Oh, by the way…
…many of you will be pleased to know I’ve changed my mind somewhat on the “Obama doesn’t love America” flap. I still think it’s not the way to go for Republican candidates, as I said in my previous posts and … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Press
It’s not easy being a spokesperson
We’ve had our fun with Marie Harf and Jen Psaki, and Josh Earnest as well as Jay Carney before him (for some reason, Robert Gibbs wasn’t a source of much fun). But I admit to a sneaking sort of awe … Continue reading →
The NY Times’ assault on language
Yeah, I know, why bother with the Times? I continue to find the cleverness of propaganda to be an interesting phenomenon, and the Times is still the respected paper of record for most New Yorkers (and other liberals) I know, … Continue reading →
Why Jon Stewart was bad for liberals
I was surprised to read that Jamelle Bouie of Slate will be happy to see Jon Stewart go. As he himself says, Bouie’s a “liberal, college-educated millennial–the almost prototypical viewer” for Stewart’s show, so why’s he so thrilled (his word, … Continue reading →
The NY Times has trouble…
…with the concept of first name versus surname. It’s hard, hard I tell you (hint to Times: “Scott” is the first name, “Walker” is the surname): This was not an ordinary article, either, that just lacked an editor’s eye. It … Continue reading →
If Brian Williams has to go,…
…then why not Hillary? After all, she told essentially the same lie. Isn’t a presidential candidate more important than a newscaster? Yes, and that’s why her nearly identical lie will be winked at: the Democrats need her (they have no … Continue reading →
So, what’s up with Brian Williams?
First, a disclaimer: I don’t know what caused Brian Williams to lie about his helicopter experience in Iraq, and I don’t know what caused him to continue the lie. The lie was egregious, repeated, and seemingly reckless. Seemingly reckless, because … Continue reading →
The press discovers Scott Walker—again
I’ve noticed something about the Scott Walker phenomenon. Remember before the 2014 election, when the press gave his campaign for governor quite a bit of coverage? The reason was that he was recognized as a potential front-runner for the Republican … Continue reading →
Obama’s denial
Byron York points out that Obama’s SOTU speech featured a lot of denial of reality: Obama described the world as he wishes it were, not as it actually is. Indeed, in Obama’s State of the Union, things are going so … Continue reading →
Remember all those articles about Boehner taking revenge on those who’d opposed his Speakership…
…by taking away their committee positions? And remember how angry conservatives got about it? I wrote a post on it here. But the next day I made this comment: …[T]here’s no real evidence that the retribution [by Boehner against his … Continue reading →
Leslie Gelb seems frightened…
…as well as totally clueless about Obama. Gelb is a liberal whose foreign policy credentials are impressive if you like this sort of thing. At the age of 77, his resume includes “former correspondent for The New York Times and … Continue reading →
The real victims of Rolling Stone’s UVA gang rape story…
…are the brothers of Phi Kappa Psi, and truth. However, the members of Phi Psi are mouthing the PC message that they don’t consider themselves victims: Scipione and Fontenot said that the Phi Psi brothers experienced a difficult fall semester … Continue reading →