Pundits

WATCH: Stewart Takes Down Pundits

The Huffington Post | Christine Friar | Posted 04.20.2012

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Mitt Romney is probably the candidate most accused of flip-flopping in this election, so it's sort of fitting that the media circuit who spent so much...

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The Phony 'Gender Wars'

Rick Newman | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Media, War on Women, Pundits, Women and Money, Economic Equality, Going Solo, Stay-at-Home Moms, The End of Men, Stay-at-Home Dads, Barack Obama, Hillary Rosen, Mitt Romney, Gender Wars, Hanna Rosin, Decline of Marriage, Ann Romney, Eric Klinenberg, Women News
Rick Newman

Do families break apart and relationships falter because men are irrelevant and fail to recognize their own obsolescence? Do men and women really tussle over who is dominant economically?

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Solving Hilary Rosen's Problem by the Numbers

William Klein | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Elections 2012, Hilary Rosen, Pundits, Comedy News
William Klein

it's far safer to stop relying on impromptu bon mots and glib opinions and transform cable news shout fests into Dadaist dialogues. I can see it now.

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Pausing for Pundits

Tom Silva | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Prognosticators, Paranoid Style, Pundits, Media Pundits, Political Pundits, Politics News
Tom Silva

Whatever one thinks of them, there's little question that these bearers of blood pressure do a very effective job of inflating the deeply contingent nature of reality and making us worry.

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24 Of The Dumbest Things Ever Said About Gay People

Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Homophobia, Discrimination, Political Pundits, Homophobic Remarks, Pundits, Gay Voices News

From statements made by right-wing pundits to talk show gaffes by Hollywood celebrities, there never seems to be any shortage of ridiculous things sai...

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The War of Words: Are Certain People and Words So Reprehensible Such That They Should Be Ostracized?

Ian I. Mitroff | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Rush Limbaugh Sandra Fluke, Comedians, Bill Maher, Rush Limbaugh, Pundits, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Ian I. Mitroff

The recent "reprehensible outburst" -- if that's what it really deserves to be called -- by Rush Limbaugh towards Sandra Fluke has predictably set off...

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Dog Days for the Liberal Media Elite

Stephanie Sandberg | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Gail Collins, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, New York Times, 2012 Election, Pundits, Media News
Stephanie Sandberg

In Gail Collins' column, the Romneys' dog-on-roof story surfaces every few days now, and it lost its startle effect ages ago.

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Why Good Pundits are So Hard to Find

Matt Bieber | Posted 04.14.2012

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Matt Bieber

Sometimes, media outlets aren't interested in nuanced discourse. And even when they are, there's this second challenge of actually being able to do it.

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Climate Scientists, Educators, and Why We Avoid Consulting the Experts

Shaun Johnson | Posted 04.03.2012

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Shaun Johnson

Certain well-heeled entities are very interested in the acquisition of valuable public per-pupil dollars. This might be why the real experts get shut out: they actually know what might be best for students and not someone's bottom line.

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Why an Independent Presidential Candidate Can Succeed in 2012

Andrew S. Doctoroff | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: American Politics, 2012 Elections, Partisanship, Independent Candidate, Pundits, Ron Chernow, Politics News
Andrew S. Doctoroff

Our two-party system is buckling under the weight of its dysfunction. Exhausted by partisan gridlock, Americans are finally ready to embrace a centrist, pragmatic, independent candidate free from the demands of special interests and ideologues.

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The War On Christianity

Rev. G. Jude Geiger | Posted 04.01.2012

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Rev. G. Jude Geiger

We often hear the phrase "The War on Christianity" loudly bandied about by politicians, pundits and religious groups. Generally speaking, it's a Conse...

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Tweeting the Huntsman Daughters: Social Media #Fail

Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Social Media, Cnn, Twitter, Jon Huntsman, Pundits, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Chris Cillizza, Wolf Blitzer, GOP Candidates, Media News
Morra Aarons-Mele

Regardless of the high profile their social media use has resulted in, the Huntsman women cannot be blamed for the odd types of scrutiny that have come their way.

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Merry Christmas From Colbert: Satire's Special Gift

Sophia A. McClennen | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Neologism, Stephen Colbert, Comedy and Satire, Truthiness, Pundits, Satire, Colbert Nation, The Colbert Report, Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert Satire, Video, TV News
Sophia A. McClennen

What is Colbert's greatest gift this holiday season? It's his satire -- and especially his way of using words -- puns, neologisms, wordplay, etc. to encourage his audience to think critically.

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'Tis the Season for Poor Political Prognostication

Michael Sigman | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Lawrence O'Donnell, George Will, Bill Kristol, Dick Morris, Barack Obama, Political Predictions, Political Pundits, Political Forecast, Pundits, Political Prediction Fails, Political Forecast Fails, Politics News
Michael Sigman

Depending on what hour you read this, Romney is or is not inevitable, Cain is or is not the flavor of the month and Obama is a goner or is sure to win a second term. To be heard above the din, commentators are making more outrageous predictions -- and more creative excuses to avoid accountability -- than ever.

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Prediction and Its Discontents

Robert Teitelman | Posted 11.08.2011

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Robert Teitelman

Living through the last decade has been one tutorial after another on the failure of prediction, in particularly, but not exclusively, the failure of markets to see around the corner.

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What Matters More in Politics: Message or Mechanics?

Colin Delany | Posted 10.11.2011

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Colin Delany

Regardless of what the pundits say, WE get to make up our own minds. So in politics, which actually matters more -- the messaging or the mechanics? The answer, of course, is "yes."

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Please Fire the Pundits!

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 07.23.2011

Read More: Talk Radio, Cable News, Pundits, Media News
Dr. Jim Taylor

A recent study found that a sample of noted pundits had about as much credibility as Nostradamus and said Armageddon. If you flipped a coin, you had about the same chance of predicting future events as most of those so-called experts.

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Sunday Roundup

Arianna Huffington | Posted 07.14.2011

Read More: Osama Bin Laden Dead, John Ensign, Birthdays, Abbottabad, Pundits, Arnold Schwarzenegger Separation, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Newt Gingrich, Politics News
Arianna Huffington

This week, talk radio pundits, desperate to turn the conversation away from the success of the bin Laden mission, worked themselves into a faux lather over the Obamas inviting Common to appear at a White House poetry night. Thankfully, the Ghost of Sister Souljah Moments Past did not make an appearance at the event. Elsewhere, troubled marriages grabbed the headlines, with news of Arnold and Maria's separation, the Senate Ethics Committee's scathing report on John Ensign's sordid conduct, and thrice-wed Newt Gingrich's announcement that he was running for president. Meanwhile, joke writers all across America rejoiced with word of the extensive collection of porn found at Osama's Abbottabad compound (insert burka double entendre here). On a personal note, my youngest daughter officially says farewell to her teen years today -- Happy 20th birthday, Isabella!

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It's Been a Bad Week for GOP Lies About Obama

Mitchell Bard | Posted 07.07.2011

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Mitchell Bard

As the last week or two unfolded, I was struck by how several news events absolutely obliterated three of the top lies told by Republicans to try and bring down the president.

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Jason Linkins

New Study Uses Math To Prove That Pundits Are Wrong

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.03.2011

Read More: Eat the Press, Thomas Friedman, Predictions, Pundits, David Brooks, Media Criticism, Maureen Dowd, Paul Krugman, Hamilton College, Media News

If you want to be almost as accurate as the pundits they studied, all you have to do is a) root through the cushions of your couch, b) find a coin, and c) start flipping it. Boom! You are now pretty close to being a political genius.

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Do Cable TV Wars Cause Real Wars?

Rick Sanchez | Posted 05.29.2011

Read More: Rwanda, Libya, TV Ratings, Pundits, Espn, Cable Tv, Bravo, Media, Media News, Vitriol, TV Networks, Breaking News, Media News
Rick Sanchez

The need for the "big story" may be one of the reasons our discourse has degraded, why there's so much anger and vitriol. If our politicians aren't being extreme, pundits will do it for them.

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What Do Glenn Beck and Hugh Hefner Have in Common? (Video)

Lee Camp | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lee Camp

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WATCH: New Honest CNN Show Unveiled on Kimmel

Posted 05.25.2011

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A lot of us have lamented the state of the 24-hour news cycle, with its merry-go-round of pundits angrily trying to shout louder than their fellow gue...

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Too Quick To Point A Finger?

Carol Hoenig | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gabrielle Giffords, Pundits, Sarah Palin, Tucson, Rage, Politics News
Carol Hoenig

Perhaps I was too quick to point a finger, a knee-jerk reaction to yesterday' shooting in Tucson. However, I cannot help but think had Sarah Palin not...

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5 Steps to Getting Quoted in the Media

Dorie Clark | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Quotes, Reporters, Newspapers, Media, Pundit, Pundits, Reporter, Journalism, James Carville, Mark Zandi, Paul Krugman, Boston Globe, Media News
Dorie Clark

Why do the same people get quoted by reporters all the time? Laziness, for starters. The good news? Once you break into their speed-dial, the "herd mentality" will take over.

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