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Tactless Williams, Matthews Knock Catholic Dogma During Papal Mass
September 28th, 2015 5:09 PM
Brian Williams and Chris Matthews couldn't resist the opportunity to harp on the lack of married and women priests in the Catholic Church, as MSNBC provided live coverage of Pope Francis's open-air Mass in Philadelphia on Sunday. Williams pointed out that one of the archbishops at the Mass is "from a family, [but] he cannot go home to one. He cannot have one, and be...of service to the Catholic…
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Chris Matthews Cheers Obama's UN Speech: He’s Going to Be a 'Mandela'
September 28th, 2015 12:51 PM
On Monday, MSNBC’s Chris Matthews swooned over President Obama’s speech to the United Nations General Assembly and called it evidence that he was a “presidential figure who's become a global leader.” The MSNBC host proclaimed that Obama’s speech shows he “is he going to be a post-presidential Nelson Mandela. He is going to be a man of the world selling democracy, claiming credit for climate…
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MSNBC’s Maddow Fawns Over ‘Refreshing and Lovable’ Speaker Boehner
September 25th, 2015 1:14 PM
During MSNBC’s live coverage Friday morning of Pope Francis in New York City and the sudden announcement that House Speaker John Boehner will resign October 30, liberal personality Rachel Maddow couldn’t help but speak in admiration for Boehner, describing him as a “refreshing and lovable” politician as he’s dealt with “a fractious and self-righteously combative caucus.”
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Brian Williams on Boehner: He Had to ‘Put Up’ With Tea Party
September 25th, 2015 10:41 AM
Brian Williams, now demoted to breaking news anchor for MSNBC, on Friday lamented that John Boehner had to “put up” with the Tea Party as Speaker of the House. His colleague Chris Matthews cheered, “Everybody likes John Boehner. I can tell you the media like him.” Talking to NBC political editor Mark Murray, Williams blurted, “Talk about what John Boehner has had to put up that is unique to his…
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Matthews Slams 'Fragile' Benedict; Williams Hypes Chris's 'Patriotism'
September 23rd, 2015 8:15 PM
Joining Brian Williams for his second day back anchoring MSNBC’s coverage of Pope Francis’s visit to the United States on Wednesday afternoon, Catholic and Hardball host Chris Matthews blasted Francis’s predecessor Pope Benedict XVI for being “so fragile and removed” and possessing a “weakness” and “coldness” that Francis does not have. The disgraced former NBC Nightly News anchor gushed over…
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Chuck Todd: ‘Excited’ Democrats, ‘Nervous’ GOP Ahead of Pope Visit
September 22nd, 2015 4:54 PM
During live MSNBC coverage prior to the arrival of Pope Francis on Tuesday, ex-NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams returned to television and asked Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd: “We try not to make everything political. What is the political angle in your shop of this visit by the leader of Catholics worldwide?” Todd replied: “Democratic Catholics who are elected officials, have never…
NY Post: Brian Williams ‘Already Been Causing Trouble’ at MSNBC
September 21st, 2015 6:02 PM
Less than 36 hours ahead of his return to MSNBC after being dethroned as NBC Nightly News anchor for lying about stories he’s covered, The New York Post reported on Sunday night that Brian Williams is “already been causing trouble” at the ratings-deprived MSNBC. Writing for the paper’s Page Six section, Ian Mohr cited sources within the network that the disgraced Williams is “going to town at…
'Exciting Time' for MSNBC: Chuck Todd, Kate Snow Named Weekday Hosts
September 17th, 2015 8:13 PM
As part of Phil Griffin's ongoing effort to boost the ratings of MSNBC, the cable channel's president announced on Thursday that Chuck Todd -- the 12th moderator of the Meet the Press Sunday morning series and political director for NBC News -- and Kate Snow -- a national correspondent for a number of the network's news programs – are joining the weekday afternoon slate as part of the cable…
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David Gregory: Williams Was Wrong But We Should Have 'Compassion'
September 15th, 2015 5:41 PM
"I think what he did was wrong" but "I also want to have compassion for him, and I don't want to judge him for his mistake," former NBC Meet the Press anchor David Gregory told Yahoo! News Global Anchor Katie Couric earlier today in a live interview. Gregory declined the opportunity to say whether he thought it was right of NBC/MSNBC to bring Williams back in an on-air capacity.
Morning Joe to Expand an Hour; Brian Williams Forgotten?
September 5th, 2015 11:04 AM
Good news for our own Mark Finkelstein. He will soon have more material to work with according to Mediaite which reports that MSNBC's Morning Joe will be expanding an hour. However what is most significant about the report is what, or rather who, it does not mention. Despite being chock full of information about the many changes coming to MSNBC, the name noticeable by its absence is Brian…
Brian Williams' Suspension Ends, Will Return to MSNBC in September
August 12th, 2015 2:04 AM
According to CNN Money’s Tom Kludt late Tuesday night, NBC News confirmed that the disgraced former NBC Nightly News anchor’s six-month suspension has ended and will be returning sometime next month. Kludt reported that “NBC told CNNMoney on Tuesday that Williams will assume his new role as a breaking news anchor for MSNBC in mid-September, but no date has been set.”
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Flashback: The Media’s Goofy Liberal Questions to Past GOP Debaters
August 5th, 2015 1:59 PM
The 2016 presidential debate season officially begins Thursdy night. A look back at the last several GOP presidential primary battles finds that, even though these debates are supposed to be for the benefit of GOP primary voters, journalists — especially those working for liberal news outlets — will hit them with left-leaning questions aimed at fulfilling an anti-conservative media narrative.
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Walloping Walker: The Media’s Worst Attacks on the Wisconsin Governor
July 14th, 2015 10:17 AM
Scott Walker’s official entry into the 2016 presidential race has already been met with questions about his sophistication and readiness to be president by the liberal media. The day of Walker’s announcement The New York Times’ Patrick Healy portrayed the GOP governor as someone who isn’t ready for the world stage: “Two words these [Walker] voters do not use about him? ‘Smart’ and ‘sophisticated…