johnny dollar's archive: july-august 2009

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Intellectuals hack FNC twitter account. Friday's numbers: CNN tops Kennedy coverage. Video doubles match: FBN vs Bryan Brothers. Q&A: Robin Meade (via ICN), Geraldo.  Hot book. Wedding pix.  Ask... Read more

It's time for a look at double standards, and a dog that did not bark, in a special edition of Fox Haters Week in Review.... Read more

Nuptial notification: video added. The GE/government nexus. Sunday talkers: HuffPo recap. Imus update.  King shines. Beck advertiser harassed, plans legal action. Olby fansite sez Fire Keith, then deletes! Author re-posts. Critics... Read more

Thursday's numbers: Beck huge! Olbermann, Maddow fall behind FNC/CNN/HLN, sink to 4th in demo timeslots! Civil servant Sean? Is Beck bulletproof?  P.A.B. in oil. Blind item time.  Kennedy... Read more

Wednesday's numbers: FNC wins Kennedy coverage, Beck top cable news program in the demo. Beck ad update.  Target: Fox. Radio Shack denies boycott. Live chat: John Roberts.  CNN:... Read more

Revealed: Olby ratings claim untrue! Tuesday's numbers: O'Reilly tops 1M in demo! Audio: Beck blasts MSNBC and Olbermann. Truce abuse: Olby breaks 'Sopranos Rule'? Eastern Resolve.  Imus update.  Hotline... Read more

Monday's numbers: FNC tops by 3-1, Bill and Beck huge! Weekend numbers. Double standard?  CNN to the rescue. Kilmeade: Is Obama a racist? Who controls MSNBC? On the Money off... Read more

Purloined prose, outdated polls, religious bigotry, and a call to murder Steve Doocy?!? The details in today's action-packed edition of Fox Haters Week in Review!... Read more

Wallace and Winston. Friday's numbers: FNC sweeps! Conflict of interest?  Double standard? Crowley's crib.  O'Reilly shoutout. Ad shuffle update: Cramer.  New ad controversy. Credit where it's due?  Hot & Not. ... Read more

Ad shuffle update.  Geraldo's exclusive Olbermann vs the LA Times. Novak: Press, Carlson, Estrich. Today's countdown clock! Sunday talkers: HuffPo recap. Grace in Macon.  Slim and none. Moos mistake explained.  Olby's... Read more

J$P Video! The Red Eye gang rips MSNBC:

From Red Eye, August 21 2009 foxnews re ms

HuffPo: Tell gov't to remove FNC from cable! Thursday's numbers: Bill beats NBC! CNN has a cow. Coop to NOLA; booty call. Fair and balanced?  Conspiracy theory. The Maddow... Read more

Wednesday's numbers: O'Reilly/FNC rule. Beck holiday hypothesis: rebutted. MSNBC edit raises eyebrows: firing demands. Q&A: Amanda Drury, Contessa. E.D. Hill resurfaces.  Cable's divide. Truce abuse.  Dr Hill's mailbag.  Hotline after... Read more

Tuesday's numbers: F&F nears 1M viewers. Healthcare ratings. Life in River City. Profile: Michael Ware.  Greta antes up. Ad shuffle: a bad move, or less than meets the eye?... Read more

Freedom Watch going daily?  Boycott goes bust? Monday's numbers: FNC tops.Weekend numbers. Weekly ranker. R.I.P. Robert Novak.  Flashback. Gretchen in touch. A mom on F&F.  Ad shuffle update. (MS)NBC cashing... Read more

Quote-cropping, lies, stupidity...plus what would a week be without a few racial slurs? The stunning details in today's mini-edition of Fox Haters Week in Review!... Read more

Friday's numbers: FNC tops rivals combined. Cop stalking Courtney? CNBC suits seek suits. MSNBC devours everyblock.  Wag bags. Why Fox prospers.  Imus a genius move? Updated through the day.  Use... Read more

Hot & Not. Sunday talkers: HuffPo recap. Joe in Tuscaloosa.  F&F nostalgia. Truce abuse.  MSNBC guest trashes MSNBC. Dobbs chimes in.  Maddow talks Fox. Updated through the weekend.  Use our... Read more

Thursday's numbers: FNC tops rivals combined. Mike Jerrick resurfaces. Mad man Joe.  Larry's lies? CNN fires Dobbs?  Lou's lost credibility? Q&A: Touré.  Ad shuffle update, blowback. Updated through the day. ... Read more

CNBC: Desperately seeking anger. Wednesday's numbers: FNC tops all rivals combined! Swells gather for Grace.  Behind the Beck battle. Imus: a good thing? Analysis: ICN, Mediaite. Truce abuse: GE,... Read more

Insiders grumble as Olbermann wields power. Tuesday's numbers: an FNC sweep. Weekly ranker. Imus beefing up biz news. Numb3rs.  Bonus Julie! Larry King network bans radio talkers.  Berr... Read more

Monday's numbers: O'Reilly tops 1M in the demo. Weekend numbers. Breaking news. CNN: real journalism. Analysis. Olby spins truce abuse. Town hall slant?  FNC: racists! Exposé evaporates?  No, it's... Read more

Friday's numbers: FNC sweeps. Imus to FBN?!  Analysis: Mediaite, ICN.  Hot & Not. Megyn's fairness, Shuster's slip-ups. CNBC's slump (via 'Boomer). Why Olby banned Milbank. Truce abuse: Reliable.  FAIR targets... Read more

Who's obsessed? Clueless? Vulgar? Who's a liar? Who welcomes gender and racial slurs? The answers in today's thrilling edition of Fox Haters Week in Review!... Read more

O'Reilly plans Monday exposé of GE. Zurawik: Olbermann, cablers practice McCarthyism. Dobbs takes the gloves off. Dobbs: let's move CNN to the center. Worst interview evah?  Mara scolded. Sunday talkers:... Read more

J$P Video! Are the media exposing protesters or smearing them?

From Fox News Watch, August 9 2009 foxnews th ms

Did Olbermann lie about Wolffe? (via Politico) Thursday's numbers: Report Card flunks, Olby drop persists. Klein: Being first? Overrated! O'Reilly's softer side: his Obama Parade piece. Geraldo: I was... Read more

J$P Audio! Alexis Glick vs the Judge on Cash for Clunkers:

From Brian and the Judge, August 6 2009 fox news cfc ag an

KO to critics: don't disrespect my mother! Wednesday's numbers: FNC tops. O'Reilly's Obama ode. Grove: Dobbs a 'cockroach'.  Target: CNN. Ailes, News Corp's hero.  Chat w/Hemmer. Fifteen minutes of fame! ... Read more

HuffPo: Olbermann lying to his viewers! Audio: Lou Dobbs goes nuclear on Olbermann. Tuesday's numbers: Keith loses 200K viewers. Malloy: I hope Glenn Beck kills himself. Profile: Huck.  Why... Read more

Coming attractions: Gasparino vs Taibbi. Monday's numbers: FNC sweeps.  Weekend numbers: Huck tops.  Weekly ranker. O'Reilly gets front-page retraction. Schneider joins think tank. Olbermann lies 1st day back?! Obsessed KO... Read more

Olby blames Fox over truce, throws Wolffe under the bus. The 'truce': today's explanation.  Analysis. MSNBC leak covers for Olby.  Flashback. Friday's numbers: FNC sweeps! Farah/Factor foiled: FNC nixes... Read more

The race card rears its ugly head, and somebody's lying. Who could it be? Answers in today's action-packed edition of Fox Haters Week in Review!... Read more

Tomorrow's MSNBC programming, today! Tweets o' the day. Crowley on Millionaire. Sunday talkers: HuffPo recap. Dobbs vs CNN; onslaught escalates. Credibility at stake? Secret summit: more analysis.  Deal or no deal? ... Read more

Top-secret Murdoch/Immelt summit: details, analysis. Thursday's numbers: O'Reilly beats 30 Rock! Flashback.  Revealed: Dobbs/Factor emails. Dobbs demands persist.  Suds summit.  Fed FOIA foiled. Chavez vs Sanchez.  Howard vs Huck. ... Read more

Wednesday's numbers: FNC dominates.  Dobbs declines. Kelly's confirmation commentary.  Dobbs/Factor update. Alexis applauds Arianna. Journalism: MSNBC-style. Profile: Bill Hemmer. Beck beats Baier.  CNBC's slump. The 2nd hundred days.  Selig to CNN. Wolff... Read more

Tuesday's numbers.  Brown down.  Food trumps news? The wisdom of Donnie Deutsch. Soledad's apologia.  Straka slammed. CNN plugs Fox.  Dobbs on The Factor? Klein questioned.  More fun: a petition! Why... Read more

O'Reilly/Alexa part deux.  CNN announcements. Monday's numbers: FNC dominates. July: FNC, CNN, HLN, MSNBC. Keith crumbles. Weekend numbers: Huck, Geraldo tops. Shine eases Beck outburst. Larry lands Powell. Shuster loses it... Read more

Uh-oh. Looks like someone's been caught lying again. Who could it possibly be? Answers in the latest thrill-packed edition of Fox Haters Week in Review!... Read more

Friday's numbers: FNC takes prime demo by more than 3-1. Journalism: MSNBC-style. Mike Jerrick resurfaces. Geist premieres: three debut reviews. Olby vacation subs: O'Donnell, Wolffe, Dean. Pale Black?  Cablers trump... Read more

J$P Video! Huck, Hill, and Coulter in a lively discussion on race and birth certificates:

From Geraldo at Large, July 25 2009 foxnews sp gates bc

MSNBC: The Place for Politics? Hit-and-run killer moralizes about FNC (via ICN). Julie Banderas smacks Sanchez. More reax: FNC, Marc Lamont Hill. Sanchez: I was misquoted!? Greta... Read more

Thursday's numbers: Greta tops Hannity.  Black sags. CNBC website revamp? Greta: keeping them honest. Turner: HLN is "unwatchable". Q&A: Geist.  Shibani Joshi in India.  Casone's run. F&F in the House. ... Read more

Wednesday's numbers: Fox tops, CNN edges demo. Breaking news firsts.  Cablers commemorate Cronkite. Media muggles. Parks vs Sanchez. CNBC: Bloggers are morons? Shuster: Conservatives are racists? MB: Dobbs now a "conservative"? FNC's... Read more

Tuesday's numbers: FNC sweeps. D-Rat review (via ICN). Audio: Gibson predicts! T -10:47 and counting.  Coverage.  Flashback. Charts of doom: Coop, Campbell, Keith. Huddy hire?  CNN's in-house birther? Blowback. Profile:... Read more

Bret's benevolent bash. Monday's numbers: FNC dominates!  Weekend numbers. Huck airing from Sheikh Jarrah? Profile: Elizabeth MacDonald. Peters explains.  Bruns behind bars. Greta counters Campbell.  Black review. Gasparino's apologia.  Another CNN... Read more

Latest MSNBC "news" innovation: sound effects! Friday's numbers: FNC's Cronkite tops.  Quarterly trends. Time-Warner demotes CNN. Bill's benchmark. ICN and the power grid. Kurtz: Olbermann no Cronkite. A revolutionary romance.  Big... Read more

The moon, Judge Sotomayor, birth certificates, Wolf Blitzer, the All-Star Game, and white guys: just a hint of the wonders contained in the latest action-packed... Read more

More Project Pat. Sunday talkers: HuffPo recap.  Integrity vs access. Walter Cronkite: the real backstory.  Cable coverage: Chris Wallace, Rather, Baier, Roberts, Palkot, Hume.  Corpse News Network? ... Read more

D-Rat and Nancy struggle (via Politico). Thursday's numbers: FNC sweeps. Money honeys' scrap. Video: Krauthammer talks space. CNN special. Push to purge Pat persists: more, more, more, more. The... Read more

Wednesday's numbers: FNC dominates, Big Ed craters. CNBC hypes advertiser, blows Google report. Spin feud: MSNBC vs CNN. CNN sacks Roesgen: flashback. FNC Apollo special. Confirmation coverage update. Bizarro MSNBC?  Todd... Read more

Tuesday's numbers: FNC tops. Outrage! Wallace cites Milbank. Cablers cover shooting. Pointless list updated. Q&A: D-Rat.  Hotline after dark. Extreme makeover: Amanpour edition. Sexist Sanchez (via ICN)?  Fuzzy Factor?  Geist imminent. Updated... Read more

Geraldo named to distinguished list.  CNN Emmy noms. Monday's numbers: FNC dominates. Weekend numbers. Surprise! MSNBC's Dr Nancy gets Obama healthcare interview. Video: legal suits explained. MSNBC: lawless? Video: Glick... Read more

Friday's numbers: another FNC sweep. Sotomayor: CNN stumbles. Matthews: another thrill?!? Q&A: Kurtz.  MSNBC's HD DC digs. Profile: Peter Barnes.  Glick's crib. Who'll bag Bernie?  Roland Martin's jobs program. Legal suits. ... Read more

Keith Olbermann, Bill O'Reilly, Glenn Beck, David Shuster, and the Pope? What do they have in common? They're all caught up in the latest thrill-packed... Read more

Did Sotomayor merit tonight's FNC special? Flashback: Griff Jenkins on Tony Snow. Not damn good coffee? Sunday talkers: HuffPo recap. Profile: Shannon Bream.  Ainsley's cover story. Big Ed's fallback.  CNN:... Read more

America's Talking...again. Thursday's numbers: FNC sweeps. Damn good pie. Video: Cool Whip confounds Coop. CNN replies to hoax claim. White House punishing Fox? Tributes to Tony.  Ninan under fire. CNBC does... Read more

Santelli sells Santelli. Wednesday's numbers: FNC back on top. Q&A: Shannon Bream. Video Q&A: Rupert. Feud: Baldwin vs Cafferty. Netroots Nostradamuses: Shep, Palin. MSNBC gives Dish HD exclusive...or not? A choice, not... Read more

Tuesday's numbers: MJ lifts CNN. Reese explains. Fighting for runner-up. D-Rat's sidekicks. Today's pointless lists. Profile: Larry King.  Q&A: Alex Wellen.  Strip humor. Palin to CNN? Or not?  The plane... Read more

Monday's numbers: FNC sweeps. Friday's numbers. Weekend numbers. CNBC makes with the dumb. Shuster smears Fox with a lie. MJ coverage, streams reviewed. Rupert eyeing Twitter? D-Rat deconstructed.  Video Q&A:... Read more

J$P Video! Raucous panel discussion on Sarah Palin, Michael Jackson:

From Hannity, July 6 2009 fox news sp mj

Thursday's numbers: CNN edges out demo win. Video Q&A: Jane Skinner. Scarborough programming FNC? Big Ed hedging his bets? Profiles: Bret Baier, Larry King. New Abrams venture: analysis. Prepare for MJ... Read more

Happy Fourth of July! (via ipmn) Palin coverage roundup. Today's Pulitzer moment. Sunday talkers: HuffPo recap. Maddow losing luster? Video: Liz Trotta dumps on Sarah Palin. Where's the outrage?  Where's Juliet? ... Read more

J$P Video! Liz Trotta dumps on Sarah:

From America's News Headquarters, July 5 2009 fox news sp lt

Slideshow: The case against CNN, by the numbers. Analysis. Wednesday's numbers. Tuesday's numbers. Retention update. Rupert rips CNBC. MSNBC: racist?!? Cuckoo for Cooper. White House obstructing FNC FOIA.  Fox's It... Read more

Monday's numbers: FNC reclaims lead. Countdown counting down.  CNN implodes.  Campbell tumbles.  Retention post-MJ. FNC's crucial role rewarded. CNN's Bitterman knighted. FNC's best year ever? It's a... Read more