Matt Hadro

a News Analyst
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MSNBC Contributor on Obama's Low Approval Rating: 'Polls Are for Strippers'

Would liberal journalist Karen Hunter have whitewashed President Bush's low approval ratings during his time in office? On MSNBC Wednesday, the ever-classy Hunter curtly dismissed President ...

Larry O'Donnell and Contessa Brewer Spin Libya Scrutiny Away from Obama

In discussing the present "kinetic military action" in Libya, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell and Contessa Brewer both tried to shift scrutiny away from President Obama and toward Republicans Monday ...

Morning Joe Pundits: Obama 'Extremely Deft in a Very Tough Situation'

During Monday's Morning Joe, Time's Mark Halperin and co-host Mika Brzezinski helpfully provided some spin for the White House to borrow as President Obama finishes his prepared remarks for Monday ...

MSNBC Resorts to Using 12-Year-Old Boy Health Care Activist to Plug for ObamaCare

On the one-year anniversary of the health care law, MSNBC thought it fitting to bring on a boy who championed the bill and give him a platform. Anchor Andrea Mitchell hosted 12-year-old activist ...

Obama More 'Hawkish' Than Bush, Yet Better at Carrying Out His Policies Say 'Morning Joe' Pundits

Is Obama more 'hawkish' and yet more charming than his immediate predecessor? Apparently so, claimed Time's Mark Halperin and MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski on Thursday's edition of Morning Joe.

Jon Meacham: Media Would Have 'Barbecued' Bush If He Did NCAA Brackets During Crises

Jon Meacham, the liberal host of PBS's Need to Know, frankly admitted Thursday that media scrutiny of President Bush would far surpass the mild criticism of Barack Obama when it comes to a ...

NPR Resorts to Using Glenn Beck's Publication for Damage Control

The damage control effort over at National Public Radio (NPR) is at such a state that they've consulted a piece from Glenn Beck's TheBlaze.com to argue it's the victim of a smear operation. On ...

Donny Deutsch Rips Wisconsin GOP as 'Fascist Regime'; Decries 'Totalitarianism' of Vote

Former CNBC anchor Donny Deutsch went ballistic Thursday on Morning Joe over the situation in Wisconsin. Deutsch called the Republican majority in the state capital "a fascist regime" after they ...

CNN to Rep. Peter King: Are You Obsessed With Muslim Radicalization?

CNN correspondent Dana Bash asked chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security Peter King if he was "obsessed" with radical Islam, and what he thought about being compared to Joseph ...

Carl Bernstein: If the Country Was Serious About Cutting the Deficit, We'd Have a Gas Tax

Twice within the span of a few minutes on Wednesday's Morning Joe, journalist Carl Bernstein pressed for a gas tax to be implemented to help deal with the nation's budget crisis.

Washington Post's Ezra Klein: 'We've Had School Shootings from Young Christians'

The Washington Post's Ezra Klein decried an upcoming congressional hearing on the threat of homegrown Islamic terrorism Monday, saying that Christians engage in violence as well but are not ...

Mika Brzezinski Bemoans Gov. Walker's Holdout: 'The Union Has Given Blood to This Guy'

On Tuesday, Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski, the self-confessed Democrat for whom appeal to sentiment is second-nature, painted the Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker as "cold" and "mean" in the ...

Joe Scarborough: Scott Walker's Stand Against Collective Bargaining 'Seems Kind of Un-American To Me'

Joe Scarborough's "intuitive gut reaction" to the mess in Wisconsin is that Gov. Walker's holdout against union pleas for collective bargaining "seems kind of un-American" to him. It supposedly ...

Chris Matthews Slobbers Over Bill Clinton While Peddling 'President of the World' Documentary

For about seven minutes on Monday's "Morning Joe," Chris Matthews celebrated his President's Day fawning over former President Clinton. Matthews had nothing but praise for the nation's 42nd ...

Norah O'Donnell Skips Wisconsin Governor's Motives for Budget Cuts

In the midst of outcry that Wisconsin teachers were skipping school to protest the governor's new budget bill and demand collective bargaining rights, NBC's Norah O'Donnell on February 18 provided ...

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell: Why Cut Spending In a Recession?

On Morning Joe Wednesday, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell questioned the entire debate over which government spending programs to slash, asking why the President and Congress are even considering ...

Harvard Professor Slams Obama's Handling of Egypt; 'Morning Joe' Panel Dumbfounded

For about ten minutes on MSNBC Monday, Harvard History professor Niall Ferguson offered a articulate, detailed, and biting indictment of President Obama's handling of the crisis Egypt ' and those ...

Contessa Brewer's Liberal Spin: Obama Was at Odds With 'Conservative' Chamber of Commerce

Reporting on President Obama's speech to the Chamber of Commerce Monday, MSNBC's Contessa Brewer sloppily labeled the Chamber as "conservative" in narrating the conflict between the business ...

Jon Stewart to Michael Steele: GOP Base Is 'So Easily Ignitable'

On Tuesday's "Daily Show," liberal comedian Jon Stewart flashed a smirk and wondered why the conservative base of the Republican Party is "so easily ignitable." The comedian hosted former ...

Brzezinski Implores Virginia Gov. McDonnell to Close Gun Show Loophole

Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski broke from the panel discussion Tuesday and implored Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell to close the state's so-called gun show loophole. The MSNBC panel was ...