July 30, 2015: MediaIte: MSNBC Cancels The Cycle, Now with Alex Wagner, and The Ed Show (UPDATED)
TheWrap’s Jordan Charlton reports that the 3 p.m. show is officially cancelled; current co-hosts Krystal Ball and Abby Huntsman will both leave the network. The fate of Touré is unknown, while Ari Melber will stay on as the network’s foremost legal correspondent.
TheWrap’s Jordan Charlton reports that the 3 p.m. show is officially cancelled; current co-hosts Krystal Ball and Abby Huntsman will both leave the network. The fate of Touré is unknown, while Ari Melber will stay on as the network’s foremost legal correspondent.
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Apr 12, 2014: Twitchy: Has Touré contracted Harry Reid’s Koch Derangement Syndrome?
Touré ✔ @Toure It’s astounding how well the Kochs have trained their people to think they’re just doin good for America.
Touré ✔ @Toure It’s astounding how well the Kochs have trained their people to think they’re just doin good for America.
Apr 11, 2014: MediaIte: Touré: If GOP Loves Putin So Much, Why Don’t They Nominate Him in 2016?
Touré taunted Republicans a bit on The Cycle Friday, sardonically making the case that since they’ve been praising Vladimir Putin to spite President Obama, they might as well take it to the logical conclusion of nominating Putin to be their 2016 presidential nominee. Why would the GOP go for Putin? Because, Touré argued, they love “guys who are decisive, unblinking, and authoritarian.”
Touré taunted Republicans a bit on The Cycle Friday, sardonically making the case that since they’ve been praising Vladimir Putin to spite President Obama, they might as well take it to the logical conclusion of nominating Putin to be their 2016 presidential nominee. Why would the GOP go for Putin? Because, Touré argued, they love “guys who are decisive, unblinking, and authoritarian.”
Mar 18, 2014: Raw Story: Cenk Uygur rips MSNBC host’s ‘horsecrap’ campaigning for Hillary Clinton
Young Turks host Cenk Uygur criticized MSNBC counterpart Touré for his recent commentary calling for Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) not to run for president, in order to assure former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton can provide the Democratic Party with a “pragmatic” 2016 candidate.
Young Turks host Cenk Uygur criticized MSNBC counterpart Touré for his recent commentary calling for Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) not to run for president, in order to assure former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton can provide the Democratic Party with a “pragmatic” 2016 candidate.
Z-NEWS NOTES: Jan 9, 2014: Wall Street Journal editor Jason Riley told WSJ Live host Mary Kissel that he "didn't buy" Melissa Harris-Perry's apology for her comments about Mitt Romney. “I think the segment went exactly as planned. Her apology was really about the blowback.” He also charged: “I think there’s a pattern at MSNBC of them hiring black mediocrities like Melissa Harris-Perry, Michael Eric Dyson, Touré, and, of course — the granddaddy of them all — Al Sharpton, simply to race-bait” Riley asserted." On Jan 6, Riley wrote a Wall Street Journal op-ed titled "MSNBC's 'Apology'"
Jan 15, 2013: Liberty Unyielding: MSNBC’s Touré Neblett: Jobs ‘an ineffective anti-poverty program’
Apparently, a basic knowledge of economics or current events is not a requirement for hosts at MSNBC as demonstrated by Touré Neblett, who issued a tweet on Tuesday claiming that jobs are “an ineffective anti-poverty program.”
Apparently, a basic knowledge of economics or current events is not a requirement for hosts at MSNBC as demonstrated by Touré Neblett, who issued a tweet on Tuesday claiming that jobs are “an ineffective anti-poverty program.”
Jan 9, 2014: Independent Journal Review: SLAM: WSJ Editor Says MSNBC Hires Hosts Specifically to 'Race-Bait'
Wall Street Journal ‘Political Diary’ Editor Jason Riley has some sharp words for MSNBC, saying “I think there’s a pattern at MSNBC of them hiring black mediocrities like Melissa Harris-Perry, Michael Eric Dyson, Touré, and, of course — the granddaddy of them all — Al Sharpton, simply to race-bait.”
Wall Street Journal ‘Political Diary’ Editor Jason Riley has some sharp words for MSNBC, saying “I think there’s a pattern at MSNBC of them hiring black mediocrities like Melissa Harris-Perry, Michael Eric Dyson, Touré, and, of course — the granddaddy of them all — Al Sharpton, simply to race-bait.”
Jan 8, 2014: Real Clear Politics: WSJ's Jason Riley: MSNBC Not "Representative Of The Larger Black Population"
"I think there's a pattern at MSNBC of them hiring Black mediocrities like Melissa Harris-Perry, Michael Eric Dyson, Touré, and, of course — the granddaddy of them all — Al Sharpton, simply to race-bait," Wall Street Journal's said on WSJ's Political Diary program.
"I think there's a pattern at MSNBC of them hiring Black mediocrities like Melissa Harris-Perry, Michael Eric Dyson, Touré, and, of course — the granddaddy of them all — Al Sharpton, simply to race-bait," Wall Street Journal's said on WSJ's Political Diary program.
Dec 18, 2013: News Busters: MSNBC's Toure Neblett: Lying to a 'Corporation' Like Amazon Is 'Not Really' Lying
During a panel discussion on Amazon.com offering discounts to consumers who are parents -- a discount mechanism completely on the honor system since the company cannot verify claims of parenthood -- MSNBC The Cycle co-host Toure Neblett justified lying to take advantage of the discount, saying "nobody was getting hurt here."
During a panel discussion on Amazon.com offering discounts to consumers who are parents -- a discount mechanism completely on the honor system since the company cannot verify claims of parenthood -- MSNBC The Cycle co-host Toure Neblett justified lying to take advantage of the discount, saying "nobody was getting hurt here."
Dec 16, 2013: News Busters: MSNBC's Toure Hints Megyn Kelly's a White Supremacist; Also Quips Obama is Santa Claus
In yet another example of how desperately MSNBC clings to race-baiting to appeal to its far-left audience, MSNBC host Toure Neblett opted to close the December 16 edition of The Cycle by focusing on last's week's now infamous nontroversy regarding Fox News Channel's Megyn Kelly and comments she made about the commercial representation of Santa Claus being white.
In yet another example of how desperately MSNBC clings to race-baiting to appeal to its far-left audience, MSNBC host Toure Neblett opted to close the December 16 edition of The Cycle by focusing on last's week's now infamous nontroversy regarding Fox News Channel's Megyn Kelly and comments she made about the commercial representation of Santa Claus being white.
Dec 9, 2013: ..Via Twitter, MSNBC's Touré labeled CNN's black news anchor Don Lemon as a "white leader" for not speaking up against white-on-white violence, He included O'Reilly and Limbaugh also. Toure Tweeted: Why aren't white leaders like Bill O'Reilly and Rush Limbaugh and Don Lemon doing anything to combat white on white violence??? ..........
Nov 14, 2013: National Review: MSNBC’s Touré: Mary Landrieu’s Defection Due To Gerrymandering
MSNBC co-host Touré thinks the main reason Senator Mary Landrieu (D., La.) and other red-state Democrats are moving forward with bills to delay Obamacare is that they’ve been “gerrymandered” into safe congressional seats.
MSNBC co-host Touré thinks the main reason Senator Mary Landrieu (D., La.) and other red-state Democrats are moving forward with bills to delay Obamacare is that they’ve been “gerrymandered” into safe congressional seats.
Nov 1, 2013: The Right Scoop: Touré gets schooled by Israeli security expert who says we are living under illusion of security
This is worth listening to just to hear what Issac Yeffet has to say about how we stop people like the TSA guy today. Of course, Touré wants to make it about racial profiling, telling Yeffet that if we did it his way we’d lose civil liberties.
This is worth listening to just to hear what Issac Yeffet has to say about how we stop people like the TSA guy today. Of course, Touré wants to make it about racial profiling, telling Yeffet that if we did it his way we’d lose civil liberties.
May 9, 2013: Publius Forum: MSNBC’s Toure: Let all Muslims into the US Because Muslim Poverty ‘Threatens Our Security’
MSNBC talker Toure thinks he has discovered a key security flaw in our nation’s policies and has suggested a solution. Poverty in the Muslim world, he says, is a key threat to U.S. security and to nullify that threat we should open the borders wide and let all Muslims come here to get jobs so that their poverty can be alleviated.
MSNBC talker Toure thinks he has discovered a key security flaw in our nation’s policies and has suggested a solution. Poverty in the Muslim world, he says, is a key threat to U.S. security and to nullify that threat we should open the borders wide and let all Muslims come here to get jobs so that their poverty can be alleviated.
Apr 9. 2013: Daily Caller: MSNBC’s Touré founded militant anti-white student paper
MSNBC host Touré founded a student newspaper dedicated to black liberation theology while he was a college student attending Emory University from 1989 to 1992.
MSNBC host Touré founded a student newspaper dedicated to black liberation theology while he was a college student attending Emory University from 1989 to 1992.
Feb 16, 2013: Townhall: MSNBC Host: If Adam Lanza Killed Black Kids We Probably Wouldn’t Be Talking About Guns
That MSNBC host would be the one and only Touré who was responding to a section in Wayne LaPierre’s recent article on The Daily Caller. The NRA chief was discussing the various reasons law-abiding citizens need a firearm, including after a natural disaster.
That MSNBC host would be the one and only Touré who was responding to a section in Wayne LaPierre’s recent article on The Daily Caller. The NRA chief was discussing the various reasons law-abiding citizens need a firearm, including after a natural disaster.
Feb 5, 2013: The Right Sphere: MSNBC’s Toure: From Anti-Drone to Pro-Drone In Seven Weeks
Want to see hypocrisy in action? Meet MSNBC’s Toure. Here’s what he said about drone strikes back on December 20th, 2012, seven weeks ago
Want to see hypocrisy in action? Meet MSNBC’s Toure. Here’s what he said about drone strikes back on December 20th, 2012, seven weeks ago
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Nov 27, 2012: Mediaite: Greta Goes Off On MSNBC’s Richard Wolffe And Touré: ‘Let’s Get Something Straight – Senator John McCain Is NOT A Racist’
In a “Greta Wire” blog post Monday evening, Fox News anchor Greta Van Susteren tore into MSNBC personalities Richard Wolffe and Touré for their on-air claims that Sen. John McCain is racially motivated in his criticism of U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice‘s handling of the September terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya. |
Mar 31, 2012: Daily Beast: Piers Morgan Vs. Touré: How the CNN Host Blew It
Piers Morgan's rant on Friday against African-American writer and commentator Touré made the CNN host look tone deaf. Allison Samuels on how the network lost the war of public opinion. |
Touré (born Touré Neblett; March 20, 1971) is an American writer, music journalist, cultural critic, and television personality. He is the host of Fuse's Hiphop Shop and On the Record and co-host of The Cycle on MSNBC. He was also a contributor to MSNBC's The Dylan Ratigan Show and serves on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominating Committee. He teaches a course on the history of hip hop at the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, part of the Tisch School of the Arts in New York. Touré is the author of several books, including The Portable Promised Land (2003), Soul City (2004), Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness? What It Means To Be Black Now (2011), and I Would Die 4 U: Why Prince Became an Icon (2013).
