Column: Just Go Away, Brian Williams

Brian Williams, dismissed as NBC Nightly News anchor in 2015 for serial embellishment and lying, signed off from his MSNBC show The 11th Hour. CNN’s Brian Stelter previewed the last show: "There's no word on what the Thursday finale will entail, but here's hoping for a sendoff befitting his position." Williams should be sent off with a lump of coal.

Tim Graham
December 10th, 2021 6:28 AM

Brian Williams Signs Off MSNBC With NASTY Goodbye, ABSURD Tributes

Brian Williams signed off late Thursday night for the final time after 28 years between MSNBC and NBC, claiming on The 11th Hour that he’s “not a liberal or a conservative,” but “an institutionalist” fearful of “the darkness...has spread” across America while equating Trump supporters to arsonists and murderers that frighten him as “an aging volunteer fireman.”

Curtis Houck
December 10th, 2021 3:08 AM

Sex and the City Sequel Discovers It’s Not Easy Being Woke

The sequel to Sex and the City is here. HBO Max began streaming the first two episodes of And Just Like That… on December 9. Fast forward twenty years and we find three of the four ladies struggling with middle age, major loss, and teenage children.

Karen Townsend
December 9th, 2021 11:55 PM

Hateful CNN: Smerconish Argues for Religious Discrimination from Gov.

It was the fourth night of Michael Smerconish’s run as the temporary replacement of Chris Cuomo and he was already showing boss Jeff Zucker just how awful he could be. In a segment about a fresh religious liberty case before the Supreme Court for oral argument Thursday, Smerconish advocated for discrimination against religious schools when it came to a school choice program in Maine that…

Nicholas Fondacaro
December 9th, 2021 11:46 PM

Sarah Silverman: "I F--king Surrender' on Twitter Beef with Joy Reid

Mediaite reports that Sarah Silverman proclaimed "I f--king surrender" after getting hounded for tweeting criticism at Joy Reid over a Ron DeSantis proposal to create a state guard in Florida. She tweeted at Reid "Please read the article before you post this stuff, you’re a news outlet."

Tim Graham
December 9th, 2021 10:15 PM

Really? Stephanopoulos Defends Media for Hyping Steele Dossier

Before coronavirus and before impeachment, Russian collusion was the hottest topic in the media and they never grew weary of hyping it, even as it fell apart.

Kristine Marsh
December 9th, 2021 9:52 PM

11th Hour at Midnight: Here’s the Worst of Lyin' Brian at MSNBC

On Thursday night, it was curtains for Brian Williams’s 28-year career at NBC and sister network MSNBC. Incredibly, the serial liar remained employed for six years at MSNBC following the revelation that he had embellished and fabricated stories during his time at the Peacock network. With that, NewsBusters decided to take a look back with Williams's 20 worst moments at MSNBC after his scandal…

Curtis Houck
December 9th, 2021 9:18 PM

Tribunal: China Committing Genocide, Only NBC Deems Newsworthy

On Thursday, an international tribunal investigating claims of genocide against Uyghur Muslims in China confirmed to the world that such acts were indeed happening. But of the big three networks, it was only Olympics broadcaster NBC who dared to share the report with their viewers, a risky move considering the Beijing Winter Olympics was coming up.

Nicholas Fondacaro
December 9th, 2021 9:06 PM

Latino Nets Push California Move to Become Abortion Sanctuary

This week, the national Hispanic networks made a point to let their (mostly conservative) audiences know just how fantastic the prospect of California becoming the nation's abortion sanctuary would be, especially as poor Latinas in, say, Texas, wouldn't have the money to pay for a 26-week abortion they can't get in their state.

Kathleen Krumhansl
December 9th, 2021 5:35 PM

Todd Tantrum: Biden Hosts Democracy Summit as GOP Destroys Democracy!

On MSNBC’s MTP Daily Thursday afternoon, host Chuck Todd wailed that while President Biden was hosting a virtual global summit on democracy, Republicans were trying to “subvert” democracy in the United States. He also lamented how Democrats haven’t yet federalized and rigged all elections in their favor to combat the supposed “crisis.”

Kyle Drennen
December 9th, 2021 5:07 PM
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Scarborough Urges Big Lawsuits for Big Tech for 'Killing Young Girls'

Joe Scarborough was back on his anti-social-media hobbyhorse again on today's Morning Joe. He and the panel were reacting to items in the news: the testimony of Instagram's CEO yesterday before a Senate committee, and an advisory from the Surgeon General warning about a mental health crisis among young people. Scarborough's solution was to hold social media companies like Instagram liable for…

Mark Finkelstein
December 9th, 2021 4:06 PM

24 Congressmen Urge Google to Reinstate Abortion Pill Reversal Ad

Twenty-four members of Congress are urging Google to stop its suppression of pro-life voices and reinstate…

Craig Bannister
December 9th, 2021 3:13 PM

Breaking: New Christmas Song Is About...Christ

Everybody loves Christmas music. Christmas songs stir memories and help us feel reflective or festive. Artists keep recording them, and every year they make the charts. But very few new songs have anything to do with the birth of Jesus Christ.

Matt Philbin
December 9th, 2021 2:35 PM

Classless MSNBC: Dole Was 'A Big Insult Politician,' Like Trump

During its coverage following the Capitol Hill ceremony honoring the late Bob Dole, MSNBC painted the former war hero, senator, and presidential candidate as "a complicated figure" because he was a Republican who voted for Donald Trump. At one point, a guest even slammed Dole as "a big insult politician."

Alex Christy
December 9th, 2021 2:14 PM