Maddow Sidekick Kent Jones Sorely 'Misinformed' About 'Casablanca
May 10th, 2009 12:35 PM
Kent Jones, a former Air America Radio humorist and writer for "The Daily Show," has his moments when he appears each weeknight on "The Rachel Maddow Show." But based on Jones' whopper of a claim about the movie "Casablanca," film criticism is not his forte.Here's what Jones said May 5 on Maddow's MSNBC show in describing recent articles by Stephen M. Walt and Daniel W. Drezner on the best films…
Olbermann Again Channels Media Matters, Calls For CBSer's Firing
May 9th, 2009 1:44 PM
Keith Olbermann, who in March scolded Fox News's Brit Hume for admitting that he often used information provided by the Media Research Center in his "Special Report" program, has once again channeled material taken directly from the far-left, George Soros funded, Clinton front-group Media Matters for America.Even better, the story was actually precipitated by an article read on the air Friday…
Chris Matthews Omits Party Label of Prudish Congressmen Calling for Vi
May 8th, 2009 6:14 PM
Chris Matthews just can't get it up. The Democratic Party label that is.On the May 8 "Hardball", the MSNBC anchor noted in his Political Sideshow segment that Reps. Jim Moran (Va.) and Bob Brady (Pa.), are up in arms about erectile dysfunction drug ads running on television and are sponsoring legislation before the House to ban television stations from running ads for drugs like Viagra and…
Chris Matthews Portrays GOP as Anti-Science
May 7th, 2009 12:00 PM
Chris Matthews apparently thinks the GOP is just one big bag of crazy. MSNBC's "Hardball" host challenged Rep. Mike Pence (R-Indiana) on the Republican Party's commitment to addressing climate change during the May 5 broadcast. Matthews claimed to Pence that the GOP is not passionate about environmentalism because, "There are people that really are against science in your party who really do…
Former CNBC Host Dylan Ratigan Switches to MSNBC; Bashes Social Issue
May 7th, 2009 10:43 AM
Once upon a time, there was Dylan Ratigan, host of CNBC's "Fast Money," and co-host of that network's "Closing Bell." He was never partisan and willing to criticize both political parties in Washington, D.C. Now he seems to think Bristol Palin has taken Karl Rove's job as the sinister mastermind of Republican politics. In late March 2009, Ratigan left CNBC for destinations unknown, but on May 6…
MSNBC's Shuster Thanks Joe the Plumber for 'Lesson in Tolerance
May 6th, 2009 4:53 PM
Hear all that shattering glass? That's David Shuster's house. The MSNBC host threw his latest rock when he snidely thanked Samuel Wurzelbacher, Joe the Plumber for a "lesson in tolerance" during the 11:00 hour of MSNBC's live news coverage on May 5. Shuster reported: And now a lesson in tolerance from Joe the Plumber. In an interview with Christian [sic] Today, he says we're supposed to…
Olbermann Guest Likens Miss California to Nazi Doll, Makes Crude Sexua
May 6th, 2009 8:18 AM
On Thursday’s Countdown show, Michael Musto of the Village Voice made an appearance to help MSNBC host Keith Olbermann lambast Miss California, Carrie Prejean, because of her expression of opposition to same-sex marriage. After Olbermann set up the segment by revealing that Prejean had received breast implants paid for by the Miss California organization, Musto made a number of crude sexual jokes…
MSNBC Uses Daily Kos GOP Logo to Bash 'Grand Obsolete Party
May 5th, 2009 10:29 PM
Has General Electric's news division at MSNBC officially announced its unequivocal support for the far-left in this nation while abandoning what little remains of its journalistic integrity? Before answering, consider that during Monday's "Countdown," a new GOP logo, created for the perilously liberal website Daily Kos, was used in a hit piece thoroughly disparaging the Republican Party.Is this…
Maddow Guest Isikoff: 'It Was Only Learned' Through Prosecution That a
May 5th, 2009 1:14 PM
Newsweek investigative reporter and MSNBC contributor Michael Isikoff is willing to give credit where due to the Bush administration, provided it comes with a caveat.Isikoff appeared on Rachel Maddow's MSNBC cable show last Thursday to discuss al Qaeda sleeper agent Ali al-Marri pleading guilty in federal court to terrorism charges.While conceding this could be interpreted as Bush being "…
Obama Official: 'At the White House, We Love MSNBC
May 5th, 2009 10:05 AM
It appears the love MSNBC feels towards Barack Obama is not unrequited, for last Wednesday, a member of the Administration actually declared in public, "At the White House, as we always like to say, we love MSNBC."Such occurred at the Atlantic Council Awards Dinner hosted by "Morning Joe"'s Joe Scarborough and Mike Brzezinski.After they introduced special assistant to President Obama for the arts…
Scarborough: Today's GOP is Not Too Conservative It's Too Radical
May 3rd, 2009 5:12 PM
In the wake of back to back disappointments the past two elections, as well as Arlen Specter's recent defection to the Democrat Party, liberal media members -- and even some not-so liberal media members -- have been blaming the GOP's supposed demise on Republicans being too conservative.On Sunday's "Meet the Press," MSNBC's Joe Scarborough took issue with this popular yet obviously debatable…
Kos Kids Complain About Not Being Able to Get Their MSNBC
May 3rd, 2009 11:13 AM
I want my, I want my MSNBC!So screamed Daily Kos readers Saturday in a post destined to fill your Sunday morning with a much-needed chuckle:In the past few weeks, it has come to my personal attention that one cable or satellite company after another has been quietly moving MSNBC away from the news channel section of their lineup and into the premium section, or into the stratosphere of three and…
Shuster Again: Attacks Traditional Marriage Advocate; Asks If He Fears
May 1st, 2009 5:26 PM
Time and time again, on-air talent from MSNBC's daytime news coverage has tried to distance itself the far left-leaning commentators on the network during prime time hours. However, David Shuster has no qualms taking a position publicly and incorporating it into his daytime news coverage. Shuster, who has been outspoken in his support for same-sex marriage, abandoned the pretense of…
