everybody involved needs to apologize because that kind of slander cannot stand. the person who said it would have to apologize. the person who let it go by without challenge would have to apologize. and the network. some executive at the network would have to come forward and apologize. because. that kind of accusation is important. but when a celebrity makes a dopey comment as celebrities have a tendency to do on a silly little cable tv show, that s not important. bill: it doesn t rise to what you are saying. wait a minute. let me challenge that let me challenge that. i don t care what they say about me. my problem in this country isn t with people who watch me every night. it s with people who don t watch me and don t know and hear third hand from people like that. that s a bit of a problem. but since we are the dominant number one program. not much of one. but what if i m not famous and
from new york. i disagree, peter, you need power to track inside and journalists don t have that. it s enough for a legal investigation. and justin from los angeles. nelson, chicago. frank, meeker, colorado. the problem comes in america is downgraded again, frank. then the blame game will begin. from missouri. i hope you do, jason. if this book doesn t get those interested in history, nothing will. finally, pinhead or patriots.
reporters in tow. are we falling for yet another presidential tease? what to make of dick chain nay s media blitz? are the anchors holding him accountable? hurricane irene, i say television was swept away with breathless coverage. we ll ask two critics whether i m all wet. as the media gear up for the tenth anniversary of 9/11, a look at how that tragic day changed the news business at least for a while. slate lays off one of the country s most provocative media critics. jack schaeffer will speak his mind. i m howard kurtz and this is reliable sources. the headlines were instantaneous. politico s lead story for sarah palin the game is still on. the new york times said palin sounded more like a candidate than in any other speech this year. the washington post, palin blasts crony capitalism, all because the former alaskan governor decided to show up yesterday in iowa. former alaskan governor sarah palin delivered a series of sharp attacks against president bar
you hear constantly that they want a glimpse into the candidate s personal life. what he is like, values. they look to the wives for that. today s new york times has a piece about all of this and says voters are hungry for details. come on. is it vote hears that are hungry or journalists looking for a juicy story? journalists don t make up what people read. we followed the stuff really what to put on the front page and the cover of the magazine. we pay very close attention to what people are interested in, what catches their attention. we know what they like to read. deborah, in this case of mitch daniels, there is no scandal here. split up, got back together. is this the kind of journalistic intrusiveness that drives people out of politics? i don t know. i wonder when the media are being played. i mean, i don t have any inside information on this. but mitch daniels candidacy if he runs for president is based on the fact he s the guy who can win. he s the heavyweight. r
osama bin laden was portrayed as fearsome figure? was he a myth? meredith we have avieira leavin today show. the strange spectacle on fox news last night with mike huckabee boug out of the presidential race. i m howard kurtz. this is reliable sources. one day before he jumped into the presidential race newt gingrich was greeted by a front page picture of his wife. she is according to the new york times perhaps best remembered for the six-year affair that contributed to her husband s downfall. when he was speaker of the house, of course, pushing to impeach bill clinton over the monica lewinsky affair. but now says the paper he s counting on the third mrs. gingrich for his political redemption. another page one story in the times zeroed in on mcconnell s wife. the indiana governor hasn t decided if he s going to run for president. the los angeles times reported this week that arnold schwarzenegger and maria shriver about their deteriorating marriage and got in a stateme