MSNBC Panelist: 'Foundation of This Country Is Racism'

According to MSNBC panelist Mychal Denzel Smith, the problem with the Ferguson decision is that people are not dealing with the inherent "racism" and "white supremacy" of America. The Nation magazine blogger appeared on the Reid Report to praise the protests as a way to make "the people in these privileged and powerful positions uncomfortable with all of the death that we are facing, the…
Scott Whitlock
November 25th, 2014 4:40 PM

Ronan Farrow: Ferguson Grand Jury Made ‘Incendiary Announcement’

On Tuesday afternoon, MSNBC host Al Sharpton conducted a news conference with attorneys for the family of Michael Brown. Immediately following the news conference, MSNBC host Ronan Farrow expressed his outrage at the lack of charges brought against Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson for the shooting death of Michael Brown. Speaking during his Ronan Farrow Daily program, the MSNBC host…

Jeffrey Meyer
November 25th, 2014 4:13 PM

On Ferguson, ESPN’s ‘His and Hers’ Channels MSNBC

ESPN hosts and guests talk Ferguson and show why they should stick to sports.
Geoff Harbaugh
November 25th, 2014 4:06 PM

Rosie O’Donnell: ‘Calculated Decision to Incite' Riots

9/11 Truther Rosie O’Donell is at it again, spewing conspiracy theories rather than truths. During the Nov. 25 episode of “The View” she shared her “thoughts” on the Ferguson rioting.
Tianna DiMartino
November 25th, 2014 3:53 PM

Rudy Rebukes 'White Supremacy' Jab: 'I Said the Same Thing' Obama Said

Rudy Giuliani fired back at Michael Eric Dyson on CNN's New Day on Tuesday for the MSNBC analyst's "white supremacy" attack on the former New York City mayor. When anchor Alisyn Camerota raised Giuliani's supposedly "controversial comments" from Sunday's Meet the Press on NBC, the former Republican politician underlined that he had "said the same thing the President of the United States said, and…
Matthew Balan
November 25th, 2014 3:50 PM

Twitterers Snicker at Ezra Klein Finding Wilson's Story 'Unbelievable'

Ezra Klein put on his Sherlock Holmes cap and examined Officer Darren Wilson's testimony with his magnifying glass. The wannabee junior detective using his newly discovered street smarts somehow deduced that Wilson's story was "unbelievable." As a result, Klein has been widely mocked on Twitter.
P.J. Gladnick
November 25th, 2014 3:48 PM

Rosie O’Donnell on Ferguson: ‘Calculated Decision to Incite' Riots

The truther's back, and as ignorant as ever.
Tianna DiMartino
November 25th, 2014 2:59 PM

NYT Sanitizes, Spins Report on Hagel's Sacking for Tues. Print Editon

The New York Times continued its annoying, Winston Smith-like habit of rewriting history in virtually real time yesterday. Helene Cooper's original Monday afternoon report on Chuck Hagel's sacking as Secretary of Defense is no longer available at the Times. However, since I anticipated that the paper would conduct a comprehensive cleanup yesterday when I posted on the paper's original coverage,…
Tom Blumer
November 25th, 2014 1:09 PM

USA Today Editor Sneers at 'All That Wasted Noise Over Benghazi'

In the wake of a House Report from last week concluding that the CIA and military had acted properly,  USA Today editor Rem Rieder on Tuesday complained about "all that wasted noise over Benghazi." Rieder sneered, "For the last three years, the right has worked feverishly to turn Benghazi into a major scandal, a cudgel with which to batter President Obama and former secretary of State Hillary…
Scott Whitlock
November 25th, 2014 1:04 PM

NBC Skips Latest on VA Scandal, Hypes Holiday Sales Instead

Despite a four-hour running time, NBC's Today on Tuesday completely ignored the latest developments in the still evolving Veterans Affairs scandal. ABC's Good Morning America and CBS This Morning allowed a combined 30 seconds to the news that the head of the Phoenix VA hospital has been removed. 
Scott Whitlock
November 25th, 2014 11:47 AM

Five Not So Family-Friendly Thanksgiving Themed Episodes

Tianna DiMartino
November 25th, 2014 11:22 AM

NBC Laments Ferguson Grand Jury ‘Failed To Come Up With Charges'

On Monday night, a grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri found no probable cause to indict Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson for the shooting death of Michael Brown. Following the grand jury’s ruling, the “big three” (ABC, CBS, and NBC) all broke from their regular prime time programming to announce the decision. Unlike ABC and CBS, NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams failed to mention any of…
Jeffrey Meyer
November 25th, 2014 9:55 AM

Indianapolis Paper Bows to Liberal Cries of 'Racist' Cartoon

The liberal thought police have struck again. On Friday, November 21, one day after Obama announced amnesty for five million illegal immigrants, the Indianapolis Star posted a cartoon by Gary Varvel that depicted an American family gathering around the table for Thanksgiving. As the nonplussed father presents the turkey, three people appear to be climbing in the window, and he states, “Thanks to…
Laura Flint
November 25th, 2014 9:49 AM

Miklaszewski's 'Damning' Description of WH Micromanagement of DoD

Jim Miklaszewski kept it relatively diplomatic, declaring "there's something amiss here."  But Joe Scarborough was blunt: "boy, that's damning," said the Morning Joe host.   They were characterizing Miklaszewski's description of the Obama administration's "micromanagement" of the Department of Defense in which communication flows only in one direction: from the White House to the Pentagon. On…
Mark Finkelstein
November 25th, 2014 7:53 AM