Kathleen Parker

The Myth of Fox News' Ratings Spike

Eric Boehlert | Posted 11.04.2009 | Media


Eric Boehlert

The breathless claim that Fox News' ratings recently spiked thanks to the White House's public critique is bogus hype.

Who Called Ms. Manners?

Simon Maxwell Apter | Posted 11.16.2009 | Media


Simon Maxwell Apter

Are New York Times readers, and ESPN viewers really well-served by commentaries that essentially boil down to, "Don't be rude; it's not really helpful to anyone?"

Hardball Panel Debates Why Politicians, And The Public, Can't Stay Faithful (VIDEO)

Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics


The recent string of marital affairs conducted by high-profile politicians, such as Senator John Ensign and Governor Mark Sanford, has left the public...

Religious Right Crack-Up? Many Conservative Christians "Finished With Politics"

Washington Monthly | Posted 05.06.2009 | Politics


n general, the most noticeable fissure among politically conservative evangelical Christians is generational. In this dynamic, older evangelicals see ...

Dittoheads: The Downfall of Newspapers

Judith Ellis | Posted 04.16.2009 | Media


Judith Ellis

In an article in the Washington Post conservative columnist, Kathleen Parker, questions whether Rush Limbaugh and his dittoheads have been the cause o...

Kathleen Parker: Limbaugh "Dittoheads" Killing Newspapers

Washington Post | Posted 04.15.2009 | Politics


The biggest challenge facing America's struggling newspaper industry may not be the high cost of newsprint or lost ad revenue, but ignorance stoked by...

Conservative Columnist: "Religion Is Killing The Republican Party"

Washington Post | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics


Conservative columnist Kathleen Parker, who received piles of hate mail during the Presidential campaign for questioning Sarah Palin's credentials, ha...

Kathleen Parker, Now Hailed by Liberals, Questioned Obama's Americanism Back in May

Greg Mitchell | Posted 12.09.2008 | Media


Greg Mitchell

Kathleen Parker earned plaudits from liberals during the fall campaign by speaking out against the Palin pick, but allow me to point out that in May she strongly questioned Obama's patriotism.

Courting the Pro-Palin Hooters Demographic in Va.

Riley Murray | Posted 12.04.2008 | Home


Riley Murray

Republicans in Augusta County have been working to sustain a rise in base enthusiasm for the McCain-Palin ticket. The Party's large "I'm Voting for the Chick" signs are cropping up across the county and are most popular with male small-business owners.

Liberal Media to Blame? Not This Time: Apostate Conservatives Nail Coffin Shut

Brian Normoyle | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics


Brian Normoyle

Nearly two years of presidential politics are finally coming to an end and it appears John McCain--out of "gimmicks du jour"--has decided to spend muc...

Kathleen Parker: McCain Chose Palin For Her Looks

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics


Conservative Kathleen Parker's column tearing apart Sarah Palin's qualifications netted her thousands of hate letters. But that hasn't stopped her fro...

Sarah Palin...If You Don't Read, You Don't Lead

Stefan Sirucek | Posted 05.02.2009 | Home


Stefan Sirucek

As many know, in her Oct. 3 "do-over" interview with Carl Cameron of Fox News, Sarah Palin claimed to read the New York Times and the Economist. Then...

The Beat (It) Goes On: A Conservative Stampede

Jerry Weissman | Posted 11.15.2008 | Media


Jerry Weissman

The McCain-Palin ticket has had a severe impact on the writers of the right and sent them running for the hills. Witness the crescendo of the stampede.

Jason Linkins

Christopher Buckley Resigns From National Review After Obama Endorsement

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.14.2008 | Media


Buckley's momentary wander off the reservation brought the same sort of hailstorm of oppobrium earned by Kathleen Parker when she criticized GOP vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin.

Jason Linkins

Kathleen Parker: Palin 'Not Stupid' But 'Disingenuous'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics


In an online chat with the Washington Post readership, the National Review's Kathleen Parker continued to express her overall vexation with vice-presi...

Kathleen Parker Talks About Right-Wing Pro-Palin Hate Mail

Crooks & Liars | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics


Right wing columnist Kathleen Parker has been viciously attacked by over 11,000 right wing emailers for saying that she thought Sarah Palin wasn't qua...

Jason Linkins

Fred Thompson Throws National Review's Parker Under The Bus

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics


A few days ago, National Review columnist Kathleen Parker had the temerity to suggest that Sarah Palin lacked a certain level of ... let's say ... qua...

Conservative Columnist Got "Vicious And Threatening" Hate Mail For Saying Palin Unqualified

Washington Post | Kathleen Parker | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics


Allow me to introduce myself. I am a traitor and an idiot. Also, my mother should have aborted me and left me in a dumpster, but since she didn't, I s...

Conservatives Against Sarah Palin: The List is Growing

Steve Clemons | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics


Steve Clemons

George Will, Kathleen Parker, David Frum, Sen. Chuck Hagel, former Sen. Lincoln Chafee, Charles Krauthammer. . .Who else should be added to this list?

Conservative Columnists Connect The Sarah Palin Dots

Derrick K. Baker | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics


Derrick K. Baker

As a general interest opinion columnist, I've complimented, criticized, questioned and satirized a long list of people, places and things, not to ment...

Sarah Palin Helps the Dems -- But What about the Ladies?

Elizabeth Gregory | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics


Elizabeth Gregory

Will Palin's difficulty on the big stage set back the progress of women into higher office?

Kathleen Parker: After Interviews, Palin Should Bow Out

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics


Conservative columnist Kathleen Parker, admitting that until recently she was a vocal supporter of Sarah Palin, now says the vice presidential nominee...

Full-Blooded Un-American

Harold Pollack | Posted 05.28.2008 | Politics


Harold Pollack

Jason Fry, 24, of West Virginia prefers "a full-blooded American" like John McCain to Barack Obama, but Fry does not understand the animating spirit of our diverse democracy.

Jason Linkins

WaPo Wastes Column Space On Wingnut Bigot's Garden Of Cliches

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics


The well-manicured Opinion page of the Washington Post was sullied this weekend by a column from Kathleen Parker, whose apparent ambition is to be Mau...