George Will: Occupy Wall Street Represents The Spirit And Intellect Of The American Left
On This Week today, George Will argued that the Occupy Wall Street protestors should be highlighted by the media and the Republicans should embrace it because the general rowdiness of the protestors, in his view, represents "the spirit and intellect of the American left." Christiane Amanpour reported on the Wall Street protests, which...
The Politics Of Thurston Howell: How A Gilligan’s Island Character Became A Big Media Meme
Last night, Rachel Maddow compared billionaire candidate Mitt Romney to fictional billionaire Thurston Howell III. If you're looking for a rich-person caricature, there is no better person to cite than the oil baron of Gilligan's Island. But it seems that 2011 is the year where both liberals and conservatives are pulling out the "You're more...
Dennis Miller: ‘Michele Bachmann Shouldn’t Trust Mean Girls On The Left’ (i.e. Tina Brown)
Funny bearded dude Dennis Miller paid a visit to Fox News' The Factor to discuss the Newsweek's silly Michele Bachmann cover, which frankly seems to be bothering everyone... with the exception of Bachmann herself. Miller told Bill O'Reilly that Newsweek's Tina Brown is a "mean girl" and that Bachmann shouldn't trust...
Bill Maher’s New Rule: If The GOP Gets The Tea Party, Liberals Need The ‘Donner Party’
In Bill Maher's final New Rule of the night, he suggested that if tea partiers get to control the Republican party and act like hostage negotiators, the Democrats should have their own branch party that would be just as ridiculously partisan as the tea party, because the only thing they haven't tried yet is fighting...
Mediaite Historical Society Presents: Colmes, Fox News’ New Communist TV Show
In December 2008, cable news' premier debate couple, Sean Hannity and Alan Colmes, split up, one to host his own program and the other to contribute to the debates of many on Fox News. At the time, it was unclear to what extent Colmes would remain with Fox News or what a program...
New York Times: Boom Times For Liberal Magazines?
Though Democrats around the country are hurting after last week's midterm elections, the New York Times argues today that liberal magazines like The Nation may flourish in these times. Jeremy W. Peters reports that historically, the 146-year-old magazine has seen growth in circulation and revenue in times when liberals were the minority party in American...
Jon Stewart’s Media Critique: The Rally to Restore Sanity Speech
Jon Stewart's problem with cable TV, brought to you by cable TV.
‘One Nation Working Together’ Rally Claims Bigger Numbers Than ‘Restoring Honor’
Maybe Ed Schultz was right about being able to attract more people than Glenn Beck: organizers of today's "One Nation Together Rally" are claiming that, based on a "satellite image," there are definitively more people on the Washington Mall today than there were on the 29th of August. Congratulations, liberals! Except "Restoring Honor"...
