Video- Anderson Cooper goes step by step thru Birther b.s.

Mid Day Distraction

God I love her.

Video- Mary Matalin & Paul Krugman Debate Obama Losing His 'Mojo' On CNN

See, call me "invisible" and you get a heaping dose o' Matalin!!! But, it's worth it, Krugman wipes the floor with her.

Video- Anderson Cooper, Barney Frank and more on Crazed Right Wing

Barney Frank is one smart man.

Video- Anderson Cooper Destroys "Tea Party" Leader Mark Williams

Could have been a bit more slapping down for my taste, but I do like the way he was heartily laughed at.

Video- Anderson Cooper Destroys GOP Head Over His Obama School Speech Remarks

You can tell Roland Martin sooo wants a piece of that guy.

Videos- President Obama interviewed by Anderson Cooper in Ghana

Video- Anderson Cooper smacks Palin spokesperson around

Wow, this spokesperson is just as incoherent as Palin. h/t John. Love the faces Anderson.

Video- CNN's Anderson Cooper vs. Dick Cheney's Daughter On Gitmo/Torture

Okay, I'm having a problem coming up with one word that describes her demeanor in this segment. Condescending? Haughty? Psychopathic? At least Anderson gave her a fight.

AC 360- Paul Begala bests Ari Fleischer on torture

Transcript here.

VIDEO-- Anderson Cooper: "It's Hard to Talk When You're Teabagging"

By GottaLaff

The latest in a series... No further comment:



H/t

The Queen approves. Okay?

By GottaLaff

What part of this does CNN not understand?

A Buckingham Palace spokesman who asked not to be identified because of palace policy said he could not remember the last time the queen had displayed such public affection with a first lady or dignitary.

"It was a mutual and spontaneous display of affection," he said. "We don't issue instructions on not touching the queen."

Today's top stories include: The G20 summit, President Obama's speech, Blagojevich is indicted, the House approves a budget blueprint, the economy, the economy, the economy, Afghanistan, Iraq, tobacco products will be regulated, the truth commission is on its last legs... okay, I'll stop here.

Whaddya think? Could those stories fill an hour of cable "news" [sic]? In Tee Vee Machine time, that's about 44 minutes, maybe less on cable. If you answered yes, and I answered yes, then why didn't CNN? Anderson Cooper devoted an entire segment to interviews with everyone he could drag in front of a camera about whether or not Michelle ::gasp!:: violated Queen Elizabeth.

Hold everything. No way. Anderson is at it again. It's seven minutes before the end of his show, and he's all over The Touch... again. The second time in an hour. Un. Be. Lievable.

Going once... going twice! Rachel Maddow sold, for $800!

By GottaLaff

Anderson beat out our Rachel? Really?

Last night in Times Square, Bailey House had its annual auction which featured several tvnewsers as items up for bid, including Meet & Greets and studio tours with Katie Couric, Charlie Gibson, Brian Williams, and Rachel Maddow as well as VIP tickets for the Today show and GMA Summer concert series. The last we looked they were each in the $700-$800 range. In the not-so-silent Auction portion, a dinner with CNN's Anderson Cooper went for $7,500 up from $4,500 last year.

What, no Keith?

Palate Cleanser

Oh my oh my. Poor Anderson. Via Greg. (PS- Greg has a new book over there --->, check it out)

VIDEO: Poor Anderson Cooper-- CNN Edits Kathy Griffin's Blue Moment

By GottaLaff

We go from a classy "West Wing" video to one from the other end of the spectrum. Wow. I wonder if Anderson Cooper's ever had this many cringe-worthy moments:

In the first 15 minutes of CNN's New Year's Eve Special, Kathy Griffin managed to antagonize, provoke and entertain in her own unrivaled way. Early comments included, "Can I get a pap smear from Dr. Sanjay Gupta?" "Has Ryan Seacrest been shot?" and, about former CNNer Glenn Beck, "He's a heroin addict Mormon."

But it was toward the end of the live two-hour special that Griffin really went blue. She was chastising a heckler for mocking her, saying, "Why don't you get a job buddy. You know, I don't go to your job and knock the d---s out of your mouth."

But TVNewser noticed that for the re-air (around 3:51amET) CNN edited out the moment, cutting to commercial break instead.

Here's the original, uncut, typically Griffin moment:

Real classy... with a Kapital K. Or should I say "D"?

I'd missed the "...out of your mouth" moment, since I was flipping back and forth to one of Rachel Maddow's more informative-yet-sedate half-hour specials. Way to spiff up a show, Kath.

And yes, Griffin's had her face lifted. She also had her eyes done seven years ago (I think that's the right number), and has been Botoxed repeatedly. She's said as much. I only mention this because I've been reading Comments elsewhere wondering about such things, although it seems pretty obvious.

VIDEO: Kathy Griffin and Anderson Cooper preview New Years Eve show

By GottaLaff

I caught this yesterday, and love how Anderson Cooper is completely flummoxed, and entertained, by Kathy "I-Have-No-Self-Control" Griffin.

My favorite parts: Kathy razzes Anderson when he takes his wallet out of his pocket; Kathy makes a crack about "The Best Political Team in Show Business" (not quite TBPNTOTV!!!, but close enough).

Enjoy:

Bill and Hill to do button duty for Times Square ball

Condolence prize for Hill? I'll be watching Anderson and Kathy.

Bill and Hillary Clinton will push the ceremonial button to signal the lowering of the giant illuminated ball in New York's Times Square this New Year.

The former president and his wife -- a U.S. senator from New York and President-elect Barack Obama's choice for Secretary of State -- will join New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg in this year's festivities, event organizers said in a statement Tuesday.

They will push a button at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday night, starting the 60-second countdown that is part of the annual celebration in New York City's signature square.

Ooh, almost missed this-

• MSNBC — And now, for something totally different. At 10pmET, Countdown with Keith Olbermann's "Favorite People 2008" re-airs, followed by a half-hour "Rachel Maddow Show Awards for Excellence in Categories To Be Determined."

PHOTOS: Anderson Cooper's high school yearbook page

By GottaLaff

Via HuffPo:

Anderson Hays Cooper, who graduated from the tony Dalton School in New York in 1984 before heading off to Yale, listed his senior quote as, "Mary had a little lamb, the doctor fainted."

(Photos via)

VIDEO: Anderson Cooper, topless

By GottaLaff


Tomorrow night, Sunday, Anderson goes one on one with Michael Phelps... on 60 Minutes, in a swimming pool:

...Anderson Cooper contributes a report on Michael Phelps for the CBS program tomorrow.

Besides discussing his diet in the profile, Phelps also accepts Cooper's challenge to an on-camera swim race. But Cooper had some conditions: "How about if I get to dive and I get to do freestyle, one lap, you go underwater the whole way, you can't breathe and you can't take a stroke. And you'll still beat me?"

H/t: Mediabistro

Top GOP Strategist: It's Over, Obama Will Win In Landslide

Heh indeedy as the boys say. Via Jed.