Rangel: 'Islamofascist' an Insult - 'You Never Called Hitler a Christi
August 11th, 2006 9:47 PM
It doesn't take much to offend liberals' exquisite sensitivities. The latest? Referring to Islamofascists as . . . Islamofascists. Chris Matthews got the ball rolling on this evening's Hardball. But Charlie Rangel upped the ante to the max, managing to impugn Christians and Jews in the bargain. Fortunately, GOP Congressman Dan Lungren had the guts to call Rangel on it.Matthews got things started…
Heck With PC: Musto Calls Coulter 'Bastard' [Updated With X-Rated Must
August 10th, 2006 10:47 AM
Keith Olbermann's regular media critic guest, Michael Musto of the Village Voice, called Ann Coulter a 'bastard' on last night's Countdown.The topic was the news that Vanity Fair has picked celeb photographer Annie Liebovitz to snap the first pics of Suri, newborn daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. There is controversy as to whether Suri actually exists, given that, months after her…
Ned Lamont, Closet Republican
August 9th, 2006 8:06 PM
That didn't take long. Just yesterday, Ned Lamont was the netroot hero, the pride of MoveOn.org, the scourge of the GOP. Today, Dem nomination in hand, he began his run toward the center - with a little help from his MSM friends. On this evening's Hardball, Chris Matthews scoffed at the fact that the RNC put Lamont's picture up on its website alongside Michael Moore, Markos Moulitsas of the Daily…
MSNBC: Hezbollah Helped Qana, But 'No Evidence' It Was Launching Rocke
July 31st, 2006 4:02 PM
NBC reporter Richard Engel sure has some severely selective sources. On the one hand, he's overflowing with information reinforcing the image of Hezbollah as a kindly humanitarian organization that was providing "supplies and relief" to the residents of Qana. On the other hand, he has "no evidence" that Hezbollah was using Qana residents as human shields for purposes of launching rockets.Engel…
Thursday Night Fights: Chris Matthews and Audience Take on Ann Coulter
July 28th, 2006 11:11 AM
For your viewing pleasure, MSNBC decided to add to the Friday Night Fights series with a special Thursday edition. However, as "Hardball's" producers must have believed the challenger in the left corner, host Chris Matthews, was going to be outmatched by the challenger in the right corner, they decided to film the segment with an audience conveniently stocked with Ann Coulter haters. As a result…
Olbermania: Why is This Man on Television
July 28th, 2006 5:40 AM
The fact that Jason Leopold doesn't have a television show is a significant reason to believe that there is some sanity within the TV news business. However, the fact that Keith Olbermann still has one after years of failure does make one wonder about the mental acuity of the folks at MSNBC.When you think about it, aside from its host, "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" has a lot of things going…
Bozell Column: Olbermann Seeks Oddballs
July 26th, 2006 12:09 PM
Who says The New York Times has lost touch with reality? A recent puff piece by TV reporter Bill Carter on MSNBC’s “Countdown” host Keith Olbermann honors him as the "centerpiece" and "great growth story" of MSNBC.
Intro to 'Conservative' Carlson's Show Casts Israel as Bully
July 24th, 2006 6:40 PM
Wasn't Tucker Carlson supposed to be MSNBC's conservative counterweight to Olbermann, Matthews, & Co? I might have to rethink that one, judging by the opening roll of his 'Tucker' show this afternoon, which clearly cast Israel as the heavy in the current conflict. Here's how it went:Open to video of an Israeli tank firing rounds, as an off-screen voice breathlessly announces "Lebanon,…