Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie appeared on Wednesday's Today show and deftly handled all of Matt Lauer's pointed questions from whether or not he was worried about "taking on" the "sacred cows" of unions and teachers, if he will support Barack Obama's small business legislation, and even if the governor's criticism of Snooki and The Situation was good for Jersey Shore tourism.
Chris Matthews, on Tuesday's Hardball, accused Fox News of "whipping up white hysteria" over allegations of the New Black Panther Party intimidating voters in Philadelphia as he wondered, at the top of his show, if there was "a rightist strategy to stir up racial resentment among whites by portraying whites as victims of black rule?"
Chris Matthews, on Monday's Hardball, commanded tea partiers to tear down racist signs at rallies.
NBC's Chuck Todd, in an interview with the President aired on Friday's Today show, lets Barack Obama off the hook on controversial Berwick appointment by asking him if he had to make the move because Washington is "broken?"
Chris Matthews, on Wednesday's Hardball, asks South Carolina Republican Congressman Bill Inglis how GOPers in his state can vote for an Indian-American like Nikki Haley but not support a black president?
A segment that was billed as a guide to help some of Today's unemployed viewers find work, on Wednesday's show, turned into a platform for the president of the liberal National Urban League to attack those who opposed the President's plans, as he railed against those in Congress who have been filibustering extension of the unemployment benefits.
Chris Matthews on Monday's Hardball asked Maryland Democrat Chris Van Hollen: "What percentage of the Republican Party would you put in the nut bag right now?"
Laura Ingraham was invited on Tuesday's Today show, to plug her new book The Obama Diaries, and predict how the midterm elections will go but she couldn't get out of the segment without Today co-anchor Matt Lauer suggesting Republicans are just as unpopular as the Democrats.
Chris Matthews, on Monday's Hardball, asks his own personal congressman, Democrat Chris Van Hollen, what percentage of Republicans belong in the "nut bag?"
On Tuesday's Morning Joe, host Joe Scarborough called Sharron Angle a "jackass."