Matt Hadro

a News Analyst
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Scarborough: Perhaps Obama's Cairo Speech Inspired Egyptian Protests

On Monday's Morning Joe, MSNBC co-host Joe Scarborough hinted that President Obama may have been a major catalyst of the current protests against the authoritarian Mubarak regime in Egypt. ...

ABC, CBS, NBC All Ignore 2011 'March for Life' In Mon. Evening, Tues. Morning News Coverage

None of the broadcast news programs from Monday evening and Tuesday morning covered the 2011 "March for Life" in Washington, DC, a pro-life rally that reportedly drew at least tens of thousands of ...

MSNBC's Tamron Hall: Part of Business Community Has 'In Some Ways Demonized' Obama Administration

Tamron Hall was joined by her MSNBC colleague Dylan Ratigan on the January 19 edition of News Nation in condemning some members of corporate America for the way they have "demonized" the Obama ...

Scarborough Again Hits the Right (But Ignores the Left) In Newest Politico Column

Carrying his sermonizing from his MSNBC morning show to Politico, Joe Scarborough railed against inflammatory political rhetoric in his latest column ' but hit conservative talk while ignoring ...

Helen Thomas: I Could Call Obama Anything Without Reprimand; But If I Criticize Israel, I'm Finished

Former dean of the White House press corps Helen Thomas delivered some candid remarks Monday on CNN's Situation Room. "I could call President Obama anything in the book, and no one would say ...

Mitchell Praises Article Investigating Tea Party's 'White Supremacism'

MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell hosted Johnson Publishing CEO Desiree Rogers on her show on Tuesday to discuss violent political rhetoric. Johnson publishes Ebony magazine, the current issue of which ...

Immediately After Arizona Shooting, MSNBC's Russert Suggested ObamaCare Backlash Was the Cause

During MSNBC's live coverage immediately following Saturday's attempted assassination of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), correspondent Luke Russert theorized that the shooting was probably a ...

Contessa Brewer: What If GOP Nixed ObamaCare Repeal, Invested In Unemployed Instead?

Reporting that House Republicans will soon be voting to repeal President Obama's "job-killing" health care law, MSNBC anchor Contessa Brewer wondered if the GOP should take a different route to ...

Morning Joe Panel Plays Class Warfare Card, Warns Wealthy To Listen to Envious, Frustrated Middle Class

Tuesday's Morning Joe panel on MSNBC played the class warfare card, highlighting tension between the American middle class and the richest Americans who profit from the global economy. Impassioned ...

Woodward: John Boehner Is No Phenomenon Like Obama

Appearing on Wednesday's Morning Joe, Washington Post associate editor Bob Woodward dismissed the significance of the accession of Rep. John Boehner to the post of Speaker of the House of ...

Morning Joe Crew: GOP House Vote to Repeal ObamaCare Is a Meaningless 'Waste of Time'

Monday's "Morning Joe" panel on MSNBC mocked the House Republicans' plan to vote to repeal President Obama's health care legislation in full. "Waste of time" and "meaningless legislative exercise" ...

CNN Reporter Gushes to Lorena Bobbitt 'Are You Finally Able to Laugh About It?'

On Tuesday morning, CNN anchor Alina Cho interviewed Lorena Bobbitt discuss her recent efforts to reach out to domestic abuse victims and combat spousal abuse. Cho began, "as you well know, there ...

Carl Bernstein: Obama Inherited Worst Situation of Any President Since '30s

MSNBC's Morning Joe hosted a pity party for President Obama on Wednesday. Discussing public opinion of President Obama amidst his trials as President, liberal Watergate journalistic "legend" Carl ...

MSNBC: Tax Cut Compromise Is Another 'Steaming Pile of Garbage'

Comparing the current tax cut compromise with Barack Obama's stimulus plan of 2009, MSNBC's Joe Scarborough labeled the tax cuts a "steaming pile of garbage" on his December 13 show. Complaining ...

Joe Scarborough Begs Obama to Gain Perspective, Stand Up to GOP on Tax Cut Compromise

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough slammed President Obama Tuesday for not standing up to Republicans but rather compromising over extending the Bush tax cuts. Scarborough called the tax cuts for ...

Joe Scarborough Tells Critics to 'Kiss My A**'

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough, who recently implored viewers to "Keep Calm and Carry On" by seeking civil political debate over nasty partisanship, rebuked those who laughed at him last year for his ...

'60 Minutes' Correspondent Laments GOP Opposition to Lame-Duck Legislation

On the December 2 "Morning Joe," "60 Minutes" correspondent Lesley Stahl deplored the GOP stiff-arm to Democratic lame-duck legislation, complaining that it wiped out the conciliatory tone of the ...

Scarborough 'Salutes' Obama for Being the 'Adult' in Dealing With GOP Congressional Leadership

MSNBC's Morning Joe panel hit the Republican congressional leadership Wednesday for not admitting its faults in dealing with the President the past two years. After playing a video clip of leading ...

Joe Scarborough: Sarah Palin's Resume Makes Obama Look Like Winston Churchill

In his November 30 Politico column, Joe Scarborough rips Sarah Palin whose "anti-intellectualism" threatens the GOP's success in 2012. With a scathing indictment of Palin's presidential ...

Joe Scarborough: Sarah Palin's Resume Makes Obama Look Like Winston Churchill

In his November 30 Politico column, Joe Scarborough rips Sarah Palin whose "anti-intellectualism" threatens the GOP's success in 2012. With a scathing indictment of Palin's presidential ...