connor.williams | July 9, 2015
On Tuesday July 7, Rachel Maddow – evidently unaware MSNBC’s and CNN’s previous rules on debates – slammed Fox News for their debate policy limiting the stage to the top 10 candidates in national polling. The Rachel Maddow Show host claimed the right-leaning cable network “has killed the early nominating states and their role in choosing who is a contender for the Republican nomination for…
connor.williams | July 9, 2015
On July 8 on Fox News’s Hannity, Geraldo Rivera and the host battled over immigration in the aftermath of the death of Kate Steinle at the hands of an illegal immigrant. Geraldo insisted repeatedly that “these monstrous criminals” have virtually nothing in common with “the vast majority of undocumented immigrants.” Hannity conceded that point and argued, “that’s not the issue.” The Fox News…
connor.williams | July 7, 2015
Last night, Lawrence O’Donnell gushed over Bernie Sanders’ authenticity and the consistently large crowds he has acquired for his speeches across the country. The July 6 edition of The Last Word featured a panel discussion which primarily emphasized that the Vermont senator’s policies aren’t that far outside the mainstream. O’Donnell asked former Vermont governor Howard Dean if Sanders has “…
connor.williams | July 2, 2015
On the July 1 edition of Hardball on MSNBC, Chris Matthews brought former Democratic senator and presidential candidate Gary Hart to the program to discuss his book and today’s politics. Matthews asked Hart about “the ideological direction of the party right now” and added that Bernie Sanders is bringing a kind of 1960s message to Democratic politics. The Hardball host then moved on to discuss…
connor.williams | July 1, 2015
On Wednesday, the hosts of The Cycle on MSNBC mocked Republican alternatives to ObamaCare. When Toure read a quote from Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE) saying he wants to replace the ACA with a more patient-centric plan, frequent MSNBC guest Josh Barro wondered, “what does that mean,” and added that “it can mean whatever the listener wants it mean.”  Later in the discussion, Toure and Kystal Ball…
connor.williams | July 1, 2015
On the June 30 edition of America, Jorge Ramos and Ted Cruz engaged in a testy back and forth over the Texas senator’s views on gay marriage. Ramos asked Cruz: “But aren’t you discriminating? Are you putting gays and the LGBT community as second class citizen[s]?” Cruz replied by citing his belief that “following the Constitution isn’t discriminating against anyone.”  Toward the end of the…
connor.williams | June 30, 2015
Jeffrey Toobin was at it again last night on Anderson Cooper 360, this time claiming that the comparison between bans on interracial marriage and gay marriage is an “exactly a parallel situation.” After Cooper asked whether officials, in a hypothetical situation, could deny licenses to interracial couples if they had a religious objection, Toobin asserted: “Ted Cruz was asked that exact question…
connor.williams | June 29, 2015
On the June 28 edition of Last Week Tonight, host John Oliver delved deeply  into the topic of transgender rights. The comic brought up the common liberal talking point by arguing that those opposed to transgenderism – or even gender-neutral bathrooms – are on the wrong side of history.  Oliver whined that people should support civil rights for transgenders to preserve their own reputations: “[T…
connor.williams | June 29, 2015
On the June 28 edition of Last Week Tonight, host John Oliver delved deeply  into the topic of transgender rights. The comic brought up the common liberal talking point by arguing that those opposed to transgenderism – or even gender-neutral bathrooms – are on the wrong side of history.  Oliver whined that people should support civil rights for transgenders to preserve their own reputations: “[T…
connor.williams | June 29, 2015
In a discussion on the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision to affirm gay marriage as a constitutional right, Morning Joe co-host Joe Scarborough slammed President Obama for taking undeserved credit. The former Florida congressman noted: “[I]t’s sort of mind boggling that the president’s up there in 2015 and just as early as 2012 Joe Biden got out in front of the president. And Joe Biden's low point,…