Weekend Cable News Links and Open Thread
Charts: 5:00 pm, 8:00 pm, 5:00 - 11:00 pm.
Ailes on This Week: video. Bold Fresh: Charleston.
Crowley replaces King: Q&A. Shuster's reading list.
Greta ponders her job, answers her critics.
Profile: Shep: more. Countdown fading? (via ICN)
Q&A: Kagan (via TVN). Sunday talkers: HuffPo recap.
MSNBC morning zoo. Tampa's Bold Fresh. Coop 'n' Kel?
Updated through the day. Use our valuable bandwidth to post your cable news comments in today's open thread. fox news cable
Cecelia
Re: Countdown fading?
This links to ICN which links to a piece by Jeff Bercovici, who quotes MSNBC honcho Phil Griffin as saying '"We do not publicly criticize our colleagues. This kind of behavior is unprofessional..."'
Oh, yeah.
Can you believe it.
January 30, 2010, 6:58:19 AM EST – Like – Reply
Blackflon
Morning Joe is not a bad program until they allow the clowns from NBC to come in and mess it up.
January 30, 2010, 7:29:38 AM EST – Like – Reply
Cecelia
What's been so disconcerting to me is the absolute disdain bordering on rage that they have for the Teaparty Protesters.
I watched O'Reilly this morning and guest Greg Gutfeld said it best in saying that protesters on the Left will always be romanticized by the media, and protesters on the Right will be demonized. That leftward protest is patriotic, while rightward protest is despotic.
You've only to listen to "the clowns from NBC [and MSNBC]" to see this in action.
January 30, 2010, 8:27:47 AM EST – Like – Reply
Lurker
Strange tweets from Greta. Could it be that she knows a move to 5pm is coming? Didn't Fox say they would like to challenge USA for the top spot? Greta is the weak link that Beck could fix but back to back to back hours of BOR, Hannity and Beck is kinda exhausting imho...
January 30, 2010, 8:49:23 AM EST – Like – Reply
Puck30
Greta beats everybody in her timeslot and you call her a weak link?
Glad your not in charge of programming. Like I've said all along, if it ain't broke. Why fix it? Okay move Beck to 10pm & Greta to five. What if people get burned out by ten and Beck's numbers drop just a little?
Now Greta is not going to put up Beck numbers at 5, so what will happen to the 6pm slot?. Bair doesn't have that huge lead in, will his numbers hold up?
Let's see how you would program MSNBC or CNN first. before we let you start screwing around with a winner lineup.
Tell us, how would you program MSNBC & CNN? I know you would probably fire everybody first, so first your blowing the budget to you know where. But what would your lineup be to compete against FNC?
The world is waiting.
Don't mean to be crass but, I love people who want to take something that is far and away Number 1 and start screwing with it.
January 31, 2010, 3:58:54 PM EST – Like – Reply
Lurker
WTF? LOL Dude, chill out! I'm probably a bigger FNC fan then you are.
Those are all the rumors going out about Greta when Beck came to FNC with his huge ratings. I'm not programming anything, just asking questions lol...
February 1, 2010, 12:32:40 PM EST – Like – Reply
Puck30
You said! "Greta is the weak link"... Whoa WTF DUDE? Oh! and your a bigger fan?
WOW! I'm impressed! How many hours do you watch? Is it on your tv on FNC 24/7? So Greta gets kicked back to 5pm, and Glenn then has to take over the 10pm slot. Meanwhile, what about his 9-12 radio show Mr. Big FNC Fan?
So let's see according to BIGGER FNC fan Glenn will start his day at 5:30 to get to his radio show. Then he can wait around till 10pm to do his FNC show. I guess he gets home around 12:30am to get back up at 5:30am. WOW! DUDE! I'M IMPRESSED! His wife and kids be damned!
Now if this LOW FNC (in your opinion) watcher was running FNC programing. I would say to Greta. "Hey Greta, you do a great job with your NUMBER1 show at 10PM. If you want to take some extra days off, be my guest. Let's see if we could set it up where I could get Megan Kelly, or Sarah Palin to do "On The Record', you deserve it because you are a winner! Thank You Greta."
Greta wins her slot! She beats AC360 & Bathtub Boy's repeat. night after night! NOT! because she's a weak link!
Now, what's the real reason dude? Is it because she's a Democrat? A Liberal? Or is it Greta Van Susteren is married to John P. Coale (a democrat) And they are both Scientologists? I'm sure you know all about that Mr. Bigger FNC Fan.
February 2, 2010, 9:19:03 PM EST – Like – Reply
johnny dollar
The January program ranker shows Greta has the #4 program in all of cable news. MSNBC would kill to have a 'weak link' like that!
February 2, 2010, 9:34:59 PM EST – Like – Reply
Blackflon
According to the Loveable Losers at the Hen House MSNBC "leans" to the right because they are owned by GE.
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"...the moderator came on and seemed like he wanted to put an end to it."
Don't forget John T--contrary to what Republicans want America to believe, like the rest of the corporate owned mainstream media, MSNBC DOES LEAN RIGHT. After all, remember who owns MSNBC -- GENERAL ELECTRIC, a perennial war profiteer. Remember, back in 2008 GE won a HUGE IRAQ REBUILDING CONTRACT.
Are these people really that ignorant or are they born stupid?
January 30, 2010, 11:11:39 AM EST – Like – Reply
Danny
Loveable?
January 30, 2010, 12:41:05 PM EST – Like – Reply
Blackflon
I'm sure their mother loves them
January 30, 2010, 4:14:23 PM EST – Like – Reply
I.M. Right
That may be one of the dumbest things I've heard out of the kennel.
January 30, 2010, 1:16:36 PM EST – Like – Reply
Blackflon
I believe littlejohnt holds the record for dumb statements.
January 30, 2010, 4:15:15 PM EST – Like – Reply
Mike C.
Re: "Tampa's Bold Fresh": I like the "Bold" link, but not the "Fresh" link. I don't trust Eric Deggans, and he proved my point when he lumped Bill in with conservatives...again, like everyone who hates O'Reilly does.
January 30, 2010, 12:46:19 PM EST – Like – Reply
Mike C.
Ray Reyes did that, too, in the "Bold" link, but that was my only problem with it.
January 30, 2010, 12:52:53 PM EST – Like – Reply
I.M. Right
TV Newser has an article "Is America Getting Over Keith Olbermann". It mentions that year over year Jan 09 to Jan 10, it seems our friend Cankles lost 44% of his audience while BOR increased his audience 55%.
Love it!
January 30, 2010, 1:21:30 PM EST – Like – Reply
Cecelia
HA!
January 30, 2010, 3:07:33 PM EST – Like – Reply
Blackflon
Why would anyone watch a guy who only has like minded people on his program. That is one of the reasons Air America failed. No diversity of opinion and the constant drumbeat of "Republicans are bad".
January 30, 2010, 4:18:40 PM EST – Like – Reply
Foxy Lady
HAHAHAHAHAHA you're kidding, right???? Ever watch Hannity?! ROFLMAO!!! Oh Blackie, you're such a character!!!
PICTURES
January 30, 2010, 5:12:10 PM EST – Like – Reply
Blackflon
Peggy, er, Foxy, I suppose all of those democrats who appear with Hannity always agree with him. You know, people like Bob Beckel.
Lay off the hard stuff. Try Decaf next time.
January 30, 2010, 6:09:50 PM EST – Like – Reply
Cecelia
We have have the " Son of Blackflon" now making appearances here and a "foxylady" sneaking in to ooze all over Blackflon
"Blackie", I think you're savings account is about to become a "college fund"...
January 30, 2010, 5:43:25 PM EST – Like – Reply
Cecelia
Re: Coop 'n' Kel
You know THAT wouldn't be half bad and that's because of Cooper's mother Gloria Vanderbilt.
I love stories of old Hollywood and goodness could she tell the tale of an era!
January 30, 2010, 3:19:06 PM EST – Like – Reply
Cecelia
Re: MSNBC morning zoo
Plus they're crazy for each other.
January 30, 2010, 4:04:32 PM EST – Like – Reply
badbilly
RE: Morning Zoo
For some reason I get the feeling that within the next 12 months we are going to read about Joe splitting from his wife and "hooking up" with Mika in a romantic relationship. Who know? I could be totally off base, but I just get that funny feeling. The final item to bring me to that conclusion was the fact that they were traveling together(no spouse/staff) to an appearance when their flight declared an emergency and made an unscheduled landing. They have wonderful chemistry and have a very entertaining program. I don't buy into description that Morning Joe is an "Intelligent Show" with no tabloid trash
"We don't do tabloid, we don't dumb down," Scarborough said, adding that "in the Beltway, there's a reason we're the show they watch."
Nice try Joe, that is just an excuse for the small number of viewers they attract. Hummm......It seems like I might have heard that same "explanation" from another MSNBC host. Who could it be.............
January 30, 2010, 4:47:34 PM EST – Like – Reply
Mike C.
Juliet Huddy resurfaced on FNC yesterday (Saturday). Via Twitter: http://twitter.com/juliethuddy/status/8417300132.
January 31, 2010, 1:15:53 AM EST – Like – Reply
Fox Fan
When I first saw "Crowley replaces King" my first thought was that CNN was replacing the flatulent dinosaur Larry King with the smart and gorgeous Monica Crowley.
Disappointment!
January 31, 2010, 10:32:28 AM EST – Like – Reply
Blackflon
Candy Crowley will be a lot better than John King. He'll go nowhere at 7PM.
Larry King is a lefty but not a flaming radical. Read his bio. He's had an interesting life.
January 31, 2010, 11:15:06 AM EST – Like – Reply
Tina
Did Howie Kurtz flat out lie on Reliable Sources this morning when he claimed that FNC Prime time "essentially ignored" the O'Keefe story? I say yes. In SOP, Howie had a bunch of libs on to attack FNC. Howie also had on a bunch of libs to claim that Chris Matthew "I didn't see him as black" comment was really meant for the good. CNN declining faster than ever. Howie has lost all credibility; they should rename his show "unreliable sources".
January 31, 2010, 11:03:00 AM EST – Like – Reply
Tina
Oh and by the way, Roger was great on ABC this morning; reminding the panel and the audience that Fox is the most trusted name in hews. Brought a big smile to my face.
January 31, 2010, 11:04:07 AM EST – Like – Reply
Blackflon
Ellen is at it again. SHe has this uncanny way of reading people's minds. Of course she is always terribly wrong.
Roger Ailes' Less Than Ringing Endorsement Of Glenn BeckReported by Ellen - January 31, 2010 - Comments (1) Ellen, The Chief Liar, seems to have overlooked the end of her clip where Ailes Takes Huffington to school for the nasty remarks made about him on her own site.It was delicious.
January 31, 2010, 3:21:08 PM EST – Like – Reply
Aria Prescott
So... is this why Ailes refused to show up when the topic was re-visited in the Green Room? Scroll down to the embed of the video here:
You clearly see Arianna, Krugman and Will... but no Ailes. Why is that?
Oh, I know- because he didn't have an answer at the round Table, so he didn't bother to show up for round two!
February 1, 2010, 11:33:17 AM EST – Like – Reply
I.M. Right
If he HAD given Beck a "ringing endorsement", Ellen would have whined too.
February 1, 2010, 12:25:00 PM EST – Like – Reply
Chris
Stevie at "oreillysucks.com" lies constantly but this caught my attention "He did not even have the integrity to report he was found guilty" Stevie is talking about the Killer of Tiller. Oreilly did mention it.
January 31, 2010, 5:43:46 PM EST – Like – Reply
Mike C.
Yes, at the end of Dumbest Things of the Week, which was pre-recorded. After coming out of the tape, Bill said: "And on a related topic [the Tim Tebow pro-life ad], the guy who assassinated Dr. Tiller in Kansas was convicted of murder today, as he should have been."
January 31, 2010, 6:13:49 PM EST – Like – Reply
Mike C.
Re: "Ailes on This Week": The Keith Olbermanns of the world will say this was a much-deserved gotcha and taste of his own medicine. They'll also say that he was schooled, pwned, truth-squadded, fail, and other juvenile memes.
January 31, 2010, 6:16:33 PM EST – Like – Reply
Mike C.
And that's just what happened tonight in the #3 segment. Arianna Huffington was on to tell Judge Olbermahn her side of the story.
February 1, 2010, 11:25:56 PM EST – Like – Reply
Blondie
I love to watch Greta, but she does seem to have the same guests over and over.
Maybe she needs a show with Trace Gallagher? Did FNC threw him under the train?
He moved to NY for his show, now Martha is in the morning and Megan has her own 2 hours, so where is my man ,Trace Gallagher? It sucks!
Anyone know what happened to him? I hope they are having plans for him.
All in all, FNC rocks!
That's my last word
February 1, 2010, 1:37:36 PM EST – Like – Reply
