Jose Diaz-Balart

Trump Coverage on Univision & Telemundo Exceeds ABC, CBS & NBC Combined

ken.oliver-mendez — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 19:43:32 +0000

Consistently Depicted as Racist, Enemy of Hispanic-Origin People

Ken Oliver-Mendez

Normally, the leading evening news broadcasts of the nation’s top Spanish-language television networks, Univision and Telemundo, cover U.S. political developments significantly less than their top English-language counterparts, ABC, CBS and NBC.

Luke Russert Slams GOP Immigration Bill As ‘Very Far To The Right'

jeffrey.meyer — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 16:45:46 +0000

Jeffrey Meyer

On Tuesday morning, Luke Russert, NBC News Congressional Correspondent, appeared on MSNBC’s The Rundown with Jose Diaz-Balart to discuss the current tensions between the newly-controlled Republican Congress and President Obama.

Speaking to anchor Jose Diaz-Balart, Russert criticized the GOP's immigration plan and argued that they are "going to move forward with their bill on Wednesday, Jose. It goes very far to the right.”

— Jeffrey Meyer is a News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Jeffrey Meyer on Twitter.

MSNBC’s Tamron Hall Criticizes Sen. Rubio’s Cuba Comments, Ignores Democratic Agreement

jeffrey.meyer — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 19:56:59 +0000

Jeffrey Meyer

On Wednesday morning, American Alan Gross was released from a five year imprisonment in Cuba in exchange for the release of three Cuban spies convicted in the United States. In response to the release, Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fl.) and Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) spoke out strongly against the prisoner swap.

— Jeffrey Meyer is a News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Jeffrey Meyer on Twitter.

Jose Diaz-Balart Pushes Obama To Take More Action On Immigration

jeffrey.meyer — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 16:52:57 +0000

Jeffrey Meyer

Jose Diaz-Balart, host of MSNBC’s The Rundown, sat down with President Obama for an exclusive interview that aired during his Wednesday morning broadcast. The discussion touched on several key issues including immigration reform and the liberal MSNBC host pushed the president to expand his executive action to cover more illegal immigrants.

— Jeffrey Meyer is a News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Jeffrey Meyer on Twitter.

MSNBC Guest Blames Landrieu Loss on White Racism

jeffrey.meyer — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 17:02:26 +0000

Jeffrey Meyer

On Saturday night, Senator Mary Landrieu (D-La.) lost her bid for reelection to Congressman Bill Cassidy (R-La.) by nearly 12 points and some liberals decided to blame her defeat on white racists who hate President Obama.

— Jeffrey Meyer is a News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Jeffrey Meyer on Twitter.

MSNBC’s Jose Diaz-Balart: GOP’s ‘Got To Be Very Careful’ Responding to Obama’s Immigration Executive Action

jeffrey.meyer — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 17:33:55 +0000

Jeffrey Meyer

On Monday, November 17, Jose Diaz-Balart officially took over the hosting duties on MSNBC’s The Daily Rundown, replacing Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd, and now anchors two hours of MSNBC’s morning programming.

The MSNBC host used his expanded role at the network to promote President Obama’s proposed executive action on immigration reform and warned that the GOP has “got to be very careful” in how they respond to the president.

— Jeffrey Meyer is a News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Jeffrey Meyer on Twitter.

Montel Williams Slams Obama for Not Helping Marine Jailed in Mexico

kyle.drennen — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 18:44:34 +0000

Kyle Drennen

Appearing on MSNBC's Jose Diaz-Balart on Thursday, former talk show host and retired Marine Montel Williams scolded the Obama administration for not taking action to free Marine Sergeant Andrew Tahmooressi, held in a Mexican prison for six months on a trumped up weapons charge: "...what I found out was extremely disturbing....Jill Tahmooressi has had a son in prison for six months who is ill.

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

Left-Wing Missouri State Senator Praises MSNBC's Coverage of Ferguson

kyle.drennen — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 19:44:18 +0000

Kyle Drennen

In a testament to how slanted MSNBC's coverage of the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri has been, Democratic state senator and left-wing bomb-thrower Maria Chappelle-Nadal praised the channel's activist coverage of the story during an appearance on Monday's Jose Diaz-Balart: "I have to tell you that because your network has been here, a lot of truths have come to light. If the national media was not here, everyt

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

U.S. Spokesman for Iraqi-Christians on MSNBC: ISIS Carrying Out ‘A Full-Blown Genocide’

curtis.houck — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 19:46:43 +0000

Curtis Houck

On Tuesday morning, MSNBC and Telemundo anchor Jose Diaz-Balart brought a guest on his MSNBC show to discuss the targeted killing and persecution of Christians in Iraq at the hands of the ultra-Islamic terrorist group ISIS. The guest, Mark Arabo, who serves as the national spokesman for the Chaldeans, (the sect of Iraqi Christians facing ISIS’s terror), told Diaz-Balart that the actions of ISIS are “a full-blown genocide” of the 400,000 Christians in Iraq.

— Curtis Houck is News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Curtis Houck on Twitter.

Diaz-Balart Badgers Guest: ‘How Many Terrorist Attacks in the U.S. Have Been Carried Out' by Illegal Immigrants?

curtis.houck — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 21:35:21 +0000

Curtis Houck

On his MSNBC show Tuesday morning, Jose Diaz-Balart invited on conservative commentator and film maker Dennis Michael Lynch to discuss a series of documentaries he has made that are critical of U.S. immigration policy and illegal immigration. From the start of the segment, it was clear that Diaz-Balart would be at odds with Lynch’s viewpoints and only grew to the point where he hounded Lynch on whether illegal immigrants have committed terrorist attacks on U.S. soil.

— Curtis Houck is News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Curtis Houck on Twitter.

MSNBC’s Diaz-Balart Broadcasts from La Raza Convention; Fails to Mention They're Giving Him Award

curtis.houck — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 21:16:00 +0000

Curtis Houck

On the Monday edition of his MSNBC show, Jose Diaz-Balart rolled out the red carpet for liberal activists in favor of amnesty by broadcasting from the National Council of La Raza’s (NCLR) conference in Los Angeles. This included inviting an illegal immigrant activist to promote her agenda and pushing another guest to blame House Republicans for the lack of immigration reform. Oh, and he failed to mention that the NCLR was giving him an award at the conference’s closing gala.

— Curtis Houck is News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Curtis Houck on Twitter.

LA Times Reporter: 'We Will Have Blood On Our Hands' If We Deport Illegal Immigrant Children

kyle.drennen — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 20:45:05 +0000

Kyle Drennen

Talking to MSNBC's Jose Diaz-Balart on Friday, Los Angeles Times reporter Sonia Nazario demanded that tens of thousands of unaccompanied illegal immigrant children from Central America be allowed to stay in the U.S. and condemned anyone opposed to the idea: "Because if you put this decision of sending these children back in the hands of the Border Patrol, many of these children who really should be protected by our government will instead be hurtled back to these countries where they will die.

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