Archives 2007December 24: There's no escaping it to the north!
December 21: MSNBCs Steve Adubato showed us the soul of the corps
December 20: Even Dems think they see liberal bias! Dionnes account helps explain why
December 19: We asked about the old Howard Kurtz. Today, he appears in the Post
December 18: Did Democrats get more favorable coverage? We dont have the slightest idea
December 17: People in Maryland saw the truth. The liberal web did not
December 14: Brian Williams possesses vast skills. At least, thats how Williams reports it
December 13: Huckabee writes a classic textbook--and the Post chimes in
December 12: We still refuse to see whats true. Our tribe still refuses to say it
December 11: Parents should show their children the Post—and tell them they mustnt be like that
December 10: The work in yesterdays Post and Times was almost impossibly awful
December 7: Kurtz can barely control his emotions as he limns Brian Williams lean years
December 6: Atrios is right about Wayne Dumond. But then too, there's this
December 5: Rudys sins were MIA. A stupid discussion was not
December 4: Howard Kurtz knows how to fluff Tim Russerts well-coiffed trophy wife
December 3: Howard Kurtz—and the New York Times—got busy enabling Rudy
November 30: Bored to tears, Cramer could see it. Gore didnt have what it takes
November 29: Hapless Mark Halperin cant seem to kick his life-long addiction to narrative
November 28: Good God! Mika Brzezinski had no idea that Clinton had ever been polled
November 27: Nothing has changed, Kevin Drum says. But then, hes a true Flat Earth Liberal
November 26: Kurtz’s book is exceptionally bad. For that reason, we strongly recommend it
November 21: Gloria Balton defined a problem—a problem Michelle Rhee can solve
November 20: Jack Welchs hirelings went after Clintonand towel-snapped softballs to Rudy
November 19: Maureen Dowd (and Chris Matthews) are barely sane. When will we stand up and say so?
November 16: Weird! We read Obamas book—and discovered Clintons plan
November 15: Matthews ridiculed Wolf and Gore—and won Joan Walshs approval
November 14: Matthews loathing of women has long been clear. Why wont lib journals say so?
November 13: Eight years ago, just like today, Matthews was picking your candidate
November 12: The most remarkable fact about Chris Matthews is the fact that he never gets profiled
November 9: Welch built a team of Archie Bunkers. One of them went off last night
November 8: Tim was magnificent, Matthews said, finally explaining what happened
November 7: On Hardball, Matthews is troubled again—by tape of Clinton clapping
November 6: A brilliant ad was blatantly wrong. Matthews agreed not to notice
November 5: The Times twin stooges, Dowd and Rich, predictably swung into action
November 2: This always happens, the pundits have said. As always, their statement is false
November 1: Gallant says liberal leaders dont get it. Goofus feels full-blown contempt
October 31: Welchs Lost Boys went after the witch, tee-ing it up for their brothers
October 30: Why are Republicans on the attack? Josh refuses to answer
October 29: Pundits cheered when Bradley trashed Gore. Now, someone else takes a turn
October 26: Wed love to see Kleins book reviewedand we think you might should read it
October 25: When we scanned Sally Bedell Smiths new book, we saw where history comes from
October 24: When Kurtz makes a minor mistake, he's "trusted." But Krugman gets the back of a hand
October 23: Its the law! Naomi Kleins important new book is being ignored all around
October 22: A professor newly arrived from Mars cant explain all that strange Clinton hatred
October 19: Krugmans a hero, Mike is just good. But both of them slid past the press corps
October 18: A portrait of a Village soiree really deserves to be read
October 17: Gabler and Lyons and Hall know the things your mainstream press corps wont tell you
October 16: Jonathan Chait kept his trap shut back then. Today, he invents some new history
October 15: We thought Bob Herbert had done it all. Today, Paul Krugman is worse
October 12: How many times do we liberals plan to get ourselves punked by the Post?
October 11: Weve decided not to post about Anne Kornbluts report
October 10: We marveled when Balz drew sweeping conclusions from ten—count em, ten!—Hawkeye voters
October 9: The Dean pretended he hadnt heard when Cole predicted a rout
October 8: The Washington Post staged its formal debut all through Sundays paper
October 5: Lifes a joke to pseudo-cons—and to such liberals as Collins
October 4: Clinton tugged on Supermans cape—and the Raccoons swung into action
October 3: Why is Rich so hard on Dems? Wed call him an Upscale Provincial
October 2: Collins and Broder and all the Raccoons played a sick, stupid old ball game
October 1: Angry villagers banded together, certain that Russert knew best
September 28: Russert bungled Social Security, as he has done through the years
September 27: A multi-millionaire cant get over the cost of John Edwards vile haircuts
September 26: The second time Willie Horton was used, Bob Herbert kept his trap shut
September 25: The Times assumes that high-scoring schools know how to help low-scoring kids
September 24: Anne Kornblut, the dumbest person on earth, complains about long-winded Clinton
September 21: Second-best is the best we can get, Krugman correctly warns us
September 20: The Man, Eric A, is only half right about a crucial narrative
September 19: As we rearrange and mop, we come out and say it—were bollixed
September 18: Kevin thought that Rudy was doomed. This morning, Richard Cohen thinks different
September 17: Our ISP has driven us mad. We assume well return on the morrow
September 14: Pandering to his dumbest viewers, Matthews flogged Foster again
September 13: Media Matters does a great study—except in the case of Queen Dowd
September 12: When youre a Jet, youre a Jet all the way—and its like that for straight-shooters
September 11: Kyra said that David was a straight-shooter—even though he was talking pure bunk
September 10: As always, a gang of pundits knew who we should trust
September 7: As Karl Rove plans Campaign 08, his thoughts may drift to Red Klotz
September 6: Hundt got mad—but wouldnt name names! We Dems just dont seem to care
September 5: Nothing to look at, some leaders will say, much as theyve said all along
September 4: The Post perp-walks two indicted Dems. Indicted Reps gets disappeared
August 31: Tom DeLay condemned liberal bias. We liberals kept playing it dumb
August 30: Modern Democrats love to pimp the RNCs hoaxes for them
August 29: A. B. Stoddard recited a script—a script with a long, ugly history
August 28: No matter how badly our hopefuls get played, we liberals refuse to complain
August 27: Character problem are only for Dems. The pattern is clear—and expanding
August 24: Wild embellishment is a character problem—if its done by Dems
August 23: They pretended that Gore was lying. Saint Rudy actually is
August 22: Kornblut doesnt care for Clinton. Her cohort doesnt like Edwards
August 21: Only Dems can have character problems. Reaction to Saint Rudy proves it
August 20: Was Thompson mobbed when he went to the fair? Inquiring minds ought to ponder
August 17: It's stunning to think that work this bad appears at the top of our press corps
August 16: Clinton is the other white meat, smarmy Anne Kornblut now says
August 15: Want to know how the other side wins? Consider Matts post on the hack gap
August 14: Does Matthews have a problem with women? Do his insults toward HRC count?
August 13: Back then, this gave us President Bush. Are you ready for President Rudy?
August 10: Newsweek debunked a denial machine—and Jon Meacham started to sweat
August 9: The mayor is rushing new books to the schools. Our question: Can schoolchildren read them?
August 8: It happened during Campaign 2K. Are you happy with how it turned out?
August 7: Observers thrilled to the latest news—about a high school senior
August 6: They wont discuss health care, Edwards said. Once again, Toner proves it
August 3: Collins deferred on Rudys health plan—so she could beat on his wife
August 2: On the day that Edwards spoke, Collins typed typical trivia
August 1: Edwards dared to talk about trivia. This morning, the punishment starts
July 31: As the darlings erase their old trivia, they invent more—on page one
July 30: Clinton leads Rudy in ten of twelve polls. Guess which two Russert presented?
July 27: CNN staged a worthless debate. But thats how their lofty class functions
July 26: Arthur Branch is a fictional character—except on page one of the Post
July 25: On Hardball, Matthews raised a key point: Michael Moores too goddam fat!
July 24: I love to confuse people, Matthews said. Speaking with Moore, he proved it
July 23: Barnicle didnt seem to have heard that a treasured old novel was fiction
July 20: When it comes to the press corps trivia tours, voters must learn to say no
July 19: Bush philosophizes about health care—and we recall the history
July 18: Lovable tykes want their sugary stew. Journos insist on their trivia
July 17: The press corps continued its trivia tour as Edwards tried to talk about poverty
July 16: Harold Evans recalls a dark day—and points the way to the future
July 13: Republicans haven't said squat about health care. So Toner just fudged basic facts
July 12: Know-nothing pundits know one thing. They know how to look down on teachers
July 11: A reader cant find Rhee in the Journal—but she tells an inspiring tale
July 10: The New York Times is up to old tricks in its slick, silly, sad campaign coverage
July 9: The local press seems to be taking a pass on DCs new school poobah
July 6: We give up! Theres just no way to describe this fatuous press corps
July 5: On NPR, Cokies daughter bungles the Plame case again
July 3: The narrative of the miracle cure lives on in DCs city council
July 2: Russert misstated elementary facts. Its high time the public was told
June 29: Oddly, Mooney finds it odd when the Post plays the fool about Gore
June 28: Kathleen Parker was worried—again—by the color of Dem women's hair
June 27: Sometimes a victory cigar is just a cigar—unless youre a big Sunday pundit
June 26: At long last, Fitzgerald expressed his view—and the press corps failed to report it
June 25: The clowns spilled out of the Volkswagen bus—but theyre missing from Gores newest book
June 22: Today, the Post plays the fool about Gore. Long ago, they were bent on destruction
June 21: The powers that be were working their will in Maureen Dowds latest column
June 20: Gore is right, the Post review said. But so what? Hes just so annoying
June 19: Deborah Howell has her hands full with the Posts childish war against Gore
June 18: It went from Bernstein to Baker to Matthews—and it showed us the shape of our discourse
June 15: Patrick Healy finds a way to type a treasured word
June 14: Obama did nothing wrong, they typed. And then, they kept on typing
June 13: Alter vouches for Gore—today. But heres what he said when it mattered
June 12: You tell yourself they cant get dumber. On Sunday, the hapless Post did
June 11: Carl Bernstein defines dishonesty down on an appalling book tour
June 8: Cheers rang out as Krugman told part of a critical, 15-year tale
June 7: A former icon has embarrassed himself as he crashes about selling books
June 6: Have test scores risen since 2002? The feel-good Post doesnt care
June 5: Herbert kisses up to Gore. We recall what actually happened
June 4: Chris Matthews keeps trashing our Big Major Dems—and our big liberal journals keep dozing
June 1: The press waged war against Gore for two years. Largely, our journals slept
May 31: David Brooks insulted Gore. At long last, Times readers pushed back
May 30: At the Prospect, one person spoke—and readers howled in protest
May 29: Friday morning, the Post savaged Clinton. And four liberal journals slept
May 25: When Gore is still trashed—while Thompson is praised—the system is blindingly obvious
May 24: We libs still have our heads in the sand. Weve met Stupid—and Stupid is Us
May 23: John Pomfret must be a bright man. So how was this drek thrust upon him?
May 22: ODonnell balanced Garrigans fawning by trashing all known Major Dems
May 21: Fawning hard to fun-lovin Fred, a Post piece says: Vote for Stupid!
May 18: This cult will strike in Campaign 08. Dems and libs must prepare
May 17: Tenet has a very good sense of how they fed Woodward that story
May 16: When we read George Tenets book, we thought of Karen Tumulty
May 15: Tenet writes clearly in his new book—and uncovers a threat to our freedoms
May 14: By rule of law, its the candidates fault when journalists bollix abortion
May 11: Why did Matthews ask dumb questions? Bored silly, Broder explains it
May 10: Reid may be treasonous, Welchs Boy said. As usual, we libs sat and took it
May 9: Kristol ridiculed Matthews work. Our analysts lustily cheered
May 8: NBC ran both debates. So why were the sessions so different?
May 7: To their credit, the candidates laughed at Chris Matthews sad, stupid question
May 4: Waging his endless haircut wars, Roger Simon says good-bye to all that
May 3: We nominate him for a Nobel Prizeand see the fabrications continue
May 2: Even now, Cohen and Dowd cant get their chronologies straight
May 1: Would you want to hear Clinton's voice in your hot tub? Katty Kay had to decide
April 30: Brian Williams once said he loves Rush. Last Thursday evening, he proved it
April 27: A startling bit of Howler History may show us how summer homes work
April 26: Gregory threw a baby shower. But why was Chertoff there?
April 25: Your press corps loves to talk about swagexcept when the swag is its own
April 24: At first, we were drawn to Gregory's world by those Nantucket nuptials
April 23: Pssst! McCain was made up by the Pink Sapphire too! And its time for Dowd to go
April 20: Just how sure is the IPCC? Readers are given three choices
April 19: Suddenly, Broder turns on his gang —but he maintains his gangs standards
April 16: If we could wave a magic wand, we'd take the dumbness away
April 13: It wasnt OK to trash Rutgers women. (Good!) But it was OK to trash Satan
April 12: Dale didn't like the UN's facts. So she invented a new one
April 11: The AP made that UN report very clear. But a string of big papers still bungled
April 10: Has anyone ever pandered as hard as Sycophant Oliphant did?
April 9: How sure is the IPCC about warming? The Post and the Times still aren't sure
April 6: Darn it! What a terrible time for the Post to publish Eisner's report
April 5: We thought we knew what Bush might have said—if he could speak to us truly
April 4: Matt Dowd fled a sinking ship, much like his partner before him
April 3: Matt Dowd said that Bush was bad. So we ran to vouch for his motives
April 2: Matt Dowd tells a sad, silly tale - and Rutenberg types every word
March 30: Scripted by a mad Russian scientist, Fred Thompson announced: Mars is warming!
March 29: At HuffPo, Mooney described three parts—of an ongoing, four-part problem
March 28: It was depressing. But C-SPAN's session showed us the shape of the age
March 27: A clueless scribe from an insider rag is told that Mars is warming
March 26: In effect, they're a criminal class. We have to learn how to describe them
March 23: Brilliantly, Waldman corrected a lie. Walsh let a new lie spread
March 22: Rising temperatures threaten our world--and Bjorn Lomborg has poisoned our discourse
March 21: Roberts, Boehlert, Lemieux and Foser point the way to a bright, shining future
March 20: Conservative kooks went after Gore. And so did our own private Mooney
March 19: Is Easterbrook a bit of a nut? William Broad didn't want you to ask
March 16: Does Broad have politics? We don't know. But the question does have to be asked
March 15: Apples and oranges litter the highway as Broad fails the nation again
March 14: Don Easterbrook may not reed reel gudd. Ditto the Times' William Broad
March 13: Tucker and Willie are very stupid. But they're good Stasi boys, through and through
March 12: Pundits sang a favorite old tune when they gave us the nonsense of Drawl-gate
March 9: Sensible citizens still don't grasp the shape of our gong-show discourse
March 7: Judith Warner refuses to say who the real ''idiocracy'' is
March 6: Mike Judge's idiocracy is already present. Consider the Times' latest profile
March 5: Dowd is a cleaned-up version of Coulter. Wikipedia offers some context
March 2: Liberals write to the New York Times--and recite Ole Massa's stories
March 1: Useless then, vicious now. Sic semper name-calling Herbert
February 28: Nexis recalled Cohens trashing of Gore—and our own published rebuttal
February 27: Al Sharpton--one of our wisest observers--puts it where it belongs. Right on us
February 26: Until we explain this tribe to the public, they'll live on--to slaughter again
February 23: In the 90s, Kakutani made him a loon. On Sunday, Gore's work may be honored
February 22: Progressives hate the RNC--but love the RNC's narratives
February 21: Dowd and Matthews let us see the shape of the coverage to come
February 20: Long ago, the Post's Sally Quinn explained Matthews' hatred of Clinton
February 19: K-Drum saw the glass half full in Stephen Braun's right-on report
February 16: GOP saints are flipping wildly. Some pundits don't seem to have heard
February 15: A second liberal blogger gets fooled about Clinton--and Obama explains the whole thing
February 13: Matthews had time to ask five questions. Two dealt with Clinton's old joke
February 12: Kurtz doesn't know what Clinton said--thanks to Chris Cillizza
February 9: Four news programs ginned a fake tale, making a joke out of warming
February 8: Edwards should get Brenda Lee to sign--and try not to be like Bill Bradley
February 7: On Monday and Tuesday, celebrity pundits hammered a frame around Clinton
February 6: Fifteen years of liberal silence is finally explained by Josh Marshall
February 5: Mosk clouds Clinton's stance on the war--and he withholds the key facts
February 2: Atop page one, the Times quotes a barbermaking false claims RE Barack
February 1: Matthews and Barnicle quickly saw that Biden was part of the clan
January 31: Matthews and Dowd keep trashing women. Wed call it a family tradition
January 30: Hey you big dumb stupid f*ck-wad! HRC told her joke about you!
January 29: In todays Post, Dan Balz helps spread a canard about Hillary Clinton
January 26: Clinton is leading McCain in the polls—but Fineman refuses to tell you
January 25: The spins against Clinton are already numerous. Dems need to master each one
January 24: When Kornblut spun the Clinton event, we thought of the late Johnny Apple
January 23: Over the weekend, it finally hit us—this may be as bad as 2000
January 22: Dionne has been a gutless bastard for roughly the past dozen years
January 19: Channeling Atrios, we recall the birth of the corps’ Clinton rules
January 18: We interrupt our tedious series to further a point made by Atrios
January 17: Maureen Dowd, debunking Bush, proved shes the worlds dumbest human
January 16: If we plan to take back the discourse, Dionne and Shields must finally go
January 15: Andrew Revkin has been thinking too hard about the science of global warming
January 12: Peter Beinart, a scrub-faced lad, seems to know that he must never notice
January 11: At the Post, Romano and Milbank teach us the science of image
January 10: When Atrios remarked on Joe Klein, he brought a loud talker to mind
January 9: Cringeworthy boys at our liberal journals need to just shut the f*ck up
January 8: How have the ''very rich'' fared under Bush? The innumerate Times fails to say
January 5: Imus and Barnicle praised the saints. No Democrats need apply
January 4: Brooks wants a dimwit over-class—and proves that hes already in one
January 3: The liberal web should start working now to address the campaign's budding scripts
January 2: Nine years later, that woman—Miss Lewinsky—is still the first thing on his mind