MSNBC and Their Liberal Views - Wikis 14-18

14.  Chris Matthews - Host of Hardball on MSNBC since 1997, Matthews has always been one to side slightly with liberals, and although he will invite conservatives to his broadcast to try to even things out a bit, he has still proven himself to be somewhat biased. According to an interview done in  November with Larry Elder, Matthews said that if the political spectrum were a football field, he would be on the forty yard line to the left of the fifty (slightly Liberal), therefore admitting that he is not neutral on the airwaves. Below is the video of his interview with Larry Elder.

15. Rachel Maddow - The only female primetime anchor on MSNBC and host of her self-named show, Maddow has broken one of the key rules of journalism, and that is to not let your emotions get in the way of your reporting (I mean commentating, sorry!). How has she done this? By admitting on the air that she is a lesbian. That's right. While on the air, she has several times referred to her being gay and not being afraid to talk about it. This has blurred her capability to discuss stories about gay rights, considering the fact that she is an avid supporter of them and that this is also publicly known. In the end however, she appears to have the highest rated show on MSNBC to date since she debuted in September 2008. Her reporting is to the point, and to the left. See for yourself...

16. Keith Olbermann - Formerly the host of Countdown with Keith Olbermann until January 2011, Olbermann can be considered as the man who started it all on MSNBC. When he debuted his show in April 2003, conservatives around the country immediately disliked him. Liberals went absolutely bananas over him, and thus the progressive movement in the media began. Olbermann clearly showed that he was very liberal, often taking shots at conservative reporters, most notably Bill O'Reilly. He started out as being funny on the air, only being serious when the time called for it. However, as news became more serious over the years, so did he. One segment that he always had during his run on the show was his Worst Persons segment, in which he called out three stories that he felt needed to be criticized. Below is probably one of my favorites.

17. Ed Schultz - Host of The Ed Show on MSNBC since April 2009, Schultz has been a very outspoken guy on the network. In fact, he may one of the most outspoken anchors in all of television today. He is quite the progressive, taking over for the slot Olbermann left behind at the start of the year. He is the perfect fit for the slot because of his progressive nature and his left sided views. Schultz has done some gutsy things on his show, from having a live Twitter feed on the screen, to having a nightly cell phone poll, and even doing live shows from the Occupy movement. As far as I am concerned, he is just another anchor who commentates on the news rather than presenting the news.

18. Joe Scarborough - Another liberal...wait! He is a conservative! Yes sir, this man is the only conservative on MSNBC. He was added to the mix in 2007, probably as a way for MSNBC executives to show that they are the true "fair and balanced" network. Unfortunately, one conservative show does not make a network balanced. His show Morning Joe is anything but balanced. The man has been known for his right side views, and also has at times not thought about what he said. One time being the day he said the f-word on the air. Since it was live, it could not be bleeped out, and he went on not even aware of what he said. As a result, the show is now seen with a seven second broadcast delay. So, let us now enjoy journalism's biggest screw-up.