• “I learned Paula Abdul needs a color coded medication set.” —Willie Geist, sharing life lessons, Morning Joe, April 30
• “If you watch American Idol, you know that Paula Abdul has good nights and bad nights, just like any crazy person.” —Willie Geist, sharing what he and Paula Abdul have in common, Morning Joe, April 30
• “Now you’ve just torn apart my household.” —Mika Brzezinski, reacting to Willie Geist’s claim that American Idol is rigged, Morning Joe, April 30 CONTINUED »
• “Memo to 911 operators: If someone calls you and says there’s an eight-foot alligator in the kitchen, believe them.” —Bill O’Reilly, looking to get a gig as the next Crocodile Hunter, The O’Reilly Factor, April 24
• “Okay, you’re not an actress…what are you?” —Larry King, wondering what Pamela Anderson’s “talent” is, Larry King Live, April 25 CONTINUED »
Correspondent Wendy rounds up the best comments made on cable news in recent days.
• “So you feeling OK? I mean, your appendix is out. You’re looking all right. Do you miss it? Is it — you know, did you have a little ceremony for it?” —Bill O’Reilly, wishing he could sell Dennis Miller’s appendix as “Factor Gear”, The O’Reilly Factor, April 23
• “Chris Matthews looked at me like I was from outer space.” —Keith Olbermann, sharing what Chris Matthews and the viewers have in common, Countdown, April 23 CONTINUED »
Correspondent Wendy rounds up the best comments made on cable news in recent days.
• “But I want to ask you, Bill, if you’re ever eulogizing me, and I assume you will one day, since I’ve somehow become Sancho Panza to your Don Quixote, I want you to stay on me for a few seconds during the eulogy before you start hocking “Factor” gear, OK?” —Dennis Miller, predicting that friendship with Bill O’Reilly will eventually kill him, The O’Reilly Factor, April 16
• “I don‘t know a lot about cooking. I didn‘t mean I don‘t know a lot about cooking. I meant, I never took a quiz about cooking.” —Keith Olbermann, on why he’ll never host a morning show, Countdown, April 16 CONTINUED »
Correspondent Wendy rounds up the best comments made on cable news in recent days.
• “He was there for Noah’s flood, had to cling on. That’s how he got started in the Navy, was clinging on to the side of the Ark. He’s old. He’s old, Larry. That’s what I’m trying to tell you. Not as old as you are but very, very old.” —Stephen Colbert, sharing what John McCain and Larry King have in common, Larry King Live, April 14 CONTINUED »
• “Is it plausible that a man who smiles so seldom, Dana, would really draw pleasure simply from the act of painfully capturing and killing harmless, helpless animals?” —Keith Olbermann, revealing Dick Cheney’s kinky side, Countdown, April 11
• “She’s just a regular ol’ gal who lived in the White House for eight years and is worth $100 million.” —Willie Geist, explaining that Hillary Clinton is just plain ol’ folks, Morning Joe, April 14 CONTINUED »
Correspondent Wendy rounds up the best comments made on cable news in recent days.
• “Useless, one thing. Disgusting, another.” —Mika Brzezinski, cringing that Rosie O’Donnell’s hair is “gray all over,” Morning Joe, April 9
• “Another sad reminder that there are no winners when turkeys fight.” —Willie Geist, bemoaning fowl-upon-fowl violence, Morning Joe, April 9 CONTINUED »
• “You need to call in tears.” —Mika Brzezinski, giving Naomi Campbell tips on getting lost luggage back, Morning Joe, April 4
• “Do I still have a job?” —Erica Hill, wondering if playing Anderson Cooper’s workout tape got her fired, Anderson Cooper 360, April 4 CONTINUED »
• “I’ll be dead, you’ll be dead, who cares!” —Bill O’Reilly, unimpressed that his kids may live to be 150 years old, The O’Reilly Factor, April 1
• “I wonder where he falls on the whole Heidi/LC feud that’s been brewing for the past couple of years.” —Willie Geist, pondering who John McCain’s favorite babe is on The Hills, Morning Joe, April 3 CONTINUED »
Correspondent Wendy rounds up the best comments made on cable news in recent days.
• “Are you all right? Do you need something? Do we need to put a moat around you?” —Keith Olbermann, protecting Maria Milito, Countdown, March 27
• “I guess everyone wants a piece of the princess. But you‘re my pimp. I‘m your ho. Pimps don‘t share ho’s. Come on.” —Maria Milito, describing her “special relationship” with Keith Olbermann, Countdown, March 27 CONTINUED »
Correspondent Wendy rounds up the best comments made on cable news in recent days.
• “I think when Hillary cried on her way out of the womb, she was faking that to guilt the doctor into giving her a front row basinett in the display case.” —Dennis Miller, reflecting on Hillary Clinton’s sincerity, The O’Reilly Factor, March 25
• “He’s like a Muppet that was accidentally washed on hot or something,” —Dennis Miller, comparing James Carville to Miss Piggy, The O’Reilly Factor, March 25 CONTINUED »
Correspondent Wendy rounds up the best comments made on cable news in recent days.
• “That’s from the Directors Cut of ‘Flashdance’.” —Joe Scarborough, awed by his own dance moves, Morning Joe, March 19
• “I’m not really getting this thing, because I’m not — I don’t know the psychological world.” —Bill O’Reilly, admitting he’s nuts, The O’Reilly Factor, March 20 CONTINUED »
Correspondent Wendy rounds up the best comments made on cable news in recent days.
• “He‘s been embedded on the front lines. He has been willing to do a lot of war reporting, actually, to be fair. It‘s just that his war of focus has really been the war on Easter and to lesser extent the war on Christmas. That has not left a lot of time for the killing wars.” —Rachel Maddow, justifying why BIll O’Reilly battlefield reporting, Countdown, March 19 CONTINUED »
Correspondent Wendy rounds up the best comments made on cable news in recent days.
• “When I get a gig on the Food Network, on the Souffle Show, I‘m having you on to whip something up in the kitchen with me.” —Tucker Carlson, proving that being canned by MSNBC ain’t so bad, Tucker, March 13
• “I think the inevitable TV movie called Screws Her, Pays Her, Spits Her, aka Love Potion Number Nine with Stanley Tucci and Rita Wilson and Ashley Olson as the cocktail waitress who serves herself as the special of the day.” —Michael Musto, predicting the future biopic of Ashley Dupre, Countdown, March 13
• “Quite frankly, the shrink said, “The best thing you can do is get O’Reilly out of your life.’” —Dennis Miller, explaining why he’s screwed up, The O’Reilly Factor, March 12
• “You know who I would love to write a book? Sanjaya!” —Joe Scarborough, dreaming of the ultimate celebrity memoir, Morning Joe, March 14
• “We’ll be celebrating here in New York City as we do every year — cowering in our locked apartments wondering when the scary drunk men in skirts will go away.” —Willie Geist, sharing his St. Patrick’s Day ritual, Morning Joe, March 17
• “I’ve learned so many troubling things about you in 45 seconds.” —Soledad O’Brien, learning that Erica Hill isn’t as sweet as she seems, Anderson Cooper 360, March 17
Correspondent Wendy rounds up the best comments made on cable news in recent days.
• “Gary, next time you do this, I’d like to imagine you, like, dressing up as a student with, like, a little fake mustache and, you know, a little hat or something to try to ask some questions.” —Anderson Cooper, sharing his idea of a hot dress-up, I, March 10 CONTINUED »
Correspondent Wendy rounds up the best comments made on cable news in recent days.
• “I woke up yesterday morning and one of the first thoughts I had was — this is something that happens to me a lot — what is Clay Aiken doing?” —Tucker Carlson, previewing how he’ll spend his time now that his show’s been canned, Tucker, March 7 CONTINUED »
After the jump, Correspondent Wendy rounds up the best cable comments of the last few days.
• “Let me just make the obvious point that women are often loved when they lose by other women, by the way, which is the key to the success of the Oprah show, wouldn‘t you say?” Tucker Carlson, explaining while he’ll never be Oprah Winfrey, Tucker, March 3 CONTINUED »
After the jump, Correspondent Wendy rounds up the best cable comments of the last few days.
“You know, in fourth grade when you guys first started as KISS, I wasn’t cool enough to be in the KISS Army, but I wanted to be in the KISS Army.” Anderson Cooper, telling Gene Simmons his real career goal, Anderson Cooper 360, February 28 CONTINUED »
After the jump, Correspondent Wendy rounds up the best cable comments of the last few days.
• “Should the Hillary Clinton campaign continue to employ an emotionally troubled spokesman? Is that wise?” Tucker Carlson, concerned that Bill Clinton’s going nuts, Tucker, February 26 CONTINUED »
After the jump, Correspodent Wendy rounds up the best cable comments of the last few days. CONTINUED »
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