When Does the Kathleen Willey Book Tour Media Blitz Begin
November 9th, 2007 2:26 PM
In the past six years, any time someone wrote a tell-all book about George W. Bush or a member of his administration, they were given the royal treatment by the press with lavish interviews offering them the perfect platform to market their work as well as their politically charged opinions. Consider for example all the attention given to Valerie Plame Wilson just recently when her book "Fair…
Why Did 'Green Week' Go Out With Travelogue Whimper
November 9th, 2007 8:21 AM
"Green Week" at "Today" came in with an Al Gore roar but went out with a travelogue whimper. What happened?View video [from MSNBC site] here. On Monday, "Today" kicked off Green Week with an Al Gore interview in which he proclaimed there was no room for dissenting voices on global warming. Over at MSNBC the same day, an NBC environmental "correspondent" urged viewers to vote for candidates with…
Time Editor: Hillary Clinton a 'Moral Conservative
November 8th, 2007 6:53 PM
Hillary Clinton is a "moral conservative." Don't believe it? Ask Amy Sullivan. The Time editor said so on this evening's "Tucker." Let's permit the dialogue between Tucker Carlson and Sullivan to speak for itself. But come back after the transcript to learn some interesting factoids about Ms. Sullivan's background.View video here.
Gibson Calls Olbermann a Liar for his Bush Criminal Conspiracy Rant
November 8th, 2007 3:09 PM
As NewsBusters reported, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann went on a ridiculously disgraceful rant during Monday's "Countdown" claiming, amongst other things, that "[T]he presidency of George W. Bush has now devolved into a criminal conspiracy to cover the ass of George W. Bush." On Wednesday, Fox News's John Gibson, during his radio program, took issue with Olbermann's tirade, and actually called the…
Rosie and MSNBC End Talks
November 7th, 2007 11:49 PM
Rosie O'Donnell won't be following Keith Olbermann on MSNBC.Everybody say awwwwww.Maybe most delicious, by letting the cat out of the bag too soon, it appears Rosie killed the deal.Imagine that: her big mouth hurt her this time instead of somebody else. Talk about your instant karma.As posted semi-coherently at Rosie's blog in the pseudo-English she seems so proud of:
Responding to 'Morning Joe' Discussion of Obama Hand-on-Heart Controv
November 7th, 2007 3:36 PM
My October 20th item, "Obama: No Hand on Heart for National Anthem," focused on a "Time" photo of Barack Obama in Iowa in September at Sen. Tom Harkin's steak fry. In contrast with the other candidates, Obama was shown not placing his hand over his heart during the playing of the national anthem. A reproduction of the photo is seen here, as displayed on today's "Morning Joe."Video from November…
Bill O'Reilly Weighs In on Potential Rosie/MSNBC Deal
November 7th, 2007 1:10 PM
With news of a possible Rosie O’Donnell show on MSNBC, Bill O’Reilly, a frequent critic of both, predictably led the November 6 "O’Reilly Factor" with his take.O’Reilly rehashed Rosie O’Donnell’s most inflammatory comments. Among them were her famous "fire can’t melt steel" September 11 conspiracy theory, calling terrorists "mothers and fathers," implying the British-Iranian hostage crisis was a…
Does Bill Want Hillary to Win? Matthews Not Sure
November 6th, 2007 5:58 PM
Is it conceivable that Bill Clinton doesn't want Hillary to win? Chris Matthews floated the possibility on this afternoon's "Hardball."View video here.At the top of the show, Matthews played a clip from Bill Clinton's remarks last night to the American Postal Worker's Union. Clinton analogized the criticism of Hillary's evasive debate performance last week in Philly to the Swiftboat ads on John…
'Dancing With Stars' Sashays Into Bush-Bashing
November 6th, 2007 11:19 AM
Is nothing sacred, not even the samba?Yesterday we were griping about the way NBC's "Green Week" crusade had infiltrated a perfectly good NFL football game. Today brings news that not even the presumably politics-free "Dancing With the Stars" is immune from BDS."Morning Joe" today twice rolled tape from last night's "Dancing with the Stars" in which Len Goodman, a Brit who is the head judge,…
Scarborough: 'Green Week' Counter-Revolutionary
November 6th, 2007 7:16 AM
Will Joe Scarborough be sent to NBC's environmentalist re-education camp and subjected to an endless loop of "An Inconvenient Truth"? The "Morning Joe" host gave a number of hints today that he is less-than-thrilled by the doctrinaire environmentalism the network is imposing on viewers and employees alike during its "Green Week."Scarborough's show-opening line was a not-overly-subtle dig at the…