MSNBC's Sharpton Lauds ObamaCare on Anniversary of 'Historic Victory

July 1st, 2013 11:40 AM
On the Friday, June 28, PoliticsNation on MSNBC, host Al Sharpton marked the anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling in favor of ObamaCare, and gave the program credit for helping consumers. Sharpton began:

MSNBC's Harris-Perry Slams Rick Perry as Snidely Whiplash 'Villain

July 1st, 2013 10:43 AM
On Saturday's Melissa Harris-Perry show, MSNBC host Harris-Perry ranted against Texas Governor Rick Perry, tagging him as the "evil archenemy" of "super-heroine" Wendy Davis, and comparing the Republican governor to the Snidely Whiplash cartoon character known for leaving a woman tied down in the path of an oncoming train. Harris-Perry:

MSNBC's Mitchell Omits Key Details From TX Abortion Bill – The Ones

June 30th, 2013 5:10 PM
The June 28 broadcast of MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports wouldn’t be complete without some mentioning of abortion and the 11-hour filibuster by Texas State Senator Wendy Davis on Tuesday.  Davis, who worked herself through Harvard Law despite having had the hardship of being a teenage single mother, temporarily killed the bill which would have made it illegal to conduct an abortion after 20…

Scarborough Blasts Media 'Lap Dogs' on Obama's 'Voter Suppression' Mem

June 28th, 2013 3:51 PM
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough scolded the media on Friday’s Morning Joe, claiming mainstream outlets acted as “lap dogs” to the Obama administration’s messaging on voter ID proposals during the 2012 election. Scarborough also pushed back against his liberal panel’s repeated attempts to connect voter ID laws to actual instances of racist voter suppression in the 1960s Jim Crow South. The…

MSNBC’s Roberts Literally ‘Leans Forward’ to Push Ohio Dem to Ma

June 28th, 2013 3:31 PM
When certain liberal politicians appear on MSNBC, Thomas Roberts tends to act less like a so-called journalist and more like a Democrat fan boy. Take for instance a June 28th interview with frequent MSNBC guest Nina Turner, Democratic state senator from Ohio, brought on to discuss a myriad of liberal pet issues. Following a typical MSNBC interview in which Roberts and Turner tag-teamed to…

Joe Scarborough Mocks Morning Joe Panel For Giving ‘Victory Lap’ T

June 28th, 2013 11:25 AM
Ever since Texas state senator Wendy Davis’s 11-hour filibuster on Tuesday opposing new safety regulations to abortion clinics, the liberal media have joined in cheering her efforts to block the popular legislation in Texas. Despite the overwhelming support for Ms. Davis, MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough seems to be the lone individual on MSNBC refusing to give in to the media obsession with her.…

MSNBC's Hayes Celebrates 'Sweet, Sweet Victory' of Gay Marriage Ruling

June 27th, 2013 6:48 PM
On Wednesday's All In show on MSNBC, host Chris Hayes opened the program rejoicing over the "sweet, sweet victory" of the Supreme Court ruling against the federal Defense of Marriage Act, calling it a "watershed moment in the centuries-long struggle for equality in this country." After playing clips of news coverage of the ruling, Hayes declared:

MSNBC's Hayes Hypes 'Absolutely Epic' Filibuster by Texas Democrat to

June 27th, 2013 3:32 PM
On Wednesday's All In show, host Chris Hayes celebrated a filibuster by Texas Democratic State Senator Wendy Davis to thwart the passage of a bill restricting abortion, calling her 11-hour filibuster "absolutely-epic" and "one of the most remarkable acts of political leadership that I've ever seen." Hayes plugged the segment recounting a Twitter response to the speech from President Obama,…

Capehart Hails Protest That Prevented Texas Pro-Life Vote As 'Democrac

June 27th, 2013 9:05 AM
  On Morning Joe today, Jonathan Capehart hailed the loud protest in the Texas Capitol gallery by pro-abortion rights advocates—which prevented the state senate from voting on a pro-life bill—as an example of "democracy in action." Joe Scarborough countered that if pro-life protesters had done the same, people on MSNBC and elsewhere would be calling them an "angry, unruly mob." …

Chris Matthews Compares Gavin Newsom to Executed Civil War-Era Aboliti

June 26th, 2013 6:14 PM
 Though Chris Matthews was happy with Wednesday's Supreme Court rulings in support of gay marriage, the liberal host still used hyperbolic rhetoric to describe the state of the country and the Democratic Lieutenant Governor of California. Talking to Gavin Newsom, Matthews praised the politician, comparing him to an executed Civil War abolitionist: "In effect, you were sort of like John Brown or…

During Prop 8 Interview On MSNBC, President Obama Calls in with Congra

June 26th, 2013 12:53 PM
The folks at MSNBC were ecstatic this morning following the Supreme Court’s invalidation of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), but that joy exploded to Chris Matthews levels of tingledom during the 11:00 a.m. hour when President Obama decided to call the couple who took the Prop 8 case to court while they were being interviewed by network anchor and outspoken same-sex marriage advocate…

Joan Walsh: ‘Obama Got the Last Laugh’ When People Died During Sup

June 25th, 2013 6:49 PM
There are times when I can’t believe liberal media members are in any way part of the United States of America. On MSNBC’s Hardball Tuesday, Salon’s Joan Walsh actually said “Obama got the last laugh” when people died as a result of Superstorm Sandy because it rebuffed something Mitt Romney said about the President at last year’s Republican National Convention (video follows with transcript…

Huh? Chris Matthews: Stop Global Warming or Miami Will Be Turned Into

June 25th, 2013 6:13 PM
The always hyperbolic Chris Matthews on Tuesday touted Barack Obama's call for action on global warming with a rambling warning. The Hardball anchor hyperventilated, "And why did President Obama try to move the ball on global warming and climate change today? Well, because cities like Miami are about to turn into Atlantis if we don't do something about this." [See video below. MP3 audio here…

Erroneous Claim of Southern Racism in Voting Draws No Criticism

June 25th, 2013 6:00 PM
Guest-anchoring the June 25 edition of Now with Alex Wagner, MSNBC's Joy-Ann Reid took the opportunity to react to a 2-hour-old Supreme Court ruling with an appropriate amount of sky-is-falling bluster. Reid's overwhelmingly liberal panel was distraught at the decision and agreed that this would lead to a “slow but steady erosion of voting rights in the South.” When asked his opinion about…