Erick Erickson

Morning Chatter - Posted March 21, 2012
Quotes of the Day Our blind item from Valentine's Day: Read here. Two TV journos part ways...... [FishbowlDC]

Ask Piranhamous Anything - Posted March 9, 2012
Here is this week's installment of "Ask Piranhamous Anything." If you have a question you'd like "snarked to death," send it to FishbowlDC@mediabistro.com. This isn't an advice column. Piranhamous doesn't know what the hell you should do with your life any more than you do -- and worse,... [FishbowlDC]

BuzzFeed Fixes Whorish Headline-Photo Pairing - Posted February 16, 2012
A story at BuzzFeed from yesterday has been adjusted after FBDC pointed out its awkward headline and photo choice. The ... [FishbowlDC]

Politico's Byers Balances After Criticism - Posted February 6, 2012
Maybe it's a coincidence? Nah. Last Thursday Dan Riehl of Big Journalism called out Politico's media reporter ... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Chatter - Posted January 9, 2012
Quotes of the Day Journo love "Alex Burns. Maggie Haberman. We love you both." -- MSNBC's Alex Witt on Sunday afternoon to guests of the program Politico's Burns and Haberman. ... [FishbowlDC]

Mmmm. Journos Eat Up in Iowa - Posted January 4, 2012
Iowa isn't known for its salads. It's reputation when it comes to food is somewhere between "fried butter on a stick" and "beef sundaes" (which Michele Bachmann served at the Iowa State Fair last August). During his speech last night Rick Santorum said, "This has been an... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Chatter - Posted January 3, 2012
Quotes of the Day -- The Mindmeld Edition: A melding of everything worthy, weird and otherwise from the past four days. Journo's cat sets her alarm clock "The cat stepped on my iPhone dock alarm clock last night and set it to go off at 7 a.m. Which it did. Which was... [FishbowlDC]

The Hill Attracts Raunchy Commenters - Posted December 30, 2011
On Wednesday The Hill ran a ... [FishbowlDC]

The Twitterazzi and Kim Jong Il - Posted December 19, 2011
By Piranhamous North Korean dictator, the Dear Leader himself, Kim Jong Il died last night and, like most things these days, the news broke on Twitter. Here is a round up of some of the reactions from the Twitterazzi: ... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Chatter - Posted December 8, 2011
Quotes of the Day Newsroom tension "You know you've written a good editorial if it makes your boss uncomfortable. @BrettMDecker" -- TWT's Anneke Green. Is WaPo's Gen... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted November 23, 2011
Quotes of the Day The Keen Observer "Did Ari Fleischer come directly from a crack house? I've got Samsonites smaller than those bags under his eyes." -- Reason Magazin... [FishbowlDC]

CNN Adds Frum and Cardona to 2012 Election Team - Posted October 5, 2011
CNN continued to beef up its roster of 2012 political contributors with the addition Democratic strategist Maria Cardona and conservative columnist David Frum today. Cardona currently heads the public affairs practice at Dewey Square Group, where she founded the Latinovations practice that focuses on Latino strategic outreach on... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted July 25, 2011
Quotes of the Day Weigelicious observation: "Huh. Some caption writer screwed up the name of 'You Know I'm No Good.'" -- Slate's Dave Weigel in a Monday... [FishbowlDC]

A CNN Prince is Born - Posted June 29, 2011
It's a bouncing baby boy for John King and Dana Bash! While newly-named White House correspondent Jessica Yellin manned "John King, USA" Tuesday evening, CNN's politicouple welcomed to the world Jonah Frank King. In response to new... [PRNewser]

Did Someone Pay for the Leaked Sarah Palin Twitter Story? - Posted May 24, 2011
A big story broke on the Daily Caller today with a series of leaked Twitter direct messages from top ... [FishbowlNY]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted April 14, 2011
QUOTES of the DAY The price of attending a Washington gala: You must pet weird animals and pose for pictures. Robert Redford and Gloria Reuben pet a wallaby held by National Wildlife Federation Naturalist Dave Mizejewski, wh... [FishbowlDC]

Separated at Birth: Big Journalism's Dana Loesch and... - Posted April 11, 2011
This morning we match BigJournalism.com Editor-in-Chief and CNN political analyst ... [FishbowlDC]

A Media Reporter's Guide to CPAC - Posted February 9, 2011
The agenda for CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference happening in D.C. this weekend, has been posted, and journalists and media types are invading. Tucker Carlson, editor-in-chief of The Daily Caller will speak at an event sponsored by Accuracy in Media on Thursday and, later that night, will serve as Master of... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted February 7, 2011
QUOTES of the DAY Syndicated columnist Karl Frisch posted photographs from foggy Snowshoe Mountain, a ski resort in West Virginia, this weekend. He's a former senior fellow at Media Matters and now a... [FishbowlDC]

Networks and Cable Channels Roll Out Key Talent For 2011 State Of The Union Coverage - Posted January 24, 2011
All four major broadcast networks, along with the cable news channels, are bringing out the big name talent for coverage of the 2011 State of The Union address Tuesday evening. On the broadcast networks, NBC has Brian Williams... [TVNewser]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted January 24, 2011
Washington Reacts to Olbermann Exit "It's better to fire... [FishbowlDC]

State of CNNPolitics.com Preparations for State of the Union - Posted January 19, 2011
CNNPolitics.com is all ears for President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday,... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted January 10, 2011
QUOTES of the DAY Photograph by Politico's Meredith Shiner from University of Arizona Medical Center Editor pledges more civility "Had so many sen... [FishbowlDC]

Election 2010: Technology Front and Center for CNN's Midterm Election Coverage - Posted October 26, 2010
CNN has announced its coverage plans for the 2010 midterm elections. As in previous elections, new technology will be a major part of the coverage, with returning favorites like the "magic wall" and "data wall' being joined by the "CNN Election Matrix," which will break down data in a visual way. The... [TVNewser]

Erick Erickson Forced to Change Phone Number - Posted October 4, 2010
The strangers calling Erick Erickson's cell phone these days are pure joy compared to the neo-Nazis who called during the '08 elections and said he was "married to the whore of Babylon" and called his wife "a Jewish c-word." ... [FishbowlDC]

Thomas Friedman's Trash is Erick Erickson's Treasure - Posted October 1, 2010
Late Thursday night, Redstate.com's and CNN Contributor Erick Erickson published a first-person essay in which he revealed m... [FishbowlDC]

GOP Congressman Criticizes Fox News Segment on House Floor - Posted May 26, 2010
Congressman Steven LaTourette (R-OH) is not too happy with Fox News about a graphic that aired on the network yesterday afternoon. During Megyn Kelly's "America Live," ... [TVNewser]

CNN's Erickson A 'Pragmatic' 'Honest Broker' - Posted May 12, 2010
CNN contributor Erick Erickson gets The New York Times profile treatment. Shaila Dewan says that the RedS... [TVNewser]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted April 29, 2010
Quote of the Day Handler's Potential Hookup at WHCD "Maybe I will hook up with a Republican. I've never done that before." -- E!'s nightly talk show host Chelsea Handler on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno Wednesday night, saying what she might do Saturday night when she's in town for the White House... [FishbowlDC]

RedState.com Editor Erick Erickson Lands Book Deal - Posted April 5, 2010
RedState.com editor Erick Erickson scored a book deal with Regnery Publishing, poised to publish Red State Uprising in fall of 2010. Read more about Erickson's biography here. The conservati... [GalleyCat]

Jon Stewart: CNN Should Get Themselves a 'Glenn Olberbeck or Sean Hannidow' - Posted April 2, 2010
Jon Stewart went off on one of his favorite topics last night -- CNN and it's identity crisis. "CNN is like the guy at the strip club who says 'I'm gonna hang out, but I'm not getting a lap dance. I'm here for the buffet.'" ... [TVNewser]

RedState editor Erickson Becomes CNN Political Contributor - Posted March 16, 2010
CNN has announced that Erick Erickson, conservative commentator and editor-in-chief of RedState.com, is signing on as one of the network's political contributors and will appear on "John King, USA," CNN's new 7pmET show which launches Monday. ... [TVNewser]

CPAC Showin' Bloggers The Love - Posted February 2, 2010
It's the most wonderful time of the year! No, not Christmas but an event similarly filled with joy and wonderment! The Conservative Political Action Conference!!! CPAC returns to Washington Februaury 18-20th. This year, RedState is sponsoring the Blogger's Lounge which will be in the main ballroom for the first time.... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 09.05.08 - Posted September 5, 2008
Good morning Washington. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. We've got your morning mix of media Muesli after the... [FishbowlDC]