McCain Blasts Newsweek's 'Liberal Left-Wing Trash
July 30th, 2012 6:12 PM
Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) had some harsh words for Newsweek and its Washington bureau chief Howard Kurtz Monday.
According to Politico, the former Republican presidential nominee said of Kurtz's newest article "John McCain Stages Romney Intervention," "It’s just the kind of liberal left-wing trash that I have to put up with from time to time."
Politico Picks Up Flawed National Journal Survey on Congressional Pay
July 16th, 2012 6:38 PM
Back in May, a handful of Senate Democrats attempting to open a new offensive front against Republicans in the "War on Women" introduced The Paycheck Fairness Act (PFA). "Democrats cited statistics showing that women today are still paid 77 cents for every dollar earned by men, or $10,784 less a year on average. That’s the equivalent of 183 tanks of gas or 92 bags of groceries," Politico's …
Media Fail: Government Motors Inflates Sales by Selling to...the Gover
July 10th, 2012 10:44 AM
The Jurassic Press was in full-throated ObamaChorus mode in reporting on General Motors (GM)’s allegedly strong June sales.
Very few failed to receive the sheet music.
Will Politico Update 'Sobbing Woman Thanks Obama for Health Care Law
July 6th, 2012 9:37 AM
Politico ran a story yesterday about a sobbing woman thanking President Obama for ObamaCare. To read the story you would think the woman, Stephanie Miller, had no ulterior political motive. However, she has been busted by Jim Hoft at Gateway Pundit who has exposed her as @obamasbestfan which is her twitter handle whose tweets demonstrate not only over the top enthusiasm for Obama but which…
Romney-Attacking Ex-Politico Reporter Williams Guilty of Assaulting Ex
July 5th, 2012 9:34 AM
The bad publicity for Romney-attacking ex-Politico reporter Joe Williams continued this week.
On Wednesday, Fish Bowl DC reported Williams pleaded guilty in May to assaulting his ex-wife:
Politico Hypes Ex-Conservative 'Wonder Boy' Who Is Now an 'All Grown U
July 2nd, 2012 4:11 PM
Politico's Patrick Gavin on Monday hyped the evolution of a 13-year-old conservative to a 17-year-old liberal in an article trumpeting, "CPAC's Boy Wonder Is All Grown Up." Grown up equals liberal? The headline proved too much even for Politico. It was quickly changed to "CPAC's Boy Wonder Swings Left."
Gavin breathlessly recounted what a difference four years makes: "[Jonathan]…
Romney-Trashing Reporter Joe Williams Done at Politico
June 30th, 2012 12:10 PM
Politico announced Saturday that recently suspended Romney-trashing White House correspondent Joe Williams is leaving the organization.
The following statement was released moments ago:
Politico's Joe Williams Blames Suspension on 'Radical Conservatives
June 29th, 2012 9:10 AM
Joe Williams, Politico's White House correspondent that was suspended after stating Mitt Romney was most comfortable around “white folks,” said on a Wednesday radio show that he was a victim of conservative websites that seized upon those words to make a point about the media.
While a guest on “The Bill Press Show,” Williams was asked by the liberal host, “Do you believe those words were…
Romney Strikes Back at Washington Post's Outsourcing Article
June 27th, 2012 7:06 PM
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his campaign have issued a strongly worded written challenge to the Washington Post refuting claims in its June 21 article that Bain Capital outsourced jobs while Romney was there.
On Thursday, the Post's Jennifer Rubin published some excerpts:
Psst! List of Prominent Pols Skipping Dem Convention in Charlotte Is U
June 23rd, 2012 10:07 AM
The count of prominent Democratic Party politicians who have decided not to attend the Democratic Party's convention in Charlotte, thereby attempting to avoid direct association with the formal renomination of incumbent President Barack Obama, is up to seven. Press coverage has been sparse. One can only imagine how much media end-zone dancing there would have been in 2004 had one governor, one…
Politico: That 'Only' Half of Americans Can Recite Obama's 'Private Se
June 22nd, 2012 2:32 PM
A June 16-18 YouGov.com poll (at Page 25) reported that 47% of Americans in a sample of 1,000 U.S. citizens 18 and over had heard or heard about President Barack Obama's June 8 claim that "the private sector is doing fine."
The reaction of John Sides, an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at George Washington University, as picked up by Byron Tau at the Politico, is…
Politico Suspends Reporter Joe Williams for 'Controversial Comments' A
June 22nd, 2012 9:56 AM
Politico announced Friday that it has suspended White House correspondent Joe Williams for "controversial comments" he's made about Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in recent days.
Dylan Byers reported hours ago:
Politico Reporter Suggests Racism Explains Munro's Questioning Of Obam
June 16th, 2012 8:45 AM
A Politico reporter has suggested that racism was behind Neil Munro's questioning of President Obama at the White House yesterday. Saying "it's very, very difficult to place race outside of this context," the Politico's Joe Williams claimed racially-motivated direspect of PBO is part of a pattern among conservatives, citing Rep. Joe Wilson, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, and the Tea Party.…
Obama 'Major Address' Panned by Fans in the Press; AP Barely Musters E
June 14th, 2012 11:31 PM
If you're starting to lose Jonathan Alter, reporters at Politico, and other left-leaning outlets, you're starting to get into trouble. Double that if you can't even get Julie Pace at the Associated Press, aka the Administration's Press, to muster more than eight paragraphs relating to a 53-minute speech pre-positioned as a "major address."
Hunter Walker has compiled several less than…