Open Thread
September 18th, 2006 11:19 AM
Today's starter: Did the AP earn Pulitzers for collaborating with terrorists? Probably, argues Power Line.
Distortion by Truncation
September 18th, 2006 10:50 AM
First there was "Dowdification," named after the NYT columnist's deliberate truncation of a speech by President Bush to falsely imply he had said al Qaeda was "no longer a problem. Now, Patterico (aka Patrick Frey) suggests a new term, "Isikoffed" for the Newsweek reporter who similarly truncated a memo by Alberto Gonzales to make the Bush admin look like it considers all the Geneva Conventions…
Savage Attack: Globe Writer Accuses W of 'Terrorizing' Americans
September 15th, 2006 3:23 PM
The Boston Globe refers to Charlie Savage as a "staff writer." But judging by the hyper-partisan comments he made on Fox News Channel this afternoon, Savage belongs over on the opinion page.Interviewed with two other legal reporters by FNC's Martha MacCallum, Savage took these shots at President Bush and his fellow Republicans: President Bush is "terrorizing" Americans with the terrorism issue…
NBC to Broadcast from Cuba's Meeting of U.S. Enemies Because It's 'Int
September 14th, 2006 11:27 PM