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Joy Talks 'Joy': 'Fun' Democrats vs. 'Frightening' Republicans

August 9th, 2024 9:45 AM

Wednesday night’s episode of MSNBC’s The ReidOut was a particularly “joyful” one. Seriously. Host Joy Reid’s obsession with how “fun” the Harris/Walz Democratic ticket is in comparison to the “frightening” Republican ticket of Trump/Vance was reflected in how many times she mentioned the word “joy” (i.e. far too many).

Column: Can't Cancel Walz's Radicalism with Camo Hats or Ice Fishing

August 9th, 2024 5:58 AM

One of the most bizarre left-wing media spins is the claim that Tim Walz the Libertine Leftist can still appeal to rural conservative voters. He may back abortion on demand, "gender-affirming care" for kids, and free college for illegal immigrants, but hey, he likes hunting and ice fishing and he does butter carving. How does that cancel out the ideology?

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MSNBC Selectively Edits Vance To Label Him 'Entirely False' On Walz

August 8th, 2024 1:15 PM

The first rule of fact-checking is to examine what the person you are fact-checking actually said, but MSNBC’s Ali Velshi broke this simple rule on Wednesday as he guest-hosted Alex Wagner Tonight and took GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance out of context in order to rule him “entirely false” for condemning his Democratic counterpart, Tim Walz, for misrepresenting his military…

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Chris Hayes Frantically Tries To Firefight For Walz’s Military Service

August 8th, 2024 1:45 AM

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s decision to embellish, exaggerate, and otherwise puff up certain aspects of his military service have rapidly turned into a raging wildfire which the Regime Media are desperately trying to contain and extinguish, lest it also consume the presidential prospects of Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Morning Joe Weirdly Hypes Tim Walz's 'Mind Your Own Damn Business'

August 7th, 2024 3:34 PM

On Morning Joe, after Mike Barnicle slobbers over the Walz VP announcement rally, Jonathan Lemire enthuses over Tim Walz's line, "mind your own damn business." Democrats the new libertarians? Hardly! They're the party that  wants to control countless facets of people's lives.  

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MSNBC And CNN Already Condemn 'Swift Boating' Of Walz

August 7th, 2024 2:44 PM

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz had not even been VP Kamala Harris’s running mate for 12 hours before MSNBC’s All In host Chris Hayes accused Republicans of “swift boating” him on Tuesday. On Wednesday, CNN’s Jim Acosta and Brianna Keilar followed suit by also turning the clock back to 2004 as they defended Walz from GOP criticism.

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Scarborough's Christian Celebration of Dems: 'Unto Them Is Born'

August 6th, 2024 10:52 PM

On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough invokes Christian liturgy to celebrate the Democrats' current good fortune: "Gene Robinson, before we get to the news of the day, behold, you bring tidings of good news to Democrats east, west, north, and South, for unto them is born the reason for exuberance."

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'Twinkle'-Eye Tim: Morning Joe Fawns Over ‘Happy Warrior’ Walz

August 6th, 2024 5:28 PM

Vice President Kamala Harris announced her running mate pick, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D), on Tuesday morning. MSNBC’s Morning Joe wasted no time in showering praise on the Governor for his apparently numerous positive qualities, insisting he would help secure the win for the Harris campaign with a “twinkle in his eye.”

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Chuck Todd Raises 'Yellow Flag' After Harris Picks Walz For VP

August 6th, 2024 2:02 PM

Sandwiched between several odes to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after VP Kamala Harris announced him as her running mate, NBC chief political analyst Chuck Todd conceded on MSNBC’s Tuesday installment of Andrea Mitchell Reports that his selection at the expense of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro raised a “yellow flag” about progressives’ ability to bully Harris.

FLASHBACK: Decades of Lib Media Fawning Over Democratic Veeps

August 4th, 2024 10:06 AM

Any day now, we’ll learn who Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen as her 2024 running mate. But there’s no suspense about how the media will react, since liberal journalists have consistently praised and promoted every Democratic vice presidential nominee since the early 1990s.

No Mirror! PBS Blames Reagan, Cable News for Declining Trust in Media

August 3rd, 2024 10:28 PM

Wednesday’s PBS News Hour segment posed as an even-handed examination of declining trust in the news media, setting up Fox News on the right matching MSMNC on the left as both being to blame. But veteran reporter Judy Woodruff’s framing of bias as a…

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MSNBC Votes Against Shapiro, Works 'Couch' Into J.D. Vance Mockery

August 3rd, 2024 4:46 PM

On MSNBC's The Weekend, MSNBC contributor Jason Johnson singles out Josh Shapiro for the most pointed criticism among all of Kamala Harris' leading VP possibilities. Johnson and Michael Steele, egged on by Symone Sanders-Townsend, work multiple mentions of "couch" into their discussion of JD Vance, a reference to a false and debunked claim about his personal life. 

NewsBusters Podcast: Dragging Kamala to Victory with Comedy, Pop Stars

August 2nd, 2024 10:28 PM

It's now time for the promotional progressive press to lean into how cool Kamala is, so they tout endorsements by pop stars and gush over Maya Rudolph playing (not mocking) Harris on Saturday Night Live. CNN's Dana Bash said she was 'very, very, excited.' 

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Morning Joe Doubles Down On 'Deeply Damaged' Trump -- Also 'Dangerous'

August 2nd, 2024 8:07 PM

Eugene Robinson agrees with Mike Barnicle that Trump is "deeply damaged," adding that he is "dangerous," "not a well man," and has "some deep insecurity and feeling of inadequacy."