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CNN's Gloria Borger Responds to Michael Steele by Insisting GOP Looks
Is there any political caricature more threadbare than casting the Republican Party as "the Confederacy?" CNN analyst Gloria Borger tossed that one on Thursday, with all its pejorative assumptions about hidden or not-so-hidden racial animus, noting New England states had no House Republicans.Perhaps that's because a CNN panel was discussing RNC Chairman Michael Steele's promise to bring some hip-…
Open Thread
Today's starter: Should Sen. Roland Burris resign? Or would conservatives rather have him stay in office and infuriate his fellow Democrats? New Gov. Pat Quinn has joined the chorus calling on him to quit.
Weekend Captionfest
Hillary Clinton arrives at a military airport in Seongnam, near Seoul, February 19, 2009. Reuters/Jo Yong-Hak (South Korea)
Name That Party: Former Congressman Condit's Affiliation Not Identifie
CNN and The Washington Post had institutional memory lapses today. On CNN Saturday Morning News, this was the lead story from anchors Betty Nguyen and T.J. Holmes:BETTY NGUYEN, CNN ANCHOR: Yes, good morning, everybody. I'm Betty Nguyen. We do want to thank you for starting with us. It is the 21st of February, and we do want to begin with some breaking news.HOLMES: Yes, and kind of a -- a shocker…
SF Chronicle Sanitizes Stephen Fowler Hateful Elitism on 'Wife Swap
Unless you have been living in a cave for the past month, then you must know that the most hated man in America is none other than Stephen Fowler of the ABC reality show, "Wife Swap." To get up to speed on Fowler's antics, check out this video of some of the highlights from that show. Among the many "charming" utterances from this British-born San Francisco character are calling the wife from…
AP's Loven Criticized Bush's Valid Arguments as 'Straw Men,' Silent on
The Associated Press's Jennifer Loven is now the President of the White House Correspondents Association (picture at right is from the WHCA web site). Loven was the first person on President Obama's preselected list of those permitted to ask a question at his February prime-time press briefing. Whether she received this top placement because of her office, or because of her years of George Bush-…
The AP Talks of 'Happy Fish
Fish are people to, you know? At least the Associated Press seems to think so. It's the weekend, so let's talk about a silly little tale of anthropomorphic nonsense, shall we? It seems the AP has decided that a ruling by officials that run a state park in Pennsylvania that allows people to feed bread to carp at Pymatuning State Park will make the fish "happy."
With a report headlined "Fish…
Paper At Last Finds Unions Hurt Business, When it's THEIR Business
The Minneapolis Star Tribune is often called the "Red Star" Tribune by residents of Minneapolis for its long-time, virulently left-wing outlook. Many has been the time when the editorial board of the Star Trib has carried water for political candidates shilling for big labor.
The STrib endorsed Obama for president for his supposed fiscal responsibility as well as his focus on the working classes…
Reporters Revolved Out of Newark Paper and Into Democrat Jobs
Joe Strupp at Editor & Publisher reports the revolving door between the media and government spun wildly out of the New Jersey Star-Ledger: "at least 16 reporters and newsroom staffers at The Star-Ledger of Newark, N.J., most of whom left the paper in the past year's massive buyout, are now working for public officials or state agencies the paper covers...With 151 newsroom staffers taking…