Neo-neocon, writing on the morning of Monday, May 19, 2014: …[Trey Gowdy’s questions for the press show] how negligent and/or collusive with [the Obama] administration the press has been in covering (or rather, covering up) the Benghazi incident. If it … Continue reading →
I know a lot of you aren’t interested in it. After all, who cares what’s going on at that leftist Pravda the Times, except for the fact that the story vaguely embarrasses the paper and exposes its hypocrisy and disorganization? … Continue reading →
To me, the most curious phrase in the newest Sulzberger statement about Jill Abramson is this one [italics mine]: During [Abramson’s] tenure, I heard repeatedly from her newsroom colleagues, women and men, about a series of issues, including arbitrary decision-making, … Continue reading →
I confess I’m more fascinated than I should be (and perhaps than you are) by the evolving story of the firing of Jill Abramson by the NY Times. It has a little bit of everything: the hypocrisy of a newspaper … Continue reading →
Or rather, on this woman: New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson was abruptly fired from the paper Wednesday, sources familiar with the news informed POLITICO. Managing editor Dean Baquet will take over as executive editor, effective immediately… “I choose … Continue reading →
Or something like that: The Monica Lewinsky confessional in Vanity Fair brings back a torrent of unfond memories of the appalling cast of tabloid gargoyles who drove the scandal. Remember them? Treacherous thatched-roof-haired drag-queen Linda Tripp, with those dress-for-success shoulder … Continue reading →
Fact-checker Glenn Kessler at the WaPo says that Obama’s gone and lied again [emphasis mine]: In addressing a dinner of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in Los Angeles, President Obama made a rather striking claim ”” that Senate Republicans have … Continue reading →
A couple of days ago I wrote about a NY Times editorial that seemed on the surface to be critical of Obama’s foreign policy, but was really a cleverly crafted apologia for him. Make no mistake about it: the Times … Continue reading →
The NY Times has a dilemma. It cannot help but notice that the expected and predicted fruits of Obama’s foreign policy (or of his mere presence in the White House) seem to be rotting on the ground. Even more importantly, … Continue reading →
Please forgive my cynicism, but I don’t think America cares about Benghazi. It’s a yawn because it’s been officially declared a yawn by the administration and far more importantly the MSM. And so I’m not at all confident that this … Continue reading →
…are revealing themselves to be the leftists that they actually are. I said as much in my Piketty post when I wrote: In case you’re wondering, Piketty’s book has been hailed almost universally on the left””and by “left” I mean … Continue reading →
Bob Shrum is going for his ninth presidential campaign loss. The first eight were in his capacity as Democratic political consultant. The ninth will be as unofficial advisor to the GOP in 2016. This long-term partisan and dedicated Democrat is … Continue reading →