johnny dollar's archive: jan-feb 2009

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Weekend cable news links [updated through the weekend]: Toobin transgression? Video: Coop on Regis. Santelli's rant a conspiracy!? David Gregory: closet Republican? Iran arrests reporter. Sunday talkers: HuffPo recap. MSNBC racism? Deficient... Read more

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: Another Olbermann apology coming? Thursday's numbers. Cable news rots the mind? O'Reilly Inc. Jaconi backs John King. CNN destined for third place? MSNBC: bombast... Read more

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: Wednesday's numbers: FNC sweeps! Oh God: Hardball website refurbished. Huck ridicules "MSBS". CNN breaks embargo. Coop vs Engel. Zurawik blasts MSNBC/CNBC. Murdoch biographer laid... Read more

Wednesday cable news links [updated through the day]: February program ranker: FNC rules, CNN troubled. Tuesday's numbers; the speech. Another self-promoter seeks slot. Profile: Sandra Smith. Campbell's sub: Roland Martin. NewsCorp... Read more

J$P Audio! John Gibson reacts to the firing of HuffPoGate's John Sanders:

From The John Gibson Show, February 24 2009 fox news jg hp scrotum

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: Miles O'Brien resurfaces. FNC's big February: analysis. Monday's numbers. Weekend numbers. Weekly ranker. Obama speech anchors: Baier, Blitzer, Olbermann?! US News:... Read more

J$P Audio! John Gibson has more to say about HuffPoGate:

From The John Gibson Show, February 23 2009 fox news jg hp scrotum

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: Friday's numbers. CNN spurns ad. Hannity and Colmes: together again! Tucker finds work. Chernin chucks NewsCorp. Video: Kernan v Stelter (via ICN). Twitter mania... Read more

Updated with reaction from Dr Marc Lamont Hill. This is the Fox Haters Week in Review, where we catch up on some of the distortions, lies,... Read more

Weekend cable news links [updated through the weekend]: Greta plans revenge on O'Reilly. Cablers should apologize to Gary Condit? Stimulus coverage not very stimulating? Surprise! MSNBC show to air... Read more

The B-Cast goes in-depth on HuffPoGate, including an interview with the man who created the doctored video:

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Updated! HuffPo apology, Gibson response, and more after the jump. A headline at Huffington Post blares: John Gibson Compares Eric Holder To Monkey With Bright Blue... Read more

J$P Audio! John Gibson responds to the Huffington Post smear:

From The John Gibson Show, February 20 2009 fox news jg hp scrotum

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: Thursday's numbers. Glenn Beck out of place? FBN prevails in FOIA lawsuit. HuffPoGate: Patterico, Chickaboomer, Jossip, Jawa, Fausta, TV Newser, Portfolio,... Read more

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: Wednesday's numbers. Tuesday's numbers. GretaPix: Clinton interview. Profile: Erin Burnett. Clueless Joe (via TVN)? Julie subs on The Live Desk! Santelli's storm. Heroes: volume... Read more

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: FNC's impudent asterisk. More. "Beaver" Baier? Monday's numbers. Weekend numbers. Weekly ranker. Greta's get: Bill Clinton. Baffling Hannity puzzle spoiled. Q&A: Mika, Howard... Read more

J$P Video! Shep hosts, the Judge rules on cancelled tax refunds:

From Studio B, February 17 2009 fox news nap shep

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: Friday's numbers. Today's video oops! Social media outclass cablers? Breakfast with Beck. Leftists jockey for MSNBC slot. Greta back on CNN. ICN on Kurtz... Read more

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: Audio: Juan Williams, still of NPR. Keith ducks debate challenge. Weird science. Coop in Thousand Oaks. MSNBC pundit to Commerce Dept? FBN open... Read more

Updated! One sure sign of desperation among the Fox haters: playing the "pornography" card. And sure enough, that's exactly what's been served up by the... Read more

Weekend cable news links [updated through the weekend]: Nancy Grace's world. Fake Lou Dobbs article circulating. Shock: Octomom coverage is for ratings! Hannity cameo in Pelosi doc. Huckabee hammered. Business bulletins. Sunday... Read more

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: Thursday's numbers: another FNC sweep. The chart. Campbell sub speculation swirls. Keith challenged to debate. Rudy Bakhtiar resurfaces. FNC's big week. How to... Read more

No, they're not quite as, um, colorful as the comments found at the newshounds, but they're getting there. Read what some HuffPo habitues wrote in... Read more

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: Alexis Glick (via pdfs): Working Mother, Good Housekeeping. Wednesday's numbers: FNC again sweeps the board. Baier, Brzezinski, and the BBC. Off... Read more

You know when a Fox employee gets arrested, the haters erupt with glee. So yesterday when Aaron Bruns, who was an embed producer covering the... Read more

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: Tuesday's numbers: FNC wins across the board. CNBC breaks the news. Erica Hill to marry. Another Hannity scoop! Inside FBN's webcast. Video: Jon... Read more

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: Monday's numbers. Weekend numbers. Weekly ranker. Soledad: Why Obama is Lincoln?! Is this a smoking gun? Q&A: Howard Kurtz. Top tv money... Read more

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: Friday's numbers: Ingraham #1. Sanchez covers economic bust. Inaugural HD tech. Obama demonizing cable news? Audio: FBN lawsuit update. Q&A: Major Garrett. Preview: House... Read more

Weekend cable news links [updated through the weekend]: Julie gets physical. Satire is dead? Wardrobe stimulus. Jeff Immelt: conflict or not? Cramer's stock schlock. FNC's secret networks. Sunday talkers: HuffPo recap. John King... Read more

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: Thursday's numbers: O'Reilly grabs 3.8 million viewers. Red Eye turns two. Video: Bret Baier on ET. MSNBC reverts to type. FNC ratings surge:... Read more

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: FNC leads News Corp earnings. Red Eye celebrates two years. Zucker to KO: dial it down! Analysis. Wednesday's numbers. Domain rush surges. E.D.... Read more

Updated! They have a code of conduct for commenters over at the newshounds (another fine product of the Outfoxed mob). It is not designed to weed... Read more

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: Fireworks? Hannity vs Whoopi. Sunny flirting with FNC? Bret Baier on ET. Tuesday's numbers. Tips for surviving scandal. Did Coop bigfoot Wolf? Bloomberg bleeding. Chris... Read more

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: Monday's numbers. Weekend numbers. Weekly ranker: Olbermann 316th! Mike Schneider pink-slipped. Greta's HHS pick. FBN in 50 million homes. Joe the author. The... Read more

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: O'Reilly makeover: new set, Hi-Def. Friday's numbers. Get yer Obama DVDs now! Keith cowers from Kilmeade. Cramer: Obama is Lenin! Video: Cavuto with... Read more

J$P Video! Moore, Malkin, Powers, and Beck talk border:

From Glenn Beck, January 31 2009 fox news gb mm kp sm

There's nothing like a bit of character assassination to brighten a dark day over at the newshounds (another fine product of the Outfoxed syndicate). Their... Read more

Weekend cable news links [updated through the weekend]: Sky News celebrates 20 years. Tweet with Julie! Profile: Soledad O'Brien. MSNBC's SuperBowl special. Is crime reporting hate speech? Goldberg stiffs Kurtz. Sunday talkers:... Read more

What happens when you strike a nerve? Usually there's a shout of pain. That must be what we heard today from the newshounds (another fine... Read more

Latest cable news links [updated through the weekend]: Jim Bohannan: Olbermann a "lame buffoon" for smearing Goldberg. Grace overpowers Olbermann. Thursday's numbers. Keith calls the tune? Fox News bios get... Read more

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: Profile: Bret (and Paul) Baier. Wednesday's numbers. Velshi: summit up. Video: CNBC's latest frackin' stupid debate (via TVN). Sanchez surgery tweeted. Larry vs... Read more

Updated! Things are getting crazy over at the newshounds (another fine product of the Outfoxed mob). In order to keep their site alive they have... Read more

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: Tuesday's numbers. Top cable show websites. Video: Miss America's anchor lesson. CNN adds newsies, loses juice. Today's Obama barb: Fox News. Money honey... Read more

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: Andrea Mitchell: pink paragon? Review: A Slobbering Love Affair. Monday's numbers. January spin: CNN, MSNBC, FNC. Cable debate digest. Big Vinny's inaugural recap. Roland... Read more

J$P Video! Geraldo's take on the Blago brouhaha:

From The Live Desk, January 25 2009 fox news gr blago

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: Q&A: Chris Wallace (via TV Newser), Bernard Goldberg. Friday's numbers: Glenn Beck at 5:00 pm garners more viewers than... Read more

Weekend cable news links [updated through the weekend]: Time to fix the upside-down flag? Kurtz: MSNBC the Obama channel. Is Keith the key to GE bailout? Q&A: Bernard Goldberg. Video:... Read more

J$P Audio! Keith Olbermann attacks John Gibson, and Gibby fires back:

From The John Gibson Show, January 23 2009 fox news pg ko bo ms

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: Thursday's numbers: O'Reilly hits 4 million. CNN tops online. Q&A: Joe Kernan (via ICN). Sunday talkers. Sunday special: Campaign Trail. CNBC's conflict of interest? Video:... Read more

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: Wednesday's numbers. Tuesday's numbers. The Judge rules on Gitmo. Bill Maher to MSNBC? Or not? Wolf adds Saturday slot. MSNBC a "niche"... Read more

J$P Audio! John Gibson reveals what Phil Griffin said to him in a chance meeting: From The John Gibson Show, January 21 2009 fox news pg... Read more

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: Monday's numbers. Weekend numbers. Weekly ranker. Today's deep thought. Q&A: Howard Kurtz. Video: Wolf Blitzer on Leno. Inaugural: CNN tops 11:00-2:00. FBN moving... Read more

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: Informed media analysis of Fox...by Rachel Maddow! Friday's numbers. Video: Juan Williams chokes up. Coverage reviews. Awkward ad? Change comes to news. Cablers... Read more

J$P Video! Glenn Beck previews his new FNC hour:

From The Live Desk, January 19 2009 fox news gb sp

Well not quite. But there are clear parallels between the format of Hannity and those primetime offerings down the dial. With six showings of Hannity into... Read more

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: Money honey on the move? Fox videos add search, transcripts. Bill Shine previews Beck. Pix: Coop mingles, Tobin in Gaza. FNC in... Read more

Weekend cable news links [updated through the weekend]: Cable news challenges. Greta is under orders. Hot & Not. CNN buys ML King speech. Sunday: Shep, Cavuto, Baier, O'Reilly, Greta on... Read more

Of all the fabulists at the newshounds (another fine product of the Outfoxed syndicate), Priscilla is rapidly becoming our favorite. Today's bit of brilliance is... Read more

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: Thursday's numbers: O'Reilly 4.2 million! FNC dominated daytime. David Gregory graded. Today's Rupert review. Video: CNBC vs CNBC. Dining with Megyn Kelly. Hotline after... Read more

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: Video: MSNBC booking crash victims on air! Wednesday's numbers: Hannity up 20%. Chat with Chuck. Glenn Beck's first guest. Scarborough slammed. Q&A: Bret... Read more

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: Tuesday's numbers: Hannity down 30%. Point, counterpoint. Flood of visitors overloads FBN site. Chat with Chuck. CNN merger? Doubtful (via TVN). Hannity: HD... Read more

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: Monday's numbers: Hannity swamps the competition. Jack Bauer a Fox hater? MSNBC scraps objectivity. Major Garrett named FNC Senior White House... Read more

Why make a fuss about something so trivial? Because Fox haters use the drip-drip-drip of repeated small falsehoods to construct their Niagara of lies. In... Read more

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: MSNBC spins Olbermann/Matthews role. Cramer's world: schizophrenic, bizarre. Friday's numbers. Quarterly numbers. Cable inaugurals: CNN, MSNBC, FNC. FBN files second lawsuit. Reena Ninan's... Read more

J$P Video! Julie Banderas in Colombia:

From America's News HQ, January 11 2009 fox news sh col

Weekend cable news links [updated through the weekend]: Inauguration preview. Obama's top five. Pix: New Year in Baghdad. Obscure financial show renewed. Today's Maddow moment. Hamas's CNN strategy? Joe says no. Sunday talkers:... Read more

J$P Video! Alan signs off the last Hannity & Colmes:

From Hannity & Colmes, January 9 2009 fox news sh ac

J$P Video! Honoring Brit Hume's 35 years in journalism:

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Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: Finally: MSNBC brings us Kerry Appreciation Week. Pix: on the road in Gaza. Thursday's numbers. Video Q&A: Connell McShane. Hannity & Colmes... Read more

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: Wednesday's numbers. Alliances: CNN & facebook, Fox & Obama. Weather intern on the way. Chris Wallace as Avis. Video preview: Sinise special. Hannity... Read more

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: Chris Matthews not running for Senate. Late Edition out, State of the Union in. Saturday specials: Sinise and scandal. Tucker's last... Read more

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: Alexis Glick: profile and predictions. Mike Tobin removes splint, salutes colleague. Harwood scores Obama Q&A. Obama raids CNN for Gupta pick.... Read more

Latest cable news links [updated through the day]: Changes coming to CNNI. Latest Matthews murmur: no Senate run? Colmes calls on Colbert. CNBC: Steve Jobs has PMS?!? Hackers commandeer cabler... Read more

What better to way to kick off the New Year than a huge helping of hound hypocrisy? The text message, sent in by a viewer,... Read more

Weekend cable news links [updated through the weekend]: Parody prognostication. NBC's "hemorrhoid"? Sunday talkers: HuffPo recap. Correcting Christiane. Julie is back! Pix: Gaza behind the scenes. Greta blasts CNN "liars!" Part deux. Gretchen... Read more

J$P 24-Hour Poll [closed]: What were the worst moves of 2008? [Votes for 'other' included: Only One!, Morning Joe, Imus on RFD, FNC is still on... Read more

Here is our listing of known links for the people of Fox News. It is not a comprehensive list of all reporters and contributors--only those... Read more