Andrea Mitchell Reports

For Second Day in a Row, Mitchell Pitches for Gun Control: 'Somebody's
February 3rd, 2011 2:12 PM
Andrea Mitchell, for a second day in a row, pushed for more gun control on her MSNBC show as she encouraged Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, "You and Mike Bloomberg...have all been yelling and screaming," about more restrictive anti-gun measures, "Somebody's got to listen in Washington." Initially invited on Thursday's Andrea Mitchell Reports to discuss the Obama administration's push for…

MSNBC's Mitchell Chides Obama for 'Not One Word' on Gun Control in Sta
February 2nd, 2011 3:45 PM
In a pre-taped interview with gun control advocate New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, aired during Wednesday's 1PM ET hour on MSNBC, host Andrea Mitchell browbeat President Obama for having "absolutely nothing, not one word....not even a sentence" about gun control in his State of the Union address.
Prior to the interview, Mitchell touted Bloomberg's anti-gun crusade: "Michael Bloomberg…

Andrea Mitchell Spins Health Care Decision as the 'Most Politically Wr
February 1st, 2011 5:10 PM
MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell on Tuesday repeated Democratic talking points in the wake of Monday's ruling by a federal judge that Barack Obama's health care legislation is unconstitutional. She spun the decision as " most politically written and charged ruling and the broadest ruling yet."
Talking to Jeanne Cummings, an assistant managing editor for Politico, Mitchell repeated the White House's…

Andrea Mitchell Scolds DNC Chair: How Can You Pick Anti-Labor North Ca
February 1st, 2011 2:01 PM
Andrea Mitchell invited on DNC Chairman Tim Kaine, on Tuesday's Andrea Mitchell Reports, to announce the Democrats have picked Charlotte, North Carolina to host their 2012 convention but the MSNBC host couldn't resist hitting Kaine from the left as she scolded Democrats for selecting a right-to-work state. Mitchell, taking up for Big Labor, even challenged Kaine: "I defy you to find a labor…

Media Question Whether Santorum's Comments In CNSNews.com Interview Ar
January 20th, 2011 6:58 PM
In an interview with CNSNews.com last week, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum (R) referenced President Obama's African-American heritage last week and "found it remarkable" that he could be pro-abortion. Santorum, later clarifying his comments under media scrutiny, said he meant he is dismayed that a President who "rightfully" fights for civil rights ignores the civil rights of the unborn…

Andrea Mitchell Labels Article Investigating Levels of 'White Supremac
January 11th, 2011 6:40 PM
MSNBC anchor Andrea Mitchell hosted Johnson Publishing CEO Desiree Rogers on her 1 p.m. EST show Tuesday to discuss the causes and effects of violent political rhetoric. Johnson publishes Ebony magazine, an African-American publication, the current issue of which features articles measuring the level of racist speech within the Tea Party and questioning Obama's toughness in dealing with such…

MSNBC's Mitchell Blames Palin, Again, for Tucson Shooting
January 11th, 2011 2:59 PM
MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell continued her crusade against Sarah Palin today, reiterating the fallacious contention that the former Alaska governor is at least partly responsible for the shooting rampage in Tucson, Arizona that left six dead and a congresswoman critically injured.
On her eponymous afternoon program, Mitchell criticized Palin's "campaign tactics" in an interview with former…

MSNBC's Mitchell Mourns 'Painful' End of Nancy Pelosi's 'Historic' Spe
December 21st, 2010 5:42 PM
During her 1PM ET hour show on MSNBC on Tuesday, host Andrea Mitchell sympathized with exiting Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, remarking that the California Democrat having to hand over the gavel to John Boehner in January has "got to be painful," but that Pelosi is "doing it with class."
Mitchell made the comments after talking to Politico's congressional bureau chief Martin Kady about a…

Time Editor Says Tea Party Not Named 'Person of the Year' Because They
December 15th, 2010 4:32 PM
Time's managing editor Richard Stengel appeared on MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Reports, on Thursday, to promote his magazine's Person of the Year issue and after he cited the reasons for selecting Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, he explained the reason the Tea Party didn't was because they were a group. After host Andrea Mitchell asked him to explain his rationale for not picking the other…

NBC's Mitchell to Republican: How Do You Justify a Tax Cut for Those W
December 7th, 2010 4:55 PM
On Tuesday's Andrea Mitchell Reports, Republican Senator Judd Gregg had to remind Andrea Mitchell that hardworking Americans' money belongs to them and not the government, after the NBC reporter pressed him to "justify" a "larger tax cut for those who really don't need it."
On to discuss the tax cut deal in Congress, Gregg explained to Mitchell that the "problem we have as a government today…

MSNBC's Mitchell Touts Planned Parenthood Poll Claiming Palin Not Trus
December 6th, 2010 4:10 PM
During Tuesday's 1PM ET hour on MSNBC, anchor Andrea Mitchell highlighted a new poll from the left-wing pro-abortion group Planned Parenthood that claimed that voters do not trust Sarah Palin on so-called "women's health issues": "A new poll suggests that she may have a tough time getting voters to trust her on at least one front....54% of registered voters do not trust Palin on those issues…

NBC's Mitchell Berates Republican: Are You Just 'Too Busy' to Meet Wit
November 17th, 2010 3:04 PM
NBC's Andrea Mitchell, hosting her self-titled MSNBC show on Wednesday, got into a bit of a tiff with Republican Senator John Barrasso over, of all things, a scheduling conflict. Mitchell opened her broadcast of Andrea Mitchell Reports asking why the Republicans delayed a meeting with the President as she whined: "How about that for setting a new tone of bipartisanship in Washington?" Then the…

MSNBC's Mitchell: 'How Does Extending Tax Cuts for Millionaires Help t
November 5th, 2010 5:41 PM
During her 1PM ET show on MSNBC on Friday, host Andrea Mitchell decried President Obama showing willingness to extend all the Bush tax cuts: "We got the big hint from Robert Gibbs yesterday that that is now on the table as far as the President's concerned. How does extending tax cuts for the very – the wealthy, the millionaires, how does that help the unemployed?"
Mitchell directed that…

Andrea Mitchell Slams Angle's 'Halloween Show' Immigration Ad; It's 'B
October 28th, 2010 4:15 PM
Andrea Mitchell on Thursday made no secret of the contempt she held for a new ad Republican Sharron Angle is running in Nevada, deriding it as "beyond the pale." The MSNBC host announced that so many people are "outraged" over the campaign spot she slammed as a "Halloween show."
The commercial, which the senatorial nominee just began airing, features images of illegal immigrants crossing the…