SOTU Tradition: Washington Post Critic Praises Teddy Kennedy For Looki

Rich Noyes
 

Obama on GMA: 'I Majored in International Relations

Q. How do you know a presidential candidate has thin national-security credentials?A. When he has to cite his undergraduate major as evidence of his experience.Barack Obama made the morning show rounds today. The amiable Robin Roberts interviewed him on ABC's Good Morning America. Inevitably, talk turned to his presidential prospects.Roberts: "You're calling for a slight withdrawal of troops…
Mark Finkelstein
 

WashPost Hypes 'Folk Hero' Jim Webb's Bush-Bashing Dem Response

The Washington Post’s coverage of their favorite new Senator, Virginia’s Jim Webb, whom Post writers describe as a "self-styled warrior-poet," was predictably folk-hero favorable after his typically prickly and pompous Democratic attack after the State of the Union address (although the Post account did avoid the word "Macaca.") Post reporter Michael D. Shear, a crucial part of Team Webb in…
Tim Graham
 

Vieira: President Bush 'Not Exactly' Like a Dog With His Tail Between

As Americans, we all enjoy the right to criticize the president. But particularly on august occasions like the State of the Union, most agree that the office of the presidency is entitled to a modicum of respect. Or not -- at least in Meredith Vieira's case. David Gregory set the stage on this morning's "Today,"with his depiction of W's mood:"The president was more modest in his approach, he…
Mark Finkelstein
 

WashPost: Bush's 'Flawed' Portrayal of 'The Enemy

Warner Todd Huston
 

MSNBC's Shuster Notes 'Misleading' Dem Statements

Brad Wilmouth
 

ABC's Raddatz: Bush Speech Full of 'Sad Echoes' of What He's Said 'So

Brent Baker
 

Chris Matthews: 'Ideologues on the Right' Killed Hillarycare 'Baby in

Brad Wilmouth
 

Brokaw Gives Bush an 'A' for Global Warming Which Republicans Ignored

Brad Wilmouth
 

CNN: Katrina 'Thunderously Missing' from Bush Speech, Gulf Residents

Brent Baker
 

Two Networks Dumped Out for Sitcoms, ABC Bias Remained

Tim Graham
 

Another Clunky Night for Couric, As CBS Heavily Emphasized Gloom for B

CBS’s live coverage of the State of the Union speech was dominated by gloom for President Bush Tuesday night. Anchor Katie Couric described Bush as "resolute, yet resigned." In the very first seconds after Bush concluded, Couric jumped in with the fact that CBS News polls showed President Bush had an 82 percent approval rating at State of the Union time in 2002, just months after 9/11, and now "…
Tim Graham
 

Words: 'Abortion Opponents' and 'Emily's List' at the Los Angeles Time

Dave Pierre
 

14 Months Later, CNN’s King Cites Same Retired Marine to Prove Milit

Fourteen months after CNN’s John King showcased retired Marine Colonel Jim Van Riper to illustrate military disillusionment with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and President Bush’s Iraq policy, on Tuesday night, barely an hour before the State of the Union address, King checked in from New Bern, North Carolina and again featured Van Riper’s criticisms as if they had fresh meaning. In a…
Brent Baker