Posted on August 1st, 2009 by Pamela Leavey
The WaPo’s Dana Milbank and Chris Cillizza showed themselves as class fools in a “satirical” video on the WaPo called called “Mouthpiece Theater,” in which Milbank “suggests “Mad Bitch” beer would be appropriate for Hilary Clinton.”
Unbelievably classless… Megan Garber notes on CJR:
One wonders how much of the Post staff’s time and resources were devoted to [...]
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Filed under: Hillary Clinton, In The Blogosphere, In The News, Pamela Leavey, Political News, WaPo
Posted on February 18th, 2009 by Michael Stickings
With investigations underway in Illinois, an ethics probe launched in the Senate, and more and more evidence that he’s a lying, corrupt scoundrel, it is indeed time for Roland Burris to resign.
The Washington Post
From the moment that Mr. Burris was selected, he strove to portray himself as a blameless public servant. The sad pictures of [...]
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Filed under: Michael Stickings, Sen. Roland Burris, Senate
Posted on October 15th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Via Lawrence O’Donnell on the HuffPo:
When Colin Powell turns off his TV after the final presidential debate, he will have learned everything he is going to learn about the candidates vying to succeed his former boss, George W. Bush. Powell has made it clear that he has been thinking about an endorsement for a long [...]
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Filed under: Democrats, Election '08, Endorsements, In The News, John McCain '08, Obama-Biden 08, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Presidential Debates, Presidential Election, Republicans
Posted on August 27th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
I’ll quote Ezra Klein on Bill Clinton’s incredible speech tonight, because Ezra says it all in his opening paragraph:
He left little unsaid. For all the talk of Bill Clinton’s anger, his resentment, his grudges, Clinton took the stage tonight and threw the full weight of his prestige behind Barack Obama. Leveraging that peculiar credibility that [...]
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Filed under: Bill Clinton, DNC, Democrats, Denver, Economy, Election '08, Foreign Policy, In The News, National Security, Obama-Biden 08, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Presidential Election
Posted on May 5th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
The latest USA Today/Gallup poll published today shows that “Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama’s standing has been significantly damaged by the controversy over his former pastor,” and the issue raises “questions for some voters about the Illinois senator’s values, credibility and electability.”
The erosion of support among Democrats and independents raises the stakes in Tuesday’s Indiana and [...]
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Filed under: Democrats, Election '08, In The News, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Polls, Presidential Primaries
Posted on August 1st, 2007 by Hart Williams
Were we quoted in the Wall Street Journal?
From yesterday’s post, “BREAKING: CNBC Reports Dow Jones Sale“:
UPDATE 1:22 PM PDT: The Wall Street Journal is now reporting it, as is The New York Times. (They’re the Number Two and Number Three largest newspapers in America, respectively, albeit not necessarily respectfully). The Numero Uno Paper, USA TODAY [...]
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Filed under: Breaking News, Consumers, News Media
Posted on April 21st, 2006 by MH
I am writing this as I ride a train from Philadelphia to Boston, on my way to witness what, to me, is a momentous anniversary in our national history, even if it will be barely noticed in our national media, let alone by the circus-captivated American public.
35 years ago this Saturday, April 22nd, a young [...]
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Filed under: In The Blogosphere, Iraq, John Kerry, Politics, Senate
Posted on September 19th, 2005 by Pamela Leavey
I know most of our readers most likely read The Daou Report, but just incase anyone missed it, Peter Daou takes an interesting look at the blogosphere and the work ahead of progressive bloggers.
Here’s a quip:
For progressive bloggers who see a president presiding over the collapse of America’s credibility, the urgent work ahead is to [...]
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Filed under: Democrats
