No More Mister White Guy

Kara Vallow, 01.01.2010

Producer for Fox Sunday primetime

Late last year, when Barack Obama trounced the McCain-Palin ticket, a phrase kept crossing my mind: "No More Mister White Guy." The signs and omen...

All Those Fox News Viewers? They Don't Get Out Much

Bill Mann, 12.30.2009

TV-Radio Critic, www.dcweasels.com

So, Fox News has just posted its highest ratings ever in 2009? This is hardly a surprise to those of us who cover the television industry. We're used...

Bill O'Reilly: A Socialist in Denial

Henryk A. Kowalczyk, 12.26.2009

In perpetual search for reason

In an emotional outburst, Bill O'Reilly condemned Dick Wolf and NBC for a recent Law and Order episode. What is essential is that in his core views on immigration, O'Reilly is a hard-core socialist.

Bill O'Reilly Admits Obama Is Smarter Than George W. Bush

Buddy Winston, 12.15.2009

Bill O'Reilly admitted that President Obama is smarter than George W. Bush on the O'Reilly Factor last night. He also said that the folks at Fox like people who are smart.

Breaking Down Bill O'Reilly's Breakdown

Robert J. Elisberg, 12.15.2009

Columnist and screenwriter

Last Friday, Bill O'Relly was upset about a fictional TV character calling him out on Law and Order, along with Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and another fictional character Gordon Garrison.

What If Santa Were Gay?

Ruth Sherman, 12.11.2009

I just saw a sweet, funny, Off-Broadway play entitled "Santa Claus Is Coming Out" that entertains exactly this question. We learn that Santa Claus is afraid; he is actually a closeted gay man.

The GOP, Hooked on Hate: Three Traits All Toxic Political Movements Share

Marcella Mroczkowski, 12.10.2009

Marcella Mroczkowski is a Huffington Post citizen journalist, attorney and parent of six.

Republicans in the age of Al-Qaeda have morphed into a Western, Christianist, mirror-image of their Islamist enemies. Bad political movements, like Tolstoy's happy families, are all alike. Look for three traits.

The Irrefutable Stupidity of Sarah Palin

Cenk Uygur, 12.08.2009

Host of The Young Turks

Why don't we call Newt Gingrich or Dick Cheney stupid? We don't make those charges against those people, because as much as we might not agree with them or like them, we know that they are not dullards.

Will O'Reilly Blame Washington Times Fall On Its Right Wing Slant?

Steve Young, 12.03.2009

Talk show host, author, oped-columnist, television writer, and filmmaker

(Full disclosure: I have been published in The Washington Times, New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer and the Los Angeles Times) In April of this ye...

Where Palin and Beck Supporters Are Right And Why Obama Better Listen

Lee Stranahan, 11.22.2009

Filmmaker, Writer, Photographer

Lots of people on the right and left agree about the problems with the bailouts and the White House has no answers for them. How do you think that will play at the polls?

If It Were Me, I'd Be Embarrassed

David Vines, 11.24.2009

Intern, The Huffington Post

Last Wednesday, a media firestorm erupted after a seventeen-year-old girl named Jackie was interviewed by MSNBC's Norah O'Donnell while standing in line during Sarah Palin's Michigan book signing.

To Bill O'Reilly: You Lose Dobbs Bet

J. Richard Cohen, 11.18.2009

president, Southern Poverty Law Center

Dear Bill, You lost the bet. Time to pay up! Sincerely yours, J. Richard Cohen

Imagine if the Today's Right-Wing Were Around for Nuremberg

Cenk Uygur, 11.17.2009

Host of The Young Turks

The right-wing radicals, unanimous in their agreement that KSM should not be tried in the U.S. courts, aren't just crazy, they're un-American. We don't take people out and shoot them without trials.

Rudy Giuliani Explains Republican Cowardice

Matthew Filipowicz, 11.17.2009

Comedian, Cartoonist, Satirist

After the announcement that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other 9/11 defendants will stand trial in New York, right wing panic set in. Countless Re...

Going Rogue: Gotcha!

Joe Peyronnin, 11.13.2009

NYU Journalism Professor

Never underestimate how much shear chutzpah, ambition and attractiveness can get a person in this day and age. Try at least $1.2 million.

A Short Vocabulary Lesson for Sen. Lieberman (With Some History Thrown In At No Extra Charge)

Richard (RJ) Eskow, 11.11.2009

Consultant, Writer, Health Analyst

People who label Nidal Malik Hasan a "terrorist," like Joe Lieberman has done, literally don't understand the meaning of the word. How can they protect us from it if they don't even know what it is?

The Right-Wing Media's Election Analysis Just Ain't That Good

Karl Frisch, 11.09.2009

Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America

Back in 2001, conservative media figures were adamant. Democratic Party victories at the ballot boxes during the off-year elections had little national significance.

The Myth of Fox News' Ratings Spike

Eric Boehlert, 11.04.2009

Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America

The breathless claim that Fox News' ratings recently spiked thanks to the White House's public critique is bogus hype.

Watch Long Island For the New Right Wing Groundswell

B.D. Gallof, 11.03.2009

Opinionated Miscreant & Internet Sports Writer

Today we will see the crawl, but next year we will see the running. The bouillabaisse of discontent has been churning, and this year's minority will be a movement looking to step up.

Campbell Brown Smears MSNBC

Matt Osborne, 10.30.2009

Blogs at osborneink.com.

Fox News is all slant, all the time, while MSNBC is absolutely not a liberal mirror-image. The slant is not equal, nor do the two channels offset like penalties in a football game.

Cartoon: Nattering Naybobs and Noxious Nutballs

Shan Wells, 10.29.2009

Political cartoonist, "Durango Telegraph," toonblogger, political illustrator

With a few notable exception, broadcast news is a very scary place these days. What Edward R. Murrow would think of the current zeitgeist is unknowable, but we might hazard a guess.