Gizmodo: toobin

Why is Family Guy Playing Above CNN’s Magic Wall on Election Night?

Erica Ho — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:15:00 EST

If you are like most Americans tonight, you are probably tuned in to CNN, analyzing everything you see—even those television screens about the Magic Wall. And if you're looking over the wall, you might catch Family Guy running on screens above all that red and blue. It wouldn't be the first time we'd catch these guys goofing off during politics. I wonder if this episode is the one where Peter becomes the president of his own nation? If so, it’s certainly fitting. [Thanks Joe!]

Did anybody catch Toobin doing anything? – Jason

What Other Things Does CNN Analyst Jeffrey Toobin Do On Air?

Adam Frucci — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:30:00 EDT

For this week's Photoshop Contest, we're going to have a little fun with new Gizmodo friend Jeffrey Toobin. We know that he likes following baseball and logging onto Facebook during presidential debates. Which is fine, lord knows I dick around on the internet while I'm at work. I just don't do so on TV. So what we're going to do is imagine Toobs doing even more things that he shouldn't be doing on television. That could mean surfing different websites or covering different events or really anything at all.

So come up with your genius image (just use Google Image Search for source pictures of Toobin) and send it to me at contests@gizmodo.com by next Tuesday morning. Your subject line should be "Oh Toobs!" and your files should be named FirstnameLastname.jpg (using your name, duh) in JPG, PNG or GIF formats. I'll pick the three best winners and then show off the rest of the best in our Gallery of Champions.

And yes, someone else thought of putting porn on his screen. Let's be a bit more creative than that. And remember: he's a lawyer, so don't get us sued.

Toobin Caught Checking Facebook on CNN During Debate

Adam Frucci — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:33:19 EDT

During the last debate, we caught CNN analyst Jeffrey Toobin watching a live feed of playoff baseball while on the air on his laptop. Tonight's debate? Facebook. Either he's messing with us (are you messing with us, Toobs?), or he's really good at multitasking and really bad at being discreet. Either way, that's some fine reporting. Also: I just added him as friend on Facebook. Approve my friend request, Toobs! Update: We're officially Facebook friends, and he explained himself via a Facebook message:

"I am clearly a recidivist in this area. I figure as long as I stay away from porn, I can keep my job."

I like this guy. [David Cho]