The war on Sharyl Attkisson
A must read. The MSM can’t tolerate any deviation from the script; it must present a unified front to maintain the fiction of its own neutrality.
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Speechwriters as experts: it’s all about the words
Several people have mentioned Ben Rhodes in connection with the Benghazi debacle (just Google “Ben Rhodes Benghazi” and you’ll find plenty of the speculation). It’s not at all clear how much responsibility Rhodes had for the decisions during the Benghazi … Continue reading →
Yes.
This is exactly and precisely how I’ve come to feel. And remember, we’re not talking about the need to filter and sift through interpretations or prognostications by the MSM. We’re talking about their reporting of supposedly simple and straighforward facts. … Continue reading →
Benghazi: why now?
The Benghazi story seems to be heating up, eight months after the fact. Previews of the whistleblowers’ testimony (see also this) ought to be profoundly disturbing to the Obama administration and the Clinton camp, who are likely to counter by … Continue reading →
It turns out that the Benghazi whistleblowers…
…have some pretty good credentials: Appearing before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will be three career State Department officials: Gregory N. Hicks, the deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Libya at the time of the … Continue reading →
Pigford, the NY Times, and the Obama administration
The Pigford case and the extensive fraud it almost certainly has spawned in its wake have been the topics of a great many posts on the blogospheric right for years. But now the New York Times has (very surprisingly) taken … Continue reading →
This guy…
…just noticed that Obama has a hubris problem? And he thinks it’s only a second-term phenomenon? Where has he been, on planet Xenon? Then again, maybe he’s just warning Obama that it’s getting more noticeable; even the riffraff can tell. … Continue reading →
Breaking news: Jonathan Chait still hates Bush, and thinks he’s a dummy-head
Boy, is this article not news. Jonathan Chait seems to be miffed at the recent surge of positive re-evaluation of the George Bush presidency, and of George Bush as a man. And why not? Chait went on record back in … Continue reading →
Two possible suspects?
At this point I hesitate to report on “news” connected with the Boston bombings, because so much released by the MSM about the aftermath of this story has proven false. So take the following with more than a grain of … Continue reading →
Kirsten Powers…
…continues to be one of the few MSM figures with integrity: Since the murder trial of Pennsylvania abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell began March 18, there has been precious little coverage of the case that should be on every news show … Continue reading →
McConnellgate
Jonathan S. Tobin has a piece in Commentary entitled, “The Media Can’t Bury McConnellgate”: Is it ever okay to bug an opponent’s political headquarters? Even those who are too young to remember what happened when officials connected with Richard Nixon’s … Continue reading →
More on France2, al Durah, Enderlin, and Karsenty
Richard Landes is on the case.
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