Recently, former MSNBC host Chris Matthews published “This Country,” his memoir of major historical moments in America. You may have known Matthews as the host of MSNBC’s ‘Hardball’ or from his political analysis. Just over a year ago, he left the network following accusations of inappropriate flirting.
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) used Paul Ryan's words about Trump's racism against him, and asked if Trump is racist, why are Republicans cozying up to him.
President Obama laid it out plain and simple for the media tonight. Americans don't trust their government, because the media thrives on only reporting the negative and the bad.
Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) was on MSNBC's Hardball tonight to talk about his plan for passing healthcare, but host Chris Matthews kept attacking Grayson and claiming that a sitting member of the House of Representatives does not understand the "real world" of Congress.
On his MSNBC program Hardball tonight, host Chris Matthews took Sarah Palin to task for not knowing who the Founding Fathers were during her interview with Glenn Beck yesterday. Matthews said, America was the book she didn't read, yet she is running around this country as this patriotic icon of American what?"
On his MSNBC program Hardball today, host Chris Matthews took a minute to take a shot at Rush Limbaugh, who recently proclaimed that the healthcare system is fine. He also tried to explain the issue to him. Matthews described the issue as, "getting for millions of people who don't have it, something like the healthcare Rush gets."
On the Senate floor today, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) sent Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) a strong message today when as acting president he denied Lieberman's request for more time to speak. The message was simple. If Lieberman is going to destroy healthcare reform, then he shouldn't count on getting any future help from Democrats.
Republican former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich was on FNC's The O'Reilly Factor discussing the sentencing of two American journalists in N. Korea. Gingrich said the only strategy that makes sense is regime change in North Korea. So, the solution is not diplomacy, but another preemptive war.
Despite the fact that Gov. Ed Rendell has been in the media bellowing and warning Rep. Joe Sestak not to challenge Sen. Arlen Specter in next year's Pennsylvania U.S. Senate primary, a new poll released today by Susquehanna Polling & Research finds that 63% say that Specter should face a primary challenger.
Frank Gaffney the director of the conservative think tank the Center for Security Policy was on MSNBC's Hardball today where he accused President Barack Obama of speaking in code, and telling the Middle East that America will submit to them. Gaffney says using the word respect is code in the Muslim word for submission.
During an interview over the weekend, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) called for armed overthrow of the U.S. government. What is the issue that has Bachmann calling for marches in the streets? She is worried about the danger of a cap and trade system to combat global warming which she denied as a human caused problem.
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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama turned the tables on John McCain's call to delay the debate on Friday by saying that people need to hear from their leaders right now, and called for Friday's debate to go on as scheduled.
So the suspense is over. On all counts.
Today in Portland, OR former Democratic presidential candidate, and current New Mexico governor, Bill Richardson endorsed Barack Obama. His endorsement got me thinking that Richardson might be exactly who the Obama campaign needs shore up their weaknesses in a general election campaign. In the Clinton administration, Richardson was the U.S.
