Frank Rich

The Problem With Human Candidates

Mike Bonifer | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics


Mike Bonifer

Humanity, of course, is what media jackals like Matt Drudge and Bill O'Reilly feed on. The flaws. And we fall for it. We think it's news. We believe that people the media set up as gods are in fact gods.

Frank Rich: If Terrorists Rock The Vote In 2008

New York Times | Frank Rich | Posted 06.29.2008 | Politics


DON'T fault Charles Black, the John McCain adviser, for publicly stating his honest belief that a domestic terrorist attack would be "a big advantage"...

Frank Rich Defends Former Colleague Todd Purdum: "Not Every Reporter For The Times Is Great, But This Guy Is A Great Reporter"

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 06.03.2008 | Media


McCain's McClellan Nightmare: Frank Rich

New York Times | Frank Rich | Posted 06.01.2008 | Politics


THEY thought they were being so slick. When the McCain campaign abruptly moved last Tuesday's fund-raiser with President Bush from the Phoenix Conven...

Barack Obama's Vice President Will Be...

Chris Kelly | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics


Chris Kelly

Obama just needs a running mate who's old, Hispanic, southern, female and enjoys state-sponsored violence, especially war.

HBO Desperate For A Hit In Post-Sopranos, Post-Wire World

New York Observer | Felix Gillette | Posted 05.28.2008 | Media


Over the past few weeks, HBO has announced a series of moves to stem the tide of speculation that the network is faltering. After canceling 12 Miles o...

The Ultimate Sacrifice

Amy Ephron | Posted 05.25.2008 | Politics


Amy Ephron

Bush has given up golf, but has he given up hunting dove, one of his favorite pastimes at the Crawford Ranch?

Frank Rich Joins HBO As Creative Consultant

Huffington Post | Posted 05.21.2008 | Media


Frank Rich, who spent thirteen years as the theater critic at the New York Times and is now a weekly columnist there, has signed on as a creative cons...

Frank Rich's Imaginary America

Max Blumenthal | Posted 05.12.2008 | Politics


Max Blumenthal

2008-05-12-blumenthal_seanbell.jpgThere simply aren't "enough racists of any class in America, let alone in swing states, to determine the results come fall," the former theater critic insists.

The All-White Elephant In The Room

New York Times | Frank Rich | Posted 05.04.2008 | Politics


BORED by those endless replays of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright? If so, go directly to YouTube, search for "John Hagee Roman Church Hitler," and be recharg...

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

New York Times | Frank Rich | Posted 04.20.2008 | 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...

Reading The Pictures: General Love

Michael Shaw | Posted 04.07.2008 | Media


Michael Shaw

2008-04-07-petraeus_shaw.jpgIn a brilliant slide show, the Times produced a series of photos of military rock-stars through modern U.S. history captured at their telegenic best.

Truth is the First Casualty. Logic is the Second. The Democratic Party is the Third.

RJ Eskow | Posted 03.31.2008 | Politics


RJ Eskow

The Clinton campaign is pressing on with arguments for her nomination that are not only illogical, but are likely to cause further lasting harm to the Party's prospects in November.

What Obama Owes Bill Clinton

Jordan Michael Smith | Posted 03.31.2008 | Home


Jordan Michael Smith

Despite the nastiness directed at him, however, Obama should be thanking Bill Clinton for one thing: his campaign nomination is unthinkable without him.

The Intellectual Poverty of Frank Rich

Larry C. Johnson | Posted 03.23.2008 | Media


Larry C. Johnson

While the competition has been keen at the New York Times to secure the mantle as the most virulent Hillary hater, Frank Rich is in a class by himself.

Frank Rich: McCain Channels His Inner Hillary

NY Times | Frank Rich | Posted 03.02.2008 | Politics


Before they were sidetracked into a new war against The New York Times, the Rush Limbaugh posse had it right about John McCain. He is a double agent. ...

The Times, Protecting Us From Our Befuddled Selves

Ruth Hochberger | Posted 02.28.2008 | Media


Ruth Hochberger

The notion that the Times columnists are forbidden to make a presidential endorsement so as not to confuse us kiddies is insulting, paternalistic and ridiculous.

The Obama Express

Dave Winer | Posted 02.18.2008 | Politics


Dave Winer

Obama is a freight train. The superdelegates aren't stupid, they can see, better than you and I, where the power is flowing. They want to be on the right side of history.

NYT's Rich: Clinton Camp Guilty Of "Bigoted" Lying

NY Times | Frank Rich | Posted 02.10.2008 | Politics


What if a presidential candidate held what she billed as "the largest, most interactive town hall in political history" on national television, and no...

Just GLAAD To Be Nominated: NYT, CNN, LAT and Oprah Score Multiple GLAAD Nominations

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 01.20.2008 | Media


Nominations for this year's GLAAD Media Awards were announced at Sundance this evening, and the New York Times, LA Times, Newsweek, CNN, Oprah, Tyra,...

Mom & Apple Pie

Jan Herman | Posted 01.07.2008 | Media


Jan Herman

Frank Rich is waving the flag as though Obamarama-cum-Huckababy could flush away the BananaRepublic. Cut the bull, Frank.

Bill Clinton Defends Wife In 2-Page Handwritten Letter To NYT Columnist Frank Rich

New York Times | Frank Rich | Posted 12.22.2007 | Media


WE can only imagine what is going on inside John McCain's head when he contemplates Mike Huckabee. It can't be pretty. No presidential candidate in ei...

Frank Rich Reframes Romney, Smacks Down Huckabee — And Endorses Obama

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 12.16.2007 | Media


After declaring his longing for a Howard Beale-type to "get mad as hell and not take it anymore," he singles out Lawrence O'Donnell for his McLaughlin Group rant but really, Rich is taking that mantle upon himself.

Hillary Clinton Might Be the Least Electable Democrat

Guy T. Saperstein | Posted 12.10.2007 | Politics


Guy T. Saperstein

Hillary Clinton may be the most well-known, recognizable candidate, but that is proving to be as much a burden as a benefit.

Frank Rich, the New York Times, and Yet More Lefty Soft Bigotry

John Ridley | Posted 12.04.2007 | Politics


John Ridley

As with most faux liberals who pretend to be race-transcended, when dealing with a person of color, color is all Frank really sees.


 

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