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The 'Uncle Tom-ing' of Ben Carson Begins

The 'Uncle Tom-ing' of Ben Carson Begins

MSNBC host and commentator Touré fired a clear and distinct shot at Dr. Ben Carson Friday, hammering the African-American Presidential Medal of Freedom winner for daring to challenge the Obamadoxy parroted by Touré and progressive journalists bent on supporting the

Pew's Kohut Defies Own Data, Attacks Conservatives

Pew's Kohut Defies Own Data, Attacks Conservatives

Andrew Kohut of the Pew Research Center blamed conservatives for the Republican Party’s troubles in an op-ed for the Washington Post. Ironically, his own data show that the U.S. shifted in a more conservative direction in the years since President

Weekly Ratings: Fox News Annihilates Competition

Weekly Ratings: Fox News Annihilates Competition

Among all 94 ad-supported cable channels, Fox News primetime placed fifth last week. MSNBC placed 22nd, HLN 32nd, and CNN 33rd. Current TV did not place dead last this week. It placed second to dead last before VHI Classic —

Female WaPo Reporter: Palin Speech 'Tart'

Female WaPo Reporter: Palin Speech 'Tart'

Today on MSNBC, Andrea Mitchell and Washington Post Reporter Ruth Marcus where discussing Governor Sarah Palin’s influence on the GOP when Marcus attacked what she called Palin’s “tart approach.”

MSNBC: 85% Opinion/Commentary

MSNBC: 85% Opinion/Commentary

Pew Research has a new State of the Media 2013 report which finds that MSNBC’s output contains far more opinion than news. This chart shows the balance at all three cable networks: The methodology Pew used was to survey stories

Dave Weigel Wins! First Journo to Hit CPAC on Race

Dave Weigel Wins! First Journo to Hit CPAC on Race

Well, shoot… When I pulled Toure’s name in the office pool to see who would be the first lefty to race-bait CPAC, it seemed like a sure winner. In Toure’s defense, though, his MSNBC show doesn’t air until the afternoon,

Fight or Flight for the Brain

A new study shows how the brain is able to hone in on the speaker it wants to hear in a noisy environment, like a cocktail party.  From NBC News (via Instapundit): Studying the infamous “cocktail party problem,” researchers found that

Chris Hayes To Take Over Ed Schultz's MSNBC Slot

Chris Hayes To Take Over Ed Schultz's MSNBC Slot

Alternate headline: “Ezra Klein Hit Hardest.” NYT: Chris Hayes will take over the 8 p.m. time slot on MSNBC in the next month, the channel is planning to announce on Thursday morning, the day after the current host of that

Demoted: MSNBC Boots Schultz to Weekends

Demoted: MSNBC Boots Schultz to Weekends

Wednesday night, Ed Schultz of MSNBC announced that his The Ed Show would be moving from weeknights to weekends. It will now fill two hours every Saturday and Sunday, 5-7 PM. The show has always struggled to find its audience,

Cruz to Republicans: 'Stand on Principle'

Cruz to Republicans: 'Stand on Principle'

On Wednesday night, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) electrified the crowd at the Coalitions for America’s Weyrich Awards Dinner, named after founder Paul Weyrich. He led off his speech with a dismissive reference to Senator John McCain’s characterization of him as