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Ex-Edwards Blogger Back to Old Tricks: Vulgar Insults for Malkin, Coul
Liberated by her firing-qua-resignation, ex-John Edwards blogger Amanda Marcotte has reverted to form: using vulgarity to insult her political opponents. On a whim I thought I'd check in at Marcotte's site, Pandagon, and wasn't surprised to find her slurring Michelle Malkin, with shots at Ann Coulter and the two leading conservative women's organizations thrown in for good measure.Marcotte…
CNN Political Analyst Slimes McCain as 'Cowardly' for Skipping Iraq Vo
On the Friday edition of "The Situation Room," CNN political analyst Donna Brazile slammed 2008 presidential candidate John McCain as "cowardly" for his decision to skip the Senate’s non-binding vote on President Bush’s troop surge plan in Iraq. Brazile, who discussed the issue with host Wolf Blitzer and conservative commentator William Bennett, described the Arizona Senator’s decision as "an…
CNN Puts Responsibility for Minorities' Advancement on 'Corporate Amer
'In the Money' says businesses are doing a poor job of 'diversity.'
Iraq: Lauer Accuses Congress of 'Ringing Someone's Doorbell and Runnin
When it came time to pass an anti-war resolution, the Democrats were no better than a bunch of timid pre-teens on Halloween. That was the view Matt Lauer expressed in a colloquy with Tim Russert on this morning's "Today."Lauer: "The Democrats in the Senate failed to pass this vote so they could even debate this Iraq strategy and there's even some who are talking about possibly bringing up the…
LATimes: Obama Not 'Black Enough
(As heard on the Rush Limbaugh Show, Feb 20th, 2007)
A very interesting piece by Louis Chude-Sokei is featured in the L.A.Times today, titled Redefining 'Black' and centered upon the question of Barack Obama's relative "blackness".
Some of you may have noticed that Barack is not getting the automatic support from African American leaders that many assumed he would get since throwing his hat…
Krugman's Tender Hillary Trap
It might actually be worth the price of admission to Paul Krugman's column this morning to observe the amusing manner in which the New York Times columnist wriggles around in a trap of his own making regarding Hillary's vote to authorize the Iraq war. On the one hand, he wants her to apologize for it, and so must criticize her for not doing so. On the other, he hastens to make the limits of…
Unlike Media and Al Gore Americans View Global Warming as Low Priority
A new study just released by the University of Oregon indicates that despite all of the attention given to global warming by the media and pols like Al Gore, most people believe that solving the problem is a low priority (emphasis mine throughout):Most Americans believe global warming is real but a moderate and distant risk. While they strongly support policies like investing in renewable energy…
Brit Hume Finally Says What Media Dare Not Concerning Congressman Murt
Since Rep. John Murtha (D-Pennsylvania) became the media’s antiwar darling, he has been allowed to say virtually anything he wants with total impunity. Ignoring rules of engagement that clearly don't apply to him, FNC’s Brit Hume finally took the congressman to task on the most recent installment of “Fox News Sunday.”During the panel discussion, host Chris Wallace played a video clip of a recent…