Feb 2012
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/29/12 00:37 Filed in: links
- The Five video: What does Obama think about America?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Election(FNC)-The Five 1-2-3.
- Shuster steps in it again: O’Keefe suing Current TV.
- Video: Regis reunites with F&F anchors pt one, pt two.
- The insight of Morning Joe Scarborough.
- VIdeo: Juan Williams talks turd-floaters with Don Imus.
- February program rankers: FNC holds top twelve slots.
- Sequel: Fox News skeds third Huckabee Presidential Forum.
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Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/28/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-TheFive 1-2-3.
- Starting Point sets 10-year record, but not in a good way.
- CNN pranked by banker hoax. Titans of foie gras.
- February spin: CNN, MSNBC, HLN. Weekend numbers.
- Tonight’s election coverage: Fox, CNN, MSNBC, FBN.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on media coverage of rising gas prices.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/27/12 00:59 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Hollywood hypocrisy at the Oscars?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Stossel-Shep 1-2-3.
- CNN rejiggers dayside. MSNBC over a half-hour late.
- ICN: Early Start may be headed for an early end. React!
- Griffin: MSNBC represents the 21st century, not the 1940s.
- Soledad at UTA. Maddow’s words that work. CNBC media alert!
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/25/12 00:29 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Tapper, Palin, and more.
- Ailes supports Kennedy. Bill Hemmer: back to school.
- Fox News Watch video: CNN’s latest GOP debate.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Douglas Kennedy charged; no change in his job status.
- VIdeo: A surprise appearance in the Beverly Hills Watters’ World.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/24/12 00:10 Filed in: links
- Video: The Five reveal a dirty little secret about the Oscars.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-LizCheney-Baier 1-2-3.
- Full video: Juan Williams to Buchanan: Are you a racist?
- Video: Barbara Hillary’s Arctic expedition makes history.
- John King backpedals. CNN’s unusual choice of camera angle.
- Q&A: Sandra Smith, Tamron Hall. Profile: Harris-Perry. Gergen at UT.
- Impartial journalist Tamron Hall has her own ‘Lean Forward’ promo.
- Specials: Stossel: Illegal Is Everything; Semper Fi: Always Faithful.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/23/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Who pays their ‘fair share’ of taxes?
- Wednesday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-Coop 1-2-3.
- Fox News received letter threatening terrorist attack.
- CNN debate draws 4.7 million viewers. Updated chart.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Jeffries: MSNBC is serious about intellectual debate?
- Q&A: Michael Steele. Juan Williams at Mercer. CNBC’s Filthy Rich.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/22/12 00:21 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- MSNBC tricks Rev Graham, changes agreed topic to Obama.
- FishbowlDC’s Big Idea: A Tommy Christopher show on MSNBC!
- Weekend numbers: CNN’s Whitney spike fades quickly.
- Juan Williams at Mercer U. Wolf Blitzer: a good sport.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly with Leno part one, part two, part three.
- Brock book boasts bizarre beliefs. Today’s firing demand.
- The Death Network scores with wall-to-wall Whitney weeping.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/21/12 00:01 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Mediaite’s Big Idea: Fox News should hire Pat Buchanan.
- Zurawik: Murdoch tweets mean Fox News pushing Santorum.
- Again?! Fox & Friends beats revamped CBS This Morning.
- Video: Bob Beckel talks w/Imus about Obama, Trump, and more.
- D-Rat in Lexington. An idea for Ron Paul. Today’s firing demand.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/20/12 00:11 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Why do the media attack NY’s first responders?
- Q&A: Steve Doocy, Pat Buchanan. Profile: Martin Bashir.
- Why Fox News has been the top news channel for a decade.
- Hot & Not: Dana Loesch, Pat Buchanan, Larry King, Nancy Grace.
'I Found It Kind of Astonishing'
02/19/12 18:57 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! Who’s covering the Media Matters exposé, and who isn’t:
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From Fox News Watch, February 19 2012
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From Fox News Watch, February 19 2012
'Silly and Dishonest Fairy Tales'
02/19/12 12:41 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! Liz Trotta responds to the firestorm that erupted over her recent comments regarding women in combat:
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From America’s News HQ, February 19 2012
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From America’s News HQ, February 19 2012
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/18/12 00:01 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Media Matters, Bill O’Reilly and more.
- News Watch video: Do the media cause campaign controversy?
- PolitiFact rates an MSNBC promo ‘mostly false’.
- Video: O’Reilly on SNL. Q&A: Harris-Perry (via NB), The Rev.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Video: Pat Buchanan on being fired by MSNBC part one, part two.
- Specials: Glen Campbell Fights Alzheimer’s; George HW Bush: The Man and His Mission; Whitney Houston: Life, Death, Music.
'This Was Just an Excuse to Get Rid of Him'
02/17/12 17:55 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! The Five discuss MSNBC firing Pat Buchanan, and Bob Beckel lets another bad word slip out:
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From The Five, February 17 2012
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From The Five, February 17 2012
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/17/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- Joe & Mika back Pat, buck MSNBC brass: ‘We strongly disagree’.
- The Death Network skeds wall-to-wall Whitney weeping. More.
- Q&A: Don Lemon, Sarah Palin. Profile: Big Ed Schultz.
- Guthrie: Pat Buchanan’s ‘crazy politics’ led to his firing. Zurawik: Good riddance! Stelter: Pat didn’t change, MSNBC did. Kurtz: Next stop, Fox News?
- Bartiromo: bored or burned-out? Today’s suspension demand.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/16/12 00:09 Filed in: links
- MSNBC fires Pat! Buchanan: I’ve been blacklisted. Analysis.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Suppose CNN holds a debate and nobody shows up?
- Schaeffer: Why Judge Nap’s Freedom Watch will be missed.
- Olbermann vs Breitbart: Fishbowl DC calls it for Breitbart. Mediaite’s Christopher defends Olby, as Breitbart posse redoubles their Olbermann slams.
- Cal Thomas to Maddow: Let’s do lunch. Q&A: Harris-Perry.
- VIdeos: Bill O’Reilly on Today and Fox & Friends. CNN temp sets.
- Propagating propaganda: from Media Matters to MSNBC airwaves.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/15/12 23:15 Filed in: links
- CNN and Larry King go their separate ways.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-MonicaCrowley 1-2-3.
- Cablers cover Syria, MSNBC not so much. Rodriguez upped.
- Jersey Man cover story: Neil Cavuto. Q&A: Nic Robertson.
- Profile: Cenk Uygur, Don Lemon. No coordination. It’s a girl!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/14/12 00:12 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Weekend numbers. CNN’s Whitney spike does a fast fade.
- The Judge signs off, asks fans to stop the emails (via TVN).
- Politico claims FNC ‘course correction’ is rankling Fox fans.
- Q&A: Peter Barnes. Grace under fire. Today’s firing demand.
- Video: Tucker Carlson discusses Media Matters’ secret police.
- Media Matters memo: Investigate personal lives of Fox Newsers!
- VIdeo: Bernard Goldberg examines the influence of Media Matters.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/13/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Media Matters setting the MSM agenda?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- CNN tops for Whitney; FNC wins caucus; F&F beats CBS.
- iReporter replies to fracking flap as CNN issues statement.
- Video: Geraldo talks radio, contraception, more w/Imus.
- Politico: CNN’s stealth suspension of Dana Loesch.
- Video: Tucker Carlson on his Media Matters exposé.
- Exposé: Inside the Media Matters war on Fox News.
- Q&A: Melissa Francis, Melissa Francis. Profile: Harris-Perry.
- Hot & Not: Roland Martin, FBN primetime, iReport, etc.
- CNN denies firing their Israeli journalists, but there’s a catch.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/11/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Roland Martin’s tweets and more.
- Profile: Bill Hemmer, Harris-Perry. Kooiman on the couch.
- Geraldo expands to two hours; CNN skeds Whitney special.
- CNN false info on Whitney Houston parroted on MSNBC.
- News Watch video: Have the media shortchanged Santorum?
- CNN, burned by questionable iReport, does not return calls.
- KU commends Crowley. Well, that explains it: it’s the Illuminati!
- Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap. Sat: City Under Siege.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/10/12 00:35 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: Bret Baier on how social media are affecting the election.
- Reeves: Don’t write that obituary for FBN just yet. Measuring bias.
- CNBC to do reality shows? Piers to be ‘honored’. Today’s boycott.
- Politico: CNN tops for excessive coverage of non-binding caucuses.
- FNC more than double CNN+MSNBC combined. The Five on a roll.
- Claim: CNN Israel bureau fired all Jewish journalists, retained Arabs.
Straw Poll
02/09/12 21:01 Filed in: slanders
The dog pound’s most incorrigible liar again tries to pull the wool over our eyes. But there’s a catch. ...read more
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/09/12 00:45 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- FBN scraps entire primetime lineup. More. Analysis.
- Video: Megyn wonders if spanking made her more aggressive.
- Video: Juan Williams talks contraception and more with Imus.
- Q&A: Shepard Smith. First Geraldo, now Huck! (via Alan)
- The CNN/Martin backlash begins. Dating advice from CNBC?!
- Was CNN bullied by gay activists? Martin to grovel before GLAAD.
- VIdeo: Matthews boasts he has access to highest level WH briefings.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/08/12 00:58 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Is the Occupy movement worth studying?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Martel: Roland Martin a martyr in war on elitism.
- Zurawik: I’d be shocked to see Martin on CNN again. ICN.
- Yesterday Roland Martin was on CNN; today he’s suspended.
- Video: Ellen DeGeneres to Bill O’Reilly, “Thank you, Bill!”
- Q&A: Eric Bolling; Sally Kohn on working for Fox News.
- Roland is sorry, but GLAAD wants CNN to speak up. CNN vs MRC.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/07/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- The Five video: The Constitution don’t get no respect?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- It’s a Roger Ailes book boom. Is Olbermann hanging by a thread?
- New Pew: Cable channels take the lead for campaign news. MSNBC, FNC viewers most politically knowledgeable. Analysis.
- Weekend numbers. Michael Barone in Peoria. Caucus coverage.
- Video: Red Eye five-year anniversary retrospective part one, part two.
- Q&A: Neil Cavuto, Liz Claman. Dylan Ratigan’s anger management.
- Wemple: Roland Martin hasn’t been anti-gay on CNN so he’s ‘clean’?
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/06/12 00:35 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Is Obama at war with the Catholic Church?
- Another news channel? ABC/Disney and Univision ponder.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Reynolds: Fox News riding high in ratings and revenues.
- Bauder: Presidential campaign raises Bret Baier’s profile.
- Fareed Zakaria given Justice award, Maddow gets Steinbeck.
- Nevada caucus numbers. Today’s firing demand.
- Dana: Erratic Olbermann the key to Current’s future.
- Q&A: Liz Claman. Orman controversy continues (via ICN).
- ‘Mayor of the Morning’ demoted, Acosta promoted, Marquez hired.
- Hot & Not: Fox News, Page Six, Amanpour, Backstory, Nevada etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/04/12 01:02 Filed in: links
- Video: Brian Kilmeade takes the field for the Beach Bowl.
- Reliable Sources videos: The media’s Trump blunder and more.
- ‘The Place for Politics’ skips Newt presser for Lock-Up rerun.
- Q&A: Bill O’Reilly, Harris Faulkner, Greta, Chris Wallace.
- News Watch video: Media pounce on Romney ‘poor’ comments.
- Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap. Swells fete Bonnie.
- NV primary coverage: FNC, CNN, MSNBC. John King’s oops!
- Lean forward: Martin Bashir echoes the deep thoughts of Bill Maher.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/03/12 00:20 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3; Mr Bill again tops NBC broadcast; Andrea Mitchell craters in the demo.
- Mammen: 2000 feet above Times Square.
- Q&A: Lou Dobbs, John King. Ratigan’s reading list.
- Soledad, Velez-Mitchell to host fundraiser. No more Issues.
- Video: At Super Bowl time, politicians say the darndest things.
- In this Soul Train clip, The Rev looks like he ate the blueberry pie.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/02/12 00:14 Filed in: links
- Video: The Five discuss the controversial Chevy Volt.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Liz Claman, on her Shabbat in Davos; Sandra Smith.
- Video: Eric Bolling’s adventures driving a Chevy Volt.
- Carpe Diem: Starting Point a step backwards for CNN mornings.
- Tension and a lack of chemistry plague CNN’s morning shows.
- What two MSNBC anchors are quietly making a love connection?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/01/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Is Romney making it easy for the media?
- Tuesday’s numbers: FloridaFNC-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- Fishbowl DC kvetches about Politico ‘buttering up’ Fox News.
- Fox News: a decade on top. Politico: How FNC pulled it off.
- January program rankers. CNBC’s Kelly girl. Reena Ninan to ABC.
- Harris-Perry debut pushed back two weeks. Changes at CNNi.
- Q&A: Neil Cavuto, Jenna Lee, Bret Baier. Liz Claman in Davos.
- MSNBC produces another promo attacking the GOP. Flashback.
- Hollywood Reporter interview with a semi-snarky Shepard Smith.
- After MSNBC tags him (D), Herman Cain gets into tiff on Now w/Wagner.