MSNBC's Tamron Hall Debuts In New 'Lean Forward' Ad

MSNBC debuted its newest "Lean Forward" ad featuring Tamron Hall, host of the network's daytime news show, "NewsNation."

The "Lean Forward" ads, which were originally directed by award-winning filmmaker Spike Lee, have a distinct style. MSNBC anchors and hosts are filmed pontificating about the political issue of the day while seemingly in mid-conversation. Hosts Rachel Maddow, Chris Matthews, Andrea Mitchell, Lawrence O'Donnell, Ed Schultz and Al Sharpton have all participated in "Lean Forward" ads.

In the new ad, Hall discusses what it was like to grow up in a military family. She offers her thoughts about patriotism and her support for America's troops. "It used to upset me, now it makes me sad to see poeple use patriotism and our troops as a pawn in their political argument," Hall says. "The troops aren't red and blue. They're not black and white. They're not male and female. They are Americans. When they put their uniforms on, they are Americans, and that's a fact."

The MSNBC "Lean Forward" ads have received a lot of attention. Sharpton's "Lean Forward" ad was mocked during a "Saturday Night Live" parody. A claim made by Lawrence O'Donnell in one of his "Lean Forward" ads was recently rated "mostly false" by fact-checking organization, PolitiFact.

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View a slideshow of MSNBC's "Lean Forward" ads below:

• Chris Matthews

• Rachel Maddow

• Lawrence O'Donnell

• Ed Schultz

• Al Sharpton

• Rachel Maddow

• Chris Matthews

• Lawrence O'Donnell

• Ed Schultz

• Rachel Maddow

• Chris Matthews

• Original 'Lean Forward' Ad

Comments

[chercheur]

12:52 AM on 04/23/2012

She's absolutely right. When they burn Qurans, urinate on "enemy" corpses, and murder babies in their beds, THEY ARE AMERICANS, AND THAT'S A FACT.

[Claire Bozic]

06:46 AM on 03/14/2012

It is an awful commercial. Starting out with "it used to upset me, now now it makes me sad." Subtle difference between being upset and sad..and it makes her sound like a dramatic high school girl. Then it progresses to a cheap knockoff of President Obama's "not red states and blue states, Americans" . I don't know if she is smart and capable, but she comes off sounding like a high school student who wrote a speech for speech class.

[keithkahn]

01:32 PM on 03/21/2012

So true. The "It's a fact!" at the end doesn't help, either.

[Rainmanrocker]

02:39 PM on 02/29/2012

So it's okay to use patriotism and our troops as a pawn if it helps to further your career. She's nothing but another talking head for the Military-Msnbc-Industrial-Complex

[proudtohaveserved]

04:05 PM on 02/25/2012

she iis beautiful. i tell you, beautiful, looks like a goddess

[andrc657]

03:47 PM on 02/25/2012

Tamron Hall is a fine journalist.

[midwestblues]

12:55 PM on 02/25/2012

Good job Tamron. And stay classy.

[CANTHATBE]

10:53 AM on 02/25/2012

What is she talking about. Get to the point.

How is the nation training and sending people to fight not going be political or used politically. They do not go places just to shake hands,

[Joseph Glackin]

07:55 PM on 02/25/2012

The military was traditionally a non-political arm of the government. You conflate policy with politics. Eisenhower did not belong to a political party until he ran for President, and was courted by both major parties. It was said he never voted while in the Army, as he felt it conflicted with his duty.

[Slash14]

10:47 AM on 02/25/2012

Tamron is hot and smart

[souad]

05:42 PM on 02/25/2012

She so hot and so is tht Super hot Karen Finny

[Joseph Glackin]

07:58 PM on 02/25/2012

Add in Alex Wagner. Good looking, smart, sense of humor.

[bbaptiste10]

07:11 PM on 02/24/2012

First of all I love the ad and Tamron Hall.

But MSNBC is sooooo capitalizing on the rumored relationship with her and her co-worker Lawerence O' Donnel. I find it odd that she is the first anchor from an afterrnoon show to be in one of those Lean Forward ads; because thus far, MSNBC has mostly produced ads for those anchors in its' evening line-up: Al Sharpton, Ed Schultz, Lawerence O'Donnel, Rachel Maddow, and Chris Matthews. I know Andrea Micthell, who has an afternoon show, has a Lean Forward ad, but I see Tamron's ad more frequently ALREAdy during alll hours of the day, rather than extremely seasoned reporter Mitchell.

Anyhoo, just my observations. :}

[Joseph Glackin]

08:07 PM on 02/25/2012

You're blithering again. "I find it odd that she is the first anchor from an afterrnoon show to be in one of those Lean Forward ads;" But....
"I know Andrea Micthell, who has an afternoon show, has a Lean Forward ad, "
As John Sebastian wrote, "Better go home, son, and make up our mind.."

[AbsurdHero]

04:37 PM on 02/24/2012

Why throw in the but about the "mostly false" rating? Politifact has been soundly discredited. What they say is no longer relevant.

[rak6748]

02:37 AM on 02/25/2012

ROFLMAO

Politifact's discredit is they fronted for the lefty agenda too long. Now that they are nonpartisan, they catch he[[ from the left. What a joke!

[Martha12]

04:52 AM on 02/25/2012

Obama explained it best when he said "you can have your own opinions, but not your own facts"

It doesn't get much simpler than that.

The FACT is here that the GI bill was described to as "the dole" and/or "relief" by it's critics.....those terms are what is known as "welfare" in today's world.

If you make a statement that you claim is true...it is easily backed up by fact...otherwise it is simply "your opinion".

What O'Donnell said was true...period.

1.Objective and subjective statements are used by speakers to get their points across.

2.Objective statements are facts that can be verified by third parties while subjective statements may or may not be entirely true as they are colored by the opinions of the speaker.

3.Objective statements are most commonly found in the hard sciences, whereas subjective statements are generally used to describe the arts.

Read more: Difference Between Objective and Subjective | Difference Between | Objective vs Subjective http://www.differencebetween.net/language/difference-between-objective-and-subjective/#ixzz1n4DSWO82

[edejan]

02:36 PM on 02/24/2012

Tamron is a rising star. Not a talking head, she hits guests with pertinent and insightful questions.

[amaboss52]

01:22 PM on 02/24/2012

It's a very good ad, I like them all. I would rather "lean forward" than "fall back"!

[suefloyd2002]

12:52 PM on 02/24/2012

Beauty and brains - they can't be denied!

[LogicalMathMan]

11:49 AM on 02/24/2012

Tamron and Alex Wagner...yummmmmmmmmmmm

[souad]

05:31 PM on 02/25/2012

Man you have read my mind. They are the hottest on TV....Worldwide

[Lechiffre]

08:10 PM on 02/25/2012

Yep! Tamaron and Wagner are both fiyah !

[Dustee]

09:26 AM on 02/24/2012

We still miss you in Chi-town Tamron!

[edejan]

02:36 PM on 02/24/2012

That's right. She's our girl!