Donny Deutsch

Ripping Rubio: The Media’s Worst Attacks on the Florida Senator

geoff.dickens — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 14:18:58 +0000

Geoffrey Dickens

Not long after he arrived on the national scene in 2010 Republican Senator and forthcoming presidential candidate Marco Rubio was exploited by the liberal media as a way to depict Republicans as anti-immigrant. Anchors like ABC’s George Stephanopoulos and Charlie Rose portrayed him as a token Latino in the GOP. MSNBC’s Donny Deutsch actually hurled a racial slur against Rubio, calling him a “coconut.”

— Geoffrey Dickens is Deputy Research Director at the Media Research Center. Follow Geoffrey Dickens on Twitter.

Crushing Cruz: The Media’s Worst Attacks on the GOP Presidential Candidate

geoff.dickens — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 19:29:58 +0000

Geoffrey Dickens

Ted Cruz’s announcement that he is running for president was immediately greeted with hostility from the liberal media. On Monday, MSNBC’s Jonathan Alter questioned, “Is this 1964 when the Republican Party decided it would go with its most extreme candidate?” Donny Deutsch, also on MSNBC, called Cruz “unelectable” and added “I think he’s the worst.

— Geoffrey Dickens is Deputy Research Director at the Media Research Center. Follow Geoffrey Dickens on Twitter.

Joe Scarborough Eviscerates Donny Deutsch's 'Disgraceful' Defense of White House on Benghazi

kyle.drennen — Thu, 01 May 2014 14:18:26 +0000

Kyle Drennen

On Thursday's MSNBC Morning Joe, host Joe Scarborough annihilated liberal pundit Donny Deutsch's attempt to defend the Obama White House over emails showing a cover-up of the 2012 Benghazi terrorist attack: "I got everybody here apologizing for the White House. What about a cover-up here, Donny?!...what's the politics of the White House lying about something that we all know they're lying about?" [Listen to the audio]

— Kyle Drennen is Senior News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Kyle Drennen on Twitter.

'Today' Panel Proclaims 'Watershed Moment' for Gay Catholics, Demands Women Priests

kyle.drennen — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 20:19:41 +0000

Kyle Drennen

During a panel discussion on Thursday's NBC Today about comments from Pope Francis on homosexuality, co-host Matt Lauer asked the group of usual liberal pundits if the Pontiff's remarks were a "watershed moment for gays in the Church" or "just a very minor shift." [Listen to the audio]

NYT Columnist: Rolling Stone 'Committed An Act of Journalism' With Tsarnaev Cover

kyle.drennen — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 22:11:44 +0000

Kyle Drennen

During a report on Wednesday's NBC Nightly News on the widely panned cover of Rolling Stone magazine featuring Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a soundbite was included of New York Times media columnist David Carr defending the offensive display: "I think that Rolling Stone committed an act of journalism in both publishing this photo and publishing the story that they did." [Listen to the audio]

Donny Deutsch on NBC: People Only Focused on Obama Scandals Because They're 'Bored'

kyle.drennen — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:03:46 +0000

Kyle Drennen

On Wednesday's NBC Today, regular panelist Donny Deutsch downplayed the scandals embroiling the Obama administration as merely the result of the public not having anything else to focus on: "I think in this media age we spend so many year – four years, night and day staring at these candidates, that after a while we get a little bored and turned off.

NBC: Printable Plastic Guns a 'Game Changer,' Need for 'Much More Stringent' Gun Laws

kyle.drennen — Wed, 08 May 2013 22:11:44 +0000

Kyle Drennen

Teasing an upcoming panel discussion on Wednesday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer proclaimed: "Today's Professionals are going to weigh in on what could be a game changer in the gun debate, a plastic pistol undetectable by most security systems that almost anyone can make at home using some modern technology." [Listen to the audio]

NBC Chief Medical Editor Demands Catholic Church Support Contraception

kyle.drennen — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:57:44 +0000

Kyle Drennen

Appearing on Monday's NBC Today as part of the Today's Professionals panel discussion, the network's chief medical editor Nancy Snyderman urged the Catholic Church to abandon its opposition to contraception: "Here's one thing I really would implore the Catholic Church to do on a global issue....

NBC Pundit Donny Deutsch: 'If Republicans Were Smart,' They Would 'Move on Some of These Social Issues'

kyle.drennen — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:55:30 +0000

Kyle Drennen

Wrapping up a panel discussion on Monday's NBC Today about Ohio Republican Senator Rob Portman coming out in support of gay marriage, co-host Matt Lauer voiced suspicion about the timing of the announcement: "He has known his son is gay for the last two years, and yet, when he was there on the campaign trail supporting the Republican nominee, he never mentioned anything about this evolving stance on same-sex marriage." [Listen to the audio]

NBC Panel Frets Over Health Care Costs to Treat Elderly Woman Denied CPR

kyle.drennen — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:13:25 +0000

Kyle Drennen

During a panel discussion on Tuesday's NBC Today about an elderly woman being denied CPR at an assisted living facility and later dying, pundit Donny Deutsch immediately worried about the health care expense that may have been incurred if the woman had lived: "It's obviously a very sad story, but it really brings up, I think, a larger issue that we've got to get our arms around, that 25% of the health care costs are against people in their last year of their life, the 4 or 5% of people, keeping people alive."

NBC Panelist Compares Anonymous Internet Commenters to KKK

kyle.drennen — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:42:44 +0000

Kyle Drennen

During a panel discussion on Tuesday's NBC Today about whether websites should prevent people from commenting anonymously in order to reduce offensive rhetoric, attorney Star Jones made an over-the-top comparison: "I equate it a little bit to what the KKK used to do, in terms of being under the mask....Well, the mask of the web is giving anonymity to these kinds of people, and it's time to take the hoods off." [Listen to the audio]

NBC Panelists Blame 'American Public' and Republicans for Sequester

kyle.drennen — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:32:35 +0000

Kyle Drennen

During a panel discussion on Tuesday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer urged the liberal Today's Professionals pundits to assign blame for the upcoming budget sequester: "I want you to complete the following sentence, 'And the blame goes to...' Almost by every analysis people agree this will hurt the economy, hurt the recovery, might even damage national security. And the blame goes to?" [Listen to the audio]

NBC Liberal Panel Freaks Out Over Sheriff Telling People to Arm Themselves

kyle.drennen — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:47:46 +0000

Kyle Drennen

During a panel discussion on Wednesday's NBC Today, the morning show's regular liberal pundits had a panic attack over Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke putting out a radio ad calling on local citizens to "Consider taking a certified safety course in handling a firearm so you can defend yourself." Chief medical editor Nancy Snyderman was aghast: "This is so irresponsible it's dangerous." [Listen to the audio]

NBC Medical Editor Okay With Publishing Gun Owner Addresses: 'We're Not Outing Child Molesters'

kyle.drennen — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:10:07 +0000

Kyle Drennen

During a panel discussion on Tuesday's NBC Today, chief medical editor Nancy Snyderman voiced her support for a New York newspaper, The Journal News, publishing a list of addresses of local gun owners: "You have these sort of blind assumptions that when your child goes over to play with another kid, he or she is going to be safe. And I think that has been now negated.

Liberal Pundits More Skeptical of Possible Wintour Ambassadorship Than NBC Journalists

kyle.drennen — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:38:01 +0000

Kyle Drennen

After the cast of NBC's Today gushed on Tuesday over President Obama's "very fashionable decision" to possibly appoint Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour as an ambassador, on Wednesday, regular panelists Donny Deutsch and Star Jones scoffed at the idea, with Deutsch declaring: "I'm not quite sure somebody who edits a fashion magazine is qualified to be a liaison to one of our biggest allies." [Listen to

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