Stay Classy, Al: Sharpton Calls GOP Rep. ‘Congressman Snooki’ for

August 7th, 2013 10:12 PM
It seems as if Al Sharpton is struggling to find talking points after his continuous coverage of the Zimmerman case and rants claiming racism have begun to fall on deaf ears. On his Politics Nation program on Tuesday, the Rev. turned to mocking Republican congressmen while berating the GOP in general. [Link to the audio here] In defense of the Affordable Care Act, Sharpton claimed that every GOP…

WashPost's Henderson Sees 'Raucous' GOP 'Freelance Artists' Playing to

August 7th, 2013 12:30 PM
On Tuesday's PoliticsNation on MSNBC, after host Al Sharpton complained that House Speaker John Boehner's refusal to condemn birtherism feeds an inability to compromise with President Obama, Washington Post political reporter Nia-Malika Henderson agreed with Sharpton and asserted that Speaker Boehner "has not tried very hard to get the more raucous members of his caucus in check," and referred to…

MSNBC's Sharpton Hypes Computer Glitch to Charge GOP 'Hypocrisy' for F

August 6th, 2013 2:35 PM
On Monday's PoliticsNation show on MSNBC, as he mocked Republicans for fearing that Democrats use dead voters to engage in voter fraud, host Al Sharpton hyped a USA Today article about people bequeathing money to political campaigns after death. Sharpton recounted the case of a donor who died soon after mailing a contribution to a super PAC benefitting Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell…

MSNBC's Sharpton Slams 'Immoral, Unjust, Un-American' GOP Agenda

August 5th, 2013 1:00 PM
On Friday's PoliticsNation show, MSNBC host Al Sharpton accused Republicans of having "an agenda that is immoral, unjust, and un-American," because of the House GOP's 40th vote to repeal ObamaCare. After noting talk of more changes to the food stamp program, the MSNBC host asked if Republican leaders "have any shame at all?"

MSNBC's Krystal Ball Slams Limbaugh 'Racism,' 'Offensive in Every Way

August 2nd, 2013 1:40 PM
Appearing on Thursday's PoliticsNation, MSNBC's Krystal Ball accused conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh of "racism" and "sexism" and charged that "He is offensive in every way you can be offensive." Host Al Sharpton had introduced the segment by marking the 25th anniversary of Limbaugh's nationally syndicated radio show, and, after offering congratulations, then launched into…

MSNBC Distorts 'Lester Maddox' O'Reilly While Accusing O'Reilly of Dis

August 1st, 2013 6:36 PM
On Wednesday's PoliticsNation, MSNBC host Al Sharpton not only accused FNC's Bill O'Reilly and other right-leaning hosts of "distorting" the actions of Democrats on the issue of racial "grievance," but the MSNBC host for the third time in the past couple of weeks recounted and distorted comments O'Reilly made in September 2007 about his trip to a predominantly black restaurant in Harlem. MSNBC…

MSNBC Slams Right's 'War on the Poor,' WashPost's Henderson Sees 'Anti

July 31st, 2013 6:56 PM
On Tuesday's PoliticsNation on MSNBC, host Al Sharpton complained that a "war on the poor" has been "launched" by the right, prompting  Washington Post political reporter Nia-Malika Henderson to complain of a "dangerous tone" from conservatives and "antipathy towards Americans." Setting up clips from Rush Limbaugh and FBN's Charles Payne, Sharpton fretted:

MSNBC's Sharpton: GOP 'On a Rampage,' 'Worst Attack' Since 'Jim Crow E

July 30th, 2013 6:35 PM
On Monday's PoliticsNation, MSNBC host Al Sharpton hyped liberal attacks on changes to voting laws as he declared that "Republicans have gone on a rampage," and singled out a recently passed law in North Carolina as the "worst attack on voting rights since the Jim Crow era." Referring to the recent Supreme Court ruling against part of the Voting Rights Act, Sharpton complained:

MSNBC's Taylor: 'Right-Wing' Hosts 'Pimping' for 'Personal Gain

July 29th, 2013 5:47 PM
On Friday's PoliticsNation, as host Al Sharpton attacked "right-wingers" like Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly, and Rush Limbaugh for "push[ing] the most negative stereotypes of the African-American community for their own gain," and again repeated a 2007 smear against O'Reilly, MSNBC contributor Goldie Taylor accused conservative hosts of "pimping" and "pandering" for "personal gain." After a clip…

MSNBC Resurrects Smear on FNC's O'Reilly, 'Racial Stereotyping' to 'Di

July 26th, 2013 6:40 PM
On Thursday's PoliticsNation show, MSNBC's Al Sharpton used FNC host Bill O'Reilly's comments against certain segments of black culture to resurrect a 2007 smear against O'Reilly which mischaracterized him as being shocked to see patrons at a predominantly black restaurant in Harlem behaving in a civilized manner when the FNC host in reality was criticizing the media for portraying African-…

MSNBC's Harris-Perry Frets Obama 'Carrying the Burden of Race,' Sees P

July 22nd, 2013 6:00 PM
As MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry made multiple appearances on Friday's MSNBC evening shows to discuss President Obama's surprise statement on the George Zimmerman acquittal, the MSNBC host declared that, after Obama became President, "every move that he made became where he ended up carrying the burden of race," during her appearance on All in with Chris Hayes. A couple of hours earlier, as she…

MSNBC's Reid Charges Pro-Gun Groups 'Almost Creating a Wild West Atmos

July 17th, 2013 6:06 PM
On the Tuesday, July 16, PoliticsNation, MSNBC contributor Joy Reid complained that pro-gun groups like the ALEC and the NRA are "almost creating a Wild West atmosphere" to protect gun owners. After she seemed to suggest a profit motive of wanting to "sell a lot more guns," Reid lamented that these conservative groups are trying to "roll back anything that would inhibit a rational, reasonable…

Liberal Luxury: MSNBC to Broadcast from Pricey Essence Festival, Still

July 5th, 2013 9:00 AM
The liberal chorus at MSNBC has made it a relentless mission to attack Republicans as unconcerned about the poor. Evening hosts Chris Matthews and Chris Hayes are just two recent examples, the former claiming the GOP “spent months...trying to keep black people and poor people from voting,” and the latter slamming Republicans for an “anti-food stamp jihad.” The hypocrisy of these attacks may…

MSNBC's Sharpton Lauds ObamaCare on Anniversary of 'Historic Victory

July 1st, 2013 11:40 AM
On the Friday, June 28, PoliticsNation on MSNBC, host Al Sharpton marked the anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling in favor of ObamaCare, and gave the program credit for helping consumers. Sharpton began: