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Monday, May 4, 2015
Joe Scarborough vs Baltimore's Police Brutality: "Beyond A Reasonable Doubt" (WHITE vs BLACK Justice)
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JOE SCARBOROUGH vs BALTIMORE'S POLICE BRUTALITY: (VIDEO)
"BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT"
Monday, May 4, 2015 on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" show with Lead Hosts JOE SCARBOROUGH (a former Congressman) & MIKA BREZINSKI (her dad advises Pres OBAMA), there was indept discussion about 6 BALTIMORE Cops charged with FREDDIE GRAY'S Murder.
It appears Joe Scarborough strongly disagrees with these Criminal charges.
According to Joe and a Legal Expert Guest, the Grand Jury panel must find these 6 Rogue Cops GUILTY "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt".
Why is it whenever a Victim is BLACK and the Murderers involved are WHITE, "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt" is the Legal Standard??
However if the Victim is WHITE and the Murderer is BLACK, he or she is automatically GUILTY??
Sources: MSNBC, Youtube
Thursday, January 28, 2010
MSNBC's Liberal Reporters Are Out Of Control!
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Judd Gregg Lectures MSNBC: "Irresponsible"
Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) attacked MSNBC hosts Contessa Brewer and Melissa Francis on Thursday, questioning their “integrity” as journalists and calling them “irresponsible.”
The scuffle started with Francis asking Gregg to name specific areas of the budget he would cut after he criticized the White House’s proposed freeze on nondefense discretionary spending, saying President Barack Obama has done little to reduce the size of government.
“That’s good in theory,” Francis started to say before Gregg cut her off.
“It’s not a theory,” Gregg said. “Don't tell me it's good in theory. What are you? How do you get off saying something like that?”
Francis then jumped in to offer Gregg a chance “to tell us how to practically put it to work.”
Gregg then launched into an attack of the administration for increasing spending and the federal debt, quickly getting interrupted by Brewer.
“My partner Melissa, Sen. Gregg, is really asking for specifics,” Brewer said. “If you don't believe we should have a $1.3 trillion budget, which programs are you willing to cut?”
“Are you willing to tell schools, no money for you?” Brewer asked.
“Nobody is saying ‘no money for schools,’” Gregg responded. “What an absurd statement to make, a dishonest statement to make.”
“Sen. Gregg, what we're both asking is which programs to cut?” Brewer said. “Senator, you're going to be asked to cut certain programs if you're on the senate Banking Committee — just tell us which one you'll cut?”
Gregg said he’d ‘eliminate’ the money for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, cut stimulus spending and reform entitlement programs. But after being given his chance to outline his proposals, Gregg still clearly had an ax to grind with the two hosts.
“I've made very specific proposals and I'm willing to stand by them. The problem is that this administration’s view of governance is economic prosperity created by growing the government dramatically,” he said. “Then it gets misrepresented by people like yourself that say if you do this you're going to end up not funding education. That's the most irresponsible question.”
“You can't be duplicitous about this,” he added. “You can't make a representation and then claim you didn't make it. You know, it just shouldn't work that way. You've got to have some integrity on your side of this camera, too.”
MSNBC: Shuster Tweets "Inappropriate"
MSNBC may be obsessed with the four men arrested for trying to tamper with Sen. Mary Landrieu’s telephones, but the network says reporter David Shuster crossed the line when he attacked one of them via Twitter.
Just before leaving for New Orleans to cover the story, Shuster used a Twitter message to tell Conservative Filmmaker James O’Keefe — one of the four men arrested by the FBI — that he’s “not a journalist,” that he “intended to tap phones” and that he “will go to prison.”
“The comments were inappropriate,” an MSNBC spokesperson told POLITICO Thursday. “We have talked to David about them.”
Still, Shuster continues to cover the story for MSNBC. At 3 p.m. Thursday, he’s expected to interview Andrew Breitbart, who pays O’Keefe a salary and published his undercover anti-ACORN videos on his website Big Government.
MSNBC has been all over the arrests at Landrieu’s New Orleans office, dubbing the alleged attempt to tamper with the phones of the Democratic senator “PhoneGate” and “Bayou Break-In.”
On Wednesday night — when other news networks were focused on President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address — MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann devoted the first 20 minutes of “Countdown” to the Landrieu case.
In addition to speaking with Shuster from New Orleans, Olbermann talked with analyst Richard Wolffe and former Nixon counsel John Dean, famous for his role in the Watergate coverup.
Fox News, by contrast, has spent relatively little time on the story.
Media Matters, a liberal watchdog group, reports that Fox devoted roughly 4½-half minutes on O’Keefe’s arrest Tuesday during its evening and prime-time shows, while spending over an hour on the ACORN tapes when that story broke on Sept. 10.
It’s quite a contrast from last fall, when Fox gave loads of airtime to the undercover videos in which O’Keefe pretended to be a pimp seeking help from ACORN. The 25-year-old activist appeared on “Glenn Beck,” “Hannity” and “Fox & Friends” and was named the “Power Player of the Week” by Chris Wallace on “Fox News Sunday.”
A Fox spokesperson did not return a request for comment.
Ari Rabin-Havt, vice president of research and communication for Media Matters, said that in addition to the airtime Fox gave the ACORN story, the network also allowed O’Keefe, Hannah Giles — who appeared as the prostitute in the undercover tapes — and Breitbart to talk up their legal defense fund.
Rabin-Havt said that given the amount of time Fox provided for what he considers an “unethical piece of journalism,” the network has “some culpability” for whatever O’Keefe may have done next.
But while Media Matters sees Fox as overhyping the first O’Keefe-related story, those on the other end of the political spectrum now see MSNBC giving too much play to the second.
Seton Motley, director of communications for the Media Research Center, said that MSNBC is “hyperventilating in their coverage” and that O’Keefe’s been “convicted in the court of Twitter by David Shuster.”
“I think what the MSNBCs of the world are trying to do is to undo what [O’Keefe] did to ACORN with this,” Motley said.
Breitbart also thinks the media have gone overboard.
“For those in the mainstream media committed to report the false and libelous narrative of ‘Watergate Jr.,’ ‘wiretapping’ and ‘bugging,’ I predict much egg on your J-school grad faces,” Breitbart wrote on his Big Journalism site.
Mark Jurkowitz, associate director of Pew’s Project for Excellence in Journalism, noted that the different levels of coverage between the ACORN story — presumably bad for liberals — and the O’Keefe arrest — presumably bad for conservatives — is just par for the course.
“One thing we’ve seen repeatedly on ideologically oriented shows, in cable and radio, is not only the ideology evident in how a subject is treated but whether a subject is covered,” he said.
During the campaign, Jurkowitz pointed out that Fox hosts Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity focused more on issues such as the controversy over the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, while MSNBC hosts Olbermann and Rachel Maddow offered more coverage of issues relating to Sen. John McCain’s campaign tactics.
“If you were watching the Fox hosts or the MSNBC hosts, you’d be getting different subjects of the campaign covered,” Jurkowitz said. “You are getting in some ways a different world.”
Ed Schultz Curses Robert Gibbs: "Full Of Sh*t"
MSNBC host Ed Schultz is tearing into Robert Gibbs and the rest of President Barack Obama’s team, telling the White House press secretary that he is “full of sh—.”
Speaking at the progressive Blue State Bash event at the Minneapolis Convention Center on Saturday, Schultz relayed a combative exchange he had off the air with Gibbs, who last appeared on his program “The Ed Show” on Thursday.
“I know it’s being recorded, but I wasn’t told it was off the record,” Schultz said in a video posted on theuptake.org. “Mr. Gibbs and I had quite the conversation off the air the other night. I’m gonna tell ya, I told him he was full of sh—.”
“I did,” Schultz continued. “And then he gave me the Dick Cheney f-bomb the same way Sen. Leahy got it on the Senate floor. I told Robert Gibbs, I said: ‘And I’m sorry you’re swearing at me, but I’m just trying to help you out. I’m telling you you’re losing your base. Do you understand you’re losing your base?’”
Schultz set a fiery tone in the nearly 20-minute speech that eviscerated the Democratic Party for not listening to its progressive wing.
“We have to get these people who have infiltrated the Democratic progressive movement and get them the hell out,” Schultz boomed. “We are still in an ideological fight for this country.”
The liberal talk show host — who was asked by North Dakota Democrats to run for the Senate seat vacated by Sen. Byron Dorgan’s retirement — implored the audience to hold the Obama administration’s feet to the fire.
“We have to make sure President Obama gets the message: We’re with you, but you have to be with us,” he said. “If we don’t speak up and tell the White House they’re wrong right now, who will do it?”
Schultz also said that despite turning down an opportunity to run for the Senate, he would have used the same aggressive tone on the campaign trail.
“I want all of you to know that I am not running for the United States Senate,” he said. “But I also want you to know that if I did, I’d kick their ass.”
The White House didn’t respond to a request for comment.
Sources: MSNBC, Politico, Twitter, NY Mag.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Are MSNBC Hosts Afraid To Speak Against Obama's Administration? Watch
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Ed Schultz Claims White House E-mails "Morning Joe" During Show
MSNBC's Ed Schultz claimed Friday that the White House communicates with Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski during their "Morning Joe" program.
Schultz said he observed this when he was on last Thursday's program:
So Mika starts looking at her Blackberry and so does Scarborough and obviously the White House is texting them or emailing them or whatever and they didn't like the show. Because Arianna had been on there, I'm on there, Howard Dean had been on there and they wanted some balance.
Now think about that - here's the White House getting in contact with "Morning Joe" because they're afraid there's too many lefties on the air! Now if that's not sensitivity at its highest level, I don't know what is! I told ya a few days ago they had rabbit ears! They don't like anything that's being said right now, they're getting beat up!
In reality, this isn't as shocking as it might seem.
NewsBuster Mark Finkelstein reported in October that the White House e-mailed NBC's Savannah Guthrie while she was on the "MJ" set.
According to Guthrie, a senior White House advisor wanted her to tell Scarborough to "stop being an a**hole."
Honestly, you can't make this stuff up.
*****Update:
Ed Driscoll has an October video of Mika receiving an e-mail from the White House.
Shuster: Baucus Sober, Drudge "Repulsive"
Wow: David Shuster really lets it all hang out on Twitter . . .
In current tweets, the MSNBCer accuses Karl Rove of "hypocrisy," calls conservatives "wingnuts," claims Baucus wasn't wasted, and denounces Drudge as "repulsive" for supposedly suggesting otherwise.
Excerpts from Shuster's current Twitter feed:
* Thank you Wingnuts! By mentioning my tweets, you are bringing more attention to @karlrove hypocrisy
* Wingnuts, just because you want to believe something is true does not make it so. Obama wasn't born in Kenya. Baucus wasn't inebriated.
* Baucus speech was at 430pm in the afternoon. He was incensed at Wicker. He was emotional. To smear him, as drudge does, is repulsive.
* Re Baucus emotional floor speech last week: He always speaks in a halting fashion. The wingnut claims are lies and disgusting smears.
And as for David's countless fans among NB readers, worried he might disappear from the MSNBC airwaves: never fear . . . Shuster assures us that when MSNBC's 2010 line-up is announced "I'll be fine." Whew!
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Sources: Newsbusters, Ed Schultz Show, Morning Joe, MSNBC, Twitter, Radio Equalizer, Pajamas Media, Youtube, Google Maps
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Morning Joe Show Hosts "Controlled" By White House Staff??
Ed Schultz Claims White House E-mails "Morning Joe" During Show
MSNBC's Ed Schultz claimed Friday that the White House communicates with Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski during their "Morning Joe" program.
Schultz said he observed this when he was on last Thursday's program:
So Mika starts looking at her Blackberry and so does Scarborough and obviously the White House is texting them or emailing them or whatever and they didn't like the show. Because Arianna had been on there, I'm on there, Howard Dean had been on there and they wanted some balance.
Now think about that - here's the White House getting in contact with 'Morning Joe' because they're afraid there's too many lefties on the air! Now if that's not sensitivity at its highest level, I don't know what is! I told ya a few days ago they had rabbit ears! They don't like anything that's being said right now, they're getting beat up!
In reality, this isn't as shocking as it might seem.
NewsBuster Mark Finkelstein reported in October that the White House e-mailed NBC's Savannah Guthrie while she was on the "MJ" set.
According to Guthrie, a senior White House advisor wanted her to tell Scarborough to "stop being an a**hole."
Honestly, you can't make this stuff up.
*****Update:
Ed Driscoll has an October video of Mika receiving an e-mail from the White House.
White House: Scarborough "A-Hole" For Mocking Obama's Nobel Prize
What a morning at Morning Joe! First, a "senior White House official" sent an email calling Joe Scarborough an "a-----e" for mocking Pres. Obama's Nobel Peace Prize. A bit later, responding to Rush Limbaugh's depiction of Scarborough as a "neutered, chickified moderate," Scarborough repeatedly claimed that Pres. George W. Bush had Rush's "testicles in a blind trust."
Scarborough and Time's Mark Halperin—whom no one would accuse of being a right-wing hack—had some good-natured fun with the Nobel news. A laughing-out-loud Scarborough suggested among other things that Marisa Tomei was more deserving of her Academy Award. But the Messiah will not be mocked, and it wasn't long before NBC's Savannah Guthrie, on the set, announced that she had received an email from "a senior White House official" telling Joe to "stop being an a------e" [spelled out in the original, according to Savannah]. Mika Brzezinski tried to soft-pedal the insult, claiming the White House was "joking." Real side-splitter! Is this the new standard of civility from Dems so offended by "you lie"?
No Peace Prize is likely to be awarded to Scarborough or Rush Limbaugh anytime soon. War has broken out between the two. Scarborough initiated hostilities by criticizing Rush for reveling in PBO's Olympic failure. Rush returned fire yesterday, calling Scarborough a "neutered, chickified moderate." This morning, Scarborough repeatedly claimed that W had Rush's "testicles in a blind trust" for eight years. Joe asserted that he had early and often warned Republicans against profligate spending during the Bush years, while others stood by in support of the president.
Will Rush riposte? Tune in at 12!
Note: who was that "senior White House official" who sent the 'a-----e' email? My guess is Robert Gibbs, a frequent Morning Joe guest. We know Gibbs has been on the Nobel beat since early today, Morning Joe mentioning it was he who woke PBO at 6 AM with the news.
UPDATE:
Another top Democratic official has thrown his hat in the ring and derided conservatives for mocking Obama's Nobel prize, this time likening the Republican party to "the terrorists" (via Ben Smith at POLITICO).
"The Republican Party has thrown in its lot with the terrorists - the Taliban and Hamas this morning - in criticizing the President for receiving the Nobel Peace prize," DNC communications director Brad Woodhouse told POLITICO. "Republicans cheered when America failed to land the Olympics and now they are criticizing the President of the United States for receiving the Nobel Peace prize - an award he did not seek but that is nonetheless an honor in which every American can take great pride - unless of course you are the Republican Party.
"The 2009 version of the Republican Party has no boundaries, has no shame and has proved that they will put politics above patriotism at every turn. It's no wonder only 20 percent of Americans admit to being Republicans anymore - it's an embarrassing label to claim," Woodhouse said.
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Sources: Newsbusters, Ed Schultz Show, Morning Joe, MSNBC, Radio Equalizer, Pajamas Media, Youtube, Google Maps
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
"Morning Joe's" Public Option Showdown: Rep. Cummings (1) vs. Mika brzezinski (0)
During his appearance on today's "Morning Joe" show hosted by Mika brzezinski, Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) had to remind Mika not to get distracted when discussing Health Care Reform.
Now don't get it twisted people! I'm a huge fan of MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program.
In fact its part of my daily ritual and I watch it everyday.
You may not agree but in this instance Mika was wrong. (My opinion)
She was trying to deal with an old argument (Rep. Joe Wilson's formal congressional reprimand), while Congressman Cummings wanted to discuss Health Care Reform.
I must say Mr. Cummings handled Mika very professional and did NOT allow Mika, nor the other panelists to take him there. (If you know what I mean.)
Good job Rep. Cummings!
Let's stop being silly people and keep down the drama.
It really doesn't matter if you personally like Pres. Barack Obama (for whatever reason) or not.
What matters is that America's Health Care Insurance System is in badly need of Reform, this includes offering people a Robust Gov't Public Option plan.
That's the only way to help drive down costs, ensure Fair competition and stop Fraud.
(Miss ya Joe. I can hardly wait for your return.)
Mika "0", Congressman Cummings "1"!
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Is the Public Option dead?
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A Morning Meeting panel, including Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, discuss the defeat of the public option, and how it’s only a prelude to other debates before a final bill is passed.
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Pres. Obama's Secret Bill: White House Drafts Health Care Legislation
The White House has been secretly drafting its own health care legislation that it may unveil at some point during the debate if officials believe it would help secure passage of a bill, according to sources familiar with the effort.
Sources differed on how far the process has gotten, with some saying a bill is basically finished and others saying they are aware only of a partially completed effort. White House officials, though they know their preferences, also appear to be constructing different options that could be thrown together depending on how the legislation is shaping up in Congress.
But all sources knowledgeable about the effort agreed the measure includes significant detail and possibly even some legislative language that could ensure the bill is ready to go the moment it is needed.
“They are getting ready for a backup,” said one veteran observer of health care debates who was knowledgeable about the effort. “It will be parachuted in if necessary.”
The White House measure appears designed to entice moderate Democrats and perhaps even Republicans into supporting a health care overhaul if legislative efforts in Congress fail or if they move too far to the left. Sources said one possibility would be to invoke the measure if the Senate cannot rally 60 votes to break a filibuster. Another option may be to present details of what the White House wants during a conference between the House and the Senate.
But the White House effort may never see the light of day.
At the moment, the Senate Finance Committee is moving legislation that includes many provisions and a price tag supported by President Barack Obama, and the need for a White House bill may now be moot. One of the reasons for embarking on the project was to have a detailed proposal ready in case the Finance Committee failed to move a bill that could pass the Senate.
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Sources: MSNBC, Morning Joe, House.gov, Huffington Post, Roll Call, Whitehouse.gov, Babble.com, Wikipedia, Google Maps
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