Matthews Snipes at Lauer for Supporting Iraq War Funding

And here I thought Chris Matthews reserved his hardballs for his guests, not his colleagues . . . To use one of Imus's favorite phrases, there are "tension conventions" breaking out all over MSNBC today. Earlier, I noted the shots Andrea Mitchell took at Nancy Pelosi over her "unseemly, imperial" celebrations marking her ascension to the speakership.Later, things got a bit ugly between Chris…
Mark Finkelstein
 

Forget '24,' the Media's Favorite Action Drama is Pelosi's

Ken Shepherd
 

CBS's Morley Safer Loves His Vices, Says 'Saints Are The Most Tedious

Tim Graham
 

Schieffer Optimistic Over Democrats 'Ambitious Schedule' On Ethics; GO

Michael Rule
 

Surprise: Andrea Accuses Pelosi of 'Unseemly, Imperial' Celebrations

Mark Finkelstein
 

More CNN Carelessness: Anderson Cooper Sits Next to Giant Misspelled F

Rich Noyes
 

AP: Praising Islam for American Youth

Warner Todd Huston
 

Vieira 'Excited' To See Pelosi Become Speaker, McCain 'Very sad

Meredith Vieira gave herself some cover. It might have been a bit awkward for her to openly avow that she was excited as an anti-war protester, or as a Democrat, a liberal, a proud member of the MSM, etc., to see Nancy Pelosi sworn in as Speaker. Meredith settled for the less controversial formulation: "It's a very historic day on Capitol Hill. Nancy Pelosi, first woman to become Speaker of…
Mark Finkelstein
 

Olbermann and Dean Suggest Impeaching Bush Cabinet Members

On Wednesday's Countdown, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann and frequent guest John Dean discussed the possibility of a Democratic Congress moving to impeach members of President Bush's Cabinet as an alternative to actually impeaching the President or Vice President.
Brad Wilmouth
 

Bozell Column: Gerald Ford and Media Historians

Brent Bozell
 

Dow Jones Media Critic Declares Couric 'Debacle,' Suggests Shift Back

Mark Finkelstein
 

Media Bias Tops Michelle Malkin's List for Story of the Year

Justin McCarthy
 

ABC's The View: Walters Defends Hiring O'Donnell, Clarifies Trump Rema

As NewsBusters reported here, on the December 20, 2006 edition of The View, co-host Rosie O’Donnell sparked a war of words and the threat of a lawsuit over comments she made about real estate mogul Donald Trump. Her statement that he had been bankrupt "many times" was particularly infuriating to the billionaire. On the January 3 show, Barbara Walters, who noted O’Donnell’s absence from today’s…
Megan McCormack
 

NY Times on the 'Cruel Theater,' 'Abusive Conduct' of Saddam's Executi

Clay Waters