Bill O’Reilly has made a career out of bashing MSNBC and Keith Olbermann. Now Fox News’ morning show, Fox & Friends, is getting in on the action, picking up on reports that Tim Russert is fuming over Olbermann’s leadership role at the network.
Bizarrely, the co-hosts’ chatter sort of props up Russert, at least in a backhanded way. Even more reason to find that leak, eh? [Video via JDP]
It gets real good around the 4:20 mark, when Gretchen Carlson starts calling for Olbermann’s education credentials and demands to know why Olbermann is still single, the biggest affront to a cable news host evs! And then Steve Doocy has to ruin things by whining about Olbermann picking on his son again.
In case you were wondering what Keith Olbermann will be yelling about this evening, we have a feeling. Hopefully that silly primary coverage won’t get in the way of a Worst Person in the World. (Scroll to about the 2:30 mark.) [via J$]
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Smartypants and Villanova University junior Peter Doocy made it to the podium during Hardball’s college tour to ask John McCain about Hillary Clinton’s recent shot swinging. Turns out, young Peter is the son of Fox News’ Fox & Friends anchor Steve Doocy. Not that we’re discouraging the offspring of media professionals to involve themselves in political debate; in fact, we encourage it. (More clips like these!)
But it’s Doocy Jr.’s naivet?? about his place in the world that gives us pause.
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It’s the most exciting thing on Fox News since Bill O’Reilly picked a fight with Keith Olbermann, during a live Fox & Friends broadcast correspondent David Lee Miller and his crew in Gaza take fire. Back in New York, the talking heads review what happened:
Brian Kilmeade: Clearly he’s shooting at the press too. He’s wearking a flack jacket that says “Press” right on it.
Steve Doocy: Yeah, but if you’re somebody and you’re long ways away and you just see something and you don’t know who it is sometimes you just start shooting.
Brian Kilmeade: Really?
Steve Doocy: Yeah.
(via FBNY)