MSNBC's Wagner Insists 'No One, Anywhere' Wants to Scrap 2nd Amendment

"No one, anywhere, is talking about doing away with the Second Amendment, and no one, anywhere is advocating stripping away gun ownership," MSNBC's Alex Wagner insisted on the January 11 edition of her eponymous noontime program. Nice try, Ms. Wagner, but exactly two years ago to the day, your colleague Richard Lui suggested it was time to "revisit the Second Amendment" following the shooting…
Ken Shepherd
January 11th, 2013 12:51 PM

MSNBC's Chris Matthews Sneers: Congressman Steve King Is a Bigot

Chris Matthews on Thursday smeared Congressman Steve King as a racist, declaring that the Republican representative is "prejudiced against Latinos." The liberal cable anchor came to the conclusion while discussing King's attempts to change the 14th Amendment to exclude so-called "anchor babies." Matthews played a 2011 clip of the congressman asserting that illegals "sneak into the United…
Scott Whitlock
January 11th, 2013 11:43 AM

NBC's Lauer Grills NRA President: Has 'Monumental' Power of Gun Rights

In an interview with National Rifle Association president David Keene on Friday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer wondered: "Do you have the support in Congress to block any federal ban on assault weapons in the coming year?...How close do you think Congress can get on that?" He then speculated: "People talk about the power of the NRA. They look at it almost, you know, in monumental terms. Do you…
Kyle Drennen
January 11th, 2013 11:37 AM

Piers Morgan Sneers At Conservative Guest Citing Constitution; 'You Br

When Breitbart.com's Ben Shapiro used his pocket-sized copy of the U.S. Constitution on the set of Piers Morgan Tonight, CNN's Piers Morgan asserted that he, like the NRA, was deviously trying to frame gun control as an assault on the Second Amendment. "You come in. You brandish your little book as if I don't know what's in there," Morgan sneered. "My little book? That's the Constitution of…
Matt Hadro
January 11th, 2013 11:00 AM

Piers Morgan Remains Oblivious to His Own Fuzzy Logic on Assault Weapo

On Thursday's Piers Morgan Tonight on CNN, host Morgan failed to grasp the logical contradiction in his eagerness to ban supposed "assault weapons" that have been used in recent mass shootings, while he does not voice support for a similar ban on handguns which are utilized much more often by criminals. As guest Ed Shapiro of Breitbart.com pressed the CNN host on his fuzzy logic, presumably…
Brad Wilmouth
January 11th, 2013 10:50 AM

Plight of Long-term Unemployed Rarely Reported in Obama Years, Was Med

A week ago, Associated Press reporters and their articles' headlines described the nation's job market in positive terms. An early a.m. report on Janaury carried this headline: "U.S. job market resilient despite budget fight." Later that same morning, just before the government's release of that day's employment report, there was this: "Jobs report expected to show underlying economic strength…
Tom Blumer
January 11th, 2013 10:42 AM

MSNBC’s Scarborough: ‘NRA Made Millions Off of Newtown

Once again, MSNBC pseudo-conservative Joe Scarborough has disgustingly smeared conservatives and pro-gun rights advocates. Speaking on Friday’s Morning Joe, Scarborough sneered, “Do you know how much money these people have made over the slaughter of 20 innocents in Newtown?”  Scarborough has joined fellow MSNBCer Toure in slanderously accusing the NRA of profiting off of the Newtown tragedy…
Jeffrey Meyer
January 11th, 2013 10:26 AM

Leno on 'Lincoln' Oscar Nominations: 'First Time Hollywood Ever Voted

On Thursday it was announced that the film "Lincoln" had received twelve Oscar nominations including best picture of the year. Hours later, NBC Tonight Show host Jay Leno marvelously quipped that it's "the first time Hollywood has ever voted for a Republican president. That's amazing" (video follows with commentary):
Noel Sheppard
January 11th, 2013 8:36 AM

Open Thread Friday

Today's question is "In how many ways can sex columnist/MTV star Dan Savage offend?" In his latest column of "advice," Savage jokes that one kind of sex from behind is useful in mocking the Catholic hierarchy:  It's "known variously as frottage, outercourse, the Princeton Rub, or 'the pearl tramp stamp.' But in Chicago, it's known as 'the Cardinal George.'" The cardinal is opposing same-sex…
NB Staff
January 11th, 2013 7:59 AM

NYT's Tavernise Blames Lack of Health Care, 'Individualism...Dislike o

On Thursday, New York Times reporter Sabrina Tavernise filed a report on death rates among the young in America and misleadingly equated it to a failure of America to achieve universal health care, in the badly titled "For Americans Under 50, Stark Findings on Health." The Times tretched the definition of poor "health" in America past the credibility breaking point, to include death rates…
Clay Waters
January 11th, 2013 7:43 AM

Breitbart Editor Accuses Piers Morgan of 'Standing on the Graves of th

CNN's Piers Morgan, after weeks of abusing guests that don't agree with him about imposing tighter gun restrictions in the wake of the Newton, Connecticut, massacre, finally got what was coming to him Thursday. At the beginning of another highly contentious interview on Piers Morgan Tonight, Breitbart.com editor Ben Shapiro told his arrogant host, "You tend to demonize people who differ from…
Noel Sheppard
January 10th, 2013 10:54 PM

Howard Fineman: Gun Control Is 'Legacy Material' For Obama

Is it the media's responsibility to worry about Barack Obama's legacy? The Huffington Post's Howard Fineman seems to think so, and told MSNBC's Chris Matthews Thursday that gun control is "legacy material" for the President (video follows with LexisNexis transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
January 10th, 2013 9:04 PM

Larry King Bashes Piers Morgan: 'Show Is a Lot About Him as Much as th

Former CNN anchor Larry King took a shot at replacement Piers Morgan Thursday saying that his show "is a lot about him as much as the guests." Rather comically, King with a straight face told HuffPost Live, "I never gave opinions" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
January 10th, 2013 8:12 PM

MSNBC Contributor Taylor Again Attacks Black Conservatives As 'Dangero

Appearing on the January 10 Martin Bashir program to discuss concerns being expressed by many in Washington -- predominantly on the Left -- that President Obama's second-term Cabinet will be less diverse in terms of race and gender than his first term, MSNBC contributor Goldie Taylor took the opportunity to attack minority and women appointees of the George W. Bush Cabinet as self-hating…
Ken Shepherd
January 10th, 2013 6:30 PM