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Conan's Cold Open

Posted on November 9, 2010 at 9:45 am by Bob Cesca

This cracked me up. The cold open from Conan’s new TBS show:

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Doof Quote of the Day

Posted on June 26, 2010 at 12:42 pm by Bob Cesca

“This Sunday: Exclusive! Sen. John McCain” NBC’s Meet the Press

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Quote of the Day

Posted on January 14, 2010 at 3:25 pm by Bob Cesca

“And I just want to say to the kids out there watching: You can do anything you want in life. Unless Jay Leno wants to do it, too.” —Conan O’Brien Via Chez

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The 'Progressive' Trigger

Posted on November 12, 2009 at 10:59 am by Bob Cesca

I’m a little concerned about this item indicating that the White House thinks the trigger is “more progressive” than the opt-out. Okeedokee. But again, this is from an anonymous source to NBC’s Mark Whitaker and these sorts of things have … Continue reading →

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Twitchy Limbaugh

Posted on October 12, 2009 at 10:31 am by Bob Cesca

Have you ever noticed how twitchy Limbaugh is? I was just watching clips from the new NBC interview with the Republican leader, and for a guy who infamously mocked a Parkinson victim’s tremors, Limbaugh can’t seem to stop flailing his … Continue reading →

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Why Is NBC Protecting the Wingnuts?

Posted on September 13, 2009 at 5:27 pm by Bob Cesca

Chez details how NBC sanitized a wingnut quote about Muslims taking over the country. Of course, here’s precisely why: They’re well aware of the accusations of a liberal bias — very, very tired accusations by now, and ones that are … Continue reading →

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That NBC Poll on the Public Option

Posted on August 19, 2009 at 3:47 pm by Bob Cesca

Here’s a shocker. NBC changed the wording of their public option poll question and yet they continue to compare today’s numbers with the results from a very different question. You’ve probably also noticed that the general tone from the “very … Continue reading →

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Corporate Media and "Liberal Bias"

Posted on August 1, 2009 at 9:38 am by Bob Cesca

The stock response to a wingnut screaming about the “liberal media” is to remind him or her that the news media is owned by wealthy, conservative executives who operate multinational conglomerates — not liberals. The counterattack we hear is that … Continue reading →

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Jay's Goodbye

Posted on May 30, 2009 at 3:27 pm by Bob Cesca

Last night was Jay Leno’s last Tonight Show. It wasn’t the most touching TV goodbye ever, but it was nice. Video here. Meanwhile, NBC still hasn’t acknowledged on their Tonight Show Experience website that Ernie Kovacs was a host of … Continue reading →

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The Tonight Show and NBC Disses Ernie

Posted on April 30, 2009 at 8:46 pm by Bob Cesca

Photo: Cover of Life Magazine, April 1957 Very few people realize that Ernie Kovacs was the host of the Tonight Show in the middle 1950s. And it doesn’t really help that NBC and television historians routinely neglect mentioning not just … Continue reading →

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