Jake Tapper

Fox News Is the Story

Eric E. Burns | Posted 10.22.2009 | Media


Eric E. Burns

The White House has exposed Fox News for what it is: not a news organization, but a partisan political entity that is waging a war against the Obama administration and its progressive agenda.

Chuck Todd Not Shaving Goatee After All [UPDATED]

Posted 10.23.2009 | Media


UPDATE: Chuck Todd is keeping the goatee, after all. Todd has chosen instead to donate $1,000 to both his charity — Samaritan Inns — and ...

Jake Tapper Challenges White House Over Fox News Claims

Posted 10.20.2009 | Media


ABC News' Jake Tapper challenged White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs Tuesday over the White House's claims that Fox News is not a legitimate news...

Jason Linkins

ABC News' Tapper Advances "Defund ACORN" Story

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.25.2009 | Media


Earlier this week, our own Ryan Grim reported on the incredibly true story of how Congress, in its zealous race to shower ACORN with digestive leaving...

Goldman Sachs in Talks to Acquire Treasury Department

Andy Borowitz | Posted 07.16.2009 | Comedy


Andy Borowitz

According to a Goldman spokesperson, the merger between Goldman and the Treasury Department is "a good fit" because "they're in the business of printing money and so are we."

Jake Tapper Called NBC "Slimy" In E-Mail To Mark Sanford's Office

Huffington Post | Peter Drivas | Posted 08.15.2009 | Media


In a series of emails recently released by South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford's office, ABC's Jake Tapper called out his colleagues at NBC News over...

Obama Urges Cautious Optimism Toward New Season of Entourage

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 08.13.2009 | Comedy


John Wellington Ennis

"I would suggest that detractors be more worried about E's vulnerability to Sloan," the President observed.

How ABC News Debunked the Obama "Honeymoon" Myth

Eric Boehlert | Posted 07.31.2009 | Media


Eric Boehlert

I'm pretty sure if Obama were enjoying a media honeymoon, ABC News would have touted its recent poll results, not gone out of its way to present the findings as bad news.

White House Defends Anti-Gay Marriage Brief Amid Furor

Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics


A week after the Justice Department filed a motion in support of the Defense of Marriage Act, White House Press Secretary reiterated the president's c...

White House Correspondent FACEOFF: Who's YOUR Favorite? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Katy Hall | Posted 07.14.2009 | Media


It doesn't hurt to have a pretty face or a smooth voice deliver the bad news from Washington. But not all these faces are pretty or smooth. Feast you...

The Faux MB Environmental Scandal That Wasn't

Josh Dorner | Posted 06.15.2009 | Green


Josh Dorner

Rather than being some shadowy "White House document" objecting to those overzealous greens at the EPA, it could have been written by almost anyone within the vast federal bureaucracy.

Obama's Marriage Position Sounds Eerily Familiar

Lane Hudson | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics


Lane Hudson

Same rights, different name. Same rights, different vehicle. Same rights, delivered in a different way. Same rights, but....

Obama's Master Plan

Jeff Norman | Posted 06.10.2009 | Media


Jeff Norman

It could be plausibly argued that the president wants the public to demand that the Bush gang be held accountable.

Obama Needs to End Silence on Biggest Civil Rights Move of Our Time

Steve Clemons | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics


Steve Clemons

There is no excuse at all -- none -- for the White House to allow the bigotry and harassment of gays and lesbians in the armed forces to stand. Gays populate the armed services now.

Jason Linkins

Press Corps Standing For Obama And Not Bush Video Debunked

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.05.2009 | Media


A YouTube clip purporting to demonstrate -- through press room etiquette -- that the White House Press Corps has a greater level of fundamental respec...

Jason Linkins

Scritti Politti: April 7, 2009

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics


It's been so long since I've bothered to read The Page that yesterday's instance of Mark Halperin using Time magazine as a venue for his kindergarten ...

Jake Tapper Falls For April Fools Prank, Forwards Hoax Around

New York Magazine | Dan Amira | Posted 05.02.2009 | Media


It's April Fools' Day, which means somebody had to come away with egg on his face for failing to maintain an overabundance of caution. And who better ...

'Yoo Arrested In Italy': ABC News Reporter Falls For April Fools Prank

Media Bistro | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics


The latest victim of the inevitable collision between the instantaneous internet and the April Fool's joke is ABC's Jake Tapper. [...] So, Tapper jum...

Jason Linkins

The Long Dark Teatime Of Tapper's Twitter

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.20.2009 | Politics


Oh, good grief -- Twitter truly has become the Sum Of All Fails.

Palin Lashes Out At ABC News Over Report On Her Earmark Requests

ABC's Political Punch | JAKE TAPPER | Posted 04.14.2009 | Media


very irate aide to Gov. Sarah Palin contacted ABC News today to explain why his boss's 31 requests for earmarks in the fiscal year 2009 budget, totali...

Doesn't the Media Have a Little too Much on Its Plate?

RJ Eskow | Posted 04.13.2009 | Media


RJ Eskow

As a concerned citizen who wants the media to succeed, I'm getting a little concerned: Aren't they biting off more than they can chew?

Jason Linkins

Profile Of A Twitterer: Jake Tapper, ABC News

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics


Media figures and politicians are out there, tweeting up a storm! But are they necessary? Did I need to know that Claire McCaskill was watching a Un...

Jason Linkins

Limbaugh: Jake Tapper Not Obama's "Butt Boy" (AUDIO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.03.2009 | Politics


Look who's honoring Jake Tapper now! Rush Limbaugh, whose Octomom-like ubiquity is ensured some significant extension thanks to his use of the term "...

Like FDR, Obama Learns from People's Letters

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics


Robert S. McElvaine

President Obama's motivation in reading a sampling of the letters from the public is essentially the same as Roosevelt's was: "to help get him outside of the bubble."

Sam Stein

Gibbs And Tapper Have Tense Moment (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics


A tense, somewhat uncomfortable exchange transpired during the White House briefing on Thursday as spokesman Robert Gibbs, at first joking, seemed to ...