The crisis created by the film The Innocence of Muslims that many feared might spin out of control seems to be subsiding across the Arab World. The appeal by extremists to escalate the situation appears to have given way to more stable and thoughtful leadership.
This week, after supposedly "talking to intelligence people all weekend," Joe Scarborough shared with us the insight that people in the Middle East "hate us because of their religion, they hate us because of their culture."
Past the crowds of fans cheering on a live set of Hardball, the anchor box photo booth and MSNBC button makers, MSNBC president Phil Griffin is leaning forward in his chair, chattering excitedly about ratings as he bounces his left knee like an impatient child.
Radical statements by Republicans aren't just gaffes; they reflect a cold-hearted, insensitive, mean-spirited, dishonest and ignorant attitude that is reflected in the way that they govern and make laws.
After Michelle Obama's eloquent, heartfelt speech and Bill Clinton's blistering, rock-star-like missive, Democrats expected a knockout performance by President Obama Thursday night. But what they got was the same old same old.
Arianna stopped by the "Morning Joe" studio Wednesday morning to discuss the Democratic National Convention and America's jobs crisis. Huffington ...
Arianna stopped by the 'Morning Joe' studio at the GOP convention in Tampa to discuss the 'What Is Working' event and, one of her favorite topics, sle...
With the exception of a couple of righteously indignant journos like Matthews and O'Brien, the American news media, given all that's at stake in this most critical election, appears utterly useless right now.
In recent years, there's been a major winner amid the businesses that gear up to take advantage of the Big Show. Morning Joe decamps every four years to a local eatery where Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski perch on director's chairs in the middle of a cafƩ and host the glitterati of politics.
This is not Sharron Angle advocating for "Second Amendment remedies," Christine O'Donnell declaring she is "not a witch," or former Sen. George Allen's racist "macaca" statement. This is the ugly underbelly of mainstream Republican orthodoxy.
Arianna stopped by the Morning Joe studio this morning to join Mark Halperin and Lawrence O'Donnell in discussing the increasingly hostile tone of the...
Here's why I'd almost be willing to give The Campaign a pass on the fact that it's sloppy, inconsistent and only intermittently funny.
Mika Brzezinski is an absolute who remains the center of common decency in the middle of the politically nuclear destruction of communication and debate. And without her this week I felt as if I too would be sucked into that hopeless abyss.
On Thursday, Arianna appeared on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" to discuss the new USA series "Political Animals" alongside the show's star, Sigourney Weaver, ...
Arianna appeared on MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' alongside Massachusetts senate candidate Elizabeth Warren, to discuss JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon's appearance ...
Chris Matthews had something of a scoop on Morning Joe yesterday. He indicated that yet another Democratic leader in Congress has succumbed to the austerity-based political fever that's decimating that party on Capitol Hill.