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Matthews on Obama: 'The Fact That He's Black' Is Why 'They're Asking for His Papers'

During the midnight hour of MSNBC's Thursday night Democratic National Convention coverage, host Chris Matthews managed to squeeze in another charge of racism against a black President by "right ...
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Ex-Newsweek's Fineman Sees Obama's Claim It is 'Unpatriotic' to Criticize Economy as 'Brilliant'

During the midnight hour of MSNBC's Thursday night Democratic National Convention coverage, MSNBC analyst Howard Fineman -- formerly of Newsweek -- declared that it was "brilliant" for President ...
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Brian Williams to Valerie Jarrett: Positive Media Coverage for Obama Will be a 'Tall Order'

Brian Williams, during NBC’s Thursday night coverage of the DNC, unleashed the biggest howler of the night when he told White House Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett: “You, I guess have to play ...
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MSNBC Marvels at President Obama's Convention Speech: 'Epic'; 'Home Run'; 'Made Me Feel Good'

The liberal personalities on MSNBC reacted to President Barack Obama's Thursday night speech at the Democratic National Convention in the exact same way they did to Bill Clinton the previous ...
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Pelley and Williams Zinged Mrs. Romney from Left, But Avoid Contentious Politics with Mrs. Obama

Last week in Tampa, CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley and NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams, both hit Ann Romney with a pointed political contention from the left, but tonight ...
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NYTimes Provides No Fact-Checking of Bill Clinton's Claims During 'Poignant Evening'

Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, twin citadels of political civility? The New York Times: "In the 45-minute speech, Mr. Clinton paid tribute to a spirit of bipartisan political cooperation that he ...
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NBC on DNC: 'Life of the Party' Bill Clinton 'Owned the Room,' Speech Was 'Height of Political Stagecraft'

On Thursday, the hosts of NBC's Today could barely contain their glee over former President Bill Clinton addressing the Democratic National Convention, with Savannah Guthrie proclaiming: "Life ...
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ABC Buries Democrats Booing Restoring God and Israel to Party Platform

ABC on Wednesday and Thursday buried coverage of the embarrassing spectacle of Democratic delegates booing the reinsertion of God and Jerusalem to the party's platform. World News, Nightline and ...
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MSNBC Hosts See Clinton Hitting 'Haters' in GOP, Matthews Cites Churchill Lambasting Nazis

During the midnight hour of MSNBC coverage of the Democratic National Convention, Chris Matthews and Howard Fineman went after what they viewed as "hate" on the Republican side, with Matthews ...
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The MRC@25: The Worst Media Bias of 1992

The worst bias of 1992 includes Eleanor Clift ogling the new Democratic ticket of Clinton and Gore (“I was struck by the expanse of their chests. They may have to put out their stats”), and ...
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