Brokaw: Hasn't Been This Much Excitement for a New Prez Since JFK

November 13th, 2008 2:46 PM
The Obama-lovin' was in full bloom on Wednesday's "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" when interim "Meet the Press" host Tom Brokaw actually said, "I don't remember this level of excitement for a new president since 1960 when Jack Kennedy was elected President of the United States."Now, in fairness, as I was born in 1960, I don't know what kind of excitement existed for JFK after that November's…

Late-Night Comics Attack Republicans By 7 to 1 Ratio

October 17th, 2008 5:09 AM
Not that any of us here could possibly be surprised -- I say that to head off the inevitable comments asking how we could be -- but a new study from the Center for Media and Public Affairs finds that late-night comedians attack Republicans far more than they do Democrats. In fact, the CMPA found a lopsided 7 to 1 ratio of Republican compared to Democrat jokes. "The total: Republicans, 286.…

John McCain on 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien

July 19th, 2008 4:01 PM
John McCain joined comedian Conan O'Brien on NBC's "Late Night" Friday, and did very well:

CNBC’s Burnett Reveals Cramer 'Certifiably' Crazy; Why She Called Bu

January 18th, 2008 4:05 PM
CNBC "Street Sweetie" Erin Burnett revealed what some might have suspected about "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer all along. "[H]e's crazy - certifiably," Burnett said on the January 18 "Late Night with Conan O'Brien." Of course, Cramer is a regular on NBC's "Today" and "Nightly News" as an expert on the economy. On December 19, Cramer appeared on "Today" and was very critical of Fed Chairman…

Bill Maher Attacks Christians Over Communion Sacrament

January 5th, 2008 1:57 AM

Network Coverage of Writers' Strike: 'Jesus Wouldn't Cross' Picket Lin

January 3rd, 2008 5:10 PM
Journalists often fret about Big Business. Yet their coverage leans so pro-union that they won't give the business side of the story - even when they ARE the business. The writers' strike has cost the networks millions in lost ad revenue from the lack of new primetime and late-night shows. But now that late night lives again, the coverage is all about "awareness" of the writers' guild and the…