THE ASSASSINATION of John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the beginning of the shredding of government trust in the modern era. On this Thanksgiving Day, with all the news swirling around Benghazi, our secret drone wars and our fetish for the “zipless coup,” the legacy of Kennedy’s murder and the doubt and distrust of our government is [...]
Tag Archives | Chris Matthews
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy and the Legacy it Left Behind [Videos]
Read full story · Comments are closed
MSNBC Bests Fact Free FNC
THE OBAMA network, aka MSNBC for those in an alternate universe, is annoying, because the American public has learned not to trust anyone because of our media picking sides. However, considering the prowess Fox News had achieved since its founding it’s clear something had to be done, so NBC did it. In the election of [...]
Filibuster Reform Should Begin with Congress Respecting the Voters’ Wishes
THERE SHOULD be cautious optimism on this, but it’s still good foreshadowing about what might happen, even if what Reid is saying is somewhat of a head fake. “I do” have plans to change the Senate rules, he added. “I have said so publicly and I continue to feel that way … I think the [...]
For Jill Stein Voters
THIS ONE is for you. You didn’t listen to the crassness of Chris Matthews, the Obamabots and hyper partisan insults, but just kept the faith and voted your conscience. That’s as American as it gets. Today’s apologies by Jill Stein supporters for delivering the election to Romney are really deafening — Matt Browner Hamlin (@mbrownerhamlin) [...]
Meet the Job Truthers [Videos]
**Update** “These numbers don’t add up.” – Joe Scarborough THIS IS not going to help Mitt Romney. But that didn’t stop GE’s Jack Welch from standing point. Chris Matthews and Welch had a smackdown today on “Hardball.” “Do you believe the BLS, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, lacks integrity,” Matthews asked. “You don’t think it’s [...]
Top Story: Mitt Romney Wants the Presidency and Fought for It in the Debate
“On Social Security, I suspect we have a similar position.” – Barack Obama THERE IS no debating who commanded the stage in th debate. Mitt Romney was ready, prepared and coiled and didn’t miss a moment. President Obama, if he prepared at all, decided that he could afford to ignore the challenger. As president, while [...]
Top Story: Chris Matthews Accuses Romney of Playing Race Card, Haley Barbour Returns Fire
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy WELL GOOD morning America. You’re a racist. No, you are. Welcome to the battle to the bottom, with the Republicans leading so far. With the multiple welfare ads from Team Romney being unloaded on battleground airwaves, including where I live in the Virginia [...]
Panties in A Bunch Over Politico
Let’s call this article for what it was. It wasn’t journalism. It was business. – Devin Gordon, GQ TINA BROWN didn’t call her new media blog The Daily Beast for nothing. It’s a ravenous industry, whether the new media company is large or tiny, with every report, post or column a moment to get more [...]
Cory Booker, Day 3
The MSNBC host attacked Cory Booker for breaking with the Democratic Party line. As a journalist, he ought to celebrate truth-telling. – The Misplaced Loyalties and Dubious Code of Chris Matthews, by Conor Friedersdorf JUST HOW DENSE is the new media elite? The Atlantic’s Conor Friedersdorf proves how thick today when reviewing Chris Matthews’ harangue [...]
‘Texts From Hillary’ on Tumblr Frames Iconic Hillary Moment
It’s so 3:00 a.m. and I’m in charge. It’s power, baby. The ultimate Hillary Effect, which has been earned. That “Texts From Hillary” on Tumblr has gone viral is due to Secy. Clinton’s Madonna meets Gaga pop culture cool aboard a C-17, which was Malta bound for Libya at the height of a crisis, which [...]
GMA versus ‘Today’ Pits Couric Against Palin
“What are you doing to prepare?” Lauer asked. “Are you reading some newspapers?” “Ohhh,” Palin said, sounding jokingly insulted. “Here we go.” – Huffington Post It’s the 21st century version of Queen for a Day. Katie Couric is filling in and guest hosting “Good Morning America” this week. Tomorrow, “The Today Show” is having Sarah [...]
Rush Limbaugh Indicted by Women… and now by AOL
“At AOL one of our core values is that we act with integrity,” said Maureen Sullivan, an AOL spokeswoman who confirmed the decision. “We have monitored the unfolding events and have determined that Mr. Limbaugh’s comments are not in line with our values. As a result we have made the decision to suspend advertising on [...]
White House Contraceptive Compromise Announcement Set During Rick Santorum – Mitt Romney CPAC Speeches
**UPDATED** As Rick Santorum takes to the stage to give his speech, with Mitt Romney following close behind, the White House has scheduled their announcement, which I wrote yesterday would be coming before the end of Friday. It’s set for 12:15 p.m. [update] What is being reported and what I’m hearing is that the contraceptive [...]
Only Option for Republicans on Obama’s Free Contraceptive Mandate is to Stress Government Overreach
“There really isn’t a constitutional issue involved in this.” – David Boies, on “The Last Word,” with Lawrence O’Donnnell (leading U.S. constitutional attorney) There is no constitutional issue on the contraceptive coverage mandate, as David Boies explained last night. Republicans have two choices, only one of which could work. Right now they’re all doubling down [...]
Rachel Maddow Slams ’60-something Male Pundits’
“I realize a lot of 60-something male pundits look at this issue & think hmmm… bad politics for Democrats on the Catholic side. There’s another way to look at it.” – Rachel Maddow Who are those “60-something male pundits?” More importantly why do we care what they think? Mark Shields, E.J. Dionne and Chris Matthews, [...]
Recent Comments