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On her Bravo show last Tuesday night, Kathy Griffin trashed Sen. Scott Brown’s two daughters as “prostitutes.” CNN reporter Dana Bash, who was present with her husband John King, erupted into laughter. Yesterday on ABC’s “The View,” co-host Joy Behar tried to throw a wet blanket on the ensuing outrage over the “joke,” which included condemnations of Griffin’s comments by Scott Brown himself and by Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.). “It’s just a joke,” Behar repeatedly affirmed during a heated exchange with co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who vehemently disagreed. “No, no, no, no, no!” Hasselbeck exclaimed. “We’ve always said politicians’ kids are off limits! If someone went around calling Barack Obama’s two girls prostitutes, people would be up in arms. Laybacks! Kathy Griffin’s got to back up on that one right now!” Hasselbeck ripped Griffin as “scum” for her remarks. “You defend your daughters against scum who comes after them and calls them someone like a prostitute,” Hasselbeck asserted about Scott Brown’s condemnation of Griffin’s “joke.” On a recent episode of “The View,” Hasselbeck had a chance to go after Griffin live after Griffin previously called her an “f—ing Survivor reject.” The conservative co-host, however, backed down even after being taunted by Griffin. Newsbusters asked last week if Hasselbeck had been muzzled, especially after liberal Joy Behar went after conservative guest Laura Ingraham a month later about the role of women in religion. After Hasselbeck’s initial defense of Scott Brown’s daughters, Behar tried to twist the topic, pointing out that Brown said his daughters “were available” and “trotted” them out in public on the night of the election – so they were fair game. “Every politician has their family around them,” on election night, Hasselbeck retorted. “Are you justifying what Kathy Griffin said about these two young girls?” Hasselbeck asked, astonished. “It’s just a joke,” Behar insisted. “Don’t do it, it’s not just a joke,” Hasselbeck immediately retorted. “We said off-limits. Everyone said off-limits. Get in line and cut it out. It’s not okay.” When pressed what her reaction would be if her own daughters were called prostitutes, Behar said she would casually brush it off. “I know my daughter is not a prostitute, so it’s funny to me,” the show’s liberal co-host answered. Behar also defended CNN correspondent Dana Bash, who laughed at Griffin’s comment. Behar said Bash simply has “a sense of humor,” and only “chuckled” at the comment. Co-host Sherri Shepherd said that a laugh was expected since Griffin is, after all, a comic. Neither Behar nor Shepherd discussed whether Bash, as a reporter, should have been on the show in the first place, given that Griffin is notorious for her dirty and outrageous remarks, often at the expense of Republicans or conservatives.. As Newsbusters reported on the incident last week, you may watch the video of the incident yourself to see whether Dana Bash erupted in laughter or simply “chuckled” at the comment. Hasselbeck was not without any support from her co-hosts. For her part, generally liberal ‘View’ moderator Whoopi Goldberg defended Scott Brown on speaking out for his daughters. “If somebody talked about my daughter as a joke like that, I’d beat their a**,” she said. A partial transcript of the segment, which aired on July 19 at 11:09 a.m. EDT, is as follows: (Video Clip) KATHY GRIFFIN: Scott Brown – who is a senator from Massachusetts, and has two daughters that are prostitutes. (End Video Clip) ELISABETH HASSELBECK: It’s actually not really funny, and I know his daughters actually, and they’re anything but that, and they – JOY BEHAR: It’s a joke, Elisabeth. It’s just a joke. HASSELBECK: Well no, no, no, no, no! We’ve always said politicians’ kids are off limits. If someone went around calling Barack Obama’s two girls prostitutes, people would be up in arms. Laybacks! Kathy Griffin’s gotta back up on that one right now! Back it up, KG! JOY BEHAR: But wait a second, isn’t he the one who trotted his daughter out there when he accepted the speech, and said, you know that she’s available. HASSELBECK: Trot – every politician has their family around them. BEHAR: Once you trot the kids out, the Obamas do not trot the kids out, if you’ll notice. Bristol and the boyfriend there, Levi – Levi who drops his Johnst – who dropped his Levis to show his Johnston – they’re pushing a reality show now – (Crosstalk) HASSELBECK: Wait a minute, are you justifying what Kathy Griffin said about these two young girls? That’s – BEHAR: It’s just a joke. HASSELBECK: Don’t do it, it’s not just a joke. We said off limits.” Everyone said off limits. Get in line, and cut it out. It’s not okay. (…) WHOOPI GOLDBERG: Yeah, listen. If someone’s – no, no, no – if somebody talked about my daughter as a joke like that, I would beat their ass. SHERRI SHEPHERD: But you’re their mother. GOLDBERG: That’s my – that’s our point. So you can’t be surprised that Scott Brown took offense at it. Those are his kids! (…) HASSELBECK: You defend your daughters against scum who comes after them, and calls them someone like a prostitute. BEHAR: Are you calling Kathy scum now? Are you calling her scum? (Crosstalk) BEHAR: I’m wondering, is that okay? HASSELBECK: If someone called your daughter a prostitute, would you think they’d be scum? I’d call someone scum if they called my daughter a prostitute. BEHAR: I know my daughter is not a prostitute, so it’s funny to me. HASSELBECK: (Sarcastically) Hysterical. It’s so funny. (…) BEHAR: I know, it’s true. The discussion in the makeup room what whether Dana Bash should have laughed. That was the discussion. Because she’s a news person. GOLDBERG: She could have been nervous – (Crosstalk) BEHAR: I say Dana Bash has a sense of humor, knows that the girls are not prostitutes, and then chuckled at it. That’s all. SHEPHERD: And as a matter of fact, Kathy is a comic. So you say outrageous things, we expect to get a laugh.
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Is MSNBC concerned about charges of a lack of racial diversity among its on-air staff? Perhaps the cable network is realizing that its glass house is increasingly at risk of shattering from all the stones it keeps hurling at the allegedly-racist Tea Party movement. The folks at Inside Cable News noticed a slight change in the header at the MSNBC TV homepage. See if you can spot it in the picture at right. It shouldn’t be that hard; the folks at the cable network put Tamron Hall front and center in a bright pink shirt ( click here for a larger image of the new header). Did MSNBC add Hall in an effort to satiate critics who have pointed out the lack of racial diversity on the cable network? Though ICN notes the comical video produced by the Dallas Tea Party, the Congressional Black Caucus has also chided MSNBC for its lily-white staff. Many such critiques were directly aimed at Keith Olbermann, who suggested that Tea Party protesters were racist because only white people attended their rallies. “Where are they?” asked an overdramatic Olbermann. The Dallas Tea Party countered with its own video noting the on-air whiteness of NBC’s TV holdings. Other conservative commentators, such as blogger Broliath , created their own videos to a similar effect, noting that even the guests on “Countdown” were overwhelmingly white. And as mentioned above, even the Congressional Black Caucus weighed in . According to Main Justice, CBC member Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, asked NBC president Jeff Zucker why there wasn’t “any black programming on NBC.” She added: “Is there some assumption that black programming is not profitable?” But is Hall’s conspicuous presence in the new website header — which was not present as late as April — a response to MSNBC’s critics? Well, Zucker did tell Jackson Lee that “diversity was one of his strategic goals and that the company was trying to do better.” Furthermore, as ICN notes: …Hall’s inclusion with the “Heavy Hitters” of MSNBC is a bit strange. MSNBC has never before bothered to put any of its M-FR dayside news talent in with the ones that get all the attention. It’s not like Hall’s two hours are fundamentally different in either format or subject matter from what airs at 10, 12, or 3pm ET aside from the fact that they still have segments from inside the control room. So the question arises: Why put Hall up front and center, literally center in this case, with a picture that is fundamentally different from the subdued wardrobe theme that everyone else is sporting (which just about guarantees that Hall is the one you’re going to notice first because her picture sticks out so)? This is, after all, the same cable network whose on-air staff confused Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton .
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Chris Matthews, on Monday’s Hardball, actually reported on two different Tea Party organizations condemning Mark Williams, of Tea Party Express, for penning a racially charged satire, however Matthews wasn’t impressed, as he questioned the sincerity of the Tea Party movement’s commitment to fighting discrimination, and demanded that they do more to remove “racist signs at the next Tea Party rally.” After reciting some of Williams’ “fictional letter” the Hardball host then noted that both the National Tea Party Federation and the Tea Party Nation chastised Williams, but Matthews wasn’t buying it as he commanded tea partiers at the next rally to “Reach over, grab the [racist] sign and tear it out of the guy’s hands, then I’ll believe you.” The following was aired during the Sideshow segment of the July 19 edition of Hardball: CHRIS MATTHEWS: Next the Tea Party reaches its tipping point. It started when Tea Party Express leader Mark Williams wrote a fictional letter in defense of slavery to President Abraham Lincoln. Quote, these are his words, quote: “We coloreds have taken a vote and decided that we don’t cotton to the whole emancipation thing. Freedom means having to work for real, think for ourselves and take consequences along with the rewards. That is just far too much of us to ask of us colored people.” Well that’s, Williams called that satire, the leaders of the National Tea Party Federation called it trouble. Yesterday they expelled Williams. The sentiment continued today. The Tea Party Nation, the group that hosted the big party convention down in Nashville has just put out a statement saying they have quote, “zero tolerance, a zero tolerance policy against racism and they will ban any members who show themselves to be racist.” Okay I’m gonna wait to see just one of those Tea Party people pull down one of those racist signs at the next Tea Party rally. I’m just waiting. Reach over, grab the sign and tear it out of the guy’s hands, then I’ll believe you.
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MSNBC anchor Andrea Mitchell is apparently a tad disappointed that the conflict between Speaker Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Robert Gibbs festered as much as it has recently. While talking to Politico’s Jonathan Martin about yesterday’s meeting at the White House between House Democrats and Obama administration officials, Mitchell lamented that the four-day uproar was “a little bit unfortunate.” “You think they didn’t need a four-day story about their infighting?” Mitchell asked sounding slightly annoyed that things escalated to that level for the Democrats. Mitchell analyzed the situation as an awkward statement that needlessly morphed into a full-blown conflict. “It just seems like Robert just answered a question on Meet the Press, and the Democrats decided to make a federal case out of it.” “But better now Andrea, in July, than October,” Martin reassured her. A transcript of the segment, which aired on July 15, at 1:25 p.m. EDT, is as follows: ANDREA MITCHELL, MSNBC anchor: Do you think that they sort of kissed and made up with “Brother Gibbs”? JONATHAN MARTIN, senior political reporter, Politico: Well I don’t think that Robert Gibbs was actually at this meeting, but I think the consensus that you hear today from Democrats, on both sides of Pennsylvania Ave., is that they are ready to move on and try and get beyond this, and try to hang together here for these next four months. MITCHELL: You think they didn’t need a four-day story about their infighting? A little bit unfortunate. It seems like, you know, Robert just answered a question on Meet the Press, and the Democrats decided to make a federal case out of it. Anyway. MARTIN: But better now, Andrea, in July, than October, certainly for them. MITCHELL: Exactly.
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Reporting Thursday from Capitol Hill, MSNBC congressional correspondent Luke Russert touted a likely win for Senate Democrats on the Financial Reform Bill, saying it would be a “huge victory.” “Obviously, [President Obama] ran on the slogan ‘Change you can believe in,’ with health care reform and financial regulatory reform,” Russert commented, thus tying the passage of the financial reform bill with success of Obama’s message of “change.” Using the 60-38 result of the Senate vote in favor of cloture, Luke Russert said the final vote would come late Thursday afternoon, probably resulting in a Democrat victory for financial reform, thus accomplishing a task President Obama began last year. Russert, however, had a bit of trouble identifying two of the major players in the financial crisis. Republicans, he reported, said the bill wasn’t “going far enough in terms of reforming Freddie Mae and Fannie Mac , two facets of the government they say were very much responsible for that meltdown in 2008.” The transcript of Russert’s segment, which aired on July 15 at 12:04 p.m. EDT, is as follows: CONTESSA BREWER, MSNBC anchor: Luke, here we’ve seen more than a year of political wrangling, and it looks like this bill will cross the finish line. LUKE RUSSERT, MSNBC congressional correspondent: It absolutely will indeed, according to sources from the Democratic side, Contessa. The first procedural vote just happened in the past hour, 60-38 Republicans, three of which – Scott Brown, Olympia Snowe, and Susan Collins from Maine – joined with 57 Democrats to bring forth cloture. That’s the first procedural matter here. Then we will have a final vote this Thursday afternoon and most likely deliver President Obama a huge victory that he set out to do last year. Obviously he ran on the slogan “Change you can believe in,” with healthcare reform and this financial regulatory reform. The administration and the Democratic Party feels they’ve accomplished two amazing things. It’s going to be interesting to see how much the Democrats will pump this out in terms of their messaging for the next month heading into the August recess. They obviously are going to try to frame it as they’re standing with Main Street, while Republicans stand with Wall Street. Republicans have been very harsh on this bill, saying that it’s way too much government regulation, and will restrict lending at a time when people desperately need lending from small community banks. They also say it’s not going far enough in terms of reforming Freddie Mae and Fannie Mac , two facets of the government they say were very much responsible for that meltdown in 2008, September of that year, Contessa.
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Keith Olbermann on Wednesday said the recently adopted resolution by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People condemning alleged racism within the Tea Party “was kind of mild.” Speaking with NAACP President Ben Jealous on MSNBC’s “Countdown,” Olbermann asked, “Do you think that what you passed was actually kind of moderate?” With a straight face, Olbermann continued, “Because it struck me that, that one of the points that you emphasized was that the Tea Party is, is not a racist movement, but is merely tolerating racism and bigotry by its, by its members.” Still with a straight face, “I thought that was kind of mild” (video follows with commentary): KEITH OLBERMANN: Do you, do you think that what you passed was actually kind of moderate? Because it struck me that, that one of the points that you emphasized was that the Tea Party is, is not a racist movement, but is merely tolerating racism and bigotry by its, by its members. I thought that was kind of mild. Kind of mild? Well, although the NAACP isn’t actually going to release a full text of the resolution until October, this is the press release from the organization: NAACP DELEGATES UNANIMOUSLY PASS TEA PARTY AMENDMENT NATION’S OLDEST AND LARGEST CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS ASK TEA PARTY TO REPUDIATE RACIST FACTIONS (KANSAS CITY, MO) – Over 2,000 NAACP delegates today unanimously passed a resolution-as amended-called “The Tea Party Movement,” asking for the repudiation of racist Tea Party leaders. The resolution condemns the bigoted elements within the Tea Party and asks for them to be repudiated. The NAACP delegates presented this resolution for debate and passage after a year of vitriolic Tea Party demonstrations during which participants used racial slurs and images. In March, members of the Congressional Black Caucus were accosted by Tea Party demonstrators and called racial epithets. Civil rights icon John Lewis was spit on, while Congressman Emanuel Cleaver was called the “N” word and openly gay Congressman Barney Frank was called an ugly anti-gay slur. “We take no issue with the Tea Party movement. We believe in freedom of assembly and people raising their voices in a democracy. What we take issue with is the Tea Party’s continued tolerance for bigotry and bigoted statements. The time has come for them to accept the responsibility that comes with influence and make clear there is no place for racism & anti-Semitism, homophobia and other forms of bigotry in their movement,” stated NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous. “Last night after my speech, I was approached by an African American member of the NAACP and the Tea Party. He thanked me for speaking out because he has begun to feel uncomfortable in the Tea Party and wants to ensure there will always be space for him in both organizations. I assured him there will always be a place for him in the NAACP. Dick Armey and the leadership of the Tea Party need to do the same.” The resolution was amended during the debate to specifically ask the Tea Party itself to repudiate the racist elements and activities of the Tea Party. It comes on the heels of NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous’ announcement of the “One Nation, Working Together” Movement culminating with a national march on Washington on 10-2-10. The resolution will now go to the NAACP National Board of Directors for a full vote when they meet in October 2010 in Baltimore, MD. A formal copy of the resolution will be released at that time. Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. Its members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities, conducting voter mobilization and monitoring equal opportunity in the public and private sectors. For the record, that’s what a shill like Olbermann believes is mild. Any questions?
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MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan appeared on Morning Joe, Wednesday, to dismiss Barack Obama as a “little boy” in the eyes of Wall Street and to assert the President “just bends over,” rather than stand up to the financial industry. The charged language surprised host Joe Scarborough who sputtered, “You know, I was so uncomfortable with a couple of the things you said and then the exclamation point at the end.” Speaking of financial reform, Ratigan attacked, “…When the Wall Street guys got across the table from him and said ‘Oh you going to change our tax code little boy ?'” After dismissing Obama’s ability to oppose Wall Street, Ratigan vulgarly claimed, ” But with this guy, he just bends over every time.” After Scarborough and co-host Mika Brzezinski expressed their amazement over the comments, Ratigan first asserted, “I’m not trying to offend.” He then quickly changed course and opined, “I am trying to offend, because I am offended. And everybody in America is offended and they are right to be offended.” Ratigan isn’t the first MSNBC and Morning Joe regular to make highly questionable comments. On February 23, 2010 , Donny Deutsch appeared on another program, the Joy Behar Show, and referred to Republican Marco Rubio as a “coconut.” (Coconut is a racist term for Hispanics who are brown on the outside and white on the inside.) Deutsch later apologized . Considering that many liberal journalists have jumped on any criticism of Obama as proof of racism, it will be interesting to see how Ratigan’s comments are received. A transcript of the July 14 segment, which aired at 7:11am EDT, follows: JOE SCARBOROUGH: When do we start cutting back? DYLAN RATIGAN: We start cutting after we start clawing back. I don’t know why, as country, we refuse to deal with the issue of compensation that is being paid out to individuals who are taking that money predicated on their control of the government and not on their introduction of any value. 75 percent of what happens in the financial industry is a racket. It should be basically outlawed so that we can restore capitalism. And why we don’t deal with tax dodge that exists at the top. Again, Barack Obama, very aggressive in his campaign trail about [starts doing an Obama impression] how he was going to take care of the private equity tax loophole and work for the American people. It’s not a very good Barack Obama. Maybe that was- JOHN HEILMANN: Sounds more like a Texas Congressman. RATIGAN: And he didn’t do it, when it came down to it, when the Wall Street guys got across the table from him and said “Oh you going to change our tax code little boy? ” I think not. Because I’ll tell you right now, when you’re a 75 yr old or an 80 year old billionaire from New York who is looking at any government in this country that’s trying to play with the tax code- Who know who wins, the 80 year old billionaire from New York every time. If its Teddy Roosevelt in office who is not intimated by these types of people he might say “Listen. I don’t care who you are, I don’t care how rich you are, its not going to happen.” But with this guy, he just bends over every time. MIKA BRZEZINSKI: Dylan, you’re very- Oh, my God! SCARBOROUGH: You know, I was so uncomfortable with a couple of the things you said and then the exclamation point at the end. RATIGAN: It’s unbelievable to me. I’m not trying to offend. SCARBOROUGH: Well- RATIGAN: No, no. They want to cut teachers and cops, okay?. You want to cut teachers and police in California, in Massachusetts and Ohio, but you don’t want to restore any fairness to the tax code or eliminate the theft, let alone the extraction? We go to BP, health care, etc. SCARBOROUGH: You don’t actually try to offend. RATIGAN: I am trying to offend, because I am offended. And everybody in America is offended and they are right to be offended.
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NBC Political Director Chuck Todd cherrypicked a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll to dismiss the possibility that Republicans will regain control of Congress in the November election. He did this despite evidence within the same poll that the political landscape in 2010 resembles 1994, when Republicans picked up 54 seats to take control of the House. On the July 13 “Morning Joe,” Todd emphasized the finding that 72 percent of the country has either “just some” or no confidence at all in the ability of congressional Republicans to “make the right decisions for the country’s future.” “This wild card about this election cycle which makes it different from ’06, which makes it different from ’94, is this issue of the public’s view of the Republican Party,” insisted Todd. The poll is misleading for a number of reasons, none of which Todd acknowledged. First, measuring public confidence in President Barack Obama, congressional Democrats, and congressional Republicans, the pollsters grouped respondents who reported “a great deal of confidence” with “a good amount,” and “just some” confidence with “none at all.” This aggregation resulted in a higher percentage of Americans expressing some or no confidence at all in Republicans than in Obama. But grouping “just some” respondents with “none at all” respondents does not make sense because expressing some confidence is much different from expressing “none at all.” If the pollsters had grouped those who reported “a good amount” of confidence with those who reported “just some” confidence, Republicans in Congress would have received 61 percent support, 14 points higher than Obama. Second, Todd’s insinuation that the public preferred congressional Republicans to congressional Democrats in 1994 but not in 2010 contradicts the same poll he cited to advance the argument that Republicans will not maximize their gains in November. As of July 11, 2010, voters prefer congressional Republicans 47 percent and congressional Democrats 46 percent, a negligible difference. By contrast, on August 8, 1994, 49 percent of the public preferred congressional Democrats while only 42 percent of the public preferred congressional Republicans, a seven point edge. In fact, the public preferred congressional Democrats over congressional Democrats in every Washington Post-ABC News poll taken through the November election. MSNBC host Joe Scarborough challenged Todd on the preference issue, asking, “Aren’t these off-year elections really just an opportunity for Americans to vote up or down for the most part on the party in power, the party that’s running Washington?” Todd, seemingly uninterested in demonstrable trends, insisted that the White House and Democrats are capable of turning the election into something other than a referendum on their liberal agenda. An obstinate Todd continued to rain on the GOP’s parade. “Joe, I think it’s the difference between picking up 25 or 30 seats and picking up 40 seats,” he insisted. NBC’s chief political junkie was all too eager to report the results of a poll forecasting sobering prospects for Republicans without scrutinizing the data or researching relevant historical trends. A transcript of the relevant portion of the segment can be found below: MSNBC Morning Joe July 13, 2010 7:24 A.M. E.S.T. JOE SCARBOROUGH: Hey Chuck, let me ask you something. Of course let’s put up the polls really quickly again from the Washington Post and then I’m going to follow it up with some news you say may not as good for Republicans. First of all, let’s look at the polls. Sixty-eight percent of Americans have little confidence in Democrats; Seventy-two percent, Republicans. Of course we talk about 58 percent, Barack Obama. Now let’s go to the four reasons why you say Republicans may not take back the House in the fall. You wrote about this yesterday and it’s very fascinating. You said the favorable ratings the same as the Democrats. And you are exactly right. In fact, in this case it’s even worse for Republicans than Democrats. But I guess the bigger question is – and I want to get Mark’s thoughts on this as well – aren’t these off-year elections really just an opportunity for Americans to vote up or down for the most part on the party in power, the party that’s running Washington? CHUCK TODD, MSNBC political director: Most of the time they are, and for many voters, this will be the case. This wild card about this election cycle which makes it different from ’06, which makes it different from ’94, is this issue of the public’s view of the Republican Party. And the reason you have to sit there and not ignore it is look at what the message the White House is trying to drive. Look at the message that Democratic candidates in congressional races are trying to drive, which is saying, “okay, you may be mad at us, but look at them.” And look, when you already have 70 percent of the public having a negative view, you can sell that story – you have a better chance of selling the story. SCARBOROUGH: Does that work when Democrats – it’s a monopoly though in Washington though. I guess that’s why it’s so much harder to sell. Listen in ’94 the Republicans actually had a plan. We haven’t seen that yet from this group of Republicans. I guess the bigger question, Chuck is, can you beat something with nothing? TODD: Joe, I think it’s the difference between picking up 25 or 30 seats and picking up 40 seats and 10 seats in the Senate. Do you see what I’m saying? I think the difference between having a good election night and the majority is somehow starting to improve their favorable rating, and starting to go out there and saying, “we have a plan.” And right now they don’t have that and I think that’s what’s keeping them from getting the entire enchilada here. –Alex Fitzsimmons is a News Analysis intern at the Media Research Center. Click here to follow him on Twitter.
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MSNBC’s Contessa Brewer, who on Monday argued that overturning Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is a “civil rights issue,” will appear at a July 24 fundraiser in Kentucky to support gay rights in the state. According to a press release : “As the evening’s featured guest, MSNBC’s Brewer, who has several family ties to Kentucky, will speak on the need for a statewide anti-discrimination Fairness law in the Commonwealth from a national news perspective.” On Monday’s News Live, Brewer implored , “My big question today: Why aren’t more American leaders itching for a fight on gay rights ?” She also said of ending Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, “Is it time for our American leaders to stand up for what’s right and no matter what public opinion polls say to have the leadership and the courage to take a stand on it?” At no time did Brewer mention her speaking engagement or her conflict of interest. According to the Courier-Journal , last year’s “Fairness Over Louisville” raised $10,000 for gay rights. Brewer has previously made her opinion known on gay issues. On May 12, 2009 , she Tweeted this about the then-Miss California, Carrie Prejean: The Donald announces at 11am whether Miss California gets to keep her crown, though she hates gay marriage but likes to take her shirt off. [Emphasis added]. This type of conflict of interest certainly isn’t new for journalists. In 2009, former CBS anchor Dan Rather appeared at a $200 a person fundraiser for the hard-left Nation magazine.
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