Source: Noah Rothman / Mediaite Former Democratic National Committee spokesperson and future MSNBC weekend host Karen Finney scolded a reporter who on Nowthis afternoon suggested that the White House may have overestimated how effective claiming that Republicans investigating a series of scandals were on a witch-hunt would be. In return, she asked if the GOP was genuinely concerned about the [...]
Source: MSNBC MSNBC has tapped Karen Finney as the host for a new afternoon program airing weekends from 4-5 p.m. Finney, who served as the first African-American spokeswoman for the Democratic National Committee, has been an MSNBC political analyst and guest host on the network since 2009. “Karen’s rich background in both education policy and [...]
This week’s winner of The Biggest Damn Lie is Texas Republican Congressman Steve Stockman for accusing the White House of using fake tweets to pressure members of Congress on gun violence. MR. MARTIN: Absolutely, folks. All right. Also, now, of course, folks familiar with our show – we had this great feature during the campaign [...]
Roland Martin and the Washington Watch roundtable discuss the one year anniversary of the death of Trayvon Martin and stand your ground laws. This week’s Washington Watch roundtable features Republican Texas State Representative Stefani Carter; Karen Finney, MSNBC political Analyst; Elroy Sailor, co-director of the J.C. Watts Companies; and principal of IMPACT Strategies, Angela Rye. [...]
Roland Martin and the Washington Watch roundtable discuss what Republicans are doing with their attacks against Ambassador Susan Rice and are they so afraid to talk about Sec. Clinton and Gen. Petraeus. This week’s Washington Watch roundtable features aren Finney, MSNBC political analyst. Dr. Chris Metzler, political scientist from Georgetown University, Michelle Bernard, president and [...]
Roland Martin and the Washington Watch roundtable discuss if President Obama has regained his mojo since winning re-election. This week’s Washington Watch roundtable features aren Finney, MSNBC political analyst. Dr. Chris Metzler, political scientist from Georgetown University, Michelle Bernard, president and CEO of The Bernard Center for Women; and Rashad Robinson, executive director of Color [...]
Exit polls showed that an overwhelming majority of Latino and — and Asian-American voters — more than 70 percent of each group — voted to reelect President Barack Obama on Tuesday. Combined with black voters, who supported President Obama in even higher numbers, these voters of color were able to carry key states for the [...]
Roland Martin and the Washington Watch roundtable discuss factors that angered African-Americans and what both campaigns failed to address during the 2012 election cycle. This week’s Washington Watch roundtable features Democratic strategist and MSNBC contributor Karen Finney, Republican strategist Elroy Sailor, Deborah Simmons of “The Washington Times,” and Pennsylvania state senator Vincent Hughes. MR. MARTIN: [...]
Roland Martin and the Washington Watch roundtable discuss the latest polling data, the electoral college and how the influx of money will impact the presidential race in November. This week’s Washington Watch roundtable features Michelle Bernard, president and CEO of the Bernard Center for Women; Raynard Jackson, a Republican political consultant and president of Raynard [...]
President Barack Obama got his mojo back for the second debate, held at Hofstra University in New York on Tuesday. Mitt Romney came on strong and aggressive. Some say a bit too aggressive, but he met the President Obama who didn’t show up for the first debate. In spite of the President’s strong performance, the [...]
