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Why Does MSNBC Put Up With Al Sharpton’s Crap?
So let the hardworking staff get this straight: Al Sharpton is the host of MSNBC’s nightly news program PoliticsNation. Al Sharpton is also the president of National Action Network, “which works within the spirit and tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Sharpton, Fox News, kissin' cousin, MSNBC, NAN, National Action Network, NBC News, PoliticsNation, Sean Hannity, Tea Party
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Dead Blogging The GOP Presidential Primary Debate
Full disclosure: The hardworking staff only saw the first and last half-hours of Wednesday night’s MSNBC Republican presidential primary slapfight, but a little of this crowd goes a long way. So . . . • If you picked “Ronald Reagan” … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Sharpton, Brian Williams, Galeo, Galileo, GOP debate, Herman Cain, Jon Huntsman, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, MSNBC, Newt Gingrich, Ponzi scheme, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Social Security
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Sharpton Says Matthews, Maddow Not Journalists
He’s barely had the job for 24 hours, and already new MSNBC squawk show host Al Sharpton is putting his foot perilously close to his mouth. In the Daily Beast (via Romenesko) Sharpton counters the criticism that he’s just some … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Sharpton, Chris Matthews, Daily Beast, Lloyd Grove, MSNBC, NABJ, Rachel Maddow
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The Ghost Of Ted K Haunts Mitt Romney (II)
The hardworking staff previously noted Politico’s unearthing of an unaired TV spot produced by Ted Kennedy’s 1994 reelection campaign vs. Mitt Romney. We could not, however, locate video of the ad on Politico. Friday’s Boston Globe helpfully provided it. Except it … Continue reading
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Tagged 1994 unaired campaign ad, Boston Globe, Chris Matthews, Mitt Romney, MSNBC, Politico, Ted Kennedy, YouTube
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Stories The Hardworking Staff Is Not On This Earth Long Enough To Read
Via Mediaite: Keith Olbermann Predicts Glenn Beck’s Descent Into Oblivion (In Homemade Video Clip) This from a man who just migrated from MSNBC to Current TV. (Raise your hand if you have any idea where Current TV can be found … Continue reading
Rachel Maddow In The Wayback Machine
Not long after the hardworking staff posted Rachel Maddow Gets The Gift That Keeps On Giving (which detailed a conservative Michigan outfit’s Freedom of Information Act request for Internet searches of Maddow’s reporting by state university professors, don’t ask), we … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe ad, Boston Herald, FOIA, Michigan, MSNBC, Rachel Maddow, Scott Brown
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Rachel Maddow Realizes A Lifelong Dream
Rachel Maddow’s MSNBC show Monday night featured an interview with Wisconsin state Sen. Jon Erpenbach (D-umb). Yes, Erpenbach actually said “off the record” on live television (around 7:42 of the clip). Maddow: Sen. Erpenbach, are there any Republicans who … Continue reading
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Tagged Jon Erpenbach, MSNBC, off the record, Rachel Maddow, Wisconsin
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Piers Morgan And Keith Olbermann Have A Tweet Tooth
Some high-profile Twitterholics out there right now. Start with Gawker’s piece (via mediabistro) about CNN’s Larry King Livelier, Piers Morgan. CNN’s Piers Morgan Will Fight Almost Anyone on Twitter Are you bored? Try tweeting something mean at Piers Morgan, the British … Continue reading
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Tagged CNN, Daily Caller, Gawker, John Schiumo, Keith Olbermann, Larry King Livelier, MSNBC, NY1, Piers Morgan, tweet tooth, Twitterholics, Twittermagant
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The Olbermanniacs Comment, Specially
So yesterday the hardworking staff wrote this: Who Shot Keith Olbermann? Who cares? To which splendid reader Laurence Glavin responded: Who cares? The Huffington Post story got 28,000 comments. Oh, and I care …a lot. The hardworking staff believes he’s … Continue reading →