Best of 2006? Dance Mocking Bush With Blood on Hands 'Particularly Del

Tim Graham
January 1st, 2007 8:37 AM
 

ABC's 'Sic' Choice Suggests Belief in Afterlife an Error [Update With

Mark Finkelstein
January 1st, 2007 7:47 AM
 

Time Mag's Carney: 'Unpardonable' for Ford to Not Share Disagreement w

Brent Baker
December 31st, 2006 4:43 PM
On Sunday's This Week with George Stephanopoulos, Time magazine Washington Bureau Chief Jay Carney called “unpardonable” the late President Gerald Ford's failure to share with the nation, as well as Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld -- who worked for him as Chief of Staff and Secretary of Defense, respectfully -- his discomfort with the decision to go to war in Iraq. "Had he spoke out at the time…
 

Not to Be Outdone Dept.: NY Times Gives Saddam the 'Charismatic Leader

Tom Blumer
December 31st, 2006 1:04 PM
This previous post from Friday night shortly after his hanging noted that CNN was giving Saddam Hussein the "Deceased Statesman" look.The NY Times (HT Hot Air; scroll down, and look on left; direct link to pic is here; pic below is from my host's hard drive) has in a sense outdone CNN by giving Saddam the look of a charismatic, and from all appearances beloved, leader: One suspects that this…
 

Interesting: Engel Admits Al-Qaeda Behind Most Attacks On US Troops in

Mark Finkelstein
December 31st, 2006 9:44 AM
 

Times Columnist's Suggestions to W: Strength Through Weakness

Mark Finkelstein
December 31st, 2006 8:42 AM
 

In Funeral Coverage, Fineman Can't Resist Raising Ford's Critical View

Brent Baker
December 31st, 2006 2:30 AM
 

Will Friday’s New York Times Editorial on Saddam’s Execution Lose

Tom Blumer
December 30th, 2006 12:29 PM
 

'Today': Saddam Execution 'Vindictive, Primitive, Revenge, Suspect, Ru

Mark Finkelstein
December 30th, 2006 7:43 AM
This morning's "Today" show characterized the execution of Saddam Hussein with a multiplicity of negative terms. According to NBC reporter Richard Engel, reporting from Baghdad:"The Iraqi government is now going to great lengths to say that this execution was carried out with the utmost respect for human rights; that it was a very organized, precise event. However, interviews that we've…
 

Saddam the Merciless Executed: AP Misusing Words to Report It

Warner Todd Huston
December 30th, 2006 6:24 AM
 

CBS Special Report on Saddam Features Katie and The Clintonite

Tim Graham
December 29th, 2006 11:13 PM
 

CNN.com Home Page Photo Gives Saddam the 'Deceased Statesman' Look

Tom Blumer
December 29th, 2006 11:10 PM
Words fail (direct image link):Cross-posted at BizzyBlog.com.
 

CNN Worries Around the Clock: 'Will Saddam Suffer in Death

Tim Graham
December 29th, 2006 3:32 PM
 

Lauer, Russert Dwell On 'Very Short Term' Good News for Bush In Saddam

Tim Graham
December 29th, 2006 1:00 PM
NBC began its Friday Today broadcast with the grim-sounding news that Saddam Hussein will be executed soon. Why grim? Isn't this a moment, at least a day, showing some good news from Iraq, and reminding the country that it did something in deposing Saddam that pleased the Iraqi people? For NBC, this is merely a short interruption in the non-stop bad news from Iraq. It's an event they are…