House

Trish Nelson: Huffpo Going Mainstream?

source: Huffington Post

Patrick Caddell, a Fox News contributor and former pollster for President Carter, said he had spoken to Democratic consultants who said they were told by the White House to avoid appearances on Fox. He declined to give their names. Caddell said he had not gotten that message himself from th...

Published Mon, Nov 9

Fox News' Emanuel advances Lieberman's dubious claim about public option increasing debt

source: Media Matters for America

Bills with public option require its costs to be covered by premiums, not federal funds House, Senate health committee bills require premiums to cover costs of public plan. Although the Senate has not released the text of its compromise bill, both the House bill and the Senate HELP Commit...

Published Mon, Nov 9

Matt Osborne: The Media Stovepipe

source: Huffington Post

One Democratic strategist said that shortly after an appearance on Fox he got a phone call from a White House official telling him not to be a guest on the show again. The call had an intimidating tone, he said. Caddell said he had not gotten that message himself from the White House. (Emphasis m...

Published Mon, Nov 9

Anonymous Democratic Strategist Claims White House Discouraged Fox News Appearances

source: Huffington Post

At least one Democratic political strategist has gotten a blunt warning from the White House to never appear on Fox News Channel, an outlet that presidential aides have depicted as not so much a news-gathering operation as a political opponent bent on damaging the Obama administration.

Published Sun, Nov 8

TV Ratings: Rihanna sings for ABC, 20/20 wins with youth; Smallville viewing rising

source: TVbytheNumbers

A 20/20 interview with Rihanna led ABC to the night's best numbers. Meanwhile Smallville performs well for the CW and on FOX Bones and House reruns still are outperforming original programming by 50% with adults 18-49[...]

Published Sat, Nov 7

Carol Felsenthal: Pat Caddell a "Liberal Democrat?" No He's Not!

source: Huffington Post

BECK: . took a loss, did he not? BECK: Whitacre? BECK: OK. BECK: Oh. CADDELL: Will do. August 12, 2009, Cadell appeared on Sean Hannity's "Great American Panel" along with Ann Coulter--Coulter and Caddell are friends-- and Mercedes Vianna Schlapp who worked in George W. Bush's White House.

Published Fri, Nov 6

Fox News advances false claim that "House Call" protest was "spontaneous"

source: Media Matters for America

Fox News has repeatedly advanced, and in Sean Hannity's case adopted, Rep. Michele Bachmann's (R-MN) false claim that her November 5 House Call protest in opposition of health care reform was "organic" and "spontaneous."  In fact, the protest was organized by House Republicans in colla...

Published Fri, Nov 6

The Media Consortium: Weekly Mulch: The Grown Ups are Back in Charge

source: Huffington Post

David Roberts writes for Grist that the three senators pledged to work with the White House to rescue the climate bill. The senators' plan is not meant to undermine Sen. Boxer's efforts but to strengthen the bill overall through a "dual track."

Published Fri, Nov 6