MarkHalperin

Flashback: MSNBC Hosts Called Bush a Murderous Fascist, Never Faced Suspensions

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:01:00 +0000

Geoffrey Dickens

On MSNBC you can call a sitting president a "murderous" "fascist" even muse about putting the President on trial for war crimes, so long as that president is a Republican.

Tingle Watch: MSNBC Gang Goes Gaga Over GOP Candidate Jon Huntsman

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:42:00 +0000

Rich Noyes

With Jon Huntsman announcing his presidential campaign on Tuesday, the former Utah governor joins a crowded Republican field. But while MSNBC has put most of the current crop of GOP hopefuls through the ringer, Huntsman has been heralded by the network as Mr. Civility in an otherwise nutty Republican field.

Mark Halperin: Press Would Be 'Up In Arms' If GOP President Framed Opposition's Budget as Un-American

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:32:00 +0000

Matt Hadro

Time's Mark Halperin called out the mainstream media Thursday for what he deemed to be a double-standard in the press's treatment of Democrats an

Morning Joe Pundits: Obama 'Extremely Deft in a Very Tough Situation'

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:48:00 +0000

Matt Hadro

During Monday's Morning Joe, Time's Mark Halperin and co-host Mika Brzezinski helpfully provided some spin for the White House to borrow as President Obama finishes his prepared remarks for Monday evening's address to the nation on the events in Libya.

Obama More 'Hawkish' Than Bush, Yet Better at Carrying Out His Policies Say 'Morning Joe' Pundits

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:48:00 +0000

Matt Hadro

Is Obama more 'hawkish' and yet more charming than his immediate predecessor? Apparently so, claimed Time's Mark Halperin and MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski on Thursday's edition of Morning Joe.

Halperin believes that President Obama has been more cavalier than his predecessor, and Brzezinski thinks that although Obama has extended many of Bush's unpopular policies, he brings a different "characterization" to the table.

Time's Halperin Raves: Obama Has Level of 'Sophistication and Skill' That Not One Republican Can Duplicate

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:03:00 +0000

Geoffrey Dickens

It's rare when Chris Matthews is outdone in his praise of Barack Obama but Time's Mark Halperin, on Th

Scarborough: Perhaps Obama's Cairo Speech Inspired Egyptian Protests

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 21:03:00 +0000

Matt Hadro

On Monday's Morning Joe, MSNBC co-host Joe Scarborough hinted that President Obama may have been a maj

Joe Scarborough Begs Obama to Gain Perspective, Stand Up to GOP on Tax Cut Compromise

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 20:50:00 +0000

Matt Hadro

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough slammed President Obama Tuesday for not standing up to Republicans but rather c

'60 Minutes' Correspondent Laments GOP Opposition to Lame-Duck Legislation

Fri, 03 Dec 2010 20:25:00 +0000

Matt Hadro

On the December 2 "Morning Joe," "60 Minutes" correspondent Lesley Stahl deplored the GOP stiff-arm to Democratic lame-duck legislation, complaining that it wiped out the conciliatory tone of the Republicans

On Today: Young Voters Disappointed that 'Centrist' Obama Hasn't Governed as Their 'Progressive Champion

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:13:00 +0000

Geoffrey Dickens

New York magazine's John Heilemann apparently thinks Barack Obama hasn't been liberal enough, as he told NBC's Matt Lauer, on Thursday's Today show, the "centrist" president was compelled to go on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to fire up his young supporters because they lost faith in their "progressive champion."

Time's Mark Halperin: 9/11 Families Need to Be Led Through a Discussion About the Ground Zero Mosque

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:30:00 +0000

Matt Hadro

Time magazine's Mark Halperin engaged in the ultimate condescension Monday morning, arguing that families of 9/11 victims need to be guided by

Morning Joe Panels Condescendingly Smear Opposition to Ground Zero Mosque ' for Two Days Running

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:36:00 +0000

Matt Hadro

For two days running, beginning on Tuesda

Time vs Politico: Halperin Rebukes VandeHei for Characterizing GOP Group as 'Shadowy'

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:30:00 +0000

Alex Fitzsimmons

In the "secret" underworld of Republican fundraising, Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie use "cloaked" donor lists to "dig up dirt" on Democrats and funnel campaign contributions to Republican candidates. At least that's the impression left by Politico's Jim VandeHei.

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

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:47:00 +0000

Rachel Burnett

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 President Obama's testy, self-defensive comment to NBC's Matt Lauer, wherein the commander-in-chief blustered that he was determined to learn "whose ass to kick" for the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Stunner! Liberal Journalists Compare Obama to...Jimmy Carter

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 19:00:00 +0000

Geoffrey Dickens

Things must really be going bad for Barack Obama if the likes of longtime liberal journalists Mark Halperi