MS NOW August 2012 Articles
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Voting rights advocates celebrate Ohio victory with caution
Ex-Janesville GM plant employee: Paul Ryan ‘ought to be ashamed of himself’
Matthews: RNC’s biggest lie was that GOP wanted Obama to succeed
Is the GOP too focused on the ‘Grand Ole Past’?
‘ED Show’ playbook: Fri., Aug. 31
Clint Eastwood, I hardly knew ye
Plotting a one-term presidency
In convention speech, Romney said he wanted Obama to succeed. But that’s not how he felt in 2009
Paul Ryan, the new face of single-parent households?
Rising sea levels aren’t funny
Federal judge restores early voting days in Ohio
Lessons from Christian Slater on spending
Results are in: Eastwood baffled and offended
Monday on MSNBC: ‘Barack Obama: Making History’
Judge restores early voting in Ohio
Federal court restores early voting in Ohio
Can the conventions provide poll ‘bounce’ for Romney, Obama?
Steve Schmidt: Expect Romney to take the lead — but maybe not for long
Must-Read Op-Eds for August 31, 2012
Chuck Todd: Mitt’s ‘optimistic nostalgia’ could leave him open to attack
If you can’t think of something nice to say…
The President, rendered invisible in a chair
Democrats’ convention chair Antonio Villaraigosa readies rebuttal
Op Ed:No straight talk on Health Care at the RNC
Rubio follows Christie’s lead, ignores Romney
Steve Kornacki’s latest Salon.com article: Romney’s Carter delusion
Movie star debates chair, loses
Romney’s missed opportunity to lead
NOW Today: About that empty chair last night…
‘This seat’s taken,’ tweets @BarackObama
Lawrence on Romney’s RNC performance
Did Romney make a birther mention?
Did Mitt Romney declare war on Iran?
Roger Ebert: Eastwood’s RNC appearance ‘sad and pathetic’
Mitt Romney opens up, delivers Obama-bashing stemwinder in Tampa
Romney camp on Clint Eastwood’s bizarre performance
Republicans claim to be party of the poor as they nominate a very wealthy man
Federal court blocks Texas voter ID law
Anti-Obama billboard: ‘Somewhere in Kenya, a village is missing its idiot’
This is a bad week to suppress voters in Texas
How Mitt Romney’s Bain Capital investments benefited from the tax code
Ezra Klein shows why Mitt Romney’s budget plan is ‘not viable’
Mystery solved: Clint Eastwood is ‘surprise’ speaker at RNC
Fact checkers, media spend the day ripping Paul Ryan’s ‘dishonest’ speech
A lot more than 99 RNC Balloons
Lawrence appears on KCRW’s To The Point
Romney twice as rich as past eight presidents combined
Republicans really really really want to convince you they came from nothing
Lawrence previews Romney’s big night
Live coverage of the Republican National Convention
Matthews: Country’s racial division ‘won’t go away, but it can be narrowed’
Sharpton: GOP’s diversity push an ‘optical illusion’
Paul Ryan’s speech: A rundown of fact checks
Critics pounce on Lyin’ Ryan’s RNC repeat of GM plant lie
DOJ torture investigation ends with no criminal prosecutions
The Butterfly Project: part trois
RNC speaker Eastwood on marriage equality
If the suit fits, Schock on Ryan
At the intersection of a good theme and a bad candidate
A different take on Mitt Romney
Republican convention goes Hollywood
GOP has a diverse group of speakers during the convention
Political Baseball: Romney is up to bat
MSNBC live-blogs Mitt Romney’s acceptance speech
Jeb Bush on brother George: If he’s the black sheep, I’m the underachiever
Federal court rejects Texas voter ID law
Barack Obama, Redditor-in-chief
Must-Read Op-Eds for August 30, 2012
Did Paul Ryan’s speech accomplish what the RNC wanted?
Steve Kornacki’s latest Salon.com article: How Paul Ryan gets away with BS
Akin’s new revisionist theory: ‘My 6-second mistake’
Paul Ryan takes you for an idiot
S.E. Cupp latest NY Daily News article: Liberals resort to race and gender baiting
Ann Romney, Latinos, as ‘biases’
Game over for ‘personhood’ 2012 ballot drive?
NOW Today: Anticipation builds in Tampa
Paul Ryan stands on a foundation of lies
Ryan’s speech ‘truly exciting’ for RNC crowd
Maddow, Schultz, call out Scott Walker on auto bailout
Matthews: ‘I don’t think Paul Ryan tried to unify America today’
Paul Ryan lies again about Obama’s role in GM plant closing
Ryan says stimulus money was ‘wasted,’ but studies show that it worked
Ed Schultz describes Bush legacy as ‘rough history for the country’
Ryan trots out debunked attack on Obama over auto plant
The dubious record of Rob Portman, Bush’s budget director
The top five nastiest things Mike Huckabee has said about Mitt Romney
Sarah Palin miffed that ‘Fox cancelled all my scheduled interviews tonight’
Rand Paul, son of longtime congressman, says Obama doesn’t believe in meritocracy
Debunking John McCain on defense cuts
Rand Paul’s Weimar-like hyper-inflation hasn’t quite come to pass
Live coverage of the Republican National Convention
Paul Ryan, a true believer, will easily eclipse Mitt Romney with RNC delegates
Lawrence’s reaction to the big speeches
Everything you know about Ryan’s budget is probably wrong
Romney, Christie and the Twitterverse responds
‘The home that held our dreams’
Romney’s budget cuts would be even more drastic than Ryan’s
President Obama takes questions on reddit
Lawrence and Martin talk RNC speeches
Final Spin: What should Paul Ryan say tonight
The battle over the Women vote
Unidentified GOP nut-flingers taunt African-American camerawoman at RNC
Day 2 at the Republican National Convention
Is there any argument for Mitt Romney?
Ask Obama ‘anything’ on Reddit
From too extreme to mainstream
John Sununu: What RNC unity problem?
Federal judge to toss Florida voter registration restrictions
A Cheneyesque take on the ‘war on women’
Was welfare reform really such a success?
Mel Martinez doesn’t believe his lying eyes
Court rejects Florida GOP voter-registration restrictions
The view from Tampa, part trois
Hurricane Isaac battles the Gulf
Michigan unions: We built this
Brownback concedes welfare attack isn’t true
Romney favorability rating getting worse
Teachers union president: Christie speech had anger, not answers
Governors step on anti-Obama message
Must-Read Op-Eds for August 29, 2012
Willie Geist narrates upcoming Discovery special “The 9/11 Surfer”
Reports: Black CNN camerawoman taunted at RNC
Again with the lemonade stand?
Romney’s ostensible allies already eyeing 2016
Rick Perry says ‘absolutely’ he’d consider another presidential run
RNC attendees removed after racist taunts
Steve Kornacki’s latest Salon.com article: What Chris Christie didn’t tell you
Missing an opportunity to define the race
Republicans approve controversial anti-abortion party platform
Ann Romney makes the case for love
NOW Today: Opening night at the RNC
Christie’s celebration of Christie
Christie’s RNC speech highlights his own accomplishments over Romney’s
Ann Romney attempts to counter GOP’s war-on-women reputation, humanize Mitt
This is what voter suppression looks like
Ed Schultz urges Republicans to ‘tell us what you’re going to do for the middle class’
If you’re stuck with a TV that doesn’t get MSNBC…
At convention, Santorum repeats myth about Obama’s welfare policy
Ed Schultz: ‘It’s all crazies on deck, they need everybody!’
Theme for Day One of the Republican convention: ‘We Built It’
Ed Schultz: Speaker Boehner’s ‘bar bouncing’ speech ‘almost embarrassing’
Boehner sets negative tone in opening convention speech
Matthews: ‘Let me finish tonight with what to watch for…’
Republicans formally nominate Romney for president
Lawrence: Christie ‘depends on Romney losing’
Romney energy plan: drill our national parks
Ohio’s Husted fires Democratic election board members
RNC to continue as planned as Gulf Coast braces for Isaac
Herman Cain has a something up his sleeve
An agenda for those with short attention spans
Convention seeks to repair GOP erosion with women and Latinos
Abandoning the pretense of caring about facts
Must-Read Op-Eds for August 28, 2012
Christie sees Romney birther pandering as a mistake
Encouraging the younger generation to vote
Paul Waldman: Mainstream media ill-equipped to call out Romney’s race-baiting
Chris Christie key note speach
Steve Kornacki’s latest Salon.com article: How to be honest about abortion
Mandel playing fast and loose with the facts
National polls show Obama, Romney locked in tight race
Romney, Ryan still struggling with reproductive rights
NOW Today: After delay, RNC now underway
Debt clock serves as a memory test
Israeli court throws out family’s lawsuit over death of US activist Rachel Corrie
Rewriting Republican policy on rape
Early version of Ryan-Akin legislation limited abortion incest exemptions
GOP moves to suppress Ron Paul supporters at convention
Charlie Crist gets speaking role at DNC
Paul Ryan: Term ‘forcible rape’ is ‘stock language’ for laws
RNC swag offers old Romney book
Matthews: ‘There ought to be a conscience’ in politics
Two Ohio election officials may be fired tomorrow over early voting rights
‘ED Show’ playbook: Mon., Aug. 27
Gingrich talks birtherism, Newt U, and why he supports Romney
Gingrich: Accusations of Republican race-baiting are ‘absurd’
GOP Senate candidate compares pregnancy from rape with ‘having a baby out of wedlock’
The Gardiner Memorial Tournament, a True Bronx Tale
Toure TV: What Jeb Bush knows that the GOP doesn’t
Romney gives nation a fascinating vocabulary lesson
France to become next European country to allow gay marriage?
Ohio Senate candidate falsely claims Obama is trying to ‘suppress the military vote’
Romney backs Romneycare, and conservatives are fine with it
How the women vote will affect the 2012 election
Krystal learns to make pottery
Joe and Mika head to opening of the Republican National Convention
Krystal Ball Web Extra: The American Dream
The wrong GOP messenger on race
Why Romney’s birth certificate joke isn’t funny
Fox News outs Seal Team Six member
Why the race is no longer about the economy
Who was missing from Ron Paul’s speech? Mitt Romney
Romneycare no longer a forbidden subject
Must-Read Op-Eds for August 27, 2012
Romney connects welfare to Obama’s ‘base’
Former GOP Fla. Gov. Charlie Crist endorses Obama for president
Daiquiris, crickets and fishing for votes
Why reproductive rights have the GOP on the defensive
Steve Kornacki’s latest Salon.com: Where the gender gap was born
Chris Matthews to GOP chair: ‘You are playing that ethnic card’
Isaac upends Republican plans in Tampa
Romney policy adviser: GOP activists will have ‘very little’ purchase on a Romney presidency
Dem pollster: Romney ‘one of the most unpopular nominees in modern political history’
Priebus: Todd Akin could ‘absolutely’ cost GOP the Senate
In our August 26 show, we contain multitudes
Romney advisor: GOP activists will have ‘very little’ influence in Romney White House
Hurricane impending, Republicans cancel first day of convention
On Katrina’s anniversary, a bit of Homework
Astronaut Neil Armstrong, first man to walk on moon, dies at age 82
The canard of ‘legitimate rape,’ from Galen and Medieval law to Todd Akin and the modern GOP
In our August 25 show, gauging electoral fitness
Obama camp seizes on Romney birther ‘humor’
Paleo-politics: The really long view
At RNC, ‘money is the star of the show’
Tea Party’s ‘True the Vote’ latest move in voter suppression, intimidation
Birther talk continues ‘disgraceful tradition of questioning African-American citizenship’
‘ED Show’ playbook: Fri., Aug. 24
Ezra Klein: Romney’s joke was not racist, but not admirable either
Romney’s birth certificate joke
‘ED Show’ preview: Spike Lee says ‘politics is a dirty business’
RNC forecast calls for boots, raincoats, umbrellas, flashlights
Toure TV: The Lance Armstrong Scandal
The aftermath of the Empire State Building shooting
Friday on MSNBC: ‘Mitt Romney: The Making of a Candidate’
Matching up your interests to the candidate
Friday on MSNBC: ‘Mitt Romney: The Making of a Candidate’
Chronicling Mitt’s Mendacity, Vol. XXXI
Romney blows birther dog-whistle with ‘joke’
Tax experts: Bain’s tax strategy is unlawful
Dinner debate hour reveals anti-gay-marriage group’s clever defense
Court rules controversial stem cell research is legal
Eating well at Christine O’Donnell’s Troublemaker Fest
‘No one has ever asked to see my birth certificate’
Romney: ‘No one’s ever asked to see my birth certificate’
Chris Matthews on politics, Paul Ryan, and why Palin is ‘magic’
Bloomberg: ‘There’s an awful lot of guns out there’
Jindal funds self-acclaimed ‘prophets’ with tax dollars
A head-in-the-sand energy policy
Full text of RNC anti-abortion plank
2 killed, 9 injured in shooting near Empire State Building
Jared Bernstein: What the heck happened to the middle class?
Empire State shooting: Bystanders hit by police rounds
Romney’s ‘Parade’ cover story tackles his bank, faith, taxes
The Gardiner Memorial Tournament, a True Bronx Tale
Steve Kornacki’s latest Salon.com article: Mike Huckabee’s gift to Dems
Rewriting the battle for ‘craziest’ Republican
Romney agrees: U.S. businesses ‘doing fine’
An evolving explanation on tax returns
Akin finds an ally in Huckabee
Tax expert: New docs strongly suggest ‘tax avoidance’ by Romney
Dems welcome Republicans to Tampa
LA mayor: Romney living on ‘Mars’ if he thinks he’ll reach goal for Latino vote
Ohio lawmaker on reduced voting hours: ‘Nothing more than uniform voter suppression’
Matthews: Romney is too deep in bed with GOP to ever be moderate again
Poll: Which storm will have a bigger impact on the Republican National Convention?
‘ED Show’ playbook: Thu., Aug. 23
Romney not taking Qs on Akin or abortion
Huckabee backs Akin, slams ‘Republican establishment,’ raising prospect of split in GOP
Conservatives divided over Akin’s comments
A self-parody by young Barack Obama
Team Romney bars reporter from asking about Akin, abortion
Flashback: Romney tip-toes around abortion with Mike Huckabee
Interviews with strings attached
Fear of scrutiny is not a good excuse
RNC now denying platform takes no-exceptions stance on abortion
Must-Read Op-Eds for August 23, 2012
Tony Perkins confirms support for Akin: He committed a ‘Biden-ism’ not a ‘moral failure’
NFL star Warren Sapp talks politics
Pic: Fracking bought a little of this road
Maddow and Letterman talk Todd Akin
Romney’s not the only with tax-return trouble
This is what happens when a dog visits Morning Joe
How many exemptions can dance on the head of a pin?
Maddow previews convention ‘pageants’ with Letterman
Poll: Obama holds lead in fight for middle class vote
Steve Kornacki’s latest Salon.com article: “That’s what happened when I was president”
Big Dog: ‘We need to keep going with his plan’
Jobless claims continue to inch higher
Romney and Mr. ‘Spastic Tubes’
NOW Today: A fresh look at Governor Romney
Morning Headlines: Thu., August 23
Bernstein, Reich debunk Romney lies on Medicare, welfare
S.E. Cupp’s latest NY Daily News article: Liberals see conspiracy everywhere
Romney touted endorsement from Akin’s ‘legitimate rape’ expert
Obama’s motivation to quit smoking
CBO: Going off the cliff leads to ‘recession’
Sen. Boxer’s petition calls on Romney to release tax returns
Michael Steele: Timing of abortion flap ‘could not be worse for the Romney campaign’
Thanks to Akin, Ryan pressed on abortion
Matthews: Where did the ‘crazy rejection’ of science come from?
GOP refused to negotiate with Team Obama – even in bed!
Rep. Jan Schakowsky: Ryan’s record on abortion is worse than Akin’s
‘ED Show’ playbook: Wed., Aug. 22
Texas judge warns of ‘civil war, maybe’ if Obama is re-elected
Girl Power at the DNC, in Forbes
Tax returns in need of more scrutiny, not less
Remember the Black Helicopter crowd?
The Medicaid expansion: One doctor’s view (VIDEO)
Mister Rogers’ funky neighborhood
Joe Biden visiting Tampa during RNC
Romney far short of Latino goal
‘And another thing…’ on why we educate
Ryan won’t explain ‘forcible rape’ language in abortion bill he co-sponsored
Clinging to detail-free campaigning
To the candidates: Lead – or follow and get out of the race
Today’s Guest Spot: John Sides
Must-Read Op-Eds for August 22, 2012
Republicans fail to turn Todd Akin into Daniel Tosh
Pushing Medicare back into center stage
Court will allow Texas to block Planned Parenthood funding
The return of a self-defeating attack
‘It’s just completely false and I’m pretty stunned’
Steve Kornacki’s latest Salon.com article: This is what a Romney presidency would look like
Women activists score speaking slots at Democratic National Convention
Obama presses education advantage
NOW Today: Akin plows forward – for now
Akin on Paul Ryan phone call: He advised me to ‘step down’
Morning Headlines: Wed., August 22
Guilty until proven innocent: The problem with exceptions to blanket abortion bans
The man behind Akin’s ideas on rape
Romney diverges from the official RNC platform on abortion
Governor Bob McDonnell’s Project VoteSmart questionnaire
Is trash a good indicator of the economy’s health?
NV hospital denies rights of domestic partners
New NBC/WSJ poll shows zero percent support for Romney among African Americans
Matthews to Rep. Todd Akin: ‘Why?’
Romney at odds with GOP on abortion?
Joe Biden to campaign in Tampa during RNC
Sandra Fluke: ‘Legitimate rape’ — Romney, Ryan’s records offer warning
‘ED Show’ playbook: Tue., Aug. 21
Philadelphia mayor is ‘geared up’ to combat effects of voter ID law
Romney, right wing call for Akin’s resignation
Final Spin: Is Rep. Akin staying in the race
Akin’s website features picture of fetus
TRMS Headline Writing Challenge: Infoxication (special Rep. Todd Akin Edition) RESULTS
Mitt Romney to Todd Akin: Get out. Akin to Romney: But I’m Helping You!
First Word: Will he or won’t he?
The roots of distortion and ignorance
Romney White House likely to reflect party’s rightward shift on LGBT rights
Romney: Akin should ‘exit the Senate race’
The absence of ‘an appropriate spokesperson’
Just wondering: Could Congress pass the Voting Rights Act now?
GOP party platform rejects civil unions for same-sex couples
More controversy from Hank Williams, Jr.
Is it really change at Augusta National?
Akin thumbs his nose at GOP, stays in Senate race
Will a dip in the Galilee prove the GOP’s next scandal?
Steve King follows Akin’s lead
Morning Joe is live in Florida all week
RNC chair on GOP abortion stance: ‘It’s not the platform of Mitt Romney’
Must-Read Op-Eds for August 21, 2012
Today’s Guest Spot: Matt Miller
Paul Waldman: Akin flap shows when it comes to the crazy, the parties aren’t equal
Education policy comes into sharper focus
Sandra Fluke: ‘Legitimate rape’ — Romney, Ryan’s records offer warning
Details Christie will overlook in his keynote
5 reasons why the Ryan-Romney economic plan would be a disaster for America
Steve Kornacki’s latest Salon.com article: Calling the GOP’s bluff
Alabama schools can no longer check for children’s immigration status
An open letter to Rep. Akin from a woman who got pregnant from rape
Maybe you can ‘just make stuff up’
NOW Today: Will he or won’t he?
Akin ignores pressure, says he’s ‘in this to the end’
Morning Headlines: Tue., August 21
O’Donnell: Democrats need red state centrists like McCaskill
Ohio election commissioners fight to keep weekend voting in their county
Akin’s extreme anti-abortion views are ‘new Republican norm’
Ohio GOPer draws Dems’ ire on early voting
Obama: Romney campaign ‘centerpiece’ is ‘absolutely wrong’
Matthews: Caveman shows its ugly head
Matthews: A vote for Romney is a vote for all radical conservatives
‘ED Show’ playbook: Mon., Aug. 20
‘Obama’s Last Stand’ offers a snapshot of the White House’s present and future
On Todd Akin, and the tale of the magic uterus
Clay Aiken calls out Todd Aikin
Rep. Pelosi’s favorite fruit snack
Early voting leads to voting — hey!
Akin clinging to his Senate bid
Where political journalism must not go
Promoting women in political office
Actress Gabrielle Union: ‘Women have to be more involved and engaged’
Congressman takes us backward, golf moves us forward?
One newspaper, two perspectives
Todd Akin compares himself to 9/11 first responders…again!
Obama addresses Akin scandal: ‘Rape is rape’
A trip to the Paul Tsongas Center
Alex Wagner takes on ‘the Donald’ over women voters
Could more women in Congress put a stop to Akin-like debates? Sen. Gillibrand believes so
Obama condemns Akin remarks: ‘Rape is rape’
Akin tries damage-control mode
Romney condemns Akin’s rape remark
HOT MIC: Monday Morning Hangover
Ryan worsens Romney’s tax problem(s)
Senate send-off: Sen. Jim Webb
“The female body also has ways of shutting down your whole election”
When Republicans visited the Sea of Galilee
One-on-One with Governor Deval Patrick
Must-Read Op-Eds for August 20, 2012
The post-truth campaign continues apace
Lost in debate over cancer ad: Romney has no plan to cover the Soptics
Sen. Claire McCaskill: ‘Gut check moment’ for Missouri
A man of weak, malleable principles
GOP Senate candidate Todd Akin’s rape comment is very, very scary
Steve Kornacki’s latest Salon.com article: Can Todd Akin still win?
Morning Headlines: Mon., August 20
Romney-Ryan respond to Akin on ‘legitimate rape…’
300,000 U.S. education jobs have been lost since 2009
Ted Cruz: If presidential race is based on personalities, GOP loses
As the school year approaches, still dreaming
Democratic governor: Biden’s ‘chains’ remark was ‘indelicate’ but benign
What you might not know about the stimulus: It included billions for anti-poverty measures
In our August 19 show, we’re going negative
VIDEO: Paul Ryan defended stimulus in 2002, when George W. Bush wanted it
Photo Finish: Despejo na Favela
Good Look: ‘We are all Sikh now’
Why it matters that a woman moderates
Hayes: Is Paul Ryan a hypocrite?
Do you hear the people sing? Online political parody video set to Les Miz music
In our August 18 show, we’l pull back the curtain
Dan Senor, ‘spokesman for the last disastrous war,’ now Ryan’s top adviser
Paul Ryan releases tax returns, pressure stays on Romney
Iraq vet, former SEAL face off on controversial anti-Obama video
Office Hours: Melissa on the power of words
Smerconish: ‘Only a partisan opinion could sustain’ voter ID laws
Poll: Who is a bigger liar: Mitt Romney or Paul Ryan?
‘ED Show’ playbook: Fri., Aug. 17
Is Team Romney being vague on purpose?
Awesome Internets: Friday edition
Romney-Ryan ticket’s one week anniversary
The return of Christine O’Donnell
Lyin’ Ryan blames Obama for hometown GM plant that closed under Bush
American infrastructure investment inspiration of the day, 8/17/12
Undocumented immigrants confront author of strict immigration laws
Guitarist from Paul Ryan’s favorite band delivers crushing diss to the congressman
Introducing ‘Big Eddie’s Board Of Truth’
Devo pays tribute to Seamus Romney
Steve King hoping for a Romney-Ryan White House
Chronicling Mitt’s Mendacity, Vol. XXX
Jailed Pussy Riot releases ‘Putin Lights Up the Fires’ tune
Special NOW Monday & Alex on HBO tonight!
Lead plaintiff, 93, in Pa. voting case gets ID – but countless more still out of luck
Colo. shooting prompts gun bills in big states
What Romney considers ‘suicidal’
Incoherence on Obama’s auto rescue
Pussy Riot gets prison for Putin protest
Romney camp rejects Obama campaign’s bargaining chip on taxes
Why Romney’s choice of Ryan won’t help America debate the big issues
Must-Read Op-Eds for August 17, 2012
Tip for candidates: avoid fake accents
The face of the ‘war on voting’
Fed. judges block Florida’s attempt to reduce early voting days
Steve Kornacki’s latest Salon.com article: An offer Mitt will definitely refuse
NOW Today: Team Obama has a deal for Team Romney
Stimulus problem adds to Paul Ryan’s woes
Masses yearning to breathe free
Rewriting Rush’s debate moderator attacks
Rush Limbaugh attacks debate moderators as ‘far left-wing liberal Democrats’
Sherrod Brown: GOP has ‘betrayed our values’ with voter suppression push
Paul Ryan caught red-handed in stimulus hypocrisy
145 groups join fight to educate Pennsylvania voters on ID law
Rachel is “Totally Biased w/ W. Kamau Bell” tonight!
Matthews: Romney-Ryan is a bad bromance
Wait, so Cartman’s a Republican?
FRC shooting aftermath and the blame game
‘ED Show’ playbook: Thu., Aug. 16
Romney’s claim to pay 13% tax rate still leaves a lot of questions
Romney, Ryan and surrogates on Medicare
‘ED Show’ alert: Jerry Casale to explain Devo’s new song that hits Mitt Romney
Inside the Romney economic brain
Romney flip-flops on Ryan budget plan
First Word: Whiteboard lesson #1
The importance of the young vote
Romney: I’ve paid at least 13% in taxes
The challenge of assigning blame
Feminist sparks debate with a wish for her own mother’s abortion
Ed called it: Paul Ryan to campaign with his mommy
Jacksonville still open to LGBT discrimination
Silversun Pickups diss Romney campaign
Yes, icon (the latest Foxrage)
There’s one less song Romney can use at campaign stops
Joe Biden lives in the Big Tent
Romney makes his tax-return troubles worse
Meet Bachmann-backed congressional candidate Allen Quist
Actress urges voters to ‘be patient’ about economic recovery
Scott Brown’s troublesome summer continues [Updated]
Romney: ‘I’ve never paid less than 13%’ in taxes
Marijuana: The new green economy?
Must-Read Op-Eds for August 16, 2012
Ohio standardizes early voting, but weekend hours remain banned
Obama campaign backs Biden’s controversial ‘chains’ remark
From ‘very different’ to ‘identical’ in 24 hours
Maine’s retiring Sen. Snowe tells GOP to stop focusing on social issues
Steve Kornacki’s latest Salon.com article: Clinton revisionism will cost the right
NOW Today: The negative campaign
A candidate can’t win if his supporters can’t vote
Texas GOP vows to defend Voter ID; Latino vote in Southwest could decline
An excerpt from Kati Marton’s “Paris: A Love Story”
An excerpt from Hope Solo’s “A Memoir of Hope”
Morning Headlines: Thurs., August 16
When Ayn Rand and Johnny Carson collide
Judge upholds Pennsylvania voter ID law
Obamacare is Romneycare ‘with three more zeroes,’ says architect of both
Ann Romney: Releasing more tax returns will ‘just give them more ammunition’
Howard Dean compares Romney Medicare claim to Soviet ‘propaganda techniques’
Matthews to Republicans: ‘Do you really feel proud?’
Barney Frank on Ryan: ‘An extremist who understands politics’
‘ED Show’ playbook: Wed., Aug. 15
First Word: Campaign getting dirty?
Voting early in Ohio? OK, if you’re a Republican
Sachs: Drought demonstrates impact of climate change
With Ryan, GOP can no longer hide behind lies
In hypocritical move, Romney criticizes Obama’s attack ads
The 2012 Drought affects all of us
Judge: ‘No reasonable expectation’ you won’t be wiretapped without warrant
Ann Romney: No more tax returns coming
Sandra Fluke: Paul Ryan on women’s issues — so bad it’s unbelievable … but true
Google recommends Paul Ryan… shirtless?
Blatant dishonesty matters more than who’s ‘mean’
Heads, you win (a parable with antlers)
Hear it now! Devo unleashes song about Mitt Romney’s dog
‘That’s the difference between our plans on Medicare’
Pennsylvania’s voter suppression gets green light
Pa.’s controversial ID law stands, as opponents lay out strategy for appeal
The perspective of an undecided voter
PHOTOS: DREAM-er applicants line up to file for legal status
RNC Chairman Priebus brings cheese to the set of Morning Joe
Biden on chains metaphor: ‘I’m using their own words!’
Pres. Obama brings up Seamus Romney
Freeing Wall Street of its burdens
Adam Richman on eating a lot of salads when he’s not feasting on television
Medicare fight panders to seniors while ignoring the poor
Cutting PBS and the NEA won’t do it
Ryan pick energizes the left, giving Democrats easy out on tough issues
A day in which ‘dreams’ come true
Other than tax returns, ‘there’s nothing we’re hiding’
Must-Read Op-Eds for August 15, 2012
Pennsylvania voter ID law survives first court challenge
Senator Kent Conrad’s Send-off
‘The point is I joined the Romney ticket,’ Ryan says in defense of his contentious budget
Rand Paul sees armed meteorologists as radical threat
When Medicare confusion becomes Medicare incoherence
Boehner rejects the ‘knuckle-draggers’ in his midst
S.E. Cupp latest NY Daily News Article: Telling the truth about Medicare
When ‘anger and hate’ replaces ‘jobs and the economy’
Steve Kornacki’s latest Salon.com article: Yes, the Tea Party can lose
Chelsea Clinton reveals politics, kids, are a possibility
Democrats remain thankful for GOP base
Morning Headlines: Weds., August 15
Caught in a bad romance with Ayn Rand
Results: Four states host Republican congressional primaries
Ryan meets with Vegas casino mogul as hundreds protest
The media myth of Paul Ryan, fiscal conservative
Colbert is really excited about Paul Ryan
Awesome Internets: Tuesday edition
It’s B.Y.O.B. on the road with Obama
Wendell Potter: ‘Many seniors would die’ under Ryan’s Medicare plan
Radio City Rockettes try for Bill Wolff video cameo
Matthews: ‘Politics don’t end when someone reaches the White House’
Hillary Clinton breaks record as Secretary of State
Ryan’s super power: Raising cash from big-ticket donors
‘ED Show’ playbook: Tue., Aug. 14
Obama’s anti-deportation order to take effect Wed., Aug. 15
Where does the Romney-Ryan ticket really stand on Medicare?
Obama Wizard shot wows the Interweb
GOP feigns outrage over Biden’s ‘chains’ remark
Per S.E: The Romney-Ryan ticket
Is Penn State in more trouble?
Registering to vote at 35,000 feet
Romney’s own personal food stamp
Breaking new ground in Chutzpah Politics
Catholics on both sides of presidential ticket demonstrate split among the faithful
S.E. Cupp Web Extra with Mayor Booker: Bipartisanship
Bloomberg: To create more jobs, we need more immigrants
Extremism during the election, instead of after?
Tea Party billboard tacitly equates Obama and Osama
Pawlenty gets VP news from Romney’s son
School bus drivers and ‘cold selfishness’: Robinson on Paul Ryan and Romney
Leave the 17th Amendment alone
Nonphotoshopped picture of President Obama and a ball of light
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison on her tenure on Capitol Hill
Must-Read Op-Eds for August 14, 2012
Wendell Potter: Ryan is a ‘dream come true’ for health insurance industry
Not all Democratic politicians will follow party on gay marriage
Why everyone should watch ‘Breaking Bad’
One of Congress’ most bitter partisans
Mayor Cory Booker spoke to S.E. Cupp
Steve Kornacki latest Salon.com article: The choice Mitt didn’t make
Paul Waldman: Will Romney ever offer a Sister Souljah moment?
McLuhan Moments – Wyden Edition
Romney stumbles badly on Medicare
Morning Headlines: Tues., August 14
Rewriting Romney-Ryan on tax returns
Ryan supports mandatory ultrasounds, opposes contraception and abortion
Awesome Internets: Monday edition
Bernie Sanders: Ryan’s proposed Medicaid cuts would be a ‘death sentence’ for many Americans
Getting to know VP candidate Paul Ryan
More security doesn’t make us more secure
Matthews: Romney likes the sound of ‘Romney-Ryan,’ not what it stands for
Ryan’s tax plan is ‘much more regressive … than even Romney’s offered’
‘Cornerboys’ and the cube farm
‘ED Show’ playbook: Mon., Aug. 13
Disaster, ‘policy things’ and Paul Ryan
For House Democrats, election will be all about ‘Medicare, Medicare, and Medicare’
Ryan choice opens up attacks from the left
Controversial Romney surrogate: Romney’s budget plan is not Ryan’s plan
Tammy S. Smith becomes first openly gay general
Paul Ryan heckled at Iowa State Fair
And another thing…about Rob Zerban
Recapping the London Summer Olympics
Cosmo’s Helen Gurley Brown dies at 90
Per S.E. Web Extra with Mayor Booker
The Cyclists discuss the Paul Ryan choice
Fmr. GOP adviser: Ryan not necessarily a good choice
First polls indicate Paul Ryan has a lot of work to do
Teen girls’ petition answered with Candy Crowley as presidential debate moderator
One never gets a second chance to make a first impression
Romney’s proposed constitutional amendment would bar Ryan from presidency
Mayo Clinic confirms Jackson has bipolar depression
Senate Sendoff: A sit down interview with Sen. Lieberman
Doubling down on the welfare lie
Why the Paul Ryan pick is good for America
Chuck Todd challenges GOP’s Medicare talking point
Reich: Ryan’s views are pure social Darwinism
Obama camp jumps on Ryan’s ‘awkward’ pledge to close tax shelters
Steve Kornacki’s latest Salon.com article: Ryan: Don’t ask about my taxes, either
AP stands behind abortion story Rachel Maddow called ‘trash’
Paul Ryan promises to release only two years of his tax returns too
Tax returns for me, not for thee
This week’s Homework? Get your Gabby on
Harris-Perry: We are all Sikh now
RNC Chair Reince Priebus: Obama has ‘blood on his hands’ with Medicare
In our August 12 show, a new look at Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan VP pick: What they said on ‘The ED Show’
Obama campaign releases ad attacking Paul Ryan
Conservatives thrilled by Paul Ryan pick as Democrats see opportunity
Ryan pick plays perfectly into Obama strategy
BREAKING: Romney introduces Paul Ryan as his running mate
Five things you need to know about Paul Ryan
Programming note: Saturday Romney VP coverage
Pawlenty: ‘I’m not disappointed’
Paul Ryan’s strengths and weaknesses
Romney picks Paul Ryan as vice presidential running mate
Former Ohio governor on sketchy voter laws: GOP is afraid of the American voter
‘Single most dishonest TV ad in history of US presidential campaigns’
Smerconish: ‘Who knew the old rotary dial’ connected our lives?
Romney visits mogul-farmer, ‘loses the summer’
Who’s NOT on the RNC speakers list
‘ED Show’ playbook: Fri., Aug. 10
On the trail with Mitt Romney: Iowa
U.S. citizen falsely imprisoned under Arizona’s ‘show me your papers’ law
If life gives you a decimated local economy, make lemonade!
Defense contractors threaten mass layoffs, defying Obama admin.
Debating welfare vs. debating jobs
Romney wants his business record off limits
Chuck Todd: Paul Ryan VP rumors are legit
Key Romney backer: ‘He should release his income taxes’
Jonathan Alter: ‘People will die’ if Obamacare is repealed
Pick a smear and stick with it
Louisiana school to revise decision on teen pregnancy
The difference between tax returns and college transcripts
How to actually stop election fraud
New Obama ad jabs back on welfare attacks
Must-Read Op-Eds for August 10, 2012
Remembering the wit of David Rakoff, 1964-2012
The standards for ’embarrassment’
VIDEO: ‘It’s a nightmare’: Pennsylvanians without ID speak out on controversial new voting law
Obama climbing again in latest polls
Jared Bernstein: If we were really debating Welfare-to-Work, we’d be talking about jobs
Reid’s GOP source has ‘direct knowledge’
Morning Headlines: Fri., August 10
Maddow to AP: Retract George Tiller abortion story and apologize
More GOP calls for Romney-Ryan ticket
NASA’s Morpheus lander crash lands
Nancy Pelosi’s ghostly encounter
Nuns on the Bus respond to Romney’s welfare attack – with an invitation
Ohio lawmaker on voting restrictions: ‘Jim Crow has been resurrected’
Matthews on Obama, Romney: ‘I don’t know anybody who’s impressed with this campaign’
Newt jumps aboard the Paul-Ryan-for-Veep Express
‘ED Show’ playbook: Thu., Aug. 9
Mitt Romney owes Hillary Rosen an apology
Chris Rock: presidential race is unfair
DOJ: US never ‘officially acknowledged’ any involvement in killing of citizen
Congratulations US Women’s Soccer!!
The curious case of Andrea Saul
Vetting the veeps: Get to know four top contenders
Rep. Joe Walsh calls Obama ‘son’
A bad time for an intra-party fight over Romneycare
Mitt Romney likes to stand on stuff
What we’re watching: Thu., Aug. 9
Fire at Chevron Calif. refinery sparks harsh words from neighbors
An endorsement of exceptionalism
Paul Ryan is a risky pick for Romney?
Leadership shake-up at Susan G. Komen Foundation
Romney waging culture war, with fewer soldiers
Newt not bothered by lack of speaking slot at convention
Meet former DHS official Daryl Johnson
Gingrich concedes there’s ‘no proof’ to support Romney’s welfare attack
Hot Mic: “Bless your heart” and other Southern expressions
New Romney ad paints Obama as anti-religion
Michael Bloomberg is now master of your ‘domain’
Colbert: 14 cents is three times the value of a Papa John’s pizza
When ‘values,’ not the economy, takes center stage
Romney discusses Bain photo, his father and a little bit of Mormonism
Scott Brown’s curious take on voting rights
The emergence of McLuhan Moments
Obama talks up women’s rights in Colorado, where Personhood fight looms
Brownback drives moderates from his midst
Gingrich admits: ‘no proof’ to support welfare smear
First Thoughts: Romney hasn’t expanded the map
Emotional inferences vs. transparent lies
An unlevel playing field in Ohio
Op-Ed: The debate everyone is too afraid to have
Morning Headlines: Thu., August 9
Komen shakes up leadership in fallout from Planned Parenthood controversy
Awesome Internets: Wednesday edition
Rachel Maddow: Mitt Romney should pick Liz Cheney for his veep
Michigan’s GOP Sec. of State sows voter confusion with citizenship question on ballot
Sandra Fluke to Limbaugh: Stop trying ‘to take credit for the voice of a woman you tried to silence’
Matthews: Will the real Romney please stand up?
Shrum: Mitt Romney just endorsed ‘the central idea of the Affordable Care Act’
Romney looks to women for help
‘ED Show’ playbook: Wed., Aug. 8
SPOILER ALERT: Upcoming right-wing conspiracies?
Hoodwinked, bamboozled, led astray, run amuck
Romney and corn, picture perfect
Newt visits Apple store, gets great service
Steve Kornacki’s latest Salon.com article: GOP’s RomneyCare freak-out
Department of False Equivalences
Ann Romney to lead ‘Women for Mitt’
‘Romney Girl’ hits candidate on wealth, tax secrets
Andrea Saul’s accidental admission
EXCLUSIVE: Sandra Fluke on campaigning with Pres. Obama
Seniors groups organize retirees for Obama this fall
Romney surrogate approvingly cites Romneycare
‘Crawl back into your clown car…’
What we’re watching: Wed., Aug. 8
Disappointed Eagle Scouts return medals in protest of Boy Scouts anti-gay policy
Gingrich sees welfare conspiracy
Romney struggles with being ‘in touch’ again
Government appeals injunction on indefinite detention law
Gun control advocates look foolish, dishonest and weak
Clinton smacks down Romney welfare lie
Must-Read Op-Eds for August 8, 2012
Does new Priorities USA attack on Bain takes things too far?
National health care for 11 cents per pizza
Setting the parameters of demagoguery
Bill Clinton: Romney’s claims about Obama’s welfare policy are ‘not true’
The wrong message and messenger on deportations