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NBC's Taibbi Highlights Mitt Romney's Polygamist Ancestor and 'Controversial' Mormon Faith

In a report on Monday's Rock Center on NBC, correspondent Mike Taibbi described how Mitt Romney's ancestors settled in Mexico during the late 1800's: "Mitt has said and written almost nothing ...

CNN Panel Torches Gingrich's 'Self-Immolation' Campaign, 'Murder-Suicide'

On Tuesday morning's Starting Point, CNN political analyst Ron Brownstein ripped candidate Newt Gingrich's campaign strategy as "murder-suicide." The harsh rhetoric was reflective of the network's ...

CBS: Romney Firing Remark Just Shy of Saying 'Herbert Hoover is My Hero'

Bob Schieffer slammed Mitt Romney on Tuesday's CBS This Morning for his recent "I like to fire people" line, stating that he was "looking for every way he can try to lose and drive down his ...

Democrat George Stephanopoulos: Democrats 'Licking Their Chops' Over Romney's Firing Comment

George Stephanopoulos, the former Democratic operative who worked for Bill Clinton and Michael Dukakis, confidently asserted on Tuesday that Democrats are "licking their chops" over Mitt Romney's ...

NBC: How Much Will Romney's Business Experience 'Hurt' Him in 'Anti-Wall Street Occupy Climate'?

Talking to MSNBC host Dylan Ratigan on Monday's NBC Today, co-host Ann Curry portrayed one of Mitt Romney's strength's as a weakness: "How vulnerable do you think Mitt Romney could be in ...

NBC: Romney's Father a 'Poster Boy' for Dream Act, Given Family's Mexican Roots

On NBC's Rock Center on Monday, correspondent Mike Taibbi led the broadcast with a report on Mitt Romney's family roots in Mexico: "It's a little known fact that there's a whole branch of Mitt's ...

Former CNN Reporter Claims GOP Stuffed With Voters Who Want 'Good Old Days of Jim Crow'

On NSNBC Friday night, former CNN reporter Bob Franken shoved both candidates into the mud for their talk of blacks and government dependency: "I think this is very intentional. I think it is part ...

Washington Post's Milbank Admits Media's 'Antipathy' to Santorum

The media has an "antipathy" toward Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, asserted Dana Milbank of the Washington Post on CNN's Reliable Sources on Sunday.

CNN's O'Brien Refuted by Her Own Network's Reports

Attempting to dismsiss negative reports about Obama's White House, CNN's Soledad O'Brien completely mangled and fumbled key facts on Monday's Starting Point.

David Frum Condemns Gingrich; On a 'Suicide Destructive Mission of Revenge'

On the day before the New Hampshire primary, CNN had some choice words for one candidate in particular ' Newt Gingrich. CNN contributor and faux-conservative David Frum slammed Gingrich's attacks ...
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