I’ve been making note of the fact that, in the last five CNN debates– which were all sponsored by the coal industry front group Americans for Better Energy Choices (ABEC)– there were coincidentally no questions asked about climate change.  But environmentalist blog The Green Miles notices that there were no questions asked about climate change in Tuesday’s […]

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Commenter “david, with ABEC” takes issue with last week’s suggestion that there may be a connection between CNN’s lack of debate questions on climate change and the fact that their debates have been sponsored by ABEC, a coal industry front group:
While we are flattered that there are some people out there who are convinced we can dictate the questions of the […]

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For those of us who’ve been keeping score, last night’s event makes five straight CNN debates sponsored by coal industry front group Americans for Balanced Energy Choices (ABEC) without a single question about climate change policy.

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In a Q&A session with readers, Bill Keller, the executive editor at the New York Times, pretty much echoes what I said yesterday about the article on John McCain’s relationship with Vicki Iseman.  The point wasn’t whether or not McCain’s relationship with her ever became romantic.  The point was that for a politician who has made a career preaching […]

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Less than a month after the New York Times endorsed John McCain for the Republican nomination, they hit him with potentially the most damaging story of the 2008 campaign thus far.  It’s a story brimming with the suggestion of improper behavior between McCain and a number of lobbyists, including a relationship with telecommunications lobbyist Vicki Iseman that […]

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Two days ago, Michelle Obama made this poorly-worded statement to supporters in Milwaukee:
For the first time in my adult life, I am really proud of my country, because it feels like hope is making a comeback.
There’s no doubt that Michelle Obama has been proud of her country before, and she was almost certainly referring to our country’s politics, which […]

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Because, you know, they both… talked… and… inspired people… through words!  IT’S THE EXACT SAME THING, PEOPLE!
From the February 11th broadcast of the Tom Sullivan Show:
CALLER: Listening to Obama, and what I’ve seen on TV. I’m 65 years old, and it harkens back when I was younger and I used to watch those deals with Hitler, […]

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Today, on The Page, Mark Halperin offered Hillary Clinton ten things she can do to survive February.  As a part-time political consultant, I feel obligated to offer my own analysis on the merits of his advice.
1. Hope changing campaign managers both streamlines her operation and provides a turn-the-page narrative for the press.
Bit late for a turn-the-page narrative.  If […]

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Commenter Tinu notices some unintended blowback from yesterday’s Ann Coulter offensive.
I agree with your article, but what’s weird is that it turned your Google AdSense block into an Ann Coulter commercial.
Which is why even the slightest mention of She We Do Not Speak Of is too much.  Just by telling HuffPo to stop giving her free advertising, I wound up giving her some myself.  […]

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Every time the media gives Ann Coulter attention, an angel gets its wings sawed off.  The Huffington Post should really think hard about not taking every piece of liberal bait she throws in the water, and not dedicating all their above-the-fold space, including World War II sized headlines, to making Ann Coulter that much more famous.  I guarantee that half her book sales come from […]

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“Because her father is Janet Reno.”
- Senator John McCain, 1998
David Shuster’s comment was bad, and he deserved to get suspended.  But keep in mind that it was on live television, where strange things tend to fall out of people’s mouths.  Also keep in mind that the phrase “being pimped out” is a fairly common non-gender-specific euphemism.  As […]

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The media reached a bit of a milestone today when Jeanne Cummings over at Politico wrote the 1,000,000th headline of the 2008 presidential campaign containing the words “Gloves off.”  Congratulations, Jeanne.  Let there be no doubt among the masses that the proverbial gloves are indeed….. off.  For further evidence, allow me to direct the reader’s attention to a […]

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Yesterday, Former Gore adviser Naomi Wolf made the mistake of making a snarky comment during an appearance on FOX News… actually, she first made the mistake of appearing on FOX News…. and Shepard Smith decided he was not having any of that sassy liberal lip, shouting ”HOW DARE YOU IMPUGN THE FAIR AND BALANCED REPUTATION OF MY BELOVED NETWORK, […]

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In the wake of the enormous ratings success of Super Tuesday, the media has decided to assign exciting names to all the other days on the primary calendar.  Here’s the remaining schedule.
( = Republican only, = Democrat only)
Feb. 9 - Showcase Showdown Saturday
Kansas caucuses
Louisiana primaries
Nebraska caucuses
Washington caucuses
Feb. 10 - Any Given Sunday
Maine caucuses
Feb. 12 - Hannah Mon-Tuesday
D.C. […]

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Real Clear Politics wonders why yesterday’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos doesn’t bother to mention that 3 of its 4 roundtable analysts are former Clinton administration staffers.  CNN got in trouble for this in November, when pressure from the blogosphere (lots of it, including some from the MSM) forced them to suspend James Carville, Paul Begala, and Robert […]

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