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Arianna On ABC's This Week Discussing Obama, McCain And More

Huff TV | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics


Huff TV

2008-06-29-ahuff.jpg Arianna appeared on ABC's This Week, with George Stephanopoulos, along with Katrina vanden Heuvel, Byron York and Hugh Hewitt.

Two Cheers for Tim Russert

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 06.25.2008 | Media


Reese Schonfeld

I shook hands with Tim Russert was back in 1984. His whole career had been spent advising and spinning for politicians: not the best credentials for a journalist. But he did much to dispel my doubts.

How Tim Russert Got His Start

Martin Nolan | Posted 06.24.2008 | Media


Martin Nolan

For more than 30 years, my friendship with Tim was rooted in a shared Irish heritage and similar education, with minimal emphasis on self-expression and more on what Tom Brokaw calls "accountability."

Who Will Fill Russert's Chair?

Dave Winer | Posted 06.22.2008 | Media


Dave Winer

We haven't yet heard any speculation, so we thought we might as well raise the question and run down some possibilities.

Senator Graham: McCain's Policies Would "Absolutely" Be An Extension Of Bush's (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics


Senator John McCain has aggressively tried to distance himself from Bush in an effort to avoid being tagged by Democrats as running for Bush's third t...

Jason Linkins

DNC's Howard Dean Criticizes Ferraro For Comments, Blames Media For Sexism Of Campaign

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics


Ever since Geraldine Ferraro was released from whatever cryogenic tube was housing her lizard brain and propensity for verbal diarrhea, people of all ...

Jason Linkins

DNC's Brazile Says Clinton Camp Refused Obama 'Olive Branch'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics


On today's This Week, Donna Brazile, fresh from yesterday's DNC Rules and Bylaws Tango at the Marriott Wardman Park, broke a little bit of a bombshell...

Time For The Political Pre-Nup!

Matt Miller | Posted 06.07.2008 | Politics


Matt Miller

There's no downside to a pre-nup. "Of course I trust you," Elizabeth Dole or George W. Bush can say lovingly into their aides' eyes, "but look what happened with George."

Jason Linkins

Boehner Needled On This Week Over Effexor Slogan

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.26.2008 | Politics


Well, we seem to have come full circle on the matter of the House Republicans hilariously choosing a campaign slogan, "The Change You Deserve", that i...

Stephanopoulos: Clinton Wrapping Head Around Loss

Lynda Waddington | Posted 05.20.2008 | Home


Lynda Waddington

"Clinton will stay in the race... You see, she's never actually lost before. ... I think this is really a difficult process for her to wrap her head around. She was in a little bit of shock, and angry."

Jason Linkins

Stephanopoulos: Clinton Debt 'Far Higher' Than Thought

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.16.2008 | Politics


George Stephanopoulos identified the two biggest impediments that the Clinton campaign currently faces in their increasingly improbable hunt for the D...

Tuesday's Biggest Loser: Tim Russert (And All The Other TV Blowhards)

John Eskow | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics


John Eskow

For weeks, the Russerts of this world fought desperately to force a narrative onto the American public that they explosively rejected last night.

Are You Taking Notes Now, George?

Stephen Kaus | Posted 05.11.2008 | Media


Stephen Kaus

Stephanopoulos basically presided over a Clinton pep rally. None of the personal issues were raised and George was left sitting in his chair while Hillary paraded around the dais.

Russert-Stephanopoulos Rivalry Mirrors Obama-Clinton Contest

New York Times | JIM RUTENBERG | Posted 05.11.2008 | Politics


It will be a generational battle royal, the younger upstart against the more seasoned warrior who resents the challenge. Senator Barack Obama vs. Sen...

Howard Dean On Fox News Sunday, Dems On Competing Sunday Shows

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.09.2008 | Politics


Michael Calderone reports that Howard Dean will return to Fox News Sunday for the first time since 2003: Fox already snagged both Hillary Clinton and...

Hillary Clinton Town Hall Scheduled For "This Week With George Stephanopoulos"

Politico | Michael Calderone | Posted 05.09.2008 | Media


Hillary Clinton will hold a live town hall meeting Sunday on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos," according to a source....

Shameful Days: Why Won't The Media Pursue the Pentagon Propaganda Scandal?

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.08.2008 | Media


Arianna Huffington

The near-complete blackout on the Pentagon propaganda story, self-imposed by the culpable news organizations, is a despicable abdication of their role as a constitutionally protected check on our government. Read More Probing a Political Paradox: Why the Discredited Right Still Sets the Agenda and Dominates the Debate How is it that the 28 percent of the population that continues to support George W. Bush no matter how many bodies pile up in Iraq, how many jobs disappear overseas, or how high gas prices get, continues to dominate our politics? Read More Watch Arianna On: Good Morning America, 20/20, Charlie Rose, Real Time, The Situation Room, AC 360, CNN's Election Center, and MobLogic TV

Jason Linkins

TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.05.2008 | Politics


Good morning and welcome to yet another edition of your Sunday Morning liveblog. Today, we have presidential candidate Barack Obama making a long sou...

Frank Rich: Shoddy! Tawdry! A Televised Train Wreck!

New York Times | Frank Rich | Posted 04.28.2008 | Media


"THE crowd is turning on me," said Charles Gibson, the ABC anchor, when the audience jeered him in the final moments of Wednesday night's face-off bet...

Jason Linkins

McCain Struggles To Explain Away Hagee Connection In Attempt To Criticize Obama, Ayers

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.28.2008 | Politics


Today on ABC's This Week, John McCain attempted to go on the offensive about Barack Obama's tenuous connection to Weatherman Bill Ayers because that w...

Nico Pitney

Debate Analysis: ABC Asked Most Scandal Questions, Obama Was Clear Target

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney | Posted 04.28.2008 | Politics


Obama has received the overwhelming majority of scandal questions over the course of the four debates, by a margin of 17 to 4. Clinton has received only four such questions.

The Leak: John McCain's Stopover In New Orleans

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 04.27.2008 | Home


Karen Dalton-Beninato

The scandal this time is that there's no scandal. The leak John McCain should be addressing in New Orleans is the one at the 17th Street Canal Floodwall, the same one that was leaking before Katrina.

The Pennsylvania Democratic Debate In 1 Minute

236.com | Posted 04.26.2008 | Politics


Wednesday night, Philadelphia was home to the 467th Democratic debate of this election year. Didn't see it? Heard it was boring, predictable, irreleva...

Journalists Slam ABC Debate Tactics

The Nation | Posted 04.26.2008 | Politics


We, the undersigned, deplore the conduct of ABC's George Stephanopoulos and Charles Gibson at the Democratic Presidential debate on April 16. The deba...

Making Lemonade From Lemons After Debate

Carlotta Cooper | Posted 04.26.2008 | Home


Carlotta Cooper

Obama's politics of change is just a more subtle version of the same. He said the debate was all about "gotcha games" and "slash-and-burn politics." Then he said Clinton "looked in her element" on stage there.