Tuesday Links & Open Thread
Latest cable news links [5:52 pm]:
CNBC's new distribution deal.
Jon Scott in Afghanistan.
Tonight's primary coverage.
Tapeless video.
(MS)NBC/White House flap analysis: The Cable Game, Rachel Sklar, Inside Cable News, Brian Stelter.
Howard Kurtz article: a boon for O'Reilly! Q&A: Kurtz.
Monday's numbers. Weekend numbers.
Morning roundup. Hotline after dark.
It's a conspiracy!
Q&A: CNN's Bill Schneider. Schneider speech.
Keith contradiction.
Blame Fox!
Karl Rove exposé.
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John-O
I hate to sound cheesy and fawning, but I have to say that your piece "Was Olbermann lying then, or is he lying now?" made me laugh it was so dead on! Olby almost looks like a little kid pulling a fast one to cover his ass.
May 20, 2008, 1:47:44 AM EDT – Like – Reply
Grammie
I wonder why Kurtz wrote his article when BOR is on vacation and won't be able to respond to it on his show, which does have several million viewers a night?
John-O, Johnny did hit another home run with that one, didn't he. BTW, I am perfectly happy to be cheesy and fawning when it comes to Johnny!
I sometimes wonder if KO knows for certain sure himself but I have to vote that he lied on his show tonight.
May 20, 2008, 2:14:00 AM EDT – Like – Reply
John-O
Haha, right on about Johnny's work, Grammie!
And what did you think about the Kurtz piece? The word "obsession" is used ony once, and it refers to Bill towards Keith (although I should note that during Kurtz's sit-down with Olbermann, he did ask him about his obsession w/ O'Reilly, so maybe I shouldn't complain).
May 20, 2008, 2:33:46 AM EDT – Like – Reply
Grammie
Johhny linked to an article two or three weeks ago about the feud and the writer did the same thing as Kurtz. He characterized BOR as being obsessed with KO and the only quote he cited was one BOR made.
Go figure.
May 20, 2008, 2:56:31 AM EDT – Like – Reply
cee
The ICN article was right-on....this quote is particular:
"Capus cant have it both ways. He cant complain about OReillys over the top gross misrepresentations when Olbermann has been making over the top gross misrepresentations of FNC people for quite a while now."
This is what it has come down to....O'Reilly using the same tactics as Olbermann and now Olbermann and the rest of the hypocrites at NBC NEWS complain about the treatment. Throttle it back or grow up and take the punches...Don't be so thin skinned!
May 20, 2008, 9:17:12 AM EDT – Like – Reply
Mike Chimeri
I didn't bother with the "Rove exposé" (I copied and pasted to get that accent mark in), and I gave up on the "Blame Fox" link as soon as the blaming of Fox (and Rove) began.
Where is exactly does Bill Schneider's ideology lie? What degree of left? He can't be right...unless he jumps into Bill Bennett's or Tony Snow's (two CNN conservative contributors) bodies.
Excellent post at Inside Cable News.
May 20, 2008, 11:42:36 AM EDT – Like – Reply
Mike Chimeri
Re: "It's a conspiracy!": Fox is the devil? Give me a break.
May 20, 2008, 11:43:38 AM EDT – Like – Reply
Kirk G
"It's a conspiracy" Some people have way to much time on their hands.
May 20, 2008, 1:29:01 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Mike Chimeri
I agree.
I'm sorry I haven't commented in a few hours. I was learning the hard way that a friend didn't want to talk to me anymore. So, I sent her a farewell voicemail and have written her out of my life. That's all I'll say about that here.
In discussing "MS/NBC White House analysis" on "Fox and Friends" this morning, Steve Doocy went after Oralmann for naming his son Peter the Worse Person (3rd Place)--"the World's Worst Person," in Steve's words--two weeks ago. If you have the recording, Johnny, you should probably put it up at OlbyWatch.
May 20, 2008, 2:49:23 PM EDT – Like – Reply
johnny dollar
I did even better--I posted it here! But will probably cross-post at OlbyWatch in a bit.
May 20, 2008, 2:55:33 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Mike Chimeri
Okay, great. Thank you.
May 20, 2008, 3:02:09 PM EDT – Like – Reply
