Friday Cable News Links and Open Thread
Thursday's numbers: Bill-Beck-Bret 1-2-3.
Challenge accepted. He lost on Jeopardy.
Q&A: Maddow at CPAC. Tiger talk. Today's oops.
Profile: Beck. Harris befuddled? Toobin's troubles.
Olby w/Letterman. Wolf lauded. Hotline after dark.
Updated through the day. Use our valuable bandwidth to post your cable news comments in today's open thread. Standard rules apply. fox news cable news
Blackflon
News Hounds bash O'Reilly while ignoring their own bashing!!!!!!!
This is delicious. They just can't help themselves.
O'Reilly Calls Out CPAC for Obama-Bashing -- Oh, Yeah, Like He Takes the High RoadReported by Julie - Thu 10:25 PM
February 19, 2010, 9:50:44 AM EST – Like – Reply
I.M. Right
Re: The Tony Harris clip
OMG! That is hysterical!
February 19, 2010, 10:29:57 AM EST – Like – Reply
I.M. Right
I'll give some credit to CNN, its the only cable news network of the four that does not have the special Chryon with a "TIGER WOODS ALERT" banner going. Unfortunately, FNC does, as does MSNBC and HLN. Each is currently doing a segment on Tiger Woods, CNN is talking Winter Olympics.
February 19, 2010, 10:59:04 AM EST – Like – Reply
keyboard jockey
Tiger Woods “Turning Japanese” Tiger pulls a Toyota. Wants to apologize to those who would buy the products he would like to keep endorsing.
The Vapor’s Turning Japanese.
February 19, 2010, 11:09:51 AM EST – Like – Reply
realitycheck
Uggggh Olbermann drives me Crazy!! How is it possible to sit there and say that there is racisit undertones to the tea party, is beyond unbelievable, Why can't he just disagree with them, why does he have to go to race??! It is so 2009 to call everyone racist. Seriously no one knows what racist means anymore. I would love to see the cirlcles Olbermann runs in. He is seriously the most Self Unaware human being ever. Uggggh.
February 19, 2010, 11:48:22 AM EST – Like – Reply
Cecelia
Has Olbermann or Maddow blamed the violence in Austin on Beck or on O'Reilly yet?
February 19, 2010, 12:12:54 PM EST – Like – Reply
johnny dollar
I don't know about Maddow but Olby was actually fairly restrained last night. But his blog (Kos) has already come out and blamed the attack on tea-you-know-whats. So the question is will Olby continue to take the high road, or is he just waiting for a decent interval to pass before he joins his blogmates in pointing the finger at tea parties, Beck, O'Reilly, and those people who are beaming radio waves into his skull.
February 19, 2010, 12:15:41 PM EST – Like – Reply
Haggis
Johnny....is it a JS-KIT problem or has my post been deleted?
February 19, 2010, 1:36:59 PM EST – Like – Reply
johnny dollar
Nope that was my doing. If you want to discuss talk radio I suggest you check out radio equalizer. If you want to discuss what Beck said about the Austin pilot, he devoted a lengthy segment to it on Fox yesterday. I even posted the video of it. Feel free to have at it.
February 19, 2010, 1:40:20 PM EST – Like – Reply
Haggis
Cheers for the info.
I'll leave you to it for now....I'm off to the pub....but I maybe back latter if I'm not to elephant's trunk
February 19, 2010, 1:45:05 PM EST – Like – Reply
johnny dollar
Don't let that stop you. It might even be an improvement!
February 19, 2010, 1:46:59 PM EST – Like – Reply
I.M. Right
Haggy made more sense when he referred to his boozing as "Spanked the Monkey".
February 19, 2010, 2:00:07 PM EST – Like – Reply
Chris
Re: Oops
LMAO!!!
February 19, 2010, 12:30:53 PM EST – Like – Reply
Chris
Olby w/ Lettermen was BORING
February 19, 2010, 12:31:36 PM EST – Like – Reply
Cody
What Keith doesn't understand is that HE is the racist... by evaluating people by the color of their skin not the content of their philosophy. So his main beef with the Tea Parties is that there are no people of color there? Weak.
February 19, 2010, 12:32:13 PM EST – Like – Reply
Cecelia
Well, that tact is so disingenuous too.
Both Olbermann and Matthews know what the president enjoys near monolithic support in the black community. That's not an issue in my book, but it would explain why there are few African-Americans among a movement that is critical of Pres. Obama's policies and philosophy.
It's not a matter of Tea Party Protesters keeping African-Americans out. It's a matter of their not wanting to be in.
Pres. Obama had overwhelming African-American support even when he was running against more established Democratic candidates such as Hillary Clinton or then-Senator Joe Biden.
The fact that blacks aren't now flocking to the teaparty movement is not racism at play, unless you want to call that overwhelming and unswerving support ( that a black president has had among black people) racism.
Matthews and Olbermann are dishonest hacks.
February 19, 2010, 2:00:13 PM EST – Like – Reply
Olby Sucks
Olby Sucks
Olbermann is a HACK! He knows that most blacks are democrats. He is just so desperate to pin "racist" on anyone who is accociated with the Tea Party movement it's really pathetic.
February 19, 2010, 12:44:09 PM EST – Like – Reply
Cecelia
Please forgive me for droning on about what you expressed well in a couple of sentences, OS.
I should have read all the comments first.
February 19, 2010, 2:04:31 PM EST – Like – Reply
j the wolf
(overly) dramaitc Olbermann
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNpoJ8W53D8
the description is long but worth the read.
p.s. not mine. found via Digg
February 19, 2010, 3:57:09 PM EST – Like – Reply
Grammie
That was great!
Loved it!
Thanks, come back anytime especially with anymore gems like that!
February 19, 2010, 4:18:02 PM EST – Like – Reply
I.M. Right
That's funny, thanks!
February 19, 2010, 4:24:07 PM EST – Like – Reply
Blackflon
Let's compare the from two different sources.
http://www.mediaite.com/online/bill-oreilly-calls-out-cpac-speakers-for-personal-attacks-on-obama/
This story is written clear and concise. It gives you all the facts without the attacks and smears.
O'Reilly Calls Out CPAC for Obama-Bashing -- Oh, Yeah, Like He Takes the High Road
This story is full of attacks on everyone from Laura Ingrahan to Tammy Bruce.
They smear those with whom they disagree and make dispariging remarks about those same people.
Now if you were an editor, from which group would you hire someone to write for you? The rational writer or the unhinged and biased writer?
This is why the one trick pony that is News Hounds will never rwach a level of success of Media Matters, Huffpo, DailyKos and other leftwing blogs.
Even Media Matters, on occasion, will offer up commentary about the main stream media. Huffpo, as bad as they are, is not all all smearing all the time.
There is no hope for Daily Kos.
Reading News Hounds is like watching the movie Ground Hog Day. The same thing over and over and over again.
And what is it they say about doing the same thing over and over agian?
I'll bet littlejohnt will come up with some irrational comment from his union mushed mind.
February 19, 2010, 4:02:38 PM EST – Like – Reply
I.M. Right
The hounds are in no position to criticize anyone for not taking the high road.
February 19, 2010, 4:22:54 PM EST – Like – Reply
ImNotBlue
A new poll finds PBS among the most trusted institutions in America and the most trusted name in news. According to an annual poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media, 40% of Americans trust PBS’ news and public affairs programs a “great deal.” Fox News was second at 29% and CNN was third at 27%.
Discuss…
February 19, 2010, 4:59:15 PM EST – Like – Reply
johnny dollar
Olby/Letterman youtube clip was pulled. I just updated the link with another version, but it too may be pulled so watch it now while you can.
February 19, 2010, 5:01:46 PM EST – Like – Reply
Haggis
Johnny...if you manage to lose it again....I can get it from a 100% reliable source. Keith was as usual spot on with his analysis on the teabagg%^$.
February 19, 2010, 7:31:21 PM EST – Like – Reply
Cecelia
A 100% reliable source to Haggis is either his dope pusher or NH's Julie.
February 19, 2010, 7:39:29 PM EST – Like – Reply
Haggis
Wrong again Cecelia....I'm sure johnny knows what I'm talking about.
I wonder if Beck gets his info from his old "dope pusher"...wonder how CPAC feel about a former Cocaine addict giving the head line speech.
February 19, 2010, 7:50:47 PM EST – Like – Reply
Cecelia
Haggis, Beck no longer gets his wisdom from a tin box.
It's called recovery and his program would serve you well in that same path if you ever decide to leave the tin pox of blue blogs, trolling, and THC.
February 19, 2010, 8:16:52 PM EST – Like – Reply
Haggis
I enjoy a bit of THC after work....but unlike Beck I'm never used coke....his brain is obviously frazzled...just watch him bark like a mad dog...that's not normal.
February 19, 2010, 8:43:04 PM EST – Like – Reply
Fox Fan
Don't knock it till you try it, Haggis!
February 19, 2010, 11:20:30 PM EST – Like – Reply
Haggis
Well folks....I'm happy to say I'm brahms and liszt (another new one for Danny-Boy)...and I think it's time for a mickey duff + a hot cup of everton toffee to round things off.
Have a look at link below...it appears that Beck spouts a lot of pony and trap...how do folk here explain this?....I'm sure you'll all spin magnificently....please don't disappoint
http://www.politifact.com/personalities/glenn-beck/statements/
@Fox Fan....tonight I was on the real ale + a couple of malts.
You may well get this in the US...Caledonian Deuchars IPA (indian pale ale)...it slips down an absolute treat...To round the night off we all had....Highland park 12....a single malt 12 years old....warms you up nicely for the walk/stagger home
@j the wolf.....good video...Keith does a excellent job....The electric dish was worth the money just to receive his wisdom...If the rest of you are truly honest...you'd all miss him...and you all know he make complete sense....he holds beck/hannity/friends/o'reilly/cavuto/kelly/baier accountable for the pony and trap they spout daily....Keith, keep up the good work.
Rachel does equally as good a job...I noticed someone here was unhappy that Keith called Coulter a "guy" last night....how do you explain tucker Carlsons doing a similar thing to Rachel?...see image bellow....let the spin commence.
http://dctrawler.dailycaller.com/2010/02/03/keith-olbermann-knows-how-to-treat-the-ladies/
Me nutmegs are tired...so it's time for bed....I hope I can keep my mincers open to see the 1st British gold....COME ON AMY WILLIAMS!! (women's skeleton)
It's outrageous the W-Olympics are held oven that side of the world...the 8 hour time difference just isn't convenient after a skin full...IOC take this into account next time...you have been warned
PS...Good to see Blackflon is admitting the left wing blogosphere does a 1st class job..."success of Media Matters, Huffpo, DailyKos and other leftwing blogs."....Am I right in assuming your also on the sauce?
PPS...I'm on holiday next week...so you'll all be happy to know I can join you during the day.
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February 19, 2010, 6:59:39 PM EST – Like – Reply
johnny dollar
"I'm happy to say I'm brahms and liszt..."
Now I think you're just making them up as you go along.
February 19, 2010, 7:02:51 PM EST – Like – Reply
Haggis
Not at all johnny...check out any cockney rhyming slang site and you'll see my comments as usual are 100% accurate.
February 19, 2010, 7:11:00 PM EST – Like – Reply
Cecelia
Who making it up? Haggis/Clucker/Patrick/AAP?
never...
February 19, 2010, 7:20:45 PM EST – Like – Reply
Cecelia
awwww.... Haggis has a pin-up of Rachel Maddow.
Haggis did say that none of his women friends are "granny smith down there'.
Little did we know that meant that they are "grandpa smith" down there...
February 19, 2010, 7:27:28 PM EST – Like – Reply
Haggis
Cecelia...what are you talking about?...I can only conclude from that last comment that you don't know what a granny smith is...am I right?
Rachel is a fine looking woman....and wink...wink...a lot here would like to join her in the sack...for purely research purposes of course.
February 19, 2010, 7:38:51 PM EST – Like – Reply
Cecelia
I can only surmise that you don't know the connotations of "down there".
I'd wager there's a worm in that apple, but then we know how attracted British men are to "the crying game".
February 19, 2010, 7:47:11 PM EST – Like – Reply
Grammie
Or he does know it all too well, Cecelia.
At least that is what I suspect. There is an undercurrent that peturbs me: Teabagger; Wet your pants etc; Cop a feel.
It doesn't come across to me as just playful risque banter.
February 20, 2010, 10:56:18 AM EST – Like – Reply
Cecelia
Damn! The boy's got vacation time and he plans to spend all of it combing Media Matters and Think Progress and then running back to us.
Now THAT is devotion...and really...really...kinda of sad...
February 19, 2010, 7:33:45 PM EST – Like – Reply
Haggis
no not all of it...weather permitting I plan to spend a lot of the time on the golf course.
February 19, 2010, 8:06:25 PM EST – Like – Reply
Cecelia
Is that the new slang for trolling?
February 19, 2010, 8:18:50 PM EST – Like – Reply
Haggis
Mind you there's a thought....I could always take the laptop onto the course.....I could always fit a couple of posts in between shots...Cecelia, thanks for that idea...your a little star.
February 19, 2010, 8:50:17 PM EST – Like – Reply
Fox Fan
Haggis, I'll check my specialty beer store for Caledonian. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that Coulter is much more attractive than Maddow. I believe in Australia photos of Maddow would be illegal...
February 19, 2010, 9:38:36 PM EST – Like – Reply
Haggis
LOL....Coulter is no twist and twirl....FF, may I suggest you seek some new bins.
February 19, 2010, 9:47:09 PM EST – Like – Reply
Fox Fan
I don't see what garbage cans have to do with this. Other than "cans", which Coulter has and Maddow doesn't.
February 19, 2010, 11:17:09 PM EST – Like – Reply
Haggis
"I don't see what garbage cans have to do with this"
Bins>binoculars>also know as glasses.
Coulter may have bigger "cans"....but I'll take Rachel's personality over "cans" size any day.
February 20, 2010, 12:47:33 PM EST – Like – Reply
Cecelia
Being your girlfriend would be a great deal for Maddow. She wouldn't have to have sex with you.
February 20, 2010, 2:28:25 PM EST – Like – Reply
Cecelia
I think Rachel is like Ellen (from what I can see from what may be just a particularly plain picture of her, anyway), both could look much more attractive with a makeover.
February 20, 2010, 2:35:00 PM EST – Like – Reply
Haggis
It's very sad that you seem to judge everyone on their attractiveness.
Care to post a picture of your good self.
February 20, 2010, 2:44:39 PM EST – Like – Reply
Cecelia
I didn't judge Ellen or Rachel "on their attractiveness", in fact I them to be innately ATTRACTIVE, though they do little to bring that fact out.
I judge people on things far more important than appearance. More important even than their abstract reasoning abilities (of which you once again show that you are very limited).
I judge folks by their sincerity, their honesty, and their intentions. In other words, I judge them by their character, and your history here has made your failings in that regard abundantly clear, as well.
February 20, 2010, 3:08:00 PM EST – Like – Reply
Cecelia
You're welcome, Haggis, but you can't do that AND caddy...
February 20, 2010, 2:31:48 PM EST – Like – Reply
Haggis
We used buggies today.....after the overindulgence last night.
I'd be happy to just talk with Rachel....She's very intelligent and interesting...unlike Coulter...who only appears to be able to spit hate at every opportunity
Cecelia...are you from the south?
February 20, 2010, 2:41:15 PM EST – Like – Reply
Cecelia
Haggis, are you a Democrat from Alabama?
February 20, 2010, 3:10:00 PM EST – Like – Reply
Haggis
"Haggis, are you a Democrat from Alabama?"
No....I'm from Scotland and I was just wondering if you lived in the south...I'm not asking for your address....simply what state.
February 20, 2010, 3:20:35 PM EST – Like – Reply
Cecelia
Well, of course you misrepresented yourself as being a Democrat, an Alabamian, and a newbie here. I don't know if you're from Scotland really. I just have your word on that and your word isn't a good one.
It doesn't matter where you live anyway.
What I do know about you, is that by you're own admission, you're from a whole nother world of dishonest and disingenuous behavior. That's all the "where are your from" I need to know in this medium. And that I haven't tried to lie to you or to mislead you is all you need to know about me.
February 20, 2010, 3:29:08 PM EST – Like – Reply
Haggis
So I take it your from the south....nothing wrong with that....so there's no need for all that other blathering.
Johnny can verify I'm from Scotland via my IP (don't post it)....I assume that will stop all your conspiracy theories dead in their tracks.
February 20, 2010, 3:36:31 PM EST – Like – Reply
Cecelia
"so there's no need for all that other blathering."
Oh, yes there is. That other blathering is the thing you most need.
February 20, 2010, 3:40:38 PM EST – Like – Reply
Haggis
Cecelia...you need to lighten up a tad...crack open a bottle of wine and put your feet up....and if it's still possible to find....watch an episode of the "The Half Hour News hour"...I'd personally go for an episode of the "The daily Show"....but understandably that may not be a wise choice in your case.
February 20, 2010, 3:54:47 PM EST – Like – Reply
Fox Fan
Children, children! Let's put all this negativity behind us and rest upon the agreement that boobs are immensely important.
February 20, 2010, 4:18:09 PM EST – Like – Reply
Haggis
Well said my good man!!...That's probably one of the most informative posts I've read on this blog.
February 20, 2010, 4:26:33 PM EST – Like – Reply
Cecelia
Boob is as good an appellation for him as any, FF.
February 20, 2010, 4:47:23 PM EST – Like – Reply
Haggis
You just can't help yourself...can you.
Why does this video remind me of Cecelia so much?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srxZIc74ES4
February 20, 2010, 5:02:21 PM EST – Like – Reply
Cecelia
You know it, dude!
And this troll reminds me of you and what you'd like to accomplish here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_cFNbrPLx4
February 21, 2010, 9:47:35 AM EST – Like – Reply
Mike C.
Re: "He lost on Jeopardy": At least Chris's charity will receive $25,000.
February 19, 2010, 6:59:42 PM EST – Like – Reply
Haggis
Congratulation Amy Williams....1st GOLD for GB!!!
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February 19, 2010, 8:35:48 PM EST – Like – Reply
