Don Irvine

Al Gore Accuses Obama of Bowing to Polluters

Former vice president and current environmental evangelist Al Gore is not happy with President Obama.

Summer Bummer for MSNBC as It Loses to CNN in August

Fox News continued to dominate the cable news ratings in August while the battle for second place intensified between MSNBC and CNN.

Sharpton Caught Unaware of MSNBC Campaign Endorsement Policy

Al Sharpton, whose Politics Nation show made its official debut this week on MSNBC, apparently forgot to read all the fine print on his contract when it comes to the network’s campaign endorsement policy, which tripped up Keith Olbermann and Joe Scarborough.

Sharpton Debuts to Poor Reviews, Says He Won’t Be A Robot [Video]

Al Sharpton’s new show, Politics Nation, officially debuted Monday night and the initial reviews were less than stellar.

Newsweek"s Dan Stone: “Cheney memoir Doesn"t Look Forward”

Newsweek White House correspondent Dan Stone may want to check the definition of what a memoir is after he told MSNBC that former Vice President Dick Cheney's memoir was a rehash of the past and not being used to look forward.

Heee’s Back! Al Gore Compares Climate Skeptics to 1960s Civil Rights Racists

Former Vice President Al Gore, who has been largely absent from the global warming debate in the last few years, reemerged recently to attack what he calls “climate change deniers” by comparing them to racists during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.

NY Times’ Keller Compares Religion to Belief in Space Aliens

New York Times executive editor Bill Keller waded into the GOP presidential candidate debate with his column today in the Sunday Times magazine, centering on asking them tough questions about their faith.

Comcast Employees Biggest Obama Campaign Donors

Employees of cable giant Comcast have contributed more money to President Obama’s reelection campaign than any other organization, according to an analysis of FEC data by the Campaign for Responsive Politics.

Newspaper Recession Continues, Bay Area News Folds Nine Papers

In what the the Bay Area News Group (BANG) is calling a rebranding, they announced that they are consolidating eleven newspapers into just two editions starting in November.

Help Wanted: Obama Campaign Looking for Someone With Common Sense

The Obama campaign is trying to do its part to bring down that stubbornly high unemployment rate by advertising for people to join its digital team in Chicago. Advertising on the JobsthatareLEFT electronic job bank, the campaign says it is looking for "talented social media copywriters and strategists" and that the campaign will "run the most effective, creative, and innovative digital campaign in the history of politics."

Rev. Al Gets A Job at MSNBC

After weeks of speculation MSNBC announced today that they have signed the Rev. Al Sharpton to host a new show in the 6 p.m. time slot on the network. The show will be called Politics Now and replaces the failed Cenk Uygur show that was canceled last month.

Axelrod Admits That Obama’s Jobs Plan Will Rely on Old Ideas

Senior Obama campaign strategist David Axelrod appeared on CNN’s State of the Union program on Sunday and told host Candy Crowley that the President’s upcoming jobs speech will be a mixture of old and new ideas.

Sharpton’s Awkward Dead Air Segment

Al Sharpton, who is apparently still auditioning for a show on MSNBC, probably didn't help his cause with an awkward dead-air segment Thursday night with guests Ed Rendell and Michael Steele.

N.Y. Times Frustrated With Obama

President Obama, who sailed into office thanks in large part to widespread support from the mainstream media, is in danger of losing a key ally as he heads into his reelection campaign.

CNN’s Prime Time Woes Continue

CNN, which has struggled for years to field a competitive program in the 8 p.m. prime time slot, has managed to dig itself a deeper hole with the recent move of Anderson Cooper 360 into the coveted slot.

Matthews: “Something Has Broken Bad Lately” for Obama

Chris Matthews may still support Obama but he and other liberals are clearly frustrated by the President’s performance lately, based on last night’s conversation with Salon’s Joan Walsh and MSNBC political commentator Ron Reagan. Matthews: It seems to me that something has broken bad lately. What do you think of that? Joan first.

Chris Mathews: “Newsweek Cover of Bachmann Made Her Look Like Gaddafi”

MSNBC's Chris Matthews, who has vacillated between calling Michele Bachmann a "Balloon Head" and "My Hero," came to her defense again last night over this week's Newsweek cover which features Bachmann staring into space.

Black Journalists Criticize Potential Sharpton Hiring at MSNBC

MSNBC president Phil Griffin thought he had found a perfect host to replace Cenk Uygur in the network's 6 p.m. time slot in Al Sharpton, but has instead run into a buzzsaw of criticism from members of the National Association of Black Journalists who want MSNBC to choose a black journalist.

ABC’s Jake Tapper Nails Jay Carney on Obama’s Job Creation Plans

White House press secretary Jay Carney, who tangled with Fox News’ White House correspondent Ed Henry last week, showed that while he isn’t afraid to go toe to toe with reporters he also isn’t up to the task of defending the President very effectively. That was very evident yesterday as he was grilled by ABC News’ Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper about what the President has and is doing to create jobs as he had promised to do.

Al Jazeera English Breaks Through in New York

Five years after its launch, the Qatar funded Al Jazeera English (AJE) television network has finally landed on a major cable system in the U.S.