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Barney Frank Offers Lawrence O’Donnell A 2012 Democrat Slogan: ‘We’re Not Perfect, But They’re Nuts’

Rep. Barney Frank may find the 2012 Republican primary as wildly entertaining as most anyone else following the campaigns has, but he is still a little worried that the Democrats may suffer from this. This he told Lawrence O'Donnell on tonight's The Last Word, where he explained that part of the blame for close-minded...

Elizabeth Warren: Karl Rove Takes Wall St. Money To Attack Me For Being Cozy With Wall St.

On Thursday, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell brought on Massachusetts senatorial candidate and Harvard professor Elizabeth Warren to discuss reaction to her ongoing campaign.O'Donnell kicked things off by pointing out a recent attack ad against Warren that attempted to cast a negative light on her role as an Ivy League professor. "You know, all I can...

Lawrence O’Donnell Recently Shared A Flight With Alec Baldwin And Found Him Most Polite

In last night's Last Word, MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell acted as a character witness for embattled actor Alec Baldwin, who has found himself in the news after being kicked off an American Airlines flight for allegedly exhibiting "extremely rude" behavior after being asked to stop playing a game on his iPad. O'Donnell...

Lawrence O’Donnell Blasts The Media For Not Calling Mitt Romney A Liar

On Wednesday night's The Last Word, host Lawrence O'Donnell set his sights on recent campaign ads by Rick Perry and, to a larger extent, Mitt Romney with regards to an out-of-context statements from President Obama... and on how the media has treated these.

Melissa Harris-Perry Calls Out Lawrence O’Donnell Over Herman Cain Interview

On Friday's The Last Word, host Lawrence O'Donnell devoted two segments to the fallout from his polarizing interview with GOP rising star Herman Cain. O'Donnell acknowledged getting strong positive and negative reactions from friends and colleagues, and invited a panel consisting of Rev. Al Sharpton, The Grio's Goldie Taylor, and The Nation's...

Lawrence O’Donnell Is Very Troubled By Mitt Romney And Rick Perry Using Nicknames

The "Rewrite" segment of The Last Word is typically the home of Lawrence O'Donnell's most poignant political statement of the night, in which to call out hypocrisy or attack injustice. Today, however, O'Donnell dedicated the segment to a personal pet peeve: "guys who don't want you to know their first names," like Willard "Mitt"...

Howard Dean: Obama’s America Jobs Act Is A ‘Brilliant Political Move’

"I think the President's team has been rather brilliant in putting this one together," said former DNC chair Howard Dean, speaking on the American Jobs Act with Lawrence O'Donnell last night, sounding confident and convinced that the bill puts sufficient pressure on Republicans to get passed. "It would be hard to devise a better...

Howard Dean: Obama’s America Jobs Act Is A ‘Brilliant Political Move’

"I think the President's team has been rather brilliant in putting this one together," said former DNC chair Howard Dean, speaking on the American Jobs Act with Lawrence O'Donnell last night, sounding confident and convinced that the bill puts sufficient pressure on Republicans to get passed. "It would be hard to devise a better...

On The Last Word, John Heilemann Asks Whether ‘Pissing Match’ Will Detract From Obama’s Jobs Speech

On The Last Word Wednesday night, host Lawrence O'Donnell invited guests Richard Wolffe and John Heilemann to discuss House Speaker John Boehner and other Republicans' response regarding Barack Obama's request to address a joint session of Congress the day following a GOP presidential debate.O'Donnell kicked off the segment by showing radio host Rush...

Barbara Walters Sticks By Rep. Weiner On MSNBC: ‘It’s Not Exactly A Tragedy For The Nation’

There may be only one person in the media that vocally supports Rep. Anthony Weiner, but given her profile, he lucked out. After calling his photos "flattering" on The View this morning, Barbara Walters visited Lawrence O'Donnell to reiterate her point, which O'Donnell also called "my position exactly." This time, Walters called...

Michael Moore: Dems Should Tell GOP ‘We Will Negotiate When You Take Your Tin Foil Hats Off’

Filmmaker/activist Michael Moore made his return to cable news today on The Last Word, and, thankfully, he didn't stray back to bin Laden territory. Instead, Moore and Lawrence O'Donnell Ryan budget plan, and while both O'Donnell and Moore made clear they stood staunchly with the Democrats on this topic, both expressed near...

Michael Moore: Dems Should Tell GOP ‘We Will Negotiate When You Take Your Tin Foil Hats Off’

Filmmaker/activist Michael Moore made his return to cable news today on The Last Word, and, thankfully, he didn't stray back to bin Laden territory. Instead, Moore and Lawrence O'Donnell Ryan budget plan, and while both O'Donnell and Moore made clear they stood staunchly with the Democrats on this topic, both expressed near...