Eliot Spitzer

John Edwards: Here's a man who could have used a Super PAC

2012-05-02 08:11:00

The more I read about John Edwards' shenanigans during the 2008 presidential campaign, the more I'm convinced he is a mirror-gazing, fork-tongued, tramp-chasing weasel. But the more I read about the federal case against him, the more sure I am that he...

Olbermann and Gore deserve the pain they are inflicting on each other

2012-03-31 10:14:00

Talk about a Friday afternoon dump: Keith Olbermann and his $50-million, five-year contract dumped by Al Gore's audience-challenged Current TV after less than a year on-air. There is�no shortage of�meat for analysts to chew on these bones, and that is...

CNN's new host Erin Burnett: Smug, superficial and acting like she knows

2011-10-05 18:39:00

I promised myself I was going to give CNN's new weeknight host Erin Burnett a full week of shows before I reviewed her. It was hard keeping that promise Monday night when I saw her pay a visit to the Occupy Wall Street encampment so she could look down...

Men behaving badly: Same sad story, once again

2011-06-12 05:00:00

Let's roll out the list. It includes, in no particular order of sluttishness: Kwame Kilpatrick; Jesse Jackson; James McGreevey; Ted Haggard; Gary Condit; Mark Sanford; John Edwards; Bill Clinton; Newt Gingrich; Rudy Giuliani; Eliot Spitzer; Antonio...

Keith Olbermann: Where's the ratings transparency?

2011-06-23 03:22:00

At the end of my review of Keith Olbermann's new "Countdown" show on Current TV, I said I hoped Olbermann would find an audience in his new TV home if for no other reason than to make CNN pay in its prime-time ratings gut for giving Eliot Spitzer a show....

Piers Morgan pleads ignorance, innocence in UK phone hacking scandal

2011-07-15 10:11:00

Last year when CNN was talking about hiring Eliot Spitzer and Piers Morgan, I expressed my dismay at the way in which both could harm the credibility that the channel had steadfastly built through its journalism. Spitzer did prove to be an...

Keith Olbermann debut: Two minutes short of success

2011-06-23 04:00:00

I have to give Keith Olbermann and Current TV their due: For 58 minutes Monday night, they delivered an impressive premiere on the new "Countdown" show. Strong production values, reasonable discussions and no ugly over-the-top slanderous attacks on...

CNN lineup looking much better without Spitzer

2011-07-06 13:44:00

As one media reporter who was genuinely concerned about the turn CNN seemed to be taking last year when it hired Eliot Spitzer, I am not going to try and hide how impressed and pleased I am with the lineup the cable news network announced today. Yes, I...

Spitzer signs off quoting Theodore Roosevelt - shades of Nixon

2011-07-06 19:15:00

Eliot Spitzer signed off for good at CNN Wednesday night following the announcement earlier in the day that his "In the Arena" show would be replaced in the prime-time lineup Aug. 5. Spitzer, who started out paired with Kathleen Parker in "Parker-...

Al Sharpton looks to be new host on MSNBC

2011-07-21 11:27:00

After almost a week of speculation, it looks as if the Rev. Al Sharpton is going to be a new weeknight host on cable channel MSNBC. Sharpton, who has been filling in recent weeks on MSNBC, will reportedly be taking over the 6 p.m. timeslot that has...

Buffett denies knowledge of suspect deals with AIG

2005-03-30 00:00:00

NEW YORK - Uncharacteristically on the defensive, billionaire Warren E. Buffett denied yesterday having been briefed on suspect transactions between a unit of his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and insurance giant American International Group Inc. Buffett, long...

Greenberg quitting AIG post today or tomorrow

2005-03-30 00:00:00

American International Group Inc. is moving closer to resolving an accounting investigation as Maurice R. "Hank" Greenberg relinquishes ties to the company that he spent more than 40 years building into the world's largest insurer. AIG shares rose 2.1...

Ashley Dupre, escort involved with former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer scandal

2011-10-25 11:49:10

ELIOT SPITZER The New York governor stepped down in 2008 after he was exposed in a prostitution scandal. (What is it with politicians and prostitutes?) His reward? A national television gig on CNN (though that's since been canceled).

2011-07-13 09:30:59

This cartoon originally ran on March 13, 2008.

2011-06-13 07:57:53