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Who really started the "War on Christmas?"

Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 12.11.2009 | Politics

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Kenneth C. Davis

During the past few years, the so-called "War on Christmas" has been a staple of conservative broadcasters and the religious right. Mass market retailers are also part of the conspiracy to "ruin Christmas."

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Anatomy of the Tea Party Movement: The Media

Alex Brant-Zawadzki | Posted 12.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Conservative Media, Tea Baggers, Greta Van Susteren, Redstate, Sean Hannity, Tax Day Tea Parties, Smart Girl Politics, redstate.com, Fox News, Griff Jenkins, Michelle Malkin, Teaparty, Tea Party Express, Willie Horton, Politics News
Alex Brant-Zawadzki

After Rick Santelli ranted about government spending on CNBC, coverage by FOX News, conservative talk show hosts, and right-side bloggers pushed the Tea Parties to prominence.

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Gross Failure of the Media

Cenk Uygur | Posted 11.20.2009 | Media

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Cenk Uygur

How can over a quarter of the country believe something that is patently untrue, utterly ridiculous, and lacking even one iota of proof?

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Fox Orders YouTube Purge Of Clips Used By Progressives

The Raw Story | Daniel Tencer | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Conservative Media, Fox Youtube Shutdown, Liberal Media, News1news Youtube, Liberals Fox Youtube Purge, Fox News YouTube, Fox News, Liberals Fox News, News1news, Fox News Youtube Purge, Newspoliticsamerica, Politics News

Liberal bloggers are accusing Fox News of launching an Internet war against them in a campaign to selectively remove Fox clips from YouTube. On Wedne...

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Obama Admin Fires Back At Right Wing With Detailed Rebuttal Of "Death Book" Claim

The Plum Line | Greg Sargent | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Conservative Media, Death Book, Obama Administration, Fact Check, Healthcare Reform, Politics News

In a sign of real concern about the right wing's latest lurid health care tale, the Obama administration's veterans agency is hitting back at conserva...

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Sahil Kapur

"Nonpartisan" Front For Insurers Has Been Widely Cited

HuffingtonPost.com | Sahil Kapur | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gop, Conservative Media, Public Health Insurance Option, Health Care Reform, Health, Republicans, Insurance Companies, Conservatives, Lewin Group, Politics News

The Lewin Group, exposed by the Washington Post as a subsidiary of an insurance company, has been widely cited as an objective, nonpartisan source of ...

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Conservative Media vs. Progressive Media

Cenk Uygur | Posted 08.01.2009 | Media

Read More: Conservative Media, Philip Anschutz, Pittsburgh-Tribune-Review, Washington Times, RIchard Mellon Scaife, Rupert Murdoch, The Young Turks, Progressive Media, Ny Post, The Weekly Standard, Sirius Xm Radio, You Tube, Media News
Cenk Uygur

Do you know how many people read The Weekly Standard? 80,000. To put it bluntly, that's pathetic. Its main purpose is to spread Republican propaganda in the guise of news.

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The "Just Say NO-Bama Campaign": Part 1 - Where Have All the News Editors Gone?

Kimberly Krautter | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mainstream Media, Conservative Media, Obama Apology, Liberal Media, Newspapers, Conservatives, Liberals, Traditional Media, Propaganda, Conservative Talk Radio, Racism, Broadcast-News, Socialism, Barack Obama, Politics News
Kimberly Krautter

I am deeply concerned that the rules of engagement have been irresponsibly relaxed under the pressure to compete for the scoops, exclusives and gotcha-quotes-of-the-day.

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Michael Barone Moves To Washington Examiner

Washington Independent | David Weigel | Posted 05.07.2009 | Media

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Michael Barone, longtime political number-cruncher (his Almanac of American Politics was first published in 1972) and increasingly conservative pundit...

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An AIG of conservative enlightenment? Hardly.

Karl Frisch | Posted 04.20.2009 | Media

Read More: Conservative Media, House of Representatives, White House, Senate, Rush Limbaugh, Conservatives, Sean Hannity, Aig, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Media, Barack Obama, Republicans, Bailout Outrage, Media News
Karl Frisch

Little Limbaughs throughout the media are taking El Rushbo's cue, lining up, pitchforks in hand, rallying to the defense of the little guys at the bazillion-dollar insurance behemoth.

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Battling Media Bias

Stefan Deeran | Posted 01.29.2009 | Media

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Stefan Deeran

A better way to improve our public discourse is to create forums where people with different biases and views actually have a reason to interact with each other.

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Isn't She... Pretty in Mink?

Disgrasian | Posted 12.22.2008 | Style

Read More: Pin-Up Calendar, Fur, Conservative Media, Conservative Pundits, Pretty in Mink Calendar, Ann Coulter, Calendar, Fox News, Michelle Malkin, Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute, Rodents, Style News
Disgrasian

Looking for a calendar to keep track of your social commitments in 2009? Look no further than the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute's "Pretty in Mink" calendar...

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Ann Coulter Still Yapping

Ben Cohen | Posted 12.18.2008 | Media

Read More: John McCain, Ann Coulter, David Brooks, Conservative Media, Social Conservatives, Political Pundits, Ann Coulter John McCain, The Right, Religious Right, Barack Obama Victory, Ann Coulter Prop 8, Anti-Gay Marriage, 2008 Presidential Election, Media News
Ben Cohen

Coulter's solution to Republican problems is for it to become even more extreme than it already is. It's a recipe for disaster (and hopefully one that the Republicans decide to try).

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Elephant in the Room: When Will the GOP Join the Blogosphere?

Maegan Carberry and Elizabeth Blackney | Posted 12.11.2008 | Media

Read More: Conservative Media, Liberal Media, Blogosphere, Twitter, Republican Party Internet Outreach, The Huffington Post, Political Talk Radio, Political Blogging, Barack Obama Internet, Bipartisanship 2008, Republican Party Blogosphere, Arianna Huffington, Daily Kos, 2008 Presidential Election, Keith Olbermann Bill O'Reilly, Liberal Media Bias, Conservative Talk Radio, New Media Campaigning, Drudge Report, Barack Obama Internet Campaign, Republican Party Problems, Bipartisanship, Media News
Maegan Carberry and Elizabeth Blackney

Liberals may be ecstatic about the influence the blogosphere has had on the election results, but thoughtful citizens should have reservations about the absence of conservative dialogue.

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The Morning After

Jan Herman | Posted 12.06.2008 | Media

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Jan Herman

It is the Journal, in a column this morning by Thomas Frank, an addition to the Journal's opinion pages to balance all the resident right-wingers, that puts Obama's victory in proper perspective.

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Jerome Corsi's Bogus Journey

Terry Krepel | Posted 11.21.2008 | Media

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Terry Krepel

Jerome Corsi's trip to Kenya certainly started out to be an excellent adventure. WorldNetDaily claimed on Oct. 2 that its senior reporter was heading...

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Politico: Republicans Have No Rival To HuffPost, TPM

Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Conservative Media, Liberal Media, Conservative Commentators, Liberal Blogosphere, Tpm, Republican Blogosphere, Huffpo, Talking Points Memo, Huffington Post, Gop Blogosphere, Politics News

Republicans have no lack of would-be George F. Wills. But what they really need are some more Robert D. Novaks. The distinction between the two prom...

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Is Obama Too Slow Responding To Right-Wing Attacks?

Politico | Jonathan Martin | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama Rumors, Conservative Media, Right Wing Attacks Obama, Barack Obama, Obama 2008, Conservative Rumors Obama, Matt Drudge, 2008 Campaign, 2008 Elections, Rush Limbaugh, Hillary Clinton, Politics News

It may be too little too late, but Hillary Clinton may have been onto something with her warning to Democrats last night. Only one of us, she said ab...

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