On MSNBC's The Cycle, guest Todd Moss offers argues against a travel ban on people from countries affected by Ebola, offering a lame analogy. So-called conservative Abby Huntsman makes an approving comment.
On Morning Joe, HuffPo's Sam Stein argues against a ban on travel into the United States by people from countries in West Africa affected by Ebola. Stein acknowledges such a ban might help America, but would hurt West Africa.
On his MSNBC show, Ed Schultz repeatedly blames the profit motive for mistakes made by Texas Health Presbyterian, the hospital that treated Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan, who eventually died of the disease.
On Morning Joe, Dr. Emily Senay, a consulting physician for PBS and CBS, tells Nicolle Wallace "stick to Netflix" for hysteria about Ebola. Later, Washington Post reporter Todd Frankel, also defending the Obama administration, is such a Pollyanna in arguing against closing the borders that Mika Brzezinski is prompted to say "that sounds like luck to me."
On Morning Joe, Donny Deutsch makes the case for Mitt Romney: "we kind of made a mistake four years ago." On similar lines, Joe Scarborough says that in these frightening times, we need competence, and "Mitt Romney is competent."
On All In with Chris Hayes, Chuck Todd says he is "sick to his stomach" that Mitch McConnell used in an ad his comment that Alison Lundergan Grimes "disqualified herself" by refusing to say whether she voted for Barack Obama. But Todd adds that Grimes "invited this on herself" by her refusal to answer the question.
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough says that off the air, no Republicans think that Chris Christie can win if he were to get into the 2016 presidential race. Scarborough makes his statement in the context of describing Mitt Romney's thought process about throwing his hat in the ring. According to Scarborough, Romney doesn't see Christie as a factor, and considers Jeb Bush his only potential rival…
On Morning Joe, Chuck Todd says Kentucky Dem senatorial candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes "disqualified herself" by refusing to say whether she voted for Barack Obama for president.
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough accuses Leon Panetta of having a "lack of character" for criticizing President Obama's leadership.
On Morning Joe, Thomas Roberts accuses Leon Panetta of criticizing President Obama in his book to make money and develop close ties to Hillary Clinton.
