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Today's Fresh Blogs...| NYT's Paul Krugman Calls Republicans Racists |
| Published: September 24, 2007, 10:21 am |
| Tags: 2006 Congressional, 2008 Congressional, 2008 Presidential, Campaigns Amp Amp Elections, Moveon Org, Racial Issues, Racism, Paul Krugman, New York Times |
| voting in last year's Congressional elections. Republicans, as President Bush conceded, received a "thumping," with almost every major demographic group turning against them. The one big exception was Southern whites, 62 percent of whom voted Republican in House races.And yes, Southern white exceptionalism is about race, much |
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| Is the AP Beginning to Go After a Do-Nothing Democratic Congress? |
| Published: September 25, 2007, 5:28 pm |
| Tags: 2006 Congressional, 2008 Congressional, George W Bush, Liberals Amp Amp Democrats, Schip, Associated Press, Google News |
| saw for the Republicans in 2006? The September 25 article Bush Eager for Budget Showdown highlighted the Democrats' failure to send even a single bill to President Bush and even included a few stinging comments. Don't worry, the AP still managed to subtly paint an image of uncaring Republicans thwarting the generous Democrats who just |
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| Hillary Clinton Told YearlyKos Convention She Helped Start Media Matters |
| Published: October 1, 2007, 6:00 pm |
| Tags: 2006 Congressional, 2008 Congressional, 2008 Presidential, Campaigns Amp Amp Elections, Bill O Amp 039 Reilly, Hillary Clinton, Rush Limbaugh |
| As NewsBusters reported Sunday, the leftwing organization responsible for the recent smear campaigns against Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly, Media Matters, has direct ties to the Clintons. To be sure, folks on the left, and in the media that support them, will either deny this connection, or ignore it. In the end, that's going to be hard to do, |
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| David Brock's Journey From Right-wing Hit Man' to Media Matters Propagandist |
| Published: October 8, 2007, 12:32 am |
| Tags: 2006 Congressional, 2008 Congressional, 2008 Presidential, Campaigns Amp Amp Elections, Conspiracy Theories, Corporate Liberalism, Covert Liberal Activists, Free Speech, Media Bias Debate, Moveon Org, Netroots, Bill Clinton, David Brock, Hillary Clinton, Media Business |
| Last Sunday, NewsBusters introduced readers to Media Matters for America, the left-wing organization behind the recent smear campaigns against conservative personalities Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly. In the days that followed, although news outlets and leading Democrats continued to reference articles written by this shadowy group, few |
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| Rush on 'Morning Joe': Drive-By Media Suppress Good Economic News |
| Published: October 23, 2007, 10:05 am |
| Tags: 2006 Congressional, 2008 Presidential, Campaigns Amp Amp Elections, Economy, Erin Burnett, Joe Scarborough, Rush Limbaugh, Cnbc, Morning Joe, Msnbc, Video |
| The genius of Rush Limbaugh is his ability to distill wisdom into kernels that make sense to millions of Americans. He gave good examples of that talent in the course of his appearance on today's "Morning Joe." Rush began by praising CNBC's Erin Burnett, a frequent "Morning Joe" contributor. View video here. RUSH LIMBAUGH: |
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| Gore Loses CNN Sighing Oscar to O.J. |
| Published: November 15, 2007, 5:06 pm |
| Tags: 2006 Congressional, Crime, Al Gore, Jeanne Moos, O J Simpson, Cnn, Humor |
| In recent times, Al Gore has been in the winner's circle. From the Oscar to the Nobel to NBC's adoring Green Week, Al has known nothing but triumph. Imagine his chagrin, then, to learn that in one important category he has lost out to none other than . . . O.J. Simpson. The inimitable Jeanne Moos of CNN did a segment at 3:45 PM ET today focusing |
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| Karl Rove's Astounding Interview with Charlie Rose |
| Published: November 23, 2007, 12:37 am |
| Tags: 2006 Congressional, 2008 Congressional, 2008 Presidential, Anti Military Bias, Campaigns Amp Amp Elections, Congress, Conspiracy Theories, Immigration, Iraq, Media Bias Debate, Race Issues, Valerie Plame Disclosure, Charlie Rose, Karl Rove |
| On Wednesday evening, former White House adviser and current Newsweek columnist Karl Rove sat down with PBS's Charlie Rose for one of the most astounding interviews I've seen in a while. From the Iraq war, to the Valerie Plame scandal and media bias, there was something for everyone in this 51-minute segment. In particular, near the end, Rove |
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| UPI, NH Dem Pull Disappearing Acts |
| Published: November 27, 2007, 7:28 am |
| Tags: 2006 Congressional, Double Standards, Labeling, Political Scandals, Gary Dodds, Associated Press, New Hampshire, Upi, Journalistic Issues |
| allege New Hampshire congressional candidate Gary Dodds faked a disappearance to gain publicity in his 2006 campaign. The documents claimed he staged a car crash and disappeared for 24 hours in April 2006 because he believed it would strengthen his primary campaign for the U.S. House, WMUR-TV in Manchester, N.H., reported Monday. |
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| Zogby Zinger: Hillary Aide Should Temper Criticism 'With a Little Bit of Truth' |
| Published: November 28, 2007, 8:45 am |
| Tags: 2006 Congressional, 2008 Presidential, Campaigns Amp Amp Elections, Polling, Hillary Clinton, Joe Scarborough, John Zogby, Mark Penn, Morning Joe, Msnbc, Video |
| before, for instance in the 2006 elections? ZOGBY: Absolutely. We go back to 1998. That's when we began researching and developing our online polls. We brought them out in the 2004 election and 2006. SCARBOROUGH: How accurate do they prove to be? ZOGBY: They were very accurate in both election cycles. There were a couple of states that we blew, |
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| 'Macaca' Man Works for Richardson; WashPost Says 'Alas,' No Stunts |
| Published: December 1, 2007, 10:56 pm |
| Tags: 2006 Congressional, 2008 Presidential, Campaigns Amp Amp Elections, Washington Post |
| Allen's reelection bid in 2006. Also on the WashPost website, AP reporter Beth Fouhy struck up the Macaca band in reporting on the new "Flipper TV" website to expose Republicans. (That's a strange name, considering the flip-flopping John Kerry and now the flip-flopping Hillary Clinton are DNC headaches.) The dispatch began: Could |
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| Flashback: Walters Honors Pelosi as 2006's 'Most Fascinating' |
| Published: December 6, 2007, 1:11 pm |
| Tags: 2006 Congressional, Barbara Walters, Nancy Pelosi, Abc |
| the program. My December 13, 2006 NewsBusters item recounted: Barbara Walters ended her Tuesday night ABC News countdown special, "The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2006," by touting, near the end of the 10pm EST/9pm CST hour, incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as the "most fascinating person of 2006." Walters celebrated |
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| LA Times Wrongly Smears Swift Boat Vets |
| Published: December 20, 2007, 10:00 am |
| Tags: 2006 Congressional, 2008 Congressional, 2008 Presidential, John Kerry, Rudy Giuliani, Swift Boat Veterans, Los Angeles Times |
| Here is the December 13, 2006 Conciliation Agreement that sets forth the FEC's findings (.pdf). In it, the FEC explicitly found that the Swift Vets did not act in concert with GOP campaign efforts, and they were not fined for any unlawful coordination with the GOP, because they did not engage in any such activities. Rather, the group was |
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| AP Begs Readers to Put More Democrats in Office Next Year |
| Published: December 22, 2007, 2:58 pm |
| Tags: 2006 Congressional, 2008 Congressional, 2008 Presidential, Campaigns Amp Amp Elections, George W Bush, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Associated Press |
| next year. Throughout 2006, the biased media told the citizenry that all their problems would be solved if they kicked Republicans out of office, and elected enough Democrats to take over the Senate and the House. Now that the first year of the 110th Congress has ended with key Democrat campaign promises not having been fulfilled, it's |
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| Olbermann Features Favorite Special Comments of 2007 |
| Published: December 24, 2007, 3:37 pm |
| Tags: 2006 Congressional, 2008 Presidential, 9 11, Congress, Conservatives Amp Amp Republicans, Iraq, Liberals Amp Amp Democrats, Middle East, Military, Moveon Org, Valerie Plame Disclosure, War On Terrorism, David Petraeus, George W Bush, Keith Olbermann, Rudolph Giuliani |
| of that Congress in the 2006 midterm elections. The Democratic leadership, fully aware of the forces that have returned them to power. NANCY PELOSI, dated January 4, 2007: The election of 2006 was a call to change -- not merely to change the control of Congress, but for a new direction for our country. Nowhere were the American people more |
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| Olbermann Fascinated with Hillary's 'Fearmongering' on Terrorism |
| Published: January 16, 2008, 6:14 am |
| Tags: 2006 Congressional, 2008 Presidential, Campaigns Amp Amp Elections, Conservatives Amp Amp Republicans, Liberals Amp Amp Democrats, War On Terrorism, Barack Obama, David Gregory, George W Bush, Hillary Clinton, Howard Fineman, Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow, Msnbc |
| in the campaigns of 2004 and 2006, why when this issue of, you know, this hint, maybe Obama would not be as ready as Clinton would be to handle a sudden terrorist attack after the inaugural next January, why was Senator Obama's response, I understand why his responses were controlled and statesmanlike on these, you know, personal issues, but why |
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