MSNBC's Wolffe Finds GOP 'Excluding' People As It Gets 'More Male and

November 14th, 2013 3:04 PM
On MSNBC's PoliticsNation show, MSNBC.com Executive Editor Richard Wolffe -- formerly of Newsweek -- recounted that the Republican base is getting "more male and older and whiter," and asserted that they are "excluding more than half the population" as he asserted that Republicans are "not ready for power yet." After host Al Sharpton recalled that Republicans are talking about trying to catch…

MSNBC's Sharpton Sees Racial Tinge in Palin's 'Slavery,' But Not Biden

November 13th, 2013 1:16 PM
On MSNBC's PoliticsNation show, host Al Sharpton criticized Sarah Palin for rhetorically comparing being in debt to another country to "slavery," as he and his panel suggested that it sounds "racist." But last year, Sharpton was far more tolerant of Vice President Joe Biden telling black audience members that Mitt Romney would put them "back in chains" as he complained about Romney wanting to…

Sharpton, Baldwin So Bad on MSNBC, Even Randi Rhodes Holds Her Nose

November 12th, 2013 11:10 AM
Could it be, just maybe, that there's hope for Randi Rhodes yet? Rhodes finds herself high on the list of prominent left-wing radio hosts (mainly because it's a very short list), but her rants as often documented here make it difficult to take her seriously. (Audio after the jump)

MSNBC Hits Limbaugh's 'Venom and Hate' and 'Anti-Women Crusader' Cucci

November 11th, 2013 5:42 PM
On MSNBC's PoliticsNation, host Al Sharpton began the show with a segment in which he called Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Ken Cuccinelli an "anti-woman crusader" and complained about "ugly words" and "venom and hate" after playing comments from conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh.

MSNBC's Taylor: GOP Came From 'Old Dixiecrats' Who 'Wouldn't Want Blac

November 6th, 2013 6:11 PM
On Tuesday's PoliticsNation show, MSNBC contributor Goldie Taylor described the Republican Party as "built out of the old Dixiecrats" who "wouldn't want black and brown people living in their community" as she and MSNBC host Al Sharpton responded to RNC Chairman Reince Priebus alluding to the GOP's history of supporting the Civil Rights Movement. After a clip of Priebus, Sharpton posed:

MSNBC's Goldie Taylor: Obamacare Reduces 'Financial Distress' and Keep

November 2nd, 2013 8:58 AM
As individual and small group health care policy cancellations pour in and HealthCare.gov continues to be a phenomenal embarrassment, Obamacare's apologists, when they're not promoting laughable conspiracy theories about Republican "sabotage," are desperate to find something good to say about it. On Al Sharpton's MSNBC show Thursday night (HTs to Hot Air, The Blaze and National Review), MSNBC…

MSNBC's Finney Blames 'Dictator' Bush for Troops in Afghanistan

October 31st, 2013 6:36 PM
On Wednesday's PoliticsNation, as MSNBC's Karen Finney joined host Al Sharpton in slamming Republicans who liken President Obama to a "dictator," Finney charged that President Bush "lied us into a war" that has resulted in U.S. troops still being in Afghanistan "12 years later," apparently without noticing that President Obama is the commander-in-chief who currently is in charge of whether troops…

WashPost's Milbank: GOPers 'Slashing the Tires' and 'Then Complaining

October 30th, 2013 6:58 PM
On Tuesday's PoliticsNation on MSNBC, Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank joined host Al Sharpton in lambasting Republican Senators Mitch McConnell and Tom Coburn for attending a fund-raiser in New York City the day before the first anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. Sharpton griped:

MSNBC's Sharpton Repeats Anti-Cheney Distortion on 9/11 Hijackers and

October 29th, 2013 6:24 PM
On Monday's PoliticsNation, MSNBC host Al Sharpton bizarrely devoted his regular "Nice Try" segment to Dick Cheney denying that he and Wyoming Republican Senator Mike Enzi are "fishing buddies," which the former Vice President did on Sunday's ABC This Week during a discussion of daughter Liz Cheney's bid for the Senate. As he mocked the former Vice President, Sharpton managed to bring up the…

George Will Laughs at Sharpton Criticizing Him for Wanting ObamaCare t

October 29th, 2013 6:07 PM
MSNBC's Al Sharpton on Monday took issue with George Will saying on Fox News Sunday, “Of course I want ObamaCare to fail.” When Newsmax TV's Steve Malzberg played a clip of that Tuesday, Will laughed through much of it before he responded (video follows with transcript and absolutely no need for additional commentary):

MSNBC's Harris-Perry: Tea Partiers 'Don't Care If It Hurts People

October 28th, 2013 6:09 PM
Appearing as a guest on Friday's PoliticsNation, MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry asserted that Tea Party Republicans "don't care if it hurts people" when they oppose government programs like ObamaCare. As she discussed with host Al Sharpton whether Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz could be considered a "populist," Harris-Perry brought up opposition to Medicaid expansion by some Republicans:

Sharpton Guests Demonize Ben Carson as 'Black Racial Hit Man

October 23rd, 2013 9:30 PM
Nice to see he's getting so much of their attention. The brilliant retired doctor, author and public speaker Ben Carson has made quite a name for himself in the last few years. Even better, his foes are exactly the people you don't want on your side during a fight. An example of how Carson is getting under the skin of all the right people could be heard on Al Sharpton's radio show Monday. (…

MSNBC's Wolffe: GOPers 'Have Not Tried to Find Any Compassion

October 23rd, 2013 1:31 PM
Appearing as a guest on Tuesday's PoliticsNation on MSNBC, MSNBC.com Executive Editor Richard Wolffe asserted that Republicans "have not tried to find any compassion" since last year's election as he reacted to comments from Maine Republican Governor Paul LePage on the number of his state's residents who are not working. Wolffe:

WashPost's Milbank: 'Couldn't Be the Case' That Some Lost Insurance Be

October 22nd, 2013 6:14 PM
On Monday's PoliticsNation, Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank claimed that it "couldn't be the case at this time" that ObamaCare is already causing people to lose their current health insurance plans, in spite of all the documented cases insurance companies canceling plans as they struggle to comply with ObamaCare regulations. After recounting the story of one man who appeared on FNC's…