Times Has to Awkwardly Acknowledge What It Was Trying to Say in McCain-Iseman Story
This is just like that time in junior high when you got in trouble for passing along some gossip someone ELSE said, which wasn't even your fault.
Posted 11/06/08 in Daily Intel
Election Hangover
Attacks Heighten on Sarah Palin From Inside McCain Campaign
Today we learn even more about the apparent strife between the presidential candidate and his running mate.
Posted 10/29/08 in Daily Intel
Instant Politics
Joe Hagan Grills David Brooks About Palin, Voting for Obama, and Exile From Conservativism
New York 'Times' columnist David Brooks and 'New York' writer Joe Hagan discuss pulling the lever for Obama, whether Brooks is worried for about brand, and the attempt to 'excommunicate' the columnist from the conservative movement.
Posted 10/28/08 in Daily Intel
This Should Surprise No One
Slate in the Tank for Obama
Slate's staff and contributors vote, surprise no one.
Posted 10/28/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
Politico.com Takes On Perceived Media Bias
"As it happens, McCain’s campaign is going quite poorly and Obama’s is going well. Imposing artificial balance on this reality would be a bias of its own."
Posted 10/23/08 in Daily Intel
Ink-Stained Wretches
‘Times’ Editorial-Page Editors Totally Saw McCain Slap Coming
From the moment they accepted Barack Obama's op-ed over the summer, they knew they'd set themselves up for a McCain trap.
Posted 10/17/08 in Daily Intel
Press-Box Confidential
The Sports Media Goes Political!
This week: The local sporting press turns its attention to the presidential race.
Posted 09/30/08 in Daily Intel
Instant Politics
Joe Scarborough and John Heilemann Dissect the Bailout Fight: How It Might Sink McCain — and Help the GOP
'New York' magazine's John Heilemann and Joe Scarborough, former Republican Congressman and host of MSNBC's 'Morning Joe,' discuss the parallels between the rejection of the bailout bill and the Gingrich revolution, what Sarah Palin still has to offer, and how these couple weeks 'might very well be remembered by history as the fortnight when Obama won the election.'
Posted 09/30/08 in Daily Intel
In Other News
Tom Brokaw Saved MSNBC From Itself
According to the former NBC News anchor, it was his idea to tone down Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews, and also he who saved the network's relationship with the McCain campaign.
Posted 09/30/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
McCain, Palin Attack Couric for ‘Gotcha Journalism’
Wait, is that the style of reporting where one asks follow-up questions and holds people accountable for their public statements? Despicable!
Posted 09/25/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
The McCain Surprise: Stupid, Brilliant … or Both??
Yesterday, as soon as John McCain announced his stunning decision to suspend his campaign and delay tomorrow's debate, chaos broke.
Posted 09/23/08 in Daily Intel
Instant Politics
Ken Layne and Ben Smith on Being ‘In the Tank’ and Why McCain’s So Resilient
Wonkette's Ken Layne and Politico's Ben Smith discuss the McCain campaign's accusation that Smith is "in the tank," the possibility of Henry Paulson and Chris Dodd taking over the country, and the proliferation and pitfalls of political blogs.
Posted 09/23/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
McCain’s War Against the Gray Lady: A Timeline
Yesterday’s outburst from the McCain camp against the paper of record, in which strategist Steve Schmidt called the ‘Times’ ‘150 percent in the can for Obama,’ is far from the first skirmish between the two. Here’s a guide to everything that’s gone sour between the paper and the campaign in 2008.
Posted 09/23/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
Ever Hawkish, McCain Campaign Declares War on Press
And the declaration itself was, naturally, rife with distortions.
Posted 09/22/08 in Daily Intel
Instant Politics
Eli Attie and Ken Layne on Whether Obama Can Steer This Election Back to Substance
'West Wing' screenwriter and former Al Gore speechwriter Eli Attie and Wonkette's Ken Layne discuss the inscrutability of undecided voters, whether the debates will matter, and what Philip K. Dick has to do with it.
Posted 09/18/08 in Daily Intel
Instant Politics
Patrick Healy and Eugene Mirman on the Liberal Media ‘Conspiracy’ and Why It’s Strange That the Wall Street Meltdown Has Swung Polls
Today, New York 'Times' political reporter Patrick Healy and comedian Eugene Mirman discuss forgetting the things Sarah Palin named her children after, what Americans really want, and Bette Midler for V.P.
Posted 09/15/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
Obama Toughens As McCain Is Exposed. Just Mind the Blowback.
Could complaints about McCain's dishonesty end up hurting Obama more than McCain's dishonesty hurts McCain? Our head hurts just thinking about it.
Posted 09/12/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
The AP Calls McCain a Lying Liar From Liartown
Has the media finally figured out how to fight back against GOP attacks? The subtle introduction of a new dishonesty meme?
Posted 09/11/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
Palin Plays the Church Lady With Charlie Gibson
Palin performs well in the first segment of her interview series with the ABC News anchor.
Posted 09/11/08 in Daily Intel
In Other News
New York ‘Post’ Officially a ‘Joke’
What does the tabloid’s gag cover of a pig in lipstick tell us about their priorities?
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