Mosque: MSNBC Celebrates First Amendment, Not So Sure About Second

August 16th, 2010 7:35 AM
There seems to be a double-standard at MSNBC when it comes to upholding the Bill of Rights . . . When people seek to build a mosque near Ground Zero, the consensus among MSNBC liberals seems to be that the exercise of First Amendment rights to freedom of religion cannot be questioned. But it was a different story at MSNBC when, hours before and blocks away from where Pres. Obama was scheduled to…

Gay Video Parody of Miley Cyrus: Disney Shrugs, MSNBC Applauds

August 31st, 2009 3:59 PM
The Walt Disney Company is synonymous with two things: family entertainment and an iron grip on its intellectual property. Unless gays are involved. They can do what they want.Currently, a parody of a Miley Cyrus video is an Internet phenomenon. “Party in the FIP” is a take-off on Cyrus’ hit “Party in the USA,” which is on Hollywood Records, a Walt Disney Company. “FIP” refers to Fire Island…

Lou Dobbs: Olbermann the 'Resident Moron' at MSNBC

August 12th, 2009 8:05 AM
Lou Dobbs - you can love him or hate, but sometimes he makes a point that will get your attention. The CNN host of "Lou Dobbs Tonight" gave his evaluation of MSNBC "Countdown" host Keith Olbermann on his Aug. 11 radio show. According to Dobbs, Olbermann was a neophyte until MSNBC gave him a primetime show in 2003. "First, I want to share with you something that just, I mean shocks me," Dobbs…

MSNBC Anchor: '"Socialist" Is Becoming the New N-word

August 10th, 2009 5:13 PM
UPDATE at end of post: Is this what Newsweek meant when it proudly declared on its cover, "We're All Socialists Now?" Did you know that when you refer to someone as a socialist, you're really calling them the N-word?Such an astonishing hypothesis was offered by MSNBC's Carlos Watson Monday in a segment he refers to as "The 'C' Note."Potentially even more shocking, after Watson offered this…

MSNBC Frets About ‘Unhinged’ Conservatives Who Are ‘Scaring’ S

August 10th, 2009 3:04 PM
MSNBC’s graphics department on Monday provided some visually obnoxious examples of media bias, fretting about "unhinged" conservatives and "health care hysteria." Throughout the morning, the left-leaning cable network featured on-screen texts promoting the Democratic agenda. At 11:35am, MSNBC News Live host Carlos Watson anchored a piece urging liberals to get tough in supporting universal health…

MSNBC Features NYT Columnist to Deride Hypocrisy of Red State Conserva

June 29th, 2009 4:06 PM
MSNBC's Carlos Watson on Monday provided a friendly forum for New York Times opinion writer Charles Blow to link red states and social conservatism with the hypocrisy of sex scandal-ridden politicians like South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford. In his June 26 column, Blow attacked right-leaning voters, "And this kind of hypocrisy isn’t confined to the politicians. It permeates the electorate."…

Yawn: Michael Moore Takes up Tired Task of Bashing Wall Street

June 15th, 2009 3:20 PM
Here we go again. Controversial filmmaker Michael Moore is going offer his solution to societal ills through one of his documentaries. If Moore's past movies are any indication of the coverage he will get, it is sure to be a media hit. Already, Huffington Post blogger and MSNBC daytime anchor Carlos Watson is praising praised Moore's early promotion of the flick. "Michael Moore, the filmmaker,…

MSNBC’s Watson: Obama Should Lead on Gay Marriage Like LBJ on Civil

May 27th, 2009 4:42 PM
During the 2:00PM hour of live Wednesday coverage on MSNBC, anchor Carlos Watson called on President Obama to stand up for gay marriage, comparing the issue to the civil rights movement: "You know what I predict, just like we saw LBJ in the late 60's, very unexpectedly and very famously, looked into the camera, addressed the nation, and say ‘we shall overcome,’ adopting the language of the civil…

MSNBC Hosts Visibly Upset Arizona State Not Awarding Honorary Degree t

April 10th, 2009 4:50 PM
It's not often during midday cable news broadcasting you get to see raw emotion from one or two of the hosts. However, when President Barack Obama gets snubbed, there are exceptions to the rule. On MSNBC on April 10, co-hosts Contessa Brewer and Carlos Watson put their disapproval on display for viewers to see while reporting a decision by Arizona State University not to award Obama an honorary…