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| Brzezinski: Democrat's Affair 'Not Pressing,' No Objection to Vitter Coverage |
| Published: August 6, 2007, 3:57 pm |
| Tags: Conservatives Amp Amp Republicans, Dc Madam, Double Standards, Liberals Amp Amp Democrats, Media Bias Debate, Political Scandals, Religion, Sexuality, Antonio Villaraigosa, David Vitter, Joe Scarborough, John Ridley, Mika Brzezinski, Mirthala Salinas, Morning Joe, Msnbc |
| Liberals can rest easier knowing that despite her outspoken views on newsworthiness and ethics, MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski can still be counted on to go to bat for the Democrats. The reporter and "Morning Joe" regular showed off her famous sense of journalistic integrity while filling in for host Joe Scarborough on Monday morning. In the |
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| ABC Touts Gaffes of GOP Children; Sawyer Recounts Battling With Republican Dad |
| Published: August 7, 2007, 12:57 pm |
| Tags: 2008 Presidential, Campaigns Amp Amp Elections, Conservatives Amp Amp Republicans, Political Groups, Al Gore, Barack Obama, Diane Sawyer, George Stephanopoulos, George W Bush, Gerald Ford, Patti Davis, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Rudy Giuliani, Good Morning America |
| of these are Republican examples. Apparently other instances, such as the public drunkenness of Chelsea Clinton and the drug arrest of Al Gore III, didn't warrant a mention in Mr. Tapper's piece. A transcript of the segment follows: 7:17am Stephanopoulos: "A little political buzz this morning. Never mind ordinary voters, can Republican |
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| Brzezinski Reverses on Villaraigosa Story: 'That Story's Important' |
| Published: August 7, 2007, 12:42 pm |
| Tags: Animal Rights, Conservatives Amp Amp Republicans, Dc Madam, Double Standards, Liberals Amp Amp Democrats, Media Bias Debate, Political Scandals, Sexuality, Antonio Villaraigosa, David Vitter, Joe Scarborough, John Ridley, Mika Brzezinski, Mirthala Salina, Morning Joe |
| "Uh, well for example, in this case, this is a mayor who had an affair with a news anchor. Several people were suspended at the TV station. And there's some conflict of interest questions. And I guess, I wouldn't love to have to cover that story but you know what? Sometimes these stories have to be covered. And [the reporter] was |
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| Facebook Feature Plagued With Outdated Headlines; GOP Ones Skew Negative |
| Published: August 8, 2007, 10:54 am |
| Tags: 2008 Presidential, Campaigns Amp Amp Elections, Conservatives Amp Amp Republicans, Libertarians, Barack Obama, Online Media, Facebook, Newsvine |
| While looking at a friend's profile on Facebook today shortly after 10 a.m., I spotted her "Election '08" application which proudly lists her support for the Republican Party in 2008. Immediately below are three of the "latest politics headlines" on Newsvine.com, the Web site that created and manages the Facebook application. |
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| AP Brief Leaves Out Romney Questioner's Anti-war Activism |
| Published: August 8, 2007, 5:27 pm |
| Tags: 2008 Presidential, Campaigns Amp Amp Elections, Conservatives Amp Amp Republicans, Mitt Romney, Wire Services, Associated Press, Blogs, Iowa, Politico Com, Usa Today |
| their patriotism by campaigning heavily for their father's nomination for the presidency. The Politico and USA Today have picked up on the item. USA Today's "On Politics" blog noted in an entry posted at 11:45 Eastern that: The questioner, 41-year-old Rachel Griffiths of Milan, Ill., told Susan later that she is not a |
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| CNN Highlights Retired Republican Congressman's Pork in Anti-Earmark Segment |
| Published: August 8, 2007, 6:58 pm |
| Tags: Budget, Congress, Conservatives Amp Amp Republicans, Liberals Amp Amp Democrats, John Roberts, American Morning, Cnn |
| have not kept their campaign promise to reform the earmark process is a major omission on his part. |
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| Couric Conducts Decent Interview With Conservative Think Tank Official |
| Published: August 10, 2007, 11:14 am |
| Tags: 2008 Presidential, Campaigns Amp Amp Elections, Conservatives Amp Amp Republicans, Health Care, Political Groups, Katie Couric, Robert Moffitt, Online Media, Blogs, Couric Amp Amp Co |
| feature on her "Couric & Co." blog is the "10 Questions" interview, usually posed to a think tank official or politician on a major political issue. In the past, I've blogged about how the interviews have generally skewed leftward, but I was pleasantly surprised with the CBS anchor's mostly neutral agenda of questions in |
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| Gail Collins of the Times Finds Iowans Ineffably Droll |
| Published: August 11, 2007, 5:20 pm |
| Tags: 2008 Presidential, Campaigns Amp Amp Elections, Conservatives Amp Amp Republicans, Culture Society, Gail Collins, Mitt Romney, Elitism, Iowa Straw Poll, Martha Amp 039 S Vineyard, Nantucket, New York Times, The Hamptons, Upper West Side |
| We'll begin with the title, Republicans in the Straw, and proceed to these excerpts: Today 40,000 Republicans are expected to make a pilgrimage to a large tent in Ames, Iowa, where they will eat an enormous amount of free food and vote for a presidential candidate. Mitt Romney is going to serve barbecue, and one of his sons has just visited |
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| New York Times Will Bash Conservatives, even if They Work for the UN |
| Published: August 12, 2007, 12:53 am |
| Tags: Conservatives Amp Amp Republicans, Josette Sheeran, New York Times, Washington Times |
| Why? Because conservatives don't give to charity or because we don't like food? It certainly isn't because of her background. Look at how the same bad Times article describes her experience: "After leaving journalism, she became the head of Empower America, a Reagan-era conservative research organization that is dedicated to |
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| ABC Fawns Over Hillary With Quirky' Poll; Again Spins Thompson as Boring |
| Published: September 4, 2007, 12:29 pm |
| Tags: 2008 Presidential, Conservatives Amp Amp Republicans, Liberals Amp Amp Democrats, Diane Sawyer, Fred Thompson, George Stephanopoulos, Hillary Clinton, Good Morning America, This Week |
| official kick-off of the campaign. Chief Washington correspondent, host of This Week,' George Stephanopoulos joins us with the bottom line. Good morning, George." George Stephanopoulos: "Good morning." Sawyer: "Here we are, four months to go until the big race. First of all, I can't imagine what they are going to do, |
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| Larry King to Bill Clinton: You Almost Got Him' [Bin Laden] |
| Published: September 6, 2007, 1:20 pm |
| Tags: 2008 Presidential, Conservatives Amp Amp Republicans, Liberals Amp Amp Democrats, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Larry Craig, Larry King, Cnn, Larry King Live |
| in his wife's presidential campaign and how he might help select her running mate. Clinton also answered what he thought of Fred Thompson and the rest of the Republican presidential field; and the upcoming report on Iraq from General Petraeus. The first topic King asked about, however, set the tone for the entire interview. King asked Clinton |
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| ABC's Stephanopoulos Attacks Thompson Again: Campaign Must be Perfect |
| Published: September 6, 2007, 12:31 pm |
| Tags: Campaign 2008, Conservatives Amp Amp Republicans, Revolving Door, Fred Thompson, George Stephanopoulos, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Robin Roberts, Rudy Giuliani, Abc, Good Morning America, This Week |
| Republican debate in New Hampshire and they took the opportunity to poke some fun at Fred Thompson. Mike Huckabee said he was so much happier to be in New Hampshire than Hollywood. And then all the others piled on with a smile." Senator John McCain (R-AZ): "That's a decision that Fred should make. Maybe we're up past his bedtime. But |
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| CBS Blogger: Stop Whining About Bias, Check Out the Other Side First |
| Published: September 7, 2007, 12:29 pm |
| Tags: Conservatives Amp Amp Republicans, Liberals Amp Amp Democrats, Media Bias Debate, Matthew Felling, Cbs, Cbs Online, Public Eye, Blogs |
| But what were the examples he cited? For the liberal example he cited the left-wing San Francisco Bay Guardian's laundry list of stories the media missed in the past year with a largely alarmist, conspiratorial bent to them, featuring headlines like "Good-Bye Habeas Corpus" and "Marital Law: Coming to a Town Near |
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| WaPo: Hagel a 'Mainstream Conservative'; No Mention of Hinting Possible Bush Impeachment |
| Published: September 10, 2007, 1:13 pm |
| Tags: Conservatives Amp Amp Republicans, Iraq, Labeling, Chuck Hagel, George W Bush, Associated Press, Nebraska, Washington Post, Government Amp Amp Press |
| Persistent Bush critic and recurring Sunday morning talk show fixture Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) is announcing his retirement from the U.S. Senate. Reporting the story in the Sunday paper, the Washington Post's Jonathan Weisman and Chris Cillizza described the Iraq war critic as a "mainstream conservative who raised his profile nationally through |
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| 10 of 11 Arrested in NJ Probe Democrats, But Media Avoids Party Labels |
| Published: September 10, 2007, 4:02 pm |
| Tags: Conservatives Amp Amp Republicans, Double Standards, Labeling, Liberals Amp Amp Democrats, Journalistic Issues |
| and corruption among conservatives. But, I thought that journalists were supposed to be fair and |
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