In a move that was widely expected by many, NBC News announced today that Tom Brokaw will take over as anchor of Meet The Press through the remainder of the election cycle.
As for a more permanent anchor once the election season is over, I suspect that it could possibly be Tom Brokaw, although I believe […]

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During my time on The Blog Bunker today, on Sirius 110 Indie_Talk, Joe and I discussed the loss of Tim Russert and what he meant to the world of politics and the world of journalism.
Now that I am back at my hotel, I am looking over some Russert related stories and found a great piece […]

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The New Yorker has posted a must-read piece by Peter Boyer that looks into the life and daily dealings of Keith Olbermann.
Many could argue that Keith Olbermann, and his nightly show Countdown, have transformed cable news in many ways. It is not very often that we get to see someone like Olbermann on cable news […]

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According to the Huffington Post and the NY Times, Tim Russert has died at the age of 58 of a heart attack. Russert is most notably known for being the host of Meet The Press on NBC.
Russert apparently suffered a massive heart attack and collapsed at the NBC Washington bureau according to sources.
MSNBC is now […]

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Every time I watch Countdown during one of Keith Olbermann’s Special Comments, I always get that warm feeling inside of feeling good about someone in the media finally standing up and telling things exactly the way they need to be told.
Last night was no exception…..

Regardless of what you may think about Keith Olbermann, and his […]

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MSNBC/NBC has confirmed that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are currently in a meeting tonight at her D.C. home.
Not sure what may come of it, but I would guess they are talking over several things, including the VP spot, uniting the party, and coming up with a way to help pay off Clinton’s estimated $20 […]

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When Hillary Rodham Clinton gets up in front a crowd, on national TV, and tells the world that she is ahead in the popular vote, why won’t the media correct her?
Note to media…… You have to call bullshit and correct her.
Currently, Hillary Clinton is out there on the trail spewing two different lies:
1. She is […]

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If you were watching cable news around the 6:30-7:30pm EST. time frame, you will no doubt have seen the live coverage of the John Edwards endorsement speech during an Obama event tonight.
Well, not if you were watching Fixed News.
MSNBC covered it live, CNN covered it live, so why did Fixed News choose not to cover […]

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MSNBC has scooped up Mike Huckabee as part of the West Virginia primary coverage tomorrow night from 6pm to 11pm. He will be on in place of Joe Scarborough who is on vacation this week.
Should be interesting to hear Huckabee go up against Matthews, Olbermann, and Maddow, although he will fit right in with Pat […]

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Bob Cesca has posted a new piece of the the Huffington Post that is a must read piece.
Bob has written about the media and how they are playing on the Rev. Wright issue, and he has done it quite well. I have been saying to weeks now that the MSM need to do their job […]

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In case you missed MTP yesterday, here is a clip of Howard Dean’s time on the show.

It looks like the MI/FL war is going to continue going on for a little while longer. Dean now says that delegates should be seated in some fashion. Clearly, this is not going to be solved so that it […]

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A new MSNBC article has Sen. John McCain saying we are in a recession.

I would agree Sen. McCain, I would agree.

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Head on over to YouTube to check out video of Barack Obama today on the Hardball College Tour.
Big thanks to VotersThinkdotOrg for posting the videos.
Barack was awesome during the live show today, so be sure to check it out if you missed it.

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Dan Calabrese of the North Star Writers Group has broken an interesting story about Hillary Clinton and her time as a committee staff member during the Watergate investigation.
Jerry Zeifman, who supervised Sen. Clinton during her time on the committee fired her from the committee and refused a letter of recommendation.
When asked why Hillary Clinton was […]

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According to a new MSNBC article, two lawyers, one Republican and one Democrat, have concluded that John McCain’s 1936 birth in the Panama Canal does not disqualify him to run for president.
According to the article:
“Based on the original meaning of the Constitution, the Framers’ intentions, and subsequent legal and historical precedent, Senator McCain’s birth to […]

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