President’s Day Parade (of Quotes): Using History to Spin the News
Journalists love to use past presidents to measure today’s politicians, either to build up those who exemplify their historical liberal heroes, or to belittle conservatives with whom they disagree. Here’s a deep dive into the MRC’s archives showing how the media have used presidents from George Washington to Abraham Lincoln to JFK as talking points in today’s political battles.
MSNBC's Phang Predicts Georgia DA Fani Willis Will Indict Trump
On her MSNBC show Saturday, Katie Phang predicted that Fulton County, Georgia DA Fani Willis will indict Donald Trump in connection with the 2020 presidential election, but fretted whether that indictment can "coexist" if special counsel Jake Smith indicts Trump on federal charges. MSNBC contributor Joyce Vance assured Phang that the indictments can coexist.
MSNBC's Melber Struggles To Defend Network's Mueller, COVID Reporting
HBO Real Time host Bill Maher was discussing Fox News and its lawsuit with Dominion on Friday with MSNBC’s The Beat host Ari Melber when he asked if MSNBC also simply tells its viewers what it wants to hear, “Can you honestly say MSNBC doesn't do some of that?”
Flashback: The Liberal Media vs. Wisconsin’s Scott Walker
Twelve years ago, the national media became a mouthpiece for left-wing union protests, as reporters smeared Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker as akin to abusive dictators in the Middle East, while turning a blind eye to the nastiness of the left-wing union protesters who besieged the capitol building.
MSNBC's Elise Jordan Claims Trump Could Get 'Really Bad Dementia'
In a discussion of presidential health, on the day after Joe Biden got a "clean bill of health" from his doctor, Joe Scarborough mocks Ronny Jackson, Donald Trump's White House doctor during his presidency, for saying that genetics explain Trump's good health despite his poor diet and lack of exercise. John Heilemann, a confirmed liberal and Trump antagonist, surprisingly sticks up for Jackson…
Mitchell Asks Harris Why DeSantis Doesn't Want To Teach Slavery
For the third time in less than a month, MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell used her Friday show to spread wild fake news about conservatives. This latest installment of partisan falsehoods came during an interview with Vice President Harris where she asked why Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis seeks to ban the teaching of slavery.
MSNBC Reports Poll 40% Disapproving Immigration, Then Dismiss It
On MSNBC’s The 11th Hour, guest host and daughter of corrupt New Jersey Democrat Senator Robert Menendez, Alicia Menendez seemed shocked that forty percent of voters on a recent Gallup poll want immigration decreased, yet Menendez and her guest Victoria DeFrancesco of the Clinton School of Public Service dismissed Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s visit to the U.S. Mexico border as “political…
They're Scared! Reid & Jolly Cry DeSantis 'Dangerous' on Culture Wars
On MSNBC’s The ReidOut, host Joy Reid brought on MSNBC contributor and turncoat Republican David Jolly to once again lash out at Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis and without evidence accuse him of being a racist and attacking black people for political gain. Most telling was when Jolly claimed DeSantis is “dangerous on cultural issues.” The left will always attack who they are…
Sharpton Likens DeSantis's Education Policies To Slavery, Segregation
MSNBC PoliticsNation host Al Sharpton joined Morning Joe on Thursday to recap his Wednesday vanity protest against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s education policies where he showed his usual lack of nuance and good faith, by comparing DeSantis to those who perpetuated slavery and segregation.
GOP Primary Balloon: Scarborough Pumps Up Sununu, Deflates DeSantis
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough pumps up New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu as a potential Republican presidential primary contender, and takes shots at Ron DeSantis, saying, that DeSantis' campaign "is going to end very badly . . . It's going to start as high as a Chinese balloon over Montana, and by the time it gets to South Carolina, they're going to be looking for wreckage."
Hammering Haley: CNN, MSNBC Bemoan She Refused to Smear U.S. as Racist
With former U.N. Ambassador and former Governor Nikki Haley (R-SC) holding her presidential campaign kickoff Wednesday in Charleston, South Carolina, CNN and MSNBC began the assault against GOP candidates as they seek to take out those seeking to challenge Donald Trump. For Haley, CNN and MSNBC trashed her for saying “America is not a racist country” and instead arguing “nothing could be…
MSNBC: DeSantis Culture Wars Used to Distract from Unpopular Agenda
On MSNBC’s All In, host Chris Hayes had on leftist New York Times opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie to kvetch over one of the leftist media’s favorite topic: Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis and his efforts to clean up his state’s education system and prevent children from being racially and sexually indoctrinated. Bouie for his part came up with a conspiracy theory…
Scarborough's Incredibly Shameless On Gun/Abortion-Rights 'Fetishness'
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough denounces Republican "fetishness" over gun rights. But he ignores the Democrats extreme position on abortion, which supports the right to abortion up to, and in some cases even beyond, birth.
Maddow Lashes Out at WV Gov for Taking on Leftist Public Broadcasting
On Monday’s edition of MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, the eponymous host lashed out at West Virginia Governor Jim Justice for daring to use his power as Governor to reform the corrupt leftist public broadcasting system in his state. While many conservatives would prefer it be defunded entirely and be forced to compete in the free market like every other news outlet, Justice…
