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Sound Bite Of The Day: The GOP's Dukakis

“The Republican Party has found its Dukakis. A technocratic Massachusetts governor running on competence, not ideology.” [youtube Lrd61iC8HAg nolink] I would rather be the Republican’s Dukakis than the Democrats’ Obama with Fast and Furious and Solyndra.”

WaPo's Richard Cohen: What #OWS Antisemitism?

The Washington Post’s Richard Cohen puts on his blinders and takes a look at the Occupy Wall Street movement, concluding there is nothing to the many reports of antisemitism among participants, while also suggesting any outrage should be directed at

Sorry I Missed the Obama Trip to Las Vegas

Sorry, I missed the Obama visit to Las Vegas this week. It’s a busy week for me. I’ve gotta short-sell my house and doing all the paperwork and the move, along with my job has me sort of tied up.

NY Times: No More #OWS Coverage for Reporter/Activist

UPDATED. From Politico: Less than 24 hours after Andrew Breitbart’s Big Government posted a video of New York Times freelancer (and former POLITICO/occasional On Media blogger) Natasha Lennard speaking on a panel about Occupy Wall Street, the Times defended her

Citizen Media Show The True Nature Of Occupy Chicago

Like the rest of the large cities in the US, Chicago is currently suffering from small pockets of Occupy protesters and their ever-present signs. Like with every other big city these signs are often misspelled, sometimes profane, commonly anti-capitalist, occasionally

Sunday Crib Sheet: WaPo Under Fire, Mark Sanford To Fox

– The difference with which the Washington Post treated Marco Rubio and Barack Obama’s stories is fascinating: The Post was much easier on Barack Obama when a biography by reporter Janny Scott revealed that Obama falsely claimed his mother’s insurer

Mother Jones Calls For #OWS Vandalism

Leftist publication Mother Jones took to Twitter to call for pictures of graffiti in cities and towns across America, done to show support for the Occupy whatever movement. There are already any number of irresponsible voices involved with the Occupy

MotherJones: Truth To Unflattering Reports On OWS

Hmm. Right-wing provocateur Andrew Breitbart and his associates have helped lead the charge against Occupy Oakland, highlighting unflattering local news reports to cast the occupation as a “rat-infested squalor with complaints of vandalism, public urination, sexual harassment, and sex in