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The Many Cheeks of Mike Huckabee

Jane Hamsher | Posted 12.31.2007 | Home


Jane Hamsher

Mike Huckabee just held a press conference where he announced that he made a negative ad against Mitt Romney -- Lord forgive him -- but at the last minute he decided to turn the other cheek and not broadcast it.

Blitzer Exclusive: Bhutto Blames Musharraf

Huffington Post | Posted 12.27.2007 | Media


Today on "The Situation Room," Wolf Blitzer revealed an exclusive e-mail he received from Benazir Bhutto's US spokesman Mark Siegel in October. "This...

2008 -- Your Choice: Empty or Extreme

Bill Curry | Posted 12.21.2007 | Politics


Bill Curry

The debates have showcased each party's trademark weakness. The Democrats' is emptiness. The Republicans' is extremism. The GOP will probably nominate the first candidate to personally shoot an illegal immigrant.

President Bush Stays the Course on North Pole Relations

Aemilia Scott | Posted 12.12.2007 | Politics


Aemilia Scott

President Bush has declared that contrary to international opinion, Santa Claus does exist. He made the announcement only hours after the release of an intelligence report finding no evidence of toy production in the North Pole.

I Am Incurious and Yellow

Steven Weber | Posted 12.12.2007 | Media


Steven Weber

The recent duh-bates evoke fashion shows where propped-up models strut their cotton-mouth pouts and spout the season's latest trends.

Experience that Counts

Sam Sedaei | Posted 12.03.2007 | Politics


Sam Sedaei

Clinton's experience in foreign policy is limited to flying to countries, getting picked up at airports and dining with officials in mansions, none of which involved meaningful contact with ordinary people.

The CNN/RubeTube Debate

Marty Kaplan | Posted 11.25.2007 | Politics


Marty Kaplan

The notion that the CNN/YouTube debate represents a grass-roots triumph of the Internet age is laughable. The faux populism of the format is an Orwellian leap even for CNN.

Narrow Debate About Judges A Disservice to Voters

Nan Aron | Posted 11.19.2007 | Politics


Nan Aron

Hot-button issues such as reproductive and gay rights are important topics, but the media does the American people a disservice when it perpetuates a single minded approach to judicial selection.

The Narrative Narrative

Marty Kaplan | Posted 11.18.2007 | Media


Marty Kaplan

In the postmodern funhouse that imprisons prestige media, the job isn't to cover events, but rather to reveal their theatricality; the trick isn't to find truth, but to disclose "framing."

Audience Jeers, Hoots And Boos Edwards And Obama's Clinton Attacks

CNN | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics


The audience hooted and jeered at both Edwards and Obama as attacks continued -- when Obama accused Clinton of sounding like Republican candidate Mit...

Las Vegas Debate

AP | BETH FOUHY | Posted 11.15.2007 | Politics


Under pressure in a caustic campaign debate, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday night the American people "know where I stand" and accused her ...

Liveblog! What Happens In Vegas, Stays in Vegas, Except For All The Media Attention

John Neffinger, Glynnis MacNicol, and Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.15.2007 | Media


John Neffinger, Glynnis MacNicol, and Rachel Sklar

Vegas baby — woooo! The elbows come out, the claws are bared, and turns out nobody really knows about that driver's license thing. Plus, Edwards? Maybe not the most cuddly running mate for Hillary.

DoOver Tonight: Clinton's Chance To Undo Damage

AP | BETH FOUHY | Posted 11.15.2007 | Politics


The Democrats' first debate out West gives the party's presidential contenders an opportunity to spotlight the region's issues -- though the focus may...

Blitzer: No Special Treatment For Hillary Tonight

Examiner | Posted 11.15.2007 | Politics


Blitzer also defended Russert against criticism by Bill Clinton. "I think Russert was doing his job," he said. "He was trying to follow up and be Tim...

Greenspan: U.S. Economic Growth Slowing

Reuters | Posted 10.08.2007 | Business


Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Sunday that the rate of U.S. economic growth was slowing, but the odds of a recession are less ...

The Cafferty Fool Wrongly Assails John Edwards

Linda Milazzo | Posted 09.30.2007 | Media


Linda Milazzo

Why does Cafferty assail Edwards for trying to level the playing field and removing the "For Sale" sign from the White House?

Trump: "Dan Rather's A Loser"

CNN | Martina Stewart | Posted 09.26.2007 | Media


Outspoken real estate mogul Donald Trump set his sights on long-time journalist Dan Rather in the second part of his interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer...