ABC's Christiane Amanpour attempted to draw a comparison between the violent political atmosphere of the Kennedy assassinations of the 1960's, and the current political atmosphere in the wake of the Giffords shooting.
Tamron Hall remarked on her Wednesday afternoon MSNBC show "News Nation" that "some say" Wednesday night's state dinner with Chinese President Hu Jintao is partly about President Obama reaching out to businesses heavily invested in China -- particularly those businesses that have "demonized" his administration as "anti-business."
Former dean of the White House press corps Helen Thomas appeared on CNN's "Situation Room" Monday for a candid interview. Thomas lamented that she cannot criticize Israel without reprimand, and firmly believes she should not have been fired for her remarks.
MSNBC hosted ex-Catholic priest Fr. Cutie on its 3 p.m. EST Friday news hour. Cutie left the Catholic priesthood in May of 2009 after his secret love affair was discovered. He is now a married Episcopalian clergyman and has since ripped the Catholic Church for its adherence to teachings on priestly celibacy.
Time magazine's Mark Halperin, on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" Jan. 12, scolds right-wing media pundits for hoping President Obama's Tucson speech fails. However, he provides no documented evidence of any such instances.
The Washington Post's Jonathan Capehart said Sarah Palin should have shown more caution in using the "incredibly anti-Semitic" phrase "blood libel" in her response to recent media criticism.
If the absurd premise that right-wing talk radio inspired the Tuscon shooting was correct, said the Media Research Center's Brent Bozell on CBN News Tuesday, then the Discovery Channel shooting of last year was inspired by Al Gore, and the assassination of President Kennedy was inspired by Marxist thought.
Andrea Mitchel: Article Investigating Level of 'White Supremacist' Speech In Tea Party 'Provocative'
MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell hosted the CEO of Johnson Publishing Company, Inc., which publishes Ebony Magazine, to discuss racist political rhetoric. Mitchell called the magazine's articles investigating the levels of racist speech in the Tea Party "provocative" and "recommended" reading.
During live coverage following Saturday's shooting in Tuscon, Ariz., MSNBC correspondent Luke Russert theorized that "fringe" groups upset over ObamaCare passage were probably behind the violence.
Former NBC anchor Tom Brokaw lauded the Pima County sheriff who condemned inflammatory political rhetoric in the wake of the Arizona shootings Saturday. Sheriff Dupnik said violent rhetoric was among the causes of the attempted assassination of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.)