Newsweek's Evan Thomas: Public Employee Unions Are a Problem for Democ
Something has definitely gotten into Evan Thomas's water, as for the third time this month, he advanced a viewpoint on PBS's "Inside Washington" quite contrary to the other liberal panelists.
On Friday's installment, with lone conservative regular Charles Krauthammer taking the day off, the Newsweek columnist practically assumed his position as the voice of reason taking on the other guests…
WaPo-Published Express Tabloid Trumpets Obama Shift on 'Indefensible M
"Indefensible Marriage Act" blares the cover page headline for the Feb. 24 Express tabloid, a free publication of the Washington Post available around the D.C. metro area.
"In a major victory for gay rights, President Obama says the U.S. will no longer defend the federal law banning same-sex marriages," notes the caption for the photo depicting a hand holding both a miniature American flag…
Huffington Post 'Creeped Out By Chris Matthews Overly-fawning' Love Le
Rather surprisingly, the periously liberal Huffington Post was not pleased with Chris Matthews' love letter to Bill Clinton presented on MSNBC Monday.
In fact, Arianna Huffington's website was apparently "creeped out" by it:
WaPo Tucks Story Noting 'U.S. Still Awaiting Libya's Permission to Eva
"U.S. still awaiting Libya's permission to evacuate Americans," blared the headline for a page A6 story in today's Washington Post.
"The United States has been unable to get Libya's permission to evacuate American citizens from the country, State Department officials said Tuesday, prompting the administration to temper its response to the Libyan crackdown," Post staffers Mary Beth Sheridan…
Tabloid Kiss-and-Tell: WaPo Hypes 'NC-17 Prose' About Clarence Thomas
The Washington Post stoops to the tabloid level today. On the front of Wednesday's Style section is this promotional plug: "The Supreme Court justice is only one of many partners whose caresses McEwen graphically recalls in NC-17 prose."
The justice is Clarence Thomas, and the author of the steamy passages is Lillian McEwen, a former Joe Biden aide and Clarence Thomas girlfriend. Last…
WaPo's Robinson: 'Standoff in Wisconsin Nothing to do With Balancing B
"Let's be clear: The high-stakes standoff in Wisconsin has nothing to do with balancing the state's budget."
So began Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson's not surprisingly one-sided piece Tuesday:
Burying the Bad News: Obama Still Unliked by 'Non-College Whites
A new survey by The Washington Post, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School for Public Health found dire news for Democrats: “When asked which party better understands the economic problems that people in the country are having, non-college whites side with the Republicans by a 14-point margin.”
That news is so uncomfortable for media liberals that the Post put that sentence in…
AP Notes Radical, Bush-Death-Wishing Guitarist Delights Union Crowd in
AP reporter Ryan Foley's update from Madison on Monday night included details about a rock musician causing the crowd to to roar: "At noon, guitarist Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine took to a stage on the Capitol steps to fire up the crowd. He said he flew in from California to lend his voice to the protest."
While reporters like Adam Nagourney "worry" out loud that the Wisconsin…
Lawrence O'Donnell: Walker Becomes Top GOP Presidential Candidate If H
UPDATE AT END OF POST: Ann Coulter agrees!
Lawrence O'Donnell on Monday made a prediction that most who hadn't heard of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker until a week ago might find astonishing.
On MSNBC's "The Last Word," the host told his perilously liberal guest Ezra Klein that if Walker's budget repair plan goes through, "He would instantaneously become the greatest hero in the Republican…
WaPo/Newsweek 'On Faith' Site: Jesus Favors 'Cheddar Revolution
Leave it to "On Faith" to offer a Marxist/left-wing liberation theology twist on the public sector unions protesting Gov. Scott Walker's (R-Wis.) budget plans.
On Saturday the Washington Post/Newsweek online feature published a "Guest Voices" by Wendy Cooper in which the divinity student lamented that middle-class government workers in the Badger State have much in common with the masses in…
Daily Mail: Lara Logan Stripped, Punched and Whipped With Flag Poles
British newspapers are reporting some truly shocking details about what happened to CBS's Lara Logan when she was attacked in Egypt after President Hosni Mubarak resigned.
Originally revealed by the Sunday Times (subscription required), the following appeared in Monday's Daily Mail:
WaPo TV Critic Thinks the Matthews One-Hour Valentine to Bill Clinton
Washington Post TV critic Hank Stuever reported "Valentine's Day was a week ago, but MSNBC's Chris Matthews has belatedly gifted a particular former president with a mash note - strike that, a one-hour special called 'President of the World: The Bill Clinton Phenomenon,'" which airs tonight, somehow equating Clinton with Washington and Lincoln. Stuever explained:
Matthews, aided by the likes…
Krauthammer: 'My Chances of Getting Medal of Freedom From Obama About
The folks on PBS's "Inside Washington" had some fun as the program moved to a conclusion Friday.
The topic of discussion was Barack Obama awarding Medals of Freedom Tuesday, and syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer was unimpressed by the President "indulging himself in thanking people he’s always liked" (humorous video follows with transcript and commentary):
Krauthammer Rips Krugman's Claim Republicans Are Stealing Food From Ba
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman on Friday made the idiotic claim that House Republicans are stealing food from babies and pregnant women.
Later that evening, appearing on PBS's "Inside Washington," syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer demonstrated just how foolish Krugman's assertion was (video follows with transcript and commentary):
