Zbig Brzezinski: 'Ignorant' Americans Susceptible to 'Simplistic Sloga

July 13th, 2011 9:18 AM
You mean, like the Americans who made president someone who two years before had been a state legislator and ran on "hope and change"? Seriously, just who did Zbigniew Brzezinski have in mind when he said this on Morning Joe today? "We have a large public that's very ignorant about world affairs, and very susceptible to simplistic slogans by candidates who appear out of nowhere, have no…

Mika Brzezinski: 'Republicans Look Stupid and Mean' Resisting a Debt D

July 12th, 2011 5:13 PM
On Tuesday's Morning Joe on MSNBC. co-host Mika Brzezinski harshly criticized Republicans for not caving on tax increases to make a debt-limit deal. "I think the Republicans look stupid and mean. I'm sorry, this is stupid. This is a no-brainer in terms of a deal. This is a no brainer and they look mean and they look difficult and they're going to lose this," she said. Video is below...

Major Garrett Tells Chris Matthews Why GOP Can't Vote For Tax Hikes

July 11th, 2011 9:05 PM
As much as liberal media members pushing for tax hikes don't understand the fiscal and economic reasons for not doing so, they've been deceitfully ignoring the political ramifications for Republicans caving on this issue. On Monday's "Hardball," National Journal's Major Garrett explained to Chris Matthews that if the President didn't raise taxes high enough for his liking when the Democrats…

Martin Bashir Falsely Accuses Palin of Calling Obama a 'Sugar Daddy

July 11th, 2011 7:00 PM
Martin Bashir Monday falsely accused former Alaska governor Sarah Palin of calling President Obama a sugar daddy. Not only did the MSNBC host badly misinterpret Palin's words, he clearly doesn't understand what a sugar daddy is (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Martin Bashir Implicates Bachmann in Group's Pledge: Does She Support

July 11th, 2011 4:17 PM
MSNBC's Martin Bashir on Monday wondered if Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum support "a return to the days of slavery" after the two GOP hopefuls signed a pledge on upholding traditional marriage. Teasing a segment on the topic, the cable anchor mused, "Next, the problem with promises. Did two Republican hopefuls really sign a pledge suggesting a return to the days of slavery?" [See…

FNC’s Colmes Disputes MSNBC’s Olbermann/Halperin Double Standard

July 10th, 2011 12:28 AM
 On Saturday’s Fox News Watch, as the panel discussed MSNBC’s double standard in suspending Time’s Mark Halperin for calling President Obama by a vulgar word on MSNBC’s Morning Joe program, even after the network tolerated former host Keith Olbermann’s numerous examples of harsh language about President Bush, liberal FNC contributor Alan Colmes was obsessed with inserting Rush Limbaugh into the…

Ann Coulter Tells MSNBC Contributor His Government Worker Mom 'Is A Dr

July 9th, 2011 12:59 PM
You knew when you saw conservative author Ann Coulter was pitted against far-left MSNBC contributor and Nation magazine editor Christopher Hayes on HBO's "Real Time" sparks were going to fly. Such occurred when Hayes told the panel that his mother works for the government prompting Coulter to respond, "She is a drain on society" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Former NY Times Columnist Tells Maddow 'Macho,' 'Violent' American Cul

July 8th, 2011 5:24 PM
Former New York Times columnist Bob Herbert appeared on Thursday night on The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC to discuss how the death penalty demonstrates how America is marred by “such a macho culture, such a violent culture” that we would actually execute murderers and politicians haven't completely banned it. For her part, Maddow tried to imply that there’s race-baiting politics involved,…

Former Gov. Pataki Takes on MSNBC's Barnicle on His Strange Tax Math

July 8th, 2011 5:02 PM
MSNBC Morning Joe contributor Mike Barnicle repeated the Democrat mantra that repealing Republican tax cuts doesn't constitute a tax increase that he also spouted yesterday on Morning Joe. "The idea that reverting back to a tax rate that existed that people paid into, calling it now a tax increase, I just think that's politics at its worst," said Barnicle.

MSNBC’s Maddow Incorrectly Claims Texas Broke Law in Executing Murde

July 8th, 2011 5:17 AM
 On Thursday’s Rachel Maddow on MSNBC, host Maddow devoted a considerable chunk of her show to the story of convicted murderer Humbarto Leal Garcia's execution in Texas, and Republican Governor Rick Perry’s refusal to delay the execution to give Congress more time to pass legislation to address how the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations should be applied to such cases. Garcia, who in…

Flashback 2004: Chris Matthews and Andrea Mitchell Think Raising Debt

July 8th, 2011 12:20 AM
MSNBC's Chris Matthews and Andrea Mitchell have been telling viewers in recent days that Republicans considering blocking an increase in the debt ceiling could be creating a financial crisis. Seven years ago after George W. Bush was re-elected and the debt ceiling had been raised in November 2004, the perilously liberal couple felt Republicans should be "embarrassed" for having done so (…

Rush Limbaugh: MSNBC 'A Loony Bin Filled With People Overflowing With

July 7th, 2011 7:12 PM
Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh doesn't like to comment about MSNBC because he fears it will help their dismal ratings. However, he made an exception on Thursday's program saying amongst other things, "That whole network is a loony bin filled with people who are overflowing with uncontrollable rage, anger, unhappiness, and misery, by design" (video courtesy Right Scoop follows with…

Twice in Less Than 24 Hours, Chris Matthews Compares Republicans to 'T

July 7th, 2011 3:51 PM
Two times in less than 24 hours, MSNBC's Chris Matthews smeared Republicans who oppose raising the debt limit as "terrorists." On Tuesday, after liberal guest Joan Walsh compared the GOP position to "hostage taking," the Hardball anchor derided, "I agree. It's terrorism." On Wednesday, while talking with left-wing blogger Ezra Klein, Matthews engaged in extreme hyperbole again, excoriating…

MSNBC: Leaning Left for 15 Long Years - A Year-by-Year Video Retrospec

July 7th, 2011 10:13 AM
Tonight MSNBC's cast and crew will gather in Washington D.C. to celebrate their network being on the air for 15 long years. In that time its hosts, reporters and guests have attacked conservatives and Republicans on everything from impeaching Bill Clinton and conducting a war on terrorism, up to the fight over public unions. All the while some of its reporters and hosts have been thrilled by…