Jeff Poor

This weekend’s broadcast of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live" took up what was probably one of the show's easier scripts, which mocked MSNBC’s Al Sharpton, the host of the show “PoliticsNation.” (more)

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will hold meetings in Chicago next week, but the role of the Cold War-era organization has been called into question, particularly with regards to Afghanistan and missile defense. (more)

It could be argued that the United States has made significant strides in eliminating racial inequality during the last several decades. However, according to some, the country has actually been backtracking all along. (more)

On this weekend’s broadcast of “Inside Washington,” Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer explained the impact the upcoming presidential election will have on the country’s fiscal situation, particularly its credit rating. (more)

On Andrea Mitchell’s MSNBC show Friday, U2 front man Bono dismissed earlier reports that Facebook’s IPO will turn his $90 million investment into $1.5 billion. (more)

The resurfacing of the controversial Rev. Jeremiah Wright, pastor of Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ, particular with the release of Edward Klein’s new book, “The Amateur,” has raised questions if Wright will be fair game in the upcoming presidential election. (more)

Yesterday it was reported by Guy Benson at Townhall.com that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the Republican Party's presumptive nominee, did something he was reluctant to do during his primary fight: He “repudiated” the efforts of a political action committee to attack one of his opponents. (more)

On Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor" Tuesday night, Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer said he doesn’t think Attorney General Eric Holder’s actions do not quite meet the benchmark of corruption, and chalked up most of his missteps to incompetence. (more)

Does Hollywood attempt to cast major characters as white when possible, even if the original script has the character casted otherwise? Despite having a track record of championing liberal causes, according to comedian Aasif Mandvi, Hollywood "whitewashes" it's leading characters and it’s downright blatant. (more)

On Monday night’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel,  Republican strategist Karl Rove explained why President Barack Obama’s new position on gay marriage isn’t all that it seems, particularly because of who is applauding it. (more)

On an appearance on Sean Hannity’s radio show on Monday, "The Amateur" author Edward Klein revealed the name of a close ally of President Barack Obama that his book alleges offered a $150,000 bribe to Rev. Jeremiah Wright to be quiet until after the 2008 election. (more)

On Laura Ingraham’s radio show Monday, conservative commentator Pat Buchanan, a former MSNBC contributor and author of “Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive to 2025?” echoed the sentiment he voiced on last weekend’s “The McLaughlin Group,” about President Barack Obama’s newfound gay-marriage position. But this time he voiced his disappointment that the Republican Party isn’t using it more to its advantage. (more)

With Massachusetts Republican Sen. Scott Brown still running even against Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren, the controversy surrounding Warren's claims of Native American heritage could imperil liberals' hopes of winning back the seat once occupied by Ted Kennedy. (more)

The Obama campaign has a new two-minute ad that is aimed at former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for his time at Bain Capital. The ad is critical of the likely Republican nominee's role in acquiring the ailing GST Steel in Kansas City, and highlighted those that lost their job in the process. (more)

Throughout the GOP presidential primary, presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney and Texas Rep. Ron Paul, who remains in the race for the White House, seemed to have some sort of unspoken truce. This led to speculation that the libertarian-leaning Republican would ultimately play nice with Romney in order to grow his voice within the Republican Party. (more)

"American Idol" finalist Clay Aiken said Sunday that future generations will view opposition to gay marriage in the same way most Americans today view early objections to interracial marriages. (more)

On this weekend’s broadcast of ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” outgoing Democratic Rep. Barney Frank locked horns with Tennessee Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn, who wanted to focus on economic issues instead of gay marriage. (more)

On this weekend’s “Fox News Sunday,” California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, spoke out about a story from the Associated Press that exposed a secret joint operation between the U.S. government and the Saudi government, which foiled an underwear bomb plot by al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. (more)

On Friday, MSNBC’s Tamron Hall silenced the microphone of the Washington Examiner’s Tim Carney during his appearance on her MSNBC “NewsNation” program, after Carney took issue with the network’s handling of the high school bullying allegations against Mitt Romney. Hall claimed to be justified because she interpreted Carney's criticism to be an insult to her and her network. (more)

If Time is going to feature a woman breastfeeding on its cover to foment attention for its magazine, Newsweek apparently isn’t going to sit still and allow Time to get all the attention. (more)