Open Thread

For general debate and discussion.
NB Staff

ABC's Big Scoop: All Not Perfect in Iraq

Mark Finkelstein

WashPost Reporter Peter Baker Casts Clintons as Dazzling Comets

Tim Graham

Dowd, Who's Your Daddy

Mark Finkelstein

Reports of Record Arctic Ice Melt Disgracefully Ignore History

In the past couple of days, the media have reported "grim" melting of ice in the Arctic while disgracefully ignoring the history of the region prior to 1979 and explorations of the area as far back as 1903. As the Washington Post reported Friday (emphasis added): The Arctic ice cap is melting faster than scientists had expected and will shrink 40 percent by 2050 in most regions, with grim…
Noel Sheppard

WaPo Finds Gay Dilemma With NBC's 'Bionic Woman

Ken Shepherd

NYT’s David Brooks Says Bin Laden Sounds Like a Lefty Blogger

You better put down your drinks, and make sure there's nothing in your mouths, for the New York Times's David Brooks made a comment on Friday's News Hour that is guaranteed to evoke uncontrollable fits of laughter from those on the right side of the aisle.*****Updates at end of post include similar opinions from conservative bloggers, as well as a video of a CNN correspondent saying roughly the…
Noel Sheppard

Weekend Captionfest II

Original caption:Presidential hopeful, former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson, R-Tenn., speaks to reporters after his campaign stop in Sioux City, Iowa, Friday, Sept. 7, 2007.
NB Staff

Worse Initial Job Loss Reports in 2000 Failed to Generate Yesterday's

Tom Blumer

NASA’s James Hansen Finally Releases Climate Data Computer Codes

Much as when the organization he leads quietly made changes to the United States historical climate record at the prodding of Climate Audit's Stephen McIntyre, James Hansen of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies finally released critical computer codes scientists have wanted for years, but did so with absolutely no official press release. As a result, not one media outlet covered this…
Noel Sheppard

Katie Couric Pressed Syrian Dictator With Tough Questions, No Diane Sa

Tim Graham

Judge Dismisses Claims CO2 Emissions Caused Hurricane Katrina

While media carped and whined about the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina devastating New Orleans, a judge in Gulfport, Mississippi, ruled on a lawsuit filed against oil, coal, and electric utility companies that could have significant implications on future litigation involving greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. Unfortunately, from what I can tell, not one press outlet found the…
Noel Sheppard

Open Thread

If it's the second Saturday in September, soccer season's started. So, what's going to be the big upset in today's football schedule, and what will be the game of the week?
NB Staff

Reuters Unnecessarily Hypes Racial Gap in Medical Care

D. S. Hube