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Murphy unlikely to appear on MSNBC

August 28th, 2008 · No Comments

By: Michael Calderone

Last night, while analyst (and former McCain adviser) Mike Murphy was talking about how he believes the Clintons secretly back McCain — making the grand claim to Chris Matthews that Hillary would even vote for McCain — Keith Olbermann said …

“Republican” Joe Lieberman

August 28th, 2008 · No Comments

By: Michael Calderone

I know that Joe Lieberman, the Independent Senator from Connecticut, is rumored to be on McCain’s VP short list, but I think CBS might be jumping the gun. (Or, they know something we don’t).

A release for Sunday’s "Face the Nation."

CBS …

Preparing for Vanity Fair-Google

August 28th, 2008 · No Comments

By: Michael Calderone

Besides that whole Obama speech going on tonight, there’s another event likely to be as tough to get into — Vanity Fair and Google’s huge end-of-convention bash. Indeed, the line to simply pick up tickets for tonight took about an …

Stewart on MSNBC: “Lord of the Flies”

August 28th, 2008 · No Comments

By: Michael Calderone

The Russert factor

August 28th, 2008 · No Comments

By: Michael Calderone

Yesterday, I reported on the convention craziness at MSNBC, with the network’s stars battling each other on air. In the Wall Street  Journal, Rebecca Dana makes a good point about the power vacuum at the network.

The sudden death …

Obama group targets National Review writer

August 28th, 2008 · No Comments

By: Michael Calderone

Ben writes that the Obama campaign’s "Action Wire" has been fighting back against critics, including Stanley Kurtz, author of this week’s National Review cover story on Obama’s relationship to former Weather Underground member Bill Ayers.

In the action e-mail, Kurtz …

Kristof’s apology

August 28th, 2008 · No Comments

By: Michael Calderone

Two weeks ago, NYT columnist Nicholas Kristof told the paper’s public editor that he would apologize to Dr. Steven Hatfill, who he had written about as a "person of interest" in the anthrax case. Hatfill was innocent, but only …

Press trapped after Clinton speech

August 27th, 2008 · No Comments

By: Michael Calderone

Following Bill Clinton’s speech, several reporters left the Pepsi Center’s press gallery. But upon returning, they were notified by security that they weren’t allowed come back in, and instead could watch from TV’s in the arena hallway. (Try telling that …

MSNBC pres defends network stars

August 27th, 2008 · No Comments

By: Michael Calderone

I’ve been linking over the past 48 hours to the on-air squabbles among MSNBC stars, and spoke this afternoon to network president Phil Griffin for story now up online.

DENVER — Amid a spate of awkward on-air conflicts among MNSBC anchors …

Remainders: 26 million

August 27th, 2008 · No Comments

By: Michael Calderone

Tuesday’s convention broadcast brings in 26 million viewers.

Rick Warren’s launching a new magazine.

Daily Kos writer goes behind-the-scenes at Fox. So does the Observer.

Rahm Emanuel is off-the-record at Time …




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