Former NYT Reporter Can't Grasp the 'Moral Compass' of Obama-Care Oppo
September 23rd, 2011 9:37 AM
Former New York Times Supreme Court reporter Linda Greenhouse really let her liberal feelings show in her online column Wednesday, “Breaking News: The Civil War Is Over,” in which she linked opposition to the constitutionality of Obama-care to the U.S. Confederacy.
Greenhouse, who notoriously delivered a left-wing commencement speech at Harvard in June 2006, while still a reporter for the…
Deceptive NY Times Headline: 'U.S.' Missed Warning Signs On Solyndra
September 23rd, 2011 7:34 AM
Sometimes, media bias is all about the headline . . . The New York Times has a decent piece this morning detailing the background that led to the approval by the Obama admin of more than a half-billion in loan guarantees to the soon-to-go-kaput Solyndra solar firm. The article paints a picture of an Obama admin that was eager to get the money out the door and was heavily lobbied by Solyndra…
NYT's Parker Continues Sniping at Romney the Out-of-Touch Rich Guy
September 22nd, 2011 1:43 PM
New York Times reporter Ashley Parker provided another spray of nitpicking at the Romney presidential campaign: “Mitt Romney Has Some Down-to-Earth Tastes, He’d Like You to Know.” Plus: Jalapeno-gate!
Parker took a swipe at Romney August 23 for expanding his house: “Mitt Romney has never claimed to be a middle-class man of the people. But the news that he is planning to quadruple the size of…
NYT's Calmes Likes Obama's 'Progressive' Stimulus, 'Scrappy' Attitude
September 22nd, 2011 10:56 AM
New York Times White House reporter Jackie Calmes seemed to like President Obama’s new combative pose over his new big-spending, tax-hiking “stimulus” proposal. Her lead story Tuesday, “Obama Confirms New Hard Stand With Debt Relief,” framed the political battle as a personal conflict as a disrespected president betrayed by House Speaker John Boehner once too often.
With a scrappy unveiling…
NYT's Anti-Israel Reporter Blames 'Right-Wing' U.S. for Palestinian Wo
September 21st, 2011 2:00 PM
New York Times Middle East reporter Neil MacFarquhar brought his usual anti-Israel slant to his Monday New York Times story on the Palestinians seeking United Nations membership: “Palestinians Turn To U.N., Where Partition Began.”
The Palestinians see the membership application as a last-ditch attempt to preserve the two-state solution in the face of ever-encroaching Israeli settlements, as…
Two Perry Stories in NY Times Feature Texas-Sized Condescension, Perry
September 21st, 2011 10:43 AM
Former New York Times editorial page editor turned columnist Gail Collins made the front of Sunday Opinion with a (what else?) condescending and stereotype-filled story on Republican Gov. Rick Perry and Texas, rounded out with a cartoon of Perry as a cactus and an undignifying stack of headlines: “Rick Perry, Uber Texan – Meet the lone wolf of the Lone Star State. To him, Texas has all the…
Public Wins Kudos of NYT Ed. Board (But Why Don't Folks Love Obama Mor
September 20th, 2011 5:08 PM
In Sunday’s lead editorial, New York Times editors express their frustration over why the public doesn’t realize how much it truly agrees with President Obama on things like taxes and stimulus and compromise: “Leadership Crisis – Americans agree with Mr. Obama on a great deal. Why don’t they know it?”
At least the public can be comforted in knowing it has met with the approval of the…
NYT's Joe Nocera: Republicans Will Poison Your Hamburger
September 20th, 2011 11:36 AM
New York Times columnist Joe Nocera last made headlines for his August 2 rant comparing the Tea Party to terrorists. He later apologized in print. Now he's accusing the congressional G.O.P. of food terrorism. Nocera preemptively blamed Republicans in Congress for the next E.coli outbreak in his Saturday column, “Killing Jobs And Making Us Sick.”
“In January, Mr. Obama signed a food safety…
David Brooks: 'I’m an Obama Sap
September 20th, 2011 10:52 AM
Let us give credit for honesty (at least temporarily) to the New York Times "conservative" columnist, David Brooks, for his brutal self-recognition of a political flaw. Brooks flat out admits that he is a sap:
I’m a sap, a specific kind of sap. I’m an Obama Sap.
Brooks lays out in some detail his discovery of what most of the rest of us already knew; his extreme gullibility when it comes to…
Voluntary Taxes? Obama Will 'Ask the Rich' to Pay More, Claims New Yor
September 19th, 2011 2:15 PM
Sunday’s lead New York Times story by White House correspondent Jackie Calmes pushed the president’s new plan to raise taxes on “the wealthy.” The president, in what the Times seems to think is a bright idea, is calling his proposal the “Buffett rule,” after the billionaire who made waves with his complaint, printed in the Times, that uber-wealthy investors like him were not being taxed enough…
McConnell: If Buffett Feels Guilty About His Taxes 'He Should Send in
September 18th, 2011 12:11 PM
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) doesn't think the President's new "Buffett Rule" to create a higher tax rate for millionaires makes sense.
Speaking on Sunday's "Meet the Press," McConnell said, "With regard to his tax rate, if [Warren Buffett's] feeling guilty about it, I think he should send in a check" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
NYT's Krugman Hears Non-Existent Eruption of Crowd Cheering Death
September 16th, 2011 1:55 PM
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman just can't stop offending of late. Krugman confounded even liberals with his ill-timed blog post on the morning of September 11 decrying President George W. Bush and New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani as “fake heroes” in the aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks. In his Friday column “Free To Die,” he suggested Republicans would prefer people die for…
NYT's Nagourney Disappointed Reagan Library Not Marking Iran-Contra An
September 15th, 2011 2:42 PM
After last week’s Republican presidential debate at the Reagan presidential library in Simi Valley, Calif., reporter Adam Nagourney took advantage of the spotlight to review on Tuesday both the Reagan and Nixon libraries, located some 80 miles apart on opposite sides of Los Angeles: “An Admiring Approach at the Reagan. History, Warts and All, at the Nixon.” His main concern: Not enough critical…
NYT's Calmes Sees Obama's Plan as Job Creator, Warns Stubborn GOP 'Cou
September 15th, 2011 9:31 AM
New York Times White House reporter Jackie Calmes and Binyamin Appelbaum reported Wednesday on Obama’s latest big-spending “stimulus” proposal, “Bigger Economic Role for Washington,” enthused that the chance of some of it coming law “could have a substantial effect on economic growth and unemployment....could add 100,000 to 150,000 jobs a month over the next year, according to estimates from…