NY Observer > Phil Donahue http://www.observer.com/taxonomy/term/41308/feed Articles from Observer.com en MSNBC and 'Patriotic Fever' in Run-Up to Iraq War http://www.observer.com/2008/yessin-msnbc-execs-they-wanted-stories-consitent-patriotic-fever-country-prior-iraq-war

Last night, CNN congressional correspondent Jessica Yellin appeared on "Anderson Cooper 360," in part to discuss the brouhaha over former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan's tell-all book about the Bush administration, What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception.

At one point, Mr. Cooper asked Ms. Yellin about the allegations in the book that the national media was "too deferential to the White House," during the run-up to the war in Iraq.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/yessin-msnbc-execs-they-wanted-stories-consitent-patriotic-fever-country-prior-iraq-war#comments Media Jessica Yessin MSNBC Phil Donahue Thu, 29 May 2008 16:58:56 -0400 Felix Gillette 69897 at http://www.observer.com Hamptons Film Festival's Freaky Friday http://www.observer.com/2007/hamptons-film-festivals-freaky-friday

It looked on Friday night as though the 15th annual Hamptons International Film Festival were going to be a washout. Torrential rains slowed traffic to a baby crawl on the Long Island Expressway, and by the time it was a little before 7 p.m., the assorted bedraggled paparazzi were fidgeting and joking among themselves at the sight of the empty red carpet at the East Hampton Cinema on Main Street, the hub of the festival.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2007/hamptons-film-festivals-freaky-friday#comments Style Alec Baldwin Amanda Peet Chris Eigeman Eddie Vedder hamptons film festival John Cusack Phil Donahue Sean Penn Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:54:36 -0400 Sara Vilkomerson and Hillary Frey 59186 at http://www.observer.com Phil Donahue Strikes Back http://www.observer.com/2007/phil-donahue-strikes-back

Relegated to the outskirts of mainstream media, the talk-show veteran and former MSNBC anchor works the indie film circuit with Body of War.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2007/phil-donahue-strikes-back#comments Media Real Estate Phil Donahue Tue, 19 Jun 2007 20:52:02 -0400 Felix Gillette 55327 at http://www.observer.com Joe Scarborough: As Anti-O'Reilly, He's a Gentle Bear http://www.observer.com/node/47442 Joe Scarborough, a former Republican Congressman from Florida and ubiquitous spokesman for George W.  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/47442#comments Bill O'Reilly Joe Scarborough MSNBC Interactive News LLC Phil Donahue Sun, 27 Apr 2003 20:00:00 -0400 George Gurley 47442 at http://www.observer.com Attention, All Naderites: Are You Sleeping Well? http://www.observer.com/node/43893 For those who argued last fall that there was no substantialdifference between Republicans and Democ  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/43893#comments Bill Clinton Phil Donahue Ralph Nader Sun, 28 Jan 2001 19:00:00 -0500 Joe Conason 43893 at http://www.observer.com