Maddow Gushes Over Talarico, Claims GOP Doesn't Want People To Vote
Every religion stems from the idea that there’s something bigger than all of us. But when politics becomes your religion, politicians become your gods and priests, to whom you confess your sins. On Monday’s episode of The Rachel Maddow Show on MS NOW, Maddow spent half the runtime gushing over Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico, infamous for his watered-down Christianity. She also…
Media Freakout: Hypocritical MS NOW Furious About Newsmax-Meta AI Deal
On July 28, conservative news outlet Newsmax announced a new partnership with Facebook’s parent company, Meta. They joined the ranks of networks such as Fox, CNN, USA TODAY, and more, providing their news as data to train Meta’s AI models. Usually, one would welcome more diverse datasets for AI to use. MS NOW, on the other hand, was terrified of expanded conservative representation. On this…
MS NOW Parrots El-Sayed Points in Election Preview Focused on Israel
Ahead of Tuesday’s Michigan Democratic Senate primary between Abdul El-Sayed and Representative Haley Stevens, MS NOW Capitol Hill correspondent Ali Vitali previewed the race on Monday’s Morning Joe and spent most of her report on Israel and AIPAC, used frequently in attacks on Stevens.
Catastrophizing David French: 'World Walking Path Toward World War'
New York Times columnist David French appeared on Monday's Morning Joe to promote his latest alarm: the world is “walking a path toward a world war.” In his Sunday New York Times column, titled “The War That Could Swallow the World,” French wrote that Trump has lost control of the conflict with Iran. French's solution to the allegedly looming catastrophe? Vote Democrat!
MS NOW's Ali Vitali Frets Trump's 'Otherizing' Illegal Alien Truckers
On Friday's Money, Power, and Politics on MS NOW, fill-in host Ali Vitali fretted that President Donald Trump is "otherizing" illegal alien truck drivers while replacing them with veterans, but did not mention the problem of many such illegal aliens causing car crash deaths.
Soboroff: Haley Stevens ‘Racist’ for Hitting el-Sayed on Blaming Jews
MS NOW’s The Connection covered AIPAC’s heavy spending in Michigan’s Senate primary and a heated exchange between Rep. Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed. Host Soboroff labeled Stevens’ remarks as racist but ignored El-Sayed’s own statements and ties to controversial figure Hasan Piker, reflecting a double standard in addressing antisemitism and Islamophobia in the race.
Scarborough Says Republicans Are the True Socialists, Mocks DSA Fears
On Friday, as socialists continued their rise as a part of the Democratic Party through primary election victories, Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough took his own route with socialism claims of his own and instead claimed the Republicans were actually the socialists. He also seemed to minimize the actual rise of socialists in the Democratic Party, a topic his show has recently covered…
Morning Joe: Male Breadwinner Norm is Something To 'Break'
Morning Joe’s Mika Brzezinski turned to her Know Your Value franchise Friday to examine what The Economist called “the stubborn scarcity of female breadwinners.” The magazine found that among dual-income heterosexual couples, just 30% of wives earn more than their husbands — even though women now make up three-fifths of American university graduates.
Eugene Daniels Tries To Claim The DSA Is Moderating
MS NOW’s The Weekend co-host Eugene Daniels recently traveled to Chicago for the DSA convention and upon returning claimed on Saturday that the group of radicals is actually trying to moderate in order to be taken seriously.
Ali Velshi Plots Strategy With Wisconsin DSA Gubernatorial Candidate
For the political left, the new trend is running straight off the radical cliff. The Democratic Socialists of America have been gaining ground within the Democratic Party, with elected officials like NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani leading the pack. The DSA has been working to spread their influence across America, including in Wisconsin, where member Francesca Hong is running for governor. And the…
Dilanian Calls Concerns Over Left-Wing Extremism an ‘Obsession'
On Thursday’s The Moment with fill-in host Jonathan Lemire, MS NOW justice and intelligence reporter Ken Dilanian downplayed the threat of left-wing extremism in a segment that fearmongered over changes to counterterrorism agencies. He called the shifted focus an “obsession with left-wing terrorism,” even with assassination attempts against conservative figures in recent years, including the…
O’Donnell On Fauci Hearing: 'The Most Disgraceful Stalinist Tribunal'
On Wednesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci sat before the Senate Homeland Security Committee, where the pre-pardoned former COVID czar pleaded the Fifth 111 times. Lawrence O’Donnell on MS NOW’s The Last Word wondered how a saint like Fauci could ever be doubted about anything, while also labeling the hearing “the most disgraceful Stalinist tribunal the United States Senate has ever seen.”
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Morning Joe Turns Fauci Hearing into Trump Bashing with Phony Stunt
Thursday’s Morning Joe spent little time on Anthony Fauci’s actual refusal to answer questions and far more time insisting the real COVID villains were Donald Trump and his “spineless minions.” Joe Scarborough opened with a puerile stunt, pretending he hadn't seen the hearing, but was sure the Republicans were finally going to admit that the president had lied to the American people about the…
