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On Thursday's PoliticsNation on MSNBC, during a discussion of Republican resistance to extending unemployment benefits, MSNBC political analyst Goldie Taylor charged that the GOP "almost single-handedly blew up this economy," and that it was "as if" they "blew up" the "bridge" and then "dared people to cross to the other side of the canyon on their own." After host Al Sharpton played several soundbites of Republican elected officials and complained that they "act as though" the unemployed are "dependents, that they're some kind of beggars," he turned to Taylor who responded: You know, this is a party who almost single-handedly...

TheGrio’s Goldie Taylor took a swipe at Herman Cain this afternoon on MSNBC’s Martin Bashir for running a divisive campaign and proposing slashing Pell grants to students. “He’s alienated Latinos, he’s alienated African-Americans and he’s alienated every middle income family in this country who relies on Pell grants,” Taylor exclaimed. “Who’s going to be left? The smoker’s lobby?” Earlier in the program, Taylor said she didn’t even believe Cain was actually running for president, noting he was visiting irrelevant states, and merely was in the race to sell books. “He has no organization. No staff there (in the early states)...

TheGrio’s Goldie Taylor took a swipe at Herman Cain this afternoon on MSNBC’s Martin Bashir for running a divisive campaign and proposing slashing Pell grants to students. “He’s alienated Latinos, he’s alienated African-Americans and he’s alienated every middle income family in this country who relies on Pell grants,” Taylor exclaimed. “Who’s going to be left? The smoker’s lobby?”

It's becoming clear that MSNBC anchors, hosts, and commentators are allowed to say any defamatory thing they want about the Republican presidential candidates. On Friday, Martin Bashir asked one of his liberal guests, Goldie Taylor, "Do you think Herman Cain can spell the word 'Iraq?'" (video follows with commentary): (VIDEO AT LINK) For the record, Cain received a Masters degree in computer science from Purdue while working full-time for the Department of the Navy as a ballistics analyst. He went on to be CEO of Godfather's Pizza, CEO of the National Restaurants Association, chairman of the Kansas City Federal Reserve,...