Lisa de Moraes
MSNBC Entertainment Editor Furthers Misinformation About Palin
October 21st, 2009 11:36 AM
MSNBC entertainment editor Courtney Hazlett spent all of two minutes on "Morning Meeting" with Dylan Ratigan and still managed to get her facts wrong.Noting former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's scheduled November 16 appearance on "Oprah," Hazlett told viewers that the former Alaska governor "famously said no to appearing on Oprah" during the 2008 presidential campaign,…
WaPo Calls Jimmy Kimmel's Tom DeLay Prison Jokes His 'Best Interview E
October 8th, 2009 3:08 PM
Washington Post TV critic Lisa DeMoraes showed great affection for ABC late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel for bringing a partisan slap or two to the customary interview for contestants voted off Dancing with the Stars. Kimmel snidely asked former House majority leader Tom DeLay about being indicted: He was brought out onstage in a wheelbarrow, wearing orthopedic booties. "Do you think this…
Media Let Culture Wars Cloud 'American Idol' Win
May 21st, 2009 3:47 PM
After the winner of "American Idol" is crowned, the appropriate action is to congratulate the newly crowned Idol on his success. Yet on May 21 media focus was clearly elsewhere. That day, reports on all three networks' morning broadcasts, marveled at how Kris Allen beat Adam Lambert and gave unusual attention to contestants who did not win, but are still successful, leaving little doubt that…