Smears

Jason Linkins

"Fox And Friends" Hosts Worry That Military Needs "Special Debriefings" For Muslims

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.06.2009 | Media


On this morning's Fox And Friends, hosts Brian Kilmeade and Gretchen Carlson were all a-whip with Salem Witch Trial panic over the thought that Nidal ...

Jason Linkins

WND's Jerome Corsi Claims Fort Hood Shooter Advised Obama [UPDATE]

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics


If you were wondering what paranoiac smear artist would be the first to attempt to name Obama as the man who guided Hasan to his murderous rampage yesterday, the answer -- naturally! -- is Jerome Corsi.

Campbell Brown Smears MSNBC

Matt Osborne | Posted 10.30.2009 | Media


Matt Osborne

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.

New Republic Editor Evokes Fringe Email "Clinical Narcissism" Smear

Morgan Warners | Posted 10.06.2009 | Media


Morgan Warners

A famously hawkish supporter of Israel, New Republic editor Marty Peretz's accusations about the president mimic the message of a fringe ring-wing email that I got my hands on.

Lenin Rules!

Larry Gellman | Posted 05.23.2009 | Politics


Larry Gellman

It was Lenin, after all, who almost 100 years ago stated what has become the mantra of the angry Right and the deluded media nearly a century later: A lie told often enough becomes the truth.

Jason Linkins

Socialism, Facism, Communism: Obama Attacked With Wave Of "Isms" (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics


Media Matters has documented the way various media figures and partisan critics, confronted by the White House's attempts to do the things they were v...

Dear Conservatives: Break Some Liberal Hearts. Vote Obama.

David Quigg | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


David Quigg

No group in America would have more trouble adjusting to an Obama presidency than the Bush Liberals. Yes, there really is such a thing as a Bush Liberal. Let me explain.

McCain's Rev. Wright Attack Ad Can Drive Undecideds: Polling Science Tells Us So

Robert Kubey | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics


Robert Kubey

The critical point is that it is easier to scare undecideds than uplift and inspire these same voters. The psychobiological study of fear demonstrates this.

Scattered Gunshot: Shooting Voters From A Helicopter

Sherman Yellen | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics


Sherman Yellen

Republicans are shooting from their helicopters at any Obama target in sight. And Bloomberg is another candidate who uses that helicopter of his to shoot down dissident voters.

I Am Professor Khalidi (Why John McCain Doesn't Get to Pick My Halloween Costume)

David Quigg | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics


David Quigg

Khalidi is a big-time professor. Which is to say that, until quite recently, he was someone most of us had never heard of. But then John McCain picked Professor Khalidi's new Halloween costume.

Obammunism

Disgrasian | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics


Disgrasian

Like the Chinese, Obama is a Communist. So you know what that means, right? Obama not only shared his toys, but he, like the Chinese, first tainted them with lead paint.

The Mandatory Rejection of Sarah Palin

Bob Cesca | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics


Bob Cesca

Before we arrive at the end of the Bush dark ride, let's make sure the Palin dark ride comes to a complete stop on Tuesday.

Why Won't Palin Ask Obama Why He Hates Everything That's Good and Loves Everything That's Bad?

David Quigg | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics


David Quigg

While he's at it, Obama should stop using the word "constitution" because a few people might think he means "prostitution" or "constipation."

Indiana Smears Cause Voter Backlash

Chuck Lasker | Posted 11.27.2008 | Home


Chuck Lasker

After receiving an email smear, one Indiana voter wrote: "I am outraged that the Republican Party sent this kind of smut to my home ... There is no place in this election [for] this garbage. It will not work; not this time."

Obama Launches Portal to Expose GOP Attacks

Ari Melber | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics


Ari Melber

In the new era of web-driven politics, nothing stays below the radar for long, which can pose a bigger problem for hypocritical and deceitful candidates.

GOP Gives Up Hope For Last-Minute Obama Smear Campaign

Politico | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics


GOP operatives don't foresee a massive infusion of money for ads against Obama. Photo: AP For the GOP, the cavalry apparently isn't coming. Republic...

A Cell Phone Call During Mass (Remembering the Anti-Catholic Smears of the 1928 Election)

David Quigg | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics


David Quigg

"Great-great-grandma Frances will set you straight. By the time I'm done with you, you'll vote for who you want to vote for. You won't let anybody scare you out of it. That's the lesson of Al Smith."

One May Smile and Smile...

Steven Weber | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics


Steven Weber

The cynical Democracidal maniacs who call themselves Republicans are waging the warfare of the cornered, the exposed, the desperate. And that means the most dangerous.

Robo Rove and Willie Horton Redux

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics


Deepak Chopra

Instead of erupting in outrage and secretly dreading that a smear campaign will undo Barack Obama's lead in the polls, I return to the basics.

Jason Linkins

Times Exposes Anti-Semitic Obama Slanderer, Finally

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics


During this long election season, one of the things that the candidates have had to confront are smear merchants, peddling the most vicious and hatefu...

Skanks Gotta Stick Together

Disgrasian | Posted 11.12.2008 | Entertainment


Disgrasian

2008-10-13-pullpalin.jpg The Pussycat Dolls' Nicole Scherzinger said this week that she'd welcome Sarah Palin into her group if the Republican ticket fails in November.

John McCain: I am an Arab and a Decent Man

James Zogby | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics


James Zogby

The suggestion that any ethnic group is treacherous and Anti-American is unacceptable, dangerous, and unbecoming of such a great nation.

John McCain: Cartoon Villain, Oscar Saboteur

David Quigg | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics


David Quigg

Instead of campaigning, McCain seems now to be traveling the country trying to make sure that no movie version of President Obama's life will ever win an Oscar.

Palin Proves She's "Country Last"

Chris Goldberg | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics


Chris Goldberg

When asked during the VP debate what made him think he could work with the other party, Joe Biden gave a brilliant answer, saying that he never, ever questioned the motives of his opponents.

The Dark Side of the Swoon

Michael Ames | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics


Michael Ames

The party of McCain believed, above all, in honor. And now it's over.