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Media Matters - MSNBC Live http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/msnbc_live This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: MSNBC Live en-US Copyright 2009, Media Matters for America MSNBC's Brewer suggested there is "a cloud over Franken" because lawsuit or filibuster could impede efforts to seat him in Senate http://mediamatters.org/items/200901050009 On MSNBC Live, Contessa Brewer suggested that there is "a cloud over" Al Franken because a potential legal challenge by Sen. Norm Coleman or filibuster by Sen. John Cornyn could impede efforts to seat Franken in the Senate. Additionally, Brewer said that despite a potential legal challenge or filibuster, Sen. Chuck Schumer is "saying we should get him [Franken] in right away." But in purporting to represent Schumer's remarks, Brewer did not mention that Schumer reportedly said "there are still possible legal issues that will run their course." http://mediamatters.org/items/200901050009 Mon, 5 Jan 2009 13:45:26 EST MSNBC's Witt failed to challenge GOP strategist Baird's smears of Obama camp, Frank http://mediamatters.org/items/200812210003 MSNBC's Alex Witt failed to challenge Republican strategist Tripp Baird's claim that President-elect Barack Obama's team had "something to do with" a "corruption" scandal involving Gov. Rod Blagojevich, even though there are no allegations of wrongdoing against Obama or his staff contained in the criminal complaint against Blagojevich. Further, Witt did not challenge Baird's false claim that Rep. Barney Frank "ran a male prostitute ring out of his basement." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812210003 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:44:13 EST NBC's Curry repeated Warren falsehood about Prop 8 without noting it's false http://mediamatters.org/items/200812180008 On MSNBC Live, Ann Curry stated of Rev. Rick Warren, "One of the issues he said is that, you know, he cannot -- he was concerned that there would be an infringement on his freedom to speak about it, because if, in fact, he came out -- he was worried that this Proposition 8 would prevent him from getting up on the pulpit and speaking out against same-sex marriage." In fact, neither Proposition 8 -- which sought to overturn the California Supreme Court's ruling that affirmed the constitutional right of same-sex couples to marry -- nor the Supreme Court decision itself had anything to do with members of the clergy. http://mediamatters.org/items/200812180008 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:32:46 EST Discussing Obama's response to press questions about Blagojevich, MSNBC's Shuster, NY Times' Leibovich ignored Fitzgerald's reported request for delay http://mediamatters.org/items/200812170019 On MSNBC Live, David Shuster said that President-elect Barack Obama and his staff decided "repeatedly" to "release virtually no information about the Blagojevich scandal," while Mark Leibovich said that Obama's responses to questions about the scandal "hearken to a kind of echo of what other White Houses in the past have said when they don't want to answer questions immediately." However, neither noted that U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald reportedly requested that Obama "delay the release of a report" about an internal review of the contacts between his aides and Blagojevich's office. http://mediamatters.org/items/200812170019 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:48:24 EST Echoing Politico article, Politico senior editor omits Murkowski in discussion of "family dynasties" http://mediamatters.org/items/200812170016 Discussing "family dynasties" on MSNBC Live, Politico senior editor Beth Frerking and David Shuster mentioned that several incoming Democratic senators and Democrats who could become senators in the future have relatives who have been elected to public office, but did not note that, in the last 10 years, two Republican senators have been appointed to their fathers' Senate seats, including Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who was appointed in 2002 by her father. http://mediamatters.org/items/200812170016 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:01:30 EST MSNBC's Hall suggested that Obama has not appointed a Republican to his Cabinet -- but Gates considers himself one http://mediamatters.org/items/200812160015 On MSNBC Live, discussing political diversity in President-elect Barack Obama's administration, Jonathan Allen said that Obama had chosen "Robert Gates as defense secretary, and that's something that I think [Obama's] people will point to." Tamron Hall responded, "Gates is not a registered Republican." Hall did not note that Gates himself has said, "I felt, when I was at CIA, that as a professional intelligence officer, like a military officer, I should be apolitical, and so I didn't register with a party. I consider myself a Republican," and noted that until his selection by Obama, "all of my senior appointments have been under Republican presidents." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812160015 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:58:36 EST Mitchell baselessly suggested insincerity on Clinton's part about NY Senate seat http://mediamatters.org/items/200812160011 On MSNBC Live, Andrea Mitchell baselessly suggested that Sen. Hillary Clinton has been insincere in what she has said about who should fill her Senate seat if she becomes secretary of state. Also, Mitchell did not note a report earlier in the day that Clinton "has told her supporters not to involve her in their efforts to stop Caroline Kennedy's path to the U.S. Senate, a person familiar with replacement discussions said." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812160011 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:26:48 EST Heads still in the "clouds": Media continue to use term to baselessly link Obama to Blagojevich scandal http://mediamatters.org/items/200812150008 In the absence of any allegations of wrongdoing by President-elect Barack Obama or his staff in connection with the scandal involving Gov. Rod Blagojevich, media figures continue to warn that a "cloud" hangs over Obama or assert that the scandal threatens to cast a "cloud" over Obama's presidency. http://mediamatters.org/items/200812150008 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:41:21 EST Media play meteorologists, baselessly forecast "clouds" for Obama because of Blagojevich scandal http://mediamatters.org/items/200812140004 In the absence of any actual allegations of wrongdoing by President-elect Barack Obama or his staff in connection with the scandal involving Gov. Rod Blagojevich, several media figures have in recent days ominously asserted that a "cloud" hangs over Obama because of the Blagojevich scandal, or that the scandal threatens to cast a "cloud" over Obama's presidency. http://mediamatters.org/items/200812140004 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:24:42 EST MSNBC, Wash. Times echo GOP accusation that UAW killed bailout http://mediamatters.org/items/200812120011 On-screen text at MSNBC and a Washington Times article and headline echoed the Republican accusation that the United Auto Workers union killed the $14 billion bailout for General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler. In fact, Senate Republicans refused to support legislation endorsed by the White House, a majority of members of the House and Senate, and the UAW. http://mediamatters.org/items/200812120011 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:07:40 EST Media advance GOP talking point that UAW killed the auto bailout bill http://mediamatters.org/items/200812120006 Media echoed the Republican accusation that the United Auto Workers union killed the $14 billion bailout for GM, Ford, and Chrysler. But The New York Times stated that it was Senate Republicans who "refused to support a bill endorsed by the White House and Congressional Democrats." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812120006 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:21:37 EST MSNBC's Hall rejects GOP strategist's efforts to characterize Obama and Blagojevich as good friends http://mediamatters.org/items/200812110015 On MSNBC Live, Tamron Hall forcefully challenged Republican strategist Doug Heye's characterization of President-elect Barack Obama as a "good friend" of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's. Hall challenged Heye on his "assessment of 'good friend' because," Hall said, "I don't want these things to linger out there without you kinda backing them up." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812110015 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:32:28 EST MSNBC's Brewer, Newsweek's Isikoff baselessly speculated about impact of Blagojevich arrest on Obama http://mediamatters.org/items/200812090012 MSNBC Live co-host Contessa Brewer baselessly speculated that Gov. Rod Blagojevich's arrest for, among other allegations, allegedly trying to sell President-elect Obama's Senate seat, might "taint" Obama and "whoever gets named to the Senate seat." Newsweek's Michael Isikoff responded, in part, that "this is a very sticky matter for Obama," adding: "There are a lot of -- a web of interrelationships between Obama and Blagojevich's political world that's gonna make this awkward." Neither noted that, as U.S. attorney Patrick Fitzgerald did later, the criminal complaint "makes no allegations about the president-elect whatsoever." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812090012 Tue, 9 Dec 2008 16:46:31 EST Mason claimed "liberal left" is "up in arms" over Gates, Clinton selections; didn't note poll showing strong Democratic support for Obama's choices http://mediamatters.org/items/200812060005 On MSNBC Live, Washington Examiner correspondent Julie Mason asserted that the "liberal left" was "up in arms about Robert Gates staying on at the Defense Department, and some of these other picks, and even -- even the pick of Hillary Clinton at the State Department." But neither Mason nor anchor Alex Witt mentioned that a recent poll showed strong support among Democrats for President-elect Barack Obama's selections of Gates and Clinton. http://mediamatters.org/items/200812060005 Sat, 6 Dec 2008 18:13:30 EST MSNBC's Brewer cited Drudge-promoted Daily Mail story on Obama's $30K ring, didn't mention Obama denial http://mediamatters.org/items/200812020009 On MSNBC Live, Contessa Brewer cited a London Daily Mail report that said, in Brewer's words, President-elect Barack Obama is "buying a $30,000 diamond ring for his lovely bride as a thank-you for her support during the election." But Brewer did not note that the Obama transition team has reportedly denied the report, which had been featured as the lead headline on the Drudge Report. Unlike Brewer, the Drudge Report subsequently noted the denial. http://mediamatters.org/items/200812020009 Tue, 2 Dec 2008 15:32:24 EST