Pat Buchanan

The Newsers That Make Esquire Really Happy - Posted September 19, 2009
Esquire published its list of the "75 Best People in the World" this week: "This is a list of men and women who, by virtue of skill or character, make us happy — happy that they're among us, happy that they do what they do, happy that they're successful. Each of... [TVNewser]

The Newsers That Make Esquire Really Happy - Posted September 19, 2009
Esquire published its list of the "75 Best People in the World" this week: "This is a list of men and women who, by virtue of skill or character, make us happy — happy that they're among us, happy that they do what they do, happy that they're successful. Each of... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List 09.14.09 - Posted September 14, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. Congratulations to WaPo's Ed O'Keefe who married Valerie Hallow this weekend. What know and what we're reading this Monday morning... TV | ONLINE | MAGAZINES |... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 08.07.09 - Posted August 7, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. The latest Auto-Tune the News (featuring Pat Buchanan!) above. Plenty of upcoming birthdays to celebrate this morning- Alex Baldinger, Marc Ambinder and David Bass, plus... [FishBowlDC]

Rachel Maddow: "Pat, I Don't Need a Lecture From You" - Posted July 17, 2009
It's been a while since Pat Buchanan has been on "The Rachel Maddow Show", and last night didn't disappoint. Maddow and Buchanan proved once again opposites attract, at least on cable news. At issue last night: Sonia Sotomayor. The 10-minute interview was personal but pointed, heated but civil. But at one point... [TVNewser]

QOTD: MSNBC's Chris Matthews And "Thrills" - Posted July 13, 2009
"Well, I'm getting one of those thrills, that I get about America. I'm sorry, I shouldn't say this, and I'm getting it again." -MSNBC's Chris Matthews anchoring Judge Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings earlier today. (h/t Mediaite) Close second also on MSNBC today... "Well, first, with regard to Levi, I think First Dude... [FishBowlDC]

"Too Much?" -Wanda Sykes - Posted May 10, 2009
Last night's entertainment Wanda Sykes is already causing a bit of a stir over these cracks on Rush Limbaugh- "I think Rush Limbaugh was the 20th Sept. 11th hijacker, but he was so strung out on Oxycontin he missed his flight" and "I hope this country fails?" I hope his kidney... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 03.09.09 - Posted March 9, 2009
Good Morning FishbowlDC! 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. Its day 49 covering the Obama administration and week six for us. What we know and what... [FishBowlDC]

Geist Talks Bunking With Joe, Mika's Boots - Posted March 8, 2009
MSNBC's Willie Geist is featured in a Village Voice Q&A, and fields the wide array of questions put forth by Brian Parks So, hypothetically, if Geist and Joe Scarborough shared a bunk bed, what would be the set up? "Joe is totally a bottom, so I'd have to climb the ladder to... [TVNewser]

Pat's Tat and Morning Drinking - Posted February 13, 2009
Brian Parks of the Village Voice interviews Morning Joe's Willie Geist, who gives some behind-the-scenes secrets of the MSNBC morning show. "People assume there's some FCC rule that says you can't drink alcohol on television," he says when asked if "more alcohol consumed on your show" than other morning programs. "Nonsense. No... [TVNewser]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted January 16, 2009
Meet The Press: Rahm Emanuel, Incoming White House Chief of Staff, Tom Brokaw, NBC News, David Brooks, New York Times, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Presidential Historian, Tavis Smiley, Host, PBS's Tavis Smiley, Chuck Todd, Political Director, NBC News. Face the Nation: Incoming National Economic Council director Lawrence Summers, Georgetown University Michael Eric Dyson... [FishBowlDC]

Imitation Is The Sincerest Form... - Posted January 13, 2009
Joe Scarborough and Pat Buchanan did a bit of President George W. Bush-defending this morning on MSNBC's Morning Joe in the wake of colleague Gene Robinson's Washington Post column. Newsbusters thinks they've pegged who Scarborough is referencing, then imitating, at the end of the segment. We're going to leave the guessing,... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: PBS, CNN, FNC... - Posted January 13, 2009
> Vice President Dick Cheney talks with The NewsHour's Jim Lehrer for an interview airing tomorrow night. The "extended" interview will be recorded earlier in the day. > CNN's Wolf Blitzer sits down with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair today, for an interview airing during The Situation Room. Blair is... [TVNewser]

Maddow: "I Have Tried To Not Be Like Other Things on Television" - Posted January 8, 2009
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow appeared last night on "The Daily Show," and Jon Stewart was very complimentary of her program — although not necessarily her network. Using "The Munsters" as an analogy, he said: "Here's what I think when I watch MSNBC — you're Marilyn. But everyone else over there is fucking nuts.... [TVNewser]

MSNBC Idol? - Posted December 22, 2008
New York Times TV critic Alessandra Stanley gives her list of "top contenders" for "most compelling television moments of the year." The list of mostly television shows includes The Wire and Mad Men, but also MSNBC's Morning Joe: This MSNBC early-morning political klatch is oddly addictive, even though its hosts at times... [TVNewser]

"Deep Throat" Dead at 95 - Posted December 19, 2008
The unsurpassed anonymous source that brought down the Nixon administration and fueled vigorous debate for decades as to his true identity, has died. Mark Felt, the FBI's 'number two' man, a protege of J. Edgar Hoover, gave information to young WaPo scribes Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein about the break-in at... [FishBowlLA]

Maddow Talks Politics, "Sarah Palin Glasses," With Leno - Posted October 10, 2008
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night, her first late night talk show since taking over the 9pmET hour and, as Leno said, "doubling the ratings." Leno asks Maddow about her role as "commentator" which allows her to add "a little bias." "I think of it... [TVNewser]

A Second Cup of Joe - Posted October 1, 2008
MSNBC is taking the Morning Joe brand to the afternoons, with a Morning Joe "Election Extra" during the 2pmET hour. Mika Brzezinski is anchoring, saying Joe Scarborough was "out this afternoon." CNBC's Larry Kudlow (on the Morning Joe set) and Pat Buchanan joined for the first segment.• Related: Scarborough and New... [TVNewser]

Olbermann Tells AP Reporter He Should "Find New Work" - Posted August 29, 2008
Chris Wallace said it was "an exceedingly smart speech." Howard Wolfson "thought it was great." Even Pat Buchanan called it "a genuinely outstanding speech". But the AP's Charles Babington, often a guest on MSNBC programs, wasn't as enthusiastic in his analysis of Barack Obama's acceptance speech, and Keith Olbermann called him out... [TVNewser]

Cable Quotables on Obama Speech: "I've Been Criticized For Saying He Inspires Me. To Hell With My Critics" - Posted August 28, 2008
Brit Hume: "It is clear from the response you are seeing that this audience clearly feels that this is the man and this speech has met the challenge of this venue and this speech was all that he wanted it to be." Keith Olbermann: "Vote for him or do not, but take... [TVNewser]

Cable Quotables on Obama Speech: "I've Been Criticized For Saying He Inspires Me. To Hell With My Critics" - Posted August 28, 2008
Brit Hume: "It is clear from the response you are seeing that this audience clearly feels that this is the man and this speech has met the challenge of this venue and this speech was all that he wanted it to be." Keith Olbermann: "Vote for him or do not, but take... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 07.30.08 - Posted July 30, 2008
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 jump...... [FishBowlDC]

Bringing the Talking Points Story Full Circle - Posted July 29, 2008
The logical next stop in the Scott McClellan-talking points story that has developed further today is the place it all started — MSNBC's Hardball. Today Mike Barnicle, filling in for Chris Matthews, and his guests, Pat Buchanan and Joan Walsh, all agreed Bill O'Reilly was not getting talking points from the Bush... [TVNewser]

Bringing the Talking Points Story Full Circle - Posted July 29, 2008
The logical next stop in the Scott McClellan-talking points story that has developed further today is the place it all started — MSNBC's Hardball. Today Mike Barnicle, filling in for Chris Matthews, and his guests, Pat Buchanan and Joan Walsh, all agreed Bill O'Reilly was not getting talking points from the Bush... [TVNewser]

WaTimes to Buchanan: Bring It On! - Posted April 7, 2008
Washington Times editorial page editor Deb Simmons has challenged Pat Buchanan to "a conversation on race" following his column "A brief for whitey." ... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 03.03.08 - Posted March 3, 2008
Good morning Washington. One year ago we said goodbye to Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. and AP said hello (again) to Ron Fournier. It's the birthday of Alexander Graham Bell, Jessica Biel and, yes, me, which is the closest I'll ever get to the lovely Biel. And to answer your questions: 1.) No,... [FishBowlDC]

The Story With "The Story" - Posted February 21, 2008
(alternate headline: "Bill Keller's day is gonna suck") Yeah, so have you heard about this New York Times McCain story? Initial assessments and punditry do not support the New York Times' decision to run the piece. McCain says it's not true. Bob Bennett says the NYTimes has "lowered its standards" and calls the... [FishBowlDC]

"John McLaughlin Is The Funniest Man On Television"? - Posted February 14, 2008
Esquire's Chuck Klosterman looks at "The McLaughlin Group" in the latest issue and has some interesting things to say: "I can't think of any program that has taught me more about human interaction, if not necessarily about politics or journalism." Critics sometimes suggest that the success of The McLaughlin Group has led to... [FishBowlDC]

Will Other Washingtonians Say "No" To "Imus"? - Posted April 11, 2007
MediaMatters has the comprehensive list of Imus guests for 2007, including such Washingtonians as Howard Fineman, Tim Russert, Andrea Mitchell, David Brooks, Mary Matalin, Bob Schieffer, Chris Matthews, Judy Woodruff, Jim Lehrer, Evan Thomas, Pat Buchanan, Chris Wallace, Paul Begala, Howard Kurtz, David Shuster, Thomas Friedman, George Stephanopoulos, Kelly O'Donnell, Jim... [FishBowlDC]