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Pure Insanity: Making Sense Of 'News' And Politics

Dave Hackel | Posted 12.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Gates, Prop 8, War in Afghanistan, Bachman, Shepard Smith, Obama, The Daily Show, Sarah Palin, Tucker Carlson, Beck, Charlie Brown, Catholic Church, Clinton, Liz Cheney, Hannity, Rick Warren, C-Span, Fox News, Boehner, Health Care, Tea Party, John Stewart, Senators, Media News
Dave Hackel

It keeps happening -- every day the "news" is filled with statements that give me no other choice than to just shake my head and say, "Huh?" These stories and ideas just don't compute.

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Tucker Carlson Warns Future White House Critics: You're Next

The Daily Beast | Posted 10.22.2009 | Media

Read More: Fox News, White House Fox News, Obama Fox News, Tucker Carlson, Media News

The Obama people aren't at war with Fox because it's conservative. They're angry because Fox has embarrassed them. Its correspondents ask hard questio...

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Is Dr. Fox-enstein - Roger Ailes - Building Another Monster?

Karl Frisch | Posted 10.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Pat Buchanan, Birthers, Msnbc, Cnbc, Lou Dobbs, Crossfire, The Glenn Beck Show, Immigration, Roger Ailes, Fox Broadcasting Company, Tucker Carlson, Fox Business Network, RFD TV, Fox Business, Chris Wallace, Rutgers Womens Basketball Team, Cnn, Don Imus, Rupert Murdoch, Michael Savage, Fox News, 20/20, John Stossel, Glenn Beck, ABC News, Dancing With the Stars, Fox News Channel, Media News
Karl Frisch

For months now, Roger Ailes has been putting the finishing touches on his first monster, Fox News Channel, just as its bride, Fox Business Network, is showing signs of life.

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Jon Stewart Defends NEA, School Children From Republicans, Fox News (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 11.29.2009 | Comedy

Read More: John Cornyn, Video, Daily Show, Jon Stewart, Fox News, Nea, Tucker Carlson, National Endowment for the Arts, Comedy News

America is under attack, people. Not from Iran, not from suitcase bombers or North Korea, but from Barack Obama and those that like him. Jon Stewart e...

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Generation-Y Bloggers: How To Improve Your Writing Overnight

Diane Tucker | Posted 09.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Blackberry, The New Yorker, Vlog, The Elements of Style, Obama Blackberry Addiction, HuffPo Liveblog Series, Liveblogging, Huffington Post Complete Guide to Blogging, Diane Tucker, Text Messaging, Arianna Huffington, William Strunk Jr, E. B. White, Arianna Book, Blogging, Generation Y, How to Blog, Twitter, Careers, Huffpost Books, Books, Technology, Facebook, Iphone, Tucker Carlson, Dancing With the Stars, Media News
Diane Tucker

The Elements of Style is a masterpiece on the art of writing well, and it's a surprisingly quick read. Seriously, this rhetoric rulebook is so slim, it'll fit in the pocket of your hoodie.

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The Problem With Cable News

Alexander Dresner | Posted 09.18.2009 | Media

Read More: Msnbc, Cable News, Huffington Post, Rachel Maddow, Tucker Carlson, Chris Matthews, Cnn, Media News
Alexander Dresner

Cable news networks would be well served by dedicating more attention to finding and cultivating on-air talent that reflects their diverse viewer base, like Rachel Maddow.

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Tom DeLay: Making the Saints Cry One Rumba at a Time

Jamie Frevele | Posted 09.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Tom DeLay Dancing With the Stars, Gop Adultery, Dancing With the Stars, Tom Delay, Tucker Carlson, Entertainment News
Jamie Frevele

Is Tom DeLay actually going to move his body parts around on Dancing with the Stars as if he were performing some version of a seductive act? Are we going to see Tom DeLay's o-face?

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Jason Linkins

Tucker Carlson Decries Doctors Who "Get Rich Performing Abortions"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Abortion, Megan Carpentier, Ana Marie Cox, George Tiller, Tucker Carlson, Politics News

In yesterday's weekly "Balance Of Power" chat, Fox News contributor Tucker Carlson repeated one of the most inane and pernicious talking points that's...

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Jon Stewart: Still The Most Trusted Newscaster in America

Nancy Snow | Posted 08.23.2009 | Media

Read More: Most Trusted Newscaster, Most Trusted Man in America, Jon Stewart, Walter Cronkite, Crossfire, Shtick Journalism, Paul Begala, Tucker Carlson, Fake News, Media News
Nancy Snow

Just last Friday we lost the most trusted man in America. This week we've anointed a fake journalist his replacement. Or so Time magazine would have us believe.

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Forget Being "Borked," She's Been "Sotomayored"

Karl Frisch | Posted 08.20.2009 | Media

Read More: Supreme Court, Washington Times, Robert Bork, Ann Coulter, Lou Dobbs, David Souter, Media, John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Tucker Carlson, Ricci v. Destefano, Media Matters, Sandra Day O'Connor, William Safire, Scotus, Cnn, Sonia Sotomayor, Fox News, Samuel Alito, People for the American Way, Media News
Karl Frisch

It's clear the conservative press has little interest in ascertaining the veracity of right-wing smears against Sotomayor before advancing them.

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For the Love of Blogging

Bella DePaulo | Posted 07.20.2009 | Media

Read More: Scientific Claims, Karl Rove, Singled Out, Pay, Books, Msm, Matrimania, James Carville, Mary Matalin, Media, Singles, Myths, Atlantic Magazine, Tucker Carlson, Happiness, Consciousness-Raising, Marriage, Ed Rendell, Singlism, Susan Boyle, Snark, Health, Janet Napolitano, Comments on Blogs, Blogging, Media News
Bella DePaulo

When I first started blogging, I never imagined it would become one of my favorite things to do.

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Guys Who Wear Bow Ties: Love It Or Lose It? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 07.13.2009 | Style

Read More: Winston Churchill, Slidepoll, Men's Fashion, Louis Farrakhan, Ties, Chuck Bass, Anthony Williams, George F. Will, Pee Wee Herman, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Tucker Carlson, Harry S. Truman, Karl Lagerfeld, Manolo Blahnik, Slideshow, Fonzworth Bentley, Fashion, Gossip Girl, John Paul Stevens, Groucho Marx, Bow Ties, Style News

Two weeks ago when we asked "Who's the best-dressed Supreme Court Justice?", your answer was Justice Sandra Day O'Connor for her signature lace jabot....

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Think Again: The Surprising Success of the Right-Wing Rant

Eric Alterman | Posted 07.05.2009 | Media

Read More: Supreme Court, Twitter, Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Sonia Sotomayor, Kkk, Racism, Glenn Beck, Newt Gingrich, Tucker Carlson, Barack Obama, David Duke, Tom Tancredo, Media News
Eric Alterman

For once, Foxnation.com has got it right.

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Post-Decision Day in California: What's next in the battle against Prop 8?

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 06.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: The Daily Caller, Supreme Court, Proposition 8, Obama Appointments, California Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor, Wilshire and Washington, Ted Johnson, David Souter, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein, Arianna Huffington, Tucker Carlson, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

What gives, Mr. President? You can commend yourself for nominating a Latina to the Supreme Court while you totally ignore another minority group that desperately needs leadership?

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The Daily Caller: Tucker Carlson To Launch Conservative News Site

The Hill's Briefing Room | Posted 06.26.2009 | Media

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Pundit Tucker Carlson publicly announced Tuesday that a right-leaning news site resembling the Huffington Post he's been planning will go live within ...

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Danny Shea

Tucker Carlson, Dana Perino Join Fox News As Contributors

HuffingtonPost.com | Danny Shea | Posted 06.15.2009 | Media

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Tucker Carlson and Dana Perino have joined Fox News as contributors, the Huffington Post has learned. Carlson hosted the 6PM hour on MSNBC until Marc...

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Talk Radio Hosts Offer the GOP a Huge Leadership Pool

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 06.07.2009 | Media

Read More: Talk-Radio Hosts, Gop, Republican Leaders, Ann Coulter, George W. Bush, Right-Wing Talk-Radio, Neal Boortz, Michelle Malkin, Tucker Carlson, Republican, Dick Cheney, Mel Martinez, Laura Ingraham, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Senator Barbara Boxer, Senator Patty Murray, Fox, Republican Party, Janet Parshall, Republican Talk Radio, Peggy Noonan, Rush Limbaugh, Michael Weiner, Conservative Talk Radio, Dennis Prager, President Barack Obama, Rick Santorum, Hugh Hewitt, Mike Gallagher, Senator Maria Cantwell, Michael Medved, Sean Hannity, Republican Leadership, Michael Reagan, Monica Crowley, Glenn Beck, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, Conservatives, Grand Old Party, Bill Bennett, Bill O'Reilly, Michael Savage, Lars Larson, Media News
Joseph A. Palermo

With the Republican Party flailing about looking for new leaders why don't any of the high-powered conservative radio talkers run for public office?

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Time to Think About Torture and the Media

Rory O'Connor | Posted 05.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Tom Friedman, Bush Administration Torture, Cofer Black, Jonathan Alter, Mark Bowden, 9/11, Tucker Carlson, Torture, Media and Torture, Media News
Rory O'Connor

When it comes to America's torturing, none of us are blameless in our actions, our ignorance or our acquiescence.

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We're Paying For Winos To Live There and Get Drunk?

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 05.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Alcoholics, Homeless, Drug Addicts, Seattle, Housing First, Tucker Carlson, Bunks for Drunks, Addiction & Recovery, Politics News
Blake Fleetwood

Providing housing for chronic alcoholics, who are still drinking, can save taxpayers more than $40,000 annually, per alcoholic, according to the study released this week.

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Tucker Carlson Rips Jon Stewart Repeatedly (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 04.15.2009 | Media

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Tucker Carlson repeatedly blasted Jon Stewart for his grilling of Jim Cramer on "The Daily Show" last Thursday. Carlson, appearing on CNN's "Reliable...

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Tucker Carlson Blasts Stewart: "A Partisan Demagogue"

Politico | Michael Calderone | Posted 04.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Daily Show, Jon Stewart, Tucker Carlson, Media News

I have a piece up on the fallout from Jon Stewart's interview with Jim Cramer, and also looked at whether there's any similarities between a previous ...

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W The Merciless: What We'll Remember Most About George W. Bush

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Death Row, US Military, W Bush, The Bible, Karla Faye Tucker, Jesus, Bush Legacy Project, Tucker Carlson, George Bush, Politics News
Frank Schaeffer

It all started when George W. Bush presided over 152 executions while governor of Texas, more than any other modern era American governor. It ended with the deaths of hundreds of thousands.

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Tucker Carlson: Why Are Christians Having Better Sex Than The Rest Of Us?

The Daily Beast | Tucker Carlson | Posted 12.26.2008 | Media

Read More: Ed Young, Christian Sex Revival, Tucker Carlson, Media News

Let's concede right up front that you hate evangelicals. Most affluent, educated people do. Where I live, they're the most unpopular group there is. H...

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Let's Remember Super Bowl XLII and Chill on the Presumptive Victory, Please?

Jamie Frevele | Posted 11.30.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: John McCain, Keith Olbermann, Superbowl XLII, 2008 Election, New York Giants, Superbowl 2008, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Race, Tucker Carlson, Obama Voter Turnout, Giants Superbowl, Presumed Victory Obama, Giants Fan, Barack Obama Confidence, Voter Turnout, Sarah Palin, Dallas Cowboys, Super Bowl XLII, Entertainment News
Jamie Frevele

I'm not ready to declare any victory on anything until I see it on November 5th. That's what I've learned from being a New York Giants fan -- it ain't over till it's over. Really. I'm dead serious.

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"Hurricane Sarah" Whips Up Mixed Reactions At GOP Convention

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 10.03.2008 | Home

Read More: Palin Media, Rnc Palin, Rnc Sarah Palin, Ross Douthat, Palin Mccain, Vin Weber, Republican Convention, Palin Carlson, Tucker Carlson, Peggy Noonan, Home News
Mayhill Fowler

McCain's own polling is showing that the race is not nearly as even as the national polls indicate. He knew he had to take a gamble -- and Palin is turning out to be quite a gamble.

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