Lawrence O'Donnell

Charles Blow: Mitt Romney 'Is Not a Person' - 'Just a Robot' With 'Not
July 18th, 2012 1:10 AM
"This man does not have a soul. If you opened up, you know, his chest, there's probably a gold ticking watch in there and not even a heart. This is not a person. This is just a robot who will do whatever it takes, whatever he's told to do, to make it to the White House."
So said New York Times columnist Charles Blow about presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on MSNBC's The…

Lawrence O'Donnell: Limbaugh Racist for Saying Obama Smoked Weed and S
July 17th, 2012 12:34 AM
UPDATE AT END OF POST: O'Donnell responds.
It's really becoming difficult keeping track of all the things the liberal media claim are code for racism these days.
On MSNBC's The Last Word Monday, host Lawrence O'Donnell accused conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh of being racist for saying Barack Obama smoked weed and snorted coke (video follows with transcript and commentary):

9/11 Truther Touré's New Wacko Theory: Romney Tried To 'Win More Whit
July 12th, 2012 7:05 PM
Left-wing author Touré Neblett wildly accused Mitt Romney of playing the race card in a Thursday item on Time's website, claiming that Romney "went to the NAACP's National Convention planning to get booed," so he could "elicit an emotional reaction from white voters. Romney's performance wasn't intended to win more black votes, it was intended to help win more white votes."
Touré, the…

USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Mocks Ann Romney's MS Therapeutic Ri
July 1st, 2012 9:10 PM
You would think after all the negative press MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell got for trashing Ann Romney's multiple sclerosis therapy of riding horses, media members would have wised up.
Apparently not, for on CNN's State of the Union Sunday, USA Today Washington bureau chief Susan Page referred to Mrs. Romney's remedy as a "very expensive horse riding dressage habit" (video follows with…

MSNBC Urges Michael Moore to Praise Roberts, Attack Those Who Believe
June 29th, 2012 2:45 PM
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell brought on radical filmmaker Michael Moore to offer his “Last Word” of liberalism on Thursday night. Moore said “maybe Mr. Roberts is a man of conscience. And part of that conscience says that it would be immoral to upend this bill.” Moore still felt insurance companies should be surgically removed and single-payer statismshould be installed: “we’re 65 years behind…

MS Sufferer Neil Cavuto Slams 'Horses' Asses' at MSNBC for Mocking Ann
June 20th, 2012 11:05 PM
As NewsBusters previously reported, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell on Monday shamefully mocked Ann Romney for riding horses to combat her multiple sclerosis.
On Wednesday, Fox News's Neil Cavuto, an MS sufferer himself, took on all the insensitive anchors and commentators at MSNBC that have participated in this attack on Mrs. Romney rightly calling them "horses' asses" (videos follow with…

Today Show Covered Benefits of MS Patients Riding Horses Same Day O'Do
June 19th, 2012 9:30 PM
As NewsBusters previously reported, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell on Monday mocked Ann Romney for riding horses to combat her multiple sclerosis.
Hours earlier, NBC's Today show, in a segment about the recent MS diagnosis of rock star Ozzy Osbourne's son Jack, addressed the benefits of horseback riding for reducing the symptoms of the disease (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Jon Stewart Slams MSNBC's Coverage of Walker Recall Election: 'MSNB-Sa
June 7th, 2012 8:50 AM
How bad was MSNBC's coverage of Republican Governor Scott Walker winning his recall election in Wisconsin Tuesday?
Well, the Daily Show's Jon Stewart on Wednesday renamed the network "MSNB-Sad" saying that it "passed through all the stages of grief last night" (video follows with transcript and commentary, serious vulgarity warning):
MSNBC's O'Donnell Spins: Obama is 'the Really Big Winner' in Wisconsin
June 6th, 2012 7:00 AM
On Tuesday's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, MSNBC host O'Donnell teased his show by asserting that President Obama is "the really big winner" in Wisconsin because of exit polls showing that, in spite of Republican Governor Scott Walker's win, a majority of those who voted preferred President Obama over GOP candidate Mitt Romney in the presidential race. O'Donnell:

MSNBC Heeds Obama's Wishes: Fills Prime Time Schedule With Attacks on
May 22nd, 2012 5:58 PM
On Monday, President Obama said his attacks on Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's involvement in Bain Capital are "not a distraction and that "This is what this campaign is going to be about.”
MSNBC clearly got the message for as Politico's Dylan Byers noted Tuesday, this so-called news network's primetime schedule this evening is chock full of Bain:

Lawrence O'Donnell Denounces Newsweek for Promoting 'Gay' Obama...Whil
May 16th, 2012 7:37 PM
Lawrence O'Donnell yesterday on The Last Word vehemently denounced Newsweek's "The First Gay President" cover because he thought it could mislead many people into believing that message. Ironically (and hilariously) "FIRST GAY PRESIDENT" in bold capital letters along with Obama's picture kept appearing on the MSNBC screen throughout O'Donnell's denunciation. His own screen graphics amusingly…

MSNBC's O’Donnell Defends Fox News's Shep Smith’s Attack on Suppor
May 10th, 2012 5:18 PM
It seems as though the only time Lawrence O’Donnell has something nice to say about Fox News, it comes at the expense of nearly half the country. Following the incendiary comments Fox News’ Smith made following Obama’s public support for gay marriage, MSNBC’s O’Donnell rushed to his defense and praised him for violating FNC's central value of remaining "fair and balanced."
O’Donnell…

Lawrence O’Donnell Slams Ann Romney for Wearing $990 Shirt on TV
May 3rd, 2012 10:07 AM
Unemployment is stubbornly high, mountains of debt are burying the nation, and gas prices appear to be bringing the tepid economic recovery to a halt.
Yet MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell on Wednesday actually spent five minutes bashing Ann Romney for wearing a $990 shirt on television (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):

Overconfident Alec Baldwin Boasts: Obama Win is 'In the Bag
May 2nd, 2012 2:32 PM
Alec Baldwin is figuratively spiking the football before crossing the endzone. The liberal actor popped up on Tuesday’s edition of The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell to brag about Barack Obama’s chances of victory as he claimed that Republicans are “getting scared” and boasted that the President’s victory is all but “in the bag.” The 30 Rock star also acted as if he had an insight into the…