Roland Martin: 'Lame-Ass' Sinema, Manchin 'Are Going to Screw the Nation' by Protecting Filibuster Posted on May 30, 2021 by Linda Grant Journalist Roland Martin said Sunday on MSNBC blasted Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) as “lame-ass” because they wanted to keep the filibuster rule.