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Sarah Has Frank in a Frenzy
Frank Rich expends his 1,500-words today ripping into Sarah Palin. Into John McCain for picking Sarah Palin. Into any members of the press who might not rip into Sarah Palin. What's got Rich so riled up? Cut to Frank's final line: "they just might pull it off." With props to the late Robert Palmer, Frank's got a bad case of not-loving Sarah Palin—but he's badly worried America will find her…
Joe Klein Calls McCain's RNC Speech 'Truly Offensive
Time's Joe Klein went on quite a tirade during Sunday's "The Chris Matthews Show" calling John McCain's nomination acceptance speech at the just-concluded Republican National Convention "truly offensive."Amongst other things, Klein was disappointed that McCain didn't talk about the 6.1 percent unemployment rate in the nation despite this being impossible as that economic news wasn't released…
NFL Week One Open Thread
With the first Sunday of football about to kickoff, I thought it would be interesting to get folks' views on the upcoming season. For instance, how will Brett Favre do in NY? Do the Giants have a prayer of repeating? What will be the biggest surprise this season? Who's going to win the Super Bowl?This week's full schedule appears below the fold. Let's get some analysis and predictions for this…
Matthews 'Worried' Obama Won't Win PA, OH, Flubs Deficit as Trill $/Yr
As Chris Matthews appeared as a guest on Friday's Tonight Show on NBC, while the MSNBC host did have a few positive things to say about John McCain and Sarah Palin, he also conveyed his feeling that he is "worried" that Hillary Clinton will not help Barack Obama win swing states like Pennsylvania and Ohio, because their "relationship" has not been sufficiently mended. Matthews: "I really worry…
Vanity Fair Offers 'Trig Palin Conspiracy Timeline
In the magazine world, Vanity Fair may be known as a glossy, trendy magazine for the rich and the aspiring rich. But conservatives know it as a hopeless, scandalous, left-wing Democratic rag with no journalistic principles -- it's Vanity Unfair. Exhibit A: Vanity Fair's website now hosts a supposedly "Authoritative Trig Palin Conspiracy Timeline," complete with "research" thanks to the Daily…
Hillary to Help Obama By Attacking Palin, How Will Media Report It
Want to know just how scared of Sarah Palin the left are?Hillary Clinton has apparently accepted a request by the Obama campaign to attack the Alaska governor.Talk about politics making strange bedfellows. Of course, being a Clinton, there's got to be something in it for her as was made clear in the following report by the British Times Online (emphasis added):
Sarah Palin Whacked as 'Wacko Right-Winger' by Kondracke on FNC
A major media denigration of Republican VP nominee Sarah Palin as a “wacko right-winger” didn't come on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN or even MSNBC, but on FNC from a regular contributor to the network: Morton Kondrake, who was hostile all last week to Palin in his appearances on Special Report with Brit Hume. Wrapping up the “Ups and Downs” segment on FNC's Beltway Boys this weekend with an “Up” for…
Washington Post Nixes Wilson-Plame Quote in Novak Column
The Washington Post printed Robert Novak's column about his brain tumor today, but it substantially edited the ending. The Post removed a mean-spirited quote from Joe Wilson and Valerie Plame attacking Novak that appeared in the version distributed by Creators Syndicate.The original column by Novak ended like this (emphasis added, more below the fold):There are mad bloggers who profess to take…