Maddow Touts Obama's 'Infinite Room' to Punish Russia With Sanctions

March 21st, 2014 6:45 AM
Providing, of course, that the Secret Service prevents kryptonite from being brought anywhere near the president. The Obama-as-godlike-figure meme has appeared again, this time on MSNBC, though it's a safe bet on any given day that this is where it will surface, usually before the end of "Morning Joe." (Video after the jump)

'New Yorker' Editor: U.S. Lacks 'Historical Leverage' Against Russia B

March 3rd, 2014 9:51 AM
Appearing on NBC's Today on Monday, New Yorker magazine editor and former Washington Post Moscow correspondent David Remnick fretted that the United States lacked the moral authority to oppose Russia's invasion of Ukraine: "The United States also does not have the leverage it wants in historical terms. Invading countries is something the United States knows about from really raw experience. And…