NBC's Chuck Todd Admonishes Andrea Mitchell for Lame Attempt to Play R
October 19th, 2011 4:32 PM
Andrea Mitchell's attempt to imply Rick Perry was being racially insensitive, for calling fellow GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain "brother," during Tuesday's Republican debate, was so lame even her NBC colleague Chuck Todd wasn't buying it. Mitchell, on Wednesday's edition of MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Reports, dredged up the N-Head controversy on Perry as she scolded: "If I were Rick Perry…
NBC Touts Slanted Poll Showing Support for Obama's Second Stimulus and
October 13th, 2011 4:54 PM
On Thursday's NBC Today, after acknowledging President Obama's low approval rating, co-host Matt Lauer and chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd cheered other results of the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, with Lauer proclaiming: "If there is some good news for the White House this morning it's that 63% of the people in this poll approve of his jobs plan."
Todd followed: "That…
A Tale of Two Protests: Media Cheer Wall Street Occupiers But Jeered T
October 13th, 2011 10:41 AM
The Occupy Wall Street protestors have received overwhelmingly positive coverage from the Big Three (ABC, CBS, NBC) news networks, as they used their airtime to publicize and promote the aggressively leftist movement. In just the first eleven days of October, ABC, CBS and NBC flooded their morning and evening newscasts with a whopping 33 full stories or interview segments on the protesters.…
Bozell Column: Protesters Occupy the Liberal Media
October 11th, 2011 9:33 PM
When the Tea Party movement erupted in the spring of 2009, the media elites dismissed them as corporate-generated “Astroturf” noise. They found them barely worth covering, even to besmirch them.
But when the “Occupy Wall Street” protests began on September 17, the liberal media was quickly bombarded with complaints from the Left that the media were ignoring this massive “news” story. NPR…
AP Editor: We Still Consider Herman Cain A Second-Tier Candidate
October 10th, 2011 11:35 AM
Yeah, Herman Cain won the Florida straw poll, crushing Mitt Romney and Rick Perry. And OK, a CBS poll recently found him tied with Romney among likely Republican primary voters. Sure, he also scored a resounding victory in another straw poll this weekend. And Rasmussen just today released the finding that 56% of GOP voters like Cain's 9-9-9 plan.
So is that enough to make the Associated…
October 6 Obama Press Conference Live Blog
October 6th, 2011 11:01 AM
I'll be live-blogging the questions from reporters below the page break:
Report: Christie's Father, Wife and Brother All Want Him To Run - Deci
September 30th, 2011 1:30 PM
National Review's Robert Costa has spoken to Chris Christie's father who claims the New Jersey governor is getting a lot of support from his family to run for president including himself.
In a brief segment on MSNBC's "Daily Rundown" Friday, Costa told host Chuck Todd that Christie is back in Trenton and will be making a decision this weekend (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Todd Ticked Romney Using Footage Of Mexican Prez Praising Perry
September 30th, 2011 9:57 AM
A Mexican President praises Governor Rick Perry for offering in-state tuition to illegal immigrants in Texas. Mitt Romney uses footage of it in a campaign ad. Something wrong with that? Apparently yes--in the eyes of Chuck Todd.
The host of MSNBC's "Daily Rundown" critically quizzed Romney campaign strategist Russ Schriefer over the ad today. Video after the jump.
Chuck Todd Warns GOP Debate Audiences 'Send Wrong Message to Swing Vot
September 26th, 2011 5:41 PM
On Friday's NBC Nightly News, chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd portrayed audience members at recent Republican debates as unruly and an embarrassment to the GOP: "Some Republicans are concerned these audience moments might send the wrong message to swing voters."
Wrapping up a report on Thursday's Republican debate, Todd declared: "These three September debates have also exposed…
Chuck Todd Laughs When Asked If Obama Thinks His New Tax Plan Is A 'Re
September 19th, 2011 10:38 AM
Even Chuck Todd thinks President Obama's new tax plan is a joke.
When asked on MSNBC Monday if the White House believes "tax reform in the context of the Super Committee is a realistic goal," NBC's chief White House correspondent broke out laughing followed by the entire "Morning Joe" panel (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Matt Lauer Urges Bachmann to Bash Perry; NBC Debate Coverage Promotes
September 13th, 2011 5:34 PM
In an interview with Michele Bachmann on Tuesday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer actually delayed discussion of job creation as he pushed her to attack Texas Governor Rick Perry: "We'll talk about jobs in a second, but I do want to stick on this controversy over...Perry mandating vaccinations for HPV."
Bachmann had attempted to begin on the subject of President Obama's jobs plan, but Lauer…
O'Reilly Tells Ingraham NBC's Todd Worked for Lib Senator, 'His Wife M
September 12th, 2011 12:34 AM
The story broken by NewsBusters last week involving Chuck Todd saying NBC's pollsters were "concerned" about President Obama's poll numbers has brought some scrutiny on the Peacock Network's chief White House correspondent.
After radio's Laura Ingraham questioned Todd about this issue Thursday, Fox News's Bill O'Reilly brought her on his program Friday saying, "We did a little research on Mr…
NBC's Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd Gets MSNBC 'Lean Forw
September 10th, 2011 12:34 PM
As NewsBusters previously reported, MSNBC's "Lean Forward" advertising campaign has been a way for the network to unapologetically display the overt liberal bias of its extended prime time hosts.
This marketing strategy is being expanded to now include "Daily Rundown" host Chuck "Our Pollsters Are Concerned About Obama's Poll Numbers" Todd who also happens to be NBC's chief White House…
Ingraham to NBC's Todd: 'I Don’t Remember You Saying Pollsters Were
September 8th, 2011 6:15 PM
As first reported by NewsBusters, NBC's Chuck Todd told Brian Williams Tuesday that their network's pollsters were "concerned" about President Obama's recent poll numbers.
When this came up on radio's "Laura Ingraham Show" Thursday, the host said to Todd, "I don’t remember you saying that pollsters were concerned about Bush’s poll numbers dropping" (video follows with transcript and…