Words devoted to the Mary Cheney “story” in the Washington Post over the past three days: 1,099 Words devoted in the Washington Post over the past three days to the fact that the president’s top political aide testified before a federal grand jury on Friday as part of an ongoing criminal investigation of the Bush […]
In case you were looking for yet another reason to shake your head in disgust at the national media’s coverage of the campaign, my friend Poppy noticed this AP story on ABC News over the weekend: Kerry, in Ohio, Tries Average-Guy Look John Kerry Dons Corduroys to Look Like an Average Guy Seeking Votes in […]
Ron Suskind’s piece in yesterday’s New York Times Magazine is obviously the talk of the blogosphere, and with good reason. While there have been many excellent looks at Bush’s religious faith, Suskind examined an entirely different — and for Bush, more important — kind of faith: this White House’s faith in itself. On the surface, […]
In the unlikely event you didn’t hear about this over the weekend, I’d like to encourage everyone to check out Jon Stewart’s appearance on CNN’s Crossfire from Friday. It was rude, tense, and beautiful. The point of Stewart’s appearance had virtually nothing to do with his Emmy-award winning program or touting his new bestselling book. […]
Bush, last week: “I think whoever is the president must guard your liberties, must not erode your rights in America.” Bush event, yesterday: President Bush taught three Oregon schoolteachers a new lesson in irony — or tragedy — Thursday night when his campaign removed them from a Bush speech and threatened them with arrest simply […]
If you’re a Carpetbagger regular, you know the drill. If you’re new, welcome; we do this every Friday. It’s time for my round-up of statewide presidential polls released over the last seven days — a little something I call “Poll Day.” Like last week, there’s plenty here to make Kerry fans smile. Many of us […]
An interesting set of documents were released today by the Pentagon relating to Bush’s alleged service in the National Guard in the 1970s. I haven’t finished reading them yet, but there’s one thing that stands out before even reading the first word: today’s date. Tell me what all of these dates have in common, including […]
We learned months ago that Karl Rove, like virtually everyone else at the White House, had spoken with federal investigators about the Plame Game scandal. But ABC News reported this afternoon that Rove testified again today — for over two-and-a-half hours — and had no comment for the cameras upon leaving. Why the need for […]
The Washington Post had a good editorial today decrying the fact that the prison abuse/torture scandal has faded from public view and has commanded almost no attention in the presidential campaign. The paper’s editorial board asked, “Remember Abu Ghraib?” When it comes to the Bush administration, the answer is clearly, “No.” First, we learned today […]
A number of key writers noted yesterday that Bush’s criticism of Kerry’s health care plan had more angles than was initially apparent. It won’t get the kind of attention warranted for a discussion of whether Kerry was “mean” to Mary Cheney, but it’s worth following up on anyway. Kerry reminded the debate audience Wednesday night […]