According to BuzzFeed, the gay son of a Republican congressman claims both CNN and MSNBC canceled interviews with him after he refused to criticize his father, who opposes same-sex marriage, on the air. He said CNN producers were "gung ho" about an interview before they changed their mind. CNN's Piers Morgan Live and MSNBC's The… Read more »
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Chris Wallace To Mark Kelly: Background Checks Wouldn’t Have Stopped Shooting Of Gabby Giffords
Chris Wallace challenged gun control advocate Mark Kelly, wife of former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, on the effectiveness of expanded background checks. Wallace noted that the laws Kelly is pushing for probably wouldn’t have prevented the tragic shooting of his wife. Jared Lee Loughner passed a background check when he legally bought the gun he would… Read more »
Jake Tapper’s Panel Guests Battle Over Dead Assault Weapons Ban: ‘We Knew From The Start’ It Wouldn’t Pass
A panel discussion on CNN’s The Lead Wednesday examined the apparently stalled negotiations in Washington regarding new gun control measures that may be adopted in the wake of the Newtown shootings. One panel guest, a reporter for USA Today, said that it was clear “from the start” that a new assault weapons ban was a… Read more »
Schultz Sub Dyson: ‘Wouldn’t That Be Great’ If Minimum Wage Raised to $22/hr?
New host, same loopy logic. Ed Schultz is gone from his weekday MSNBC slot, but the show's name lives on until Chris Hayes comes on board next month. Sitting in for Schultz tonight was the never-at-a-loss-for-words Michael Eric Dyson. Discussing Elizabeth Warren's latest Senate hearing stunt, on the minimum wage, Dyson gushed "wouldn't that… Read more »