UPDATE: We are informed here that nobody gets a White House pass, press or otherwise, by using an alias. "Therefore, if Gannon was using an alias, White House staff had to be involved in maintaining his cover." For those who don’t "get" the issue about Gannon (posted here), I think this letter from the Ranking Member of the House Committee … Read More
The Saga of Jeff Gannon (Abridged)
UPDATE (Chapter Seven): He can’t stand the heat, so he wisely gets out of the kitchen. White House will have to find a new lackey. Chapter One: Who is Jeff Gannon? With all this talk about media bias, nobody can beat Jeff Gannon. He is a member of the White House press pool. This is the kind of question he … Read More
When Right-Wing Bloggers Don’t Bother To Fact Check . . .
. . . you get a lot of sound and fury and well, egg-on-faces: Last week, the University of Oregon asked one of its employees to remove a yellow "Support the Troops" sticker from the state-owned truck he drives. Since then, it has been taking the heat from talk radio hosts and Internet bloggers who picked up the story and … Read More
Pundit Payola
Again.
More on Payolagate
Frank Rich is right: But perhaps the most fascinating [Armstrong] Williams TV appearance took place in December 2003, the same month that he was first contracted by the government to receive his payoffs. At a time when no one in television news could get an interview with Dick Cheney, Mr. Williams, of all "journalists," was rewarded with an extended sit-down … Read More
Judson Cox — Clown Prince of Conservatives, Edition #3
Judson is upset this week about not being able advertisers for his new newspaper, The North Carolina Conservative. It’s not due to the fact that the newspaper is poorly written; it is due to the fact that he is, once again (*sigh*) a victim of Democrats. Just like when they "forced" him to leave his college because it was allowing … Read More
Your Tax Dollars Pay for Illegal Propaganda
The rightwing douchebag pundit of the day award goes to Armstrong Williams: Seeking to build support among black families for its education reform law, the Bush administration paid a prominent black pundit $240,000 to promote the law on his nationally syndicated television show and to urge other black journalists to do the same. The campaign, part of an effort to … Read More
An Idiot Named Mike Thompson
Every once in a while, a right-wingnut article comes along so ripe for editorial rape that it would be a crime to let it pass. Here is one such article, from a guy named Mike Thompson, a former chairman of the Florida Conservative Union. Take note of the disclaimer at the top — he doesn’t mean what he is saying, … Read More
Fisking Ann
Yes, she’s an easy target, but her Amazon Interview is too priceless to miss. Plus, it’s short. Let’s begin. Amazon.com: How important is this presidential election in the larger context of the Republic and its history? Ann Coulter: Insofar as the survival of the Republic is threatened by the election of John Kerry, I’d say 2004 is as big as … Read More
Do NOT, do NOT, do NOT . . .
Do NOT miss out on this video of Jon Stewart on "Crossfire". It is clear that he appeared on Crossfire to make a serious point about how unhelpful the media is (and particularly, "Crossfire"). He’s right of course — shows like that often shed a lot of heat, and almost no light, on any given subject. Tucker Carlson lamely tries … Read More
Ewwwwww!
TBogg was wondering why Ann Coulter in her column about the VP debates was so obsessed with John Edwards’ "girly hands". She referred to the supposed feminity of John Edwards’ hands several times. Was Ann Coulter secretly envious of Edwards’ "girlish" hands? Like TBogg, I’m betting so.
Anatomy of a Smear
In this little essay (post, diatribe, whatever), I am going to write about the smear — the dirty black op of politics. The important thing to realize about a smear is that it is not a search for the truth. Rather, it is an attempt to create innuendo in order to muddy the truth. The goal isn’t to convince, but … Read More
Michelle Malkin . . .
. . . is now too screwy for Sean Hannity and World Net Daily. Time to show her the same door that Ann Coulter went through not too long ago.
For Those Who Missed It . . .
. . . Oliver Willis’ site has the video of Michelle "Little Lulu" Malkin getting bitch-slapped by Chris Matthews. It’s wonderful to watch, on so many levels. She is unwilling to answer a simple question put to her . . . about whether or not SHE thinks Kerry shot himself on purpose. Of course, her TRUE answer is "Of course … Read More
Stupid Media Question of the Day
CNN Daryn Kagan interviewing Democrat Congressional candidate Steve Brozak: "I have to say, when I was reading about you my first thought, and maybe this is a stereotype, but why isn’t a former, and just recently retired Marine, why are you not a Republican?" MAYBE this is a stereotype? Hat tip to Eric Alterman.