Facebook to political commentator Michael Smerconish: Denied. (Wayne Campbell voice.) The CNN host usually posts a Facebook live video on Saturday mornings for his 61,000 followers, but says he was stuck in “Facebook purgatory” and unable to share the clip himself. “The reason is that Facebook is not convinced that I am me,” said Smerconish in the clip. “And so I have been blocked from my own Facebook page and the only way to get this posted is to transmit it to Tc and ask her to post it because her privileges are still in order.” Also Read: Bill O'Reilly...
- 10/21/2017
- by Sean Burch
- The Wrap
To the surprise of no one, but the disappointment of all Reporters Who Cover Television, Michael Smerconish reported this morning that Bill O’Reilly will not be his CNN show guest on Saturday after all. "Bill O'Reilly called me yesterday, and although complimentary toward me personally, regarding me as a straight shooter and so on and so forth, said that because of his history with [CNN], he just wasn't comfortable in coming on, at least not at this time," Smerconish said…...
- 9/28/2017
- Deadline TV
Former Fox News anchor Bill O’Reilly decided not to appear on CNN this weekend because he “wasn’t comfortable” appearing on the network. “Bill O’Reilly called me yesterday, and although complimentary toward me personally, regarding me as a straight shooter and so on and so forth, said that because of his history with my network, he just wasn’t comfortable in coming on, at least at not at this time,” Michael Smerconish said Thursday on his Sirius Xm Radio Show, “The Michael Smerconish Program.“ O’Reilly interviewed Smerconish in August on his online show and said he’d...
- 9/28/2017
- by Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
Former Fox News Channel star Bill O’Reilly will make his CNN debut on Michael Smerconish’s Saturday morning program sometime in the near future, CNN announced. O’Reilly has never appeared on CNN but has selected a friendly anchor to speak with for his first interview with the network. Smerconish served as the primary fill-in host for O’Reilly’s now-defunct syndicated radio program for five years and was a guest on O’Reilly’s internet newscast on Wednesday night. The appearance will be to promote O’Reilly’s upcoming book, “Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence,...
- 8/10/2017
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
Bill O’Reilly was back in a suit and “on the air” via webcast on his website Wednesday night, after having previously launched a “No Spin News” daily podcast in April, following his firing from Fox News Channel. The Webcast got a big plug from CNN, via its show host Michael Smerconish, who also is a SiriusXM host and a columnist. In return, the former Most Watched Host In The Cable TV News Universe promised to be a guest on Smerconish’s CNN show after his new book comes…...
- 8/10/2017
- Deadline TV
Biden 2020? Don’t count it out.
Fans of the 47th vice president received some heartening news Wednesday when Joe Biden‘s youngest brother, Frank, called into The Michael Smerconish Program on SiriusXM and declared that the 74-year-old “absolutely” could run for president again.
“Absolutely. Absolutely. Why anyone would think otherwise, I don’t know,” he said. “And there are a whole lot of people down here in Florida looking forward to it.”
The younger Biden, who initially identified himself as simply “Frank from West Palm Beach” before outing himself as the former vice president’s brother, also spoke of Joe...
Fans of the 47th vice president received some heartening news Wednesday when Joe Biden‘s youngest brother, Frank, called into The Michael Smerconish Program on SiriusXM and declared that the 74-year-old “absolutely” could run for president again.
“Absolutely. Absolutely. Why anyone would think otherwise, I don’t know,” he said. “And there are a whole lot of people down here in Florida looking forward to it.”
The younger Biden, who initially identified himself as simply “Frank from West Palm Beach” before outing himself as the former vice president’s brother, also spoke of Joe...
- 6/7/2017
- by Kathy Ehrich Dowd
- PEOPLE.com
Bill Cosby is publicly addressing his sexual assault scandal for the first time in more than two years.
Radio host Michael Smerconish says he interviewed Cosby for 30 minutes.
In clips released Monday, Cosby seems to suggest racism and revenge were behind the allegations against him.
News: Bill Cosby's Accusers: A Timeline of Alleged Sexual Assault Claims
In criminal cases, defendants and their families usually stay silent. Not Bill Cosby.
Ahead of the trial, which starts next month, his camp has been steadily ramping up a public relations offensive, trying to soften his image and cast him as a victim of a witch hunt, reports CBS News correspondent Jericka Duncan.
News: Bill Cosby Breaks His Silence to Say He's Blind, as Daughter Emotionally Defends Him
"Nefarious is a great word," Cosby said in one of the interview clips released Monday.
In the radio interview, Cosby appears to blame racism for his sex assault scandal.
"I just truly...
Radio host Michael Smerconish says he interviewed Cosby for 30 minutes.
In clips released Monday, Cosby seems to suggest racism and revenge were behind the allegations against him.
News: Bill Cosby's Accusers: A Timeline of Alleged Sexual Assault Claims
In criminal cases, defendants and their families usually stay silent. Not Bill Cosby.
Ahead of the trial, which starts next month, his camp has been steadily ramping up a public relations offensive, trying to soften his image and cast him as a victim of a witch hunt, reports CBS News correspondent Jericka Duncan.
News: Bill Cosby Breaks His Silence to Say He's Blind, as Daughter Emotionally Defends Him
"Nefarious is a great word," Cosby said in one of the interview clips released Monday.
In the radio interview, Cosby appears to blame racism for his sex assault scandal.
"I just truly...
- 5/16/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
In his first interview in more than two years, Bill Cosby agreed with a statement by his daughter that “racism has played in big role” in the criminal sexual assault case against him.
Cosby, 79, spoke about his scandal on the SiriusXM’s The Michael Smerconish Program, airing Tuesday. After the host played a clip of daughter Ensa Cosby proclaiming her father was innocent and racism was a factor in the case, the comedian cautiously agreed.
“Could be. Could be,” he responded. “I can’t say anything, but there are certain things that I look at, and I apply to the situation,...
Cosby, 79, spoke about his scandal on the SiriusXM’s The Michael Smerconish Program, airing Tuesday. After the host played a clip of daughter Ensa Cosby proclaiming her father was innocent and racism was a factor in the case, the comedian cautiously agreed.
“Could be. Could be,” he responded. “I can’t say anything, but there are certain things that I look at, and I apply to the situation,...
- 5/16/2017
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
Michael Smerconish chastised late-night host Stephen Colbert’s Monday monologue for having said on CBS what Smerconish insists belongs on HBO. Colbert has sharpened his attacks on Trump, and been rewarded with a ratings spike, the CNN show host told viewers Saturday. “But Monday [Colbert] went too far with his Trump-Putin oral sex reference, which crossed the line.” “That line might be suitable for, say, Real Time with Bill Maher, but not network television, the so-called…...
- 5/6/2017
- Deadline TV
Controversial figure Rachel Dolezal said there is “some similarity” between her and Caitlyn Jenner on CNN’s Michael Smerconish on Saturday.
Dolezal, a former Washington NAACP branch president, made international headlines in 2015 after it was revealed that she was posing as a black woman despite being born white. After she was outed, Dolezal revealed that she identifies as being black even though she knows she was born white.
Dolezal made the appearance on CNN while promoting her new memoir, In Full Color: Finding My Place in a Black and White World. When the CNN anchor commented that he saw a...
Dolezal, a former Washington NAACP branch president, made international headlines in 2015 after it was revealed that she was posing as a black woman despite being born white. After she was outed, Dolezal revealed that she identifies as being black even though she knows she was born white.
Dolezal made the appearance on CNN while promoting her new memoir, In Full Color: Finding My Place in a Black and White World. When the CNN anchor commented that he saw a...
- 4/2/2017
- by Katherine Richter
- PEOPLE.com
Arnold Schwarzenegger thinks he knows why President Trump is obsessed with him on Twitter. “I think he’s in love with me,” the former Governator told Michael Smerconish on SiriusXM’s “The Michael Smerconish Program” Tuesday morning. “Is that what it is?” Smerconish responded. Also Read: Donald Trump Claims Arnold Schwarzenegger 'Was Fired' From 'Celebrity Apprentice' “Yeah, I think so,” Schwarzenegger said. For months, Trump has been targeting Schwarzenegger on Twitter. In January, Potus tore into his lackluster “Celebrity Apprentice” TV ratings. “Wow, the ratings are in and Arnold Schwarzenegger got ‘swamped’ (or destroyed) by comparison to the ratings machine,...
- 3/7/2017
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Joe Biden said he shouldn’t comment on disgraced politican Anthony Weiner, but he certainly did.
The vice president sat down with Michael Smerconish and talked about Hillary Clinton’s latest email scandal — and shared his not-so-loving attitude toward Weiner.
“I’d be remiss if I didn’t note that if she had released all the emails from the get-go we wouldn’t be having this conversation,” Smerconish told Biden on his CNN show on Saturday.
Biden agreed, and replied, “Well, that’s true. But I don’t know where these emails came from.”
Smerconish responded, “Apparently Anthony Weiner,” referring...
The vice president sat down with Michael Smerconish and talked about Hillary Clinton’s latest email scandal — and shared his not-so-loving attitude toward Weiner.
“I’d be remiss if I didn’t note that if she had released all the emails from the get-go we wouldn’t be having this conversation,” Smerconish told Biden on his CNN show on Saturday.
Biden agreed, and replied, “Well, that’s true. But I don’t know where these emails came from.”
Smerconish responded, “Apparently Anthony Weiner,” referring...
- 10/29/2016
- by Blake Bakkila
- PEOPLE.com
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