Dec 2012
New Year's Eve Links and Open Thread
12/31/12 00:35 Filed in: links
- The Five video: New Year’s resolutions don’t really exist?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Gutfeld-McElway-The Five 1-2-3.
- ICN: Cablenews resolutions. Q&A: Maria Molina, Bill Hemmer.
- F&F videos: Dave Briggs signs off; farewells from after the show.
- Is Sean Hannity the big cablenews loser of 2012? Maybe not…
- The Five video: The fiscal cliff blame game. FBN’s cliff coverage.
- The Lorcoe Diamonds Matter part one, two, three, four, part five.
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Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/29/12 00:50 Filed in: links
- Video: Fox & Friends Weekend highlight reel for 2012.
- Reliable Sources videos: Pressing the cliff, 2012 report card.
- Sunday fiscal cliff notes: FNC and The Five, CNBC, MSNBC.
- Fox News Watch video: Grading the media’s 2012 coverage.
- Piers provokes pesky petitioners; more. TJ slumming; more?
- Video: Who wants to go cliff-diving? Sunday talk: HuffPo recap.
- The Lorcoe Diamonds Matter part one, pt two, pt three, part four.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/28/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Michael Moore plays the gun control race card.
- Thursday’s numbers: Laura-The Five-McElway 1-2-3.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Laura-The Five-McElway 1-2-3.
- ICN: What’s hot and what’s not, mammoth 2012 roundup.
- Video: Did the FBI suspect Marilyn Monroe was a Communist?
- Zucker eyeing Chris Cuomo? Audio: Stuart Varney zings Piers.
- PR crusade turns routine correction into blue blog cause celebre.
- YTJD: The Lorcoe Diamonds Matter part one, part two, part three.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/27/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Jamie Colby-O’Reilly-O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- Monday’s numbers: The Five-McElway-F&F Christmas 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Why Greta covered the case of a jailed US marine.
- Politico: Don Lemon’s Newtown reports ‘not journalism’.
- Lean Forward: Cable news host promotes his own anti-NRA rally.
- Spend New Year’s Eve with Megyn…or Kathy Griffin? Flashback.
- Griffin: Chris Matthews is ‘a statesman’! Weekend numbers.
- Zurawik: Exploitative media hot-doggers debase coverage.
- Video: Greg Gutfeld reviews the real scandals of 2012.
- YTJD: The Lorcoe Diamonds Matter part one, part two.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/26/12 01:15 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Do media trash privacy for advocacy?
- Gullible Fox haters fall for an obvious hoax.
- DC police ‘investigating’ Gregory gun stunt? Greta: So silly!
- Shocker: Impartial cable ‘journalists’ take sides on gun control.
- Friday’s numbers: Laura Ingraham-The Five-John Roberts 1-2-3.
- The Five video: Secret Santa surprises. Kiran’s Christmas wish?
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Lorcoe Diamonds Matter part one.
Green Chri$tma$
12/25/12 00:00 Filed in: addenda

Classic Christmas television episodes:
- Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet: Busy Christmas watch
- Amos ’n’ Andy: Christmas Show watch
- Dragnet: A .22 Rifle for Christmas watch
- Father Knows Best: The Christmas Story watch
- The Honeymooners: 'Twas The Night Before Christmas watch
- The Jack Benny Program: Christmas Shopping watch
- The Twilight Zone: The Night of the Meek amazon netflix
- Happy Days: Guess Who’s Coming to Christmas watch
- Dragnet 1968: The Christmas Story watch
- JAG: All Ye Faithful dvd
- Night Gallery: The Messiah on Mott Street watch
- Roswell: A Roswell Christmas Carol amazon hulu+ netflix
- Space: Above and Beyond: River of Stars dvd
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Long Live the King watch
Classic Christmas radio broadcasts:
- Amos 'n' Andy: Christmas show listen
- Dragnet: A .22 Rifle for Christmas listen
- Hallmark Playhouse: Room for a Stranger listen
- Jack Benny: Last Moment Christmas Shopping listen
- Quiet, Please: Berlin, 1945 listen
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Nick Shurn Matter
listen part one, part two, part three, part four, part five - Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Missing Mouse Matter listen
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Carmen Kringle Matter listen
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Red Mystery Matter listen
Classic Christmas movies:
- Babes in Toyland (March of the Wooden Soldiers) watch
- A Christmas Story amazon
- It’s a Wonderful Life watch
- The Lemon Drop Kid watch
- Home Alone amazon
- Miracle on 34th Street amazon
Merry Christmas from johnny dollar's place.
Christmas Eve Links and Open Thread
12/24/12 01:15 Filed in: links
- Backstage chaos didn’t foil F&F Christmas special.
- CNN mulls Soledad in primetime: a recipe for failure?
- Q&A: Bill O’Reilly (via ICN); Bill Hemmer on Newtown.
- Hot & Not: Gun control, Sherman, Tapper, etc.
- Nothing says Christmas like MSNBC! Fox News; CNN.
- Stan Freberg: Christmas Dragnet.
- Have Gun, Will Travel: The Hanging Cross.
- The Bob Newhart Show: His Busiest Season.
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Red Mystery Matter
'I Think He Wants to Go Over the Cliff'
12/23/12 19:17 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! The Political Insiders talk guns, Benghazi, and the cliff:
From America’s News HQ, December 23 2012
'Damn, I'm Going to Miss It'
12/22/12 10:25 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! A surprise announcement from Dave Briggs:
More video: After the Show Show.
From Fox & Friends, December 22 2012
From Fox & Friends, December 22 2012
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/22/12 01:15 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Tragedies, 2012 gaffes, and more.
- ’Tis the season: FNC contributor promotes MSNBC series.
- News Watch video: Media missing the Benghazi boat?
- Dave Briggs leaving Fox & Friends…for NBC Sports Network?
- Newlywed Erin Burnett’s dress code for staff. Greta: why not?
- Video: Mother of freed marine credits Fox News and O’Reilly.
- The Great Gildersleeve: Why the Chimes Rang.
- The Donna Reed Show: A Very Merry Christmas.
- Grand Central Station: Miracle for Christmas.
- Newhart video: No Room at the Inn. Sunday talkers: preview.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/21/12 00:12 Filed in: links
- The Five video: From one extreme to another?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Three cablenewsers make ’Twelve to Watch’ list (via TVN).
- Pushback: Gabe Sherman blasted as ‘Jayson Blair on steroids’.
- Video: Why don’t media ask questions raised by Benghazi report?
- Like MSNBC, CNBC adds reality shows to schedule.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly reacts to the release of Cpl Hammar.
- Q&A: Shibani Joshi on trending tech gifts. Friday Fox Files.
- ICN: Tapper move a mistake…for ABC. Fake (?) ‘Roger Ailes’ snark.
- The Nick Shurn Matter: part one, pt two, pt three, pt four, part five.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/20/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Bill O’Reilly. Greta: Those are not my words!
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Jake Tapper joining CNN as Chief Washington Correspondent.
- Somerby: Rachel Maddow, national treasure or a bit dishonest?
- Man sentenced for death threat to O’Reilly. Today’s exposé.
- Video: Life as a junior reporter. Tomorrow’s exposé.
- XM may lose Fox News radio. Special Cavuto cliff coverage.
- Video: O’Reilly turns up the heat on behalf of jailed marine.
- Lou Dobbs lead over CNBC grows. Merry Christmas from FBN!
- Critics eagerly anticipate MSNBC’s latest journalistic triumph.
- The Nick Shurn Matter: part one, part two, part three, part four.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/19/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Time’s Person of the Year shocker.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Failed mental health system deems Asperger’s irrelevant.
- Imus video: Ed Henry on gun policy. New gig for Andrea Tantaros.
- Video: Tom Shillue ombudses Christmas songs, toys, and Time.
- 2012 numbers: FBN gaining on CNBC. Q&A: Melissa Harris-Perry.
- As FNCers push back, controversy swirls over ‘ban’ report.
- Groundbreaking MSNBC series on the way. Winners of 2012?
- YTJD: The Nick Shurn Matter: part one, part two, part three.
'This Obsessive Coverage Is Over the Top'
12/18/12 14:38 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! Red Eye turns serious with a probing discussion of the Newtown shootings and the media:
More video: Halftime Report.
From Red Eye, December 17 2012
From Red Eye, December 17 2012
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/18/12 00:25 Filed in: links
- The Five video: This is a time to ponder, not pontificate.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Does media over-coverage encourage copycat killers?
- MacCallum re-ups at Fox News. CNN reporter involved in spat?
- Gun control talk ban not as claimed: Sherman swings and misses.
- Q&A: Soledad, Gerri Willis. MSNBC surge: Fox haters’ wet dream.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg pans shooting coverage, including FNC.
- The Nick Shurn Matter: part one, part two. Weekend numbers.
Outrage: Newshounds Exploit Tragedy to Smear Fox
12/17/12 00:59 Filed in: slanders
Fox haters never let a tragedy go to waste…especially when it’s another opportunity to lie! ...read more
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/17/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- The Five video: America’s mental health services.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Blitzer 1-2-3.
- Fox not allowing gun control talk…except when they do.
- CNBC loses ‘Wall Street Journal’. A week of cliff-hangers.
- Video: Fox Jr reporter learns a taxing lesson when car is hit.
- Worth the price: More free advice for Jeff Zucker and CNN.
- The Nick Shurn Matter: part one. CNN’s answer to Gutfeld?
'He Is Negotiating a Slow-Motion Surrender'
12/16/12 18:59 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! The Political Insiders on Rice, Republicans, and more:
From America’s News HQ, December 16 2012
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/15/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources video: The media and the massacre.
- Video: Huckabee responds to critics as Geraldo takes his side.
- Changing of the guard? Gretchen on Studio-B while Aly’s on F&F.
- Greta Home and Academy opens in Haiti; a great day.
- Sunday coverage: Baier anchors memorial at 6:00 pm.
- Today’s boycott. Hugged by Don Lemon. Crowley honored.
- Zurawik: What, you expected responsible journalism from MSNBC?
- Saturday special coverage. Sunday talkers: preview, HP recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/14/12 00:35 Filed in: links
- Video: Special Report panel reflects on the CT school shooting.
- Politico’s Byers posts string of false tweets then refuses to correct.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Cablenewsers scramble schedules to cover CT shooting. More.
- Lean Forward: ‘Straight news’ anchor demands more gun-control.
- Video: Andrea Mitchell ‘analysis’ parallels Dems’ talking points?
- CNN considering late-night comedy hour (via ICN)? No wonder.
- NBC News to Ann Curry: No Zucker for you! Lynn Berry to CNN?
- The View videos: Coop, Piers. Buffett vs CNBC. Alan’s hate mail.
- Factor video: Bill O’Reilly blasts secularists. Paul Baier home resting.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/13/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Who should be named ‘person of the year’?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- 2012 numbers: FNC holds top eleven slots. Today’s outrage.
- Source: Ann Curry would bring a ‘breath of fresh air’ to CNN.
- Imus video: Mike Baker on Benghazi, North Korea, and more.
- Profiles: Peter Barnes; Arwa Damon (v/ICN); Lawrence O’Donnell.
- Video: Andy Levy ombudses Bradley Manning, unions, and Santa.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/12/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Is Santa a Democrat or a Republican?
- Oy: Clueless HuffPo analysis of a Brian Kilmeade joke.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Kelly’s Court video: Hester’s Storage Wars fakery lawsuit.
- AP attack on Bill O’Reilly relies on Media Matters ‘research’.
- Ann Curry to CNN prime? Abad-Santos: It could make sense.
- Imus video: Juan Williams on Michigan’s historic labor battle.
- Not just stocks falling on CNBC. O’Donnell on Staten Island.
- Gerri Willis on fiscal cliff ramifications. The bloopers of 2012.
- Studio J gets high-tech upgrade. Video: A Christmas surprise.
- Hannity video: Steven Crowder details how he was assaulted.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/11/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: CIAgent who tracked UBL denied promotion.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Atkinson: CNN plans could push Piers to later time slot.
- FNC contributor assaulted. Imus re-ups with FBN. Flashback.
- Fox hater brags that he stiffed The Factor. Weekend numbers.
- Weather interns in training. Bondi buzz: bogus. A call to court.
- The Lean Forward stonewall: Tommy Christopher vs Ben Jacobs.
- Imus video: Greg Gutfeld discusses (what else?) The Joy of Hate.
- IBD: Barack Obama’s Pravda. Study: CNN is fair to a ‘tea’.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on RFK’s ‘right-wing media’ meme.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/10/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Psy gets a pass.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Wolff: Today’s obligatory bright ideas on how to ‘save CNN’.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC and WH team up to stonewall press.
- Soledad praises Zucker as Zucker prepares to replace her?
- Imus video: Bill Hemmer on the end of the world and more.
- Hot & Not: Ailes, Griffin, Cafferty, Watters, etc. Roger’s Angels?
- Whoops! Gullible Fox haters duped by fake ‘study’ of FNC viewers.
'Everyone in Washington Is in the Business of Cashing In'
12/09/12 18:50 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! The Political Insiders on the cliff, a female President, and more:
From America’s News HQ, December 9 2012
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/08/12 00:20 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Bob Costas, Roger Ailes, and more.
- Greta: Not partisan or showbiz, he is the best interviewer on tv.
- Fox & Friends video: The first-ever freshman Heisman winner.
- News Watch video: Media memes mingle at the fiscal cliff.
- More ideas to ‘save CNN’. Sunday talkers: preview, HP recap.
- Video: Andy Levy ombudses Psy, curricula, wiring, and more.
- Sunday: Fly Me to the Moon, preview; Who Is Black in America?
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/07/12 09:55 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Killer gets ten years…of church attendance!
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Four FNCers named as influential and stylish DC women.
- Video: Three NY Times journos discuss the future of CNN.
- Politico parrots MMfA distortion, outs Watters contribution.
- VIdeo: Bill O’Reilly with Jay Leno part one, part two.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Adam Carolla. Profile: CNBC’s Jane Wells (via ICN).
- Video: Honor flight takes WWII veterans back to Pearl Harbor.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/06/12 00:40 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Why not eliminate homework?
- Lean Forward: MSNBC’s ‘straight news’ is anything but.
- Moonves scotches CBS/CNN merger meme. Cafferty exits.
- ICN: Phil Griffin is asking for it. Speaking of asking for it…
- AP profile: Ed Henry. Video: Coop on CBS This Morning.
- Imus video: Bernard and Imogen on Christmas, Wintour, etc.
- Puzzler: What do these Grammy nominees have in common?
- Factor video: Bill O’Reilly goes mano-a-mano with Bob Costas.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/05/12 09:33 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Teachers enlist truther for class warfare toon.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- McFarland: A ‘silly, off-base firestorm’ from the anti-Fox media.
- Greg Gutfeld book review. Preview: O’Reilly vs Bob Costas.
- Imus video: Father Jonathan talks ‘war on Christmas’ and more.
'I Feel Like I Found a Fossil'
12/04/12 11:12 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! A bizarre incident with a cellphone kicks off Fox & Friends:
From Fox & Friends, December 4 2012
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/04/12 00:18 Filed in: links
- The Five video: A hazy shade of Wintour in England?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Sherman: At Fox News, elections have consequences (via ICN).
- Lean Forward: Obama consults with MSNBC hosts on tax policy!
- Dobbs tops CNBC. Weekend numbers. Alexander to NBC WH beat.
- O’Reilly Factor video: Bernard Goldberg sticks up for Bob Costas.
- Is this why Bob Woodward was at FNC so much? WaPo hyperbole.
- Video: Another carefully reasoned, calm and rational Hannity debate.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/03/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- Video: Bob Beckel’s Christmas light show.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- CNN names hero(ine). Alisyn Camerota posts intriguing photo.
- Video: Pinkerton vs Colmes on Costas gun control comments.
- Damage control: Shuster does stealth rewrite of original post.
- Oops: David Shuster, boy reporter, lies about Fox News again.
- Fox: Splittsville! CNN to produce Spanish-language programs.
- Greenwald: Will MSNBC continue to be Obama cheerleaders?
- Broadening the definition: a late-night CNN clone of The View?!?
- Zucker’s all that and a bag o’ chips. Hot & Not: Zucker, weather, etc.
'His Arrogance Since the Election Has Been Unremitting'
12/02/12 18:55 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! The Political Insiders tackle the fiscal cliff, Susan Rice, and more:
From America’s News HQ, December 2 2012
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/01/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: CNN Zuckered, media Rice-a-roni, more.
- Video: Dana Perino reveals what she really thinks of Bob Beckel.
- Brit hacking probe implicates US cable newser…who’s not at Fox!
- News Watch video: Were media complicit in a Rice race-a-roni?
- Brenda Buttner’s close encounter with Hunter S Thompson.
- Sunday: CNN Heroes All-Star Tribute. Sunday talk: HuffPo recap.
- Ross: Another bright idea for saving CNN. Some likelier scenarios.