The former Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales, whose grandparents were Mexican immigrants spoke out against Republican proposals to change the 14th amendment to prevent automatic citizenship for all children born in the U.S., regardless of parents’ immigration status. In an op-ed commentary for “the Washington Post” Mr. Gonzales opposed G.O.P plans to revise the 14th for [...]

On the anniversary of Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech, Glenn Beck is planning a rally on the steps of the Lincoln memorial. He’s been plugging the event as an opportunity to reclaim the civil rights movement. From whom? Black people? [ MLK DAY: THE STATE OF HATE IN AMERICA ] Visit msnbc.com [...]

Dr. Laura Schlessinger’s racially charged rant, in which she “articulated the ‘n’ word all the way out — more than one time,” is only the latest in a year of public displays of racially loaded rhetoric by right-wing media figures. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Visit msnbc.com for [...]

   Columnist – John SammonThis little North Korean boy jeering at me with his fist at the Bridge of No Return at Panmunjom in 1972 is the reason North Korea continues to represent a threat to world peace. The children were brought in on a bus from North Korea and toured the North Korean side of [...]

VIDEO TRANSCRIPT (Keith Olbermann envisages the secrecy of Obama’s “Muslimness”): Unlike too much of the main stream media we here at “countdown” are committed to putting these factual questions to rest as soon as they rise. In response to Mr. Graham’s uncertainty, “countdown” launched a special investigation — revealing not only proof of Obama’s secret [...]