Alex Christy
Alex Christy | May 6, 2021
[See NewsBusters for more.] MSNBC correspondent Sam Brock admitted on Thursday's Hallie Jackson Reports that critics of Florida's new election law do not know how it will suppress the vote, but are certain it will. Meanwhile, in Texas, fellow correspondent Jane Timm described that state's new election law as "chilling" for adding "felony penalties for various parts of the election process" After…
Alex Christy | May 4, 2021
[See NewsBusters for more.] MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell, reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine on Tuesday, could hardly contain her excitement for Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's upcoming visit to the country after he met with his G7 counterparts in London where he allegedly showcased President Biden's reversal from President Trump's "placating and embracing" approach to Russia. Mitchell began by trying…
Alex Christy | May 1, 2021
[See NewsBusters for more.] CBS' Stephen Colbert hosted "a very special" edition of The Late Show on Friday night to celebrate President Biden's first 100 days in office. So successful has Biden been, Colbert argued, that the GOP has been relegated to complaining about the emasculation of Mr. Potato Head. Colbert dismissed concerns from Republicans and even some more moderate Democrats that…
Alex Christy | April 30, 2021
[See NewsBusters for more.] Recently, Republicans in state legislatures across the country have passed legislation on everything from election reform to critical race theory to The 1619 Project to preserving the competitive integrity of women's sports. All of this was very confusing to MTP Daily host Chuck Todd and political editor Carrie Dann who agreed with Democrats that the GOP is in search…
Alex Christy | April 29, 2021
[See NewsBusters for more.] Congressional correspondent Kasie Hunt joined Andrea Mitchell on her Thursday MSNBC show to discuss President Biden's Wednesday speech to Congress and Sen. Tim Scott's response to it. Hunt twisted herself into a rhetorical pretzel to declare that Biden's speech was "less partisan" and normal while also claiming the era of big government is back, while Mitchell…
Alex Christy | April 28, 2021
[See NewsBusters for more.] MSNBC Congressional Correspondent Leigh Ann Caldwell joined Hallie Jackson Reports and the namesake host on Wednesday to discuss President Biden's first set of judicial nominees to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee. According to Caldwell, "The Trump Administration really remade the federal judiciary appointing more than a quarter of judges, making the…
Alex Christy | April 27, 2021
[See NewsBusters for more.] CNN national security analyst Asha Rangappa took Tuesday afternoon's CNN Newsroom's segment on Fox's Tucker Carlson to 11 on the outrage scale in response to a monologue he gave on his Monday show about parents who make their children wear masks. Tucker's point about masks being unnecessary for outdoor activities was seemingly confirmed on Tuesday by the CDC, but host…
Alex Christy | April 24, 2021
[See NewsBusters for more.] Towards the end of a Friday discussion with the NBA's Garrett Temple, Donovan Mitchell, and the WNBA's Nneka Ogwumike, CNN Tonight guest host Laura Coates asked Mitchell how he lives as a black man knowing that, despite his fame as an professional athletes, he could be killed by the police. The discussion was meant to provide a counterpoint to those who want sports to…
Alex Christy | April 23, 2021
[See NewsBusters for more.] Joe Scarborough got into a bit of a faux argument with CBS' Stephen Colbert and wife and fellow MSNBC Morning Joe host Mika Brzezinski on The Late Show early Friday morning over whether the GOP is a fascist party or simply following a fascist leader. Beyond these artificial differences, all could at least agree that the GOP is populated with morons. Of all the people…
Alex Christy | April 22, 2021
[See NewsBusters for more.] USA Today Washington Bureau chief Susan Page has recently released a biography of Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her book tour took her to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert early Thursday morning where she fawned over Pelosi's alleged political skills. The idea of Pelosi's political skills came up when Colbert asked about Pelosi's latest controversy, "Are you at all…