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Brian Williams Bizarrely Fixates on Portrait of Bill Clinton During Ob
Nightly News host Brian Williams on Wednesday oddly obsessed over a portrait of Bill Clinton that could barely be seen in the background as Barack Obama finished his first post-election press conference.
During live coverage, as Obama walked away from the podium, Williams apparently spotted the Clinton portrait and pontificated, "Interesting bit there at the end, with Bill Clinton literally…
November 3rd, 2010 3:30 PM
Dan Rather on MSNBC: Mitch McConnell 'Wants to Cut Out Obama's Heart a
During live MSNBC coverage leading up to President Obama's Wednesday 1PM ET press conference, former CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather urged the President to aggressively take on Republicans in the wake of the midterm elections: "[Obama] has to realize that Mitch McConnell has virtually said so that politically he wants to cut out his heart and throw his liver to the dogs." [Audio available…
November 3rd, 2010 2:22 PM
George Stephanopoulos Hits Rand Paul: You Willing to be a One-Term Sen
Good Morning America's George Stephanopoulos on Wednesday used a post-election interview to harangue Rand Paul as to whether the newly elected senator was willing to be a one-termer in pursuit of spending cuts.
Stephanopoulos pressed, "So, even if it means you're going to be a one-term senator, you're willing to say, we're going to cut Medicare. We are going to cut Social Security in order…
November 3rd, 2010 11:05 AM
ABC Election Night: Admiring Nancy Pelosi; Claiming GOP Split on Taxes
Shortly after ABC News projected the Republican takeover of the House of Representative, co-anchors George Stephanopoulos and Diane Sawyer, plus Democratic contributor Donna Brazile, waxed effusive of Nancy Pelosi, the object of so many voters’ ire. “President Obama called her a rock, the rock for the White House,” Sawyer enthused.
Sawyer also twice admired how Pelosi once said she took the…
November 3rd, 2010 10:45 AM
NB's Tuesday Night Election Coverage Posts
> Matthews to Bachmann: 'Are You Hypnotized?' Bachmann Zings: Have You Lost Your Tingly Leg Thrills? (with video)
> NBC's Gregory Blames Angle's Loss on...Dissing the News Media; Whitaker: GOP Tax Plan 'Numbers Do Not Add Up'
> NBC's Brokaw & Williams Throw a Wet Blanket on Tea Party: They're About to Bump Into Reality
> Matthews Mourns 'Death' of the Republican…
November 3rd, 2010 3:30 AM
Matthews Badgers Senator over Palin: 'Have You Ever Been an Eyewitness
Maybe it was late and a rough night for the Democratic Party that caused this strange line of questioning and it was just the best way MSNBC “Hardball” host Chris Matthews could deal with it.
On MSNBC’s Election Night coverage in the midst of a Republican takeover of the U.S. House of Representatives and with several U.S. Senate races still pending, Matthews deviated from the subject matter…
November 3rd, 2010 3:05 AM
NBC's Gregory Blames Angle's Loss on...Dissing the News Media; Whitake
Just after NBC News called Nevada for incumbent Democratic Senator Harry Reid, Meet the Press host David Gregory credited his victory to how “Tea Party-backed” Sharron Angle disrespected journalists, citing how she “made some very unwise decisions, namely, saying things like 'I'm not going to give any interviews until after I'm elected.'” Gregory contended: “I don't think that inspires a great…
November 3rd, 2010 2:59 AM
Krauthammer: 'Obama Agenda is Dead,' 'He Tried a 2-Year Experiment in
So what should be made of the historic midterm election of 2010?
While all the pundits try to analyze polling data and read between the lines, syndicated columnist and Fox News contributor Charles Krauthammer has a clearer view. In his view, President Barack Obama’s so-called hope and change agenda is dead and it’s up to Obama to determine his direction.
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November 3rd, 2010 1:01 AM
George Bush Slams Kanye West Over 'Katrina' Comments
'One of the most disgusting moments in my presidency.'
November 3rd, 2010 12:00 AM
Gay Teen Honored as One of Glamour's 'Women of the Year
Fashion magazine's annual Women of the Year issue features homosexual high school student among legendary sports, music, acting, political icons.
November 3rd, 2010 12:00 AM
Matthews to Bachmann: 'Are You Hypnotized?' Bachmann Zings: Have You L
Michele Bachman took every thing Chris Matthews had tonight and punched back, during her live election night MSNBC interview with the Hardball host. After a frustrated Matthews actually asked the Congresswoman if she was "hypnotized" and in a "trance" for not answering his questions the way he liked, Bachmann fired back: "The American people are the ones...coming out of our trance...I think…
November 2nd, 2010 11:19 PM
Bozell Column: Obama Failed to Communicate
In one of his latest attempts to get his face on every television network in America before the election, President Obama appeared on “The Daily Show” with Jon Stewart to plead his case to the hip, young, leftist voters who love that show. Obama claimed he had done so much, “We have done things that some folks don't even know about!”
In a more serious interview, Obama told the Los Angeles…
November 2nd, 2010 11:00 PM
NBC's Brokaw & Williams Throw a Wet Blanket on Tea Party: They're Abou
Former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw threw a bit of wet blanket on the Tea Party's big night, after quoting Tea Party activist Matt Kibbe's declaration that "the people want less from their federal government," Brokaw skeptically added: "We've heard that before, when it bumps up against reality of closing a base or shutting down an agricultural substation...it gets pretty tough to do."…
November 2nd, 2010 10:59 PM
CBS Affiliate Fires Two After Joe Miller Voicemail Controversy
Reporters from a CBS affiliate in Alaska recently left an accidental voicemail message for an aide to Senate candidate Joe Miller, in which producers are heard discussing the possibility of reporting on the appearance of a child molester at a Miller rally. Essentially, they could be heard conspiring to create or fabricate stories. The incident was so outrageous, it prompted Sarah Palin to…
November 2nd, 2010 10:43 PM