Dec 2011
Newshounds Exit 2011 With Another Lie
12/30/11 23:10 Filed in: slanders
Ellen Brodsky has fingered another stunning example of rampant, rampaging racism at Fox News. But there’s a catch. ...read more
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Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/30/11 00:06 Filed in: links
- ICN: E.D. Hill helps CNN move away from impartial anchoring.
- Video: Bill Hemmer previews New Year’s Eve. Hemmer Q&A.
- Video: The Five’s favorite moments from a wild year.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bream-Greta 1-2-3.
- Olby’s not-very-substantive reply to NY Times exposé.
- A look inside Maria Molina’s handbag. Sunday talkers.
- Revealed: The GOP Prez candidate Fox News is pushing to win.
- MSNBC finally discloses Capital connection. Alison Stewart resurfaces.
- Shep, Bill, Greta, Neil, and more join Huck’s year-in-review roundup.
- FNC Specials: An All-American New Year; Red Eye New Year’s Edition; America’s Election HQ: Iowa Caucuses Preview.
- CNN Specials: New Year’s Eve Live; Countdown to Iowa.
- MSNBC: It’s a LockUp New Year’s!
- The Cui Bono Matter, part five: listen
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/29/11 00:05 Filed in: links
- No Olby on Current caucus coverage: trouble in paradise?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Bolling-Bream-Gallagher-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Gutfeld-TheFive-Bream 1-2-3.
- CNN am shows have hosts, times, debut date...and odd names.
- Video: The Five talk about guest-hosting, and wanting to (Beckel).
- The Cui Bono Matter, part four: listen
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/28/11 00:40 Filed in: links
- Cable caucus coverage; MSNBC’s impartial anchor: Maddow!
- Monday’s numbers: O’Bolling-Bream-TheFive 1-2-3.
- TCG: Ridiculous MoJo romcom. Weekend numbers. Oops.
- The Gutfeld Factor: His sharp performance will be noticed.
- 2011 cable channel ranker: FNC-MSNBC-CNN 4-28-29. 2011 cablenews program rankers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. CNN’s 2011: woeful.
- Jokesters taking precedence over Sunday talkers?
- Q&A: Cenk Uygur. Maddow: I’m to the left of Chairman Mao.
- The Cui Bono Matter, part three: listen
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/27/11 00:03 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Colby-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Tonight’s O’Reilly Factor guest host confirmed...Greg Gutfeld!
- Carpe Diem: Sexy Ainsley doesn’t need to lecture her audience.
- The Cui Bono Matter, part two: listen
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/26/11 00:05 Filed in: links
- 2011 year in review: What’s hot, and what’s not.
- Stelter: In Glenn Beck’s shadow, The Five rises on Fox. More.
- The Hill: Did CNN deceptively edit Ron Paul interview video?
- VIdeo: Merry Christmas from the Fox News DC Bureau.
- The Cui Bono Matter, part one: listen
Green Chri$tma$
12/24/11 16:04 Filed in: addenda
Stan Freberg's timeless Christmas masterpiece. If you don't have it on CD you can download it here. Or take this opportunity to listen now [link for ipad/iphone].Classic Christmas television episodes:
- Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet: Busy Christmas [dvd] watch
- Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet: Lost Christmas Gift [dvd]
- Amos ’n’ Andy: Christmas Show watch
- Dragnet: A .22 Rifle for Christmas watch
- Father Knows Best: The Christmas Story [dvd] watch
- The Honeymooners: 'Twas The Night Before Christmas [dvd] watch
- The Jack Benny Program: Christmas Shopping [dvd] watch
- The Twilight Zone: The Night of the Meek [dvd] watch
- Dragnet 1968: The Christmas Story [dvd] watch
- JAG: All Ye Faithful [dvd]
- Lois & Clark: 'Twas the Night Before Myxmas [dvd] watch
- Night Gallery: The Messiah on Mott Street [dvd] watch
- Roswell: A Roswell Christmas Carol [dvd] watch
- Space: Above and Beyond: River of Stars [dvd]
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Long Live the King [dvd] watch
Classic Christmas radio broadcasts:
- Amos 'n' Andy: Christmas show listen [ipad]
- Dragnet: A .22 Rifle for Christmas listen [ipad]
- Jack Benny: Last Moment Christmas Shopping listen [ipad]
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Nick Shurn Matter listen [ipad]
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Missing Mouse Matter listen [ipad]
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Carmen Kringle Matter listen [ipad]
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Red Mystery Matter listen [ipad]
Classic Christmas movies:
- Babes in Toyland (March of the Wooden Soldiers) [dvd] watch
- A Christmas Story [dvd] watch
- It’s a Wonderful Life [dvd] watch [ipad]
- The Lemon Drop Kid [dvd] watch
- Home Alone [dvd] watch
- Miracle on 34th Street [dvd] watch
Merry Christmas from johnny dollar's place.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/23/11 00:01 Filed in: links
- Video: Andy Levy on the Ron Paul newsletters. Flashback.
- Thursday’s numbers: Baier-O’Reilly-JonScott-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Alan even gets holiday hate mail. Today’s oops.
- Piers Morgan’s ‘bumbling’ testimony has little impact in USA.
- CNN ‘Holiday memo’. Q&A: Sara Sidner. MoJo custom bugs.
- Awkward: MSNBC uses Al Sharpton as anti-Semitism pundit.
- FNC specials: West Point Holiday; A Fox & Friends Christmas; The Five Christmas Special.
- CNN specials: On the Frontlines; A Piers Morgan Christmas.
- MSNBC specials: A Very MSNBC Christmas.
- The Nick Shurn Matter, part five: listen
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/22/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- Video: What happened at The Five Christmas party.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Shep 1-2-3.
- Big Ed vs Drunk Ed? Profile: Don Lemon (via ICN).
- CNN to Piers Morgan: We want an explanation.
- Alvarez: What’s with CNN’s strange Ron Paul obsession?
- Drinkgate blowback: Big Ed responds, Bolling’s rejoinder.
- The Nick Shurn Matter, part four: listen
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/21/11 00:03 Filed in: links
- Video: The Five take on Whoopi and get Jib-Jabbed.
- Video: Ron Paul walks out on Gloria Borger interview.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-MonicaCrowley-Baier 1-2-3.
- MSNBC’s Meghan, like, doubles down on dumb, for sure.
- Report: ‘Unlikely’ Piers Morgan was unaware of hacking.
- New Pew: Dissimilar channels have similar news agendas.
- Video: CNBC expert struck dumb when teleprompter fails.
- Two ways of looking at Erin Burnett ratings. Piers probed.
- Rein: Shame on CNN for its Christian Bale publicity stunt.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly with Bill Clinton full unedited interview.
- The Nick Shurn Matter, part three: listen
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/20/11 00:16 Filed in: links
- Video: Why wouldn’t Ed Schultz buy Eric Bolling a drink?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Shep-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Limited commercials on the FNC New Year’s Eve bash.
- Greta: And they complain about me? Weekend numbers.
- MSNBC’s pilgrimage to the White House. Q&A: Kristen Welker.
- Celebrity Parents: Janice Dean. What I read: Stuart Varney.
- Politico’s romcom MSNBC suck-up. It’s hard to argue with this.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on MSNBC’s KKK attack on Romney.
- The Nick Shurn Matter, part two: listen
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/19/11 00:09 Filed in: links
- Video: The Five ask who is America’s fourth best President?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Crowley-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- MSNBC’s in-house Rev reinvents himself for television.
- CNN to use digital acquisitions to gain on Fox News.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly talks Kim Jong Il and Bill Clinton on Today.
- Cablers cover Kim quietus. Trish Regan to Bloomberg.
- Hot & Not: Amanpour, Chris Wallace, BBC, MSNBC, Todd, etc.
- The Nick Shurn Matter, part one: listen
Flashback: It's a Wonderful Life, FNC-Style
12/18/11 19:33 Filed in: videos
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/17/11 00:05 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Chelsea Clinton and Tim Tebow.
- Video: TJ Holmes’s last hand-off to Fredericka Whitfield.
- CNN’s flippant Piers Morgan faces serious questions.
- Video: A great career, a special goodbye to Dr Rosenfeld.
- Behind the scenes: photographing the Fox News debate.
- Fox News Watch video: The media target Newt Gingrich.
- Special: War Stories tribute to heroes of Iraq. Sunday talkers.
- The Carmen Kringle Matter: listen
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/16/11 00:18 Filed in: links
- Video: The Five catch the NYT in a strange omission.
- Thursday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Playboy interviews Chris Wallace.
- Q&A: Greg Gutfeld reveals his secret guilty pleasure.
- Cablenews execs make TV Week ‘most powerful’ list.
- Christian Bale and CNN crew mistreated in China.
- Video: Bob Beckel bets Imus $10,000. Joe in bed with Joy.
- Politico: Journalists, critics, progressives give Fox debate rave reviews. WaPo: Full of substance, expertly moderated, and fair. EW: A lively rabble-rouser.
- The Red Mystery Matter: listen
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/15/11 00:01 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Greta-Hannity 1-2-3.
- 2011 numbers spin begins: CNN, HLN, MSNBC.
- Video: FNC debate team pre-analyzes tonight’s showdown.
- (MS)NBC publishes ‘guidelines’ for blogging and tweeting.
- Amanpour ABC deal pretty much keeps her off US CNN.
- Great news: CNN has rehired Kathy Griffin. Flashback.
- Piers to testify. Q&A: Velez-Mitchell. Reid leaves CNNi.
- Riveting in-depth review of Up with Hayes commercial breaks.
- Cavuto preps questions for tonight’s debate, answers 21 questions.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/14/11 00:10 Filed in: links
- Video: The Five take on word games at the NY Times.
- National Press Foundation honors Chris Wallace.
- MSNBC makes Matthews apologize for Thomas Roberts.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Bret Baier’s debate preview. Today’s oops.
- Q&A: CNNi’s Tony Maddox (via ICN).
- Video: Chuck Todd flips the bird on Morning Joe.
- VIdeo: Imus gang on Trump’s debate and Chelsea Clinton.
- Christiane Amanpour stays at ABC yet will return to CNN.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/13/11 00:05 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- What led MSNBC to praise Glenn Beck?
- Video: Gerri Willis on GMA. Guy Johnson to Bloomberg.
- MSNBC: More political than Fox News. Weekend numbers.
- Q&A: Velshi, Margaret Brennan (via ICN), Hayes. CNN tinkers.
- Neil Cavuto previews Thursday’s debate. FNC in Sioux City.
- MoJo radio: expanded, revamped, retooled...and quite dead.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on CNN’s David Frum attacking Fox News.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/12/11 00:05 Filed in: links
- Video: Neil Cavuto’s battle royale with OWS port saboteur.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Mediaite responds to ‘insecure’ Greta’s smackdown.
- Ailes book rumors spur response. Housley is thankful.
- Tommy Christopher gushes over ‘diverse’ Up with Hayes.
- Video: Geraldo discusses his new radio show with Don Imus.
- Hot & Not: Trump, Todd, TJ, Muppets, etc. Christie zings MoJo.
'He Knows It Isn't True'
12/11/11 08:51 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! Chris Wallace analyzes Saturday’s GOP debate, and has a few words for Joe Scarborough:
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From Fox & Friends, December 11 2011
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From Fox & Friends, December 11 2011
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/10/11 00:14 Filed in: links
- It’s official: Geraldo gets WABC radio talk show.
- Reliable Sources video: campaigning via television.
- Stanley: Too many Iowans watch Fox News.
- News Watch video: Trump’s debate debacle.
- Greta: Is Mediaite on CNN’s payroll? Al’s unpaid bills.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly w/Jay Leno. Cain: cable contributor?
- Megyn Kelly, star of a new generation of female anchors.
- CNN promises an all-star line-up for annual Heroes fest.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/09/11 00:45 Filed in: links
- MSNBC job opening: conservatives need not apply.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Geraldo Rivera to WABC radio? Flashback.
- Talking Biz News misrepresents FBN ratings.
- Alisyn Camerota: I fainted at the White House!
- Scarborough: Chris Wallace loathes Mitt Romney?!
- Profile: Martha MacCallum and her holiday look.
- Contentious Baier Q&A altered Mitt’s media strategy.
- Video: Donald Trump with Imus part one, part two.
- Bret Baier profile: A Boy Scout with a very sharp knife.
- Dr Isadore Rosenfeld retires. A tree grows in Jerusalem.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/08/11 00:33 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Christopher serves up eight paragraphs about Olbermann’s lighting.
- Surprise: Fox hater posts lies about Bill O’Reilly.
- Q&A: How the youngest anchor in cablenews stays happy and healthy.
- CNN morning mayhem: Soledad demands solo. Feud of the week?
- Video: Do Gingrich and Obama share a common ideological ancestor?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/07/11 00:05 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Greg defends Alec Baldwin, Beckel zings Mika.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Bret Baier’s son has fifth angioplasty, doing well: hospital pix.
- Video: Carl Carmeron talks w/Imus about the Trump debate.
- Guy Johnson leaves CNBC. MSNBC in Jerusalem. TJ to BET.
- Dr Gupta novel a TNT pilot. CNN’s Jaconi goes cross-platform.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/06/11 00:21 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- TJ Holmes leaving CNN. Q&A: Erin Burnett.
- Huck forum numbers. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Ed Henry talks to Don Imus. Mitt Romney to FNS.
- CNBC Europe/Asia merge. Thomas Roberts with Cyndi Lauper.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/05/11 00:01 Filed in: links
- What do you get when you’ve been grilled by Bret Baier?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-MonicaCrowley 1-2-3.
- Video: The Donald blasts Chuck Todd on MSNBC.
- Sherman: That crafty Ailes is up to something again.
- Hot & Not: Olbermann, Imus, Mr Herman Cain, Greta etc.
- Ron Christie: Chris Matthews’s ignorance of facts is shocking.
- Behind the scenes at Huck’s forum. Catherine Crier resurfaces.
- CNN’s Eason Jordan resurfaces...to produce the Trump debate!
'I'm Sorry, That Just Doesn't Pass the Smell Test'
12/04/11 08:52 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! Ken Cuccinelli, surprise star of the Huck forum, explains why some of the candidates’ answers were unsatisfactory:
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From Fox & Friends, December 4 2011
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From Fox & Friends, December 4 2011
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/03/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- After paying millions to Olby, Current lays off staffers.
- VIdeo: Reliable Sources on Cain quitting.
- Coop responds to Big Ed Schultz slam.
- Is Facebook dissing Fox News? FNC Sat sked update.
- Chris Matthews in Portsmouth. CNN journos gather.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Specials: Huck’s Presidential forum; Dinner with the Kings.
'The Bounce Is a Little Disconcerting'
12/02/11 11:36 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! FNC Chief Meteorologist Rick Reichmuth rappels down the side of a 22-story building:
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More video: Rick makes another run down the side of the Landmark Building.
From Fox & Friends, December 2 2011
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More video: Rick makes another run down the side of the Landmark Building.
From Fox & Friends, December 2 2011
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/02/11 00:05 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Melissa Francis leaving CNBC to join FBN. JKUSA: new producer.
- Lean forward: MSNBC uses news ticker for agit-prop instead of news.
- FNC responds to Daily Beast NYPD article: A completely fabricated story refuted in other publications; we’re surprised Tina allows this garbage on her website.
- After taking a shot at FBN, Imus admits his info was ‘erroneous’. More.
- Chris Matthews in Springfield. Rachel Maddow at Ball State (via TVN).
- Meghan on MSNBC: Bachmann is, you know, ‘more smarter’ than Palin.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/01/11 00:11 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Greg Palkot thanks the man who saved his life.
- Q&A: Chuck Todd, Cenk, Erin Burnett. Chris Hayes: it’s a girl!
- Knaub: NewsCorp ‘never a terrorist target’. Flashback. More.
- Greta’s husband suddenly an issue again. Flashback. More.
- Six candidates to participate in Huck’s Presidential forum.
- Big Ed attacks Coop over GQ article! Three Eppies for CNN.
- Meghan attacks Bachmann, then interviews her on MSNBC. But why?

