Fred Barnes: Chief WATB

Barnes Key Boogie Man: Early Voting. So Much Happens. They miss SO Much! October Surprise - - what if that happens!

Chris Wallace: Big Oil Shill

If it were any more obvious, the folks at Fox would literally have to reach through the TV and pound us over the head with a 55 gallon drum. Wait until the end for the punchline. Laugh out loud funny.

2008 Tough Year for Fox News?

Eric Boehlert over at Media Matters does a nice job with a run down on the tough campaign season for Fox News. He echoes my earlier post regarding how potential viewers might see Fox Business channel:

"Why would investors and day traders in search of reliable business information turn from CNBC over to the Fox brand, which is so well-known for passing along one-sided information? News Corp. always assumed Fox News would help launch the business channel. But Fox News is taken seriously by so few people, it may be hurting the business launch."

Fox News anchors' angst is something to behold.

Keith Olbermann Runs MSNBC - Fox Comedy

If I didn't know better, I'd swear this was a bad SNL skit. Best line:

Shill 1 (former weatherman): "Keith Olbermann is now doing a blog for the DailyKos (short o sound) which is a...[motions with his hands sweeping - - in a decidely sinister fashion -- to the left]

Shill 2 (former sportscaster - interrupting, exasperated): "For the DAILY KOS?!!? (short o sound)

You can't make this stuff up!

Tappity Tap Tap, Da Tap Tap Tap

Former White House Shill T. Snow on Bill Maher, tap dances his way through this last segment when former Judge Catherine Crier commences listing the impeachable offenses of the Bush Administration.

Fox's F.A.B. (Fair and Balanced) short for FABricated News

Word at DailyKos is that Frank Luntz, Shill-Extraordinaire, has the same "undecided voter" in the two separate state focus groups 4 months apart. See diary and video here. . Update: Not sure this was a truthful post over at Kos. There's so much honest material to slam Faux with, why promote dishonest content?

More on the O'Lielly Meltdown

Laugh Out Loud funniness from Crooks and Liars. The loofah or a falafel comment is classic enough, but Sekoff goes for Double Jeopardy with the iced tea reference. How did it get by the FauxNews censors?

This is O'Reilly Funny

I can't help but think that maybe, perhaps, the cast of characters at Fox News are in the act of jumping the shark with this election cycle. This reaction certainly reinforces that impression. Probably too much to hope, but something to watch for.