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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

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

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

The Trayvon Martin case shows, once again, the effect of Derrick Bell’s radical Critical Race Theory on President Barack Obama and his administration. Critical Race Theory holds that the law itself is characterized by white supremacy–an idea Obama invoked by

In a published report bylined “msnbc.com Staff and NBC News,” a quote attributed to Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman, appears to be purposefully distorted by the left to read as though Zimmerman is a racist. A full reading of the transcript

At a Congressional forum on the Hill yesterday at which Florida teenager Trayvon Martin’s parents were asked to testify, Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL) took center stage. She claimed first that Martin had been victimized by racial profiling and a “botched

Some in the media have tried to connect George Zimmerman to the GOP, but itappears he’s actually connected to theDemocrats: The individual at the center of the controversial Trayvon Martinshooting is a registered Democrat.George Michael Zimmerman, born Oct. 5, 1983,

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell engages in either his most scintillating interview of his career, or a rare form of privately-funded performance art.

Via a letter from the Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC to NBC News Senior Producer Marian Porges, a pre-released statement from Koch Industries made it clear they were not involved with Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law. Unfortunately, that didn’t stop Democrat fund

Al Sharpton wants to have it both ways: he wants to be both a journalist and an activist. And MSNBC’s President Phil Griffin apparently wants that, too. Sharpton’s MSNBC show, PoliticsNation, featured him interviewing Trayvon Martin’s father. “We want you

On MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” (MSNBC) Former U.S. Comptroller David Walker says that Obamacare doesn’t actually deal with the costs of healthcare and does not actually save any money.

Former DNC spokesperson Karen Finneyhas been leading the effort at MSNBC to turn the Trayvon Martin shootinginto a political story implicating conservatives. It began with her smear ofRush Limbaugh and GOP presidential candidates while filling in as host ofthe MartinBashir

MSNBC’s Karen Finny: “How do we go from one state to 30? Who was the Typhoid Mary for this horrible outbreak? Try not to be surprised. It’s the usual suspects: the Koch brothers, the NRA, the American Legislative Exchange Council,

On Friday’s edition of MSNBC’s NOW with Alex Wagner, former DNC Communications Director Karen Finney (and occasional MSNBC host) used the tragic death of Trayvon Martin to viciously attack Republicans across the country.

Karen Finney, filling in for Martin Bashir, flat-out blamed the words of Rush Limbaugh, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum for creating the environment that lead to the horrible shooting death of teen Trayvon Martin in Florida.

The City Of Los Angeles has passed a resolution on talk radio, putting themselves on supposed moral high ground after comments from syndicated radio host Rush Limbaugh on Sandra Fluke and LA juggernauts John and Ken on Whitney Houston. In both cases,

When it broke, the Old Media was all over Mike Daisey’s story of the horrid working conditions at Apple Computer’s foreign manufacturing plants. The story had oppressed workers, pathos, and best of all, eeevil corporate greed. Daisey was well on

Over a month after the Daily Caller began exposing Media Matters’ internal workings, including funding from left-wing allies, bizarre office hijinks, anti-Semitic employees, backdoor payoffs to former lovers, and connections with the Obama Administration, the organization remains largely silent. The

Has New York City finally decided to stand up to Occupy Wall Street? A recent rapid shutdown of direct actions by the movement, combined with ongoing prosecutions, may indicate that the movement has worn out its welcome with the city–which

Gloria Allred, the high-profile civil litigator who represents Sandra Fluke and who has called for the criminal prosecution of Rush Limbaugh, has built her career on representing alleged victims–mostly women, and ofte in the spotlight of the national media. Allred’s

On “Daily Rundown” (MSNBC) Chuck Todd explains Obama’s fundraising problems and why he has to spend so much time fundraising.

(AP) Confident Romney calls for unity, looks to Ill.By STEVE PEOPLESAssociated PressVERNON HILLS, Ill.Mitt Romney’s increasingly confident campaign is intensifying calls — publicly and privately — for his Republican opponents to concede defeat in the presidential nomination battle, even before

As the left and President Obama have so graciously pointed out, civility is essential to our national discourse. At a press conference in February 2009, Obama said: “I think that, over time, people respond to civility and–and rational argument.” He

When Luke Russert wrapped up a segment on MSNBC in the middle of Abby Huntsman Livingston’s sentence, the look on her face suggested she was not pleased.

In the video below, Fox News host Bill O’Reilly notes that in Andrew Breitbart’s last in-depth interview with Paul Bond at “The Hollywood Reporter,” (available here) Andrew claimed the left-wing media was out to destroy him, citing Media Matters for America as the primary

Bill O’Reilly cites a specific example of Media Matters for America, a 501c3 “charitable” organization, lying about his commentary and it appearing on a primetime news show on NBC News. O’Reilly said that the upcoming election is “dangerous” if the

MSNBC President Phil Griffin, who hired notorious race-baiter Al Sharpton to broadcast in primetime, has now devoted his entire primetime lineup to attacking Rush Limbaugh over his Sandra Fluke criticism. And one of those leading the charge is host Ed