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Early Morning Open Thread: What Liberal Media?

Try to control your incredulous laughter as Jim VandeHei of Politico heatedly explains to Bill O’Reilly that most MSM reporters don’t really hate Sarah Palin and the Tea Party movement. VandeHei acknowledged that the mainstream was late to the tea

Palin's 6 Words vs. Media's Ignorance to the Real News

The media and the Left cannot let a Sarah Palin appearance go by without trying to find something–anything–to discredit her. It’s become not only predictable, but downright funny. The latest drive-by assault on Palin–that she wrote 6 words on her

The Center Of American Politics

Despite what Congress and the current administration would have the people believe, the inconvenient truth is that fiscal conservatives are the dead center of American politics. Amidst accusations of extremism, Americans are responding to a message of limited government, fiscal

Corrections Request: The Huffington Post

UPDATE: HuffPo corrected the post but did not post an update aknowleding a previous version of the story contained false information. Moments ago the Huffington Post published an article by Lila Shapiro that requires a correction: On Monday night, conservative

A Year of Hyper-Racialism

Barack Obama came into office with a promise of ushering in a new post-racial era. One year into his term and Chris Matthews has already declared, “Mission Accomplished!” He forgot Obama was black, you see. America is now post-racial! Sadly,

Paul Ryan Says He's Not Running for President

Politico: “When you look in the mirror, do you see a president staring back at you,” asked “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace. “No, I do not,” Ryan said. “And I am not running for president. My good friend John

Gibbs: Jobs Push Will Cost $100 Billion

Politico: White House press secretary on Robert Gibbs said Sunday that the White House’s new jobs push would cost about $100 billion, though he didn’t detail how that money would be spent.

Correction Request: MSNBC

In the msnbc.com staff and news service report “Activist filmmaker arrested in senator’s office” published January 26th, 2010, it is noted on two occasions that James O’Keefe is being accused of a plot to wiretap Senator Mary Landrieu. First in

Correction Request: Talking Points Memo

UPDATE: Talking Points Memo has issued an update acknowledging some comments made in the post highlighted at Big Journalism were in error. In Josh Marshall’s article “What were they thinking?” of January 27th, 2010, Mr. Marshall referrs to a wiretapping

MSNBC'S Matthews: 'I Forgot He Was Black Tonight'

Who had the line of the night? Was it Obama’s condemnation of the Supreme Court, Justice Samuel Alito mouthing of the words “that’s not true,” or was it this instant classic from MSNBC’s most gaffe-prone host?: Your reactions below. Oh,

Obama Dithered as Economic War Raged

Now President Obama tells us he’s going to take the economy seriously. God help us. As the war on the economic recession grew bleak and the unemployed body count grew, Obama and the Democratic Congress were bogged down in the

Pants On Fire Alert: Axelrod Edition

David Axelrod, top political advisor to President Obama, was one of three White House advisors who took to the Sunday shows yesterday to plead the Administration’s case. Numerous outlets have noted that the three advisors gave three different accounts of

Now Barney Frank and the Dems are for the Nuclear Option

Take a listen to Barney Frank saying “God didn’t invent the filibuster.” Remember way back in 2003 when the Republicans were looking to rewrite the senate rules so the Dems couldn’t filibuster judicial nominees? Partisan disagreement over judicial nominations is

Scott Brown Win 'Stunning'? Only to Out-of-Touch Media

Headlines like the ones below tell the story: “Democrats point fingers after stunning loss” “GOP Win in Mass. Puts Dems on Offensive – Scott Brown’s Surprise Senate Victory Has Democrats Scrambling to Regain Footing” “GOP Senate Victory Stuns Democrats” “In

Coakley Blame Game in Full Swing

I’ve been involved in politics for longer than I usually care to remember. I’ve been in and around countless campaigns at all levels of government. One of the more intense times in political campaigns is the period immediately following a