MSNBC's Roberts Dismisses Voter ID Laws As 'Voter Suppression Laws

May 17th, 2012 5:45 PM
Perhaps liberals are wising up and realizing that comparing voter ID laws to Jim Crow statutes is, well, a bit much. It seems now the preferred term of choice, at least on MSNBC, is simply "voter suppression laws." During the 11 a.m. Eastern hour of MSNBC programming, host Thomas Roberts matter-of-factly labeled voter ID laws as "voter suppression laws" that "could keep minorities and young…

For Second Straight Day, MSNBC Hypes 'War on Voting' with Biased Segme

March 9th, 2011 4:17 PM
For the second day in a row, MSNBC worked up a biased segment with Rock the Vote president Heather Smith about a "war on voting" -- see screen capture below page break-- by Republican legislators in numerous states where the GOP controls both state legislative chambers, such as New Hampshire. Today "NewsNation" host Tamron Hall picked up the torch from colleague Thomas Roberts, who conducted…

MSNBC Hypes Republican Push for Voter Registration Reform as 'War on V

March 8th, 2011 1:36 PM
"With such a strong bloc of these young people voting Democratic [in presidential elections], Republican leaders in some key swing states are looking to even the playing field coming up in 2012," MSNBC's Thomas Roberts insisted as he introduced Heather Smith of Rock the Vote (RTV) in a segment devoted to that group's fears about "voter suppression" -- see RTV screen capture below the page break…

Wexler Begs for Help in Fight Against 'Ultra-Conservative Radio and Te

August 1st, 2008 3:44 PM
Rep. Robert Wexler is getting desperate. After several media outlets discovered the Democratic congressman from Florida uses his in-laws' house in a Florida retirement community to meet residency requirements, he has sent out an e-mail (entire text here) asking for campaign donations - alleging it's his "strong and vocal stands in favor of impeaching President Bush and Vice President Cheney"…