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Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI): “You know, we’ve gotten kind of used to this sort of verbal tantrums from the president. To me it’s a little more petulance than

Eric Fehrnstrom, senior campaign adviser to Mitt Romney, explained his recent Etch-A-Sketch on MSNBC: “Look, Chuck, fair-minded people will know that I was referring to the race, not the candidate.”

Calling the Obama economy a wasteland is an understatement. Here are just seven economic facts that begin to capture the economic pain Americans are presently experiencing as they struggle to survive the ravages of the Obama economy : 1.  Every

In a statement to Reuters, Steve Capus, President of NBC’s news division, said that the decision to air the sliced-and-diced version of the George Zimmerman phone call to the police just before he shot Trayvon Martin was “a mistake and not

Kerry Washington, who stars in ABC’s new political primetime drama, “Scandal,” went on MSNBC’s “Melissa Harris-Perry” show on Saturday and denigrated Republicans for engaging in “legislative violence against women.” Washington, who campaigned for President Barack Obama in 2008 and whom

On this MSNBC show Ed Schultz ask his guest: “Is this war on women alive in your state? I mean, is it a political issue as it’s being reported on the national level?” NINA TURNER (D-OHIO): “It is, Ed, and

While discussing race with his guest guest Micheal Eric Dyson, MSNBC’s Martin Bashir said the GOP is ok with slavery.

(AP) Olbermann sues Current TV for $50M, cites glitches By ANTHONY McCARTNEYAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES Keith Olbermann is moving his grievances with his former bosses at Current TV from the airwaves to the courtroom, suing the network for more

(Reuters) – Al Gore’s Current TV has bigger problems to deal with than a potential lawsuit from fired news anchor Keith Olbermann – namely not getting kicked off Time Warner Cable for low ratings. According to three sources with knowledge

If its ratings are any indication, there’s a solid shot that Time Warner Cable could kick the channel off the air. As Reuters reported today, Time Warner Cable Inc’s carriage agreement with Current TV stipulates that, if the left-leaning political

Aaron Sorkin is about to unleash his vision of what conservatives and Republicans are like in a new HBO series called “The Newsroom,” and it won’t be pretty, judging by the show’s trailer. It seems like more proof that liberal

On MSNBC’s “Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell,” O’Donnell stated of Mormonism and Mitt Romney: Mormonism was created by a guy in Upstate New York in 1830 when he got caught having sex with the maid and explained to his wife

The rise of streaming television is something I’ve been covering rather obsessively on my Daily Call Sheet for going on a year now. Not because I have any kind of inside information or data, but because if you connect the

(AP) Olbermann says Current TV wasn’t the home for himBy LYNN ELBERAP Television WriterLOS ANGELESKeith Olbermann is explaining his split with Current TV in decorating terms. In an interview Tuesday with David Letterman for CBS’ “Late Show,” Olbermann compared himself

With Keith Olbermann gone from Current TV, Al Gore had to make a splash. He certainly made one by hiring disgraced former New York governor and failed MSNBC host Eliot Spitzer, who promptly showed why he’d been fired from CNN:

On MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticized Rush Limbaugh’s remarks about Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke. “I think we need to call people out when they go over the line,” Clinton rebuked. “They’re entitled to their

Today, Hillary Clinton told MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell in a pre-taped interview that Rush Limbaugh’s comments about Sandra Fluke constituted a “verbal assault.” She continued: We, as a nation, have every right — and in fact I welcome it — to

As it did with the Occupy Wall Street movement, Media Matters for America is throwing its support behind another ill-conceived and ill-fated radical movement: namely, the attempt to politicize the death of victim Trayvon Martin. Media Matters has amplified left-wing

Keith Olbermann, the eponymous host of “Countdown” on Current TV, has been fired. This is Olbermann’s second firing in the 14 months; he was fired by MSNBC in January of 2011. What kind of person does one have to be

Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) laid out the Obama re-election campaign this morning on MSNBC. Foreseeing that there is a solid shot Obamacare will be struck down by the Supreme Court, Clyburn explained that Obama would have to run against the

Former president Bill Clinton said today on MSNBC that Obamacare shouldn’t be struck down by the Supreme Court – he actually said it wasn’t unconstitutional in any “way, shape or form” — and instead suggested that the only reason it

According to Howard Kurtz at The Daily Beast, near the end of his Current TV tenure, Keith Olbermann was channeling a combination of Howard Hughes and the Gerber Baby, as opposed to some latter day Walter Winchell–though the fledgling network, Gore’s

Tim Tebow’s trade to the New York Jets–and into the nation’s number one media market–has garnered a lot of attention in the press. And the mainstream media’s scorn for his religion has been over-the-top. Tebow-mocking, of course, is not new,

The facts in the death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin have yet to be determined, but that isn’t stopping a cavalcade of celebrities from rendering a verdict in the case. Social media venues like Twitter are the preferred venue for

MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry Show gave a platform to Prof. Frances Fox Piven and she played the role perfectly with a barrage of name calling as her pointed analysis of the GOP presidential primary race.

Poor Piers Morgan.  One of his producers must have convinced him that liberal, race-baiter Touré from rival network MSNBC would be a compelling guest to speak on the Trayvon Martin story.  Touré, after all, is feted and lionized by the

Piers Morgan concluded the interview saying, “I like to think of myself as a professional journalist, Touré. I think that you are something else.”

Coping the Lawrence O’Donnell empty chair gimmick first performed on his March 26 show in which a lawyer for George Zimmerman failed to appear MSNBC host Thomas Roberts also interrogated an empty chair However, it has since been learned that

Earlier today, MSNBC’s Al Sharpton threatened the peace of a small Florida town if it doesn’t acquiesce to his demand for the arrest of George Zimmerman. According to the Orlando Sentinel:   If George Zimmerman is not arrested in the

Liberal newscaster Keith Olbermann was fired from Al Gore’s low-rated Current TV today after a tumultuous and uninspiring eight months of broadcasts. In this flashback video, Rep. Allen West could not contain his joy when Olbermann was fired from his

Imagine for a moment that last week a video had been uncovered of conservative actor Jon Voight appearing at a private school fundraiser with a man in black-face wearing a puffy afro wig and a caveman costume.  Furthermore, imagine that

Actor Charlie Sheen recounts his public meltdown a year after the fact with regrets, and promotes his upcoming FX comedy series “Anger Management,” which premieres Thursday, June 28.

An analysis of media reports on the Trayvon Martin shooting reveals how a local crime story became a national racial outrage. The incident happened on Feb. 26, 2012, and was primarily reported in local outlets. The first major national news