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Newsmax's Rehab of Bernard Kerik Fails

Terry Krepel | Posted 11.12.2009 | New York


Terry Krepel

All of Newsmax's efforts have gone for naught, undone last week as Kerik pleaded guilty to eight charges, including tax fraud and lying to White House officials.

Treason and Sedition

Matt Osborne | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics


Matt Osborne

Sedition is an attempt to overthrow the constitutional government of the United States. That's how far un-American rhetoric has penetrated the conservative movement.

Thug Politics in America

Karen Finney | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics


Karen Finney

Having seen this movie before as a staffer in the Clinton Administration, it is painful to again watch the right-wing machinery crank into overdrive; and the rhetoric spin up on all sides.

Michael Steele Calls Thomas Friedman A "Nut Job" For His Concerns Over Psychotic Rhetoric (VIDEO)

Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics


RNC Chairman Michael Steele appeared on CNN's American Morning Wednesday and was confronted with Thomas Friedman's recent New York Times column, in wh...

Newsmax Tries to Rehabilitate Bernard Kerik

Terry Krepel | Posted 07.25.2009 | Media


Terry Krepel

Newsmax has long been a booster of Bernard Kerik. When the former New York police chief was nominated by President Bush to be homeland security secret...

Right-Wing Media Won't Concede Obama-Chrysler Dealer Conspiracy Is Bogus

Terry Krepel | Posted 07.05.2009 | Media


Terry Krepel

Right-wing bloggers were abuzz last week with news of its conspiracy du jour: that the Obama administration is targeting Chrysler dealers for closure whose owners have donated to Republicans.

Get Sarah Palin's New Book -- Free!

Chris Kelly | Posted 01.03.2009 | Politics


Chris Kelly

I know. I couldn't believe it either. The idea that I could get Sarah Palin's new book for nothing. Or that Sarah Palin had written a new book. Or written an old book. Or read an old book. Or used an old book to swat black flies.

Right-Wing Media Desperate to Smear Obama

Terry Krepel | Posted 11.30.2008 | Media


Terry Krepel

It's crunch time, and right-wing media writers are in a frenzy. Indeed, it almost seems like a competition among the top right-wing writers to see who can go the farthest in smearing Obama.

Jason Linkins

Conservative Mag's Cover Says Russert Will 'Predict Our Next President' From Beyond The Grave

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics


Via Portfolio comes word of a print-media snafu reminiscent of last January's Parade cover story that was ten days off on the news of Benazir Bhutto's...

Prominent Democrats Back McCain

Chris Kelly | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics


Chris Kelly

It turns out when Newsmax says "prominent Democrats" they mean one former congressman, three ex-mayors and former Palmyra, Maine Budget Committee Member Herb Bates.

Talk Radio's Last Stand?

Rory O'Connor | Posted 06.20.2008 | Media


Rory O'Connor

Not surprisingly, the concerted conservative focus on limitations of free speech seems more devoted to stirring up the base than combating any real danger.