The Media

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Members of The Media

Name Served Since
Larry King

Larry King is the talk show host of Larry King Live on CNN. The program hosts hour-long interviews with celebrities and political figures.

 1978
Dick Morris

Dick Morris is a newspaper columnist, and commentator who previously worked as a pollster, political campaign consultant, and general political consultant.

 1996
Norah O'Donnell

Norah O'Donnell is MSNBC's Chief Washington Correspondent, and a frequent pundit on several news magazines and talk shows.

 2001
Eric Alterman - (Liberal) 1995
Fred Barnes

Fred Barnes is co-host of "The Beltway Boys" and a regular contributor to "Special Report with Brit Hume" on the Fox News Channel. He is also the executive editor of The Weekly Standard.

 1985
Michael Barone

Michael Barone is a senior writer for USNews & World Report and principal coauthor of The Almanac of American Politics. He is also a frequent contributor to Fox News.

 1990
Duncan Black

Duncan Black is aa American liberal blogger, better known by his pseudonym "Atrios". His website is called Eschaton, and he is also a regular commentator on Air America.

 2001
Pat Buchanan - (R) 1972
Tucker Carlson - (R)

Tucker Carlson host the MSNBC show Tucker, and is the former co-host of the Spin Room and Crossfire.

 2005
Stephen Colbert - (I)

Stephen Colbert is the host of The Colbert Report, a nightly, half-hour political comedy show on Comedy Central.

 2000
Anderson Cooper

Anderson Cooper is an Emmy Award winning American journalist, author, and television personality. He currently works as the primary anchor of the CNN news show Anderson Cooper 360�.

 2001
Ann Coulter - (Conservative)

Ann Coulter is a popular conservative author and columnist. She has written a book supporting the impeachment of Bill Clinton, and two other books defending Richard Nixon and George W. Bush.

 1996
Matt Drudge

Matt Drudge is the founder and main news link arbiter of the Drudge Report. He is best known as the person who broke the Monica Lewinsky scandal in 1998.

 1998
Al Franken - (D)

An Emmy Award winning American comedian, actor, author, screenwriter, political commentator, radio host and, recently, politician. He is noted for his work on Saturday Night Lives. On February 14, 2007, Franken entered the race for the Senate.

 1981
Thomas Friedman

Thomas Friedman is an American journalist, author and columnist. He is a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner, and primarily known for his work in the New York Times and his books, such as "The World is Flat".

 1981
Christopher Hitchens - (I)

Christopher Hitchens is a prolific author, who's latest book, "God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything"criticizes religion's impact on society.

 1972
Arianna Huffington

Arianna Huffington is a blogger, pundit and author. She is the founder of the Huffington Post website, and a frequent television commentator on politics.

 1996
Jon Stewart - (I)

John Stewart is the host of Comedy Central's Daily Show, a half hour comedy news program that focuses heavily on Washington's pitfalls.

 1999
Rush Limbaugh - (Conservative)

Rush Limbaugh hosts his own conservative talk show program, which is broadcast each weekday to over 500 AM radio stations around the country. He has been a controversial and vocal conservative media force since coming to national prominence in the 1980's.

 1988
Bill Maher - (D)

Bill Maher is the host of "Real Time with Bill Maher" on HBO, and the former host of Comedy Central's "Politically Incorrect".

 1996
Chris Matthews

Chris Matthews is the host of "Hardball with Chris Matthews" on MSNBC, and the weekend TV show "The Chris Matthews Show". He is also a former presidential speech writer, and former aid to Speaker of the House Tip O'Neil.

 1997
Robert Novak - (Conservative)

Robert Novak is been the host or co-host for a number of shows, including "The Capital Gang" and "Crossfire". He has been covering politics for more than 50 years.

 1963
Bill O'Reilly - (R)

Bill O'Reilly is the host of "The O'Reilly Factor", and is the author of six books.

 1989
P. J. O'Rourke

P.J. O'Rourke is a political satirist, who first made a name for himself at National Lampoon and Rolling Stone. He is a frequent contributor to The Atlantic Monthly, The American Spectator, and The Weekly Standard magazines.

 1981
Keith Olbermann

Keith Olbermann is currently the co-host of "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" on MSNBC.

 1997
Tim Russert

Tim Russert is the host of NBC's "Meet the Press", and the Washington Bureau Chief of NBC News. He is often the guest political pundit for NBC's network of properties.

 1991
Joe Scarborough - (R)

Joe Scarborough is the host of the program Morning Joe and former host of Scarborough Country on MSNBC. HE served in the United States House of Representatives, from 1995 to 2001, as a Republican from Florida.

 2007
George Stephanopoulos

George Stephanopoulos is the host of ABC's Sunday morning news show, "This Week", and is ABC's Chief Washington Correspondent. Prior to his career in broadcasting, Stephanopoulos was the senior political adviser to President Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign.

 1992
Andrew Sullivan - (Libertarian Party)

Andrew Sullivan is a U.K. born, libertarian conservative writer and political commentator. He is also the former editor of the New Republic, and a pioneering blogger with his blog Daily Dish.

 1991
Michael Savage - (Conservative)

Michael Weiner, a.k.a., Michael Savage is the host of the nationally syndicated talk show "Savage Nation". He is also the author of several best selling books criticizing liberalism as Michael Savage, and many more books on nutrition under his real name.

 1994
George Will - (R)

George Will is a Pulitzer Prize-winning, conservative American newspaper columnist, journalist, and author.

 1977
Fareed Zakaria

This group includes the most powerful members of the media who report on and influence the political public opinion through media.
Markos Moulitsas Zuniga - (D)

Markos Moulitsas Z�niga, often known by his nickname and former military moniker "Kos", is the founder "Daily Kos", a blog about liberal and Democratic Party politics. He is based in Berkeley, California.

 2002