johnny dollar's archive: sept-oct 2009

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Hot and Not.  The Beck chart. Ombudsman: Kurtz's conflict. Cavuto in Morristown. Birther whines over FNC snubs. From Hillary flack to MSNBC anchor?  Dobbs returns fire. CSI: New York.  Dubious... Read more

Thursday's numbers: Bill-Beck-Hannity 1-2-3. Profile: Shep.  Courtney resurfaces.  Paging Tolstoy. Video: O'Reilly's cantankerous View.  Latino letdown? Dobbs blames Geraldo? Rivera: he's a pansy!  No mas? George disavows Olbermann post. ... Read more

J$P Video! Geraldo talks Afghanistan, makes an unfortunate slip of the tongue:

From Fox & Friends, October 30 2009 foxnews gr af

Wednesday's numbers: Bill-Beck-Bret 1-2-3. Greta's in Pakistan.  FNC: fire Gingrich?  Q&A: Shep. Truce or consequences.  Olbermann overkill? Dobbs under fire...literally, as MSNBC airs ad. Trends: FNC rivals plummet.  Velez-Mitchell's... Read more

J$P Video! Media critic David Zurawik discusses The War on Fox:

From The O'Reilly Factor, October 28 2009 foxnews dz cb

Video: Bob Wright on the NBC/Comcast deal. Tuesday's numbers: Bill-Beck-Hannity 1-2-3. Truce or no truce?  Jarrett's wrong, no she's right? MSNBC 10:00 pm plan: reruns.  Countdown drops 63%. Whore... Read more

J$P Audio! Major Garrett reveals what really happened in the Poolgate affair:

From Brian and the Judge, October 27 2009 foxnews mg

Monday's numbers: Bill-Beck-Hannity 1-2-3.  October numbers: program ranker.  Maddow: new lows.  CNN crumbles: NY Times, LA Times, Coop plummets, Twitter fail, Klein memo, analysis.  More:... Read more

J$P Video! The Judge rules on the skyscraper bomber case:

From Studio B, October 26 2009 foxnews nap

Friday's numbers: Bill-Beck-Sean 1-2-3.  October numbers: FNC's best year ever, CNN/MSNBC sinking! Fox in your phone.  Poolgate update. Dispatches from the war.  Cranky Cramer. Jarrett defends interview.  Shep... Read more

J$P Video! The News Watch panel tackles The War on Fox:

From Fox News Watch, October 24 2009 foxnews

Shuster's reading list. Jane Hall exits FNC. Poolgate: Gibbs admits mistake. Q&A: Jenna Lee.  Charts: Bill, Beck. Fox hunt: the flaw.  Video: Laura on ABC. Sunday talkers: HuffPo recap.  Sanchez... Read more

Matthews again spouts G--D-- on live tv! False CNBC report spooks markets. Thursday's numbers: Bill-Beck-Bret 1-2-3. Behind the war. Orchestrated by Media Matters? Pool flap: non-denial denial? Tucker's... Read more

J$P Video! Attorney Peter Johnson Jr analyzes Poolgate:

From Fox & Friends, October 23 2009 foxnews pj

J$P Video! How the press pool busted the White House Foxcott:

From Special Report, October 22 2009 foxnews

Shuster: Is Cheney emotionally unstable? Wednesday's numbers: Bill-Sean-Beck 1-2-3. Beck's week. Maddow's apology: analysis.  Is news news? Guess who's a 'terrorist'?  Profile: Jenna Lee. War boosts FNC.  Murdoch eyeing... Read more

Tuesday's numbers: Bill-Beck-Hannity 1-2-3. Buchanan audio: "I'm a hostage!" Latino: shallow and Lou-less. Hill: MSNBC more biased than Fox! Gasparino banned from D-Rat.  Today's oops. War on Fox: phony distraction? ... Read more

J$P Video! FNC blowback to latest Gibbs attacks:

From Fox & Friends, October 21 2009 foxnews

Monday's numbers: O'Reilly-Beck-Hannity 1-2-3. Weekend numbers. Will Olby accept the challenge?  KO's absurd promo. Who is watching FNC?  Just a mistake? Wallace incognito?  Hotline after dark.  HLN grows. War on... Read more

J$P Video! Bob Beckel explains why he appears on FNC in this panel discussion of The War on Fox:

From Hannity, October 19 2009 foxnews

More attacks on Beck, Cavuto, Juan Williams...see what the smear merchants are trying to pull in part two of today's Fox Haters Week in Review!... Read more

Attention Media Matters, Think Progress, Slate, and the rest. You will be exposed in this special two-part blockbuster edition of Fox Haters Week in Review!... Read more

Friday's numbers: Beck-Juan-Bret 1-2-3. Rivals ban talent from Imus.  CNBC app. Biz cablers hoaxed.  Joe talks media bias. Stossel debuts.  FBN turns two.  HD progress. Q&A: David Asman, Soledad... Read more

J$P Video! The White House says FNC is "not news", but Fox begs to differ:

From Fox News Channel, October 19 2009 foxnews

Is Lou Dobbs ruining Soledad's special? Rahm Emanuel: media critic?  Beck and Bill: charted. Soledad shines.  Axelrod escalates. Will Rachel apologize? Sunday talkers: HuffPo recap. Q&A: Shep Smith, Rick Sanchez. Olby's... Read more

Yesterday, Dr Marc Lamont Hill was fired as a Fox News contributor. Just last month he gave an interview to a hip-hop website where the... Read more

J$P Video! Juan Williams strikes back at racial slurs over the Limbaugh controversy:

From The O'Reilly Factor, October 16 2009 foxnews jw rl

Who are MSNBC's "sick puppies"? Thursday's numbers: Beck #1 in demo! BalooonBoy. Hosts' favorite guests.  Shuster's slippery non-apology. Major Garrett on the White House/FNC feud. Leave cable news alone! ... Read more

Wednesday's numbers: Bill-Beck-Hannity 1-2-3. Balloon coverage sparks controversy. The war on Fox: Chris Wallace w/Imus. Joe vs Imus: Barnhart analysis. Dump Dobbs persists: CNN to air ad? Limbaugh flap mushrooms. ... Read more

The Huffington Post is outraged: Glenn Beck Compares Fox News To Jews During Holocaust What was Beck's loathsome comment? A variant of a familiar verse:... Read more

Why Beck should host SNL?  Olbermann: misogynist? Tuesday's numbers: O'Reilly-Beck-Hannity 1-2-3. Just what cable news needs: ombudsmen? Analysis. The war on Fox: who is winning? Who's right? Did Olbermann... Read more

J$P Video! Beck reveals his hotline to the White House, plus an F&F/Gibbs highlight reel:

From Fox & Friends, October 13 2009 foxnews gb

John Gibson on the White House/MSNBC war on Fox. Monday's numbers: FNC wins huge, by nearly 4-1 margin!  Weekend numbers. DC dumps Morning Joe radio.  Major catches... Read more

What's worse than lying about what you've seen? Lying about what you haven't seen! Details in today's thrilling edition of Fox Haters Week in Review!... Read more

J$P Video! Reported by James Rosen:

From The Live Desk, October 12 2009 foxnews

Shuster: Flush Rush! Friday's numbers: O'Reilly-Beck-Hannity 1-2-3. The voice of America?  Sanjay's safaris. Q&A: Howard Kurtz.  MSNBC defends Fox! FNC to White House: Bring it on!  Echoes of Nixon? Obama's... Read more

New CNN promo targets Dems; analysis. Whining White House boosts FNC? Greta heading north. Sunday talkers: HuffPo recap. Soledad skips Lou.  Charts: feud, Beck. Lowdown leaks?  Q&A: Nicole Lapin.  Birthday... Read more

J$P Video! Chris Wallace on NASA's moon bust and the Nobel prize:

From Brian and the Judge, October 09 2009 foxnews

Thursday's numbers: Bill-Beck-Greta 1-2-3. The three-million-dollar man.  Special correction. Nobel: pundits' perspective.  Hotline after dark. Salon praises Beck...sort of.  When Sean met George. Audio: Chris Wallace on the moon... Read more

J$P Video! Lanny Davis gets a little snippy with Michelle and Gretchen:

From Fox & Friends, October 8 2009 foxnews ld mm

Wednesday's numbers: FNC sweeps, CNN crumbles. WH attacks FNC: a loser's strategy? What about Major? Is Mickey Mouse a Fox hater?  NBCU suitors. The Imus effect.  No bias... Read more

Olbermann uses his dad's illness in Special Comment. Tuesday's numbers: FNC sweeps! Profile: Gretchen Carlson. Imus 2.0.  Mika's on-stage dump. FNC's 13th.  Greta fights back.  Hotline after dark. Fact-check flap. ... Read more

Video: Michael Moore vs Hannity part one two three. Monday's numbers: Bill-Beck-Hannity 1-2-3, Imus debut huge, beats CNBC.  Weekend numbers. Ailes and Axelrod: secret meeting revealed. Profiles: Liz... Read more

Stupidity, duplicity, and the biggest racial slur of them all. It's a dog-eat-dog world in the latest action-packed edition of Fox Haters Week in Review!... Read more

Friday's numbers: Juan Williams Factor tops. Red Eye resurgence.  Q&A: Howard Kurtz. Video: Beck w/Imus.  Ratigan echoes Big Ed. Imus: Krakauer, Kurtz, Hinckley. First reviews. Tivo tallies.  Focus: Afghanistan. ... Read more

Q&A: Stossel.  Hot & Not. Sunday talkers: HuffPo recap. Charting Beck.  Shuster's reading list. GE's Liberty option.  MSNBC: welchers? Updated through the weekend.  Use our valuable bandwidth to post... Read more

Thursday's numbers: FNC sweeps again! Joe thanks Obama.  Paula Zahn resurfaces. Cavuto grills Imus.  The Williams Factor. Video: CNN stunned.  Kernan vs Brooks. Imus preview.  Q&A: Stossel, Catherine Herridge. Empire... Read more

Wednesday's numbers: FNC tops, HLN/MS/CNN 2-3-4. GE deal not Comcastic for Bill O'Reilly? Audio: Alan Colmes w/Imus.  MS/CNBC boycott? Ratings? Shmatings! Reese hypes web hits! Uncertainty, disquiet at 30... Read more

GE in talks to dump NBC-Uni on Comcast! Zurawik responds to O'Reilly. Tuesday's numbers: FNC sweeps!  Program rankers: Q3, Sept.  Charts: Coop, Countdown, CNN.  Monday's numbers. NY Times/CNBC... Read more

Q3 ratings: FNC dominates, owns top ten; CNN #2, MSNBC sinks, HLN improves.  Weekend numbers. MSNBC: Cults R Us.  Hill hubbub heightens. Scarborough's sinus.  Q&A: Behar, Schneider. CNN... Read more

Chris Wallace: attacked! Marc Lamont Hill: attacked! Glenn Beck: attacked! What's behind it all? Details in today's fun-filled edition of Fox Haters Week in Review!... Read more

Friday's numbers: FNC #1, CNN/HLN/MSNBC 2-3-4. It's come to this: Draft O'Donnell?!?  Biz specials. Video: Glenn Beck Day. NY Times discovers FNC. Profile: Liz Claman.  Q&A: Behar. FNC goes wide. ... Read more

Behar on Beck and Bill. Profile: Alisyn Camerota (via TVN). More Fox News bias!  Fareed's reward? Beck in Mt Vernon. Dozens protest. Sunday talkers: HuffPo recap. Q&A: Roland Martin, Contessa... Read more

Thursday's numbers: FNC huge! Candy's computer copped.  Q&A: Roland Martin. Petition vs petition.  Malveaux honored. Close, but not quite.  Obama vs cable news. Amanpour lost?  Roger and Wolf.  Hotline... Read more

Wednesday's numbers: FNC dominates. Stossel/Fox: part deux.  Big Ed loses it? Who is most trusted?  Fair and funny. Video: Kelly's Court on the ACORN lawsuit. Matthews at Holy Cross. ... Read more

Greta: who's the idiot?  CNN's turn to be snubbed. Tuesday's numbers: FNC sweep; Bill, Beck 1-2. Graduation day.  CNN hosts Mugabe. Keith color coded?  Key controversy. Party with Robin. ... Read more

Katie Couric: 45 minutes w/Glenn Beck. Monday's numbers: FNC sweeps! Weekend numbers. Joe vs Glenn.  Profile: Malkin. Olbermann oversight?  Obama's bad idea? Chryon craziness.  Hotline after dark. Marketing: Beck-style.  CNN... Read more

Numbers games, death threats, fifth graders, and more. It's an eclectic stew of vitriol in the latest action-packed edition of Fox Haters Week in Review!... Read more

Friday's numbers: O'Reilly #1 and #2! Q&A: Major Garrett, Frank Luntz. Kurtz: Obama vs Fox.  Olby by the numbers. Olbermann ad flap: update.  Joe jabs...who? Leaked email.  Profiles: Joy... Read more

CNN's King praised.  Profile: Big Ed. O'Reilly's sequestered speech. Sunday talkers: HuffPo recap. Shock: Media Matters lies about Fox! More CNN HD?  Soledad to Cuba. Dobbs blasts MSNBC.  Cry baby... Read more

J$P Video! Ann Coulter vs Dr Marc Lamont Hill:

From Geraldo At Large, Setpember 19 2009 foxnews ac mlh

J$P Video! James Rosen tries to stay on the air at the Values Voters confab:

From Studio B, Setpember 18 2009 foxnews jr vv frc

Thursday's numbers: FNC sweeps again. CNBC plummets.  Profile: Mika (via ICN).  Family flak. Beck cover photog discredited. Who's behind the birthers? Fox!! FNC: No plans to move Beck... Read more

The power of Roger Ailes? Analysis. Wednesday's numbers: O'Reilly tops 4M viewers! Huddy re-ups with FNC.  G-20 preview. CNN, Carter recycle false MSNBC report? Cable awards.  Money honey caught. Beck:... Read more

Tuesday's numbers: O'Reilly tops 4M. CNN's lost its way? Olby to attack Joe?  Beck at MSU. Q&A: Darren Rovell, Christiane Amanpour. Stossel: Why I Quit ABC.  Today's lawsuit. Carter cable... Read more

Stiffing Fox an Obama blunder? Monday's numbers: FNC tops rivals combined!  Beck smash.  Weekend numbers.  Weekly ranker. Ad shuffle update.  Blackwater blackout? Q&A: Shep, Geraldo. Rivera erupts. Wishful... Read more

The newshounds have no qualms about lying to smear Fox News. And suspected plagiarist Julie Driscoll is no exception. Her post tonight is ample evidence:... Read more

Andy Ostroy, The Huffington Post, and some blatant, despicable lies. We expose the fabricators in the latest fun-filled edition of Fox Haters Week in Review!... Read more

Beck promises "another tape" on Tuesday. Friday's numbers: FNC tops rivals by more than 3-1, 9/11 special #1 in demo, F&F tops 1 million viewers. Three is... Read more

J$P Video! Ann Coulter tangles with Juan Williams and Geraldo. Topic: Joe Wilson:

From Geraldo at Large, Setpember 13 2009 foxnews ac jw jw

Joe on the road. More wedding pix. Freedom Watch daily.  Booking battles. Sunday talkers: HuffPo recap.  Sklar skewers Beck. CNN avoiding the issue? Or not?  9/11 coverage recap. Updated through... Read more

J$P Video:

From Timeline of Terror, Setpember 11 2009 foxnews 9/11

Thursday's numbers: FNC dominates; O'Reilly, Beck tops. Gawker: Glenn Beck, America's Al-Qaeda terrorist! Anatomy of a scare. Blame CNN! Spot the goof! Blowback. Olbermann unloads on Beck. 9/11 coverage.  Another... Read more

Hannity tonight: 1st interview with Rep Joe Wilson. Advice to Obama: enter the No-Spin Zone. Wednesday's numbers: O'Reilly tops 5M! Obama viewers choose FNC.  Tuesday's numbers. Beck files... Read more

Monday's numbers: another FNC sweep. Weekend numbers. CNN trims webcast. Matthews recovering. Liz Claman: triathlete. Profiles: Dave Ramsey, Jenna Lee. Beck: O'Reilly's on my side.  Andrea's worried. Olby timeline.  The... Read more

Friday's numbers: Beck #1 show. Olby calls for Beck dirt, now backpedaling? Q&A: Kurtz.  Bret Baier baseball. MSNBC airing Cosby conclave. Crossfire redux?  CNN.com names editor. Olby's target.  Beck threatens... Read more

The line-up: vampires, a "crazy bitch", and The Lone Ranger! They're all a part of the latest action-packed edition of Fox Haters Week in Review.... Read more

Beck gets results. NewsCore is coming.  Q&A: Robin Meade. Olbermann: Send me Beck dirt! Who won? Beck ? The smear machine? Makeup by Mario.  Greta gets Jimbo. Sunday talkers: HuffPo... Read more

What is your must-MISS cable news program?

Votes for other: MSNBC, all of them, 24 Hour Fox cable, 'Shepherd' Smith, anything on FNC.

Thursday's numbers: FNC sweeps. Q&A: Margaret Brennan. CNN journalism.  Hotline after dark. Will Joe go?  Campbell, Alexis to GMA?  Tucker special tonite. Updated through the day.  Use our valuable... Read more

Wednesday's numbers: FNC crushes rivals. FNC plans 9/11 special. Controversial key. MSNBC dayside changes flop. Operation Pat rekindled. MSNBC scrubs column. Imus: it's official.  Olby named in lawsuit.  Hotline after... Read more

Tuesday's numbers: FNC sweeps.  August program ranker: FNC is phenomenal! Reese analysis. Coop droops. Campbell's slump. Five weird minutes. CNN iReport: Glenn Beck a rapist murderer?! Schultz splits... Read more

Monday's numbers: FNC sweeps! August numbers: FNC up, CNN & MSNBC down, HLN mixed. Weekend numbers. HuffPo: Joe for Prez?!? Mary Alice Williams resurfaces. Coop to Kabul.  Hotline... Read more