Anderson and Christiane on LKL

I am not a big Larry King live fan at all, but I adore Christiane Amanpour, and of course, Anderson. They will be on Larry King Live this Sunday.

In my humble, professional, opinion, Coop and Amanpour are the only good assets that CNN has in their employ right now. I watch everythinh he does and everything she does, but other than that, I pretty much ignore CNN.

GOP Debate

Anderson did an excellent job last night.

However, the fact checkers at CNN made a huge faux pas. This was NOT AC's fault. CNN fact checkers did not do their job!Bad, bad journalism on the part of CNN. If it is one thing which I cannot stand, it is sloppy journalism.

DEBATE!

Don't forget to check your local listings for the CNN/YouTube debate this evening. Anderson will host. There will also be a special post debate 360 edition immediately following the debates. Three hours of Cooper this evening, yay!

Any thoughts on his apperence on " Ellen"?

AC to appear on " Ellen"

Yup, sources tell me that the Coop will be a guest on " Ellen" today. I am not sure what the topic will be, so I guess I will need to set my timer for the show.

In other news: it was so great to see Anderson back in the anchor chair last night. I am very much looking forward to the Republicans' YouTube debates tomorrow evening.

Randi Kaye's story regarding the doctors who refused to treat patients based on their( the doctors') religious beliefs FINALLY was aired last evening on 360. It was excellent.

Last Night's 60 Minutes

All I can say is....WOW! Anderson 's trademark integrity always impresses me, but I had tears in my eyes at the end of his segment. Plus, I learned a lot. For instance, I did not know that there is a marked difference between " minimally-conscious people " and those who are in a " persistant vegetative state". And Ambien, a very common sleep aid, who would have guessed that it could bring someone back from a state of low consciousness. It never fails to amaze me what medical science can do.
Anderson appeared to LISTEN to the folks he interviews, and this is what sets him apart from most mainstream television journalists. I usually do not watch 60 Minutes unless he has a segment OR the topic is of interest to me. This time both criteria applied.

*EDIT ADDED BY RITA*
If you missed the broadcast, you can find a segment that 60 minutes have posted on their website HERE The segment is about 12 and 1/2 minutes.

Off Topic Video Goodies!!!

For my fellow Ralph Fiennes fans:






Goodness...I just LOVE this man...can you tell? Is it really that obvious?! haha Hope you all had a great weekend!!

Welcome MAC!!!

I just wanted to thank Mac for jumping right in and contributing to the blog!! You're doing a TREMENDOUS job, keep up the great work, and I look forward to more of your entries!

60 Minutes Tonight!

Hey Anderfans.....don't forget to view 60 minutes this evening. Anderson has a piece. I am not sure when his report from the Congo will air, but reliable sources tell me that it most-likely will air early in 2008. I am really looking forward to viewing this particular segment.

I love Anderson's field reporting. In my opinion, field reporting is what he does best. Don't mistake me, I also love watching 360 live in his NYC studio, but at the same time there is nothing we journalist types love more than reporting from the field. He was amazing during the " Katrina" coverage. One of my favorite Andermoments was when he was taking that senator to task for blabbering about how" thankful" she was to all her politician friends.

He is an excellent writer and I, too, wish he would contribute more to the written form of journalism.

So, what are some of your favorite Anderson Cooper moments?

Changing the face of TV News

I came across this and just had to share. Now I know this blog is supposed to focus on Coop's work, but let us be real here. The guy is so good-looking! And if you think about it, he really is changing the way TV jourrnalism is and will be in the future.

I believe I read somewhere that AC has cornered the market among 18-35 year old viewers when it comes to TV news. To get most people in that age bracket to watch the news on a regular basis is somewhat of a miracle. I should know, as I am in the journalism business!

I have followed him since his days at Channel One( the only part of that morning commercial-fest aimed at schoolkids that I watched.) I admit that I did not really follow " The Mole" as I am NOT a fan of reality TV. But since the whole series is now on DVD I may see if I can save up my Christmas money and purchase a copy. Yes, I will watch anything with the talented Mr Cooper in it, even a cheesy reality show!

I am also hoping to buy the paperback book...with the bonus DVD. Does anyone know if he still writes for Details magazine? Usually I do not read books by famous people, but AC's book is different. I borrowed it from the library and read it twice.

YouTube debates

This will occur in St Petersburg, Florida. This time, it is the Republicans' turn to field questions from viewers. Anderson has a promo for the event on the CNN web site. Go there and chech it out or messege me privately and I shall send it to you in an e-mail. Regardless of one's political affiliation, I think it is imperative that folks view these YouTube debates. As Anderson said, these debates will and have changed the way TV debates will be in the future.

Anderson does such a good job with the debates, in my opinion,he should be the only CNN personel allowed to moderate the debates. What do you all think?

Coop to be on 60 Minutes

Coop will be on this Sunday's 60 Minutes. Watch it! I shall try to get some screen caps up from the report. He also was on the Glenn Beck show, I shall try and find a video of that apperence from YouTube.

Happy Holidays!

Well since the holiday's are pretty much around the corner, I thought I'd make and share some early holiday goodies :)



For all my fellow Ralph Fiennes Lovers, here's a Ralph holiday video to the same song (this vid was actually made before the Anderson one, and I personally think it turned out better)


And to my fellow Alan Rickman, David Caruso, and Robert Sean Leonard Lovers here's a 3 in 1 holiday vid:



Hope you all enjoy them!!! Have a safe and happy holiday season!

picture of the week 11/18/2007

PIP

His best work EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It was worth every minute. I saw it TWICE and would willingly see it again and again.

I've been an AC fan since his days at Channel One.

Picture of the Weeks

My apologies folks, I'm a little behind on the pic of the weeks. So here is this weeks AND last weeks :)


This weeks:



Last weeks: