Time's Halperin Gleefully Declares: 'White House is Loving' Republican

January 23rd, 2012 5:18 PM
Appearing on Saturday's NBC Today, Time magazine and MSNBC political analyst Mark Halperin chatted with co-host Amy Robach about how thrilled the Obama White House has been with the Republican presidential race: "I think the White House is loving this. They've said all year the chaos in the Republican race is good." That proclamation was prompted by Robach wondering if during the ongoing GOP…

NBC's Gregory Grills Christie: How Are Republicans 'Culpable' in Washi

January 23rd, 2012 4:02 PM
Worried that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was being too critical of President Obama on Sunday's Meet the Press, moderator David Gregory attempted to steer the discussion toward bashing Republicans: "Where have Republicans been culpable for the paralysis in Washington? You've spoken about the President....what role do Republicans play?" Christie hit back, placing the burden for…

MRC Study: The Real State of the Union, Big Three Networks Covering Up

January 23rd, 2012 3:34 PM
By many measures, Barack Obama has left the State of the Union in tatters, but the liberal media, led by the highly rated Big Three network (ABC, CBS, NBC) news shows, have attempted to cover up those holes in the Union by mostly ignoring the Obama administration’s greatest failings. From record numbers of people on food stamps, to the administration’s support of failed energy companies while…

Flashback to Last Brian Williams Debate: Peppered Republicans with Que

January 23rd, 2012 1:30 PM
In a confounding decision, the Republican candidates agreed to a second debate, to be held tonight in Tampa, moderated by NBC’s Brian Williams who, along with Politico’s John Harris, back on September 7 repeatedly peppered the then-larger Republican presidential field with liberal talking points and Democratic agenda items. Below, an excerpt from my September 8 post, with illustrative video…

NBC Warns: Gingrich 'Helped Re-Elect' Bill Clinton, Would 'Blow' GOP C

January 23rd, 2012 12:50 PM
When did NBC News suddenly become concerned with the welfare of the Republican Party? On Monday's NBC Today, former Democratic staffer and current chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd hyped Republican fears of Newt Gingrich: "...look what Gingrich did when he was essentially on the ballot, if you will, in '96 and '98, he helped re-elect a Democratic president..." Todd promoted the idea…

Notable Quotables: GOP Candidates Pandering to Black-Hating, Jim Crow

January 23rd, 2012 9:15 AM
You know liberals are desperate if they’re playing the race card so early in the 2012 campaign cycle. The latest edition of MRC’s Notable Quotables is now out, and this week’s collection was heavy with media quotes attacking both Republican voters and their presidential candidates as racist. Among the lowlights: NBC’s Ann Curry accusing Newt Gingrich of “intentionally playing the race card”…

Newt Gingrich Tells David Gregory 'Nobody in the Elite Media Wants to

January 22nd, 2012 3:58 PM
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on Sunday told Meet the Press host David Gregory, "Nobody in the elite media wants to cover" Barack Obama's Saul Alinsky roots. This came in response to Gregory asking the former Speaker of the House if he can "win independent voters in a general election campaign" talking about Obama's ties to Alinsky and other "radical left-wingers" (video…

Andrea Mitchell: Mitt Romney's Mexican Relatives 'Crossed the Border I

January 22nd, 2012 12:14 PM
In the past few days, there's been a lot of discussion about Mitt Romney's relatives in Mexico. On this weekend's syndicated Chris Matthews Show, NBC's Andrea Mitchell said, "The Romneys that came back from Mexico to the United States, they crossed the border illegally" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

NBC Touts 'Campaign Craziness' in 'Tumultuous' GOP Race

January 20th, 2012 4:28 PM
In an attempt to make the Republican presidential race appear chaotic, on Friday's NBC Today, co-host Ann Curry turned to White House correspondent Chuck Todd and declared: "Even the word 'tumultuous' seems inadequate to describe what has happened to the GOP race in the last 24 hours." The on-screen headline screamed: "Campaign Craziness." Todd saw only problems for the Republican candidates…

'Today' Show Groupies Fawn Over 'Crooner-in-Chief' Obama: 'He Could Be

January 20th, 2012 10:27 AM
Having apparently run out of actual news to cover on Friday, the cast of NBC's Today gushed over President Obama singing a line from the song "Let's Stay Together" during a fundraiser at the Apollo Theater. After a clip played of the musical moment, weatherman Al Roker proclaimed: "He could be on The Voice." News anchor Natalie Morales excitedly added: "Sign him up." [Listen to the audio or…

Wanda Sykes: Rick Perry 'Had to Drop Out' - 'He Was One More Debate Aw

January 20th, 2012 9:26 AM
Comedienne Wanda Sykes speculated Thursday that Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry had to drop out of the race because "he was one more debate away from saying the N-word."  Appearing on NBC’s Tonight Show to bash all the GOP candidates, she also told the host that Newt Gingrich might have wanted an open marriage with his ex-wife because she said he had a "tiny penis" (video follows…

Gingrich Slaps Down Charge From NBC's Curry That He's 'Playing the Rac

January 19th, 2012 10:52 AM
Using the same predictable liberal smear of shouting racism at any conservative who criticizes President Obama, on Thursday's NBC Today, co-host Ann Curry ranted: "...you've been increasingly stepping up your characterization of President Obama as a 'food stamp president,' interestingly, in the lead-up now to South Carolina....Are you intentionally playing the race card to win votes?" [Audio…

NBC's Lauer Presses Chris Christie: Isn't Obama Class Warfare Really A

January 18th, 2012 5:18 PM
In an effort to once again run defense for Barack Obama, NBC's Today co-host Matt Lauer on Wednesday pushed New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to agree that the President's sustained effort to pit economic classes against one another is just a matter of fairness: "Talk to me about that word 'envy.' Because I asked Governor Romney about this last week as well....why is it envy as opposed to…

NBC Whines About Super-PAC 'Lethal Weapons' While Acting Like Super-PA

January 18th, 2012 11:34 AM
While Brian Williams warned of "those lethal weapons known as super-PACs" in the GOP primary race on NBC's Rock Center, he and correspondent Ted Koppel failed to recognize their own network's routine advocacy on behalf of liberal causes and in favor of Democratic candidates. Not to mention the barrage of negative coverage directed toward conservatives and Republicans. The report itself on the…