https://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/1226/all en https://archive2.mrc.org/bias-alerts/saturdays-today-gop-blamed-debt-downgrade-and-washington-gridlock <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/kyle-drennen">Kyle Drennen</a> </div> </div> </div> <div style="float: right;"><img src="http://www.mrc.org/biasalert/uploads/2011-08-06-NBC-TDAY-HoltHarwood.jpg" border="0" width="228" height="175" /></div> <p>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 <strong>"a tangible consequence to point to for Republican brinksmanship on the debt and deficit reduction deal."</strong><br /> </p><p><a href="https://archive2.mrc.org/bias-alerts/saturdays-today-gop-blamed-debt-downgrade-and-washington-gridlock" target="_blank">read more</a></p> BiasAlerts News Analysis Division BiasAlert congress debtdowngrade JohnHarwood LawrenceO'Donnell LesterHolt liberalmediabias NBC Republicans Today Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:13:00 +0000 38005 at https://archive2.mrc.org https://archive2.mrc.org/bias-alerts/nbcs-gregory-accuses-gop-politicizing-debt-downgrade-after-allowing-john-kerry-blame-tea <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/kyle-drennen">Kyle Drennen</a> </div> </div> </div> <div style="float: right;"><img src="http://www.mrc.org/biasalert/uploads/2011-08-07-NBC-MTP-Gregory.jpg" border="0" width="240" height="162" /></div> <p>On Sunday's Meet the Press on NBC, host David Gregory allowed Massachusetts Senator John Kerry to blame Standard and Poor's downgrade of U.S. debt <a href="http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2011/08/07/meet-press-replays-kerrys-tea-party-downgrade-comment-end-show">on the Tea Party without challenge</a>.</p><p><a href="https://archive2.mrc.org/bias-alerts/nbcs-gregory-accuses-gop-politicizing-debt-downgrade-after-allowing-john-kerry-blame-tea" target="_blank">read more</a></p> BiasAlerts News Analysis Division BiasAlert congress DavidGregory debtdowngrade Democrats JohnKerry JohnMcCain liberalmediabias MeetthePress NBC Republicans TeaParty Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:34:00 +0000 38011 at https://archive2.mrc.org