This clip epitomizes Chris Matthews’ problem as a TV host. He’s so far to the left that he can’t comprehend why Charlie Rangel is in trouble.
This clip epitomizes Chris Matthews’ problem as a TV host. He’s so far to the left that he can’t comprehend why Charlie Rangel is in trouble. Matthews is somehow able to convince himself that the corrupt congressman’s long list of fraudulent misdeeds couldn’t possibly have been the real reason he had to step down as Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.
As Matthews spins liberal paranoia, he’s brought back to reality by Joe Conanson of the New York Observer:
Matthews: What is it that has led, for example, to the New York Times…I’m always skeptical of motive. Excuse me for that. I don’t think all journalism’s objective. Why have they been pounding this guy? Is it because of what he did or did he vote wrong on something?
Conanson: Well, Chris, I think it was journalism.
“Hmmmm, journalism,” Matthews thought to himself. “I’ve heard people use that word, but I’m not really sure what it is.”
As you can see in this video, Yes, Dear predicted the Tiger Woods sex scandal all the way back in 2005.
Yes, Dear was one of the unfunniest sitcoms ever produced. Too be completely honest, it’s tied for unfunniest with every other sitcom that ever starred Anthony Clark. How does this guy keep landing jobs?
But we digress.
As you can see in this video, Yes, Dear predicted the Tiger Woods sex scandal all the way back in 2005.
Dylan Ratigan lost his mind, but found his bias while “discussing” the tea party movement. Except for one thing – there really wasn’t much discussion. It was mostly Ratigan losing his friggin’ mind.
Dylan Ratigan lost his mind, but found his bias while “discussing” the tea party movement. Except for one thing – there really wasn’t much discussion. It was mostly Ratigan losing his friggin’ mind.
“I don’t want to continue with this. You’re wasting valuable oxygen. Can we cut off this man’s microphone? It was offensive. You’re offensive. Your treatment of my show as a vehicle to spread your propaganda, ignore my questions – offensive. And an indication of what is wrong with the dialog in this country – period. Not to mention a group that would accept Nazis and racists.”
What we love most is that Ratigan’s subject was Anger In America, yet he’s the one who got angry while his guest remained completely calm.
According to NBC insiders, MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann may have worn out his welcome with network bigwigs. What took them so long?
According to NBC insiders, MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann may have worn out his welcome with network bigwigs. What took them so long?
Capitol Hill Blue reports the incident that caused this man-made human resources disaster:
Olbermann, who fancies himself as a cross between news legend Edward R. Murrow and Howard Beale, the mad prophet newsman of the black comedy movie “Network,” went after former MSNBC general manager Dan Abrams Wednesday night, claiming Abrams had been fired and had a grudge against the network.
The tirade left NBC executives red-faced because Abrams, a lawyer, is still employed by NBC as a news analyst on legal issues.
Olbermann castigated Abrams in a new segment of his show “The Countdown Hall of Shame,” which replaced the tired “Worst Persons in the World Segment” that had turned into a nightly tirade against Fox News personalities Bill O’Reilly and Glenn Beck.
Obermann named the media website Mediaite — founded by Abrams — as runner up in the Hall of Shame Category because it reported on the Tea Party calling Obermann out for his claim that the grassroots movement lacked diversity when MSNBC anchors are mostly whitebread.
Said Olbermann:
Perhaps the reason that Mediaite took a Tea Party’s word for it is that this is the same site of a fired MSNBC employee. And in his attempt to implant his bitterness toward this place, to plug or weave it into his website, he has wigged out. He would like us to sweep his failure under the rug as if it were a bald-faced lie, or there will be hell to pay.
It appears that NBC execs have never actually watched Olbermann’s show. If they had, they would simply shrug this off knowing full well that being 180 degrees away from the truth is pretty common on their network from 9-10 pm EST.
A much more likely reason for the state of unease among NBC execs might be Olbermanns rapidly dwindling audience, which now routinely numbers under 1,000,000 viewers per night.
After all, network executives aren’t offended by liars. But they are highly offended by liars with small audiences.
Fox News Channel drew the most viewers during the health care summit, by far.
It’s becoming increasingly difficult for the left to explain Fox News’ dominance every time new ratings come out. The most recent spin seems to boil down to, “Oh, #%$@.”
MediaBistro.com reports the ObamaCare Summit ratings rout:
Fox News Channel drew the most viewers during yesterday’s health care summit, by far. During the summit hours (9:45am-5:30pmET), FNC drew more Total Viewers and A25-54 demo viewers than CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, and HLN combined.
FNC, which did not interrupt the feed from the summit’s start until the 1pm lunch break, drew its most viewers in the 11amET hour, as did MSNBC. CNN drew the most in the 4pmET hour.
CNN, which had the second most viewers, was up +98% against its year-to-date average for the 10am-5:30pmET hours. MSNBC was up +75% and FNC was up +45%.
The White House says 3.9 million users streamed the summit at its website.
(Note: MSNBC only carried the summit until 2pm, and HLN and CNBC did not carry it in full).
The left contends that only stupid Republicans watch Fox News. But they’re going to need a new argument since that one now leads to the inescapable conclusion that the country has more Republicans than Democrats.
ABC News said Tuesday that it plans to substantially cut its staff as part of a “fundamental transformation” of the news division at the Walt Disney-owned US television network.
Hundreds are losing their jobs, but don't worry because Diane Sawyer is keeping hers
These are dark days for the mainstream media. Or, more properly, these are dark days for the people who work in the mainstream media.
AFP reports the latest layoff news:
ABC News said Tuesday that it plans to substantially cut its staff as part of a “fundamental transformation” of the news division at the Walt Disney-owned US television network.
ABC News president David Westin, in an email to ABC News employees, said all news department staffers would receive buyout offers in the next few days.
“The response to this voluntary program will determine the extent to which we will need to make further reductions,” he said.
Westin did not say how many jobs the company was seeking to eliminate but he said the restructuring of the news operation to take advantage of digital technology will result in “substantially fewer” people on staff at ABC News.
The Los Angeles Times, citing unidentified newsroom employees, said the network was looking to cut as many as 300 jobs, or around 20 percent of its total staff of around 1,400. The New York Times put the figure at up to 400.
Diane Sawyer didn’t get laid off, did she? No? She’s still safe? OK, then all is still right with the world.
Andrea Mitchell and Chris Matthews are discussing the ObamaCare Summit.
She said, “You’re asking the House members to vote on something on the bet that the Senate will follow through.”
“It’s more than a bet,” Matthews replied, “because if the Senate doesn’t do it, it’s the end of the Democratic Party.”
Andrea Mitchell and Chris Matthews are discussing the ObamaCare Summit.
She said, “You’re asking the House members to vote on something on the bet that the Senate will follow through.”
“It’s more than a bet,” Matthews replied, “because if the Senate doesn’t do it, it’s the end of the Democratic Party.”
Oh, my god, we’re not embarrassed to admit that we have tingles running up our legs.
Jack Cafferty has a couple major screws loose. But this is interesting because the CNN-er has turned increasingly hostile to President Obama in the last few months.
Don’t get us wrong. We think Jack Cafferty has a couple major screws loose. But this is interesting because the CNN-er has turned increasingly hostile to President Obama in the last few months.
NewsBusters.org reports Cafferty’s look into the crystal ball:
Cafferty: President Obama is taking a lot for granted. Politico is reporting that top White House advisers are quietly working on plans for the 2012 reelection campaign. For now, the planning is made up of private closed door meetings among aides at all levels.
I guess when you have the economy and health care reform and the deficits under control, then you can spend your time worrying about the next election — even if it’s almost three years away.
The article’s sources say the president has given every sign he plans to run again, wants the next campaign to look a lot like the last one.
Well, my guess is it won’t turn out quite the same way.
It’s believed the re-election campaign would be managed by the White House deputy chief of staff, Jim Messina, and possibly be run out of Chicago, which is a good way to remove it from beltway politics and locate it, instead, in that bastion of good government.
The planning still in its early stages, but some say it would likely launch in about a year. Nonetheless, there’s still a long way to go. President Obama’s approval rating hovering at around 50 percent. And a majority of Americans say he doesn’t deserve to be re- elected. The American people were promised change and a lot of them think this administration is just more of the same.
And if the jobs don’t start coming back soon, well, he may want to see if that community organizer job is still open.
From ashes to ashes, from dust to dust, from community organizer to community organizer.
Bill O’Reilly seems absolutely dumbfounded by the answer to the question he asked Newt Gingrich: Is Obama a socialist?
Our moms always said, ”Don’t ask the question if you can’t handle the answer.” Maybe Bill O’Reilly should have followed that advice, because he seems absolutely dumbfounded by the answer to the question he asked Newt Gingrich.
O’Reilly: So the question becomes, “Is the president a socialist?” Let’s remember the definition of socialism that the government controls property and commerce. Does Mr. Obama want to seize your house? I say no others say yes but there’s no question the president wants income redistribution and more government control over things like health care… Talking Points believes the fed should have some oversight on health care companies but the price can be driven down if the companies are allowed to compete nationwide. Why doesn’t the president try that before he sets up another big brother operation in Washington? Look these things are complicated. To call Obama a socialist or communist is over-simplifying. Americans need healthcare relief. There’s no question about it. But, it can be done using competition in the free market place and common sense like tort reform where lawsuits against medical personnel are scrutinized. As we said last week, name-calling gets us nowhere. Good solutions to complicated problems will rule the day. Or, am I wrong? And, that’s a memo and now for the top story, joining us from Washington FOX News analyst Newt Gingrich. He has a free newsletter that you can sign up for at Newt.org. So do you think President Obama’s a socialist?
Gingrich: Sure. Of course he is.
Why are we not surprised that O’Reilly is surprised at Newt’s answer?
Imagine, if you will, the howls of liberal protest that would spontaneously arise if a conservative TV commentator smeared a Cuban-American politician by calling him “a coconut“ – someone who’s brown on the outside, but white on the inside.
Imagine, if you will, the howls of liberal protest that would spontaneously arise if a conservative TV commentator smeared a Cuban-American politician by calling him “a coconut“ – someone who’s brown on the outside, but white on the inside.
That’s exactly what former ad man and current liberal commentator Donny Deutsch did Monday on HLN’s Joy Behar Show.
NewsBusters.org noted that ”Deutsch employed the derogatory term while hitting politicians with no experience. He noted the success of such candidates and derided, “…You almost need that blank piece of paper. That’s the new model. Like, you know, this coconut Rubio down in Florida.”
That wild and crazy Donny Deutsch. He’s such a radish.
Keith Olbermann attempted to paint the tea parties as angry, all-white lynch mobs. But he seems to have forgotten that he is part of an even whiter lynch mob every night at 9 p.m. EST.
Keith Olbermann attempted to paint the tea parties as angry, all-white lynch mobs. But he seems to have forgotten that he is part of an even whiter lynch mob every night at 9 p.m. EST.
Where are the black faces, Keith? Where are the black faces?
Seems to us that the real abusive relationship in this video is The Insider’s treatment of Gary Coleman. Had we been in his position, we would have resorted to the F-bombs far sooner.
Seems to us that the real abusive relationship in this video is The Insider’s treatment of Gary Coleman. Had we been in his position, we would have resorted to the F-bombs far sooner.
But the real highlight isn’t even Coleman telling the abusive host to “Go #%&* yourself.” No, we think the highlight is the way the “Insider” then brings in a friendly psychiatrist to reassure them that they did nothing wrong.
Damn, we hate the phrase “people of color.” It just seems silly that it’s wrong to call black people colored, but it’s completely acceptable to call them “people of color.”
We deserve hazard pay for having to watch Keith Olbermann on a daily basis. But someone has to do it.
C’mon, Orprah. Anyone who’s watched a football game in the last decade knows Drew Brees has a birth mark on his cheek. But not the queen of daytime TV. She attempted to wipe it off the super bowl quarterback’s face when the appeared on her show.
C’mon, Orprah. Anyone who’s watched a football game in the last decade knows Drew Brees has a birth mark on his cheek. But not the queen of daytime TV. She attempted to wipe it off the super bowl quarterback’s face when the appeared on her show.
But even that faux pas pales in comparison to her manic shout of “Wow, wow, wow, wow, whoooooooooooo!” as she introduced Brees.
That’s the kind of remarkable intellectual firepower that’s made Ms. Winfrey a billionaire.
Can anyone explain this woman’s appeal to us? Because we seriously don’t get it.
Don’t look for CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin to send his resume over to NBC News in the near future. He’s involved in a nasty paternity suit with Casey Greenfield, daughter of NBC News exec Jeff Greenfield.
CNN legal analyst Jeff Toobin explains the legal concepts of "borking" and "boinking" to Casey Greenfield
Don’t look for CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin to send his resume over to NBC News in the near future. He’s involved in a nasty paternity suit with Casey Greenfield, daughter of NBC News exec Jeff Greenfield.
The New York Daily News delivers the news:
One of the media elite’s most whispered-about scandals went public Wednesday when married CNN correspondent Jeffrey Toobin squared off with a woman who says he’s the father of her baby.
Yale-educated lawyer Casey Greenfield – the daughter of eminent CBS News analyst Jeff Greenfield – had a chilly faceoff with Toobin in Manhattan Family Court.
The ex-lovers barely spoke in the waiting area before joining their lawyers behind closed doors with a court referee to hash out custody and money issues.
Toobin, who glumly sat several rows away from Casey Greenfield before the hearing, is said to have privately admitted to fathering the child, believed to have been born last summer, sources said.
A friend of Greenfield’s said the outspoken Toobin has resisted putting his name on the infant’s birth certificate and hasn’t given his former lover the child support she’s requested.
Quick. Someone find a clip of Toobin covering the John Edwards “baby daddy” story. That would be some good television.
Mika Mxyzptlk, co-host of the Morning Joe show on MSNBC is one seriously funny chick. As a result of her hilarious ad libs, Morning Joe is giving Red Eye some serious competition in the comedy department.
Don’t miss the comedy stylings of Mika Mxyzptlk, co-host of the Morning Joe show
Mika Mxyzptlk, co-host of the Morning Joe show on MSNBC is one seriously funny chick. As a result of her hilarious ad libs, Morning Joe is giving Red Eye some serious competition in the comedy department.
NewsBusters reports the hilarity:
Shortly after 8:00 a.m. on Monday’s Morning Joe on MSNBC, noting that it was President’s Day, host Joe Scarborough asked the day’s panel members who was their favorite President. After the first two guests named Abraham Lincoln, to which co-host Mika Brzezinski agreed, she then announced her admiration for Jimmy Carter’s post-presidential activities calling him her “favorite former President.” She went on to call him the “best former President we’ve ever had,” prompting Scarborough to quip, “You should be paid.”
After Willie Geist poked fun at Brzezinski by declaring that Jimmy Carter was the best President because of “his bravery against that killer rabbit in Plains, Georgia,” Brzezinski sulked: “Stop mocking him.”
C’mon, man, praise for Jimmy Carter is gut-busting funny. She’s funnier than Chris Rock and Robin Williams put together. Of course, Chris Rock and Robin Williams haven’t been funny in years, so that comparison is reallyunfair to MSNBC’snewqueenofcomedy.
According to the lovely and effervescent Janeane Garofalo and the sweet and petite Rosie O’Donnell, everyone in the world is a liar. Or stupid. Everyone, that is, except liberals. They are pure, kind and generous. Especially with your money.
According to the lovely and effervescent Janeane Garofalo and the sweet and petite Rosie O’Donnell, everyone in the world is a liar. Or stupid. Everyone, that is, except liberals. They are pure, kind and generous. Especially with your money.
Have you ever heard two angrier, nastier human beings?
CNN’s biggest story of the day: Rick Sanchez’ new hair style. CNN’s ratings are lower than the spirits in a room full of Democrats. This clip may explain why.
CNN’s ratings are lower than the spirits in a room full of Democrats. This clip may explain why.
“The Ellen DeGeneres Show” was, for the first time, on par with “The Oprah Winfrey Show” (and, in some cases, exceeding “Oprah”) in the minds of viewers.
In one corner, we have a occasionally overweight black woman. In the other corner, we have an annoying lesbian.
The New York Times reports the remarkably unbiased results:
Executives at Warner Brothers have long believed that Ellen DeGeneres is the heir apparent to Oprah Winfrey in daytime TV. Still, they were startled by the news that a media research firm delivered to them last spring.
The researchers from SmithGeiger, who had been hired to assess talk shows, convened to tell a group of six executives that “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” was, for the first time, on par with “The Oprah Winfrey Show” (and, in some cases, exceeding “Oprah”) in the minds of viewers.
How is this possible? How can racist, homophobic, sexist Americans possibly choose a fat, black woman and a lesbian as their favorite television talk show hosts?
Warner Brothers should demand its money back. The research is obviously faulty.
Dick Cheney: Well (laugh) I guess I shouldn’t be surprised by my friend Joe Biden. I’m glad he now believes Iraq is a success. Of course, Obama and Biden campaigned from one end of the country to another for two years criticizing our Iraq policy.
Dick Cheney showed up on ABC’s This Week on Sunday morning and didn’t disappoint.
He was asked about Joe Biden’s claim that Iraq would be seen as one of the Obama Administration greatest achievements. Cheney response? The former Vice President just couldn’t help himself. He laughed.
Here’s the transcript:
Jonathan Karl: One thing he (Joe Biden) said is that he thinks Iraq would ultimately prove to be one of the greatest achievements of the Obama Administration.
Dick Cheney: Well (laugh) I guess I shouldn’t be surprised by my friend Joe Biden. I’m glad he now believes Iraq is a success. Of course, Obama and Biden campaigned from one end of the country to another for two years criticizing our Iraq policy. They opposed the surge that was absolutely crucial to our getting to the point where we’re at now with respect to Iraq. For them to try to take credit for what’s happened in Iraq strikes me as a little strange. If they had had their way, if we followed the policies of pursued from the outset or abdicated, Saddam Hussein would still be in power in Baghdad today.
Ahhhh, that wild and crazy Joe Biden. The same guy who once took credit for a speech written by a British politician now takes credit for a war won by a Republican president.
Once a cheat, always a cheat. Or once a moron, always a moron. We’re not sure which.
Joe Biden is the best talk show guest ever. Because viewers know they can just sit back and wait for that moment when he says something really stupid.
Joe Biden is the best talk show guest ever. Because viewers know they can just sit back and wait for that moment when he says something really stupid.
Here are two examples from Wednesday’s interview with Larry King:
“I’ve been really impressed with the success we’ve had building on the last administration in dealing with these (terrorist attacks).”
What? Say what? What the hell? Did he really say that the Bush administration was successful in combating terrorist attacks? Obama’s going to have to take Joe to the woodshed again.
“Someone just strapping on a backpack of them with explosives that are indigenous.”
What? Say what? What the hell? Indigenous explosives. What the hell are indigenous explosives?
Interview over now? Somebody wake up Larry King and tell him it’s time to go home.
In one corner, we have a occasionally overweight black woman. In the other corner, we have an annoying lesbian.