Roger Simon

Aggravating the Base into Action

Charles D. Ellison | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics


Charles D. Ellison

Obama creates the appearance of a White House in crisis, allowing legislative turmoil and spastic town halls. Why not galvanize the left by threatening to pull the plug on any serious reform?

CNN, Others Using "Fig Leaf" to Justify Whack-Job Coverage

Bill Mann | Posted 08.27.2009 | Media


Bill Mann

Cable news, it's been noted, is the beast that must be constantly fed. And lately, with the coverage of the Birthers, it's been on a junk-food diet.

Jason Linkins

Chris Matthews Reacts To Obama's Answers On Torture

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.31.2009 | Politics


One of our Media Monitors, Andy L. flags this section of last night's Obama presser post-game, where MSNBC's Chris Matthews takes up the discussion of...

GOP Senator: "We Haven't Learned "

Politico | Posted 12.26.2008 | Politics


The Republican U.S. senator sits glumly across the restaurant table. "I don't think we have learned much from the election in terms of what people ...

Palin: Sancho Pander

William Fisher | Posted 11.09.2008 | Media


William Fisher

During this seemingly endless presidential campaign, there's been a ton of criticism of the so-called mainstream media and its alleged fawning love af...

Pundits Pontificate Pre-Debate

Matthew and Peter Slutsky | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Matthew and Peter Slutsky

We are here in the press filing center at St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH. The room itself is a large gymnasium that has roughly 15 rows of tabl...