Losing Our Spines to Save Our Necks
In a thrillingly ironic turn of events, a shorter version of this essay was originally commissioned by the opinion page of the Washington Post and then rejected because it was deemed too critical of Islam.
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Shocking Racism at Palin Rally: Al Jazeera Report Starts Controversy
On October 12, one of our reporters interviewed people attending a Sarah Palin rally in St. Clairsville, Ohio. It was raw and it was real.
The Beat (It) Goes On: A Conservative Stampede
The McCain-Palin ticket has had a severe impact on the writers of the right and sent them running for the hills. Witness the crescendo of the stampede.
Romney & Me
After the Today Show used video clips of me talking (ranting, to some) about the racist history of the Mormons as a lead-in to Matt Lauer's interview of Mitt Romney, I feel compelled to clarify the obvious.
The Washington Post Picks Obama's Cabinet (Even if They Don't Know It)
I predict a fascinating story in the Washington Post foreshadows Barack Obama's choice as Secretary of State. I just have a hunch. Credit me if it happens.
David Axelrod: Modern-Day Walter Mitty
Axelrod started out as a spectator in the boonies. Next thing you know, he's masterminding, and winning, one of the most exciting presidential campaigns in American history.
Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds ...
The California Supreme Court has overturned that state's ban on gay marriage. Is marriage a legal right or a sacred rite? Should the state be involved in marriage? Should religious institutions?
Oil Trading: The CFTC Brings "Duh"! To a New Level
Our valiant oversight heroes examined Swiss company VITOL's books last month and found that VITOL was more of a speculator holding oil contracts than a means of lining up the actual delivery of fuel.
The Washington Post Only Supports Bailouts for Robert Rubin, Not Autoworkers
The Post was near hysterical in its support of the Wall Street bailout earlier this month. Now the occasion comes to bail out the auto industry and the Post goes ballistic the other way.
The Exotic Card and That Minority Thing
I have to tell you, it gets tiring running from show to show and from outlet to outlet trying to point out the media's own myopia let alone that of sensitive folk like Rush Limbaugh and Lynn Westmoreland.
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).
Major Newspapers, Networks Don't Dig Deep When Covering McCain
It is not enough to report what a candidate says. When he lies, distorts, or smears, he should be held accountable in print or on the air.
Cheney Greets King Abdullah In SaudiLand With High Fives As Oil Sails Past $100 Per Barrel
If anything can be called a success in these bleak seven years, it is the oil industry's triumphal avalanche of riches, having been orchestrated with the White Houses' blessing.
Powerful Video of Ugly Sexist Vilification of Hillary Clinton
Sexism is alive and well in America. One exit poll I saw had almost twice as many voters having trouble voting for a woman for president than voting...
Petraeus in 2003: "Tell Me How This Ends" -- and He Still Doesn't Know
What will end up being the most famous quote of the Iraq war? I have come to believe that it might be Gen. Petraeus' once-obscure 2003 remark: "Tell me how this ends."
Last Month: WaPo Fashion Editor Declared Palin's Wardrobe Had "Nothing To Do With Fashion" (Another Reason To Stop Listening To Critics)
If there's one thing about this presidential cycle that so excites me so much is just how much more irrelevant the traditional media has become.
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I thought the republicans were the tight party... guess all that b*!% F *%$&#* with the Saudi's (I mean hand holding) Loosened Ole George's administration up so much they couldn''t even keep their hands on the chump change. WOW lives murdered and dismembered( US Military and all the Iraqis) fortunes squandered, countries blown to smithereens. For George Bush's LIES, upon LIES, upon LIES
The Hague awaits all who aided and abetted the war crimes of the GW Bush presidency.
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