Chuck Todd: President ‘Made Gigantic PR Mistake Embracing ObamaCare
July 24th, 2013 1:23 PM
NBC’s Chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd made a stunning statement Wednesday.
Appearing on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Todd said, “I think they made a gigantic PR mistake by embracing the ObamaCare label because I think when he’s out there saying ObamaCare, it automatically politicizes something that when you want Walgreens out there telling people about healthcare, you don't want to put…
Joe Scarborough: Anthony Weiner is 'Chuck Yeager of Sex Scandals
July 24th, 2013 12:33 PM
Appearing on Wednesday's NBC Today, MSNBC Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough made a strange analogy while discussing the latest Anthony Weiner sex scandal: "You know, let's just say he is the Chuck Yeager of sex scandals, he is constantly pushing the envelope, and breaking – I mean this is like The Right Stuff for sex scandals. Nobody has ever been here before, he is in new ground, new territory…
'Morning Joe' Spends Hour on Weiner Scandal, Never Once Calls Him a 'D
July 24th, 2013 11:57 AM
MSNBC’s Morning Joe spent nearly half of their Wednesday program covering the latest revelations in the Anthony Weiner scandal, yet never once mentioned that the disgraced former congressman and New York City mayoral candidate is a Democrat. The panel was extremely critical of Weiner and his candidacy, but apparently did not consider the candidate’s political affiliation to be of any importance…
Flashback: The Worst of the Media During Weiner's First Scandal
July 23rd, 2013 7:50 PM
Former Democratic congressman Anthony Weiner, now a New York mayoral candidate, admitted Tuesday to sending out lewd photos of himself even after he resigned from Congress for doing so back in June of 2011.
During the previous scandal, up until Weiner's resignation, members of the media moved from casting the evidence against him as a smear job to acknowledging his mistake while imploring…
MSNBC's Taylor Charges 'Dangerous' Limbaugh Is 'Pimping His Audience
July 23rd, 2013 6:13 PM
Appearing on Monday's The Last Word, MSNBC contributor Goldie Taylor called Rush Limbaugh "dangerous," and accused him of "pimping his audience" in response to the conservative talk radio host's reaction to President Obama's statement on the George Zimmerman verdict. After a clip of Limbaugh, Taylor responded:
MSNBC’s Hayes Compares Michelle Bachmann to Corpse Flower
July 23rd, 2013 6:00 PM
Unequivocally liberal MSNBC host Chris Hayes took an underhanded jab at Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachman by comparing her career to the Titan Arum, the world’s largest species of flower which is housed at the U.S. Botanical Garden in Washington D.C. The flower, which only blooms once every few years, gives off an odor that is “oddly like rotting flesh.” After being in bloom for a few…
Martin Bashir: Fox Commentators and Rush Limbaugh 'A Sewer of Absolute
July 23rd, 2013 5:30 PM
MSNBC's Martin Bashir on Tuesday called Fox News commentators and Rush Limbaugh a "river of sewage" and a "sewer of absolute crap."
This from the man with some of the consistently lowest ratings on all of cable news (video follows with transcribed lowlights and commentary):
Groupie Andrea Mitchell Hopes Julian Castro Brings 'Democratic Revival
July 23rd, 2013 5:21 PM
In an adoring softball interview with San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro on her Monday MSNBC show, host Andrea Mitchell eagerly wondered if the Democrat was leading the way in turning the solidly red state blue: "Take a look at Texas Monthly, both you and your brother [Congressman Joaquin Castro] and Wendy Davis are on the cover of Texas Monthly. Is there a Democratic revival coming up in Texas…
Martin Bashir Uses Royal Birth To Slam Republicans, Push for ObamaCare
July 23rd, 2013 3:30 PM
Leave it to MSNBC’s Martin Bashir to politicize even the most non-political of events. Take for example yesterday's royal birth, which British subject Martin Bashir decided was an appropriate opportunity to slam Republicans on two different occasions. On July 22 and July 23, Mr. Bashir went on the air to blame the GOP-controlled House of Representatives for the economy's sluggishness as well as…
MSNBC's Finney Brings ObamaCare Rebate On Air, Gushes: 'I Got a Check
July 23rd, 2013 1:54 PM
MSNBC’s newest weekend host is also a former communications director for the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Sometimes, though, it’s hard to tell if Karen Finney ever left the DNC.
Finney spent several minutes touting the benefits of ObamaCare on Sunday’s Disrupt, excitedly holding up a rebate she received from her health insurance provider, gushing: “I got a check.” As President Obama…
Chris Matthews Pollutes Royal Baby Coverage: Brits Like Us Even When W
July 23rd, 2013 11:37 AM
Not even the birth of the royal baby could keep Chris Matthews from making a snide liberal attack. In a closing commentary, Monday night, the Hardball anchor touted the special relationship between Britain and America. But after nicely noting that "when it counts, we are with the Brits and they with us -- from the Falklands to Iraq and back to two world wars," he gratuitously played a clip from…
MSNBC's Harris-Perry Frets Obama 'Carrying the Burden of Race,' Sees P
July 22nd, 2013 6:00 PM
As MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry made multiple appearances on Friday's MSNBC evening shows to discuss President Obama's surprise statement on the George Zimmerman acquittal, the MSNBC host declared that, after Obama became President, "every move that he made became where he ended up carrying the burden of race," during her appearance on All in with Chris Hayes.
A couple of hours earlier, as she…
MSNBC's Brzezinski Befuddled that D.C. Communities Want Walmart Jobs
July 22nd, 2013 5:30 PM
On Monday’s Morning Joe, an all-liberal panel discussed, with co-host Joe Scarborough, the recent feud between the D.C. Council and Walmart, highlighting the standoff between the discount retail giant and city councilors over wages at three future Walmart locations in the nation’s capital.
Co-host Mika Brzezinski bashed Walmart throughout the segment, responding with a long pause and a…
Schultz Spews: Republicans Happy to See Detroit Go Bankrupt
July 22nd, 2013 4:25 PM
On his eponymous Sunday program, Ed Schultz blamed Republicans for Detroit’s recent bankruptcy filing, implying that the GOP is “happy to see Detroit go bankrupt” and that Governor Rick Snyder (R-Mich.) is “swindling public workers out of their hard-earned pensions.” Schultz accused Republicans of wanting to “quit” and “surrender” on Detroit, launching into a 13-minute diatribe against Snyder…