Paul Begala Calls WaPo's Liberal Broder a 'Venomous' 'Gasbag
One of the most marvelous aspects of today’s liberal media is how members of “the club” better not say or write anything bad about another member or risk excommunication.Such is clearly the mantra of CNN’s Paul Begala, who published a scathing rebuke of the Washington Post’s David Broder on Thursday. In it, he referred to the clearly left-of-center columnist as “a gasbag,” “the Hindenburg of…
Reuters Played Blame-the-Victim and Minimized Ayaan Hirsi Ali's Childh
Somali-born Ayaan Hirsi Ali immigrated to the US from Holland in 2006 after her controversial views of Islam (she called it “backwards”) resulted in serious death threats and the eventual murder of a friend. An April 24 Reuters article by Alexandra Hudson (picked up by the Washington Post website) stressed the theme that the Muslim women of Holland were relieved that she left for America. It…
Pre-Emptive Coverage? WashPost Highlights Anti-Illegal Immigration Ral
For the last two days, The Washington Post has placed a small anti-illegal immigration rally on the front page of its Metro section – a Sunday story previewing the protest, and another front-pager on the events of the Sunday rally on Monday. Why the prominent play, given they estimated the protest crowd at 400? It could be a little pre-emptive publicity to head off complaints when the pro-illegal…
Sheryl Crow and Laurie David Argue With Karl Rove at Correspondents' D
Karl Rove found out Saturday evening that the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner isn’t just about comedians and members of the press telling jokes at the Administration’s expense. Depending on whose account you believe, it is also about invited guests having the opportunity to confront White House staff in order to give them indigestion before their meal.*****Updates at end of…
Greenspan's Recant Last Week: Coverage Plays Up the R-Word, Even Thoug
In late February and early March, Alan Greenspan's musing and odds-making on whether the US economy would go into a recession later this year was all the rage in the Formerly Mainstream Media. Here's how Craig Torres of Bloomberg News started out his March 7 report carried in the Washington Post:
'One-Third Probability' in '07, Former Fed Chief Says
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan…
In Fluffy WashPost Earth Day Profile, Sheryl Crow Cites UN's 'Conserva
In Friday’s Weekend section, Washington Post music writer Richard Harrington composed the requisite schmooze article on Sheryl Crow’s and Laurie David’s propagandistic Earth Day weekend in DC, noting how it’s “aimed at inspiring students to become part of the movement.” Which movement, a liberal movement? How many times have readers found the term “liberal movement” in the Washington Post? (…
