Woodward Book: Lauer Interprets For The Liberal Hearing-Impaired

If Matt Lauer ever decides to leave 'Today,' he has a promising career ahead of him interpreting for the hearing-impaired at meetings of Moveon.org and like-minded groups. Interviewing Bob Woodward on this morning's 'Today' about his Bush-bashing State of Denial, Lauer served as a cheerleader worthy of Katie at her perkiest. At one point, Lauer summarized matters thusly:"You paint a picture of…
Mark Finkelstein

Kurtz: Fox Is Right-Wing, Linda Greenhouse's Speech Was All Facts

Tim Graham

Woodward, a Bush Tool? Remember How Clinton-Friendly He Was

Tim Graham

Newsweek Editor Jon Meacham Offers More Cheers for Liberal Jesus

Newly minted Newsweek editor Jon Meacham is promoting liberal former Sen. John Danforth again in a Sunday book review in The Washington Post. He's also praising  a new book called The Politics of Jesus by Obery Hendricks Jr. (The subtitle's all about Jesus as a political revolutionary.) Like many other liberal journalists, Meacham is desperately seeking someone to convince traditionally religious…
Tim Graham

Olbermann's 'Countdown' Dispatches with Journalistic Integrity

As the Virginia senate race continues to degenerate into a media cesspool of preposterous racial accusations, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann's "Countdown" took things further downward Friday by deliberately editing a report on the latest Democratic activist accusing Republican George Allen of being a racist:On Friday, "Countdown" reported on the latest allegations against George Allen. We noted that…
Matthew Sheffield

Chris Matthews Praises Bill Clinton’s Rant on ‘Fox News Sunday

Forget about the concept of journalists sticking together to protect one of their own, for on Sunday, Chris Matthews showed that when it comes to members of his profession, he’s a Democrat first, and folks in his field that don’t throw softball questions to and fawn over the same politicians he does aren’t deserving of his respect or his support (video link and transcript follow).Such was the…
Noel Sheppard

Globe Columnist Reasons Racism Behind Alleged Bush Indifference to Vio

Mark Finkelstein

Will Media Show Videos of 9-11 Hijackers in Afghanistan Before the Att

The Sunday Times has gotten copies of videos of Osama bin Laden and high-ranking members of al Qaeda in Afghanistan training camps back in the year 2000 (hat tip to Drudge):It is the first time that a videotape has appeared of Mohammed Atta — who flew an American Airlines plane into the north tower of the World Trade Center — at a training camp in Afghanistan. It fills in a significant gap in the…
Noel Sheppard

Fox News Invites Employees To Bite The Hand That Feeds Them

Mark Finkelstein

Flashback: Wallace & Woodward Mock Bush’s Smarts and Belief in Freei

Brent Baker

Skanky T-Shirt Alert

Tim Graham

BBC Calls It The 'So-Called War on Terror

Warner Todd Huston

Sen. Inhofe Praises Fox News, Slams CNN Over Global Warming

Noel Sheppard

Ted Turner: Give Muslim Extremists What They Want to Stop Terrorism

Brad Wilmouth