ABC’s Tapper: Hollywood is a Cash Cow for ‘08 Race; Doesn’t Ment
February 21st, 2007 3:40 PM
On the Wednesday edition of "Good Morning America," ABC correspondent Jake Tapper reported on the power of Hollywood in presidential politics and the pitfalls of accepting celebrity support. However, while GMA found the time to gush over Barack Obama’s celebrity status, going so far as to include a graphic of an Oscar statue with Obama’s head on it, Tapper didn’t mention that Hollywood’s fund-…
Ex-Edwards Blogger Back to Old Tricks: Vulgar Insults for Malkin, Coul
February 19th, 2007 1:46 PM
Liberated by her firing-qua-resignation, ex-John Edwards blogger Amanda Marcotte has reverted to form: using vulgarity to insult her political opponents. On a whim I thought I'd check in at Marcotte's site, Pandagon, and wasn't surprised to find her slurring Michelle Malkin, with shots at Ann Coulter and the two leading conservative women's organizations thrown in for good measure.Marcotte…
CNN Political Analyst Slimes McCain as 'Cowardly' for Skipping Iraq Vo
February 19th, 2007 12:21 PM
On the Friday edition of "The Situation Room," CNN political analyst Donna Brazile slammed 2008 presidential candidate John McCain as "cowardly" for his decision to skip the Senate’s non-binding vote on President Bush’s troop surge plan in Iraq. Brazile, who discussed the issue with host Wolf Blitzer and conservative commentator William Bennett, described the Arizona Senator’s decision as "an…
LATimes: Obama Not 'Black Enough
February 19th, 2007 7:59 AM
(As heard on the Rush Limbaugh Show, Feb 20th, 2007)
A very interesting piece by Louis Chude-Sokei is featured in the L.A.Times today, titled Redefining 'Black' and centered upon the question of Barack Obama's relative "blackness".
Some of you may have noticed that Barack is not getting the automatic support from African American leaders that many assumed he would get since throwing his hat…
Krugman's Tender Hillary Trap
February 19th, 2007 7:18 AM
It might actually be worth the price of admission to Paul Krugman's column this morning to observe the amusing manner in which the New York Times columnist wriggles around in a trap of his own making regarding Hillary's vote to authorize the Iraq war. On the one hand, he wants her to apologize for it, and so must criticize her for not doing so. On the other, he hastens to make the limits of…
LA Times Front Page: Hillary Clinton Being ‘Swift-Boated’ by GOP A
February 18th, 2007 11:23 AM
Sometimes it’s better to stay in bed and not bother reading the newspaper or watching the political talk shows. This Sunday sadly started out that way as I unfortunately happened upon a Los Angeles Times front-page article entitled “GOP Activists Circling Clinton's Campaign.”Frankly, the author and the paper’s editors should be ashamed of themselves for placing such biased tripe so prominently in…
Gabler Slurs MRC as 'Liars' Over Report on Media Coverage of Romney vs
February 17th, 2007 7:23 PM
Neal Gabler called Media Research Center "liars" on this evening's Fox News Watch. The accusation against NewsBusters' parent organization came in the course of a discussion of media coverage of Mitt Romney's announcement of his presidential candidacy.View video here.Conservative columnist Jim Pinkerton observed: "I don't think [the media] like Romney. I don't think they really want a…
