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Klassic Kolbert: “At the White House”
No Fact Zone — I just re-watched that incredible interview with CBS News’ Chief Foreign Correspondent Lara Logan from last night’s Daily Show, and it made me incredibly angry (again) at the state of broadcast news in this country. Unlike Logan, most of the mainstream media is busy patting itself on the back over how great a job it’s doing, an assessment I can’t share. This goes double in the realm of political “reporting”, where the story is often at least as much about the media itself as it is about the candidates or the issue. Anyway, my exasperation with the self-satisfied and egocentric broadcast media needed ...

Klassic Kolbert: Stephen Colbert and Helen Thomas
No Fact Zone — Regulars here should be familiar with our love for the great Helen Thomas, White House correspondent extraordinaire. We are happy to report that, after lengthy, health-related absence from the White House Press Room, Helen returned to her seat of honor earlier this week; Mediabistro (via HuffPo) has the video here. This, of course, made me think back on Stephen’s many segments with Helen, from his Daily Show days to his tenure at The Colbert Report. I’m honestly not sure I can pick a favorite, but here are two candidates (please chime in with your nominations in the comments to this ...