House Republicans order arrest of ‘Gasland’ filmmaker Josh Fox
Josh Fox's film caused GOP meltdowns
Do House Republicans wake up every morning and each ask themselves "how can I best present myself as an unmitigated asshole today?" or does it just come naturally?
House Republicans directed Capitol Hill po...
House Republicans order arrest of ‘Gasland’ filmmaker Josh Fox
Josh Fox's film caused GOP meltdowns
Do House Republicans wake up every morning and each ask themselves "how can I best present myself as an unmitigated asshole today?" or does it just come naturally?
House Republicans directed Capitol Hill po...
Fox News psychiatrist: Newt Gingrich’s affairs ‘mean he might make a strong president’
He's also humble. Very humble.
And now, presenting the most certifiably ridiculous opinion column ever produced. Credit for the feat goes to Fox News personality and psychiatrist Dr. Keith Ablow, who as a Fox News psychiatrist probably has his work c...
PolitiFact devolves into absurdity
I'm going to call it: PolitiFact has now devolved into farce. Sure, maybe some things are tough calls. It can be difficult to tease out facts, or find the most accurate statistics, or look something up from the old-timey days of the 1990s. But this on...
Study shows Keystone pipeline pals got more favorable (and biased) media attention than foes
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In case it wasn't already obvious to those following news coverage of the Keystone pipeline controversy, a review by Media Matters concludes that proponents were quoted far more frequently than those who criticized ...
The wisdom of David Brooks
Ladies and gentlemen, presenting Deep Thoughts, by David Brooks:
Sunshinism is a destructive ideology. Forcing people to financially undress in public is just one of those incursions that repels decent people from running for office.
Have you noticed ...
Chuck Todd takes on the possible ‘agenda’ of … Stephen Colbert?
(Winthrop University, via Mediaite)
Hmm. Via Mediaite:
Appearing at a Winthrop University panel Thursday, MSNBC host and NBC White House correspondent Chuck Todd ripped into Stephen Colbert and his not-yet-official run, suggesting that Colbert might ...
Open Thread for Night Owls: SOPA, the MPAA and Chris Dodd
For as long as I can remember, the MPAA (that's Motion Picture Association of America) has labored hard in their effort to be the most universally reviled industry group in the country. They are in stiff competition with the music business, but still ...
House Judiciary Chair Lamar Smith will resume SOPA hearings next month
Rep. Lamar Smith
The weekend was good for opponents of SOPA and PIPA, notably for the assurances to Rep. Darrell Issa from Majority Leader Eric Cantor that a SOPA vote in the House wouldn't happen "unless there is consensus on the bill."
Judiciary C...
Kudos to ABC’s Jake Tapper for being a ‘Truth Vigilante’
You don't see this very often, and especially in contrast with the recent New York Times debate over "truth vigilantes" (that term will never, ever get lived down) it deserves some praise. ABC's Jake Tapper reports on the latest political ad produced ...
New York Times public editor says people misinterpreted his ridiculous question
They get more letters
Jim Romenesko got a response from New York Times Public Editor Arthur Brisbane on his awkward previous question on whether the Times should be a "truth vigilante" in their reporting. That response:
I have to say I did not expect...
Rep. Lamar Smith, SOPA author, is a copyright violator
Rep. Lamar Smith
Well, here's an amusing story, in a typically infuriating kind of way. Jamie Lee Curtis Taete at VICE decided to do a little digging to see what "US Congressman and poor-toupee-color-chooser Lamar Smith," Texas Republican and author...
