FNC Touts Two SC Debates

Upton Wants FCC to Expedite Review of Comcast, NBC Merger
In a letter to Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski dated December 10, U.S. Representative Fred Upton (R-MI) inquired into the FCC’s commitment to a fair, fact-driven review of the Comcast-NBC Universal Merger. The merger would call for the transfer of assets to a new Joint Venture for NBC Universal.  The Joint Venture combines NBC and Telemundu as well as 26 NBC television stations and national Cable Networks with Comcast’s regional sports networks and ...

CNN Becoming Irrelevant: Lowest Prime Time Ratings In 13 Years
Terry Jeffrey's Interview with Va. Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli on ObamaCare Lawsuit Is CNN becoming irrelevant? CNN’s woes worsened this year. Despite the somewhat bogus total reach-touting, the network hit Primetime Ratings lows (or at least going back to 1997, which is all we could dig up data for) for total viewers and viewers 25-54. A look at Tuesday's Prime Time numbers should give you an idea of just how terribly this Cable Network is doing. Right in the heart of CNN&...

Writers on E! and other Comcast cable networks vote for guild representation
    The labor dispute between the Writers Guild of America, West and Comcast Corp. escalated Wednesday when the guild announced that a majority of writers who work on the Cable Networks E!, Style and G4 voted to be represented by the union. In an election monitored and certified by Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti, the union said writers on shows including "The Soup" "The Dish" and "E! News" and "Chelsea Lat...

History Channel has year to remember
There's an old saying that those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it. Fortunately for the History Channel, that's a good thing. The Cable Network saw its prime-time audience grow by 35% this year, according to Nielsen. History Channel, which is co-owned by Walt Disney Co., NBC Universal and Hearst Corp., averaged 1.6 million viewers in Prime Time. Its audience among adults 18-49 was up by 34%, to 754,000. Both were the biggest gains of any top 10 cable network. Of course, ...

Universal creating Syfy film label
Looking to create some corporate synergy and expand its successful TV brand, Universal Pictures is teaming with its sibling Cable Network, Syfy, to launch a new movie-production unit. Beginning in 2012, Syfy Films, a joint venture of the two NBC Universal-owned companies, is to produce one to two Science Fiction, fantasy, supernatural or Horror Movies a year that will be released by Universal Pictures. Its focus is somewhat similar to Rogue Pictures, the horror, thriller and comedy...

Tonight's the night for Larry King as 25-year reign comes to an end
He is from another era of current affairs television and tonight that era will end. When the lights dim on his desk this evening, Larry King, the Primetime interview host for CNN for the last 25 years, will hang up his Trademark braces and cede his throne to the British talent show judge and former editor Piers Morgan. With Mr King, 76, will vanish an interviewing style that to some had become outdated long before now. You don't need a Jeremy Paxman when your guest is Jon Bon Jovi but arguably y...

Political Scene
Supreme Court Kagan: 'Steep learning curve' on High Court Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan says she is facing a "steep learning curve" in her first months on the bench as she drafts her first opinions and tries to acclimate to life as a judge. In her first interview since joining the court in August, Justice Kagan told the C-SPAN Cable Network that she will not have to sit out many more cases because of her previous work for the Obama Administration. Justice Kagan has taken herself out of mo...

CNN morning show loses Roberts, executive producer
NEW YORK – Troubled CNN is looking to give a facelift to its morning news show, seeking a more "upbeat" mix of stories and leaving anchor John Roberts behind in the process. The network said Tuesday that Roberts, a former CBS News anchor, has left the show. Roberts is engaged to CNN anchor Kyra Phillips and has requested a reporting assignment that will take him closer to her home and the network's Atlanta base. CNN also said the "American Morning" Executive Producer, Jamie Kraft, has le...

Is the Internet 9/11 Under Way?
© unknown Think about it. Where is this seemingly staged Wikileaks furor taking us? While we participate in digging into the juicy tidbits of information that incriminate just about anybody and everybody, where is it all going? Lessons of 9/11 While 9/11 served as a wake up call to those awake and aware enough to see the obvious demolitions and misinformation and resultant "Pearl Harbor" effect, most of the world fell for it. And now people are literally bending over, as in airport 'scr...

Syndicators Pitching Katie Couric on Daytime Talker...
As Katie Couric's contract with CBS News nears its end, multiple syndicators are approaching her about daytime possibilities, confirm several sources. Couric's $15 million annual contract with CBS News expires at the end of May. It's still too soon for her to begin negotiating with CBS, but the news anchor has begun considering her options should renewing her contract with CBS not pan out. Couric, who was The Today Show's star for 15 years, has long been considered the ideal Candidate for dayti...

I Miss Condoleezza Rices Straight Talk
From I Hate the Media The Fight of the Week: Condoleezza Rice knocks out Katie Couric in the first round About the only time we watch HBO is for the fights, but much to our surprise we found out that the Cable Network has a series called “HBO History Makers.” If this episode of the series - an interview with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and perky, Ratings-challenged news anchor Katie Couric - had been a fight, it would have been stopped in the first round. Couric aske

What the RNC race could look like - Jonathan Martin and Mike Allen
Michael Steele’s decision on whether to seek another term as Republican National Committee Chairman will finally offer a measure of clarity to a race that so far has been marked by uncertainty. But, equally important, it could put an end to an ongoing drama that has cast a shadow over the leadership of the ascendant GOP. Steele is expected to disclose his plans during a conference call Monday evening with the 168-member party committee, and multiple GOP sources indicate that he’s ...

Fox News Announces Two 2012 Presidential Debates With South Carolina GOP
Believe it or not, we are at that point in the election cycle where Candidates and Cable Networks begin positioning themselves for the coming Presidential race. Fox News comes out of the gate strong today, announced a partnership with the South Carolina Republican party to host two presidential Debates for the 2012 Campaign. Full Press Release after the jump: FOX NEWS AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTY PRESENT TWO PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES FOR THE 2012 CAMPAIGN FOX News and the South Carolina Re...

T.O. blames coaches for Bengals' bad campaign
Updated: Dec. 15, 2010 at 02:41 p.m. Cincinnati -- Receiver Terrell Owens says the Cincinnati Bengals' lousy season is the result of underachieving "from the top down," and he particularly points a finger at the coaches. Teammate Chad Ochocinco asked Owens during "The T.Ocho Show" on Versus Cable Network Tuesday night why he thinks the team is 2-11. "I think there's underachieving from the top down," Owens said. "You start with the owner, you start with the coaches. And, obviously, we as play...

'Destination Truth' plans live episode
Published: Dec. 14, 2010 at 9:36 PM NEW YORK, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Syfy says its adventure reality series "Destination Truth" will celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Ireland with the show's first live program. Host Josh Gates is to take his team to the crumbling ruins of Duckett's Grove Castle in search of the truth behind the legend of the banshee for the show's Season 4.5 premiere, the Cable Network said. "According to Irish legend, the banshee is a sign of impending death; a female ancestral spirit w...

Palin's Negatives Worse Than Pelosi
First Read notes Sarah Palin's negative rating has climbed to 50% in the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. "That's the highest negative rating for anyone measured in this poll (and it's two points lower than Nancy Pelosi's negative rating from last month). And get this: The only major subgroups that Palin wins in a head-to-head match-up with Obama are Republicans, Conservatives, and FOX viewers. That's it, folks." ...

NFA Corruption and the Obama Financial Services Bill
The National Futures Association and other regulatory agencies are now exempt from Freedom of Information Act requests thanks to the Obama Financial Services law. Regulators are free to destroy businesses at will, with no legal constraints. Goodbye, American business. https://www.tygrrrrexpress.com/2010/12/nfa-corruption-and-the-obama-financial-services-bill/ Speaking tonight to the Diamond Bar Republican Women in LA County. eric aka the Tygrrrr Express ...

House Democrats Must Delay Tax Bill
By Patrick O'Connor House Democrats were forced to delay consideration of the president’s tax bill on Thursday as Party Leaders figure out a way to mollify the bill’s opponents. The delay isn’t expected to scuttle the tax package. “The bill is gonna pass,” said Rep. Phil Hare (D., Ill.), adding that the decision comes down to whether House members replace the Senate’s version of a renewed Estate Tax with a House measure passed last year. The decision to delay...

Lame Duck Congress, Will You Please Go Now!
The Lame Duck Congress is a clone of Marvin K. Mooney.  He’s the Dr. Seuss character who refused to leave. Refusing to accept the voters’ record-low approval of Congress (13 percent according to Gallup) and refusing to accept their rejection by voters, those running the show are clinging to their last strands of power until the last possible moment. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D, NV) announced, “There is still Congress after Christmas. So if the Republicans think that because

Failure
Barack Obama says his Presidency will fail if the tax Compromise fails. Let’s help him! Nancy Pelosi is having a hard time getting enough votes. The more Republicans we get to vote no, the harder a time Nancy Pelosi will have getting Democrats to make up the difference. Go here now and call your Congressman. Let him/her to oppose the tax compromise. ...

Obamas class warfare and incitement to violence bears fruit [Reader Post]
** Obama on ACORN Mobs: “I don’t want to quell anger. I think people are right to be angry! I’m angry!” He’s “itching” for a fight. Honest to God you are Brain Dead if you believe anything Barack Obama says. One thing you can depend on Obama for is class warfare. Class warfare runs through Obama’s veins: Obama’s Budget: Taxing for fairness or class warfare? The president calls for more from the Richest Americans to ease the load on others, wh...

NBC News / Wall Street Journal
Posted on December 16, 2010, 12:52 pm, by Public Opinion Strategies, under Updates. In the latest NBC-WSJ poll, conducted December 9-13 among 1,000 national adults, you’ll find a breakdown of the American public’s views on the tax Compromise, the Deficit commission’s recommendations, the START Treaty, and Obama’s personal and presidential attributes following the GOP wave mid-term Elections. And, looking forward, the poll offers early benchmarks of the top 2012 Republican...

Republicans Save President's Goose By Saving Bush Tax Cuts
Congressional Republicans saved the presidency of Bill Clinton 15 years ago, and now may do the same thing for Barrack Obama. A major move in this direction was the overwhelming Senate vote yesterday passing last week's tax-cut Compromise between Obama and congressional Republicans. The Republicans in Congress have forced the post-2010-election president to endorse extending George W. Bush's Reagan-style Tax Cuts. A Bonus: Obama officials have adopted the Republican line that keeping the curren...

Can Obama campaign for austerity and re-election at the same time?
By John DickersonPosted Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010, at 11:20 PM ET President Obama may have raised expectations too high during his Presidential Campaign. When he talked about hope and change and a new era of politics, some imagined it would all be swift, easy, and relatively painless once he took office. He's not risking that outcome with his plan to shrink the Budget Deficit. What he's promising does not sound fun at all. Next year, he said, he will "engage in a conversation with the American pe...

Baier Claims Dems Circumvented Legislative Process With Routine Legislation
Baier Claims Dems Bypassed "Normal Process" To "Dump" Everything Into Omnibus Bill Baier: "Democrats Chose To Not Go Through The Normal Process And Dump It All Together." From the December 15 edition of Fox News' America Live: Megyn Kelly (host): There's been pushback on both sides. I mean, the Democrat -- the Republicans are acting like they're apoplectic over this, and yet now we're hearing more and more about how they've been working behind the scenes on this very bill for months. They kn...