Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Now with Alex Wagner,” the former Gov. Bill Richardson (D-NM) said as a governor from a border state, he had to deal with “all this right-wing fear mongering” about “everything from diseases to terrorism” on illegal immigration.
HOUSTON, Texas–Despite the border crisis that involves more than 1,000 illegal immigrants entering the country each day, Texas Democratic Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee apparently believes the U.S.-Mexico border is “under control.” On MSNBC she recently said, “I disagree it is
Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.), member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and the House Ways and Means Committee, called Americans who want illegal aliens returned to their countries “nativists” and “isolationists.” On Monday, appearing on MSNBC News’s Andrea Mitchell Reports, she
Another day, another front page at the left-wing Politico where 5 of the 6 top stories attack Republicans. Look at the lead… Politico’s targeting former-Vice President Dick Cheney like it’s 2005. That is Politico’s way of making Cheney pay a
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” co-hosts Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist downplayed Sen. Mark Begich’s (D-AK) effort to run against President Barack Obama. “Yeah Ron Fournier, it’s certainly an interesting approach,” Scarborough said. “Usually [it’s] a
Friday on MSNBC’s “Hardball,” the son of former president Ronald Reagan slammed the Republican base as the “the most ignorant 20 percent of America.” “Here’s the Republican Party once again presenting themselves with all sorts of Catch-22 situations,” Reagan said.
Friday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” fill-in host Luke Russert asked Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL) as he was comparing the unaccompanied minors illegally coming across the U.S.-Mexico border to children fleeing a burning house if the images of childern “sleeping
On Thursday’s “Ronan Farrow Daily” MSNBC’s Ronan Farrow and Jose Diaz-Balart, along with CNBC contributor Steve Rattner used the controversy over radio and TV host Glenn Beck’s plan to give food, soccer balls, and teddy bears to illegal immigrants as
In an appearance on MSNBC on Thursday, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) told anchor Craig Melvin it was her view that the U.S.-Mexico border was not in as bad as shape as it is perceived to be. Jackson Lee argued
On MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Thursday, co-host Mika Brzezinski greeted the news report of President Barack Obama’s reasoning for deciding against making a trip to the U.S.-Mexico border while on fundraising visit to Texas for not needing a “photo-op” with
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The ED Show,” fill-in host Michael Eric Dyson condemned critics of President Barack Obama, in particular for his reluctance to visit the southern U.S. border. Dyson, however, took aim directly at former Gov. Sarah Palin
There are some reliable partisans who simply do not criticize their man no matter the circumstances. But with the current border crisis President Obama may have reached a point where even the true believers are starting to panic, at least
On Wednesday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC, Time magazine senior political analyst Mark Halperin argued that Hillary Clinton’s botched book tour has shown some of her weaknesses as a candidate and caused Republicans to lose their fear of her. “The biggest
Tuesday night on Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live,” MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow used a barnyard analogy while descibing her one apperance on ABC’s “The View.” Host Andy Cohen and co-guest Nicole Richie were shocked Maddow compared the ladies of “The View”
Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Hardball,” NBC’s White House corespondent Chuck Todd hammered the Obama administration for their stubborn refusal to have the president go down and witness the humanitarian crisis unfolding on the U.S.-Mexico border. Todd told host Chis Matthews, “They
Tuesday on MSNBC’s “NOW w/Alex Wagner,” Assistant to the President and Director of the Domestic Policy Council Cecilia Muñoz was grilled by host Alex Wagner over President Barack Obama’s “refusal” to visit the border and witness the humanitarian crisis first
Monday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” USA Today’s Susan Page and host Andrea Mitchell both agreed President Barack Obama’s refusal to go the the U.S.-Mexico border and tour the facilities holding thousands of unaccompanied children who have flooded into the
Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” host Andrea Mitchell asked if the humanitarian crisis of unaccompanied children flooding across the U.S.-Mexico border has been cause by President Barack Obama’s so-called “DREAM Act” executive order. Alan Gomez, the immigration reporter at
Time magazine’s Mark Halperin and MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski questioned the accuracy of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s response to criticisms over her defense of a child rapist in the 1970s. Halperin did argue that Clinton could defend herself by
In an appearance on MSNBC’s “All In” on Monday, Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL) reacted to remarks made by Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID) on Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” suggesting that the thousands of illegal youth streaming across the U.S.-Mexico
Monday on MSNBC’s “The Ed Show,” Sarah Slamen, the field director for the Texas Fort Bend Democratic Party, had some harsh words for what she called a “hateful” “insurrectionist” in Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) and the “know-nothing” Tea Party. Slamen
Monday on MSNBC’s “Now with Alex Wagner,” Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) surprised the host when he said he believed “the borderlands deserve a presidential visit.” Wagner opened the segment by playing clips of reporters grilling White House press secretary Josh
Monday on MSNBC’s “NewsNation,” Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) asked, “What would be the point in the president going?” with regards to a trip to the border during his trip to Texas to attend a fundraiser later this week. Host
The Hill reports that Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) opposes the idea of President Obama making an appearance at the Texas border. “I think that he has people in place to take care of that situation,” Johnson said on MSNBC.
Monday on MSNBC’s “The Daily Rundown,” NBC correspondent Stephanie Gosk, who was tasked with the mission of finding out why there has been a surge of unaccompanied minors flooding across the U.S.-Mexico border, reported from Honduras where she spoke to
