Osama Bin Laden

Couric Interviews Obama For Inauguration Special - Posted January 15, 2009
CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric sat down with President-elect Barack Obama yesterday for an interview to air on Tuesday's Inauguration night special, "Change and Challenge." "My preference obviously would be to capture or kill [Osama bin Laden]," said Obama in a portion of the interview released last night. "But if we... [TVNewser]

Zardari Interview Spurs North Response - Posted October 2, 2008
FNC's Greta Van Susteren sat down with new Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, and one of his comments has been a focus this week. The New York Times' Brian Stelter writes about a rumor continued by Zardari, that FNC contributor Oliver North "installed a security system for his home in the late... [TVNewser]

It's Time For... - Posted July 30, 2008
...This Week in Obama/Osama Confusion! Today, featuring a Fox & Friends lower third (via Johnny Dollar). While discussing how Osama bin Laden wanted to use a U.S. television interview to gain notice, the image and words did not correspond: > Update: Later this morning, F&F co-host Steve Doocy addressed the error: "About... [TVNewser]

This Week in Obama/Osama Confusion - Posted July 18, 2008
Is it really that difficult? We understand that as a print medium, we can go and correct errors before they reach the public, whereas on TV, if you make a mistake it's out there. But really? This week there were three cases of Barack Obama/Osama bin Laden confusion. On Monday it was MSNBC's Chris... [TVNewser]

The New Yorker Cover Gets Cablers Talking - Posted July 14, 2008
One of the big stories of the day so far (well, besides Miss USA's tumble last night) on the news channels is this week's controversial New Yorker cover depicting pretty much everything Sen. Barack Obama's Fight the Smears web site is working against. There's the "Obama-muslim?" stereotype, a front-and-center "terrorist fist jab"...even... [TVNewser]

The New Yorker Cover Gets Cablers Talking - Posted July 14, 2008
One of the big stories of the day so far (well, besides Miss USA's tumble last night) on the news channels is this week's controversial New Yorker cover depicting pretty much everything Sen. Barack Obama's Fight the Smears web site is working against. There's the "Obama-muslim?" stereotype, a front-and-center "terrorist fist jab"...even... [TVNewser]

The New Yorker is Defending Political Humor?! Wow Are We In Trouble... - Posted July 14, 2008
We just have to chime in on this New Yorker cover controversy. Rachel Sklar at Huffington Post really started this with her outrage about this week's cover depicting Michelle and Barack Obama as Muslim terrorists - burning the flag under a portrait of Osama Bin Laden in the Oval Office.... [FishBowlLA]

The New Yorker is Defending Political Humor?! Wow Are We In Trouble... - Posted July 14, 2008
We just have to chime in on this New Yorker cover controversy. Rachel Sklar at Huffington Post really started this with her outrage about this week's cover depicting Michelle and Barack Obama as Muslim terrorists - burning the flag under a portrait of Osama Bin Laden in the Oval Office.... [FishBowlLA]

What's Wrong With This Picture? - Posted July 9, 2008
Another idiot climbing the New York Times building, or...You see, the guy climbing the NYT building this morning was not an expert on the presumptive nominee, but a self-proclaimed expert on Osama bin Laden. Yes, this is the latest in the seemingly endless list of mainstream media Osama-Obama confusion. (via Hot... [TVNewser]

WGA 07 Strike Week 2: Represent! - Posted November 13, 2007
Nina Bargiel has been mistaken for flavor-of-the-moment Diablo Cody. What picketing is like. Writers aren't used to this much exercise. Rob Long explains the business model of sitcoms to Silicon Alley. Shocked merriment ensues. Joss Whedon's fans are researching a strike FAQ and chicken soup vendors. Nikki Finke picks the winners of... [FishBowlLA]

Behar: GOP Candidates "Pussies" For Not Doing "The View" - Posted October 13, 2007
On Friday's "Real Time with Bill Maher", "View" host Joy Behar took Republican presidential candidates to task for refusing to appear on ABC's daytime talk show, "The View." "They're all pro-war and they all talk gung-ho about they're going to invade Iraq, but the Republican candidates are a bunch of pussies ...... [FishBowlDC]

Karl Rove and His Merry Gang of Architects - Posted August 29, 2007
It's a hot, sticky hump day out here in LA which has got us in one heck of a sour mood. So what could possibly lift our sweaty, humidified spirits? Why Christopher Hawthorne, of course! In today's installment, Hawthorne gets political with his tome "Architects want to move closer to the centers... [UnBeige]

Was Chris Wallace Harder On Rove Than David Gregory? - Posted August 20, 2007
So says the NYT's Alessandra Stanley (emph. added): Fox News is usually considered by Bush officials as a safe harbor. But Mr. Wallace had the most prickly, and probing, interview with Mr. Rove, which is not surprising; Mr. Wallace has a way of needling his guests, Republicans and Democrats alike. Last year,... [FishBowlDC]

Plasticgod Gets Political - Posted August 9, 2007
You remember we were so excited when we spotted Plasticgod's oh-so-in-the-moment rendition of Bald Britney Spears (wonder what's next, topless while holding two kids with a crapping dog stuck to her dress?). Now he's topped himself with the Axis of Evil: Saddam Hussein, Tony Blair, Kim Jong-Il, George W. Bush... [UnBeige]

Lil' Bush: Prepubescent Prez Part Of New Comedy Central Cartoon - Posted June 5, 2007
Lil' Bush, Comedy Central's new animated series featuring lil' versions of President Bush and his cabinet set to premiere next week, is notable for a few reasons: For one, it was originally developed as a series of "mobisodes" for the plummeting Amp'd Mobile, apparently making it the first show to transition... [FishBowlNY]

New MTV Show Spoofs 9/11 With Children - Posted April 16, 2007
MTV's new comedy troupe Human Giant, the network's latest attempt at programming something other than a Laguna Beach spin-off, has put together something called Lil' 9/11, a mock film about the September 11th attacks featuring children playing the roles of George W. Bush and Osama Bin Laden. The trailer [above] includes... [FishBowlNY]