WaPo, CQ Note Nearly 45 Percent of Michigan Dems Voted Against Clinton
January 16th, 2008 2:21 PM
Yes, the Democratic primary last night in Michigan was a beauty contest -- the delegates selected to represent their candidates will not be seated at the convention in Denver -- but it is something of a story that 45 percent of that primary's voters cast ballots in favor of alternatives to Clinton, including a sizable portion of them to uncommitted delegates. Essentially this means that over 264,…
BaltSun, WaPo Play Down Stunning O'Malley Reversal on Illegal Immigran
January 16th, 2008 12:48 PM
Another liberal Democratic governor has backed off an illegal immigrant-friendly challenge to the new federal Real ID law. Yet in their coverage of Gov. Martin O'Malley's (D-Md.) reversal, the Baltimore Sun and Washington Post failed to note how drastic the Democratic governor's reversal was, nor to consider if low polls numbers and public disapproval were driving factors for the change of plans…
Stop the Bickering, Kiddies! Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
January 15th, 2008 9:10 PM
Don't you just love it when The Washington Post lays bare its bias for all to see? Today's lead editorial scolds those naughty Democrats, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, for slinging mud at each other, and pleads with them to "move the discussion to a higher plane" for the sake of the Party. Heaven forbid the Party should tear itself apart months before a presidential election! Can you…
WaPo Notes CIA Traitor's Death in Cuba, Fails to Note He Was Castro Ap
January 10th, 2008 11:39 AM
Yesterday fellow NewsBuster Matthew Balan and I wrote about media bias in Reuters and Associated Press reporting on the death of CIA turncoat Philip Agee. Today the Washington Post devoted a 23-paragraph obituary to Agee that was also somewhat lacking. The Post's Joe Holley did relay to readers that former President George H.W. Bush believes Agee's role in divulging the names of covert operatives…
WaPo Laments Lib Gov. O'Malley's 'Modest' 2008 Agenda
January 7th, 2008 12:22 PM
A few months after cheering Martin O'Malley's successful push for tax hikes, the Washington Post's John Wagner is lamenting the Democratic governor may have to settle for a "modest" agenda in 2008 due to budget constraints.Don't hold your breath for similar concern about everyday Marylanders and how they may have to settle for more modest spending thanks to tax hikes, particularly a boost in the…
Will Old Media Learn a Lesson from Lancet? Doubtful
January 4th, 2008 10:05 AM
NationalJournal.com has news (HT Instapundit) about the reality of the October 2006 Lancet report on civilian deaths in Iraq -- a report that was breathlessly and gullibly cited at the time by Old Media outlets and reporters (including David Brown here at the Washington Post). Here is background for those unfamiliar with the original story: Published by The Lancet, a venerable British medical…
Burying the Lede: 'Progressive Wing' Dominates the Democrats
January 3rd, 2008 9:13 AM
Liberalism is dominant in the Democratic Party, the "progressive wing" and the "Net roots" are triumphant. But in confirming that fact with a Dan Balz "news analysis," The Washington Post used headlines on Thursday morning's front page that beat around the bush (or Bush). On page one, it was "Choosing a Candidate, and More: For Democrats, Party’s Tone and Image at Stake." Inside the A section,…
