Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Awesome spin on CNN Jeopardy Fail(s)

Most imaginative spin from CNN about why its anchors can’t survive a round on Celebrity Jeopardy?  They are too smart.

Don’t Bother Waiting for Bloggers to Get Credit for the Public Option

A year ago, in a very different October, as we hurtled toward a historic election, I wrote a post titled On November Fourth, the Netroots Should Be More Than an Afterthought...

Olbermann’s sloppy seconds beats AC360?

The most fascinating fact to come out of Monday’s announcement that CNN is the fourth place cable news network is that the 10 PM repeat of Keith Olbermann’s Countdown attracts more viewers than Anderson Cooper’s live news broadcast.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

White House attempted to bounce FNC from pool; Media backs up FNC

This is pretty dispicable.  The White House actually attempted to bounce Fox News from the White House pool to prohibit them from being able to interview the new “Pay Czar.”  In a Strange New Respect moment, the non-FNC media backed FNC up:

State Media: Cheney mentally unbalanced

It’s getting ugly out there, people:

This is a good way to get yourself on the list, Anderson

Even a blind pig can find a truffle on a good day. Anderson Cooper pumps Oxygen into Lamar Alexander’s Obama-as-Nixon meme and highlights President Obama’s declining numbers.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

CNN promotes ‘localism’; the new Fairness Doctrine

Oh, good!  The FCC will hold a meeting in November to discuss “the state of the current media marketplace.”

State Media

While Obama is attempting to use the bully pulpit to “marginalize” FNC he is also holding secret briefings with the MSNBC hosts who are, shall we way, most committed to the cause?

Monday, October 12, 2009

Personally, I think they got it right the first time

CNN is battling charges that they are actually promoting their bias with a new ad plugging Anderson Cooper’s show. Steve Krakauer at Mediaite has the story.