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Martin Bashir: Stop Newt Gingrich's Food Stamp Talk Before Someone Gets Killed

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:18:00 +0000

Scott Whitlock

MSNBC's Martin Bashir on Friday offered an offensive, bewildering comparison, linking the murder of a black British teenager in 1993 to supposedly offensive comments by Republican presidential candidates in 2012. [MP3 audio here.]

Media Highlight 'Stupid' CNSNews Question to Barney Frank

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:36:00 +0000

Matt Hadro

Some members of the liberal media commemorated Rep. Barney Frank's (D-Mass.) retirement announcement by replaying his testy response to a CNSNews.com reporter about homosexuals showering with straight men in the military. Of course, they included their own eulogies about how much the liberal congressman would be missed.

MSNBC Touts Touts Tax Evader Charlie Rangel as an Ethics Expert Against Gingrich

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:46:00 +0000

Scott Whitlock

MSNBC's Martin Bashir on Friday offered tax evader Charlie Rangel the opportunity to deride Newt Gingrich for being insufficiently concerned about the poor.

MSNBC's Bashir Mocks 'Chicken Hawk' Herman Cain, Despite Dept. Of Navy Service

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:31:00 +0000

Scott Whitlock

MSNBC's Martin Bashir on Wednesday wondered if Herman Cain, who worked for the Department of the Navy during Vietnam, is a "chicken hawk" because he criticized the President's pull out of Iraq.

Talking to professor Michael Eric Dyson, Bashir complained, "And on the issue of Iran, does Cain remind you at all of Dick Cheney and that long roster of chicken hawks who've rabidly pushed for U.S. military action there?"

MSNBC's Bashir Compares Rick Perry to Putin: They Both 'Shoot to Kill'

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:14:00 +0000

Scott Whitlock

Liberal MSNBC anchor Martin Bashir on Monday compared Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry to former KGB agent Vladimir Putin, citing the fact that both supposedly love guns and "shoot to kill."

After playing a clip of Perry expressing his appreciation for the American tradition of firearms ownership, Bashir bizarrely proclaimed that "Mr. Perry's wild west show calls to mind another world leader. Yes, Vladimir Putin." [MP3 audio here.]

MSNBC and ABC Eager to Herald 'Vindication' for Obama in Qadhafi's Death

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:02:00 +0000

Brent Baker

It's no surprise MSNBC hosts were quick to see 'vindication' for President Barack Obama in the death of Moammar Qadhafi, but ABC's George Stephanopoulos and Jake Tapper were just as eager Thursday night to make sure viewers knew the White House was gloating.

Will Other Journalists Follow Martin Bashir and Highlight Anti-Semitism at Wall Street Protests?

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:21:00 +0000

Scott Whitlock

The reliably liberal Martin Bashir on Tuesday questioned anti-Semitism at the Occupy Wall Street protests, pushing artist/activist Russell Simmons to respond to bigoted signs and messages seen in New York.

MSNBC's Bashir: 'Misogynist' GOP Wants to 'Let Women Die'

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 01:57:00 +0000

Matthew Balan

On his Thursday program, MSNBC's Martin Bashir collaborated with pro-abortion Rep. Diana DeGette to bash pro-life conservatives as "misogynists" during a seven-and-a-half-minute long segment. Bashir claimed that it's "hardly surprising" that the proposed Protect Life Act, which would protect the conscience rights of health care workers, "has earned the moniker the 'let women die act.'"

Martin Bashir Worries Puppet Will Starve Thanks to Evil Republicans

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 20:47:00 +0000

Kyle Drennen

Touting Sesame Street's newest muppet character, a young girl living in poverty, MSNBC host Martin Bashir on Wednesday slammed Republican efforts to curb spending and urged: "...perhaps they do well to change the channel just for a moment from Fox News to PBS.... on Sesame Street they will see the sad face of a hungry doll whose family doesn't have enough money to buy food." [Audio available here]

Martin Bashir Blames GOP for Cantaloupe Food Poisoning Deaths

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:59:00 +0000

Kyle Drennen

In an outrageous rant during his 3 p.m. ET hour show on MSNBC on Friday, host Martin Bashir actually attempted to blame budget cutting by Republican lawmakers for a deadly outbreak of listeria in cantaloupe: "John Boehner and his Republican majority decided to gut the food safety and inspection service....Cut, cut, cut. Now the results are in. 16 people have lost their lives."

Martin Bashir to GOP Rep: Are You Skipping Obama's Speech 'Because He's Black?'

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:50:00 +0000

Scott Whitlock

Republican Congressman Joe Walsh and left-leaning MSNBC anchor Martin Bashir got into a contentious exchange over Barack Obama on Friday. The Congressman bluntly explained to Bashir, "Your profession did not vet [Obama]..." [MP3 audio here.]

Seriously? MSNBC Brings on Ray Nagin to Discuss Hurricane Preparedness

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:27:00 +0000

Kyle Drennen

Teasing his Friday 3 p.m. ET hour show on MSNBC, anchor Martin Bashir proclaimed that he would have a special guest on to discuss incoming Hurricane Irene: "Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin joins us to explain what leaders must do to avoid the mistakes that were made six years ago." [Audio available here]

Martin Bashir: 'Large Numbers' of Americans Will Reject Views of 2012 GOPers

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:15:00 +0000

Scott Whitlock

Despite the poor economy, MSNBC's Martin Bashir on Thursday saw only problems ahead for the 2012 GOP presidential candidates, grilling Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus.

MSNBC Compares UK's David Cameron to Egyptian Dictator for Trying to Prevent Violent Rioting

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:39:00 +0000

Kyle Drennen

Filling in for host Martin Bashir during the 3 p.m. ET hour on MSNBC on Thursday, left-wing Washington Post writer Jonathan Capehart outrageously compared British Prime Minister David Cameron to deposed Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak for asking UK law enforcement to disrupt social media communication among criminals planning violent riots.

Capehart ranted:

Martin Bashir All But Tells John Boehner to 'Go the F*** to Sleep'

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:31:00 +0000

Alex Fitzsimmons

MSNBC's Martin Bashir not-so-subtly suggested Wednesday that House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is a "baby" who should "go the f*** to sleep" and let Democrats deal with the debt ceiling issue.