On Tuesday night, Alex Wagner gave the latest example of "if it weren't for double standards, liberals would have no standards at all" (a regular saying of conservative talk show host Chris Plante). The MSNBC host took to Twitter to slam Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers's fireside setting , where she delivered the official Republican response to President Obama's State of the Union: " Living room. Lady on a settee. Where's the needlepoint? " Conservatives struck back at this condescending attack from one of MSNBC's resident uber-feminists . Townhall.com's Kevin W. Glass pointed out what would have happened if the roles... continue reading
On Wednesday's NBC Today , 9 a.m. ET hour co-host Natalie Morales touted one of the "great moments" from President Obama's Tuesday night State of the Union: "I think one of the moments that a lot of people were talking about was when he made reference to the gender inequality issue. He said, 'You know, we are no longer in a Mad Men era'....33,000 tweets, I believe, so something that I think a lot of women are saying, 'It's about time.'" [ Listen to the audio ] She then parroted a deceptive talking point used by the President: "You know,... continue reading
ABC, NBC and CBS's morning shows on Wednesday failed to fact check Barack Obama's State of the Union address. These same networks, however, made time to feature Vice President Joe Biden (who was in full cheerleader mode). It's not as though fact checks weren't available. The Washington Post and the Associated Press both produced such critical analysis. During his speech, Obama touted "the more than eight million new jobs our businesses have created over the past four years." The Post's Glenn Kessler called this "cherry picking" and noted that "since the start of his presidency, about 3.2 million jobs have... continue reading
Appearing as a guest on Tuesday's PoliticsNation on MSNBC, Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank utilized the kind of violent imagery that would make liberals howl if uttered by anyone on the right as he suggested that President Barack Obama needs a "cattle prod" and a "baseball bat" in dealing with Republicans. Referring to a quote from President Obama that "I've got a pen, and I've got a phone," Milbank cracked: "You know, the President keeps talking about, you know, having his pen and having his phone, but I think to deal with these guys, he's, they're better off having a... continue reading
During NBC's live State of the Union coverage Tuesday night, chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd sneered at Duck Dynasty star Willie Robertson being a Republican guest at the event: "...after the shooting with Gabby Giffords and for a couple of State of the Unions in a row....There was more of a dignified feeling about the guests that you would invite. Boy, you can tell things are a lot different now, when you're inviting Duck Dynasty stars. Everybody's trying to make a partisan political point." [ Listen to the audio ] Todd concluded: "You get the feeling that whatever Kumbaya... continue reading
The journalists at Good Morning America on Wednesday discussed Barack Obama's State of the Union address for seven minutes and 19 seconds, but only allowed a scant 16 seconds for the GOP response (a 27-to-1 disparity). Unlike the reporters at CBS This Morning who interviewed Rand Paul , GMA' s hosts instead featured Joe Biden and could only be bothered with a brief clip of Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers and a snippet of John Boehner. NBC's Today , despite a four-hour running time, managed a mere six seconds of McMorris Rodgers. Co-host George Stephanopoulos, a former Democratic operative, opened the... continue reading
Minutes before the President began his State of the Union address Tuesday night, hosts on ABC, NBC, and CBS all worried that Obama was not getting the "credit" he deserved for how well the economy was supposedly doing. [ Listen to the audio ] Talking to former Obama advisor David Plouffe during ABC's live coverage of the speech, Good Morning America host George Stephanopoulos argued: "...one of the real puzzles the President has to solve tonight, the economy, doing about as well as it's ever done in his presidency, as he comes into the chamber tonight, but most people don't... continue reading
The women of CBS This Morning did not seem to appreciate Rand Paul's recent comments on Bill Clinton and his affair with Monica Lewinsky. The Republican senator appeared on the morning show, Wednesday, to discuss the State of the Union address. However, King echoed the language of Secretary Clinton's famous testimony about the Benghazi terrorist attack. Speaking of the ex-president's affairs, she huffed, " But what difference does that make and what good comes of that now two decades later? What do you hope will come of that conversation?" [MP3 audio here .] Paul retorted by calling the former president... continue reading
Chris Matthews blasted the GOP's apparent " bad manners [and] lack of dignity " minutes before Tuesday's State of the Union address. Matthews expressed his outrage moments after MSNBC's Chris Hayes spotlighted a Republican congressman's attack on President Obama on Twitter: " The very idea that they would do this, in what is a historic occasion, just tells you that there are no rules ." The Hardball host continued by targeting the " right wing – sort of, revolutionary thinking ... We're throwing stones at the window of the American republic. That's fine, because somehow, we're so angry that anything... continue reading
On Monday's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell on MSNBC, responding to Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul invoking former President Bill Clinton's behavior toward women, MSNBC contributor Joy Reid ridiculously asserted that linking Hillary Clinton to her husband's behavior "might be the definition of the war on woman, war on women to reduce Hillary Clinton to the wife of the cheating ex-President." After host Lawrence O'Donnell played the clip of Senator Paul from NBC's Meet the Press , Reid began: I think it's amazing. I think it might be the definition of the war on woman, on women to reduce... continue reading