CNN’s Franken Labels Reporters Who Cover Democratic Gaffe: ‘Treach
December 12th, 2006 4:02 PM
What’s the best way to cover the story that the incoming Democratic House Intelligence Chairman flunked a reporter’s current events quiz? Well, if you’re the producers of CNN’s "American Morning," you devote five minutes to the subject and spend half the time discussing examples of Republicans flubbing such quizzes. Reporter Bob Franken filed two reports for the Tuesday edition of "American…
Double Standards for Dictators
December 12th, 2006 12:41 PM
I almost did a double take when reading this editorial knowing it came from the Washington Post. Kudos to the staff of the editorial page for printing something very politically incorrect about deceased former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, and acknowledging the horrible truth that Fidel Castro, the aging communist ruler of Cuba, has not been sufficiently denounced. Castro-worship (and…
Could It Be, AP? (AP Has an Actual Reporter in Ramadi
December 11th, 2006 1:07 PM
Michael Fumento reports from Ramadi (HT Instapundit):
..... now the WashPost has printed another article on the city, this time an upbeat one. What gives? You guessed it.The second one was reported from Ramadi. Case closed, thank you very much. Unfortunately, it's little solace knowing how few journalists ever leave their safe little hovels in Baghdad hotels or Washington, D.C.
Kaus doesn't…
Globe On ISG: Consensus More Important Than Getting It Right
December 9th, 2006 7:31 AM
Sure, the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group might be largely useless. But hey, check out all the wonderful consensus - and cue another chorus of Kumbaya! That, in a nutshell, is the message of the Boston Globe's editorial of this morning, Presidential Ingratitude.Excerpts:"Whatever might be questioned in any particular recommendation of the report, the bipartisan spirit and consensus-…