Maddow Lets Jimmy Carter's Dishonesty About Israel Pass Unchallenged

September 21st, 2011 1:31 PM
Rachel Maddow neglected to do her homework before her "exclusive" interview with Jimmy Carter last week -- "exclusive" in the sense that no one else was talking to Carter at the time. Maddow asked the former president about the ransacking of the Israeli embassy in Egypt, followed by Carter making a jaw-dropper of a claim about Israel's alleged refusal to relinquish land as stipulated in its…

Matt Lauer and Rachel Maddow Fret Over Obama 'Losing the Left

September 21st, 2011 12:17 PM
On Wednesday's NBC "Today," co-host Matt Lauer brought on left-wing MSNBC host Rachel Maddow to address concerns of President Obama being "in danger of losing support from his liberal base." The headline on screen throughout the segment read: "Losing the Left; Can President Obama Win Back His Base?" Maddow downplayed Obama's slipping support in the polls: "I think mostly what is happening is…

Three Weeks After Solyndra Scandal Began MSNBC Prime Time Programs Sti

September 21st, 2011 9:45 AM
Today is the three week anniversary of the beginning of the Solyndra scandal, and the prime time programs of the so-called "news network" named MSNBC have yet to report one single word about it. This is despite daily revelations about the growing controversy for the Obama administration including the following from the San Jose Mercury Tuesday:

'Fox News Watch' Cites NewsBusters Report About MSNBC Prime Time Ignor

September 17th, 2011 5:09 PM
As NewsBusters reported Friday, despite the growing scandal involving solar panel company Solyndra and President Obama being sixteen days old, the prime time programs of MSNBC have not said a single word about the matter. When "Fox News Watch" discussed the media coverage of this issue Saturday, the "American Conservative's" Jim Pinkerton noted our findings (video follows with transcript and…

MSNBC Prime Time Programs Still Haven't Reported Obama's Solyndra Scan

September 16th, 2011 9:54 AM
As the scandal involving failed solar panel company Solyndra and President Obama grows, the prime time programs at the so-called "news network" known as MSNBC continue to ignore it. Despite the announcement of the Solyndra bankruptcy on August 31, "Hardball," "PoliticsNation," "The Last Word," "The Rachel Maddow Show," and "The Ed Show" have not done one single report on the subject.

Maddow Claims Perry 'Put to Death' Convicted Killers in Texas

September 15th, 2011 5:01 PM
Ah, this would explain the blood on his hands. Rachel Maddow continues her yeoman's work as propagandist for Democrats, dishonestly attributing power over sentencing in Texas murder cases to Gov. Rick Perry instead of with juries where it actually resides. (video after page break)

Maddow Abruptly More Receptive to Tax Cuts During Wartime

September 12th, 2011 11:47 AM
Nice to see Rachel Maddow come around on this. Maddow has pontificated lately that tax cuts during wartime are not only ineffective but immoral -- which makes her inexplicable change of heart all the more puzzling. (video after page break)

Apparent Closet Racist Rachel Maddow Describes Obama as 'Boy King

September 9th, 2011 6:17 PM
Those crickets you hear? Her fellow left-wingers responding to Rachel Maddow referring to then-President Elect Obama as a "boy king" on her MSNBC show last night. Yes, hard to believe. Even in an era when the president of the United States is a man of color, as is our attorney general, as is the governor of Massachusetts where Maddow lives, Obama must be subjected to such vile disrespect --…

Maddow Scolds McCain for Meeting Gaddafi in 2009, Ignores Obama Meetin

August 24th, 2011 10:39 AM
The hypocrisy of Rachel Maddow knows no bounds. On Tuesday's "Late Show," the MSNBCer scolded Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) for meeting with Libya's Moammar Gaddafi in August 2009 while completely ignoring the fact that President Obama met him at the G8 summit the month before (video follows with transcript and commentary):

George Will: 'You Couldn't Build the Hoover Dam Today Because' Environ

August 21st, 2011 1:41 PM
As government spending supporters in the media press for a new, bolder stimulus plan to get the economy going, they love to refer to the Depression Era Hoover Dam as a shining moment in Keynesian economics. When this surfaced on ABC's "This Week" Sunday, George Will marvelously noted, "You couldn't build the Hoover Dam today because they'd discover a snail darter in the Colorado River and…

Maddow and Rendell Oh So Amused by Quip Involving 'Hideous Child

August 16th, 2011 5:53 PM
Liberals like Rachel Maddow and former Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell often express their deep and abiding concern for the well-being of children. Well, most children anyway. Providing they aren't "hideous". On her show last night, Maddow was talking about New York Times' columnist Paul Krugman suggesting that Americans should respond to our economic malaise as if threatened by invasion…

Barney Frank Sounding More Gaseous Than Usual on Maddow Show

August 9th, 2011 4:03 PM
Ever-garrulous curmudgeon Barney Frank was memorably expressive during an appearance on MSNBC last night. The high-ranking House Democrat was talking with Rachel Maddow about Standard & Poor's downgrade of US credit, with Frank criticizing rating agencies for claiming mortgage-backed securities were "wonderful stuff" prior to the financial collapse in 2008 when the investments were "crap…

Maddow Flat Out Lies About S&P’s Downgrade Explanation: 'Not Because

August 7th, 2011 5:48 PM
As NewsBusters previously reported, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow was rewarded for lying about Rush Limbaugh on her program Thursday by getting a guest appearance on Sunday's "Meet the Press." The top brass at NBC should be pleased with their decision for Maddow proceeded to thoroughly misrepresent the reasons Standard and Poor's gave for downgrading America's debt Friday (video follows with…

Rachel Maddow Apologizes to Rush Limbaugh by Calling Him a Racist

August 6th, 2011 1:14 PM
As NewsBusters reported Friday, conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh caught MSNBC's Rachel Maddow in a bald-faced lie about him. Later that evening, Maddow apologized for her error but blamed it on- wait for it! - the conservative website World Net Daily and then accused Limbaugh of racism (video follows with transcript and commentary):