Sanford Affair: Scarborough Slams 'Unbridled Glee' Of Fellow MSNBC Hos
Should be interesting next time Joe Scarborough runs into the likes of Ed Schultz . . . The Morning Joe host today slammed the hypocrisy of cable news hosts, specifically including some at MSNBC, for taking "unbridled glee" in Mark Sanford's disgrace.Scarborough didn't name names, but he almost surely had Schultz, among others, in mind. As I reported here, on his show last evening Schultz…
Schultz: Palin 'Nothing But Political Slime
David Letterman "jokes" about Sarah Palin's teenage daughter having sex with A-Rod during a baseball game. For good measure he suggests the daughter would be of interest to Eliot Spitzer, infamous for soliciting a prostitute.If Ed Schultz condemned Letterman, I missed it.But let Sarah Palin's acceptance of Letterman's belated apology include thanks to the US military for making freedom of speech…
Schultz: I 'Absolutely' Believe Cheney Wants Americans To Die
There was a tell-tale moment during Ed Schultz's repugnant rant on today's Morning Joe. In the course of alleging that Dick Cheney wants Americans to die in a terrorist attack, Schultz boasted: "I got a lot of support when I said that on the Ed program, I got a lot of support overnight when I said it again." [H/t reader Melody and Mitchell Blatt.]Translation: the ratings-starved Schultz will say…
David Shuster Slams 'Hypocrite' Lieberman for Touting Obama After Oppo
MSNBC host David Shuster on Monday assailed independent Senator Joe Lieberman as a hypocrite for daring to compliment Barack Obama after opposing some of the President's policies. Shuster sneered, "Showering praise on the Obama administration and then opposing most of what the administration is doing, its critical policies, it's politically slick, but it's also hypocrisy and it's wrong." He…
MSNBC'S Brzezinski Breaks Cover, Says Media's Palin Hatred 'Rabid
**UPDATED WITH VIDEO** This morning on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough broke the news that – are you sitting down? – the media are biased against Sarah Palin.The comic potential for this revelation is nearly unlimited.The Morning Joe Brew Crew provided some very interesting insight, however. Scarborough led Brzezinski into talking about the insider’s view of the main-…
Dionne: Don't Let Paying For It 'Get In Way' Of Nationalizing Health
I don't take Ed Schultz too seriously. So when he says again tonight, as he did in the inaugural episode of his MSNBC show, that he wants national health care and doesn't care how much it costs, it's just so much noise.But, at least in theory, E.J. Dionne, Jr. is a serious player, a card-carrying member of the liberal establishment. So when the WaPo columnist declares that he doesn't want…
Ed Schultz: Limbaugh is an Ally of bin Laden
Attacking Rush Limbaugh for extreme comments is one thing, but calling him an ally of Osama bin Laden? Well, that kind of defeats the purpose of claiming Limbaugh is an extremist, doesn’t it? During a “Psycho Talk” segment of “The Ed Show” on June 4, Schultz said that Limbaugh is allied with bin Laden because of his criticism of Obama. “Psycho Talk,” I believe, is supposed to refer to what…
MSNBC's Maddow: Sotomayor Is, Isn't An Affirmative Action Nominee
Norah O'Donnell and Rachel Maddow can't seem to make up their minds. In the same segment, Maddow argues - and O'Donnell fails to question - that Judge Sonia Sotomayor was not picked as an affirmative-action nominee, and follows with the mystifying non-sequitur that opposing "the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice" would be politically damaging for the Republican party.O’Donnell was interviewing…
Andrea Mitchell Features 'Good Republican' Chris Shays to Critique Ste
Who did MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell feature to respond to Michael Steele's Tuesday speech about the future of the Republican Party? Chris Shays, the liberal, former Republican congressman with a lifetime American Conservative Union score of 44, appeared on "Andrea Mitchell Reports" to critique the chairman of the Republican National Committee. After Shays insisted that Dick Cheney shouldn't be…
Question Whether CO2 is a Pollutant and MSNBC's Schultz Calls it 'Psyc
On the face of it, the idea of the government being able to regulate how much carbon dioxide (CO2) is emitted into the atmosphere seems absurd. After all, it's a gas emitted by, among other things, human breathing. That's the point Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, was making when he criticized the new policy that requires the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate CO2 - much to the chagrin of…
MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Portrays Sex Columnist as Expert on Catholic C
Anchor Andrew Mitchell presented radical homosexual activist Dan Savage, most famous for licking doorknobs in the campaign office of Republican Gary Bauer in an attempt to infect him with the flu, as an expert on the Catholic Church and Catholic issues during her MSNBC program on Wednesday afternoon. She introduced Savage, who writes a graphic sex-advice column called “Savage Love,” as the “…
Shuster Asks ‘Can I Vomit?’ When Trump Lets Miss California Keep C
MSNBC anchor David Shuster continued his outspoken disdain for anyone that supports traditional marriage. Directly after Donald Trump announced Miss California Carrie Prejean could keep her title on May 12, Shuster asked "Can I vomit?" In a typical rant, Shuster repeated his criticism of Prejean: "Can I vomit right now? I mean, literally. Can I vomit?" Shuster said. "Doesn't this represent…
Former CNBC Host Dylan Ratigan Switches to MSNBC; Bashes Social Issue
Once upon a time, there was Dylan Ratigan, host of CNBC's "Fast Money," and co-host of that network's "Closing Bell." He was never partisan and willing to criticize both political parties in Washington, D.C. Now he seems to think Bristol Palin has taken Karl Rove's job as the sinister mastermind of Republican politics. In late March 2009, Ratigan left CNBC for destinations unknown, but on May 6…
MSNBC’s Shuster Launches Attack Campaign Against Miss California for
UPDATE AT END OF POST: Hilton Thanks Shuster; Shuster Attacks Prejean's IntellectDavid Shuster, MSNBC anchor/journalist, now a part-time Biblical scholar? The former host of the canceled MSNBC show "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" has gone on an attack campaign against Miss USA runner-up, Miss California Carrie Prejean for her stance on the same-sex marriage issue and her newly formed alliance with…
