Weekend Links & Open Thread
Sunday cable news links [updated through the day]:
Too much news?
Chris Matthews: pundit or politician?
Let me hear your body talk.
Sunday talkers: roundup.
Greta: they're just copycats!
Video: Maddow with Leno.
Cramer wimps out. No wonder?
What would Murrow think?
Stephen Colbert on Huckabee tonight.
Joe java encounter.
Pundit delerium.
Ratings gold.
Another cease and desist letter.
Today's firing demand.
Profile: the architect.
Q&A: Pat Buchanan.
Use our valuable bandwidth to post your comments on any and all cable news topics in this weekend's open thread. Standard rules apply. fox news cable news
Mike C.
About the Greta link, what I don't like about GretaWire is the numerous spam comments left in the comment threads. In this case, spam is partisan propaganda, typically from the far-right Obama haters. And none of them are relevant to the posts the threads are for. And if you're reading this, Scott, this doesn't mean I'm in the tank for Obama, or whatever you're thinking after reading what I wrote.
October 11, 2008, 3:54:09 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Interloper
The Cramer wimp out article was not about Cramer. The other Cramer article was also a bit of a let-down. Took his Today show comments out of context and exaggerated them.
October 11, 2008, 8:14:46 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Mike C.
I'm happy to learn that "Huckabee" is in HD. It's a pretty good show to boot. I'm glad I was wrong about it being a one-off like "Showdown with Larry Elder." Frankly, I'd like to go to a taping of the show.
Colbert was on tape and not in the studio. Chuck Norris is on, but via satellite. And the delay is about three seconds!
October 11, 2008, 8:22:52 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Mike C.
Okay, I get it: Variety's Brian Lowry doesn't like FNC or BOR. (sarcastically): And thanks for actually watching BOR's interview with Barney Frank. It was mixed martial arts and BOR was a self-parody. Isn't he a jerk? Isn't Keith Olbermann great?
Back to "Huckabee," the band comprised of Mike and FNC staff was okay, especially the first week, but do not let that P.A. (production assistant) sing again. She turned the performance of "Mustang Sally" into karaoke. She was well out of her key. And other mean criticisms that I shouldn't be making. I'm sorry.
October 11, 2008, 9:01:58 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Mike C.
On a positive note, there was a number and e-mail address for tickets to the show. The e-mail address is hucktix@foxnews.com
October 11, 2008, 9:02:49 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Mike C.
This is only remotely related to cable news, but Fox News embed reporter Shushannah Walshe, who is covering Sarah Palin, posted about the Governor dropping the ceremonial first puck at tonight's Flyers-Rangers game in Philadelphia. (She was massively booed.)
Shush's post's comment thread is loaded with far-left Fox haters (here comes another Patrick comment going right to spam on my blog) attacking FNC and, of course, Palin, and her family, particularly her youngest daughter. Here's the link to the post:
http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/10/11/palin-drops-puck-at-flyers-game-receives-mixed-reaction/
Read if you dare. I can already see Mr. Slovenly Political Hack devoting a segment to this on Monday's Hour of Spin.
October 12, 2008, 1:59:58 AM EDT – Like – Reply
Cecelia
From the photo, Johnny, it's my guess that O'Reilly's body language guru wishes to communicate a couple of things...
October 12, 2008, 2:01:12 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Fox Fan
Tonya Reiman's body language in that photo may induce a certain "body language" in male (and maybe even female) viewers...
:+:
October 12, 2008, 3:24:25 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Kirk G
I have read some stupid articles but the one on body language had to be the worst.
October 12, 2008, 3:55:26 PM EDT – Like – Reply
david smawley
What article, I am still looking at Tonya's pic.
October 12, 2008, 4:43:25 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Mike C.
I agree, Kirk. It was all downhill after "conservative TV hit man" and "body-language 'expert'." "Body language" isn't hyphenated, Mr. Mann. All that's missing from his last name is "Olber," if you know what I mean.
October 12, 2008, 4:56:09 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Mike C.
Oh, and he props up Rachel Maddow. Shocker!
October 12, 2008, 4:58:35 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Mike C.
Speaking of Rachel, I only lasted a minute with the Leno video.
October 12, 2008, 5:01:36 PM EDT – Like – Reply
RudyFox
On the body talk link...first he says; "(This consultant-decreed shtick has become so absurdly prevalent today theres a vulgar euphemism for it in TV newsrooms.)"
Then he says; "Interesting stuff, by and large."
What the heck? He's all over the place with his opinion...This has been well know in Public Speaking for many years.
"What of his opponent this fall, John McCain? One of the body-language translators, Harry Witchel, says the Republican uses his voice in the opposite way Obama does. Its an unadorned sound." My take on this is, BHO has some seriously contrived voice inflection.
October 12, 2008, 6:00:42 PM EDT – Like – Reply
John-O
So Bill O'Reilly is a "hit man" but Keith Olbermann is "popular" and "literate". What is it about the newspaper industry that attracts left wing assasins?
October 12, 2008, 8:17:56 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Fox Fan
"What is it about the newspaper industry that attracts left wing assasins?"
Perhaps it has to do with the fact that they need to herd the masses away from basic logic and morals in attempt to win elections?
October 12, 2008, 9:43:26 PM EDT – Like – Reply
cornycob
John-O: The newspaper industry is the only place they can find jobs (other than universities).
October 12, 2008, 9:51:34 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Mike C.
Following up on what reported last night, it turns out that reports of the boos and other accounts were exaggerated:
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/terry-trippany/2008/10/12/nyt-pulls-misleading-account-palin-puck-dropping-ceremony
That is a huge relief.
October 12, 2008, 10:33:36 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Mike C.
...on what I reported...
October 12, 2008, 11:14:42 PM EDT – Like – Reply
puck30
Mike C.
All you had to do was watch the tape that was posted over at breitbart.
It was mixed, that what made it soo laughable from the get-go. You're reading this 'NY tanks (for Obama) 'piece and watching the tape it was WOW! Who are they kidding?
Mike C. anything from The NY Tanks you have to look at sideways!
The tape posted over there now is from nhl.com. all crowd noise is taken out.
Mike, I'm begining to worry, maybe you should go for a walk with these folks and visit those friendly folks on the west side of Manhattan. LOL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQalRPQ8stI
October 13, 2008, 12:36:37 AM EDT – Like – Reply
Mike C.
I got the idea that she was massively booed when I went to ICN's post for What's Hot/What's Not submissions and a far-left commenter said she was.
http://insidecablenews.wordpress.com/2008/10/11/whats-hotwhats-not-submissions-23/#comment-3699
I then googled "sarah palin booed" and got many results from the NYT to HuffPo to Kos.
October 13, 2008, 12:28:44 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Fox Fan
That's like hearing news from an insane asylum inmate and then asking the rest of the inmates for confirmation.
October 13, 2008, 9:08:07 PM EDT – Like – Reply
