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Nets Embrace 'Did You Plug the Hole Yet, Daddy?' Anecdote to Humanize Obama

The White House press corps just loved President Obama's press conference anecdote ("When I woke up this morning, and I'm shaving and Malia knocks on my bathroom door and she peeks in her head and ...

On Hardball: Obama's 'Gut Moment' With Daughter May Quiet Critics

Both Chris Matthews and Chuck Todd were taken aback by Barack Obama delivering a "personal connection moment" in today's press conference when he told reporters that his daughter Malia asked him: ...

Andrea Mitchell: Obama's Slow Reaction to Oil Spill Is Surprising Because Administration Is 'So Intellectual'

MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell on Thursday attempted to critique Barack Obama's handling of the oil spill, but felt it necessary to point out how "intellectual" and "focused" the administration usually is.

Rolling Stone Reporter Uses Insults as Journalism Tactic

Matt Taibbi explains he is encouraged by magazine editors to make mundane policy issues like financial regulation reform interesting with 'name-calling.'

The Times Takes on...Fluoridated Water?

In a front-page Home section story that is the epitome of liberal urban paranoia, the Times links up with the John Birch Society circa 1950s: "Municipal water supplies like New York's are ...

Crackpot Helen Thomas Demands Obama Exit Afghanistan, Lectures: 'Don't Give Us' a 'Bushism'

At Thursday's press conf, Helen Thomas came through with one of her usual crackpot rants ' with a dose of Bush-bashing mixed in: "When are you going to get out of Afghanistan? Why are we ...

Sympathy for Lori Berenson, Baker, Music Teacher, Unrepentant Terrorist Helper

From reporter Simon Romero, sympathy for recently paroled Lori Berenson, ace baker, music teacher, and unrepentant terrorist helper: "Television crews descended on her neighbors-to-be in Lima, ...

One Last Nibble of ACORN Scandal: 'Conservative Provocateur' Runs 'Heavily Edited Videos'

One last time, reporter Campbell Robertson slants the ACORN story in favor of the left-wing group: "Mr. O'Keefe, whom the judge described as 'extremely talented,' gained fame for secretly ...

Left-wing Blogger Argues Rampant Promiscuity Among College Students, Dismisses Role of God in Abstinence

Article on Huffington Post Religion blog argues college students lack the ability to love, but have plenty of sex.