In the unlikely event you haven’t seen it elsewhere, [tag]Keith Olbermann[/tag]’s commentary at the end of last night’s [tag]MSNBC[/tag] broadcast was one of those rare moments in television journalism that demands to be seen, considered, and passed on to others. It’s exceedingly unusual to hear this kind of commentary in a time in which journalists […]
As part of my ongoing fascination with the oddly anti-GOP articles appearing in Insight magazine, an off-shoot of Sun Myung Moon’s far-right Washington Times, the latest issue suggests the Bush White House is trying — and failing — to contain a growing split within the Republican Party. President Bush has been trying to maintain a […]
I suspect readers are probably getting a little tired of my ongoing fascination with the president’s alleged reading habits, but in yesterday’s interview with NBC’s Brian Williams, Bush addressed the issue for the first time publicly. WILLIAMS: We always talk about what you’re reading. As you know, there was a report that you just read […]
The president sat down with Brian Williams yesterday for an interview, and the NBC anchor raised a question I haven’t heard mentioned in a while. WILLIAMS: The folks who say you should have asked for some sort of sacrifice from all of us after 9/11, do they have a case looking back on it? BUSH: […]
It probably doesn’t get mentioned enough, but [tag]Joe Lieberman[/tag]’s independent Senate campaign is likely to have a serious impact on the Dems’ chances of winning back the House. Connecticut has three incumbent Republicans (Nancy Johnson, Rob Simmons, and Chris Shays), all of whom are considered vulnerable this year against strong Dem challengers (Chris Murphy, Joe […]
It’s like a football coach who only knows how to call one play. [tag]President[/tag] [tag]Bush[/tag] will launch another major [tag]public-relations[/tag] [tag]offensive[/tag] to strengthen support for the [tag]Iraq[/tag] [tag]war[/tag] — this time likely emphasizing the high stakes and changing nature of the battle more than the progress being made. The series of speeches begins tomorrow at […]
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn’t generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers: * In Arizona’s Senate race, Sen. [tag]Jon Kyl[/tag] (R) leads businessman [tag]Jim Pederson[/tag] (D) in a new poll conducted by the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, […]
This month’s “[tag]macaca[/tag]” controversy clearly damaged Sen. [tag]George Allen[/tag] (R-Va.), not just because of the use of the slur, but because it reminded so many people of Allen’s disconcerting record on racial issues. We’re talking about the same George Allen who revered the Confederate flag during his political career, opposed a state holiday honoring Martin […]
Alex Koppelman offered an encouraging report late yesterday on the state of [tag]Fox News[/tag]’ [tag]ratings[/tag]. I’ll give you a hint: they’re going in the wrong direction. Somewhere, Keith Olbermann is sticking pins in a Bill O’Reilly voodoo doll: Fox News’ ratings, TVNewser reports, are down since August of last year. Like, way down. Like down […]
Yesterday, I thought Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) was a leading suspect. In the search for the senator who put a secret hold on a bill to create a searchable [tag]database[/tag] of government contracts, Chambliss’ office refused to discuss the matter, which naturally spurred suspicions. Many of you, at least in the comments section, had your […]