The Hill’s A.B. Stoddard was a guest on MSNBC’s News Nation on Wednesday, and offered up a clever perspective on Rick Santorum‘s caucus sweep: the voters of Minnesota and Colorado might not have been huge fans of Santorum — they just aren’t ready to crown Mitt Romney the nominee yet.

Appearing on MSNBC’s NewsNation with Tamron Hall, Hardball host Chris Matthews called out Mitt Romney for relying on the unaffliated Super PAC Restore Our Future to politically cripple Newt Gingrich in Iowa.

Sexual assault survivor Heidi Damon spoke with MSNBC’s Tamron Hall and discussed her brave confrontation with her assailant Javon Cooper, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his attack on her. “I am not the victim,’’ Damon proclaimed. “I am the victor.”

Regular viewers of Current TV’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann may have noticed that the progressive newshour has gone dark this week. Early on in Monday’s show, technical problems beset the program, and since then, Olbermann has been hosting his show from what appears to be an endless black void. Mediaite has confirmed that Olbermann has not been confined to an interdimensional limbo, nor is he broadcasting from inside Rush Limbaugh‘s head.

MSNBC’s Tamron Hall spoke with Donald Trump Friday and discussed his hot new gig — moderating the Newsmax-sponsored GOP debate on December 27th. “I’ve got to ask you quite honestly — a lot of people said these candidates come off as comedic and they have got all kinds of personal issues, especially with Herman Cain and past personal issues with Newt Gingrich. The front page of a magazine with Mitt Romney saying, ‘why don’t they like me?’ Are you worried this debate could look like an episode of The Apprentice?”

Amidst the breathless reporting on the reprehensible child rape scandal surrounding the Penn State college football program, many reporters in the media have used a certain shorthand to discuss the alleged crimes of former Defensive Coordinator Jerry Sandusky. The consistent use of the phrase “sex scandal” to describe such abhorrent criminal behavior caught the ear of Mediaite’s Tommy Christopher, who penned a column yesterday that called out the media’s lazy and incorrect labeling of a rape scandal. On Thursday he visited with MSNBC’s Tamron Hall to discuss his story.

As part of our one-part series Project: In Vino, Mediaite set out to capture media elites, gathered to fête Hardball host Chris Matthews‘ Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero, in their alcohol-lubricated natural habitat, and maybe to drink some of it ourselves. With the aid of a hidden camera, I ventured to MSNBC’s book party Tuesday night to tear the lid off of this den of open bars and Wagyu beef hors d’oeuvres.

A ticket to a Marine ball is quickly becoming the hottest thing in Hollywood and a legitimate status symbol. Stars of the new movie Friends With Benefits Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake have each accepted invitations to the ball, and now fellow celebrities Betty White and Paul Walker have also been asked out on a date for it. With so many celebrities potentially joining the party, MSNBC’s Tamron Hall spoke with the Marines’ Director of Media Operations about all of the exciting publicity.

MSNBC’s Tamron Hall spoke with radio host Michael Smerconish about the bubbling up controversy surrounding Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann and her history of controversial remarks about a gay lifestyle. Combined with allegations that Bachmann’s husband led “pray away the gay” therapy sessions, it’s no wonder many gay groups are targeting Bachmann for attack or eager to meet with her to educate her.

Following President Obama’s speech Wednesday afternoon, MSNBC’s Tamron Hall interviewed Texas Tea Party founder Phillip Dennis, whom she chided for taking a gratuitous shot at New Jersey. Referring to previous guest Rep. Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Dennis said, “No wonder that state’s so screwed up.” Hall, a fellow Texan, took exception to the jab, nonetheless.

Two new initiatives from NBC News and MSNBC are turning the focus on education – beginning today with a series of reports and segments from anchor Tamron Hall.

“Making The Grade” kicks off today, but the larger push comes in September when NBCU as a whole looks at Education Nation.

It was just over a month ago when, in the wake of high profile hirings at CNN and MSNBC, Rachel Sklar wrote about “The Unbearable Whiteness” on cable news.

As MSNBC adds another anchor to its new dayside line-up today, something is becoming clear – the network is taking major steps to change their “whiteness” overload.

Speculation about the GOP’s 2012 nomination has been running rampant since, well…President Barack Obama‘s election. But only recently has a new name started getting attention: Jeb Bush. While much of the media devote endless attention to Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney, Boston Globe columnist Joshua Green asks, “Why not Jeb Bush?“

The cable news channels are certainly letting their freak flags fly this week. Yesterday on Fox News, we discovered that Megyn Kelly knows what a Sybian is and, today, those groovy guys down at MSNBC let everyone know the history 4/20, the holiday for marijuana connoisseurs everywhere. We suppose that, as the graphic in the upper-right corner claimed, green really is universal.

People will listen to a black person sing (Beyonce), watch a black person dunk a ball (LeBron), a black person act (Will Smith) and a black person be president (the O-Man), but when it comes to your average, shouty, loud, political gabfest, TV Land is often as white as pure Colombian Cocaine. Not surprising considering [...]

By now we have all watched the “meltdown” video of self-styled “birther” conspiracy spokesperson, Orly Taitz. Beyond the obvious, knee-slapping twitter punch lines that come out of Taitz’ tantrum (“Orly Taitz sez the special pardon is a forgery. Kim Jong-Il really President of Kenya. LMAO”), my question is: what does this particular video gem say about the nature of political media?