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"So at the end of the conversation ... with Sergeant Crowley, there was discussion about he and I and Professor Gates having a beer here in the White House. We don't know if that's scheduled yet ..."
by von I disagree with President Obama on a whole host of issues. And I'm now twice on the record that Sergeant Jim Crowley did, indeed, act stupidly in arresting… Read more »
Open Thread
For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: lending by U.S. banks still on the decline. Lending continues to slow as bankers and borrowers refrain from taking risks, in a… Read more »
Hume on Gates Affair: President Who's Always Apologizing For America Couldn't Apologize For Himself
"This president who travels the world apologizing for his country couldn't quite apologize for himself."So said Brit Hume on the most recent installment of "Fox News Sunday" as the panel… Read more »
ABC Champions 'Liberal Lion' as Inspiration for Obama Heath Care Takeover
A week after ABC anchor Dan Harris hailed how “Senator Ted Kennedy is using his own battle against brain cancer to make an emotional pitch for health care reform. Writing… Read more »
Bernstein: Palin 'Ignorant Demagogue, Flake'
Generations past and present of the Washington Post heaped abuse on Sarah Palin today. Appearing on Morning Joe, Carl Bernstein called Palin "ignorant," a "demagogue" and a "flake." Current WaPo… Read more »
WaPo Champions Religious 'Sanctuary From Hate'
The top of Sunday’s Metro section of The Washington Post focused on anti-gay "hate." The headline was "A Sanctuary From Hate: Pastor, D.C. Church Offer Gay African Americans A Message… Read more »
CBS: David Frum Bashes Palin For Her ‘Divisiveness’
Appearing on Monday’s CBS Early Show, former Bush speech writer David Frum remarked on Sarah Palin’s political future following her resignation as governor of Alaska: "She's a divisive force within… Read more »
The Media's Constant Palin Hyperbole
A recent CBS report by Scott Conroy and director of political coverage Steve Chaggaris is typical of the hyperbole to which the Old Media is prone when "reporting" (by that… Read more »
How Badly Can the New York Times Mangle Facts? Let's Count the Ways
Rich Noyes posted a funny item Saturday on the hypocrisy of Katie Couric's catty Internet commentary attacking the New York Times for seven errors in one Cronkite appreciation piece by Alessandra Stanley. All… Read more »
Essay: American Culture -- Giving the Devil His Due
MEMO To: Minions and Dwellers in Eternal Night From: Bill Zeebob Re: Mid-year status, challenges ahead Here we are, just past the half-way mark in 2009, so I wanted to… Read more »
