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Meet the Press Panel Eagerly Hits GOP Over Religious Freedom Laws
April 5th, 2015 12:17 PM
On Sunday’s Meet the Press, an all liberal panel repeatedly took shots at the Republican Party over its support for religious freedom laws with Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report going so far as to suggest that on the issue on the issue of gay marriage “if we took everybody over the age of 50, and just moved them out of this country, this wouldn't be an issue at all.”

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Scarborough: Harry Reid’s Retirement a ‘Big Trade-Up...for America'
March 29th, 2015 12:27 PM
Appearing on Meet the Press on Sunday, Morning Joe co-host Joe Scarborough celebrated the announcement that Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) will retire at the end of 2016 by declaring it a “big trade-up not only for the Democratic Party but for America and I’m dead serious.”
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Chuck Todd Tees Up Jerry Brown to Slam Ted Cruz as ‘Unfit’ for Office
March 22nd, 2015 3:05 PM
Ahead of Texas Senator Ted Cruz’s expected Monday announcement declaring his candidacy for President of the United States, NBC’s Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd on Sunday teed up California’s Democratic Governor Jerry Brown to blast the Republican as “absolutely unfit to be running for office.”

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Chuck Todd 'Proud' of How NBC Handled Brian Williams Scandal
March 16th, 2015 5:58 PM
Talking to former CBS political analyst Jeff Greenfield at an event for 92Y in New York, NBC's Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd praised his network's handling of the Brian Williams scandal: "Look, I am proud of my news organization, that it proved that nobody's bigger, nobody is above integrity and credibility. Period." That declaration was prompted by Greenfield taking a shot at how Fox News…

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Chuck Todd: Will GOP Cause Public to ‘Sympathize' With Hillary?
March 15th, 2015 11:58 AM
On Sunday’s Meet the Press, moderator Chuck Todd took time out of the ongoing controversy surrounding Hillary Clinton’s e-mails to bring up the usual mock media concern, whether or not the GOP will overreact in their handling of the situation: “Do you fear, as somebody who would like to see the Republicans win the White House, do you fear that congressional Republicans could get in the way and…

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Chuck Todd Asks Ben Carson to Defend His Faith in Light of ‘Science'
March 2nd, 2015 2:10 PM
It’s hard to imagine NBC’s Chuck Todd calling out a liberal candidate in this way. On Sunday'sMeet the Press, Todd questioned how Dr. Ben Carson's Christian faith could "co-exist" with his trust in science.

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Chuck Todd Claims GOP ‘Chose to Create’ DHS Funding Fight
March 1st, 2015 1:19 PM
On Sunday, Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd sat down with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to discuss the ongoing battle over the President Obama’s executive action on immigration and its connection to funding for the Department of Homeland Security. Todd repeatedly insisted that “[t]his immigration dispute in the funding of Homeland Security was a cliff that the Republicans chose…
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Kevin Spacey Slams GOP: They 'Block Every Single Thing' Obama Wants
February 23rd, 2015 10:11 AM
During an interview with House of Cards actor Kevin Spacey for NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday, correspondent Cynthia McFadden noted: "A life-long Democrat, Spacey says he, like many Americans, is frustrated with Washington." Spacey proclaimed: "I think that what is truly unfortunate is when an entire party makes a decision that they're going to block every single thing that a president wants to…

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Chuck Todd Claims Giuliani 'Led' 'This Week's Race to the Bottom'
February 22nd, 2015 1:45 PM
On Sunday, Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd did his best to continue the media’s obsession surrounding former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani questioning President Obama’s love of America. Despite Todd’s insistence that he has “hated this story in so many ways,” he made sure to declare “[t]his week’s week's race to the bottom, led by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, is proving why…

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Wrong, David Axelrod - Father Coughlin was Socialist, Not 'Right Wing'
February 17th, 2015 7:58 PM
Longtime Obama confidant David Axelrod is making the rounds to flog his new book, "Believer: My Forty Years in Politics." Along the way, he has parroted a textbook liberal myth, confident it will go unchallenged by simpatico buddies in the media and surely aware that low-information voters who comprise the Democrats' base won't have a clue anyway.
Appearing on Sunday's Meet the Press, Axelrod…
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Jim Carrey to Today Hosts: ‘Where Are You Hiding Brian Williams?'
February 15th, 2015 8:58 PM
During the red carpet show leading up to the 40th anniversary special of NBC’s Saturday Night Live, actor Jim Carrey ended his interview with Today co-hosts Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie on a rather awkward note by suddenly asking them where NBC is “hiding” suspended NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams. Carrey interjected with: “Can I ask you guys a question? Where are you hiding Brian…

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Kathleen Parker: Unlike Liberals ‘Conservatives Put Politics First'
February 15th, 2015 12:36 PM
On Sunday, NBC’s Meet the Press discussed liberal comedian Jon Stewart’s announcement that he will be departing the Daily Show after 17 years. During the program’s panel discussion, Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker eagerly championed Stewart and insisted that he has been successful because “liberals put funny first. And I think conservatives put politics first.”

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David Brooks: ‘I’m Totally Pro-Obama’ Attacking Christianity
February 8th, 2015 1:12 PM
On Thursday, President Obama spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast and drew some sharp criticism for his decision to draw a moral equivalency between ISIS and Christians, arguing that the acts of terrorism carried out by ISIS were akin to the Christian Crusades, slavery, and Jim Crow. On Sunday's Meet the Press, New York Times columnist David Brooks eagerly defended Obama, asserting he was “…

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Chuck Todd: Boehner Is Trying To ‘Antagonize’ Israel-U.S. Relations
February 1st, 2015 12:27 PM
On Sunday’s Meet the Press, moderator Chuck Todd took House Speaker John Boehner to task for inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to Congress without notifying the White House ahead of time. During an interview with Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI), Todd accused Boehner of trying to “antagonize the relationship between the two sides" and wondered "is that worth doing?”