Big Journalism

– Sharpton: Republicans Can’t ‘Use Christianity’ Then Vote Against Welfare. Shameful that a self-styled “reverend” doesn’t get that shirking off charity to government removes the voluntary care for our neighbors needed for edification. Of course, Sharpton has never been a

I read the Washington Post’s article, “Violence and the occupy movement,” expecting to see a discussion of the sexual assaults and rapes being reported during the Wall Street protests. Instead, the author, Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, writes about “the violence of

DHD: The talk show hosted by Greg Gutfeld averaged the largest audience in its five-year history (446,000) as well as 177,000 in adults 25-54. In the demo, it edged Piers Morgan (176,000) at 9 PM as well as a slew

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Huge headline at Politico: Opening paragraph of the story: Herman Cain once again revised his account of the sexual harassment allegations he battled in the 1990s, saying in a TV interview he recalled there were additional “ridiculous” items in his

When pressed for specifics about Herman Cain’s supposed wrongdoing beyond “gestures of a non-sexual nature,” Politico’s Mike Allen responds with, uhm, Twitter mentions. Yeah, that’s the ticket! —– Politico’s Jonathan Martin — whose Indian name is He Who Trashes Private

—– How godless do you have to be to not know that “Amazing Grace” doesn’t sound anything like what Cain sang? Pretty damn godless. I rest my case. The song Cain sang is called ‘He Looked Beyond my Faults‘: Amazing

What happens when you look at the facts involved with Issue 2 instead of basing your decision on the emotional hysteria coming from unions bent solely on preserving their power? You find out that the need for reform is real,

It’s just a fact that no one knows the specifics of what GOP frontrunner Herman Cain was accused of while he was running the National Restaurant Association from 1996 to 1999. Nor, outside of the term “five figures,” do we

– Creepy. New website builds dossiers on journalists: Ira Stoll is 38. He has a Facebook page and a Twitter account. His phone number is (718) 499-2199 and his email is ira@futureofcapitalism.com. He went to college at Harvard, has worked

Therein is the problem with this story. If the facts as published were part of a memo to Politico’s editors, they would amount to a first-rate tip on a story. Stephen Engelberg: Politico’s story on possible sexual harassment [2] by

From Accuracy in Media’s Cliff Kincaid: The FBI has released photos, videos, and documents in the case of 10 Russian secret agents arrested–and quickly deported–in 2010. The documents are mostly heavily redacted and of no practical value to those interested

—– In the segment above, it’s fascinating to watch Howard Kurtz and his two guests, Glynis MacNicol and Paul Farhi, agree 100% with one another. This, of course, is how the MSM creates their own reality, how they intentionally create

Sigh. Info Wars incorrectly identifies and as a result, over-hypes a provoked response from Denver, Oakland PD against Occupy folks: This is wrong. Rubber bullets are the last resort in riot control and absolutely not what was used in Denver

Via Newsbusters, Politico’s Jonathan Martin never met an Unnamed Source he didn’t like. Incredibly, when Willie Geist asked him to describe specifically what Politico is accusing Cain of having done, Martin hemmed, hawed then ultimately said “we’re just not going

Times‘ “Ideas writer” and MSNBC contributor Touré (real name Toure Neblett) has recently written about the Republican presidential candidates. Unsurprisingly, arguments are not Touré’s weapon, race is. He also has another little secret: Touré recently wrote a piece for Time

– Happy Halloween. Scariest costume this year: Second Term Obama. – Cheezburger vs WaPo. A very interesting slapfight, wherein WaPo loses. Great piece. Journalism, particularly newspapers, have been fleecing America for decades and the bill has come due. Before the

When does a columnist write something so utterly absurd that his credibility is forever damaged? I am not sure how to answer that in general terms, but I think at least one journalist answered the question for his own, now-thoroughly

Politico dropped a bombshell on the candidacy of GOP front-runner Herman Cain tonight; what remains unclear is if this turns out to be a hit of the Anita Hill, or Monica Lewinsky variety. What is clear is that when Democrat

You can Google up the Media Matters link if you must. I’m leaving it out as a means of doing my part to help clean up toxic waste. The takeaway is that Media Matters is doing everything it can to

– More than 25 million watch the Cardinals’ epic World Series win over the Rangers on Friday. – Newt Gingrich says what we all think about Meghan McCain: “How does she have a clue?” More importantly, how can we cure

I usually email and post an article after I’ve done all the research on a show about Operation Fast and Furious, but Rachel Maddow will be a two-parter because of her May 6th 2011 episode. In this episode Ms. Maddow

The media is having a field day right now questioning the late Steve Jobs and his “Reality Distortion Field.” Skipping the fact that the deceased makes for an easy target, I find it hilarious that the media is all that