Programming notes

*** Monday's “Daily Rundown" line-up (live from New Hampshire): A primary preview with Republican Strategist and NBC political analyst Mike Murphy and former NH Sen. John Sununu…Romney supporter Congressman Charlie Bass, Gingrich supporter former NH Sen. Bob Smith and Santorum supporter Karen Testerman…Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) on the fight going on in NH…And the latest 2012 news from the Washington Post’s Dan Balz and Karen Tumulty, and National Review’s Ramesh Ponnuru.

*** Monday’s “Jansing & Co.” line-up: MSNBC’s Chris Jansing interviews former New Hampshire Sen. (and Romney supporter) Judd Gregg, Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler, HDNET managing editor Dan Rather, S.E. Cupp, Mother Jones’ David Corn, Jackie Gingrich Cushman, and Jon Huntsman’s daughters -- Mary Anne, Liddy & Abby.

*** Monday’s “MSNBC Live with Thomas Roberts” line-up:  MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts talks with NH GOP Chair Wayne McDonald, FL GOP Chair Lenny Curry,  former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, GOP strategist Doug Heye, Kerry Kennedy, Jennifer Donahue, Politico’s Jim Vandehei, and the Washington Post’s Nia Malika Henderson.

*** Monday’s “NOW with Alex Wagner” line-up: Alex Wagner’s guests include MSNBC’s Chris Matthews, New York Magazine's John Heilemann, The Nation’s Ari Melber, MSNBC Contributor Robert Traynham, MSNBC Contributor Meghan McCain, and Jimmy Williams.

*** Monday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” line-up (live from NH): NBC’s Andrea Mitchell interviews Romney supporter Tim Pawlenty, Sen. Rand Paul, Politico’s Maggie Haberman, SC Tea Party’s Karen Martin, NBC’s David Gregory, NBC’s Ali Arouzi, and NBC’s Mike Taibbi with a preview of his Rock Center piece on Romney’s roots.

*** Monday’s “News Nation with Tamron Hall” line-up: MSNBC’s Tamron Hall interviews New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Paul senior adviser Doug Wead, and commentator Michael Smerconish.

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On the Republicans agenda they might start focusing on Obama's dismal record and stop sniping at each other! God knows there is a plethora of dirt, scandal, lies, and half-lies to chew on there! Go after obama's failed presidency before he starts his negative propaganda campaign against you!

One example: Two years ago, the scribes who put together PolitiFact selected Sarah Palin’s comment about “death panels” as the biggest lie of 2009. In 2010, they once again sprang to the defense of Obamacare, pooh-poohing claims that it represented a “government takeover of health care” as the year’s biggest falsehood.

So imagine my surprise when the PolitiFact declared that the “Lie of the Year 2011” was the Democrats’ claim that “Republicans voted to end Medicare.”

When PolitiFact first reported on the Democratic accusations, it found nine separate instances of factual inaccuracies. Some it branded as “False.” Others were so blatantly wrong they earned a “Pants on Fire” designation.

For the record, the Ryan plan would not have made a single change in Medicare for anyone who is presently on the program. Nor would anyone be affected who would be eligible for Medicare over the next decade. For anyone 55 or older, the program would be unchanged.

But I don’t think it was the “Lie of the Year 2011.”

No, I think the biggest lie of 2011 was “We’re going to cut spending.”

After more than two years of operating without a budget and just before heading home for the holidays, Congress finally passed an omnibus spending bill for Fiscal 2012. The 1,221-page beast calls for the expenditure of more than $1 trillion, yet doesn’t reduce Federal spending by a penny.

This is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg folks! Take the fight to the Democrats! Stop tip toeing around the disasterous record of the current administration! It's as if the conservatives are afraid of the race card for only telling the truth, stop being whimps!

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Reply#1 - Mon Jan 9, 2012 11:45 AM EST

Another topic of interest for a Republican talking point, would be that Obama has increased the size of the Federal Government by over 13% (so far) during his administration. This during possibly the worst recession we've ever had!

That's not the type of job creation we mean Mr. Obama!

  • 2 votes
#1.1 - Mon Jan 9, 2012 12:01 PM EST
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