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Chris Matthews has renewed his contract with MSNBC to stay on another four years. That means we'll be treated to Chris's totally unbiased (wink) political coverage during the 2012 election!

Meanwhile, a new cable news personality is being born on CNBC. Perhaps ready to trust in someone other than Jim Cramer, CNBC has signed on Howard Dean as a regular contributor for business news.

Dean, like Cramer, is infamous for enthusiastically screaming into the camera, and he worked on Wall Street for a bit after graduating college. Dean also was an early critic of business practices that help create the financial crisis.

Both Matthews and Dean have dreams of public office — Chris hinted at a Senate run, and we all know Howard was willing and able to serve in the Obama administration. Are you happy to see these two on TV instead of in office?

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Nadya Suleman can't get a break. First Dr. Phil slammed her on television (not surprising) but now even Larry Flynt, porno king/publisher of Hustler magazine, one of the sleazier skin mags out there, disses her big time! You know you're doing something wrong when even he has contempt for you!

For the 21st year in a row, the Media Research Center has rounded up Notable Quotables. The conservative media watchdog group typically chronicles the perceived liberal media bias. This year, winners were selected for categories such as: The Obamagasm Award, Pummeling Palin Award, Obamalot Award, and Pay Up Patriots Award.

Here's who won the Quote of the Year Award:

• The Winner: Chris Matthews during primary coverage in February “I have to tell you, you know, it’s part of reporting this case, this election, the feeling most people get when they hear Barack Obama’s speech. My — I felt this thrill going up my leg. I mean, I don’t have that too often."
• Runner-up: A postelection headline from Reuters “Media bias largely unseen in US presidential race”
• Runner-up: Bill Maher on the mother of Trig Palin “I’m not that convinced that that’s her baby. . . . The daughter — who we know is fertile because she’s knocked up again, or maybe for the first time . . . she did like take a five-month leave from high school because she had [uses fingers to indicate quote marks] ‘mononucleosis’ right around the time the baby was being born. And the mother, the so-called, you know, okay, maybe it is the mother, but, you know, she was back to work three days later. You don’t smell something?...It’s not like they’re not willing to lie about everything else.”
• Runner-up: ABC's Sam Champion teasing a segment on Good Morning America “Could global warming one day force us into space to live?”
Do you find these quotes to be among the worst of reporting of 2008? I might have added the "terrorist fist jab" moment to the list!

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• Networks: What would MSNBC's look like? Fox News debuts first post-election promo. — 23/6
• Abstinence: Practicing what they preach? Chicago abstinence teachers save first kiss for the alter. — Jezebel
• Schools: Patriotism or brainwashing? Most US voters want kids to say the pledge of allegiance every day. — Donklephant
• Tech: Would you upload video suggestion of how to improve your city? SF Mayor Gavin Newsom gets a YouTube page, and asks for videos but disables comments and ratings. — SFist

What cocktail pairs perfectly with a traditional meat and mashed potato TV dinner? A classic gin and tonic served in a chilled glass. It's a simple, no-fuss drink that will nicely complement the menu for my Heroes season premiere party.

I'll also have a couple bottles of red wine on hand to enjoy with dinner. Water, beer, and sodas are a must for those who dislike gin. To look at the recipe for this uncomplicated cocktail, read more

• MSNBC: Too opinionated? Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews won't be anchoring election night coverage. — DailyKos
• Palin: You know you've made it when . . .? Sarah Palin gets an action figure. — Townhall
• Fred Thompson: Chivalry is dead? Fred Thompson flies first class wearing huge American flag top hat, while his wife sits in coach. — Huffington Post
• Socialism: She built missiles to reach America and participated in Tiananmen Square protest? Interview with author of new book Socialism Is Great. — Shanghaiist
• Interviews: Talking to the enemy with preconditions? The when, where, how of Charlie Gibson's Sarah Palin interview, which airs Thursday. — TVNewser

Though media may or may not be biased (depending on your perception of it) viewers it seems might be. In a recent Rasmussen poll, the cable network of choice was a big indicator of how a viewer plans to vote in November.

The network that was most closely tied to a candidate? Fox News, with 87 percent of viewers saying they're likely to vote for John McCain. (The results are similar to 2004 when 88 percent favored Bush.) Though Fox has an anecdotally popular niche among conservatives, they're not the only ones with pals; other networks lined up as well. Over at CNN, 65 percent said they'll vote for Obama compared to 26 percent for McCain, and at MSNBC it's 63 percent to 30 percent for McCain, with the major networks showing similar results.

The results do bring up an interesting question about coverage — to see what it is, read more

• FISA: A Democratic congress? Senate defeats effort to strip wiretapping law of immunity for telecoms. — Talking Points Memo



• China: People's Republic of Capitalism? Ted Koppel gets us ready for Beijing tonight on the Discovery Channel at 10 ET. — MSNBC
• Blogging: Time to approve every Twitter? Proposal to allow members of Congress to post content on approved websites only. — Redstate
• McCain: What would grandma do? One 94-year-old thinks McCain's making same-old promises. — Huffington Post
• Real World: From roommate to congressman? Kevin Powell from Season One making a run. — Gawker

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