MarkF | February 25, 2013 On his MSNBC show, Al Sharpton falsely claims that the sequester would shut the airport in Rep. Paul Ryan's hometown of Janesville, Wisconsin. In fact, the sequester would at worst close the control tower at the airport. The airport would continue to operate under well-established FAA rules for non-towered fields. In the United States, less than 3% of airports have towers.
MarkF | February 25, 2013 On Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski says it's "silly" to discuss the fact
that President Obama didn't tell the truth when during a presidential
debate he claimed that he hadn't initially proposed the sequester,
Congress had. Trying to end the uncomfortable discussion, at one point Mika declares "I'm moving on."
MarkF | February 25, 2013 On Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski says it's "silly" to discuss the fact that President Obama didn't tell the truth when during a presidential debate he claimed that he hadn't initially proposed the sequester, Congress had.
MarkF | February 24, 2013 On the MSNBC program "Up With Chris Hayes," Robert Gibbs states that as press secretary to President Obama, he was told not to acknowledge the existence of the drone program.
MarkF | February 22, 2013 On Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski giggles and speaks repeatedly about the sex scenes in a recently-discovered novel by Woody Guthrie. Neither she nor the other panel members make reference to Guthrie's Communist Party ties.
MarkF | February 21, 2013 On Morning Joe, Mort Zuckerman says there's "no bull****" about Chris Christie.
MarkF | February 19, 2013 On Morning Joe, NBC political director Chuck Todd explains the absence of all but a few Republicans on the Sunday shows by claiming there is a "mythology" among Republican officials and their staffs that the mainstream media is hostile to conservatives.
MarkF | February 19, 2013 On Morning Joe, New York Times columnist Frank Bruni calls Republican Senator Ted Cruz a "whippersnapper."
MarkF | February 18, 2013 On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough accuses Senator Ted Cruz of acting "like a carnival barker at a Republican event."
MarkF | February 17, 2013 ABC News reporter David Wright, describing a trial balloon floated by the Vatican spokesman suggesting that the date for the enclave for the selection of a new Pope might be moved up from March 15th, stated ""but in other quarters of the Church, that trial balloon is being shot down faster than an old-school nun might rap you on the knuckles."
