Norah O’Donnell Hammers Jay Carney On Attempted Assassination of Saudi Ambassador
To the untrained eye it might seem that Norah O'Donnell of CBS should be buying a beer for White House Press Secretary Jay Carney right now to make up for her hardcore follow-up questioning at this afternoon's press briefing on how the United States would be reacting to the attempted assassination attempt of...
Jane Harman Calls Out Bill Maher For Sexist Slam Of Fox News’ Megyn Kelly
On Friday night's Real Time, host Bill Maher punctuated his dissection of Thursday night's Fox News/Google Republican Presidential Debate with a nasty sexist slam of moderator Megyn Kelly. Recapping one of Kelly's questions, Maher referred to her simply as "this blonde twink."Former Democratic Congresswoman Jane Harman called Maher out over the remark, prompting...
Ari Fleischer Joins CNN As Political Contributor
Ari Fleischer, former White House Press Secretary for President George W. Bush, has joined CNN as a political contributor, the network announced this morning. Fleischer served as the primary spokesman on Bush’s presidential campaign and through the rough early years of Bush’s presidency, covering 2000 recount, 9/11 and the U.S.’s entry into Iraq and Afghanistan,...
Rick Perry, Death Dealer: The Poster Child For Why We Need Government Regulations
Republican frontrunner Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) has been under a glaring media spotlight since entering the GOP field, and while it hasn't been completely ignored, Perry's life insurance scheme to open a futures market on dead Texas teachers deserves more attention than it's getting. Even the liberals who have noted the ghoulish plan...
Peter Schnall: Nat Geo’s 9/11 Retrospective With George Bush Took ‘Several Months Of Negotiations’
Journalist Peter Schnall offered a revealing interview with Turnstyle about the effort that went into convincing former President George W. Bush to discuss his memories of 9/11 with National Geographic for the channel's upcoming documentary special. As it turns out, Bush's people were quite open to the interview and, after what turned out to be...
The Ed Show Panel Conjures Disturbing Image Of Dick Cheney As Bush’s ‘Security Blanket’
On a day that has seen a lot of painful (and painfully dull) rehashing of political angst against former Vice President Dick Cheney, pegged to his upcoming autobiography, Ed Schultz's Cheney panel managed to squeeze out an entertaining wrinkle or two. On Thursday night's The Ed Show, Ring of Fire host Mike Papantonio struggled...
Mediaite Historical Society Presents: Zell Miller Challenges Chris Matthews To A Duel
Today, we take a video out of the vault to remind everyone that the 2012 elections are not yet the most uncivil in history, nor should we be wishing them to be anything proper or hushed. Back in the calm old days of 2004, when an incumbent president was facing a moderately flimsy challenge from...
