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Biden: Mitt Romney Was ‘a Great Businessman’

I’m almost certain Joe Biden works for us: – – The serious news in this clip is the “Today Show’s” Matt Lauer going hard against the premise that Obama is strong on foreign policy. The Inevitablity Narrative Obama so desperately

NBC to Put Willie Geist on Today Show

NBC to Put Willie Geist on Today Show

Following news that NBC Today show host Matt Lauer has suffered severely in popularity polls, there are now reports that MSNBC panelist Willie Geist is being brought into the show’s third hour and will be an occasional substitute for Lauer

'Today Show' 911 Observance: Keeping Up With Kris

'Today Show' 911 Observance: Keeping Up With Kris

How despicable can Matt Lauer and the Today Show get? How about this: skipping the moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. today which honored the memory of the 9/11 attacks in order to interview “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star

NBC Spins Jobs Report

NBC Spins Jobs Report

Friday morning’s Today show on NBC did its best to paint the most rosy scenario possible on Obama’s latest dismal jobs report. Attempting to inoculate Obama from this economic downturn, host Matt Lauer said that analysts he had “been reading”

Fallon Passed on Chance to Host Oscars

(AP) Fallon was asked, and passed, on Oscar host gigLOS ANGELESJimmy Fallon says he was asked to host next year’s Academy Awards but declined the gig. The talk-show host told Matt Lauer Wednesday that “it’s an honor to be asked

Elton John: Bush 'Fantastic' in Fight Against AIDS

Elton John: Bush 'Fantastic' in Fight Against AIDS

Singer Elton John’s politics are reliably left of center. But the Rocket Man doesn’t walk in lockstep with his progressive peers. This is the same entertainer who performed during Rush Limbaugh’s 2010 wedding. And now, John’s speaking out on behalf

NBC News President Capus Rips Ann Curry

NBC News President Capus Rips Ann Curry

What a den of snakes at NBC News. Ann Curry, who was fired from her job as co-host of the Today Show, was savaged after she left by the president of NBC News, Steve Capus. Here was Capus’ parting shot:

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes Divorcing

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes Divorcing

Who could have predicted this? Tom Cruise, 49, the paragon of normalcy (just ask Brooke Shields) is getting divorced again. He and Katie Holmes are splitting up after five years. That makes three times for this guy. Cruise once said of Scientologists, of

Report: 'Today Show' Finally Unloading Ann Curry

Report: 'Today Show' Finally Unloading Ann Curry

After doing what seemed impossible, last year NBC News actually found a “Today Show” co-host harder to stomach than Meredith Viera, Katie Couric and the rest. Ann Curry, who was promoted to the chair next to Matt Lauer after Viera’s

Jimmy Fallon: 'The President Booked Himself'

Jimmy Fallon: 'The President Booked Himself'

Jimmy Fallon on “Today” with Matt Lauer discussed Obama’s recent appearance on his show: “That’s the craziest thing to ever happen to us. We keep going to each other on set, ‘That didn’t really happen, right?…The President booked himself on

Jimmy Fallon: 'The President Booked Himself On Our Show'

Jimmy Fallon: 'The President Booked Himself On Our Show'

In a career low light for both President Obama and Jimmy Fallon, the President appeared on Fallon’s late night show last month to “slow-jam” a little of the ole’ big government propaganda. This morning on the “Today Show,” the spectacle

Obama Lowers His Own Grade on the Economy

Obama Lowers His Own Grade on the Economy

Well, he at least gets extra credit for being honest. With hopes of an economic recovery fading, Obama is facing a very real threat to his reelection hopes. He had obviously assumed that economic data would be improving by now

Matt Lauer: Editgate Segment 'Sloppy,' 'Not Acceptable'

Matt Lauer: Editgate Segment 'Sloppy,' 'Not Acceptable'

So what if “the most powerful face in news,” Matt Lauer, was steering widely-viewed “TODAY” show coverage when it racially inflamed a nation by using a manipulatively edited recording of George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin shooting incident?  He looks good reading

Matt Lauer to stay with 'Today,' signs new deal

Matt Lauer to stay with 'Today,' signs new deal

(AP) Matt Lauer to stay with ‘Today,’ signs new dealBy LYNN ELBERAP Television WriterLOS ANGELESMatt Lauer is sticking with NBC’s “Today,” ending speculation that the top-rated show might have to face ABC’s rising “Good Morning America” without him. Lauer planned

Lauer to Palin: You Reading Newspapers Yet?

Lauer to Palin: You Reading Newspapers Yet?

NBC’s Matt Lauer pulled out his patronizing face today to attack Sarah Palin, who will be co-hosting “The Today Show” tomorrow. By phone, he asked Palin, “What are you doing to prepare? Are you reading some newspapers?” The remark was

Wife defends soldier accused in Afghan rampage

Wife defends soldier accused in Afghan rampage

(AP) Wife defends soldier accused in Afghan rampageSEATAC, Wash.The wife of a U.S. soldier accused of killing 17 Afghan civilians says her husband showed no signs of PTSD before he deployed, and she doesn’t feel like she’ll ever believe he