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MSNBC: Obama and Merkel Are the New 'Ronnie and Maggie'; Matthews Sees Conspiracy to Push Hillary 2016

scott.whitlock — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:25:54 +0000

Scott Whitlock

MSNBC's Chris Matthews and his liberal guest on Wednesday thrilled over the relationship between Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Washington Post writer Eugene Robinson even compared them to Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher: "I think in a way, you know, Barack and Angela are the new Ronnie and Maggie...They can be kind of a dynamic duo." (Of course, Reagan and Thatcher oversaw huge economic recoveries and the end of the Cold War.) [MP3 audio here

NBC's Todd Excuses Obama's Poor Speech Performance: Crowd Too Small, 'It Was Hot'

kyle.drennen — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:21:47 +0000

Kyle Drennen

Appearing on MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Reports on Wednesday, NBC's chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd came up with a long list of excuses for President Obama's poor speech performance in Berlin: "I want to give you a little context here....there was an attempt to shrink the crowd size....Maybe they would have gotten 25, 30, 40,000 people....President Obama feeds off a crowd very well." [Listen to the audio or watch the video after the jump]

Newsweek's Goldberg Sees Pro-Life House Vote As 'Wacky,' 'Embryo Is Not a Human Being'

brad.wilmouth — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:44:35 +0000

Brad Wilmouth

Appearing as a guest on Tuesday's All In show on MSNBC, Newsweek senior writer Michelle Goldberg -- also of the The Daily Beast -- observed that the House Republican push for a vote to ban abortion seems "wacky and counterproductive," and later asserted that "Most people intuitively know that an embryo is not a human being."

MSNBC's Hayes Slams 'Shameful Spectacle' of 'Anti-Food Stamp Jihad' by Republicans

brad.wilmouth — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:19:02 +0000

Brad Wilmouth

On Tuesday's All In show, MSNBC host Chris Hayes complained about an "anti-food stamp jihad" by House Republicans, and attacked the GOP for putting on a "shameful spectacle" in trying to cut the food stamp program.

With the words "War on the Poor" and an image of House Speaker John Boehner displayed on screen behind him, Hayes railed:

MSNBC's Sharpton Falsely Claims Cheney 'Said That Saddam Hussein Had a Role in 9/11'

brad.wilmouth — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:46:25 +0000

Brad Wilmouth

On Monday's PoliticsNation show on MSNBC, host Al Sharpton bristled at former Vice President Cheney recently attacking President Obama's "credibility" as the MSNBC host repeated discredited assertions that Cheney had claimed Saddam Hussein

Piers Morgan Defends the Nanny State: 'People Need Nannying'

matt.hadro — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:36:46 +0000

Matt Hadro

This is Jeff Zucker's CNN? Monday night's Piers Morgan Live featured Morgan defending the nanny state and calling for federal gun control. Meanwhile his guest, new CNN host Morgan Spurlock, pushed for more gun laws and half agreed with Morgan in his support of the nanny state.

Martin Bashir, Who Compared Conservatives to Hitler, Now Decries Nazi Comparisons

scott.whitlock — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:59:46 +0000

Scott Whitlock

MSNBC's Martin Bashir on Tuesday snarled at a fellow liberal, Congressman Alan Grayson, for daring to compare the National Security Agency's spying program to Nazi Germany. This is the same Bashir who, on January 14, 2013, compared conservatives to Hitler.

Charlie Rose Takes His Time to Raise NSA Controversy with Obama; Ignores Other Scandals

matthew.balan — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:51:03 +0000

Matthew Balan

On Monday, Charlie Rose was more than halfway through his 47-minute interview with President Obama on PBS before he finally brought up one of the several scandals surrounding the liberal's administration.

NBC's Mitchell and Cosmo Editor Bash House GOP for 'Picking a Fight' on Abortion

kyle.drennen — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:00:15 +0000

Kyle Drennen

On her eponymous 1 p.m. ET show on MSNBC on Thursday, host Andrea Mitchell ranted against House Republicans daring to introduce pro-life legislation to limit abortions: "The House is expected to vote by tonight on controversial new restrictions that would go against Roe v. Wade. And if they were to pass the Senate, the President would of course veto it...So what's the point?" [Listen to the audio]

NBC: 'Once Heralded as the Anti-George Bush,' Obama Receives 'Muted Reception' in Europe

kyle.drennen — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:01:21 +0000

Kyle Drennen

On Monday's NBC Nightly News, reporting on President Obama's trip to Europe, chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd fretted over the commander-in-chief's declining popularity overseas: "Obama comes to this [G-8] summit...to a much more muted reception than in the past. Once heralded as the anti-George Bush...now he's on the defensive over U.S. policies, including some he's kept in place from the Bush era." [Listen to the audio]

ABC Hypes Obama Family's 'Beautiful' Vacation, Avoids Any Hint of Extravagance

scott.whitlock — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:47:59 +0000

Scott Whitlock

The journalists at Good Morning America on Tuesday offered a light-hearted, whimsical look at the Obama family's multi-country vacation. Reporter Linsey Davis played U2's "Beautiful Day" and compared the Ireland part of the trip to National Lampoon's European Vacation.

NBC's Mitchell Touts Snowden Bashing Cheney

kyle.drennen — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:34 +0000

Kyle Drennen

On Monday's NBC Nightly News, correspondent Andrea Mitchell seized on NSA leaker Edward Snowden attacking former Vice President Dick Cheney, who labeled Snowden a traitor for publicizing classified information: "Snowden wrote, 'Being called a traitor by Dick Cheney is the highest honor you can give an American.'" [Listen to the audio]

MSNBC Panel Suggests Racist Motivation by Pro-lifers, Goal of 'Reproducing Whiteness'

brad.wilmouth — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:31:56 +0000

Brad Wilmouth

On Saturday's Melissa Harris-Perry on MSNBC, substitute anchor Ari Melber hosted a panel of liberals fretting over Republican efforts to restrict abortion, with one guest even theorizing that Republicans are motivated by a racist desire to prevent white women from having abortions as a way of "reproducing whiteness, white supremacy, white privilege."<

ABC: Clinton and Christie 'Bromance' Is Like 'Clooney and Pitt,' 'Han Solo and Chewbacca'

scott.whitlock — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:08:10 +0000

Scott Whitlock

ABC on Saturday fawned over the growing "bromance" between Bill Clinton and Chris Christie, hyping the relationship as like "Clooney and Pitt" and, oddly, "Han Solo and Chewbacca." Good Morning America reporter Reena Ninan touted the New Jersey Governor's appearance last week at the Clinton Global Initiative, enthusing, "There was Clooney and Pitt. Han Solo and Chewbacca." (Ninan didn't explain who is Chewbacca in this example.)

Sharyl Attkisson 'Outraged' Over Computers' Hacking; 'Very Serious and Disturbing Matter'

matthew.balan — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:53:32 +0000

Matthew Balan

On Monday's CBS This Morning, Sharyl Attkisson slammed the unnamed hacker who broke into her computers : "It's a very serious and disturbing matter.