With President Obama expected to announce executive action on immigration reform soon, Illinois Democratic Rep. Luis Gutiérrez says he is telling people to “get ready.” “It’s music to my ears that someone would have a source at the White House
President Barack Obama will reportedly grant temporary amnesty to nearly 5 million illegal immigrants after he comes back from his European trip to Estonia and Wales, which takes place next week. On MSNBC’s Jose Diaz-Balart, Chris Jansing, the network’s senior
Al Sharpton may be reveling in his close relationship with President Obama, but the controversial activist is also taking time to highlight his differences with the Clinton family as Hillary Clinton explores a presidential run. Sharpton suggested that he still
There is only one person I listen to when it comes to war and the freedom it preserves and protects: Terry Schappert. Terry fought in the first Gulf War as a paratrooper, and in the Iraqi War as a Green
A story in the New York Times this morning reveals that even the White House isn’t sure how to explain President Obama’s decision to golf immediately after his press conference denouncing Islamic State terrorists for beheading American journalist James Foley. In
Just 18% of Hispanics are following the events in Ferguson, Missouri, closely after Michael Brown’s death, according to a Pew Research survey. The poll, which was conducted August 14-17, found 27% of Americans are following the confrontations closely, including 25%
Pro-amnesty advocates are attempting to use Michael Brown’s death in Ferguson, Missouri, to portray the police and illegal immigration laws as “criminal.” Marisa Franco, the director of the “Not1More” campaign at the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, called for “Black-Brown”
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough suggested that President Obama went golfing after his angry speech against Islamic State for beheading American journalist James Foley just to send a message to terrorists. On Morning Joe Thursday, Scarborough said terrorists would likely view
MSNBC’s “Hardball” host Chris Matthews criticized President Barack Obama’s statement on the murder of journalist James Foley on Wednesday. Even though he did say that the president’s statement was “powerful,” after playing a clip of the president saying the US
After Michael Brown’s death, left-wing activists, pundits, and the mainstream press have been blasting and maligning Ferguson’s “white power structure,” likening the city to a town in the Jim Crow South. They have lamented that though the city is nearly
In an appearance on “The Young Turks” webcast post on YouTube earlier today, Russell Brand discussed the state of the American media, which he described to be overwhelmingly conservative. Brand specifically addressed MSNBC, in which he was a guest last
A police officer in St. Louis, Missouri reportedly shot and killed a knife-wielding thief on Tuesday afternoon. Almost immediately following the incident, MSNBC attempted to use it to stir controversy. The shooting occurred after the suspect allegedly attempted to rob a 5-Star
Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Ronan Farrow Daily,” Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kindler (R-MO) called out Gov. Jay Nixon (D-MO) saying that the “people of Ferguson are calling out for leadership.” Kindler argued the curfew in Ferguson should have never been lifted and
On Monday, Al Sharpton was back on MSNBC to deliver stinging criticism for a national leader who was partying as Ferguson, Missouri burned. Oddly, it wasn’t the vacationing President Obama who Sharpton targeted for criticism, but rather New Jersey Governor
After police officers in St. Louis shot and killed a man wielding a knife, Zerlina Maxwell, a familiar left-wing presence on various cable networks, tweeted her belief that the shooting was unnecessary. “I mean dude,” Maxwell tweeted, “1 guy with
MSNBC Political Analyst Michael Eric Dyson criticized President Barack Obama’s statement on the events in Ferguson on Tuesday’s broadcast of “The Reid Report,” arguing it was “a low moment” for the president. “He’s got the bully pulpit. Be a bully
According to Boston Globe reporter Akilah Johnson, the Ferguson police didn’t take kindly to having MSNBC’s spotlight shown on them during the violent protests in Ferguson, Missouri, late Monday night. Johnson, who was on the scene, tweeted that an officer told
Ferguson Mayor James Knowles argued that his city does not have a city of racial animus or a racial divide on Tuesday’s “NewsNation” on MSNBC. “There’s not a racial divide in the city of Ferguson” he said. And “there’s 22,000
MSNBC host Rev. Al Sharpton has been scheduled to keynote the 20th annual Council on American-Islamic Relations fundraising banquet, scheduled for September 27th in the Washington, D.C., area. Sharpton has been in the news lately due to his involvement with
On Tuesday, Ron Johnson, the captain of the Missouri Highway Patrol, blamed the media for “glamorizing” and giving a platform to violent thugs intent on causing violence and agitating crowds in Ferguson, Missouri. In an appearance on MSNBC’s Daily Rundown
Missouri Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson said criminals were shooting at police officers from behind bushes in residential neighborhoods in Ferguson on Monday evening. “Our officers were under gunfire last night,” he said. “[The shooters] were hiding behind bushes near
During an appearance on MSNBC on Tuesday, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) questioned why so many of the elected officials in Ferguson, Mo. are white, deeming leadership’s racial make up to be “troublesome.” “Here you have the mostly white police
In an appearance on MSNBC’s “The Daily Rundown” on Tuesday, Missouri Highway Patrol Cpt. Ron Johnson, who has spearheaded the on-the-ground security effort in Ferguson, MO, criticized some of the media. According to Johnson, some of the activity by the
MSNBC.com reporter Erin Delmore said that Ferguson, MO residents are telling members of the media to stay away from the protests because they believe it is encouraging violence. “The residents have been pushing media back. They’ve been urging media to
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes and Craig Melvin had to dodge rocks thrown at them by protesters during their live coverage of the events in Ferguson, MO. The protesters also voiced their dissatisfaction with the media coverage of the protest, with one
