On this 10th Anniversary of the September 11th attack on America we’ll hear politicians and pundits wringing their hands over the “tragic events” of that morning. They’ll wonder aloud whether we’ve “learned anything” in these past ten years and whether
by Larry O'Connor11 Sep 2011, 5:34 AM PST0
By now we’ve all heard the reprehensible remarks made by Congressional Black Caucus Whip Andre Carson (D-IN) where he told the audience at a CBC Jobs Fair Town Hall in Miami that Tea Party Congressmen would like to lynch black
by Larry O'Connor6 Sep 2011, 9:10 AM PST0
By now we’ve all heard the reprehensible remarks made by Congressional Black Caucus Whip Andre Carson (D-IN) where he told the audience at a CBC Jobs Fair Town Hall in Miami that Tea Party Congressmen would like to lynch black
by Larry O'Connor6 Sep 2011, 5:39 AM PST0
As the nation tunes in to hear President Barack Obama’s “Jobs Speech” this Thursday, it would be instructive to learn how the last bundle of Keynesian billions were spent on those fabled “Green Jobs” that were supposed to save our
by Larry O'Connor4 Sep 2011, 9:25 AM PST0
It would be funny if it weren’t so pathetic. On this morning’s “Today Show” on NBC, GOP candidate Jon Huntsmann was interviewed by intrepid reporter Savannah Guthrie. After indulging Huntsmann in his usual cookie-cutter “I’m the moderate choice” responses Guthrie
by Larry O'Connor1 Sep 2011, 12:10 PM PST0
Solyndra, a San Francisco based solar panel company that received a $535 million loan guarantee from the federal government has declared bankruptcy. Last year President Obama touted the company as “leading the way” in the green jobs future he envisions.
by Larry O'Connor31 Aug 2011, 2:35 PM PST0
Why would a journalist for MSNBC sit on an explosive story for over a week and allow her company’s competitors to report on it first? It’s hard to believe that the answer to that question is anything but political bias.
by Larry O'Connor31 Aug 2011, 11:30 AM PST0
Last night saw the debut of Al Sharpton’s new show on NBC News’ cable outlet MSNBC. “Politics Nation” started with a monologue by the host delivered in his now familiar bumbling, bewildering and bombastic style. Though a couple sentences were
by Larry O'Connor30 Aug 2011, 3:39 PM PST0
It only took a few days for NBC News’ newest star Al Sharpton to insult his colleagues and further undermine the already diminished journalistic credibility of MSNBC. In an interview with The Daily Beast the controversial activist turned TV news
by Larry O'Connor29 Aug 2011, 6:30 AM PST0
“If the Jews want to get it on, tell them to pin their yarmulkes back and come over to my house” – NBC News’ Al Sharpton After weeks of speculation, Al Sharpton has been named the official host of the
by Larry O'Connor23 Aug 2011, 1:09 PM PST0
Something huge will happen at 6:00 PM on MSNBC today. As a regular viewer of the yet-to-be-named Al Sharpton show, I’ve come to expect momentous TV moments during this time of day. Whether it’s Sharpton’s patented rambling nonsensical statements that
by Larry O'Connor17 Aug 2011, 12:02 PM PST0
Looks like the long knives are coming out over at NBC News’ cable outlet MSNBC. After yesterday’s hilarious and painful performance by their newest star, Al Sharpton, blogs and media observers were quick to write headlines describing the incident as
by Larry O'Connor10 Aug 2011, 6:00 PM PST0
MSNBC didn’t even pretend to be objective last night with their coverage of the Big Labor financed recall effort against six Republican State Senators in Wisconsin. Instead of the standard, sober, in-studio reporting one would expect from a news gency
by Larry O'Connor10 Aug 2011, 11:30 AM PST0
A Wisconsin Democratic Party spokesman accused Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus of “tampering” with the vote in last night’s recall election. “We believe the election in this contest has been tampered with by Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus. “She’s sitting
by Larry O'Connor10 Aug 2011, 7:19 AM PST0
On yesterday morning’s “Reliable Sources” with Howard Kurtz on CNN, media critic Eric Deggans of the St. Petersburg Times spoke out about the grave reservations expressed after the imminent hiring of activist and failed presidential candidate Al Sharpton as a
by Larry O'Connor8 Aug 2011, 4:58 AM PST0
Just when you thought the NBC News cable outlet (MSNBC) had gone too far, they somehow find a way to out do themselves in propaganda hysteria aimed at their favorite Bogey man: The Tea Party. Martin Bashir (the reporter who
by Larry O'Connor4 Aug 2011, 12:17 PM PST0
Al Sharpton makes $700,000 per year to host his daily talk radio show for Radio One, a national, urban radio syndicate. Al Sharpton makes $700,000 per year so that his daily radio show can broadcast in only 28 markets (only
by Larry O'Connor29 Jul 2011, 5:00 PM PST0
It looks like Al Sharpton will get the permanent hosting job from 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM on NBC News’ cable station MSNBC. This is a curious move for NBC News for a couple of reasons. First, and foremost, Al
by Larry O'Connor28 Jul 2011, 4:13 PM PST0
Like the ACORN mobs who would barge into banks to demand that they not foreclose on homes, our country is being community organized by our “Alinsky-ite in Chief” Barack Obama. The “Rules for Radicals” disciple knows that it is more
by Larry O'Connor27 Jul 2011, 10:03 AM PST0
When NBC News and Cenk Uygur “mutually agreed” to part ways last week, Uygur took to his internet news program to explain his departure. He boasted that his YouTube show had “up to a million views per day.” This suggests
by Larry O'Connor25 Jul 2011, 11:20 AM PST0
As John Nolte pointed out, Connor [sic?] Friedersdorf, Atlantic’s resident conservative who spends most of his time trashing conservatives, set out to investigate how audiences are responding to the new Sarah Palin documentary “The Undefeated”. Curiously, he chose to go
by Larry O'Connor17 Jul 2011, 10:00 AM PST0
As John Nolte pointed out yesterday, Connor [sic?] Friedersdorf, Atlantic’s resident conservative who spends most of his time trashing conservatives, set out to investigate how audiences are responding to the new Sarah Palin documentary “The Undefeated”. Curiously, he chose to
by Larry O'Connor16 Jul 2011, 4:53 AM PST0
Continuing our series illustrating how MSNBC relies on Media Matters (the left-wing, partisan, non-profit organization whose dubious tax-exempt status is currently under fire) as their research department, we are pleased to present the Weinergate edition. When the Weinergate story finally
by Larry O'Connor15 Jul 2011, 4:58 AM PST0
Continuing our series illustrating how MSNBC relies on Media Matters (the Soros-funded non-profit organization whose dubious tax-exempt status is currently under fire) as their research department, we are pleased to present the Ed Schultz “Psycho Talk” edition. The Ed Show
by Larry O'Connor14 Jul 2011, 4:58 AM PST0
Continuing our series illustrating how MSNBC relies on Media Matters (the Soros-funded non-profit organization whose dubious tax-exempt status is currently under fire) as their research department, we are pleased to present the Martin Bashir edition. Watch how Mr. Bashir relies
by Larry O'Connor12 Jul 2011, 11:05 AM PST0