Thank You for (Not) Running for President
In the U.S. any child can grow up to become president. But with our new 24/7 cable/Internet news culture, it's more fun to explain why you're not running for President.
In the U.S. any child can grow up to become president. But with our new 24/7 cable/Internet news culture, it's more fun to explain why you're not running for President.
Matt Osborne | Posted 10.30.2009 | Media
Fox News is all slant, all the time, while MSNBC is absolutely not a liberal mirror-image. The slant is not equal, nor do the two channels offset like penalties in a football game.
Shan Wells | Posted 10.29.2009 | Denver
With a few notable exception, broadcast news is a very scary place these days. What Edward R. Murrow would think of the current zeitgeist is unknowable, but we might hazard a guess.
Eric E. Burns | Posted 10.22.2009 | Media
The White House has exposed Fox News for what it is: not a news organization, but a partisan political entity that is waging a war against the Obama administration and its progressive agenda.
Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 10.21.2009 | Media
Sean Hannity made light of the war brewing between the White House and Fox News Tuesday, adding the tagline, "Not White House-Approved" to his show. ...
Charles Butler | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics
October 18, 2009 Today is a special day in my life and always will be, so there are a few things that take precedence over everything else I had p...
Charles Butler | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics
"When I actually do something, we'll let you know," Obama joked in a 2006 keynote. Well, we are still waiting for the substance to begin and the campaigning to end.
Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 10.09.2009 | Media
Sean Hannity is on a mission to get someone fired from the Obama administration. We've speculated before about what's fueling the intensity of this ef...
Carl Capotorto | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics
The far right is daily being chased back into the margins, where it belongs. All that's left of their movement is a relative handful of confused, misguided know-nothings being manipulated and led by a cynical elite.
Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 10.08.2009 | Media
Dennis Miller and Bill O'Reilly had a discussion about cable news on "The O'Reilly Factor" Wednesday night to mark Fox News' 13th birthday. "Billy, I...
Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 10.06.2009 | Media
Michael Moore was a guest on Sean Hannity's Fox News show tonight for spirited debate about Moore's new movie "Capitalism: A Love Story" and the roots...
Karl Frisch | Posted 10.06.2009 | Media
Perhaps it's the rallies or the fundraising or the demonstrably false attacks that have kept Obama from appearing on Fox. Regardless, the right's gravy train rolls on undeterred, facts be damned.
Jonathan Tolins | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics
The cynical attempt by the right to destroy Kevin's career and reputation, simply to score political points and raise money, is a disgrace.
The Plum Line | Greg Sargent | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics
Okay, so Fox's news division, such as it is, has now quietly issued an online correction of the false claims the outlet had been making while waging a...
Jackson Williams | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics
You know we're in trouble when a major political party openly roots for its own country to lose, as Republicans did for President Obama's bid to win the 2016 Olympics for Chicago.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.02.2009 | Media
Yesterday afternoon, The Plum Line's Greg Sargent posted a speculative bit of Fox News palace intrigue, wondering if Sean Hannity's recent targeting o...
New York Times | Posted 10.02.2009 | Politics
Let us take a trip back into history. Not ancient history. Recent history. It is the winter of 2007. The presidential primaries are approaching. The t...
Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 09.30.2009 | Comedy
There are so many complex problems facing Americans these days that we should all be thankful to Sean Hannity for boiling them down to their simplest,...
Allison Kilkenny | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics
According to reports, the body of a part-time Census field worker had the word "fed" scrawled across his chest. Suddenly, big government is a big problem, and the "Feds" are to blame.
John Wellington Ennis | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics
It is natural for many to shirk away from defending ACORN in light of this footage. But this particular exchange is not just cherry-picked -- it was planted, nurtured, and harvested.
Matt Lewis | Posted 11.23.2009 | Technology
Online success has more to do with passion and intensity than with technological sophistication. And in politics, the outsiders -- not the establishment -- own passion.
Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics
***UPDATE 9/22/09*** I haven't found another embeddable version yet, but sharp-eyed reader Mark points out that you can watch the video here. ***UPDA...
David Fiderer | Posted 11.21.2009 | Green
Depression-era symbolism resonates in California, a state with 12.2 percent unemployment. So Fox News fabricated a narrative taken from the plot of Chinatown to complement Dustbowl images from The Grapes of Wrath
Christian Science Monitor | Patrik Jonsson | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics
In asserting that some Obama foes are prejudiced, the ex-president rekindles a difficult discussion. The right sees it as a way to squelch legitimate ...
Michael Conniff | Posted 11.15.2009 | Media
Ever since Barack Obama arrived on the scene, the race card has become magical for conservatives.
Michael Sigman | Posted 11.02.2009 | Media