, mock the sanctimony, and keep building parallel media ecosystems. Cooper’s out, but the fight’s just heating up—lock and load your keyboards, patriots.

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