Newspaper 'Comedy': GOP 'Longs' For '1952' When 'Women, Blacks and Gay

Warner Todd Huston

Reminder: Bush Won in Florida Recounts Conducted by the Media

With HBO's 'Recount' movie (airing Sunday and Monday night at 9 PM EDT/PDT) sure to rekindle claims that Al Gore would have won if only the U.S. Supreme Court had not “stopped the counting,” a reminder that both recounts conducted by major media outlets in 2001 determined George W. Bush would have won anyway. Two stars of the film have fueled the re-writing of history with actor Kevin Spacey, who…
Brent Baker

Dern 'Devastated' by Florida 'Because There Were Uncounted Votes

Asked by Howard Kurtz on Sunday's Reliable Sources how she felt, “as a citizen,” when “the Supreme Court stepped in and essentially made George W. Bush President?”, actress Laura Dern, who plays Katherine Harris in HBO's Recount film to premiere tonight at 9 PM EDT/PDT, replied that “as a citizen, I felt devastated because there were uncounted votes” and “I left the experience with a real…
Brent Baker

Will Media Report Obama's Gaffe About When Hugo Chavez Came to Power

Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama made another gaffe on the campaign trail Friday when he suggested at a luncheon hosted by the Cuban American National Foundation that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez came to power while George W. Bush was in the White House.Chavez was first elected president in 1998, and reelected in 2000, both occurring while Bill Clinton was serving his second term.…
Noel Sheppard

Weekend Captionfest II

NB Staff

NYT's Dowd: Hillary Has a History of Using Sexism as Cover for Her Mis

New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd said Sunday that Hillary Clinton blaming her campaign woes on gender bias is "poppycock" that is "very damaging to feminism," and that the former first lady "has a history of covering up her own mistakes behind sexism." As this appears likely to be an important issue for Democrats to resolve in the months before Election Day, Sunday's "Meet the Press" devoted…
Noel Sheppard

Columnist: Sexism in Campaign from Liberal Blogs and Obama Supporters

Here's something you don't see every day: a female member of the media blaming the sexism and misogyny in the presidential campaign on liberal Democrats, liberal bloggers, and Barack Obama supporters.Yet, that's what occurred Sunday morning when syndicated columnist Marie Cocco was invited on CNN's "Reliable Sources" to discuss the role sexism and misogyny have played in this election cycle.…
Noel Sheppard

Tom Harkin: McCain's Military Upbringing 'Can Be Pretty Dangerous

Brad Wilmouth

Open Thread

NB Staff

Presidential Candidates Are Labeled 'Formers' -- Except For One

Guess Which Party, and What Label? Here are Old Media excerpts relating to recent presidential contenders you might find interesting. First, here's the Associated Press from May 15 (fourth short item at link): The United Steelworkers union endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president Thursday, giving the Illinois senator a powerful advocate in attracting blue-collar voters. The endorsement…
Tom Blumer

Tribune Co. 'Chief Innovation Officer' Delivers More Laugh Lines

P.J. Gladnick

TV Critic: If Gore Had Won, Perhaps No War or Katrina Deaths

Tim Graham

Lack of Fuss Over HBO's 'Recount' Due to Liberal Media Consultants

Why is there so little controversy over the new HBO movie "Recount" which airs tonight, that aims to mislead the public into believing Al Gore won the presidency in 2000, when every recount (even the liberal media’s) found otherwise?
Tim Graham

Hollywood Feud: Clint Eastwood vs Spike Lee

In this corner, Clint Eastwood, Dirty Harry himself. And in that corner, the self appointed guardian of America's black population, Spike Lee. It's shaping up to be a battle royale, folks, with Lee rabbit punching the aging action star while Eastwood uses his smarts and experience to deliver a knock out blow. In round one, Lee came out swinging at Director Clint Eastwood's WWII films, "Flags of…
Warner Todd Huston