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John Harwood Tells the Tale of Perry's 'Oops' Moment, and Keeping Perry on Spot

admin — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:11:00 +0000

A producer prodded the CNBC debate hosts to keep Perry on the spot: "Since our tasks as moderators included keeping the conversation moving, Maria began asking a new question. But our senior producer, who communicated with us throughout the debate through our earpieces, recognized the moment faster than we did. 'DON'T STOP!' the producer, Sandy Cannold, called out."

Clay Waters

John Harwood, chief Washington correspondent for CNBC, co-hosted the GOP debate in Michigan last Wednesday, and had a hand in Perry's infamous debate 'oops' moment, when the Texas governor was unable to list all three of the federal agencies he planned to eliminate as president. On Monday Harwood revealed that a CNBC producer helped prod Perry's long, awkward moment by shouting a directive into Harwood's earpiece.

Flashback: CNBC GOP Debate Moderator John Harwood Blamed 'Crazy' Republicans for U.S. Debt Downgrade

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:28:00 +0000

Kyle Drennen

Before being tapped to be one of the moderators at CNBC's upcoming Republican presidential debate, John Harwood was ranting against the GOP for causing the summer debt crisis. Appearing on NBC's Today in July, Harwood warned: "...the House Republican caucus...would not accept what President Obama needed to make a deal...It's crazy politics, what they're doing..."

On Saturday's 'Today,' GOP Blamed for Debt Downgrade and Washington Gridlock

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:13:00 +0000

Kyle Drennen

At the top of Saturday's NBC Today, CNBC's chief Washington correspondent John Harwood told co-host Lester Holt that the downgrade of U.S. debt provided President Obama with "a tangible consequence to point to for Republican brinksmanship on the debt and deficit reduction deal."

CNBC's John Harwood Blames GOP 'Crazy Politics' for Debt Ceiling Stalemate

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:34:00 +0000

Kyle Drennen

Appearing on Saturday's NBC Today, CNBC's John Harwood solely blamed House Republicans for the ongoing debt ceiling gridlock: "Speaker Boehner and President Obama, were negotiating in good faith. They wanted a deal....the House Republican caucus...would not accept what President Obama needed to make a deal, and that is real and significant tax hikes as a component."

NBC's Harwood: Palin 'Next to Zero Chance of Being Elected President'

Tue, 31 May 2011 12:50:00 +0000

Brad Wilmouth

As broadcast news programs over the weekend gave attention to Sarah Palin's bus tour which was viewed as a possible prelude to a presidential run, NBC correspondent John Harwood had one of the most negative views of the former Alaska governor's chances of being elected President as he appeared on Sunday's NBC Nightly News and predicted that she "has next to zero chance of being elected President."

Obama the Tax Cutter: A Network Fairy Tale: Executive Summary

admin — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 01:45:00 +0000

Julia A. Seymour

Executive Summary

Like the fabled town of Hamelin that hired the Pied Piper to conquer its rat problem, America needed a hero to overcome a faltering economy. According to the news media, that hero was Sen. Barack Obama who made extravagant promises about tax cuts for 95 percent of “working families” and getting the economy back on track.

NYT's John Harwood Scorched by Scarborough for Blumenthal Defense

admin — Mon, 24 May 2010 21:01:00 +0000

Times political writer John Harwood may have gotten more than he bargained for in an appearance on Joe Scarborough's MSNBC show Morning Joe when he tried to defend Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal over his fibs over having served in Vietnam, saying only that Blumenthal "got carried away on a story that he usually told in the right away."

Clay Waters

Times political writer and CNBC Washington Editor John Harwood may have gotten more than he bargained for in an appearance on Joe Scarborough's MSNBC show "Morning Joe" when he tried to defend Connecticut Attorney General (and U.S. Senate candidate) Richard Blumenthal over his fibs over having served in Vietnam.

(Hat tip Mark Finkelstein at NewsBusters.)

CNBC Reporter to Obama: Is Wall Street As 'Harmful' To Us as Big Tobacco?

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:31:00 +0000

Geoffrey Dickens

CNBC's John Harwood, in an interview aired on Thursday's Today show, pressed Barack Obama about the need t

Times Minds Agree: Liberal Sen. Blanche Lincoln Is Actually 'Conservative'

admin — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:42:00 +0000

John Harwood and Jeff Zeleny agree that Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas is a "conservative," though her American Conservative Union rating is a safely left-of-center 19 out of a possible 100.

Clay Waters

Did you know that Arkansas's Democrat Sen. Blanche Lincoln is a conservative? The Times reminded us of that "fact" twice recently.

In his Monday "Caucus" analysis hyping Obama's drilling plan, "Drilling Plan May Buoy Efforts on Energy Policy," John Harwood argued:

NYT's Harwood Cracks on NYT Editor Sam Tanenhaus: 'The Death of Liberalism?'

admin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:19:00 +0000

MSNBC host and NYT contributor John Harwood interviews influential Sunday section editor Sam Tanenhaus about the Republican win in Massachusetts and jests about the title of Tanenhaus's recent book "The Death of Conservatism."

Clay Waters

MSNBC host and New York Times contributor John Harwood (gently) mocked Times editor Sam Tanenhaus on MSNBC Friday afternoon when discussing the shocking Republican win last week in Massachusetts. (You can watch the exchange below.)

CNBC's Harwood Claims Public Doesn't Know Enough about Obamacare

admin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:35:49 +0000

Jeff Poor

CNBC “Squawk Box” co-hosts Joe Kernen and Becky Quick understand public opposition to Obamacare. Unfortunately, their colleague John Harwood, who covers Washington, D.C. for the network, doesn’t.

NYT Columnist Charles Blow: 'Rush Is a Particularly Vile Human Being'

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:47:00 +0000

The Times anti-Limbaugh hate-fest on MSNBC: Times contributor John Harwood calls Rush's crack that Obama would use Haiti to appeal to "both [the] light-skinned and dark-skinned black community" "pretty disgusting," and op-ed columnist Charles Blow went even further. Everyone ignored the background of Limbaugh's remarks, based in mockery of Democratic Senate leader Harry Reid's controversial comments about Obama.

Clay Waters

On MSNBC's "New York Times edition" Friday afternoon, host John Harwood, who also writes about politics for the Times, called talk show host Rush Limbaugh's comments about Obama using the Haiti earthquake to appeal to black voters "pretty disgusting," about twenty minutes into the show.

Nancy Pelosi's Jab at Obama that 'No One Missed' - Except for Times Readers

admin — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:45:00 +0000

The Times' John Harwood claims that "No one missed Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent jab at Mr. Obama when she pointed out campaign stances that he has since set aside." Well, no one except New York Times print edition readers.

Clay Waters

In John Harwood's Monday "Caucus" column, he claimed that "nobody missed" House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's jab at Barack Obama.

While reacting to a reporters' question January 5 about the Democrats refusing to allow C-SPAN to cover health-care negotiations despite Obama's campaign promises to make the process transparent, Pelosi replied, "There are a number of things he was for on the campaign trail."

Harwood referenced the exchange without actually quoting Pelosi:

CNBC's John Harwood: Liberal Critics of ObamaCare 'Idiotic;' 'On Drugs'

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:52:00 +0000

Kyle Drennen

Appearing Monday on MSNBC during the 10AM ET hour, CNBC White House correspondent John Harwood worked to whip up support for the health care bill passed by Senate Democrats while slamming its liberal opponents: "...so much of the commentary I've heard has been really idiotic. Liberals who want universal health care ought to be thanking Harry Reid for getting this thing done..."

Bloviating Dick Cavett Bashes 'Know-Nothing' Sarah Palin, Obsesses Over His Brilliance

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:35:00 +0000

Scott Whitlock

Talk show host Dick Cavett, whose TV show went off the air in 1982, appeared on MSNBC, Friday, to trash Sarah Palin as a "know nothing" and someo