Conservatives & Republicans
Avlon Laments 'Blow to Our Democracy' After RNC Debate Withdrawal'
On CNN’s Friday installment of New Day, John Avlon reacted to the news that the RNC has withdrawn from the Commission on Presidential Debates with one of his “reality checks” that characteristically featured plenty of pretentiousness, but not a lot of reality.
'Hard Right Turn': MSNBC Aghast At Republicans Being Republicans
Republicans are busy acting like Republicans and Andrea Mitchell and her Thursday panel of guests on MSNBC are beside themselves. From abortion, not giving minors puberty blockers, not teaching elementary students about sexual orientation, guns, the Commission of Presidential Debates, to redistricting, she warned about the GOP’s “hard right turn.”
Ruhle Lets MSNBC Analyst Liken Republicans to ISIS on Abortion
On Tuesday's The 11th Hour, MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle devoted a segment to fretting over a new abortion ban passed by Oklahoma Republicans as she spoke with liberal MSNBC legal analyst Barbara McQuade.
CensorTrack with TR: LinkedIn Censors Story of Air Force Vet
It’s Episode 33 of CensorTrack with TR. This week we’re talking about how the professional networking site LinkedIn censored an Air Force veteran’s testimony of hard work and perseverance.
Noah: GOP 'A**holes' Wanted 'Free N-Word Passes' After Jackson Vote
On Monday’s installment of The Daily Show on Comedy Central, host Trevor Noah declared that Republican senators who did not stay and applaud Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to the Supreme Court were “assholes” who wanted to get their “free N-word passes.” After crediting Mitt Romney for staying and applauding the vote results, Noah turned his attention to other Republicans, “All…
NYT's Healy Worried 'For Our Democracy’ After Hearing Conservative Men
The New York Times reported on a political focus group and came back scared for democracy: “These 8 Conservative Men Are Making No Apologies.” What precisely would the “conservative men” have to apologize for? It’s not made clear. Deputy Opinion Editor and former campaign reporter Patrick Healy and Adrian Rivera damned them with faint praise in the lead sentence, before a follow-up…
MSNBC's Phang Uses Debut to Plug Dems Fighting 'Hard-Right' DeSantis
On her new weekend show, MSNBC host Katie Phang did her part to push for the defeat of Governor Ron DeSantis as she trashed the Florida Republican's agenda as "hard right," and provided a softball forum for his likely Democratic opponent, Congressman Charlie Crist.
CNN: Jackson's GOP Critics Are Against Civil Rights 'Progress'
On New Day Saturday, CNN analyst Errol Louis suggested that Republicans are opposed to and bitter about the acquisition of civil rights for African Americans as he reacted to Republican resistance to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's appointment to the Supreme Court.
Nets Gush Over 'History,' Only CBS Acknowledges Criticisms of Jackson
ABC, NBC, and CBS all gushed over the “history” making Supreme Court confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson on their respective Saturday morning programs. Of the three, only CBS put in minimal effort to show substantive criticisms of Jackson existed.
Ruhle Frets GOP 'Nonsense' Deprived America of Knowing Jackson Better
On Thursday's The 11th Hour show, MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle lamented that Republicans had distracted the country with "nonsense" and prevented Americans from getting to know newly appointed Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Morning Joe: DNC Chair Calls Tom Cotton 'Little Maggot-Infested Man'
Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough welcomed DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison as he called Republican Sen. Tom Cotton the "lowest of the low" and a "maggot-infested little man."
CNN: Disney Should Have Used 'Clout' to Shut Down Parental Rights Law
On New Day Saturday, fill-in co-host Laura Jarrett suggested that Disney has not been aggressive enough in pushing against Republicans on parents' rights in Florida schools, complaining that Disney's response to the law restricting the teaching of LGBT issues to young school children was done "belatedly." Not surprisingly, Jarrett gave a forum to a left-wing professor to fret about…
MSNBC Frets Florida Parents' Rights Law Is 'Terror Tactic'
On Saturday afternoon's Alex Witt Reports on MSNBC, fill-in host Katy Tur was joined by new MSNBC contributor Charles Blow to spend a segment bemoaning the new law in Florida that bars the teaching of transgender issues to young children in schools.
