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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
Yes, I do think it is all about making a living. Pundits know what to say that will be appreciated by those on the right or those on the left. There are enough of them so that sponsors can get their message out to them. It is, in a word, pandering.
Why do we spend money as well as time on biased reporting andf analysis. For the same reason we do on sports, I guess. Other than on the virtues of team play, sports is about native skill honed to the point where it brings about megabucks because people somehow think that teams represent them, and so when the play-for-business team wins, they win. How sad.
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
Once seen as a lunatic fringe, reactionary anti-women groups are courting respectability
Salon headlines in your mailbox
