Chris Matthews Beams: President Obama’s Smile ‘Worth Five to Ten Points’ On Election Day
On Monday's Hardball on MSNBC, Chris Matthews gave President Obama' an early Valentine, fawningly gushing over the political power of his toothy grin. "I think that smile of his is worth five to ten points in the general!" Matthews exclaimed. He added the caveat , "Hs campaign strategists might feel differently."
President Obama’s Super Bowl Interview With Matt Lauer: Jobs, Israel, And Tom Brady Posters
President Obama's traditional Super Bowl interview has come and gone, leaving barely two hours before the nation takes a forced respite from politics to watch the New York Giants take on the New England Patriots in what is growing to be a rivalry of several chapters. The President sat down with Matt Lauer this...
Fareed Zakaria Defends Mitt Romney: ‘Poor People’ Comment Was Taken Out Of Context
Today is a glorious day, for I have discovered something so rare it is almost non-existent in today's media world: giving context to things. On his CNN show today, Fareed Zakaria discussed Mitt Romney's unfortunate comments about the poor, which have done nothing to help his public image, but Zakaria actually defended Romney. He...
Media Decoder Blog: The Breakfast Meeting: Colbert Raises $1 Million, and Obama on Google Plus
Also, Ryan Seacrest strikes an investment deal with Clear Channel partners, and a shake-up at "The X Factor."
Ed Schultz Panel Groups Jan Brewer, Allen West And RNC Chair To Chide ‘Divisive’ Rhetoric
Ed Schultz opened his program tonight with a segment of Republicans behaving badly-- from RNC Chair Reince Priebus to Arizona governor Jan Brewer to Rep. Allen West. Schultz and his guests, Melissa Harris-Perry and James Peterson, made the point that Priebus's comparison of the President to the Captain of the sunken Costa Concordia,...
Megyn Kelly’s Panelists Get Into Heated Battle Over Jan Brewer Racism Charges
You know a segment is growing beyond the control of its host whenever anyone invokes the term "____ mafia." In the case of Monday's episode of America Live, host Megyn Kelly tried, in vain, to reign in the discussion being had by guests Jehmu Greene, former president of the Women's Media Center, and radio...
The History Of Presidents And Other People’s Fingers: Brian Williams Once Pointed At George W. Bush
Recently, the most attention has been paid to a politician's finger since that brief period in the 90s when Sen. Bob Dole copied Carson Daly's black nail polish look (Bring it back, Bob! It worked!). The reason? The infamous picture of Jan Brewer either horribly disrespecting the President or pointing out that he has...
Rep. Allen West Tells Obama And Democratic Leaders To ‘Get The Hell Out Of The United States’
Congressman Allen West spoke at a Florida GOP dinner last night, and had some fighting words for Democrats who are trying to mark Florida in the win column this November. He declared it a "battlefield" for citizens to stand on and tell the Democrats that their message is not going to resonate with the citizens...
Andrew Sullivan: GOP Can’t Stop Gingrich Because Of Support Among Fox News & Talk Radio Audiences
Newt Gingrich's family values have been the subject of much attention during the GOP primary race, and on his show today, Chris Matthews highlighted a poll which showed roughly half of the respondents rated Gingrich's personal standards poorly. Mathews asked panelist Andrew Sullivan if the GOP establishment still retained enough clout to heavily...
Trump On The GOP Race: ‘The Level Of Hatred… Is Unbelievable’
The famously media-shy Donald Trump took time from his busy schedule of not being on TV to sit down for an interview with Face the Nation's Bob Schieffer. And in the interview, Trump admitted he is still considering running for president because he is still very discouraged by the Republican field. In fact,...
Bill Maher Wants To Know: ‘Who The F@#k Is Saul Alinsky?’
One of Newt Gingrich's most bizarre lines of attack against liberals and President Obama is that they're basically working from the playbook of Saul Alinsky. This has been a rally cry of his for months now. Most of us who aren't that aware of early 20th century political activists have no...
Joe Biden Admits He Advised President Obama Not To Carry Out Bin Laden Raid
Vice President Joe Biden spoke to a conference of House Democrats in Maryland today, and in discussing the SEAL Team raid that successfully took out Osama bin Laden, he admitted that he advised President Obama not to carry out the mission because "we have to do more things to see if he's there." The vice...
