Here’s the story I’m referring to. Why does the press think we need to know this? (a) a story’s a story, and they don’t care whether this exposes him to greater peril. (b) they figure his enemies already know who … Continue reading →
From a commenter at Ace’s: Romney could resuscitate a dying man on a campaign stop and the media would focus on the way he wrinkled the man’s shirt.
Continue reading →…and I’m not an Orwellian girl. Apologies to Madonna, but it seems that in terms of disinformation and propaganda, we are living in an Orwellian world (or at least a Pravda-esque world). And if the American people aren’t sharp enough … Continue reading →
I was astounded to read this portrait of Obama that appeared in last Sunday’s NY Times magazine section. There’s plenty about how smart he is, and what a hard-driving perfectionist, but does the Times really think this sort of thing … Continue reading →
James Taranto calls them “the Pinocchio Press”—referring, not to the Pinocchio awards they hand out when they judge a politician to be lying, but the lies they tell themselves in the supposed service of truth-telling. I think a better term … Continue reading →
It’s fascinating, in a depressing sort of way, to see the speed, depth, and breadth of the “Republicans lie!” meme spread through the MSM and left side of the blogosphere, and then be parroted back by simpatico commenters. There is … Continue reading →
The Paul Ryan fact-checking continues apace, with the intrepid journalists at The New Yorker on the case. Aren’t you glad we’re getting to the bottom of all of this?
Continue reading →Paul Ryan must really have frightened the left, because they can’t just disagree with him, they must discredit him by saying liar, liar, pants on fire. Article after article has appeared purporting to check and expose his terrible lies. Only … Continue reading →
Remember back in June when it was the 40th anniversary of the “napalm” girl photo that so shockingly depicted some of the civilian casualties in the Vietnam War? I wrote this piece in PJ for the occasion, in an attempt … Continue reading →
Anderson Cooper jumps on the media truth squad, at least for this one exchange. Note that, although something seems to really get his goat about Wasserman Schultz’s misquoting of the LA Times, as well as her refusal to admit she’s … Continue reading →
…the liberal media can’t take a joke. Some things (birth certificates?) are just too sacred for levity. At least by Romney. If Obama makes the funny it’s perfectly fine. And here’s a pretty good explanation of the mentality of the … Continue reading →
Something’s been going on with the MSM lately. First it was the Boston Globe, criticizing Biden’s “chains” remark. Then it was Tina Brown’s Newsweek, publishing a Niall Ferguson cover story on why Obama needs to go. Then we got Politico‘s … Continue reading →