The Press and New Presidents: The Media's Double Standard
In terms of how the press has treated the last two new presidents, there's the Democratic model (i.e. overly hostile), and the Republican model (overly docile).
In terms of how the press has treated the last two new presidents, there's the Democratic model (i.e. overly hostile), and the Republican model (overly docile).
In show business, Bill O'Reilly on Fox News Channel excoriates not only his time-slot rival Keith Olbermann, but the execs of NBC. In truth, the two networks have been virtual lovers for more than a year.
As Obama inherits a severe economic crisis, two wars, and myriad other problems, it will be too easy for media issues to get pushed down the to-do list.
Amazingly, with all the frenetic emotion of the 2000 election nothing was done -- to abolish our outmoded and increasingly stupid Electoral College.
It still amazes me how after seven years, the U.S. media is still suckered by what al-Qaeda leaders have to say or preach. Hardly anyone in the Middle East these days pays close attention to their speeches.
Joe's book will be out in less than two weeks! And apparently the cover was designed by someone who only has access to Microsoft Paint.
Palin told Greta that she couldn't have banned Harry Potter books as mayor of Wasilla because "Harry Potter had not been written yet." However, there were additions to the series in that period.
Fox News Channel's E.D. Hill shopping for a new job... Poor Edith. (Yes E.D. Hill's real first names are "EDITH ANN" No wonder she tried to add s...
I believe that people in every corner of the country and of all political stripes would react with an equal level of disgust when we hear remarks of the sort that Liz Trotter made on FOX News.
I am no kid, I am definitely not wearing pajames and I am living in my own house, thank you! And I am seriously depressed about the prospect of Palin having a political future.
Sean Hannity destroyed the proper use of Rev. Wright. He made it so redundant that it became totally ineffective.
Taking his cue from Lincoln, who said "you can fool some of the people all of the time," political guru Dick Morris wants to extend his personal brand.
Coulter's job is to inject into the Republican echo chamber racist words that would be unacceptable anywhere else, and she's now given away the far Right's anti-Obama strategy.
Sarah Palin hasn't gone away. Oh, she may be back in Alaska, but she's also all over the media, as in recent interviews with Greta Van Susteren on Fox...
The schadenfreude breaking out among Democrats after eight years of a Republican presidency need not be limited to the right. Here, for example, is Ralph Nader calling Barack Obama an "Uncle Tom."
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Tool.
can someone please get him some pork chops, bacon, fried eggs, donuts, spare ribs in sauce, fries and supersized everything!
keep it in plentiful supply around him
geez why does Tim get the widow maker and this clown is still around?!
its true-only the good die young
oops! just pucked a little bit in my mouth