NewsBusters Podcast: Midterms Means Fact-Checkers Go Easy on Leftists
Filling in for Executive Editor Tim Graham, Associate Editor Nick Fondacaro and I first dove into the results of Graham's new study about Politifact's ongoing double standard when fact-checking conservatives vs. liberals. Spoiler alert: They only really try when they can make the right look bad.
MS NOW’s Peter Alexander Makes Gloria Steinem Death About Republicans
Following the news of the death of feminist Gloria Steinem, MS NOW pulled out the big guests for Thursday’s State of Play as former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former Vice President Kamala Harris joined for remembrance in live interviews. However, host Peter Alexander’s questions later turned into referendums on the current Trump presidency, especially in his interview with Pelosi, as he…
MS NOW Hosts Love MapQuest for Lake America Renaming Refusal
On Wednesday night, after Google and Apple changed the name of Lake Ontario on their respective maps to Lake America, MS NOW hosts Jonathan Capehart and Ali Velshi proclaimed their newfound love for MapQuest because it refused to change the name of the lake to follow a presidential executive order that officially changed the name amid a U.S.-Canada trade war.
Morning Joe Pushes Ossoff 2028 After Innuendo About Natalie Harp
Democratic Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff is up for re-election in two months, but the cast of MS NOW’s Morning Joe is already looking ahead two years to 2028. On Thursday, co-host Jonathan Lemire welcomed The New Republic editor Michael Tomasky to talk about his latest article that hyped Ossoff’s ability to create “conflict,” while highlighting his insinuation that President Trump is having an…
MS NOW's Alexander Blames Trump's ICE for Haitian Immigrant's Suicide
On Wednesday's State of Play, the same MS NOW that routinely ignores the thousands of Americans who are killed each year by illegal aliens (including murders and car crashes) made sure to blame President Donald Trump for the alleged suicide of a young Haitian man after his TPS status was revoked.
Tur Whines Vance Going After El-Sayed, Ignore His Attack on VP's Wife
It’s often said that what liberals claim about Republicans is them admitting to their own actions. That maxim was true during Tuesday’s The Moment when MS NOW host Katy Tur whined about how while Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed (D-MN) was "trying to stay on message with policy and ideas, there are a lot of pretty ugly attacks coming out against him." Meanwhile, she ignored El-Sayed’s…
MSNOW Avoids Talarico’s ‘Dismantling’ ‘Oppressive’ Capitalism Comments
On Tuesday, an old video of Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico revealed the Senate candidate once called for the “dismantling” of capitalism, which he also called “oppressive.” But any mention of Talarico’s capitalism comments was avoided by all MS NOW hosts, as the only brief mention from a guest minimized comments that called the video a “big opposition research dump."
Menendez Claims Abortion Fundraising Celebs Are 'Profiles In Courage'
Even by MS NOW’s standards, On The Line host Alicia Menendez put forth a stunningly moral and logically upside-down bit of activist journalism on Monday. According to her, not only are celebrities fundraising for abortion saving lives, but doing so also makes them the “profiles in courage” that “we are looking desperately” for.
Morning Joe Scoffs At House Resolution That Would Condemn DSA
On Tuesday, Morning Joe co-host Jonathan Lemire scoffed at the idea of a Republican House resolution that would condemn the Democratic Socialists of America as he mocked Republcians using socialism as an argument against Democrat candidates, including far-left candidates that align with the DSA.
Ruhle Claims Calling El-Sayed 'Evil' Helps Him, Omits Piker Connection
MS NOW’s Stephanie Ruhle reacted to Vice President JD Vance calling Michigan Democrat Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed “very evil” on Tuesday’s Money, Power, Politics by claiming such attacks actually help him. In order to make such a far-fetched argument, Ruhle had to omit any context from Vance’s remarks and pretend that by calling him evil, all El-Sayed has to do to respond is say he…
Chris Matthews Says Trump Is Not Hitler, But He Is Mussolini
On Saturday, former Hardball host Chris Matthews returned to his old network, now under its Versant name of MS NOW, to compare President Trump to past European dictators because of several Trump-designed Washington, D.C., construction projects. Matthews declared he “can’t accuse anybody of being Hitler” before he then compared Trump to former Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini.
POLL RESULTS: Worst Media Quote of the Week Winner!
The results of the Worst Media Quote of the Week are in and the winner is…Mika Brzezinski!
MS NOW's Wagner Hypes 'Destruction of Black & Brown Lives' by ICE
Appearing on Thursday's Deadline: White House, MS NOW's Alex Wagner claimed that there has been a "normalization of the destruction of black and brown lives" by ICE, and complained that the media are not covering it enough.
MS NOW: Lots of Dem Racism & Sexism Against Crockett In Texas Primary
MS NOW usually accuses the Republicans of racism, but on Sunday's The Weekend, co-host Eugene Daniels explained Jasmine Crockett's refusal to campaign for James Talarico. He said their Senate primary was “really nasty,” and that “there was some racism online, a lot of racism, a lot of sexism, a lot of misogyny, a lot of ‘misogynoir,’ which is a connection of both of those things, against her…
