Cnn Democratic Debate

Edwards Excels in Ferocious Democratic Debate

Ari Melber | Posted 01.21.2008 | Politics


Ari Melber

Maybe Nevada was a turning point in the Democratic presidential race, because Monday's CNN debate started tough and got unusually ugly in a hurry.

CNN: Oh What a Tangled Web We Weave, When First We Practice to Deceive

Marty Kaplan | Posted 11.30.2007 | Media


Marty Kaplan

In case CNN's executives and flacks thinks they've done a heckuva damage control job and put this battered debate baby to bed, here's a checklist of contradictions and disparities coming out of their mouths.

CNN Flack Sez I'm "Pretty Infuriating" [Updated]

Marty Kaplan | Posted 11.28.2007 | Media


Marty Kaplan

If CNN's clumsiness in handling this weren't so hilarious, it would be (to pick a random phrase) pretty infuriating.

Aint Nothin' Like the Real Thing, Baby

Eric Alterman | Posted 11.19.2007 | Politics


Eric Alterman

A few more debate observations: I was in the spin room at UNLV post debate and noticed a few things. First off, only the second-tier candidates come ...

The Narrative Narrative

Marty Kaplan | Posted 11.18.2007 | Media


Marty Kaplan

In the postmodern funhouse that imprisons prestige media, the job isn't to cover events, but rather to reveal their theatricality; the trick isn't to find truth, but to disclose "framing."

CNN Criticized For Not Fully Disclosing Pundit James Carville's Connection To Clinton Camp

New York Times | Julie Bosman | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics


There are very few political analysts more closely associated with the Clintons than James Carville, who was a key adviser to Mr. Clinton in the 1992 ...

Democratic Self-Destruction Proceeding on Schedule

John Neffinger | Posted 11.15.2007 | Politics


John Neffinger

We are Democrats, we stand on principle for the right and the good. But if three-quarters of voters fail to understand where we are coming from, whose fault is that exactly?

Let's Play Hardball

Marvin Kitman | Posted 11.14.2007 | Politics


Marvin Kitman

My plan calls for a presidential playoff system, a formula based on the U.S. Tennis Open. Like tennis players, candidates will be seeded, based on the latest polls, money raised or whatever criteria news media judges them.


 

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