Andrea Mitchell: 'More Than Any of Its Predecessors,' Obama Administra

May 23rd, 2013 5:09 PM
Longtime MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell on Thursday lashed out at the Obama administration, complaining that "more than any of its predecessors in recent years [they have], gone after journalists." The usually Obama-friendly journalist complained that the White House "has not" challenged journalists in a restrained way, but "has done it in a very broad, sweeping way as we saw with the Associated…

MSNBC's O'Donnell Slams 'Vicious' Attempt to Ban Violent Criminals fro

May 23rd, 2013 4:49 PM
On the Wednesday, May 22, The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell show on MSNBC, host O'Donnell called for the defeat of a "vicious" Senate amendment pushed by Louisiana Republican Senator David Vitter which would bar people convicted of some violent crimes from receiving welfare benefits. The MSNBC host complained that the children of a criminal would "pay for his crime by going hungry," and…

Scarborough, 'Morning Joe' Panel Continue Relentless Attack on Ted Cru

May 23rd, 2013 12:30 PM
Joe Scarborough seems to have an obsession with conservative and Tea Party favorite Ted Cruz. Scarborough and his Thursday Morning Joe panel bashed the freshman Texas senator for at least the fourth time in a few months, berating the Lone Star Republican for his distrust of Congressional leadership. The MSNBC host suggested Cruz has “no interest in working with any of his colleagues,” and…

MSNBC’s Chris Hayes Hypes ‘LGBT Injustice’ During Interview With

May 23rd, 2013 12:15 PM
As my colleagues at NewsBusters have documented, the liberal media have already jumped on the bandwagon to defend an 18-year old Florida woman with unlawful sexual conduct with a 14-year old girl, saying authorities are only pressing charges because she's a lesbian. On Wednesday evening, MSNBC’s Chris Hayes joined the media frenzy by declaring this case an example of “LBGT Injustice.”  On the…

Lisa Myers: 'For a Year the IRS Essentially Knowingly Lied to Congress

May 23rd, 2013 10:46 AM
NBC News senior investigative reporter Lisa Myers had some harsh words for the Obama administration Thursday. Appearing on MSNBC's Morning Joe, Myers said, "For a year the IRS essentially knowingly lied to Congress and no one came forward" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Fournier: Obama's 'Jihad Against the Press' Makes it More Likely We'll

May 23rd, 2013 10:07 AM
With each passing day, it's becoming clearer and clearer that many of the current White House resident's followers in the media are really angered by his attack on the Associated Press and Fox News's James Rosen. On MSNBC's Morning Joe Thursday, the National Journal's Ron Fournier said of this issue, "You can't make journalism a conspiracy...The irony here is that President Obama, by raising…

MSNBC’s Finney On IRS Scandal: ‘Why Didn't Romney Make More Of A B

May 22nd, 2013 8:29 PM
You can take the flack out of the DNC but you can't take the DNC out of the flack, especially it's MSNBC regular and newly-minted weekend host Karen Finney, who today said that Mitt Romney should have made a bigger deal out of the IRS scandal on the campaign trail. The only problem, of course, is that no one knew about the IRS's malfeasance until well after the election. On Wednesday's Now…

Obama Losing Chris Matthews? Host Rails Against 'Profiling' By IRS: It

May 22nd, 2013 6:25 PM
  If Barack Obama is losing Chris Matthews, he might be in serious trouble. The MSNBC host on Wednesday declared that the Tea Party is the victim of "profiling" by the Internal Revenue Service that is on the level of targeting innocent Muslims as terrorists. On the subject of former IRS official Lois Lerner pleading the Fifth, Matthews wondered, "Why, if you have nothing to hide and you're a…

Maddow Freaked Out by 'Very, Very, Very, Very, Very, Very, Very, Very

May 22nd, 2013 2:36 PM
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow warned her very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very liberal audience that the Virginia Republican Party just picked a slate of "very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very conservative" candidates to run for office this fall. On Tuesday's edition of MSNBC's Rachel Maddow Show the host left no doubt in her viewers' minds about how "very conservative" she found…

ABC’s Cokie Roberts Acknowledges Obama’s Contempt for the Press, B

May 22nd, 2013 1:50 PM
Even ABC News’s Cokie Roberts recognizes that the Obama administration has far overstepped its constitutional boundaries in obtaining the personal emails of Fox News reporter James Rosen. The political commentator denounced the Obama/Holder Justice Department’s actions on Tuesday’s Morning Joe on MSNBC, claiming the overreach was “appalling.” Roberts later criticized the administration’s…

Chuck Todd: Obama Administration Wants to 'Criminalize Journalism

May 22nd, 2013 10:18 AM
As more revelations surface concerning the White House targeting press members, more and more of Barack Obama's fans in the media are breaking ranks. Count NBC's chief White House correspondent amongst them, for on MSNBC's Morning Joe Wednesday, Chuck Todd actually said, "They want to criminalize journalism" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Al Hunt On Rosen Outrage: Obama 'No Better Than Nixon'; Holder Should

May 22nd, 2013 9:19 AM
How worried should President Obama be when he loses the likes of Al Hunt? On today's Morning Joe, discussing the James Rosen outrage, Hunt called President Obama "no better than Richard Nixon" when it comes to the press. He then strongly suggested that Attorney General Eric Holder should go. View the video after the jump.

MSNBC’s Schultz Admits He Doesn’t Know Much About ObamaCare, Still

May 21st, 2013 4:48 PM
You gotta love ol’ Ed Schultz. A recent demotion at the Lean Forward network hasn’t stopped the bombastic MSNBC host from sputtering over Republican opposition to ObamaCare, despite the fact that Schultz himself admits he doesn’t really know what’s in the bill. Schultz was recently moved from his weeknight, primetime spot in MSNBC’s über-progressive lineup to weekends, a move sources at the…

MSNBC's Ratings Fall to Seven Year Lows

May 21st, 2013 11:00 AM
As NewsBusters has been reporting, Americans are tiring of MSNBC. Deadline reported Monday the liberal so-called "news" network's ratings last week dropped to levels not seen since 2006: