Trent Franks

CNN Hypes GOP Congressman's Remark on Rape and Pregnancy; Brings Up Todd Akin
By Matt Hadro | June 13, 2013 | 4:59 PM EDT

CNN tarred the Romney campaign with Todd Akin's infamous "legitimate rape" comment, and now it is trying to do the same to Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) for making a much less controversial remark on rape and pregnancy.

Franks, referring to a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks, and arguing that no exception should be made for pregnancies from rape, claimed that "the incidents of rape resulting in pregnancy are very low." He clarified that the number of those cases was low and should not be the focus of the debate, but Democrats (and the media) pounced and lampooned him for saying that.

MSNBC's Hayes: House GOPers Are Like 'Ideologically Zealous Teenagers' Staging 'Conservative Clown Shows'
By Brad Wilmouth | June 13, 2013 | 2:45 PM EDT

On Wednesday's All In show, MSNBC host Chris Hayes condescendingly compared House Republicans to a "bunch of really ideologically zealous teenagers" who put on events equivalent to "campus conservative clown shows."

As Hayes complained about Republicans pushing votes on restricting abortion and the repeal of ObamaCare that are not likely to pass into law, Hayes complained:

Chris Matthews Bashes Jan Brewer With Bad November Poll, Ignores Good One From Wednesday
By Noel Sheppard | January 27, 2012 | 6:26 PM EST

MSNBC's Chris Matthews is so hell-bent on trashing Arizona's Republican Governor Jan Brewer after her dust-up with President Obama that on Friday's Hardball he dragged out a poll from November showing a high disapproval of her in her state.

I guess Matthews - who just Tuesday revealed that he had never heard of Congressional insider trading until the President mentioned it during the State of the Union address - missed a poll released two days ago showing high favorability numbers for Brewer (video follows with transcript and commentary):

M-BS-NBC: Matthews Claims Unemployment Rate Lower Than When Obama Took Office
By Noel Sheppard | January 26, 2012 | 6:35 PM EST

MSNBC's Chris Matthews claimed Thursday that the unemployment rate is lower now than when Barack Obama took office.

Such was said during a contentious Hardball discussion with Republican Arizona Congressman Trent Franks (video follows with commentary):

Lawrence O'Donnell Yells at Arizona Congressman for Not Agreeing With Him on Gun Control
By Noel Sheppard | January 19, 2011 | 9:39 AM EST

In a fine example of the new civility at MSNBC, Lawrence O'Donnell on Tuesday actually yelled at an Arizona Congressman who didn't agree with him about the need for gun control following the shootings in Tucson.

The discussion on "The Last Word" really got heated after the host made the case to Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) that additional security at Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' (D-Ariz.) Congress on Your Corner event wouldn't have mattered because "The overwhelming majority of bullets fired by police officers always miss their target" (video follows with transcript and commentary):