Newsweek
Newsweek Editor Hints at Democrat Party Split if Clintons Steal Nomina
March 23rd, 2008 7:28 PM
On Sunday's "Meet the Press," Newsweek editor Jon Meacham hinted that if the Clintons were to execute a "corrupt bargain" which gave Hillary the nomination, it could lead to a split in the Democrat Party akin to what happened in 1824.In that election, only one Party, the Democratic-Republicans, ran presidential candidates. Although Andrew Jackson won the most popular and electoral votes, he didn'…
Newsweek Distorts Precedent, Role of NRA in Gun Ban Case
March 18th, 2008 7:42 PM
The Newsweek article "When Reason Meets Rifles" discusses the case of District of Columbia v. Heller, which was argued before the U.S. Supreme Court today. The basic dispute in the case is whether D.C.'s outright handgun ban and de facto ban on rifles, shotguns, and other firearms are unconstitutional under the Second Amendment. Notice that the bias begins in the title itself, where "reason" and…
Newsweek’s Eleanor Clift: Don’t Judge Obama on Rev. Jeremiah Wrigh
March 18th, 2008 3:09 PM
One of the criticisms of the media's coverage of Sen. Barack Obama's candidacy - both from his opponents on the right and on the left, has been that he's been given a free pass on a lot of issue. The latest in particular had been the recently uncovered of Obama's former church minister, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, who had made several incendiary remarks about race and the government. Eleanor Clift…
Olbermann: Ferraro Statement 'Clearly Racist: Are We in South Africa
March 11th, 2008 9:40 PM
Forget the popcorn: it could take a case of Cognac and a humidor of good cigars to fully savor the warfare that's breaking out in Dem ranks. Who could have predicted that Keith Olbermann would be accusing a prominent Clinton team member and former Dem VP candidate of making a "clearly racist" statement evoking the apartheid era in South Africa? And yet . . . On this evening's Countdown,…
Oprah Abandoned 'The Hot-Flash Cohort
March 9th, 2008 1:03 PM
Look for NOW to be setting up picket lines outside Rush's Southern Command, protesting the way Limbaugh has demeaned mature women, writing them off as the "hot-flash cohort."Outrageous! When will these right-wing men realize we will no longer tolerate their misogynist --What? It wasn't Rush? It was that avatar of elite liberal thought Tina Brown, writing in Newsweek? Never mind.Here's how…
Newsweek Editor Wouldn't Want Hillary On That 3 AM Phone Call
March 5th, 2008 7:04 PM
Obama still has his fans in the MSM, or Hillary her detractors . . . Appearing on this afternoon's Hardball, the seemingly mild-mannered Evan Thomas of Newsweek took a surprisingly tough shot at Clinton, disputing the very premise of her now-famous "it's 3 AM" ad. Discussing Hillary's comeback, Evans offered his blunt assessment with no real prompting. EVAN THOMAS: What I don't get about this ad…
The Audacity of Silence About Tony Rezko
March 4th, 2008 7:22 AM
Jury selection began Monday in Chicago in the trial of Syrian-born businessman Antoin "Tony" Rezko, a major supporter of Barack Obama. Two days before the 2006 elections in which Democrats won by running against a "culture of corruption," Chicago newspapers revealed that Obama purchased a home in the summer of 2005 for $1.6 million, but to complete the deal, he would need to buy an adjoining…
Newsweek Photo Bias: McCain vs. Barack Obama
February 26th, 2008 5:50 PM
Yesterday I blogged about photo selection bias on Newsweek.com's front page. The subjects in comparison were Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and newly-minted Cuban dictator Raul Castro. McCain makes another unflattering photographic appearance on the Newsweek home page today, but it's Barack Obama who gets the comparatively better image. The Democratic nomination frontrunner is shown in a Getty Images…
Newsweek.com Photo Bias: Raul Castro vs. John McCain
February 25th, 2008 4:11 PM
Below the page break I've included screen grabs taken around 3:50 p.m. today for top stories at Newsweek.com, one having to do with John McCain and how his denial of an affair with Vicki Iseman "invited a game of catch me if you can," the second about the rise of a Raul Castro, a dictator who "promises change." The latter, flashing a peace sign, looks somewhat avuncular. McCain, however appears…
Newsweek Notes Frost in the Air on McCain's Campaign Plane
February 22nd, 2008 12:30 PM
You tell me that you need me Then you go and cut me down, but wait You tell me that you're sorry Didn't think I'd turn around, and say... It's too late to apologize, it's too late I said it's too late to apologize, it's too late I don't know about you, but the lyrics for "Apologize" by OneRepublic came to mind as I read this item from Newsweek.com about a new chill in the air separating the…
Newsweek’s Alter Blasts Clintons Campaign; Pinpoints the Downfall of
February 21st, 2008 10:51 AM
Hillary Clinton's campaign hasn't failed to disappoint some in the media. Just a week and a half after MSNBC's David Shuster made the remark, "it seem like Chelsea's [Clinton] sort of being pimped out in some weird sort of way," MSNBC contributor and Newsweek Senior Editor Jonathan Alter had some harsh criticism of her campaign. On the heels of Clinton's losses in Wisconsin, Washington State…
