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Joe Scarborough: Unidentified F'd Observation
2008-04-24 14:15:00
Something like: We had a top secret committee(subcommittee?) in Congress to give the public plausible explanations for UFO sightings. MSNBC's "Morning Joe " Scarborough - formerly obscure resigned congressman - talking about the UFO sightings in Arizona and the "explanation" from a guy claiming the objects were merely flares attached to helium balloons.He's meshuggenah. Trust me. If you saw it and remember the exchange, tell me. I'd just staggered out before 7 am and was assaulted by the astonishing claim before I had my first cup of coffee.
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Reynolds Rap
2008-04-24 14:01:00
Swag hag Star Jones jettisons Al Reynolds - her hubby of three years. NYDN Nobody's shocked... Trouble in paradise rumored for months.

Olbermann's Big Flack Attack
2008-04-24 13:42:00
Consider the source: Rupert's NYP Page Six . MSNBC talking head Keith Olbermann isn't just a blowhard, he's a hypocrite. After USA Today columnist Lorrie Lynch criticized CNBC anchor Erin Burnett for refusing to do an interview without her flack present, Olbermann named Lynch the "Worst Person in the World" on his nightly show, stating that all public figures are interviewed with "press handlers." Responding this week on her daily "Who's News" blog, Lynch points out that in 2005, Olbermann himself gave her "a lovely interview that was completely handler-free." Lynch told Page Six, "I sent Keith an e-mail to thank him for the mention; I haven't heard back."
More About: Hypocrisy , New York Post , Rupert Murdoch

Fork It
2008-04-24 13:21:00
An insignificant Tee Vee starlet invited by MSNBC to Saturday's WH Correspondents' dinner backs out after her hosts refused to pay all expenses for her not invited pain-in-the-ass boyfriend. Who the hell is Spencer Pratt and why is he making these demands sniffing the event was not "A-listy enough"? NYP Page Six MSNBC denies inviting Heidi Montag .Curses on the late Michael Kelly for triggering the pimping of this august dinner by inviting Ollie North's hot blonde secretary Fawn Hall more than 20 years ago during the Reagan Iran-Contra thing. "This Dinner 's Not A Winner" AJR 1999 "Has WH Dinner Made Press Look Elitist?" NewsBustersSome dubious previous "gets" (the competition for the most notorious guests more intense than "American Idol"): Bill Clinton's overbite queen Paula Jones, Gary Hart paramour Donna Rice (also snagged by Kelly when he was at the Baltimore Sun), Hustler scumbag Larry Flynt (by the late JFK Jr. when he was publisher of "George" mag).
More About: Ronald Reagan

Larry King: Banished To Broadcast Siberia?
2008-04-24 13:10:00
A new wrinkle in septuagenarian Larry King 's CNN contract extension that leaves open the door for Katie Couric to slide in: no guarantee of his 9 pm time slot. Newsday 's Verne Gay reports ol' Lar may air but a less-prime time. Verne Gay Newsday
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The Amazed Randi
2008-04-22 15:06:00
A Boston lady Tee Vee general manager (NBC WHDH) in court today after her disorderly conduct arrest. Police say Randi Goldklank was met at Logan Airport by cops after the crew called ground security. Cops cuffed her after the plane landed. Police say the Ch. 7 suit was screaming and resisting arrest.Boston Herald: Goldklank said she was sitting by herself on the plane when a man sat down next to her. About 15 minutes into the flight, as Goldklank slept, she said the man put his hands in an ?inappropriate area.?According to Goldklank, when she felt his hand, she asked him, ?What are you doing?? She said the man responded, ?Doesn?t that feel good??Goldklank said she then yelled at the man to ?please leave the seat,? and the man left.?Maybe I said it too loud." Miz Randi insists she wasn't drinking...
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Philippe The Bird
2008-04-22 14:47:00
Les Moonves getting the bird from Viacom czar Philippe Dauman. Peter Lauria NYP "Sources said Dauman's ultimate goal, which factored into the Paramount-Showtime negotiations, is to continue driving CBS' stock price down to the point where Redstone can justify booting Moonves, much as he did with former Viacom CEO Tom Freston in 2006. "Dauman's dream is to get rid of Moonves and put Viacom and CBS back together again." Bad Moonves Rising. Blue Moonves. Barking At The Moonves. Moonvesdance. Dancing On The Moonves. Paper Moonves. Moonves Shadow. Walking On The Moonves. MoonvesRaker.
More About: Television , Bird , Les Moonves , Revenge

Rap Quest: Well Hung
2008-04-22 14:03:00
CNN's Richard "Is That A Rocket In Your Pocket Or Are You Just Glad To See Me" Quest 's Central Park bust where he told cops "I have meth in my pocket" memorialized with T-shirts. Jossip Quest was merely violating the park's curfew when cops found Quest engaged in some weird solo S & M with a rope around his neck and private parts.

NBC Gets Rock Off
2008-04-22 13:38:00
"30 Rock " out of "family hour" after viewers went nuts after a recent episode referred to MILF.** NYT The show moves to 9:30 after "The Office ." Predictably NBC is offering a different reason for moving "Dirty Rock": "The Office" is a better lead-in. **Mothers I'd Like To F
More About: Hypocrisy , Tina Fey , Bad Taste

Earth Angle
2008-04-22 13:19:00
"Earth Day died the minute they canceled that Earth Day concert here on Sunday. Because of rain. Because of lightning." Hank Stuever Wash Post on the 38th anniversary of Earth Day.Earth Day for George Bush stopped in 2006. [photo April 22, 1970]
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Natural Born Killers
2008-04-22 12:38:00
"This campaign year, more than any other, highlights the pecking order of television appearances ? the higher the politicians? stature or rank, the less they have to clown; the farther behind they are in the polls, the harder they have to sing for their supper." Alessandra's Axiom [Alessandra Stanley NYT]Yesterday Cindy McCain guest-hosted ABC's "The View." Today it's Laura and Barbara Bush on "Today." David Hinckley NYDNLast night Obama was on Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. Hillary was on Colbert last week. Germophobe Howie Mandel didn't have to shake George Bush's hand during Bush's appearance last night on "Deal Or No Deal." Bush was far and away on video. Leno, Letterman, Conan. FDR and Eleanor are rolling in their graves...On "The Daily Show" last night people were rolling in the aisles. Obama killed.Jon Stewart: "Will you pull a bait-and-switch, sir, and enslave the white race? Is that your plan?" Obama: "That is not our plan, Jon, but I think your paranoia might make ...
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China Syndrome
2008-04-20 16:26:00
China orchestrates a slick protest outside CNN's LA studios demanding Jack Cafferty 's head.On the April 9 airing of "The Situation Room," Cafferty said of America's relationship with China: "We continue to import their junk with the lead paint on them and the poisoned pet food and export... jobs to places where you can pay workers a dollar a month to turn out the stuff that we're buying from Wal-Mart. So I think our relationship with China has certainly changed. I think they're basically the same bunch of goons and thugs they've been for the last 50 years." LA TimesCNN later clarified Cafferty's comments claiming he was referring to the government and not to the people.
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Interview With The Vampire
2008-04-20 16:02:00
What's with The Great Communicator's son, Ron Reagan? Caught his ghastly appearance Friday on MSNBC star David Gregory's "Race For The White House." Junior either ran out of Ritalin or was on cocaine. His performance was so frenetic I had to leave the room. Is it just me but is young Ron morphinginto Dracula with that black widow's peak and vampire teeth? Disconcerting. Does he see his shadow? A Sirius vampiress sucked the blood of two unwitting victims in a taped show that will never see the light of day. NYP Page Six
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Joe Scarborough's Race For The Exit
2008-04-19 17:55:00
An MSNBC flack denies Joe Scarborough walked off the David Gregory "Race For The White House" show yesterday after an on-air dust-up with ballsy, take-no-prisoners Ph.D. contributor Rachel Maddow. "Joe didn't walk off. He chose not to participate in the final couple of minutes of the discussion because he felt the conversation didn't fit his role as a political analyst." Huff Post has the videoThe narcissistic Florida goold ol' boy bully Joe has a history of on-air woes with women. He dons his wife beater and batters Mika Brzezinski at "Morning Joe Blows." Joe appears to like his wimmin' Stepford. Is there something in the MSNBC water? David Gregory dressed down by Tim Russert after Gregory verbally abused a waitress?

See BS
2008-04-19 17:42:00
Les Moonbeam emerged from the shadows at CBS yesterday with his pom poms and rah-rah-buck-up-the-troops spin at Couric-fatigued CBS News. Thyose who were there for the "off-the-record" surprise appearance rushed to the phones and rang up the press. The leaks were either orchestrated by Moonves or by unauthorized rogues. ?Very forceful,? the executive said, quoting him as saying that he ?could not be happier with the content of CBS News and with the ?Evening News? anchor? and that Ms. Couric would be the anchor ?today, tomorrow and in the future,? while acknowledging that the ratings for the evening newscast were ?very frustrating.? Bill Carter NYTMoonves appears to have inherited the same gene that's keeping Hillary in the presidential race...
More About: Katie Couric , New York Times , Les Moonves

Don't Get Mad. Get Vlad.
2008-04-19 16:40:00
Russian ex-KGB thug "Vlad the Impaler" Putin shuts down a Moscow newspaper that reported Putin had secretly jettisoned his wife for a 24-year-old Olympic gymnast. Putin denied the speculation yesterday. ?I have always disliked those who, with their infected noses and erotic fantasies, break into other people?s private affairs.? NYT Here's Russia's Interfax version. Pravda 1 Pravda 2 No mention in Tass (I still call it Tass even though it is now Itar-Tass) The Moscow newspaper editor has disappeared; perhaps spirited to a Gorky psych "hospital" for "therapy." More Alina Kabayeva photos here and here. ABC News should be grateful Putin isn't prez here...
More About: Barack Obama , Hillary Clinton , Censorship , Russia , Vladimir Putin

RapQuest
2008-04-18 23:24:00
"I have meth in my pocket." CNN travel guru Richard Quest to cops after he was arrested in Central Park. NYT AOL TV describes Quest as "perky." A gross understatement that usually applies to babes like Katie Couric.
More About: Drugs , Crime , Addiction , New York Times

Putin On The Splits
2008-04-18 19:11:00
Russian stud "Vlad the Impaler" Putin dumps his Babushka for a gymnast known for her "extreme natural flexibility." NYDNPutin's 56. His intended is 24. They'll marry in June after he sheds the presidential mantle.
More About: Marriage , Russia , Vladimir Putin , Adultery

Jeff Zucker: BFF
2008-04-18 19:01:00
NYP Page Six : NBC Universal president Jeff Zucker has a good sense of humor, even when he feels he's been double-crossed. Zucker was furious when he found out his "friend" Harvey Weinstein had made a deal to move NBC-owned Bravo's top-rated "Project Runway " to Lifetime. In the lawsuit Zucker and NBC filed against Weinstein last week claiming "Project Runway" producers violated Bravo's right of first refusal by signing a five-season deal with Lifetime, it cited a promise Weinstein made in 2007, when he allegedly told Zucker: "You can only have in your life five true friends, and I consider you one of my five friends. And I'm telling you, I will not embarrass you." Now, an NBC insider says, "Jeff has been joking and telling people, 'I'm thinking about filing a defamation suit against Harvey for telling people we're such good friends.' " It also remains to be seen whether Weinstein's other projects will be promoted on NBC in the future. A rep for NBC declined to comment. Weins...

Media: Reelin' In The Years
2008-04-18 18:52:00
The Gray Lady is terminal. NYTJon Fine on DC's $450 monument to the past: "The Newseum is designed for an era when news anchors and their ilk had a central status in public discourse, not a shrinking one. It was built for yesterday, not today?and definitely not tomorrow."
More About: Media , Newspapers , New York Times , New Media , Years

Vets To Time Mag: Stick It
2008-04-18 18:37:00
"Hilarious!' "One for the ages!" "Two thumbs up!" "Riveting!" The statute of limitations has expired on Hollywood 's moratorium on tasteless 9/11 movies. ?Postal,? opening nationwide May 23. Touted as a ?shock comedy,? the film begins by depicting the Sept. 11 hijackers making moronic comments about the paradise that awaits them. The film is likely to offend just about everyone with its premise that includes ?a gang of bosomy commandos [who] face off against Osama bin Laden and the Taliban in an epic battle that will determine the fate of the world.? Politico What are TIME mag editors smoking? Check out the tasteless, offensive slam on the WWII soldiers who planted the American flag on Iwo Jima. Business & Media
More About: Movies , Global Warming , Time

Anderson Cooper's Little Latin Lupe Lu
2008-04-18 17:34:00
Anderson Cooper's 22-year-old ex-boyfriend, a dolphin trainer. (Gawker photo compilation.) LA Rag Mag: "Everyone knows Anderson Cooper is gay, but no one knows who he dated until now. "
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Matt Lauer: Lust Buster
2008-04-18 17:14:00
NYDN Rush & Molloy: Matt Lauer clearly cherishes his family after his near-divorce from wife Annette last year. The "Today" anchor is due to spend three weeks in China covering the Olympics. "I don't want to be separated from them for that long."The Earth failed to move with Kathie Lee Gifford's mid-life reinvention as a "Today" show fourth hour chatterbox. TV Newser The New York Times appears to be on either NBC's or Kathie Lee's payroll.Katie Couric mid-life silver lining: Millions for her autobiography. NYP Page Six Her exit sooner rather than later may be precipitated by the unruly spate of Katie-Leaving stories, the latest, NYP's Michael Starr. A CBS flack to Starr: "We think readers are extraordinarily bored with this infantile and nasty piling on, and will continue to focus not on baseless rumor and conjecture, but on the quality and depth of the broadcast - which is second to none."
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Pope Rope-A-Dopes
2008-04-18 16:37:00
Brian Williams: When was the last time you went to church? Same question to the lot of you Pope ring kissers off-the-chart about the Pontiff's visit. Has the Vatican's Swiss Army Guard sent anthrax letters? Venal George Bush tells the Pope his speech yesterday was "awesome?" The Devil to whom Bush sold his soul responds to the prez's straying from Satan's playbook with an earthquake in Illinois."Faced with the prospect of salvation," Tim Russert blabs to Brian Williams this am on his private audience with the Pope yesterday, "I kept my mouth shut." Tim and Wolf Blitzer were the "Buffalo Boys" version of Milwaukee's finest: "Laverne & Shirley Meet The Pope." Except they kept their yaps shut. TV Newser: "I must say, I don't often say it, but I truly feel blessed that I had this opportunity to do what I've just done," said Blitzer to CNN's John King who was sub-anchoring the Situation Room while Blitzer was at the University. King said, "Pope Benedict may be the only m...
More About: Religion , Bill Maher , Catholics

ABC Debait
2008-04-18 15:57:00
Reaction to the ABC News presidential debate breaks along ideological lines. Repubs gave high marks; Dems not so much. Charlie Gibson (in the same suit he wore at the debate), tackled the post-debate mortem on air last night: Howard Kurtz Wash Post: On Gibson's "World News" last night, ABC said "thousands of angry viewers" had posted comments on its Web site, one complaining of "shoddy journalism" and another saying "Shame on you, Charlie and George. We deserve better." After it was reported Stephanopoulos asked the William Ayers question at the behest of Sean Hannity who has been beating the Ayers/Obama connection to death on "H&C", Stephanopoulos covered his ass claiming he had been "following" the William Ayers issue "since February." "What finally tipped the balance on whether to ask it or not was that as far as we could tell, Obama had never answered the question." Obama accuses ABC of playing "gotcha games." NYP Buried in the blitzkrieg: ABC hit a high note with 10....
More About: Barack Obama , Media Bias , Howard Dean , Terrorists

NBC: Snakes On The Wane?
2008-04-18 15:24:00
Ensconced in a spare bedroom, he's just a lone ranger tracking down TV tidbits but "the suits at NBC are trying to figure out how FTVLive keeps breaking the major stories about the Peacock, before they are ready to make it public? One suit was heard in the executive suites at NBC saying "How the fuck is this guy (FTVLive) getting this information?"' More hereOver at sister MSNBC, Jossip reports: After story after story about new MSNBC anchor David Gregory began leaking out of the network?s D.C. bureau right here to Jossip, like his tendency to yell at waitresses, we?re told staffers have been instructed to keep quiet. Or, as one source puts it, to ?stop speaking out of school.? Obviously, Gregory isn?t pleased to see his dirty laundry swinging in the wind. And what about Andrea Mitchell? ?For all of her crazy antics, [she] never goes on a witch hunt like this,? says a spy. ?She simply admits when she was wrong and goes forward.?
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Not-So-Nicene Screed
2008-04-18 00:08:00
I'm shuddering contemplating how MSNBC "Countdown" Keith Olbermann 's massive ego is being fed like "The Blob's" voracious and indiscriminate consumption of humans. Dick Cheney at last night's Radio & Television Correspondents' dinner:"Countdown" frequent guest Mo Rocca entertained the gimlet-eyed journos wie Cth a riff on Katie Couric , Larry King, and C-BS. "She's simply waiting for Larry King to wander off," he said. "You know things are really bad when CBS News was included as one of the charities in Idol Gives Back."Mitt Romney performed a decidedly unstiff Top Ten List on why he bailed the Repub race. More at TV Newser...Catholic Tim Russert and Jewish Wolf Blitzer left the soiree early to pray for journalistic guidance prior to their private audience today with the Pope. TV Newser The Pope reportedly absolved their confessed TV news sins with an admonition to channel their talents for the greater good.
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ABC Hillary Shills Debate Bias Backfires
2008-04-17 23:50:00
Wipe that peach lip-glossed smile off a starry-eyed Chelsea Clinton. Voters' mistrust of your mommy overrides the Venus Flytrap intended for Obama engineered by Charles Gibson, George Stephanopoulos, ABC News, and the Clinton henchmen.Slick Willie was tickling himself while watching the Hillary Show. ABC News
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Madonna: Like A Surgeon
2008-04-17 16:00:00
This woman once rendered mortal men speechless. Guess who. Answer here. At least she hasn't had massive plastic surgery like Madonna with new face tighter than Keith Olbermann 's pursed lips (still reeling from George Stephanopoulos taking up right-winger Sean Hannity's obsession with Obama's Chicago bud, domestic terrorist William Ayers). News BustersHere's Madonna and her phony English accent vacuuming to suck you into buying her new CD.
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TV News: Good Night And Good Luck.
2008-04-17 15:10:00
Cindy McCain co-hosts ABC's "The View " Monday. NYDNABC News weatherdude Sam Champion fronts a "20/20" special Friday night on the weather: "Your Weather: Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity." NYDN Will Champion address stupid weathermen tricks like cute dog props? Charlie Gibson fronting a shameless promotion of Babs Walters's new book with a special on how special she is. NYP Echoing what I've pimped, Columbia Journalism Review advises CBS News to not pay Katie Couric 's heir an obscene salary. I've gone further suggesting CBS just bag the evening news. TV Newser: The closing session of this year's RTNDA conference pondered the question "What Would Murrow Do?" He'd kill the formerly noble industry that spawned him in the halcyon days of TV news. NBC could end up sold if parent company GE's earnings continue to drop. "Once-isolated calls for at least a partial breakup of the conglomerate have become a chorus, with NBC Universal, appliances and GE Money, the consumer finance u...
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