Beckel and Me: An Odd Couple
As often happens among the political class in Washington, we met on television debating each other. I liked him immediately, despite our political and even religious differences. Bob Beckel and I became friends and eventually more than friends. Twenty years ago, after debating a long-forgotten subject on Fox News Channel, we came back to the green room where I noticed a streak of sadness in…
Clinging to Masks, Meyers Wonders: 'How Much of a D**k' Is DeSantis?
As even Democrats begin to rescind their mask mandates, NBC's Late Night host Seth Meyers pondered an important question on his Thursday show (which aired early Friday): “How much of a dick” is Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis for telling a group of high schoolers that masks aren’t necessary?
Race-Baiting NYTimes LIES About Zimmerman's 911 Call: ‘He Looks Black'
The shooting death of black teen Trayvon Martin during a sidewalk confrontation with George Zimmerman in Orlando 10 years ago stoked the new civil rights movement – or so claims a column and video for the opinion section of the Times marking the anniversary: “Trayvon Martin Is Still Making America Confront Its Original Sin.” The presence of Al Sharpton is not the most offensive part of the…
The View Cheers as Extremist Guest Declares Constitution Is 'Trash'
Shortly after getting in touch with reality for a second and demanding greater domestic oil production earlier in the show on Friday, the cackling coven of ABC’s The View dipped into lunacy as they cheered on justice correspondent for The Nation and staunch racist Elie Mystal and his declaration that the Constitution is “kind of trash.”
Todd, Sharpton Lament Biden Didn't Tie Ukraine to 'Voting Rights'
MSNBC PoliticsNation host Al Sharpton prepared for the 57th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama, by joining MTP Daily host Chuck Todd on Friday where both he and Todd lamented that President Biden did not use his Tuesday State of the Union address to tie the fight for “voting rights” to Ukrainians’ fight for freedom.
NBC Uses Russian Propaganda to Scold Graham for Urging Putin Overthrow
On Friday, NBC’s Today show went after Republican Senator Lindsey Graham for urging Russians to rise up and “take out” brutal dictator Vladimir Putin. The broadcast scolded the South Carolina lawmaker for his “controversial call” and even quoted propaganda from Putin’s regime denouncing the comment.
The View Finds Putin ‘Smart’ and We Need More Domestic Oil Production
There was a serious case of whiplash during ABC’s The View on Friday as co-host Sunny Hostin called Russian dictator Vladimir Putin “smart” for attacking the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, an accolade that was deemed a treasonous act earlier in the week after former President Trump said something similar. If things didn’t seem out of place with that, Hostin also called for an increase in U.…
NBC Skips ‘Dangerous,’ ‘Scary’ Russian Law Criminalizing Free Press
Early Friday, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s stooges in parliament (known as the Duma) passed a law criminalizing accurate reporting about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with a possible sentence of 15 years in jail. When it came to this actual and genuine attack on free, independent journalism, NBC’s Today omitted it from their Friday morning show.
CNN Wails Over DeSantis Calling Out Mask 'COVID Theater'
At This Hour host and CNN Florida-based reporter Steve Contorno blasted Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday for pointing out what cities and states across the country are finally realizing: that masks are no longer necessary to fight COVID-19. Still, the duo labeled DeSantis a "scolding" hypocrite and falsely claimed that his COVID response was "far worse" than the rest of the country.
Editor’s Pick: Fox on NBC Defending Biden Canceling Keystone
On Thursday, Fox News Associate Editor Kristine Parks reported: “NBC’s Chief White House correspondent Peter Alexander repeated White House talking points to his Republican guest during a MSNBC interview on Thursday. Alexander denied that the Keystone XL Pipeline would’ve had any impact on the United States’ dependence on foreign oil.”
Putin Wakes Up the Western Ostrich
After the end of the Cold War, foreign policy experts across the spectrum assured us that things had changed. Wars of pure border conquest were over. Wars over oil would soon be a thing of the past. Instead, the increasingly intertwined world would move toward peace. Thomas Friedman suggested in his massive 1999 bestseller “The Lexus and the Olive Tree” that no two countries with McDonald's…
Column: Heckling and Exploiting the State of the Union
On MSNBC, Jen Psaki replied that yes, the speech is “hugely important,” but “it doesn't have the time to touch on everything that is a priority.” That’s a weird answer, since Biden spoke for 62 minutes. Biden can't find time for a sentence on Afghanistan, but he can find time to tear-jerk about his son Beau. As he often does.
Reid: Tucker Is Racist for Asking to See Judge Jackson's Test Scores
On Thursday evening's episode of MSNBC's The ReidOut, Joy Reid used her nightly segment "The Absolute Worst" to go after Fox News host Tucker Carlson for daring to ask for Biden Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s LSAT scores.
