O-MG: A New Low for NBC

by D.R. Tucker August 12, 2018January 9, 2022

Omarosa Manigault-Newman once said Trump’s critics would have to bow down to him one day. Shame on NBC for bowing down to her today.

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The Call is Coming From Inside the White House: Trumpism and 911 Abuse

by D.R. Tucker May 20, 2018January 9, 2022

If people are abusing 911, those folks should be spotlighted, not shielded, by the press.

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Rocky Road: Enough Already of the Dwayne Johnson Presidential Talk

by D.R. Tucker January 14, 2018January 9, 2022

I felt a little embarrassed for Jonathan Allen of NBC News last week when, in a piece about potential challengers to Donald Trump in 2020, he wrote the following: Former Vice President Joe Biden is going to look a lot like a presidential candidate this year. He plans to raise money for Senate Democratic incumbents, […]

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George H.W. Bush and Clarence Thomas: Two Dudes with Bad Attitudes

by D.R. Tucker October 30, 2017January 9, 2022

Bush’s nomination of Thomas sent a clear signal to the Harvey Weinsteins of the world that sexual harassers face few punitive consequences.

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Maddow’s Magic, Megyn’s Misfire

by D.R. Tucker July 1, 2017January 9, 2022

How else can I say it? Rolling Stone’s recent interview with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow is required reading for any serious student of politics and history; it should be included in any university course that looks back on how the mainstream media handled the unique controversies of the Trump administration. Asked about her coverage of Trump, […]

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No, Charlie Sykes, There’s No Merit in Spotlighting Crackpots

by D.R. Tucker June 18, 2017January 9, 2022

As if Bret Stephens wasn’t bad enough, now the New York Times turns over valuable op-ed space to longtime Wisconsin right-wing radio host and frequent MSNBC guest Charlie Sykes–you know, the guy who hates Donald Trump but thought Scott Walker was just swell. Sykes tries to defend the sleazy decision by Megyn Kelly and NBC […]

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Megyn Kelly: Nothing But Contemptible

by D.R. Tucker June 17, 2017January 9, 2022

What’s next–interviewing Holocaust deniers? Slavery defenders? Defrocked priests who abused minors? People who torture animals for fun? It’s hard to imagine NBC sinking any lower than its decision to air Megyn Kelly’s interview tomorrow night with a conspiracy theorist so vile his name does not merit being mentioned here. Whether motivated by greed or a […]

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Why MSNBC “Lacks” Confidence in Lawrence O’Donnell

by D.R. Tucker May 20, 2017January 9, 2022

Looks like NBC News President Andrew Lack is getting his purge on. Lawrence O’Donnell, the host of MSNBC’s The Last Word, will likely be ousted in early-June. O’Donnell has done an exemplary job over the years of exposing the full extent of Donald Trump’s political depravity; it appears that he was too good at what […]

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Andrew Lack, Way Off Track, Loves Himself Some Right-Wing Hacks

by D.R. Tucker May 13, 2017January 9, 2022

I bet you Sean Hannity’s next. This week’s announcement that NBC News President Andrew Lack has hired Fox refugee George Will as an MSNBC commentator is not outrageous or infuriating. Actually, it’s morbidly funny–because Lack’s apparent strategy is a guaranteed flop. It appears that Lack thinks he can attract Fox’s longtime viewers by flooding MSNBC […]