March 30, 2006

Hotline After Dark: What You Missed On Wednesday's Chat Shows

In case you were watching the "George Lopez Show," we were watching the cable news nets:

"Special Report" led with the U.N.'s statement on Iran and its nuclear program. And on the day Jack Abramoff was sentenced, the Senate passed lobbyist reform, causing FNC's Major Garrett to remark: "There's no self-congratulation quite like senatorial self-congratulation."

Then Gov. Bill Richardson (D-NM) stopped by to talk about immigration. Richardson: "For the Republican Party, they run the risk, if they push this extreme border security measure, that pass the House with the making a felony and the wall, that will erode the little increase they've had in support among Hispanic voters" (FNC, 3/29).

"Situation Room" also led with the U.N.'s statement on Iran. Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) was on to talk about immigration: "It's not going to be easy. Whenever you get the issues on immigration, it's highly volatile, like civil rights issues, but this is something that is in the immediate interest of our country and the long term interest of our nation" (CNN, 3/29).

Lou Dobbs was in Cancun and his show was all about immigration. And Anderson Cooper anchored "AC 360" from Nogales, AZ, to talk about border security.

"Hardball" wondered if Pres. Bush's is now "paying attention to the paper, the polls and the pundits." MSNBC's David Shuster: "The president himself now seems to understand that his low approval numbers carry an impact, and that his long indifference to Washington's political and media culture, may now have to be pushed aside."

Sen. George Allen (R-VA) was a guest and we learned that he calls Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) "commodore." And his mother came to this country (legally) from Tunisia, North Africa. MSNBC's Chris Matthews: "So you're part Arab?" Allen: "No, she's Italian, French and a little Spanish." More from Allen: "She speaks Arabic, as well as French and Italian."

And then Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) was on and called for the WH to bring in more staffers. Lott: "They should bring in some new experienced hands in a variety of places. I suggested Slade Gorton would be an excellent counselor, policy adviser." Matthews: "He's one of your singers, isn't he?" Lott: "No, Slade can't even carry a tune" (MSNBC, 3/29).

Rep. Harold Ford Jr. (D-TN) was on "Countdown" to talk about the '06 election: "It will be incumbent upon us candidates for Senate, for Congress, all across the country, to lay out a positive and constructive set of criticisms of what this administration has tried to do, or criticisms of what they have done, and how they have not measured up to what they wanted to measure up to" (MSNBC, 3/29).

"O'Reilly Factor" had on Barbra Streisand biographer Christopher Andersen. FNC's Bill O'Reilly was strongly defensive of Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) as he questioned Anderson about reports HRC was upset after Streisand spent the night at the WH. Here are some of his questions to Anderson:

O'Reilly: "The senator is not on the record anywhere as saying she was annoyed by Streisand's appearance while she was away with her father, correct?"

More from O'Reilly: "So you're relying on people who told you this? ... I'm worried that anybody can tell you anything to get even with anybody."

O'Reilly: "Rumors about President Clinton are rife all over the place. I mean, the guy would be in a jar if we believe all the rumors about them. And I don't know how fair it is to imply that he had an affair with this woman, Barbra Streisand. I don't know if that's fair" (FNC, 3/29). [EMILY GOODIN]

Posted at 07:47 AM

Comments

Your naive, when it comes to O'reilly.
Do you honestly think he was defending the Clinton's about anything? After watching O'reilly for years, I have got this man down to a Tee. Bill has the absolute art of bringing on a guest, to do a Tabloid piece about somebody. This time being Barbara S. And making you think that he is against, this sort of attack on someones personal life. But yet it's so not news worthy, that HE DOES THE PIECE ANYWAY? He has to make it look like he's not a scum. So what does he do, he tries to do a white wash of the subject by, sounding like he's defending the person being attacked. Oh, do YOU really think Bill Clinton and Barbara S. WERE??? Come on, what BullS**T.
If he really thought the whole book wrote by that jerk, was total Bull. He wouldn't have brought him on, in the first place. Bill O'reilly Started in Tabloid news, and has NEVER LEFT IT. He just thinks we're all to stupid to see through this facade, of his BS. He WANTS people to think this shit is true. Clinton, Hillary being fuming mad, Barbara being unfaithful to her husband with Clinton. TABLOID DRIBBLE. Or maybe to take peoples minds off his infidelity with his wife. Bill knows all to well, how this game is played.
Yeah lets bring somebody on, who has wrote a book, about people that I deep down HATE. Let him bring up all the seedy little details he can. Then I'll play like I'm defending the people, THAT I DEEP DOWN REALLY HATE. And maybe the people who don't have the brains, to see through this little soap opera episode. That I'm not the ass-whole talking about these peoples private lives, I'll come out as the defender of them. YEAH RIGHT BILL.
Come on, your all smarter than that aren't you?
Hillary Clinton, Barbra Streisand are CONSTANT targets of Bill O. Anybody Democrat and liberal are targets of this jerk. Wise up!

Linda Valerio | 03.30.06 09:20 PM

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