If you haven’t already, you may soon be hearing about John Gasquet. He hasn’t done anything remarkable, but he may have received a phone call recently that would mark a whole new, Stalin-like chapter in the White House’s efforts to shield Bush from dissent (via Cursor). “The man who called was very polite and nice,” […]
When the president introduced Bernard Kerik as his nominee to be the Secretary of Homeland Security, Bush described him as a man who has demonstrated a “deep commitment to justice” and “a heart for the innocent.” Within weeks, we learned that the White House also knew about a man who has demonstrated a willingness to […]
Just yesterday, in that excellent report on administration propaganda, we learned that one of the many fake news segments focused on the Bush administration’s “drive to strengthen aviation security.” Americans were told the administration’s drive in this area is “one of the most remarkable campaigns in aviation history.” Of course, as the NYT explained, the […]
My new daily feature about campaign-related news items that wouldn’t generate a post of their own, but may nevertheless be of interest to political observers: * Asa Hutchinson (R) surprised absolutely no one over the weekend by announcing that he will run for Arkansas governor next year. Hutchinson, a former congressman and former undersecretary of […]
Raise your hand if you’re surprised by this one. In covering the Iraq war last year, 73 percent of the stories on Fox News included the opinions of the anchors and journalists reporting them, a new study says. By contrast, 29 percent of the war reports on MSNBC and 2 percent of those on CNN […]
There was a tremendous front-page piece in the New York Times yesterday on the Bush administration’s outrageous proclivity for creating fake news segments — with our money — to get its message out to news outlets nationwide. The story painted a painful picture, but let’s not lose sight of the punch-line. Under the Bush administration, […]
Five months after winning a second term by smearing his rival with deceitful, occasionally outrageous, advertising, Bush wants the public to discount “scare ads.” President Bush and Democrats took their differences over Social Security to the airwaves on Saturday, with Bush complaining about “scare ads” against his plan…. Bush reiterated his promise of no changes […]
Dems really should write the White House a big thank you note for making Social Security privatization Bush’s signature domestic policy goal. It just keeps getting worse for the president. Barely a third of the public approves of the way President Bush is dealing with Social Security and a majority says the more they hear […]
Tom DeLay’s ethics woes went from bad to worse over the weekend. An Indian tribe and a gambling services company made donations to a Washington public policy group that covered most of the cost of a $70,000 trip to Britain by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.), his wife, two aides and two lobbyists in […]
Posted by Morbo Benny Hinn is one of the reasons I’m skeptical of the existence of a higher power. I figure it’s like this: If there were a God, surely by now he would have sent an extra-hot, extra-sharp lightening bolt right into Hinn’s backside and boomed, “How dare you claim to speak in my […]