Matthews: Ted Cruz ‘Operates Below the Level of Human Life’

In perhaps his most vile attack on Texas Senator Ted Cruz to date, MSNBC host Chris Matthews appeared on Wednesday’s Morning Joe and declared the Republican presidential candidate to not be human: “...there’s a troll-like quality to Cruz. He operates below the level of human life.”
Kyle Drennen
February 10th, 2016 10:55 AM

LA Times Writer Uses Daughter As Prop, Slams 'Frightening' GOP Field

Gary Jacobs is a former television comedy writer and producer who occasionally writes supposedly humorous and satirical columns for the Los Angeles Times. Previous offerings from Jacobs, whose work is not labeled as humor, include what anyone would recognize as obvious sendups, such as "A sneak peek of President Trump's first State of the Union address," and "What a GOP presidential debate with…
Tom Blumer
February 10th, 2016 9:55 AM

Hillary 'Lavished Praise on Wall Street--You Guys Pillar of Economy'

Yesterday, Politico reported that in a Wall Street speech, Hillary sounded more like "a Goldman Sachs managing director." Today, Bloomberg's Josh Green quoted a financial CEO who attended another Clinton speech as saying Hillary "lavished praise on Wall Street, said you guys are the pillar of our economy."  Ruh-roh: how will the increasingly left-wing Dem electorate react to that? GOP strategist…
Mark Finkelstein
February 10th, 2016 9:30 AM

Klein: Trump Backers ‘Are a Real Threat’ to America; 'I Like Jeb Bush'

Time columnist Joe Klein followed up his fawning profile of Hillary Clinton in the magazine’s latest issue with an appearance on Charlie Rose’s PBS show Tuesday night where he condemned Donald Trump supporters as “a real threat to this country,” decried the lack of center in American politics and professed his admiration for Jeb Bush.
Curtis Houck
February 10th, 2016 7:57 AM

Bozell & Graham Column: The Media's Softness for Sanders and Socialism

At the start of the Democratic presidential race, the media viewed the contest as a cakewalk. The compassionate and gloriously wonky Hillary Clinton faced no one who could be viewed as her equal. Game over. When Sen. Bernie Sanders made noises about running against her, nobody thought he could be the actual Democratic nominee. He was old, he was cranky, and he wasn’t even a Democrat.   Now…
Brent Bozell and Tim Graham
February 10th, 2016 6:49 AM

Blogger: Hillary May Be Most Qualified Candidate of Past 200 Years

Just over a year ago, actress-liberal activist Ashley Judd opined that Hillary Clinton “might be the most overqualified candidate we've had since…Thomas Jefferson or George Washington.” Pierce was a bit more restrained in a Sunday post, asserting that Hillary “might be the most qualified presidential candidate that we've seen since James Monroe,” who was first elected POTUS two hundred years ago…
Tom Johnson
February 10th, 2016 6:30 AM

Ramos Reports from N.H. by Trolling Trump Supporters at Polling Sites

While touting the usage of cell phones in 21st century journalism on the Tuesday edition Fusion’s America, host and liberal Univision anchor Jorge Ramos played clips of his cell phone video reports from New Hampshire that included numerous encounters trolling Trump supporters who were merely standing outside polling places to support the billionaire.
Curtis Houck
February 10th, 2016 5:02 AM

Nets: ‘Earth-Shaking Night’ Included Bernie 'Fighting a Crusade'

The “big three” networks of ABC, CBS, and NBC offered periodic updates on Tuesday night concerning the New Hampshire primary results and hailed them in the 10:00 p.m. Eastern hour as symbolizing “an earth-shaking night in politics” with socialist Senator Bernie Sanders notching a win in his ongoing “crusade” with some “brutal coverage” ahead for Hillary Clinton. 
Curtis Houck
February 10th, 2016 1:31 AM

Chuck Todd Lauds: ‘Grown-Up,’ ‘Adult’ Kasich Did Well Tonight

MSNBC’s Chuck Todd and Brian Williams on Tuesday hailed John Kasich’s second place finish in New Hampshire as evidence that the “grown-ups” and “adults” in the Republican Party had been victorious. Presumably citing Joe Scarborough, Brian Williams touted, “My friend Joe in New Jersey says he's always been the only grownup in the race.” 
Scott Whitlock
February 10th, 2016 1:14 AM

Maddow: GOP Could Turn Into ‘Xenophobic,’ ‘Nativist’ Movement of ‘Hard

On the same night Rachel Maddow dismissed the concept of the liberal media, the MSNBC host sneered that the Republican Party could turn into a “xenophobic” movement of the “hard-right.” Maddow flashed back to the 1996 presidential election and contrasted 2016: “Pitchfork populism and xenophobic nativism of a very, very hard-right cast and [Pat Buchanan] won in New Hampshire.” 
Scott Whitlock
February 10th, 2016 12:29 AM

Matthews: Bernie’s ‘Growing’ ‘Reach’ to Include ‘Center Right’ Dems

After having been up most of the day, the long day for MSNBC’s Chris Matthews dragged on into the 11:00 p.m. Eastern hour as the Hardball host argued that Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is “growing in political ability and reach” with his New Hampshire victory and could court “the Democratic center right now” as well as “center right” Democrats (as if there‘s any of them left).
Curtis Houck
February 10th, 2016 12:02 AM

Rachel Maddow on the Liberal Media: ‘It’s Not True’

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow on Tuesday denied the existence of a vast liberal media as she anchored live coverage of the New Hampshire primary results. Just after socialist Bernie Sanders declared victory, Maddow seriously insisted, “People talk about the liberal media and they say the whole media is liberal and the whole establishment is liberal, it's not true.” 
Scott Whitlock
February 9th, 2016 11:49 PM

Mika B.: Trump 'More Learned' Since Iowa Caucuses, With Less 'Bravado'

As the voting results started streaming in tonight, MSNBC's Chris Matthews, Mika Brzezinski, and Joe Scarborough all gushed over Donald Trump's evolution in tone on the campaign trail since Iowa. Brzezinski, for example, hailed the New York real-estate developer as "more learned" and exuding less "bravado."
Ken Shepherd
February 9th, 2016 10:51 PM

CNN’s Jones, Nutter: Hillary Was ‘Listening’ to Voters in N.H. Speech

Commenting on Hillary Clinton’s concession speech to Bernie Sanders Tuesday night as the New Hampshire primary results came in, CNN panelists Van Jones and former Democratic Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter ruled that Clinton was “learning,” “listening” and putting out a “very important” “message” despite her loss and narrow Iowa win.
Curtis Houck
February 9th, 2016 10:30 PM