The latest mainstream media narrative designed to push a Republican candidate out of the presidential race is the idea that Texas governor Rick Perry was somehow drunk or incoherent when he gave a stirring speech in New Hampshire a week
Via the Washington Post: A Herman Cain aide said Thursday that the Cain campaign is considering its legal options over the original Politico story, which revealed that the former head of the National Restaurant Association was accused of sexually harassing
Speculation has been running wild over who leaked what to whom in the Cain-sexual harassment allegations story in the last 24 hours. Frankly, who cares? If it were leaked by a Republican or a Democrat operative is the least important
Herman Cain is a force of nature. He speaks candidly and has those coveted gifts most people lack: Charisma and a disarming personality. Even some of the most successful politicians lack these gifts. I had a chance to see Mr.
It is absolutely amazing to watch as the media continues to attempt the character assassination of Herman Cain, who is by all accounts a decent and honorable Christian family man. The most recent allegation leveled against him involves unsubstantiated claims
How hard is it to say, “Obama has done a lousy job as president so far?” President Barack Obama’s celebrity backers simply refuse to pin any blame on him for a woeful economy or the litany of broken promises that
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
Strangely, Mike Allen’s reference of the number of Twitter mentions of Herman Cain in the wake of his publication’s controversial story is in response to a question asking if there is any evidence to back-up his story.
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
Supermodels have the world on a string, but few people rush to their side for commentary on the modern political scene. Heidi Klum’s recent chat with CNN’s own Piers Morgan helps explain why. Klum, the lovely co-host of ‘Project Runway’
At the Florida Democratic Party State Convention over the weekend, U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis insulted members of the Tea Party, referring to the activists as “teabaggers.” Teabagger is a pejorative term used to refer to a certain sexual
Inspired by a caller, radio talk show host Laura Ingraham likes the idea of turning conservative protests against Politico for “destroying a good man’s reputation.”
Making the rounds at MSNBC, Jonathan Martin of Politico contends that Herman Cain must describe what he has been accused of in the article Martin released.
Here’s the Herman Cain news everyone is talking about today. Funny how quick the media is to jump on the Cain allegations, yet were remarkably restrained on covering the more serious allegations surrounding John Edwards. Wonder what would account for
Ann Coulter pushes back against the hit piece run by Politico accusing Herman Cain of “inappropriate behavior” with women fifteen years ago.
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
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
There may be very troubling news ahead for Attorney General Eric Holder and the Obama administration. Consequently, true to form, Media Matters for America (MMfA) has launched their defense of Holder, aimed at limiting the damage from headlines sure to
…Or, Unions Win, Right-to-Work States Win, You Lose With less than two weeks before the November 8th elections and with the polls leaning toward repealing SB5, it appears that Ohioans are ready to vote to increase their taxes and unemployment.
Around lunchtime on Tuesday I sat down in front of my computer, opened foxews.com, and immediately texted my brother: “Gov. Perry is back!” I did this because the largest portion of the Fox News homepage was taken up by a
I must respectfully disagree with my insightful colleague John Nolte about Jennifer Rubin, the resident conservative blogger at the Washington Post. First, full disclosure: Rubin is a friend. I was privileged to get to know her during the 2010 elections
***ADDED: Please read my colleague Joel Pollak’s intelligent and thoughful counterpoint here. Also, keep in mind that as a proud Palinista I watched Rubin join with the MSM in tearing apart Sarah Palin and gave her the benefit of the
Falling to your own media malpractice makes you irresponsible, not a “victim.” It doesn’t make you a “target” when other people publicly note the absence of your journalistic integrity. Politico missed this bit of logic recently when it attempted to
