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'Saturday Night Live' Mocks Fox News's Election Coverage
"Saturday Night Live" in its recent installment took shots at the Fox News Channel for what it saw as an amazingly one-sided, anti-Obama take on Tuesday's election results.The skit began with an off-screen announcer declaring, "You're watching Fox News, continuous coverage of the 2009 election -- end of an era."On screen at that moment was a picture of President Obama above a graphic which read…
ObamaCare Debate and Possible Vote Open Thread
C-SPAN is currently showing the healthcare reform debate happening on the floor of the House. We may even see a vote this evening.Feel free to offer your thoughts.
Tom Tancredo Storms Off 'Ed Show' After Markos Moulitsas Insult
The liberal blogosphere is cheering one of its heroes for insulting a former Republican member of Congress on national television who as a result walked off an MSNBC set in disgust.Appearing on Friday's "The Ed Show," Daily Kos owner Markos Moulitsas said to former Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo, "I did not get a deferment because I was too depressed to fight in a war that I supported in…
CNN's Nguyen Asks: 'Was It Taunting, Was It Teasing, Was It Harassment
On CNN Saturday Morning News today, anchor Betty Nguyen interviewed a psychiatrist about Major Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 and wounded 30 others in a shooting spree Thursday in Fort Hood, Texas. She began by delving into possible reason for Hasan's actions:NGUYEN: Dr. Paul Ragan, a psychiatrist who specializes in post-traumatic stress disorder joins me now from Nashville. Dr. Ragan, let me ask…
Media 'Cringe' That Mass Killer a Muslim Since It 'Inflames' Right Win
Newsweek's Evan Thomas regretted the Fort Hood mass murderer, Major Nidal Hasan, is a Muslim because of how that reality will be abused by conservatives. On this weekend's Inside Washington, Thomas, now Editor at Large with Newsweek after stints as Assistant Managing Editor and Washington bureau chief, rued:I cringe that he's a Muslim. I mean, because it inflames all the fears. I think he's…
Oops -- Cramer's October 12 Unemployment Prediction: 'We Are Not Going
Drinking the Kool-Aid on MSNBC wasn't enough, even for CNBC's Jim Cramer, to escape the reality that Obamanomics isn't working. Back on October 12, Cramer, to his credit, knew there were some problems with the $787-billion stimulus passed earlier this year. However, he felt it was necessary to pledge his admiration for President Barack Obama, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Federal…
Dem Consultant Claims White House Warned Him To Stay Off Fox
David Axelrod's appearance on Fox News Wednesday apparently wasn't a sign of a truce between the Obama administration and the cable news network as it appears the White House is putting pressure on Democrat consultants to avoid the station at all costs.For its part, the White House has denied these allegations. Such was reported Friday by the Los Angeles Times (h/t NBer Gary Hall):
Rosie Drops F-bombs On 'Late Night' Before Attacking Glenn Beck
Comedienne Rosie O'Donnell gave another classy performance Friday evening when she used numerous vulgarities on NBC's "Late Night" just before she attacked Fox News's Glenn Beck.Almost worse, host Jimmy Fallon didn't seem at all disturbed by O'Donnell's behavior.Quite the contrary, whether she was cursing like a rapper or demeaning one of the nation's leading cable news personalities, Fallon…
WaPo's 'On Faith' Page Features Only Pro-'End-of-Life Care' Opinion
Each Saturday, the Washington Post prints an "On Faith" page in the Metro section. Part of the feature is a "From the panel" digest with a few excerpts from opinion leaders from various faiths and theological schools of thought. "On Faith" editors select a sampling of the panelists for the print digest but direct readers to the "On Faith" Web page for more opinions.Well today, the panel…
Saturday Sports Open Thread
Other than LSU-Alabama and OSU-Penn State I don't see any really compelling matchups. Anyone disagree? NBA and NHL now in full-swing. Anything catching anyone's eye?Anything else, or can I go get some breakfast?
