Mika Brzezinski Joe Scarborough Willie Geist MSNBC Morning Joe 8-3-22
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Scarborough Apologizes for Saying He Doesn't Care If Hunter Jailed

August 3rd, 2023 11:05 AM

So who got to Joe Scarborough? His wife Mika Brzezinski? His bosses at MSNBC, including head honcho Rashida Jones? Could it have been Jen Psaki, Biden’s former spox, now Scarborough's MSNBC colleague, letting Joe know he crossed a line? Or was it a call from the White House, rapping Joe’s knuckles? Or did the MSNBC suits themselves perhaps send Joe that iconic horsehead-in-the-bed clip from…

Michael Beschloss MSNBC Morning Joe 8-2-23
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Morning Joe: Trump Is a 'Monster,' Will End Democracy If Elected

August 2nd, 2023 8:40 PM

On Morning Joe, liberal historian Michael Beschloss, in the context of the new indictment of Donald Trump relating to January 6th, described Trump as a "monster" like Osama Bin Laden and said he will institute a "presidential dictatorship" and "take away our democracy" if elected.

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Whoopi: ‘Our Grandfathers Went to Fight’ WWI/WWII to Prevent January 6

August 2nd, 2023 6:29 PM

Former President Donald Trump was indicted for a third time so, of course, the Cackling Coven of ABC’s The View had to put in their rusty two cents, spouting off with dumb comments they thought sounded profound in their heads. Among them was moderator Whoopi Goldberg and her bizarre claim that America twice sent young men off to war in Europe to prevent something like January 6, 2021…

NB Podcast: Firehose of Trump Indictment Overtakes Biden Scandals

August 2nd, 2023 5:51 PM

Subbing for boss Tim Graham, Associate Editor Nick Fondacaro and dove right in Wednesday with reaction to the unprecedented third Trump indictment, including the astounding totals of coverage on ABC, CBS, and NBC. Spoiler alert: This has given the networks the perfect excuse to wave goodbye to any and all Biden scandals for an indefinite period of time.

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Say Goodbye, Biden Scandals! Nets Give 70 Mins to 3rd Trump Indictment

August 2nd, 2023 2:07 PM

With Tuesday’s third indictment of former President Trump, the “big three” networks of ABC, CBS, and NBC had their ticket out of having to acknowledge the scandals surrounding the Biden family, including reasons to continue skipping Burisma bribery claims and no longer probe Monday’s testimony from Hunter Biden’s former business partner, Devon Archer. Between their flagship Tuesday evening (24…

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CNN Analyst Compares Trump Indictment to Death of Bin Laden

August 2nd, 2023 9:50 AM

If CNN has a line on hyperbolic rhetoric about former President Donald Trump, law enforcement analyst and former D.C. police officer Michael Fanone almost crossed it on Tuesday’s CNN Tonight when he compared Trump’s new indictment related to the aftermath of the 2020 Election to the death of Osama bin Laden. Even liberal host Laura Coates was shocked by the comparison.

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OBSESSED: Nets Spend Nearly 25 Minutes on Latest Trump Indictment

August 1st, 2023 9:07 PM

Late Tuesday afternoon, Biden DOJ-appointed special prosecutor Jack Smith announced yet another indictment against former President Donald Trump on four separate counts. This time related to his alleged actions in the run-up to the January 6 riots at the United States Capitol. In stark contrast to their dismissive coverage of Hunter Biden’s criminal activity, the three networks spent a…

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CNN & MSNBC Barely Mention Archer, Instead Bring Up Trump 759 Times

July 31st, 2023 4:03 PM

On the day that Devon Archer, a business associate and longtime friend of Hunter Biden, testified before the House Oversight committee, CNN and MSNBC instead flooded the airwaves with their favorite topic: Donald Trump. Between 6:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. eastern, CNN and MSNBC made a combined 759 mentions of Donald Trump, while at the same time mentioning Devon Archer just 48 times.

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Morning Joe Rips Trump For Raising Biden-Ukraine Connection

July 31st, 2023 3:20 PM

Fox & Friends leads with the expected testimony before a congressional committee by Devon Archer, a former business colleague of Hunter Biden, that Joe Biden was aware of and involved in Hunter's influence-peddling schemes. Meanwhile, Morning Joe trashes Trump for raising the Biden-Burisma connection, but fails to make any mention of Archer's expected testimony.

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WashPost Writers Fight On Hunter's 'Sweetheart Deal,' Hillary's Server

July 29th, 2023 10:08 AM

Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart may have got more than he bargained for on Friday’s PBS NewsHour as he took great offense to colleague and contributor Gary Abernathy’s assessment that the Department of Justice cannot continue to indict former President Donald Trump while giving “a sweetheart deal” to Hunter Biden and expect to be taken seriously. Later,…

Government Central Planning Fails—Free People Create Order on Our Own

July 28th, 2023 3:25 PM

Politicians have big plans for us. President Joe Biden repeatedly says, “I have a plan for that.” “I alone can fix it,” shouted President Donald Trump. But most of life, and the best of life, happens when politicians butt out and let us make our own choices. Chinese philosopher Zhuang Zhou called that “spontaneous order.” Thousands of years later, economist F. A. Hayek added that order comes “…

Willie Geist Ken Dilanian MSNBC Morning Joe 7/28/23
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Morning Joe Hype: New Charges Against Trump 'Read Like a Mafia Case'

July 28th, 2023 12:32 PM

On Morning Joe, NBC News justice correspondent Ken Dilanian says that the new indictment of Donald Trump in the federal classified documents case "rival anything that Richard Nixon was accused of" and "reads like a Mafia case."

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IRONY: MSNBC Gloats Over Hillary 'Smiling' At New Trump Indictment

July 28th, 2023 9:53 AM

With the Thursday news that former President Trump now faces an additional charge of obstruction of justice related the deletion of security camera footage, the cast of MSNBC’s The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle managed to completely miss the point as they basked in the news that Trump is now charged with the very thing he condemned Hillary Clinton for.

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CNN Frets McConnell Is Too Old for Senate, But Biden Is the Same Age

July 27th, 2023 8:49 PM

Thursday morning, after Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) had an unfortunate incident where he was unable to speak for a few moments at a press event, CNN News Central featured a segment where they fretted about McConnell’s age despite him being as old as President Biden. They discussed this incident as it could have been related to several of McConnell’s past signs of aging, such as…