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Palin: I'm "Not Gonna Back Off" Death Panel Claim

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.07.2010 | Politics


Sarah Palin is standing by her claim that Democratic-authored health care legislation includes the infamous "death panels" - even after the assertion ...

Sam Stein

NRCC Pushes Back Against Steele Over 2010 Pessimism, GOP Operatives Furious

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.05.2010 | Politics


Republican operatives are privately furious with RNC Chairman Michael Steele for predicting on Monday night that the GOP will not take over the House ...

How About Some New Year's Resolutions for the Right-Wing Media Machine?

Karl Frisch | Posted 01.04.2010 | Media


Karl Frisch

Yes, many Americans have made their New Year's resolutions. Perhaps the conservative media establishment should do the same.

The Bizarro Decade

Eric Williams | Posted 12.23.2009 | Politics


Eric Williams

As I look back on the past ten years of the "Still-Unnicknamed Zeroes," I'd like to formally request a little less turbulence in the next decade. Please? No era is devoid of history.

God Doesn't Like the Sick, the Hungry, the Poor, the Homeless?

Andy Ostroy | Posted 12.23.2009 | Politics


Andy Ostroy

An interesting thing happened on the Sean Hannity radio show Friday. The right-wing talking-head, while discussing health care reform and U.S. aid ov...

Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 12.18.2009 | New York


Len Berman

The great Ty Cobb was born on this date in 1886. Against today's pitchers he'd probably bat only .280 or so. Then again, he'd be 123 years old.

Anatomy of the Tea Party Movement: The Media

Alex Brant-Zawadzki | Posted 12.11.2009 | Politics


Alex Brant-Zawadzki

After Rick Santelli ranted about government spending on CNBC, coverage by FOX News, conservative talk show hosts, and right-side bloggers pushed the Tea Parties to prominence.

Cheney Refuses To Call Obama A Socialist In 'Hannity' Interview (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 12.09.2009 | Politics


Former Vice President Dick Cheney did his usual shtick on Fox News Tuesday night, telling host Sean Hannity that he found President Obama's approach t...

Cheney: Trying Khalid Sheikh Mohammed In NYC Could Make Him 'More Important Than Osama bin Laden'

AP | Posted 12.09.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — Former Vice President Dick Cheney says trying suspected Sept. 11 terrorist Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (HAH'-leed shayk moh-HAH'-med) in New Y...

Mind Rape

B. Jeffrey Madoff | Posted 12.08.2009 | Media


B. Jeffrey Madoff

Maybe the Salahi's will crash a Palin book signing, if they can get past the huge crowds of women who had an affair with Tiger Woods.

Sarah Palin: Our First Deather

Sherman Yellen | Posted 12.06.2009 | Politics


Sherman Yellen

I propose an entirely new group for you to deal with -- the "deathers." These are folks like Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, and Sean Hannerty who are trying to scare us to death.

Hannity Ousts O'Reilly As Top Cable News Telecast Of Week

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 11.27.2009 | Media


"Hannity" ousted "The O'Reilly Factor" as the top cable news telecast of last week. Sean Hannity's Wednesday interview of Sarah Palin averaged 4.200 ...

Tea Parties Organizing, Training For 2010 Under The Radar

Dawn Teo | Posted 12.11.2009 | Politics


Dawn Teo

For some, Tea Parties are a reaction against a floundering Republican Party. For others, Tea Parties are a Republican Renaissance.

"Hannity" Ratings HUGE On Sarah Palin Interview, Beats O'Reilly

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 11.20.2009 | Media


Now Bill O'Reilly might really be mad. After O'Reilly reportedly threw a "hissyfit" because Sean Hannity's interview with Sarah Palin would air befor...

Palin Online -- Palin's Web Buzz Trumps Obama's

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 11.20.2009 | Technology


Jose Antonio Vargas

Is there anyone quite like Sarah Palin online? At the moment, no -- not Michael Jackson, not Manny Pacquiao, not even President Obama, according to Google Insights for Search.

Sarah Palin's Lady Gaga Tour of Michigan

Susan J. Demas | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics


Susan J. Demas

Sarah Palin blew into Grand Rapids with all the stagecraft (and subtlety) of Lady Gaga, pulling up in a bus ensconced with the cover photo from her book, down to her glossy lips and heavenward gaze.

Sarah Palin Tells Sean Hannity What Newspapers She Reads

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 11.18.2009 | Media


Over a year after she infamously stalled on Katie Couric's question about what news sources she reads, Sarah Palin has told Sean Hannity what's in her...

Bill O'Reilly Had "Hissyfit" Over Sean Hannity's Sarah Palin Interview: The Wrap

Posted 11.18.2009 | Media


The Wrap's Dylan Stableford reports that Sarah Palin has caused tension inside the halls of Fox News — namely, between its two biggest primetime...

The Inevitable Fluke That Is Sarah Palin

William Bradley | Posted 11.19.2009 | Media


William Bradley

Five minutes into yesterday's Oprah extravaganza with Sarah Palin, I messaged Steve Schmidt, John McCain's presidential campaign manager: "So how did you know Bristol was pregnant before it was announced?"

Why Is Rupert Murdoch So Clueless About Fox News?

Eric Boehlert | Posted 11.17.2009 | Media


Eric Boehlert

Thanks to Murdoch's recent laundry list of public falsehoods, we now know that Fox News' misinformation culture starts at the very top, inside the corner office of Murdoch, the CEO of News Corp.

Republicans Once Again Shamelessly Exploiting Terrorism For Political Purposes

Andy Ostroy | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics


Andy Ostroy

Since 2001, 195 cases of terrorism have been uneventfully prosecuted in civilian courts, with 91% ending in convictions, But this little factoid surely won't stop Republicans from exploitative political posturing.

Going Rogue: Gotcha!

Joe Peyronnin | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics


Joe Peyronnin

Never underestimate how much shear chutzpah, ambition and attractiveness can get a person in this day and age. Try at least $1.2 million.

Sam Stein

Anita Dunn Takes Parting Shot At Fox, Hannity And Beck

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics


In a parting shot at Fox News, White House Communications Director Anita Dunn mocked the conservative-leaning network on Friday and laughed off its co...

Stewart Responds To Hannity's Apology: Nothing's Worth Sitting Through His Show (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 11.13.2009 | Comedy


Earlier this week, Jon Stewart did a segment on Sean Hannity's health care protest coverage in which he revealed that the Fox host had used footage of...

Sean Hannity's Act of Neo-Contrition

Chez Pazienza | Posted 11.13.2009 | Media


Chez Pazienza

Fox News host Sean Hannity did something many will call shocking, some will call phony and insincere, and I'll call, at the very least, uncharacteristic. He admitted that Jon Stewart was right