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Pat Buchanan Officially Out At MSNBC: Says 'Blacklisted, But Not Beaten'

Jillian Rayfield | February 17, 2012, 11:04AM

After he got slammed for the many racist comments in his latest book, "Suicide Of A Superpower," Pat Buchanan is officially out as a contributor at MSNBC, a move that he attributes to the "thought police" who "brand as racists and anti-Semites any writer who dares to venture outside the narrow corral in which they seek to confine debate."

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Topics: MSNBC, NBC, Pat Buchanan, Phil Griffin, Racism, Suicide Of A Superpower

Pat Buchanan

Pat Buchanan: 'Militant Gay Rights Groups' And Van Jones Behind My MSNBC Troubles

Jillian Rayfield | January 11, 2012, 12:54PM

Pat Buchanan's explanation for his problems at MSNBC is exactly what you might expect: "Militant gay rights groups" and "people of color, Van Jones" are responsible.

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Topics: Color Of Change, MSNBC, Pat Buchanan, Racism, Van Jones

Pat Buchanan

Twelve Pretty Racist Or Just Crazy Quotes From Pat Buchanan's New Book

Jillian Rayfield | October 24, 2011, 5:20AM

Pundit and MSNBC contributor Pat Buchanan's new book, "Suicide Of A Superpower," is a veritable treasure trove of eye-popping assertions about the decline of America at the hand of increased diversity and multiculturalism.

TPM went through and picked out some highlights, so that you really really don't have to.

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Topics: MSNBC, Pat Buchanan, Racism

Bradlee Dean

Controversial Anti-Gay Preacher Writes Letter To Obama, For Some Reason

David Taintor | September 12, 2011, 9:38AM

Bradlee Dean

Bradlee Dean isn't just Minnesota's favorite anti-gay preacher -- he's also a concerned citizen. He's worried about the future of America, and so, he's decided to write President Obama a letter. And he apparently thinks the president might be interested in what he has to say.

In the rambling, three-page letter, Dean writes about his troubled past, his insecurities and the eventual path to his current faith. He writes about a "radical homosexual agenda" backed by the government. And while Dean didn't vote for Obama, he writes that he "rejoiced in heart" at Obama's election. But Dean's not impressed by the president's first term.

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Topics: Barack Obama, Bradlee Dean, MSNBC, Minnesota, Rachel Maddow

Bradlee Dean

Anti-Gay Preacher's Lawyer: 'Rachel Maddow's Career Is Over' (AUDIO)

David Taintor | July 29, 2011, 5:55AM

Rachel Maddow's career is over. At least that's what Larry Klayman -- the lawyer for controversial preacher Bradlee Dean, and founder of Freedom Watch -- said will come of a lawsuit filed against Maddow and MSNBC.

Bradlee Dean, a conservative preacher who is known for his incendiary, anti-homosexual rehetoric, and his ministry are seeking damages in excess of $50 million from Maddow and MSNBC for slander and false light.

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Topics: Bradlee Dean, Larry Klayman, MSNBC, Michele Bachmann, Rachel Maddow

Pigford settlement

The Other Racist Thing Rep. King Said About Pigford (VIDEO)

Rachel Slajda | December 2, 2010, 12:11PM

Rep Steve King and John Boyd

A few days ago we told you about some of the things that Rep. Steve King (R-IA) had said on the House floor in opposition to a settlement that will benefit black farmers discriminated against by the USDA. Those things included that the claims amount to "slavery reparations" orchestrated by a "very, very urban president."

Well, we missed something, which MSNBC's Ed Schultz played last night:

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Topics: Anderson Cooper, Ed Schultz, John Boyd, MSNBC, National Black Farmers Association, Pigford settlement, Steve King, Tom Vilsack

Rand Paul

Paul Slams MSNBC 'Bias' (VIDEO)

Zachary Roth | May 24, 2010, 9:51AM

KY-SEN candidate Rand Paul (R)

On the advice of Karl Rove, Rand Paul has been staying away from national interviews since his disastrous appearance on MSNBC last Wednesday, in which he suggested he opposed a key provision of the Civil Rights Act. But he hasn't shut out local media. And in an interview with a Kentucky TV station Friday, the GOP Senate candidate continued his damage control campaign.

Paul downplayed his comments to Rachel Maddow, saying they were part of "a philosophic debate about a moot point." But he also blasted MSNBC for "bias," charging that in the days after his appearance, commentators on the network had inaccurately accused him of wanting to repeal the Civil Rights Act. (On Thursday, MSNBC's Chris Matthews corrected that error.) "I need to be very careful about going on certain networks that seem to have a bias," Paul told WHS's Joe Arnold. "Because it really wasn't the interview so much that was unfair. The interview I think was very fair. But then they went on a whole day repeating something over and over again. It makes me less inclined to go on a network."