MarkF | February 12, 2013 On Morning Joe, Cokie Roberts says that given his views on gun control and immigration, she's not sure if Ronal Reagan "could get elected within the Republican party today." Joe Scarborough concurs: "I don't know that he could."
MarkF | February 12, 2013 On Morning Joe, Cokie Robert says she's not sure Ronald Reagan could be elected inside the Republican party today. Joe Scarborough also expresses doubts based on his assumption Regan would support an assault weapons ban and the end of gun trafficking.
MarkF | February 10, 2013 On his MSNBC show, Chris Hayes suggests that the United States declare the war on terror over and "declare itself at peace." To protect itself from future attacks, Hayes proposes "rigorously and energetically using intelligence and diplomacy and well-resourced police work."
On his MSNBC show, Martin Bashir suggests to guest Karen Finney that by his questioning of John Brennan at his Senate confirmation hearing, Senator Marco Rubio was seeking to demonstrate that he had "strong testicles." Bashir elicits a nervous laugh from Finney.
On Morning Joe, after Donny Deutsch says he trustst the government and has no problem with the President ordering a drone strike against an American citizen, the Washington Post's Jonathan Capehart warns " I understand why you're not bothered by it, that could be because the President who's implementing this policy is someone you trust, but there are going to be other presidents . . . There's a…
In a promo for MSNBC, Chris Matthews says Washington, D.C. can restore its good name by undertaking big, new government programs, as done under FDR, Eisenhower and LBJ.
On Al Sharpton's show, Barney Frank uses the same Henny Youngman line he quoted on Morning Joe in 2011, that might well be considered misogynistic.
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough gloats over survey results indicating that the public's trust in Fox News has declined and that PBS is the only network that more people trust than distrust. But he conveniently fails to mention that Fox News remains the network that more people trust than any other . . . and that his own MSNBC trails way--way!--behind Fox News in public trust.
On Morning Joe, presidential historian and former Newsweek editor Jon Meacham criticizes President Obama for ignoring the "rule of law" and describes him as acting like "an American King."Joe Scarborough seconds Meacham's statement, adding that if this had come to light under George W. Bush, articles of impeachment would be in the air.
On Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski admits there would have been a "huge controversy" had the Obama administration memo authorizing drone strikes against U.S. citizens abroad surfaced during the Bush administration. Harold Ford, Jr. says Democrats need to consider how they conducted themselves and what questions they asked during the Bush years.
