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1. The Kicker

   But, They’re Not

   September 30, 2008 02:37 PM

   If wishes were horses then beggars would ride. And if cookie sales were votes, reports KTAR radio in Phoenix, then Obama landslide! (Oh and also: this voting booth/bakery is across the street from Obama's Phoenix campaign headquarters.) ... Continue reading

2. The Kicker

   It’s Been A While

   September 30, 2008 01:03 PM

   Jayson Blair makes two appearances in the current issue of New York magazine (the "40th Anniversary" issue). See the list of "What Became of Ten Memorable Headliners (He's the fourth name down. Blair -- who, New York reminds readers,... Continue reading

3. The Kicker

   Even Better Than The Real Thing?

   September 30, 2008 10:53 AM

   Speaking of "phoning it in..." Remember how Bono was scheduled to sit down with Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin last Thursday? And to blog about it for the FT? Well: Due to gridlock in Manhattan and the... Continue reading

4. The Kicker

   Oh, I Gotcha

   September 30, 2008 09:30 AM

   What can we learn from the below exchange between CBS News's Katie Couric, Sen. McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin which aired last night? COURIC: Over the weekend, Gov. Palin, you said the U.S. should absolutely launch cross-border attacks from... Continue reading

5. The Kicker

   Kicking Ourselves, Others

   September 30, 2008 08:37 AM

   The pundits of MSNBC's Morning Joe (and invited guests) did some self-flagellating (finger-pointing?) while exploring What Happened to Our Economy? this morning: MSNBC's MIKE BARNACLE: Let's talk about the failure of the institution called the media. Over the last seven... Continue reading

6. The Kicker

   What’s the Point?

   September 29, 2008 04:41 PM

   On MSNBC they keep calling today's market plunge "the biggest intraday point drop ever." Which is, as The Audit's Dean Starkman just observed while walking by our office TV, if not pointless, not a particularly helpful way to be... Continue reading

7. The Kicker

   Which Comes First: The Spin or The Spun?

   September 29, 2008 01:14 PM

   Howard Kurtz visits the spin room/media tent after Friday's presidential debate and gets this mind-boggling quote: "The spin is something we should pay less attention to, but it's important because it can change the story line," says NBC's Andrea... Continue reading

8. The Kicker

   Fallows on Zakaria on Wen

   September 29, 2008 12:47 PM

   James Fallows recommends Fareed Zakaria's interview on CNN with China's premier, Wen Jiabao. "Interview appearances by Wen or president Hu Jintao are so rare, let alone with the foreign media, that this session is noteworthy simply for its... Continue reading

9. The Kicker

   What Do You Expect?

   September 29, 2008 12:40 PM

   While Sen. Joe Biden was omnipresent in the minutes and hours after Friday's debate, helping TV viewers understand what they just saw, Gov. Sarah Palin was nowhere to be found. Pity, per Time's Nancy Gibbs: Post-debate spin would have... Continue reading

10. The Kicker

    “Scoring” the Debate

    September 29, 2008 10:55 AM

    Megan is working on a piece for Campaign Desk for later today about post-debate coverage/analysis. How much of it do you think looked something like that Gary Markstein political cartoon in yesterday's New York Times "Week in Review?" (I can't... Continue reading

11. The Kicker

    Headlines: Reading The Bailout

    September 29, 2008 09:47 AM

    If you get your bailout news via other people's papers on the New York City subway, this morning you saw (along with the crying young Mets fan in the orange wig) a range of emotions and points of emphasis: Excitement!... Continue reading

12. The Kicker

    CNN=Eyesore?

    September 29, 2008 09:16 AM

    And you thought CNN's convention graphics were distracting? Did you (could you?) see Friday night's debate? The tri-lined reaction meter (Dems, Repubs, Indies) and those six (I think) circles of hell/insta-punditry? From James Poniewozick debate live-blog at Time:... Continue reading

13. The Kicker

    All The News That’s Fit To Headbutt

    September 26, 2008 02:41 PM

    [The New York Times] has been around a long time. They know their stuff. So says Hulk Hogan, the now semi-retired professional wrestler and former WWF star, as quoted in the current issue of Us Weekly declaring the Times "winner"... Continue reading

14. The Kicker

    Headlines in Anchorage

    September 25, 2008 11:35 AM

    From today's front page (online version) of the Anchorage Daily News: 1) "Legislators lock horns over Palin inquiry" (Highlight: Hmmm. The headline?) 2) "Palin blessed three years ago to be free from 'witchcraft''" (Highlight: The pastor, before so... Continue reading

15. The Kicker

    MSNBC’s “Aging, White Male Divas”

    September 25, 2008 10:50 AM

    ...is how New York Times TV ctitic Alessandra Stanley, in her mostly-positive review today of The Rachel Maddow Show, describes Maddow's peers at the cable network. Writes Stanley: Her program adds a good-humored female face to a cable news... Continue reading

16. The Kicker

    Letterman, Olbermann, Bitter-men?

    September 25, 2008 10:01 AM

    Everyone's talking about what David Letterman said about John McCain last night. Nutshell: McCain canceled his scheduled Letterman appearance at the last minute to, per Dave, "race back to Washington," only to then sit for an interview with CBS... Continue reading

17. The Kicker

    Couric Followed Up (Will Palin)?

    September 24, 2008 10:43 PM

    Katie Couric asked a follow-up question. When Gov. Sarah Palin, Couric's interviewee on CBS Evening News tonight, failed to answer the question before her ("You've said, quote, 'John McCain will reform the way Wall Street does business.' Other than... Continue reading

18. Campaign Desk

    Friday Night: Keeping Up Appearances

    September 24, 2008 03:53 PM

    In anticipation of Friday night’s first presidential debate (which, if John McCain has his way, might be postponed), the campaign press and the candidates are focused, in their own ways, on the impression that Senators McCain and Obama... Continue reading

19. The Kicker

    Scarborough, Assignment Editor

    September 24, 2008 09:17 AM

    Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezenski, and the Financial Times's Chrystia Freeland on MSNBC this morning: SCARBOROUGH: Chrystia, let me tell you what I would love for you to have somebody write an article on. I'm serious. I would like to have... Continue reading

20. The Kicker

    Couric Preps For Palin

    September 23, 2008 04:18 PM

    From Katie Couric's blog: Friends come up to me wondering if I'll ask [during an interview with Sarah Palin this week] about the rumors online, all the gossipy stuff that seems to sell magazines and mean so little in... Continue reading

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