Our old friend Jennifer Loven reports on what was essentially a cooperative meeting between ally Karzai and President Bush, and tries her best to spin it into a quarrel. I know that reporters generally don’t write their own headlines, so … Continue reading →
Yesterday, NY Times columnist David Brooks wrote a column defending Newsweek against the bloggers. Brooks writes that, instead of criticizing the media, we need to focus on “the extremists, the real enemy,” the ones who bear the true responsibility for … Continue reading →
I found the following comment by blogging psychoanalyst Shrinkwrapped on this post by Roger Simon about the Newsweek Koran-flushing fiasco. I was so taken with what Shrinkwrapped wrote that I reproduce it here in full: I have written before about … Continue reading →
Austin Bay has some excellent commentary on the story of the Newsweek article alleging that a Koran was flushed down a Guantanamo toilet. The report has sparked outrage and deaths in Afghanistan, and may cause more before this is through. … Continue reading →
A reader, as well as Roger Simon, alerted me to this article by Victor Davis Hanson. It makes some excellent points, as usual, and is well-written, as usual. If you’re not familiar with his work, you might want to put … Continue reading →
The media saturation we’ve experienced over the slow and sorrowful Schiavo case is now fading, along with the women herself. The latest round-the-clock story is the death vigil for the Pope. And, of course, the Jackson case continues in fits … Continue reading →
I still subscribe to the New Republic. I’m both fascinated and, at times, frustrated by its split personality. Depending on the writer, the subject, and sometimes which way the wind is blowing on any particular day, it careens wildly from … Continue reading →
Ah, the AP. Read how they report Bush’s radio speech today, in which he claims that the war in Iraq has inspired democratic reformers from Beirut to Tehran. Yesterday I asked the question: how much credit does Bush get for … Continue reading →
I’m very glad he’s in custody. But I’m not commenting on the case itself, I’m commenting on the news coverage. Yesterday on the radio I heard the newsman refer to Brian Nichols, the guy who murdered three people at an … Continue reading →
Yes, there was a big pro-Syria rally in Lebanon yesterday. Very big. That’s one thing that is certain. If, like me, you’ve been upset at the editorializing and spinning the MSM seems to give to its articles lately, and would … Continue reading →
Well, now it’s the Independent’s turn to engage in speculation that Bush may, just may, have been right about something. In this, the Independent is following in the footsteps of the NY Times. Try to form, though, the Independent just … Continue reading →
I’m a regular Roger Simon reader, and I was alerted by a post on his blog today to an editorial in the NY Times (since the Times now requires registration, that link might not work for you). I must confess … Continue reading →