Alex Wagner, MSNBC's latest liberal commentator with her own show (at 12pm ET), says that the debate audience "booing a black journalist" on Martin Luther King Jr. day is really a "telling moment." "Booing a black journalist on an issue affecting not just black Americans, but white Americans, poor people on MLK day is a really telling moment, I

"He simply doesn’t have the capacity to explain, with some color and sort of force, conservative ideas. He's a businessman. He, you know, he looks like he's chairing a meeting of the board. He's a competent guy," Charles Krauthammer said on FOX News' "O'Reilly Factor." "But, for example, when he gets hit on the private equity stuff. Why didn�

"If I had to vote in South Carolina, in order to keep this thing going I'd vote for Newt and I would want this to continue," former GOP candidate for Vice President Sarah Palin said on FOX News tonight. "These guys are getting better in their debates, they are getting more concise, they're getting more grounded in what their beliefs are and arti

Chris Matthews says the way Newt Gingrich pronounced moderator Juan Williams' name at last night's debate was a racially charged moment. Matthews, who would later sum this up as a "dog whistle," made his case that this is racist because some people will "clearly hear" it while others "don't want to hear it." Later in the segment, Matthews say t

Veteran campaign strategist Ed Rollins said that Gingrich hit a “home run” at last night's debate because he “appealed exactly to those South Carolina conservative voters who are the ones that matter on Saturday.” "I think it’s put him back in the game again. He looks strong. At the end of the day, we have to remember that there’s on

Nancy Pelosi likened the "Occupy movement" to the Tea Party while distancing herself from the activists. "My understanding, I don't -- we're not -- as opposed to the Tea Party which was practically a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Republican Party, we don't really have much of a connection with the Occupy [movement]. In fact, they probably have

White House press secretary Jay Carney is asked why President Obama hasn't released his college transcripts. Carney dodges the question and tells the reporter, Ed Henry of FOX News, to ask the campaign. Carney then talks about candidates and releasing their tax returns. Ed Henry, FOX News: "I don't know how many years, maybe you do, George Ro

This Romney ad says "we expected the Obama administration to put free markets on trial" and cites a "Wall Street Journal" editorial saying that Romney's GOP opponents are "embarrassing themselves" with their attacks on his record at Bain Capital.

Question at town hall: "What I've been looking for in my candidate is fire in the belly. We’ve got to bloody Obama’s nose. You've mentioned challenging him to seven, three-hour debates. He has this armor of media surrounding him. If he doesn’t agree to that, how do you plan to aggressively take the gloves off and go after him?" Newt Gingri

"Well look, I think that Mitt’s entire strategy is to avoid talking facts, and he’s got a lot of high-paid consultants giving him clever lines. It all comes back down to the facts. And I think that the American people deserve to know from any potential president about their record. They deserve to be able to ask questions about their record, an

This Web video from the DNC accuses Mitt Romney of dodging on several issues during Monday's Republican presidential debate.

"The original statement, however, was in the context of saying I would love to be invited by the NAACP to come to their convention, because the President has particularly failed to pay attention to the tremendous unemployment -- we've had 43% black teenage unemployment. That is a disaster, because it sets up a social pattern that's very hard for yo

This ad from Newt Gingrich's campaign features the former speaker's response to a question in Monday's debate about whether his comments about food stamps are offe

"Yes. I stood there and I looked, and you could see it start at the very back, and row by row by row. It was, frankly, we've done 15 debates. I've never seen anything like it," Newt Gingrich said about

From Fox News: "Following tonight’s Fox News Channel & Wall Street Journal GOP Debate, Frank Luntz joined Hannity in South Carolina with complete analysis. When pressed about who won, Luntz said, “Gingrich had more of the applause lines, more of the sound bites when he talked about defense policy.” Of frontrunner Mitt Rom

Sean Hannity, host: Let me ask you one more question before we have to let you go. It's interesting. A lot of people that are writing me are concerned, this is getting pretty personal in these campaigns. Things are getting pretty tough. You've been pretty tough with your ads against Newt, against Santorum, the Super PAC ads. Not you, the Super PAC

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) announced today an online video challenging President Obama to act on the Keystone XL Pipeline project. The NRCC writes: Even with bipartisan support and the backing of labor unions, Obama is playing politics with the future of many struggling American families looking for job creation and

“Here in Texas, you cannot use a student ID to register,” Jesse Jackson said on MSNBC today. “You can use your gun ID to register, for example. What a switch that is. Or in some instances, they want seniors to show their birth certificate and they don’t have it. They’re on fixed income, and so they have to buy one, and that’s a poll tax

On MSNBC's "Morning Joe" today, senior Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett defended her politically charged rhetoric at the Ebenezer Baptist Church, Dr. King's church, over the weekend where she said public jobs are in "jeopardy" because of the Republicans in Congress. "Teachers, and firefighters, and policemen, whose jobs are now in jeopardy because

“When the decision first came through, I think it was practically unanimous thinking among Republicans and self-described conservatives, 'this is a dream come true,’” Dan Rather told MSNBC on Monday night. "It turns out the dream has some nightmarish hues, and here’s why: The candidates don’t necessarily control their own campaign anym

Mark Levin was on "FOX & Friends" this morning to analyze the debate, talk about the presidential field, and to talk about his new book, Ameritopia. On the debate, Levin says Gingrich is a "good debater," while Romney is a "good evader." "We don't have enough capitalism in this country. We don't have enough free market activity in this

Obama jokes about birth certificates in a birthday message to Betty White. The actress recently turned 90. Transcript of the letter is below. Dear Betty, You look so fantastic and full of energy, I can't believe you're 90 years old. In fact, I don’t believe it. That's why I'sm writing to ask if you will produce a copy of your lo

Joan Walsh says that Mitt Romney's wealth will hurt him with independent voters.

Bill O'Reilly reviews Monday's political developments. He decries "class warfare" in the national discourse.

Chris Matthews, Michael Steele and Howard Fineman talk about the GOP race in South Carolina.