NY Times Reporter on Al Gore, 'Compelling' 'Pop Culture Icon

Clay Waters
 

CNN's Harris: Iraq Bill's Pork Will Help 'Real People In Trouble

Mike Bates
 

CNN's 'American Morning' Shines A Little Light on Democrats' Pork

Matthew Balan
 

Open Thread Friday

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NB Staff
 

Geraldo Blames Rise of Hugo Chavez On Anti-Illegal Immigrant 'GOP Extr

Geoffrey Dickens
 

Behind Kucinich: Will MSM Cover Hillary's Fifth-Place Finish in Dean O

At the end of his 2004 campaign, Howard Dean started Democracy for America, billed as a grassroots Democratic political action committee "dedicated to supporting fiscally responsible, socially progressive candidates at all levels of government." Last week, DFA staged an online Dem presidential candidate preference poll. As a proud DFA member [meaning that I joined the email list], I just…
Mark Finkelstein
 

'Daily Show' Mocks the 'Goreacle

Julia A. Seymour
 

Even Jon Stewart Mocks the 'Goreacle

'Daily Show' host cracks jokes about Als testimony to the Senate
Julia A. Seymour
 

Newsweek Blogger/Episcopal Priest: Global Warming Might Cause the Apoc

Ken Shepherd
 

Glenn Beck Slams ‘Fat Witch’ Rosie O’Donnell

It is safe to say after listening to Wednesday’s “Glenn Beck Program” that the host is not at all fond of ABC’s Rosie O’Donnell. In fact, one wouldn’t be out of line in stating that he loathes the co-host of “The View” who he disaffectionately referred to as a “fat witch.”In an unbridled rant about a figure that is truly becoming one of the prime targets for conservatives due to her frequent…
Noel Sheppard
 

Lauer: Iraq Funding Cut Would Be 'Disaster

Matt Lauer said the right thing. Was it for the wrong reason?Discussing on this morning's "Today" with Tim Russert the current wrangling between the Bush administration and the Dem congress over a bill to fund the Iraq war and the Dems' attempt to include a "date certain" for troop withdrawal, Matt Lauer said:"Robert Gates, the Defense Secretary, has said that sometime next month that the…
Mark Finkelstein
 

Newspaper Editors Convention Boasts Speaker Spike Lee, Conspiracy Theo

Tim Graham
 

Alterman: Matthews Centrist; Olbermann Merely 'Taken for a Liberal

What does it take to be a liberal in Eric Alterman's book? In his current column at The Nation, The Many Man-Crushes of Chris Matthews, Altermann labels Chris Matthews a "centrist" that MSNBC sandwiches between the "right-wing" Tucker Carlson and "taken-for-a-liberal Keith Olbermann.""Taken-for-a-liberal Keith Olbermann"? Sounds like Keith hasn't quite earned his lefty wings in Eric's…
Mark Finkelstein
 

Conan O’Brien Announces Cast of NBC Movie About White House Troubles

If soon-to-be-Dr. Al Gore’s testimony on Capitol Hill yesterday wasn’t funny enough for you, Conan O’Brien’s satirical cast of a new NBC, made for television movie about problems facing the White House is sure to give you a chuckle.The video is here courtesy of YouTube (h/t Allah at Hot Air), and a list of the cast follows after the break for those of you who prefer your comedy in writing.…
Noel Sheppard