MSNBC Live/MSNBC Reports
MSNBC Sees Pending Economic 'Collapse
September 7th, 2007 4:40 PM
"Some new economic reports are raising fears that we are headed for a recession," MSNBC's Alex Witt warned at 1:10 p.m. Eastern on Friday's "MSNBC Live" program. (h/t NB contributor Lynn Davidson)The monitor behind Witt displayed a more pessimistic picture reading "U.S ECONOMY COLLAPSE?"Video (0:29): Real (796 kB) and Windows (905 kB), plus MP3 audio (221 kB).A recession is classically defined…
Matthews Rips GOP Candidate’s Edwards Jibe: ‘Stupid' and 'Embarras
May 16th, 2007 5:46 PM
Proving that he's not a fan of Republicans, "Hardball" host Chris Matthews slammed 2008 GOP contenders on Wednesday for running a "mordant," "negative campaign." Sounding like a Democratic activist, he appeared throughout the day on MSNBC and, at one point, bitterly complained about former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee’s jibe that Congress spends money "like John Edwards at a beauty shop." Mr.…
Carlson Convenes Bunny Ranch Workers to Discuss Oldest Profession's Et
May 3rd, 2007 8:52 AM
Tucker Carlson is a self-described libertarian who mentioned more than once this morning that in he has in the past supported fellow libertarian Ron Paul for president. Little wonder, then, that Carlson takes a live-and-let-love attitude toward the escort-service scandal that is threatening to rock Washington. For those who have not been following the case, Deborah Jeane Palfrey, the so-called…
Andrea Mitchell: Cuba's Only Major Problem is U.S. Embargo
May 1st, 2007 9:20 AM
There's really only one problem for Cuba: those yanqui imperialists and the embargo they slapped on the country. Just ask Andrea Mitchell. The NBC correspondent is in Cuba today for the May Day festivities. Here's an excerpt from her conversation on MSNBC at 9:07 EDT this morning with host Contessa Brewer.MSNBC HOST CONTESSA BREWER: Is there an expectation among the crowd there, a sense that…
MSNBC's Grotesque Partial-Birth Analogy: Issues 'Sucked Life' Out of G
April 20th, 2007 11:11 AM
When Republican strategist Michelle Laxalt began to describe the clinical reality of partial-birth abortion on MSNBC this morning at about 10:55 AM EDT, MSNBC host Chris Jansing cut her off, saying she didn't want to get into an "emotional debate." Of course not. Better to focus on the antiseptic "right to choose" without letting the gruesome reality of the matter intrude.In partial birth…
AP Portrayed Rudy as Cross-Dressing While Knocking Conservatives
April 17th, 2007 1:33 AM
There’s another snide article about Rudy Giuliani in a dress. In the past, the media have gleefully reminded America that Rudy Giuliani has worn dresses during comedic performances such as the one on “Saturday Night Live,” but this April 14 AP article that appears on MSNBC took a different tone, one that leaves the reader with the impression that Giuliani is a transvestite. Along with a big…
