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Jeff Gannon Returns -- As National Press Club Activist/Blogger!

Greg Mitchell | Posted 06.18.2008 | Media


Greg Mitchell

In a new article, we learn that Gannon has no full-time position at a news outlet, but as he explains, "for a single person, blogging can be profitable." He also denies all those gay escort charges.

Campaign Corner

M. and V. Sommer, D. Wyles | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics


M. and V. Sommer, D. Wyles

Armed with an exciting Obama-Pelosi ticket, we get the best of possible worlds. Now the kicker: how should the campaign bumper stickers read? Obama-Pelosi? Barry-Nancy? Not bad.

Ari Fleischer Defends Press Coverage of Iraq -- Wrong Again!

Greg Mitchell | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics


Greg Mitchell

No one disputes that many reporters asked hard questions about the buildup to the Iraq war, but few were posed to the president in primetime, and the "toughness" rarely carried over to print or airtime.

Dan Rather Admits Press Failure on Iraq -- and Hits Corporate Media

Greg Mitchell | Posted 06.08.2008 | Media


Greg Mitchell

McClellan's criticisms about the media been met with denials from TV news anchors. But Dan Rather offered a strong critique of the journalists' performance in his Saturday speech.

What I Said About Iraq and the Media on Bill Moyers' Show Last Night

Greg Mitchell | Posted 06.07.2008 | Politics


Greg Mitchell

I was a guest last night on BIll Moyers Journal along with two stalwarts from McClatchy (formerly Knight Ridder), John Walcott and Jonathan Landay, fa...

I'm on Bill Moyers' Show Tonite -- Here is Preview

Greg Mitchell | Posted 06.06.2008 | Politics


Greg Mitchell

On Bill Moyers' Journal tonight I will be featured along with with two of the few journalistic "heroes" of prewar Iraq coverage from Knight Ridder/Mc...

Jason Linkins

Media Can't Have It Both Ways On McClellan: They Were Either Duped Or Derelict In Duty

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.03.2008 | Politics


No one woke up Sunday morning needing Tim Russert to prove that McClellan changed his tune since leaving the White House -- McClellan had written a whole gollydarned BOOK on that very topic.

Tom Brokaw Defends War Coverage: The 'Coverup' Continues

Greg Mitchell | Posted 06.02.2008 | Politics


Greg Mitchell

What is most appalling is that it took McClellan's book to produce a debate about a tremendously vital subject. And that brings us to one of the most iconic figures of all, Tom Brokaw.

Preview of Upcoming Dana Perino Memoir!

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics


Greg Mitchell

"You remember that day when I confused the Cuban Missile Crisis with the Bay of Pigs? I was only faking that, trying to convince the liberal media that I was just a dumb blonde so they would go easy on me. And it worked!"

In Defense of James Frey and Memoir

Lisa Dale Norton | Posted 05.30.2008 | Entertainment


Lisa Dale Norton

The function of a memoir is to make a truth about a life lived that resonates in the bones of the writer and sends out shock waves of recognition to readers.

Disgruntled Former Employees Unite!

Jim David | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics


Jim David

"Gruntled," a word you never ever ever hear, is listed in the dictionary as "pleased, satisfied, and contented." Nobody who works in the White House is ever gruntled.

Changing the Topic

Mark Kleiman | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics


Mark Kleiman

In politics, who "wins" the argument is less important that who decides what the argument is about. Republicans have learned that lesson. Democrats need to catch up.

McClellan's Inconvenient Truths: Media And GOP Flacks Pile-On

Beverly Davis | Posted 05.29.2008 | Home


Beverly Davis

As we are reminded again this week: you don't get in trouble in D.C. for lying, covering up and stonewalling, but you catch hell for telling the truth-- even if it's the least-surprising truth ever.

Scotty Come Lately

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.28.2008 | Politics


Arianna Huffington

How many times are we going to have a key Bush administration official try to wash the blood off his hands -- and add a chunk of change to his bank account -- by writing a come-clean book years after the fact instead of when it actually could have made a difference? Read More Unmasking McCain: His Reactionary Record on Reproductive Rights Many women who are avowed Hillary Clinton supporters are declaring they won't vote for Obama in the fall. I get the anger and the disappointment. But to quote SNL's Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers: Really? You'd rather vote for a man who has a 25-year history of voting against a woman's right to choose? Read More WATCH: CNBC's Business Nation Goes Behind The Scenes At HuffPost

Hey Scotty, Fool Us Once Shame on You. Fool Us Twice... Well...

Joe Cutbirth | Posted 05.28.2008 | Politics


Joe Cutbirth

This is McClellan's shot at shaping his place in history, and so far, the man who studied from the Bush/ Rove playbook for seven years is using the tricks he learned from the masters.

Jason Linkins

Rove Hits Back At McClellan: 'Sounds Like A Left-Wing Blogger'; Perino, Bartlett, Fleischer Pile On

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.28.2008 | Politics


[UPDATED, below.] Karl Rove responded, briefly, to the charges raised by Scott McClellan in his new book, What Happened on last night's Hannity and C...

Judith Miller Comments On McClellan Revelation

Politico | Mike Allen and Michael Calderone | Posted 11.21.2007 | Politics


Shortly after news of the McClellan excerpt broke, Politico caught up with Judith Miller and Matthew Cooper, two reporters who received information ab...

Note to Congress: Subpoena McClellan

Chellie Pingree | Posted 11.20.2007 | Politics


Chellie Pingree

It is not the responsibility of a book publisher to tell us the truth. That responsibility lies with this administration, the people that committed the offense to begin with.