NBC's Todd Blames GOP for Tim Scott Not Being Invited to MLK Anniversa

On Thursday's MSNBC Daily Rundown, host Chuck Todd laid blame for Republicans not speaking at Wednesday's anniversary of the 1963 march on Washington on the GOP, rather than event organizers: "...the Bushes couldn't go, there were health reasons why neither President Bush could go and speak. Other Republicans leaders were invited to speak and they politely declined. In hindsight, do you wish…
Kyle Drennen
August 29th, 2013 4:45 PM

'Camp' is Little More than Propaganda

Summertime series promotes Gay Marriage, but bashes marriage in general.
Ashley Ciandella
August 29th, 2013 4:40 PM

Mika Openly Supports Fast Food Strike, Pledges to Join Protest

MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski vehemently criticized Miley Cyrus’s lewd display during Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” at the MTV Video Music Awards, but Brzezinski herself has blurred the lines between morning show anchor and social activist. On today’s Morning Joe, broadcast from a Ford assembly line near Detroit, the co-host openly declared her support for the nationwide fast food workers’ strike…
Paul Bremmer
August 29th, 2013 4:10 PM

Howard Kurtz on MLK 50: ‘At Times It Seemed to Be a Production of MS

Numerous commentators have noted that Wednesday's celebration of the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington seemed like a Democratic campaign rally. Adding to the criticism was Fox News's Howard Kurtz writing Thursday, "[A]t times it seemed to be a production of MSNBC":
Noel Sheppard
August 29th, 2013 3:39 PM

Special Report: Soros Funds Next Generation of Liberal Journalism

Columbia University helps define the news business. Its School of Journalism is perhaps the foremost institution of its kind in the United States, and its alumni fill the ranks of news organizations. It is also home to the Pulitzer Prize – the top award in the industry. Each May, it graduates a new class and sends a fresh crop of young editors, writers and producers into the field.Unfortunately,…
Mike Ciandella
August 29th, 2013 3:01 PM

MSNBC's Matthews: 'Great Irony' That Only Two GOP Senators Voted Again

Appearing on MSNBC's All In show on Wednesday, August 28, MSNBC's Chris Matthews called it a "great irony" that only two Republican Senators opposed the 1965 Voting Rights Act, an implicit suggestion that the modern GOP opposes voting rights. The MSNBC host's observation came as he recounted that many Democratic politicians in the 1960s, including friends of President Kennedy, were…
Brad Wilmouth
August 29th, 2013 2:46 PM

Desperate Ed Schultz Asks Crazed Viewers ‘Are Conservatives the New

Now that he has managed to return from weekend purgatory, MSNBC host Ed Schultz is resorting to desperate measures to keep his weekday television perch including seriously asking a poll designed to inflame to passions of his angry older viewers. “Are conservatives the new confederates?” Schultz asked.
Joe Newby
August 29th, 2013 2:32 PM

Snubs, Plantations, and Liberal Dreams: The Worst of CNN's MLK Anniver

This week, CNN provided extensive coverage of the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's March on Washington, hosting many of the original civil rights activists for interviews. The appearances became chances for Democrats to shill for liberal policies, and sometimes the rhetoric descended into the ridiculous and inflammatory. Here are the five worst moments from CNN's coverage Saturday…
Matt Hadro
August 29th, 2013 12:51 PM

WashPost Notes GOP Absence from MLK Event, Uses Michael Steele to Deno

On page 2 of Thursday’s Washington Post was an article noticing “Republicans absent from March on Washington.” But reporter Ed O’Keefe turned that fact around on the GOP, noting that invitations were declined from three Bushes, two House leaders, and John McCain. O’Keefe comically quoted Rev. Leah Daughtry claiming they tried “very vigorously” to find a Republican – and didn’t mention her…
Tim Graham
August 29th, 2013 12:49 PM

AP Headline As Obama Takes New Unilateral Executive Actions: 'Obama Of

In yet another Orwellian advance at the Associated Press, aka the Administration's Press, the headline at today's AP "exclusive" report on President Obama's unilateral imposition of new orders relating to guns is: "OBAMA OFFERS NEW GUN CONTROL STEPS." Reporter Josh Lederman is in on it too. He never specficially describes Obama's current actions as "orders." Alternate words include "announced…
Tom Blumer
August 29th, 2013 12:31 PM

ABC Touts Liberal-Backed Fast Food Strike, Links It to MLK's March on

When conservatives rally or march over an issue, such as the yearly March for Life, they don't get much attention. Yet, ABC offered two reports on Thursday promoting a liberal-backed strike on fast food restaurants. Good Morning America's Rebecca Jarvis went so far as to link the protest to Wednesday's 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's rally. Jarvis touted, "They're hoping that scenes…
Scott Whitlock
August 29th, 2013 12:16 PM

Slate Writer: You're a 'Bad Person' if You Send Your Kid to Private Sc

Update: Benedikt sent her child to a private pre-school (see bottom of post; h/t Josh Trevino) |Do you now or have you ever sent your child to a private school? You sir or madam are a "bad person." That's the argument of Slate's Double X blog editor Allison Benedikt in "a manifesto" she published today at the liberal website headlined, "If You Send Your Kid to Private School, You Are a Bad…
Ken Shepherd
August 29th, 2013 11:51 AM

Jay Leno Calls Matt LeBlanc a ‘F—king D—chebag

NBC Tonight Show fans know that host Jay Leno never curses on the air. On Wednesday, Leno played a clip of him making a cameo appearance on Showtime’s Episodes wherein he called star Matt LeBlanc a “f—king d—chebag.”
Noel Sheppard
August 29th, 2013 11:15 AM

MSNBC Guest: Limbaugh is 'Big, Fat, Happy With All the Health Insuranc

Appearing as a guest on Monday's PoliticsNation on MSNBC, liberal talk radio host Joe Madison declared that Rush Limbaugh is "big, fat, happy with all the health insurance he needs" as he responded to a clip of President Obama complaining that Republicans will not work with him on ObamaCare because they are afraid of a negative reaction from the conservative talk radio host. As he presented a…
Brad Wilmouth
August 29th, 2013 10:54 AM