Todd Purdum

Todd Purdum: Obama, Crowley, Gates Should Drink Same Beer

Vanity Fair | By Todd S. Purdum | Posted 08.30.2009 | Media


This strikes me as terrible idea, a sign of all that is wrong with America, and a metaphor for all the distance that still divides Harvard professors ...

Sarah Palin Has Captured Our Imagination

Michael Wolff | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics


Michael Wolff

Each Palin disaster, instead of spelling the end of her, sets the story up for a new chapter -- even if it's a new disaster.

Sarah Palin and Anti-Intellectualism in American Life

Ariel Gonzalez | Posted 09.02.2009 | Politics


Ariel Gonzalez

Like George W. Bush, Sarah Palin fears self-evaluation and contemplation. They both prefer to be ruled by their gut instincts. Of course, they're too arrogant and insecure to acknowledge when these instincts lead them astray.

Palin, Vanity Fair, Envy, and Hate

Douglas MacKinnon | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics


Douglas MacKinnon

Why do so many on the left have such an unhinged hatred of Sarah Palin? Why do so many alleged feminists and female members of the mainstream media openly and gleefully despise Palin?

Todd Purdum Discusses His Vanity Fair Article On Palin: "Desperate" Decision That Revealed McCain's "Appalling Egotism" To His Staffers

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 07.31.2009 | Media


Todd Purdum was a guest on 'Hardball" tonight to discuss his mammoth 10,000-word Vanity Fair article on Sarah Palin and her involvement in the McCain ...

In Defense of Clinton and Band

Douglas MacKinnon | Posted 06.26.2008 | Media


Douglas MacKinnon

If Clinton were going to get credit for the good he has done over his political and private career, it would require many more pages than those dedicated by Vanity Fair to besmirch his name.

The Clintons' Media Payback List: Drudge, Purdum, Olbermann, Matthews (And All Of MSNBC)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 06.19.2008 | Media


The New York Times' Marc Liebovich reports that the Clinton camp keeps a list of those who have been loyal and those who have not. The list is report...

Frank Rich Defends Former Colleague Todd Purdum: "Not Every Reporter For The Times Is Great, But This Guy Is A Great Reporter"

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 06.11.2008 | Media


In Account of Huff Post Scoop, NYT Draws the Line at "Scumbag"

Greg Mitchell | Posted 06.11.2008 | Media


Greg Mitchell

I would argue that Clinton would not have apologized if he had not used the word "scumbag." But he realized that using that word made him look like a, well, "scumbag."

This May Be the Last Time, Bill Doesn't Know

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 06.10.2008 | Politics


Karen Dalton-Beninato

After Bill Clinton's "I want to say also, that this may be the last day I'm ever involved in a campaign of this kind" statement in South Dakota, here's how I picture his final primary morning.

Bill Clinton: Purdum a "Sleazy" "Slimy" "Scumbag"

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 06.10.2008 | Home


Mayhill Fowler

"You know he didn't cite a single source in all those things he said. It's just slimy... He's a scumbag... It's part of the national media's attempt to nail Hillary for Obama. It's the most biased press coverage in history."

Bill Clinton's Sad Response to a Magazine Piece

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 06.10.2008 | Media


Carol Felsenthal

The VF piece discusses Bill Clinton's business conflicts, his glitzy, inappropriate friendships and asserts that he has been nothing but a drag on his wife's campaign.