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*Co-host of MSNBC’s daytime show “The Cycle” Touré joined HuffPost Live host Marc Lamont Hill Thursday and defended his network’s all-white primetime lineup. The cable news industry has come under criticism for its lack of diversity generally, and within primetime in particular. Though MSNBC has several African-American hosts, none of them anchor primetime shows. But [...]
*The media is sprouting up celebrities of its own every day. Everyone knows Matt Lauer, Anderson Cooper, Al Roker, Katie Couric, and the O, but there are more and more TV anchors gaining popularity and we’re delving into their private lives just as much as entertainment celebrities. The newest anchors gaining popularity are Lawrence O’Donnell [...]
Let’s just get straight to it! Lawrence O’Donnell is kicking ass and taking names in the Trayvon Martin case. If you don’t know who O’Donnell is, you soon will be delighted by the award winning writer and journalist as he rips apart the defense for George Zimmerman. (Are you a fan of EURweb? Like us [...]
*Our Morning Mess today is a little different but it still some mess. In fact, it’s major mess and it comes from our EURthisNthat. Tuesday night, this guy named Joe Oliver went on MSNBC’s “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell.” And yes, we’re talking about that Joe Oliver, the black man who came from out [...]
*The devastating news of Whitney Houston’s death is still very fresh and painful to her family, friends and fans. But, after her body is committed to the ground and the dust settles will it be business as usual? It shouldn’t be. It’s time to talk about the crushing effects of fame and the drug infestation [...]
*It has been a month since the protesters have settled in all over the world to protest the Wall Street bankers that have essentially turned the world’s economy upside down. Things in New York got a little violent over the weekend though as protesters were met with excessive force from New York’s finest. (more…)
*MSNBC president Phil Griffin was asked about the status of Al Sharpton as the anchor of the network’s 6 o’clock hour. There had been rumors that a deal was made for Sharpton to replace Cenk Uygur at 6 p.m. Griffin noted that Sharpton was doing well in the timeslot, but said nothing is permanent as [...]
*MSNBC today launches the second phase of its brand campaign under the slogan “Lean Forward” with commercial spots directed by Spike Lee. Several of the ads star the network’s primetime hosts – Chris Matthews, Lawrence O’Donnell, Rachel Maddow and Ed Schultz, but the campaign also includes general ads. [Watch several below.] Oscar-nominated Matthew Libatique (“Black [...]
*New MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell has issued an apology for a segment earlier this week in which he invoked the imagery of slavery while introducing Michael Steele, the African-American head of the Republican National Committee. “Michael Steele is dancing as fast as he can,” O’Donnell began his Steele intro, “trying to charm independent voters and [...]
*Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele has been exposed as having no idea what the minimum wage is in America. “The Last Word” host Lawrence O’Donnell challenged Steele to defend Alaska Republican Senate candidate Joe Miller’s assertion that the minimum wage is unconstitutional. “I had a minimum wage job once, and I had trouble living [...]
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