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Saturday, November 14, 2009 07:58 PM

John Yoo disagrees

He obviously reads from a different Constitution than the rest of us.

http://blog.american.com/?p=7158

Monday, October 12, 2009 07:32 AM

It's Nader's fault

Really, if Ralph Nader didn't run a poorly financed, third-party campaign, that was mocked and marginalized by the Democratic establishment (until the Florida results were announced), Al Gore would have won and none of this would've happened.

And on that same note, I have some fertile, cheap swamp land for sale in South Jersey. Any takers?

Thursday, September 17, 2009 11:12 AM

Giving the "conservative counting method" a try

I am an Angels fan and when I went to bed last night they were winning 7-5. But my liberal friend told me today the Red Sox won the game, 8-7.

I strenously disagree with this score.

However, since the two of us now have a disagreement over the outcome of a sporting event - who is responsible for arbitrating this decision?

And does this mean the Phillies are the defending World Series champion, or is there a disagreement in that result as well.

Monday, August 31, 2009 12:26 PM

What Royalty?

This piece is a bit unfair. I think there is only a small, small, small minority in the major media who rose to their respective positions through nepotism and patronage.

There are a lot of media heavyweights who had to work their way to the top the old fashioned American Way - through blood, sweat and a lot of tears.

For example, I read Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr.'s and Donald Graham's (or is it Katharine Weymouth's?) newspapers daily.

I think the financial channels are a waste but I do enjoy the occassional commentary from Ben Stein and Steve Forbes. And I think NBC's Andrea Mitchell did a solid job reporting on The financial crisis of 2008.

Willie Geist is the best part of Morning Joe. Chris Cuomo is a real go-getter over at ABC news.

David Frum is a responsible conservative commentator.

Is there anyone more plugged into the political scene than Mark Halperin?

Except maybe Cokie Roberts and a guy named Steve Roberts (who coincidentally has the same last name).

I love Judy Woodruff over at PBS but I always get her confused with Doris Kearns Goodwin. And neither of those two had to marry well to achieve success.

Talk radio is a waste but Michael Reagan occassionally makes some good points. And David Limbaugh -columnist/author/public speaker/host - is much more temperate than that other guy who looks like him.

So stop with the cheap shots Greenwald. Our media, as a whole, is just fine, thank you very much.

Tuesday, August 18, 2009 09:02 AM

Electing Bobby Fischer?

What makes all of this particularly notable is that the centerpiece of Barack Obama's presidential campaign was putting an end to this type of corporate influence over our political debates -- particularly when those influences are concealed...Obviously, as David Corn recently complained, none of that has even come close to happening.

Does this mean Obama is no longer the Chess Master?

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 07:30 AM

re: Froomkin

I haven't been able to locate a column or report by "media critic" Howard Kurtz on the Froomkin firing. In the past week, he's written three Media Notes column, written a feature on Gawker and hosted an waPo Online-Chat (with no Froomkin questions posted).

This week I didn't find anything on his Twitter posts regarding this either.

Did I miss his comprehensive report and subsequent folo up stories?

Thursday, June 11, 2009 11:48 AM

re: sysprog

Ed Morrissey says it would be wrong to politicize yesterday's political shooting (update! Ed Morrissey gleefully reverses himself because “von Brunn was hardly conservative or even right wing”)

Get ready for media "critic" Howie Kurtz' discovery that von Brunn is a vegetarian (citing Michelle Malkin as source). And he also once voted for Zell Miller so naturally this is as a non-partisan, apolitical issue.

Just a crazy, lone gunman with no obvious political agenda.

Monday, May 4, 2009 03:45 PM

Verniero and Hirschhorn beyond ridicule

Good to see these two OLC cronies are getting ridiculed in the comments section of their column. Not usually a big fan of comment sections of newspapers, but it looks like a lot of NJ lawyers are taking offense to their sophostry.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009 07:42 AM

"Investigative Reporter"?

REVISED QUESTION: Based on this single source - a mid-level CIA operative - who gives a second, or maybe even a third-hand account of an interrogation scene, do you believe his story is accurate.

ROSS: I do believe that.

Mr. Ross deserves a promotion.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 07:04 AM

Gene Robinson & Pullitzer in the same sentence?

For some reason, I don't think Mr. Barstow will be an "MSNBC contributor" in the near future.

Ironic, by writing his award winning story, he actually lost out on some mega $$$$.

Monday, March 23, 2009 05:48 PM

Re: Megan McCain vid

I would disagree with the implication that the press crossed the line at that soiree at the McCain "cabin".

I believe at the time Holly Tireswinger was doing a western-style food critique for Newsweek.

As for the "guys from Politico" they did bring Cindee some flowers - but they stopped short of tossing in a box of chocolates as well. So credit where it is due.

Monday, March 23, 2009 11:46 AM

Love this from Kurtz Q&A as well

Kroft's Interview: We wound up watching 60 Minutes after the relentless promos during basketball, and three things surprised me:

1) 60 Minutes may still be a watchable show. 2) Given CBS "News"'s overt corporate bias, Kroft was surprisingly forceful and non-fluffy with Obama. 3) It's possible, and this is the most surprising of all, that Hillary Clinton might have made a better president.

Howard Kurtz: The last point is enitrely subjective and remains hypothetical. And whatever your views on CBS's corporate culture, I feel safe in saying that it doesn't affect the journalism of "60 Minutes."

Howie, please ask Jeffrey Wigand what he thinks about CBS "60 Minutes".

Monday, March 23, 2009 11:15 AM

Are you sure it was Howie Kurtz...

...who wrote that column or Christopher Walken because it's friggin' hilarious?

Hilarious, in a Cohen Brothers kind of way.

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