" We'll always have Paris. We didn't have, we'd lost it until you came to Casablanca. We got it back last night ." So famously said Humphrey Bogart to Ingrid Bergman in the marvelous conclusion of one of the greatest films of all time, "Casablanca." On Wednesday, MSNBC's AndreaMitchell shamelessly used a version of this line on White House advisor David Axelrod....
"A test that uses a single indicator to prompt a decision." That's how the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language defines "litmus test" when it's used as a political metaphor (emphasis mine). That makes no difference to MSNBC's AndreaMitchell and Joe Scarborough, who see a new "litmus test" for the GOP developing out of the New York 23rd Congressional...
Broken Rearview Mirror by digby Nancy Keenan needs to find another job. Her appearance on AndreaMitchell this morning was an embarrassment to the pro-choice community. Jesus H Christ: Mitchell: Did you guys get blindsided? Did the speaker let you down? Everyone knew that abortion were burning issues, that they were potential obstacles. And here is happens in the middle of the...
Via Fire AndreaMitchell with a Politico item. Hmm. Think she'll have a large number of fans in that room? Not only that, look whose footsteps she's following in. She may as well, she looks as if she could more...
From NBC's Michelle PerryHouse Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) acknowledged that House Dems still need to work out the abortion issue in the healthcare reform bill ahead of Saturday's vote. Clyburn told NBC's AndreaMitchell on MSNBC's "AndreaMitchell Reports," that the House bill is in a good place on substance, but some remain "skittish" about the...
Digby notes a question AndreaMitchell asked David Axelrod yesterday, about whether Tuesday's Republican victories in two gubernatorial races will make it "much more difficult" to build a congressional coalition to vote for health care: AndreaMitchell: Is this going to make it much more difficult for you on the hill to build the coalitions for health care in...
Put It On A Bumper Sticker by digby So AndreaMitchell again spent the morning spinning the election on Tuesday as a terrible defeat for the Democrats that puts their entire agenda in jeopardy. She even went so far as to ask Jim Clyburn: Let me ask you about the election, though, because Nancy Pelosi was talking about this as a victory. How can you with a straight face, I've known you...
... (R-VA) actually blamed Democrats for the hateful images on display. In an interview with MSNBC's AndreaMitchell, Cantor suggested that the signs were the mere result of "frustration" over the democratically elected majority's "extreme policies." Mitchell pushed him to say whether he's "comfortable with those attacks against the President of the United...
Another clip from Hengler, this time catching Axelrod phoning it in. Watch to the end or you'll miss the requisite flattery from AndreaMitchell. Consider this a continuation of the last post: If, as Ax lamely insists, NY-23 is a big deal while Virginia and Jersey are mere ...
... (R-VA) actually blamed Democrats for the hateful images on display. In an interview with MSNBC's AndreaMitchell, Cantor suggested that the signs were the mere result of "frustration" over the democratically elected majority's "extreme policies." Things are starting to turn very dark. Picture Via Think Progress .
... assessment of the bill here . Eric Cantor says the bill does address preexisting conditions. AndreaMitchell counters. She also asks about the signs at the tea party rally. Cantor ought to be ashamed to have been part of the protest today. I listened to most of it. It was despicable. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News , World News , and News about the Economy
From NBC's Mark MurrayOn MSNBC's "AndreaMitchell Reports," White House adviser David Axelrod today argued that it would be wrong to read too much into last night's GOP gubernatorial wins in New Jersey and Virginia -- and what they might mean for next year's midterm elections. And if you read us earlier this morning, Axelrod does seem to have a point. But looking back at First...
Senior White House adviser David Axelrod just made an appearance on MSNBC, and, as host AndreaMitchell asked him about the elections last night (which, by the way, are being cast by some as an "awful day" for President Obama) and their implications, Axelrod noted that Democrat Bill Owens' surprise victory in New York's conservative 23rd district might pull some Blue Dog Democrats...
