Open Thread

Today's starter: Is the term Islamofascism an appropriate one? Joe Loconte argues yes.
Matthew Sheffield
 

Too Little, Too Late

Well, finally. Nearly a month after the conflict between Israel and Hezbullah has ended, the news wires finally give us some glimpses of some of the distruction caused by Hezbullah's unguided, ball-brearing-filled rockets. Too little, too late, guys. If you genuinely wanted to be fair, you would've sent these photos over the wires a month ago. We're also learning from these captions that…
Brian C. Ledbetter
 

Newsweek's Jonathan Alter Puts His Heavy-Breathing Political Fantasies

Tim Graham
 

Olbermann’s Disgraceful 9/11 Anniversary Rant Helped His Ratings

Noel Sheppard
 

Omission Watch: Harold Ford, Jr. Mixes Religion And Politics In Church

P.J. Gladnick
 

'Today': Matt Chides Dems, Mike Nips John, Meredith Lets Loose

Mark Finkelstein
 

Inside the Papers, 'Madam Speaker' Democratic Optimism Fading

Tim Graham
 

L.A.Times Goes Soft on 'Iconic' Chairman Mao

Warner Todd Huston
 

Dixie Chicks Singer Gets Explicit Denouncing Bush

Dixie Chicks lead singer Natalie Maines spews Bush hatred in public, so it's not exactly a surprise to see her grow more unhinged in private:The international press won't get their first look at the documentary Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing until its gala premiere at the Toronto Film Festival tonight. But EW.com got an early look at the sure-to-be-controversial doc in Los Angeles and can attest…
Matthew Sheffield
 

Did Nancy Grace Contribute to Fla. Woman's Suicide

Is Nancy Grace, the crime-obsessed CNN Headline News host and former prosecutor, at least partly to blame for the suicide of a Florida woman whose son has been reported missing? According to the family of Melinda Duckett, a harsh interview Grace taped with Duckett was one of the factors that put her over the top: Duckett shot herself a day after taping an interview with CNN Headline News'…
Matthew Sheffield
 

Huffington: 'So What' If Saddam Persecuted Kurds

Greg Tinti
 

Are Terrorists Using YouTube to Publish Videos of Murdered American So

Noel Sheppard
 

Left Mourns Air America's Bankruptcy Declaration

P.J. Gladnick
 

CBS's Schieffer: Bush 'Adopting the Methods of Our Enemies' with Secre

Bob Schieffer, CBS's Chief Washington Correspondent and host of Face the Nation, used the “freeSpeech” segment on Wednesday's CBS Evening News to denounce the Bush administration's “secret prisons,” arguing in establishing them the U.S. has adopted “the methods of our enemies.” But our terrorist enemies don't put Americans into prison -- they murder Americans. Schieffer, who anchored the CBS…
Brent Baker