NewsBusters - USA - Appearing on the March 12 edition of "The Colbert Report," Washington Post media critic Howard Kurtz discussed the media’s fawning coverage of Barack Obama, noting Chris Matthews famous "thrill going up my leg" comment when hearing Senator Obama. Kurtz comically stated "we don’t know how high that thrill went." Host Stephen Colbert replied "that thrill is what you call ‘the hardball.’

Kurtz noted the mainstream media’s excitement over Obama and felt they got a little bit tougher when "Saturday Night Live" parodied the pro-Obama bias. When Colbert noted the press probably loved to talk about the potential bias because they got

NewsBusters - USA - Who's watching the watchers? Well, the Media Research Center, and Washington Post media critic Howard Kurtz says he's "sort of like the internal affairs cop." But just how tough is he? You can be the judge reading his column.

"We try to hold them accountable, exactly what they do to politicians - why did you do that? Why did you make that mistake? Why did you jump the gun?" said Kurtz, who's also the host of CNN's "Reliable Sources," in a March 12 appearance on "The Colbert Report." Kurtz was on to plug his new book, "Reality Show," about television news.

Host

Punchline Magazine - Hackensack, NJ, USA - Stephen Colbert will appear today at 4 p.m. EST on comedian Pete Dominick’s new Sirius chat show, Pete’s Big Mouth (2-5 p.m.) on Indie Talk, channel 110.

Here’s some snippets from the taped interview:

Stephen Colbert if he was President and it’s “3:00 am and the [red] phone rings…”

PETE DOMINICK: It’s 3:00 am and the [red] phone rings in Stephen Colbert’s White House. It’s the eighth day of your presidency…because seriously, who starts running the country on day one?
STEPHEN COLBERT: …You’re hung over for the first seven…
PETE DOMINICK: Does President Colbert answer the phone with judgment or experience, and what are you