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The Rachel Maddow Show - Apr. 27, 2012

This time next week, I have a feeling I'll be a slightly more happy camper because this academic year will be done baby DONE, and I begin teaching my Intro to the Beat Generation class the following...

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The Rachel Maddow Show - May 8, 2012

And, what's part of the agenda for my class tomorrow? Well... :D

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Why Booker Attacked Obama: The REAL Cory [Updated With New Romney Ad/Think...

Many were surprised to watch Meet The Press and see Obama campaign "surrogate" Newark Mayor Cory Booker attack the message of the Obama Campaign, from Politico:Newark Mayor Cory Booker, a rising...

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The Rachel Maddow Show - July 3, 2012

Tomorrow, we celebrate us telling the Brits to get the spark off our lawn, so let's begin with some good 'ol 'Merikun vittles - USA! USA! USA! :D

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The Rachel Maddow Show - Aug. 6, 2012

A couple of semi - reliable show feeds via the intertubz? Check. A functioning new purty keyboard for my iPad? Check. So, we are back! :D If any of the aforementioned tech goodies go on the fritz...

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Why the "Are you better off now?" question may not work this time around

Steve Kornacki in Salon makes a point I honestly hadn't thought about before as to why the perennial election-year query "Are you better off now than you were four years ago?" may not work this time...

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The Rachel Maddow Show - Sept. 18, 2012

Boys & girls, what will be the next way Governor Mittwit will make a complete a$$ of himself? :D

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The Rachel Maddow Show - Oct. 10, 2012

Mongo is punching horsies in heaven - not that I believe there is one, but the alliteration works. :(

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Let me WARN you about a Conservative sequestration lie.

One of my favorite MSNBC shows is The Cycle. I think it is a great show concept and that Krystal Ball, Touré, and Steve Kornacki are entertaining and informative.Then, there's S.E. Cupp, who I will say...

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The Real War within the GOP

Since last week's election, we're hearing a lot about the "war within the GOP". Oversimplifying a bit, it's described as the battle between the "Romney lost because he's not a true conservative"...

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Steve: Kornacki: "Mitt Romney Leaves Hugely Important Legacy ... It's Called...

In the opening segment of her first show after the election, Rachel Maddow, listed the things that are not going to happen as a result of President Obama being reelected, including:We are not going to...

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UP is hiring

UP at MSNBC is hiring!Chris Hayes, as everyone knows, has moved to PrimeTime with the show All In.  His weekend slot has been taken over by Steve Kornacki - starting on April 13th.A lot of the people...

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Kornacki & Maddow: Christie was trying to run out clock on Assembly subpoena...

Last night Rachel Maddow dedicated her entire show to the New Jersey Bridge scandal, and who could blame her? When other cable news outlets scarcely mentioned it, Rachel Maddow has covered this story...

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Steve Kornacki says this Email strains Christie's Credibility

Steve Kornacki of MSNBC, and a local 'expert' on New Jersey politics, calls out one particular email, out of hundreds in the latest GW Bridge Document Dump, as one of the most significant of the...

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Steve Kornacki Provides Unique Inside Look at Key Players in NJ Bridgegate

Steve Kornacki: "So that brings us now to seven characters. Seven characters at least for now who are most crucial to what comes next in this story." Steve Kornacki used to work as a reporter for a...

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Bridgegate Motive: Mystery Solved

This was the speculation on Steve Kornacki's show this morning.  There is no question in my mind that he has put his finger squarely on it.It is indeed, as the Mayor vaguely intuited, about Fort Lee's...

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What about that Redevelopment Financing teetering on the GW Bridge Traffic...

Is there any THERE, there?  If so, WHO was "burned" by the impromptu Traffic Gridlock?  And more importantly WHY would Christie Staffers even care, let alone intentionally create "some Traffic...

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PA Chairman Samson had a keen interest in the Fort Lee Bridge Traffic -- Just...

Chris Christie's boss of bosses David Samson, the Chairman down at the NJ Port Authority (PA), seemed to have an overly-keen interest in, as he put it, the NY PA 'trouble-maker' [Patrick Foye] who...

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In Jersey "Business acumen to skillfully navigate Clients" boils down to...

There's the Right Way to get something done -- and then there's the Jersey Way ... Take David Samson's law firm as an example of an efficient get-er-done operation.Wolff & SamsonReal Estate,...

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Chris Christie's office blasts MSNBC as 'partisan' and 'openly hostile'

"Nice cable show you have there, Kornacki. Shame if something happened to it." Late today, and following this AM's MSNBC Up with Steve Kornacki show that alleged political gamesmanship in Hoboken with...

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Lori Grifa works for Samson, works for Christie; But they "Categorically...

If this keeps up Chris Christie is going to have to cultivate a whole new staff, of wise guys and 'quid pro quo' operators.Wolff & SamsonLori GrifaLori Grifa rejoined Wolff & Samson as chair...

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Governor Christie's office blasts MSNBC for 'overtly partisan' and 'gleeful'...

An old joke goes, "when the law is against you, argue the facts, when the facts are against you, argue the law." I guess the modern update is, "when both are against you, shoot the messenger." (Update:...

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Steve Kornacki: monitoring of Sandy projects has been inadequate (updated...

Last night, Rachel Maddow signed off with a very tantalizing tease--Steve Kornacki had a major scoop related to the scandals surrounding Chris Christie.  That may have come on this morning's edition of...

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Steve Kornacki, Chris Hayes, Rachel Maddow: Promise Kept

I, like millions of other Americas, have watched the emergence of this new generation of television journalists with delight. Like the whole political world, it seems, I am glued to their collective...

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What was it that Christie 'Vetoed' anyways?

After I read about Steve Kornacki's latest reporting on Christie's refusal to allow independent and transparent "accounting oversight" which would detail how the Sandy Recovery Billions were being...

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Public Service used to include things like Public Safety

Public service, including providing for things like Public Safety, used to matter to Public Servants, that we elect to represent OUR best day-to-day interests.To some Public Servants, these "quaint...

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Christie's Childhood Buddy Monitored Lane Closures, Texted Wildstein

Your Daily Christie:A Port Authority police officer who grew up with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was at the George Washington Bridge to witness the lane closings, and was in communication with David...

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Wildstein's Job, That wasn't, That was, That's Gone

Must be nice ... to land a $150K job from a "guy that hardly knows you" -- working for an interstate Agency that has little clue exactly what it is you do.Must be 'Easy Money' ... while it lasts eh?...

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"The [GWB] exercise was to last for a month"

There were more GWB lane closure Documents released this week, and Steve Kornacki and the MSNBC staff has been sifting through them, for what nuggets they may contain.One new factoid jumped out at me,...

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To: Steve Kornacki, Re: Christiegate

To:  Steve KornackiFrom:  DK Christiegate Blogger Representative ShaneRe:  Please help us out?Dear Mr. Kornacki,Quite a few of us here at the DK have been following Christiegate with fervor, avid and...

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David Samson's 'Get out of Jail -- Free' Card

I've been just watching my DVR -- Up with Steve Kornacki -- and listening to their smart panel discussion, regarding all things Samson-Christie. And a few of the things they said made me stop and...

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Marianne Williamson schools Steve Kornacki

I normally like Steve Kornacki, he does good work, in particular has been excellent in covering the Chris Christie Bridgegate Scandal.  And I'm a fan of MSNBC, almost all their shows.  But the...

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The Rise of Chuck Todd and the Deep Bench of Wonks at MSNBC

In 2008, CNN and Fox News were boasting about their Super Turbo Election News-tainment Electronic Doodads that could do all this amazing analytical stuff, their sets looking like the bridge of the...

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Women not welcome on Sunday political talk shows

Bill Kristol is always wrong, yet he is always on the Sunday talk shows. John McCain may be the king of the Sunday political talk shows, but it's not just his innate mavericky John McCain-ness that...

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War Drones: a taboo like bio/chem weapons or our future of a frictionless...

..especially with "signature strikes" as the one of the more common methods of determining when and where to strike.  It occurred to me that another term being used and apparently understood by the...

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To What are Americans Entitled?

Not a Day Goes By, that I don’t remember how Watergate had So Many People shocked to discover American presidents, like Communist dictators, maintained hit lists – and still we’re shocked that cutting...

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A few comments as we get close to the end tonight

Upshot blog at NY Times thinks margin will be 15%.  I think it could be a bit higher given the precincts that are out, and I do not think it will go lower than that.Nate Cohn says their simulations are...

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At least 33% of Sanders voters in WV would vote for Trump over Sanders

Let me repeat that for emphasis.  This is not all primary voters.  This is 33% of Sanders voters who would vote for Trump over Sanders!  Sort of puts a new spin on that elect-ability argument.  Right?...

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Kornacki, Holmes, Corn, and Hewitt

No. Not a law firm.Just adding my 2 cents to the great diary, That's it. I'm done with MSNBC, by Brianm1968ca.I’m at the Gym and decide for some crazy reason, to see what’s on the “liberal” network...

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Kornacki! ... Y'might Try: "For the Record, Y'didn't Answer My FFFFine Query"...

Kornacki! ... Playing "Chicken" with the World?"For the Record, Sweetieand Bugga-bugga ....I don't think you answered one of my FFFFFFine questions."                                    - - A...

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Some Observations of Media Coverage of the Thing Called the AHCA.

From what I have seen and not seen from MSNBC and state and local coverage of the AHCA vote:The weak links on MSNBC (Katy Tur and Steve Kornacki) are focusing on the politics of the AHCA and not what...

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Mention of KY-6th Congressional District as Possible Bellwether for Midterms.

Sometimes he can be irritating, but Steve Kornacki mentioned on “All In with Chris Hayes” that a possible bellwether for the House in this midterm election is KY-6th Congressional District.  As a...

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Polls on Impeachment and Removal Are Not Specific Enough

The generic question: “Should the President be impeached and removed from office?” can have a “No” answer for various reasons. The one that reporters and pundits assume is that those who answer “No”...

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Who should get the 7 PM slot at MSNBC? With Poll.

Since we are all social distancing for the foreseeable future who would you like to see get the permanent position at MSNBC at 7 PM? One of the hosts of another show or one of the regular...

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Why would Steve Kornacki cite the lowest national polling average?

As of today:538 has Biden up by 9.8The NY Times Upshot has Biden up by 9Real Clear Politics (RCP has Biden up by 7.9All have Biden over 50%So what does Steve Kornacki tell us?“Biden is now ahead by 8,”...

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GOP Cult, Good people do evil because of abstraction, White Supremacy’s funeral.

We discuss why “abstraction” is the root cause of good people doing bad things with a clear conscience. We discuss the GOP cult & more.Abstraction must not absolvexxYouTube VideoPolitics Done Right...

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Katy Tur panel explains how the Republican Party became a cult.

Katy Tur, Steve Kornacki, and Norm Ornstein discussed how the Republican Party under Newt Gingrich transitioned into a cult.Is the Republican Party a cult?xxYouTube VideoSee full episodes here.The...

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AT LAST! Mainstream Media finally acknowledges Democrats could hold House...

It took a Democratic win in a bellwether district to convince the mainstream media that Democrats may hold on to both the House and Senate.Mainstream media finally reports reality.xxYouTube VideoWatch...

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What the actual F*CK Katy Tur, Steve Kornacki and MSNBC?

So I haven’t been watching a lot of cable news lately on the advice from my counselor. She said to go slow and not completely cut myself off, but I did anyway. The exhaustion from watching nothing but...

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Please don't Kornacki

In the whole scheme of things pertaining to this year's elections, this is probably not an election winning deal breaker, but why has Steve Kornacki decided that now it the time to change his standard...

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