 Al Sharpton and Rachel Maddow had an explosively caustic argument with former Newt Gingrich spokesman (and current Gingrich Super PAC adviser) Rick Tyler about the candidate's approach to race on Tuesday night, in which Tyler himself used some very dicey rhetoric about African Americans.
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 Fox News contributor Juan Williams recently wrote that "[t]he language of GOP racial politics is heavy on euphemisms that allow the speaker to deny any responsibility for the racial content of his message," citing such phrases as "entitlement society," "food stamp president," and "amnesty" for undocumented immigrants. But this language is not contained to GOP candidates; Williams' colleagues at Fox News routinely employ or echo these "racial code words."
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 MSNBC contributor Melissa Harris-Perry has a new show with a premiere date and title.
The self-titled show, "Melissa Harris-Perry" will debut on Saturday, February 18. MSNBC originally announced that Harris-Perry's new show would debut on Saturday, February 4. Harris-Perry joins the network's weekend coverage. Her show will air on Saturday and Sunday mornings from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
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 Fox Business host Lou Dobbs appeared on "The Daily Show" Monday night to discuss the economy and the 2012 GOP primary race. Stewart started off the interview with a few Fox News jabs, which Dobbs took in stride.
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