Joan Walsh

Laughable: Chris Matthews Proclaims He's 'Centrist'
By Matthew Sheffield | March 27, 2012 | 11:45 AM EDT

Here's a joke for you this Tuesday morning. Did you know that hyperpartisan Democrat Chris Matthews sees himself as a "centrist?" In an aside during a conversation with MSNBC contributor Joan Walsh, the leg-thrilling pundit emphatically claimed the moderate label for himself, stating that he could understand President Obama being criticized by both liberals and conservatives on the Keystone Pipeline.

"Take it from a centrist. I know what it's like," Matthews proclaimed. Video, transcript and commentary below the break.

Joan Walsh: Limbaugh 'Like Crack' to GOP - 'They Need More and More of it to Get Them High'
By Noel Sheppard | March 5, 2012 | 9:24 PM EST

Not surprisingly, MSNBC has spent much of the day trashing conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh's apology to Georgetown University law student and women's rights activist Sandra Fluke.

Doing her part was Salon editor-at-large Joan Walsh who appearing on The Ed Show said, "Rush has been like crack for the Republican Party, and they need more and more of it to get them high. And he needs, he personally needs more and more outrage and more and more abuse and misogyny to get himself excited" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Actual Joan Walsh Salon Headline: 'What’s The Matter With White People?'
By Noel Sheppard | March 5, 2012 | 11:12 AM EST

Can you imagine the media outrage if a conservative author published a piece entitled "What's the Matter With Black People?"

On Sunday, just days after she told MSNBC's Chris Matthews the GOP is "The party of old white men," Salon's editor-at-large Joan Walsh offered her readers "What's the Matter With White People?":

Joan Walsh: GOP 'The Party of Old White Men'
By Noel Sheppard | February 29, 2012 | 6:25 PM EST

Less than 24 hours after Salon's Joan Walsh trashed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's Mormon faith, she was invited on MSNBC to attack him and his colleagues further.

Appearing on Hardball, Walsh said of the GOP, "They’re writing off women, they're writing off Latinos, they’re writing off Asians, they’re writing off young people. It’s really the party of old white men basically" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Joan Walsh Attacks Mitt Romney's Faith on Twitter
By Noel Sheppard | February 29, 2012 | 12:48 AM EST

CNN a few weeks ago suspended Roland Martin for making homophobic comments on Twitter.

Will MSNBC consider Salon editor-at-large Joan Walsh's attack on Mitt Romney's faith Tuesday equally offensive?

Joan Walsh: Limbaugh's 'A Secret Democrat' - He's Leading GOP 'Off a Cliff' With Contraception Issue
By Noel Sheppard | February 17, 2012 | 5:43 PM EST

Salon editor Joan Walsh said Friday that conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh is "a secret Democrat."

Speaking with MSNBC's Chris Matthews on Hardball about the debate over who should pay for contraceptives, Walsh said of Limbaugh, "He is leading [the Republican] party off a cliff on this issue" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Joan Walsh: 'Newt Is the Face of the Politics' of 'Racism and Angry White Male Rage'
By Noel Sheppard | January 23, 2012 | 10:50 PM EST

Salon's Joan Walsh stooped to an even further low Monday when she said on MSNBC's pre-debate show, "Newt is the face of the politics of resentment and racism and angry white male rage."

Yes, she was talking about Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Joan Walsh - The Most Bigoted Journalist in Media?
By Rusty Weiss | January 13, 2012 | 9:00 AM EST

Well, she’s certainly making a case for the title.

In a piece titled, When white people lack “bourgeois values”, the Salon Editor at Large manages a race and class-baiting exacta, covering an alleged economic disdain shown by Republicans towards African-Americans, and charging the GOP with promoting policies which “shackle women to the home”.

In attacking a Rick Santorum speech on family values, in which he correctly stated, “When the family breaks down, the economy breaks down,” Walsh had this to say:

Chris Matthews: 'Paul Ryan Stuck His Neck Out and [Obama] Punched His Head Off'
By Noel Sheppard | August 11, 2011 | 6:48 PM EDT

Remember the good old days when political commentators were governing their tongues and offering Americans a far more civil tone in the wake of the tragic shootings in Tucson?

Well, MSNBC's Chris Matthews on Thursday demonstrated just how bygone those days are when he gleefully reminisced about Congressman Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) sticking his neck out with a bold budget proposal months ago only to have President Obama "[punch] his head off" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Michael Steele Laughs At Joan Walsh For Calling Obama 'The Reagan Figure'
By Noel Sheppard | July 20, 2011 | 7:21 PM EDT

As NewsBusters previously reported, Chris Matthews on Wednesday lied about Ronald Reagan's position on taxes in a "Hardball" segment insinuating the late President would oppose the current Republican stance on the debt ceiling.

When Salon editor Joan Walsh said Obama "is actually the Reagan figure here," former RNC chairman Michael Steele bust out laughing (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Rush Limbaugh: MSNBC 'A Loony Bin Filled With People Overflowing With Uncontrollable Rage and Anger'
By Noel Sheppard | July 7, 2011 | 7:12 PM EDT

Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh doesn't like to comment about MSNBC because he fears it will help their dismal ratings.

However, he made an exception on Thursday's program saying amongst other things, "That whole network is a loony bin filled with people who are overflowing with uncontrollable rage, anger, unhappiness, and misery, by design" (video courtesy Right Scoop follows with transcript and commentary):

Twice in Less Than 24 Hours, Chris Matthews Compares Republicans to 'Terrorists'
By Scott Whitlock | July 7, 2011 | 3:51 PM EDT

Two times in less than 24 hours, MSNBC's Chris Matthews smeared Republicans who oppose raising the debt limit as "terrorists." On Tuesday, after liberal guest Joan Walsh compared the GOP position to "hostage taking," the Hardball anchor derided, "I agree. It's terrorism."

On Wednesday, while talking with left-wing blogger Ezra Klein, Matthews engaged in extreme hyperbole again, excoriating, "I was talking about the old days. I've never seen either political party play terrorist with disregard."