On Morning Joe's coverage of the debt ceiling deal, Joe Scarborough trivialized potential defense cuts by joking that the money is needed to repel extraterrestrial invasion. "I understand why…
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August 2nd, 2011 2:56 PM | Eric Ames
August 2nd, 2011 10:03 AM | Noel Sheppard
At the conclusion of a fractious national debate about the debt ceiling, a truly marvelous moment occurred Monday when Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) returned to the House floor…
August 1st, 2011 6:03 PM | Scott Whitlock
An unhinged Chris Matthews on Monday decried the debt ceiling deal negotiated in Congress, attacking Tea Party Republicans as a group of baby-kidnapping terrorists. He also bizarrely described…
August 1st, 2011 5:29 PM | Alex Fitzsimmons
On Monday's "Martin Bashir," MSNBC analyst Jonathan Alter proclaimed that America would "be in a depression now if there had been a balanced budget amendment in 2009." Bashir, concurring with…
August 1st, 2011 3:47 PM | Rich Noyes
For the past month, as the debt talks slogged on in Washington, the so-called mainstream media unleashed increasingly hysterical attacks on the Tea Party and anti-tax hike conservatives —…
August 1st, 2011 11:15 AM | Matt Philbin
Look out MSNBC. The market for “vicious, inaccurate, and inexcusable” cable news just got more crowded in New York.
The New York Times reported August 1 that Al Jazeera English will…
August 1st, 2011 8:46 AM | Jack Coleman
Remember how Al Sharpton was among the first black leaders to speak out in favor of Comcast's acquisition of NBC Universal?
My recollection of this was vague at best, tending as I do to…
July 29th, 2011 7:45 PM | Eric Ames
Appearing on MSNBC this afternoon, Time Magazine's Michael Scherer set out to debunk a non-existent Republican red herring on the debt ceiling debate on Friday's News Nation. "The President has…
July 29th, 2011 6:25 PM | Jack Coleman
Tulane professor Melissa Harris-Perry, guest hosting on Rachel Maddow's MSNBC show last night, could hardly contain her mirth at the specter of an elected official actually praying for guidance…
July 29th, 2011 3:24 PM | Alex Fitzsimmons
A trend is emerging on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," whereby guests make inflammatory statements likening conservatives to terrorists, and none of the co-hosts insist on a more elevated level of…
July 29th, 2011 11:11 AM | Noel Sheppard
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough on Friday took some well-deserved shots at New York Times columnist Paul Krugman.
After "Morning Joe's" Mika Brzezinski read bits of Krugman's most recent rant…
July 29th, 2011 2:30 AM | Brad Wilmouth
Appearing as a guest on Thursday’s Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell on MSNBC, the Huffington Post’s Sam Stein suggested that the budget plan that the House Republican leadership is trying to…
July 28th, 2011 7:08 PM | Matthew Balan
On three occasions between July 22 and July 26, 2011, CBS's Bob Schieffer carried water for President Obama when he echoed the Democrat's inaccurate claim about Social Security: "Millions of…
July 28th, 2011 6:22 PM | Matt Hadro
Even Socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) believes the government can still pay out social security checks if the debt ceiling is not raised, but CNN highlighted disgruntled seniors Thursday…
After the 'Great' John McCain Bashes the Tea Party, Chris Matthews Gushes: He Can Guest Host for Me!
July 28th, 2011 6:11 PM | Scott Whitlock
Chris Matthews' infatuation with John McCain has returned. The day after the Republican senator bashed his own party, knocking "Hobbit" Tea Partiers, the Hardball anchor on Thursday lauded him…
July 28th, 2011 5:30 PM | Brent Bozell
The latest polls show the people are not happy with President Obama's handling of budget matters, but Republicans look even worse. And yet, while the GOP delivers one idea after another, Obama…
July 28th, 2011 3:39 PM | Ken Shepherd
Shortly after noon today, MSNBC's Contessa Brewer followed her colleague Chuck Todd in using the anniversary of the 14th Amendment becoming law to cite the liberal fantasy of a clause in the…
July 28th, 2011 10:58 AM | Ken Shepherd
Update: According to the Library of Congress website, July 28, 1868 was the day when Secretary of State William Seward "issued a proclamation certifying without reservation that the Fourteenth…
July 28th, 2011 10:17 AM | Jack Coleman
Bradlee Dean, a Christian ministry founder, conservative radio host, and rock drummer has sued Rachel Maddow for claiming he advocated execution of gays on his radio show in May 2010. Dean is…
July 28th, 2011 1:07 AM | Noel Sheppard
Just how totally out of touch is MSNBC's Chris Matthews?
At the beginning of Wednesday's "Hardball," he said the actor who famously rode the bomb at the end of the classic film "Dr.…
July 27th, 2011 5:55 PM | Alex Fitzsimmons
MSNBC's Martin Bashir not-so-subtly suggested Wednesday that House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is a "baby" who should "go the f*** to sleep" and let Democrats deal with the debt ceiling issue…
July 27th, 2011 4:39 PM | Eric Ames
National Review's Jim Geraghty notes today that House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer hasn't gotten the memo on the new tone in Washington. “I think we’re playing Russian roulette with the nation’s…
July 27th, 2011 12:45 AM | Noel Sheppard
You can tell conservatives are winning the debt ceiling battle by how rabid the commentators on MSNBC are getting.
On Tuesday's "Ed Show," the host told his audience that House Speaker…
July 26th, 2011 11:39 PM | Noel Sheppard
The arrogance of Bill Maher, as well as his ability to revise history, knows no bounds.
On MSNBC's "The Last Word" Tuesday, the "Real Time" host told Lawrence O'Donnell the reason he…
July 26th, 2011 9:49 PM | Noel Sheppard
MSNBC's Chris Matthews Tuesday exposed his own debt ceiling hypocrisy without realizing it.
As he absurdly asked his "Hardball" guests why America isn't having a "big debate" about what…