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NBC Brings On Left-Wing Host to Slam 'Far-Right' Objections to Obama Birth Control Mandate

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:33:00 +0000

Kyle Drennen

After finally deciding to actually cover the controversy swirling around the Obama administration's attempt to force Catholic institutions to pay for birth control in health insurance plans, NBC's Today on Tuesday (which ran a full story from Andrea Mitchell) also brought on leftist MSNBC host Rachel Maddow to dismiss all legitimate opposition to the move as a "pretty far-right perspective" and "an extension of anti-abortion politics." [Listen to read more

Matt Lauer and Rachel Maddow Fret Over Obama 'Losing the Left'

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:24:00 +0000

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Kyle Drennen

On Wednesday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer brought on left-wing MSNBC host Rachel Maddow to address concerns of President Obama being "in danger of losing support from his liberal base." The headline on screen throughout the segment read: "Losing the Left; Can President Obama Win Back His Base?"

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Emmy Host and Glee Star Jane Lynch Mocks Tea Party as Anti-Latina

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:27:00 +0000

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Geoffrey Dickens

It wouldn't be an awards show in Hollywood if there weren't the typical cheap shots against conservatives and the 63rd Emmy Primetime Awards host Jane Lynch didn't disappoint as she mocked the Tea Party as anti-Latina.
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Bozell Blasts MSNBC As Nothing More than DNC-TV; Cable Anchors Wildly Distort Ronald Reagan's Position on Taxes and Liken Him to Barack Obama

admin — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:03:00 +0000

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Alexandria, VA – 'At least five MSNBC anchors since Tuesday have promoted a cherry-picked House Democratic Caucus video that distorts President Ronald Reagan's position on the debt ceiling, inaccurately asserting that President Barack Obama is more in line with Reagan than the Republicans,' according to a new Media Research Center (MRC) analysis.
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MSNBC Anchors Promote Democratic Ad Butchering Reagan's Debt Ceiling Address

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:04:00 +0000

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Alex Fitzsimmons

At least five MSNBC anchors since Tuesday have promoted a cherry-picked House Democratic Caucus video that distorts President Ronald Reagan's position on the debt ceiling, inaccurately asserting that President Barack Obama is more in line with Reagan than the Republicans.

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Rachel Maddow on NBC's Today: 'Embarrassing' and 'Rude' Christie 'Screams' at Constituents

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:24:00 +0000

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Kyle Drennen

Appearing on Wednesday's NBC Today, left-wing MSNBC host Rachel Maddow slammed New Jersey Governor Chris Christie: "...his brand at this point is, 'I'm the guy who screams at my own constituents'....his brand is 'I will be rude.' And rudeness is actually what he's trying to sell as a form of political authenticity."

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NBC Sees 'Hypocrisy Problem' for Michele Bachmann on Government Spending

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:25:00 +0000

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Kyle Drennen

On Wednesday's NBC Today, correspondent Kelly O'Donnell declared that Michele Bachmann "faces new candidate scrutiny, including financial records for a family business" and proceeded to hype a non-controversy of a mental health clinic run by Michele Bachmann's husband accepting Medicaid reimbursements for treating low-income patients.

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MSNBC's President Trumpets Lefty Identity: Our Network Is the 'Place to Go for Progressives'

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:24:00 +0000

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Scott Whitlock

In an interview with the AP, MSNBC President Phil Griffin bragged about life after Keith Olbermann, touting the cable channel as "really the place to go for progressives."

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Gail Collins Rips GOP for Sexual Hypocrisy, Lauds 'How Much Everybody Loves Bill Clinton'

admin — Thu, 19 May 2011 16:53:00 +0000

Gail Collins talks Schwarzenegger's love child on Rachel Maddow's show: "...there are people, a lot of people in the country who not only have very strong, you know, family values, but believe that somehow you can legislate them into other people's families and they're very powerful within the party.... I mean, look at Bill Clinton. Look how well Bill Clinton did. Look how much everybody loves Bill Clinton now after - I mean, they don't care as long as the performance is right."

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Clay Waters

Gail Collins, the Times' editorial page editor (2001-2007) turned feminist columnist, went on Rachel Maddow's MSNBC show on Tuesday night to discuss the revelation that California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger having a child with a long-time domestic servant. Although Schwarzenegger, the former bodybuilder and actor, hardly has a reputation as a social conservative, Collins nonetheless used him to tar the social right as hypocrites.
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Maddow More Rational Than Letterman Who Argues WikiLeaks Could Have Saved Us from Bush's 9/11 Malfeasance

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 06:32:00 +0000

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Brent Baker

Searching for an upside to the WikiLeaks release of secret documents, Late Show host David Letterman on Wednesday night pointed to how such disclosures could have possibly prevented the 9/11 attacks since former President George Bush had disregarded "for months and months and months" the warning "that bin Laden and al-Qaeda were interested in hijacking planes and flying them into buildings," but not even Rachel Maddow, his far-
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Media Reporter Passes the Mike to Left-Wing Maddow to Defend Olbermann, Blast Fox News

admin — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 21:08:00 +0000

Media reporter Brian Stelter devoted four paragraphs of his 10-paragraph story on Keith Olbermann's return from his suspension by MSNBC to quoting an on-air harangue of Fox News from Olbermann's left-wing colleague, Rachel Maddow.

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Clay Waters

Media reporter Brian Stelter halded over almost half his sparse real estate in his Monday's Business section, "MSNBC to Lift Olbermann Suspension on Tuesday," to an extended quote from Keith Olbermann's fellow left-wing MSNBC host Rachel Maddow, who defended Obermann by blasting Fox News.

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On Today: MSNBC's Rachel Maddow Links Pro-Life Candidates to Abortion Doctor's Murder

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:10:00 +0000

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Geoffrey Dickens

Left-wing MSNBC host Rachel Maddow, on Monday's Today show, disgustingly tried to link pro-life candidates running in this year's midter
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Rick Sanchez: Fox News and MSNBC Biased, But I'm Not

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 02:27:00 +0000

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Matthew Balan

CNN's Rick Sanchez positioned himself above the fray between "right wing" Fox News and "liberal" MSNBC on Thursday's Rick's List. Sanchez named Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow, and their network to his "List U Don't Want 2 Be On," after the Obama administration supposedly exposed his competitor's left wing bias, and claimed that he "wasn't necessarily liked" by the current or previous administrations.
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Newsweek's Alter: 'Radical Republicans' Have 'Extreme Agenda,' Progressives 'Need to Learn What the Stakes Are'

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:19:00 +0000

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Brad Wilmouth

Appearing as a guest on Tuesday's Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC, Newsweek's Jonathan Alter repeatedly characterized the conservative wing of the Republican party as "radical" and "extreme" as he and host Maddow discussed the possibility that conservative talk radio host Bill Cunningham would broadcast his radio show from House Minority Leader John Boehner's office on Election Day.
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On MSNBC, an Incensed Maddow Howls Over Obama's Kind Words for George W. Bush

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:35:00 +0000

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Brent Baker

President Barack Obama's decision to include, in his Tuesday night address from the Oval Office on the end to the "combat mission" in Iraq, a sentence respectful toward former President George W. Bush, appalled MSNBC host Rachel Maddow.
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