Rachel Burnett

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MSNBC's Chuck Todd Baffled by Wall Street's Anti-Obama Sentiment: The President 'Has Not Done' Much to Business

During Morning Joe on Thursday, MSNBC's Chuck Todd appeared baffled by a discussion of negative feelings directed towards Barack Obama from Wall Street. The confused journalist wondered, "Look, at ...

Bloomberg's Carlson Once Again Spins Against Arizona on Illegal Immigration

On the July 30th edition of Bloomberg's "Political Capital," former Time magazine reporter Margaret Carlson made every rationalization for the federal government to continue to not enforce federal ...

MSNBC Host Spins: President Will Get 'Tough,' 'Pertinent' and 'Real' Questions From the Women on The View

On July 29th, President Barack Obama will appear on "The View." This appearance will mark the first time in history that a sitting president will be on a daytime talk show. This met with approval ...

MSNBC's Brewer Laments After Everything President Obama Has Done, 'What Else Do People Want?'

Despite polls showing Americans unhappy with Barack Obama's handling of the economy, MSNBC's Contessa Brewer on Thursday touted how the President and Democrats in Congress have "passed job ...

MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski Gushingly Admits: Joe Biden Is 'Our Guy,' Also, 'I Love Him'

"Morning Joe" co-host Mika Brzezinski began Monday's show by gushing over Joe Biden, enthusing that the Vice President is "our guy." She also rhapsodized, "I love him" [MP3 audio available here]. ...

MSNBC Fill-In Host Absurdly Claims Again: Obama a 'Republican President'

For the second day in a row, liberal talk show host and MSNBC guest anchor Cenk Uygur pushed the outlandish notion that President Obama is a conservative. Filling in on July 7 for Dylan Ratigan on ...

Former Time Reporter Carlson: I Would Vote for Kagan 'Twice'

During the July 2 edition of Bloomberg Television's Political Capital, Bloomberg News columnist Margaret Carlson exalted Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. Carlson stated she would vote for Kagan ...

MSNBC Scarborough Slams Republican Sharron Angle as a 'Jackass'

On Tuesday's edition of "Morning Joe," Joe Scarborough and his panel discussed the 2010 midterm elections and trashed Republican candidate Sharron Angle as a "mental patient" and a "jackass."

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough Slams Boehner Work Ethic, Lauded Obama's Golfing as Trips to 'Happy Places'

MSNBC host Joe Scarborough on Thursday slammed John Boehner's work ethic, chiding the House Minority Leader for going to bars. This verbal assault came just ten days after the Morning Joe host ...

NBC's Mitchell: If Obama Would Have Just 'Eaten Some Shrimp,' He Could Have Avoided Criticism

On Wednesday's "Morning Joe" MSNBC anchor Andrea Mitchell claimed Obama could have diminished criticism over his handling of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill if, a week earlier, he had "gone down ...

Time's Halperin: Why Is Obama Upset with Media, He's Had 'Glowing' Coverage?

The roundtable panel for Tuesday's Morning Joe took a stab at President Obama's frustration with the media for being critical of his BP oil spill response. The segment began with a clip of ...