Clay Waters

Clay Waters is director of Times Watch, a division of the Media Research Center (MRC) that tracks the liberal bias of the New York Times. You can follow Times Watch on Twitter and Facebook.

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Hammering Republican "Orthodoxy" Five Times in Single Story

International Herald Tribune Editor Michael Oreskes: So McCain thought about switching parties - why is the GOP making such a big deal out of it?

Depriving Sean Hannity, Lou Dobbs, Glenn Beck of Free Speech? No Worries

The National Council of La Raza calls for an end to hate speech - as in Lou Dobbs and Sean Hannity - and a Times' web journalist doesn't raise an eyebrow.

Loving Rush Limbaugh's Alleged Loss of Influence

The Times put a photo of Southern Baptist leader Richard Land above the online text showing him calling Limbaugh out of touch for criticizing GOP frontrunner John McCain.

Bye Bye, "Populist" John Edwards

From beginning to end, the Times couldn't find any liberal ideology in John Edwards' "populist" campaign against big business and for universal health care.

Score: Romney 1, McCain 0, NYT 0

"...if you get endorsed by The New York Times, you're probably not a conservative."

Times Still Piling on With Hometown Insults of Giuliani

James Barron talks to street-smart New Yorkers: "Some expressed relief - others, delight - that Mr. Giuliani's campaign had imploded so rapidly."

A Tale of Two Withdrawals: Respecting Edwards, But Giuliani "Living an Illusion"

Compare these lead sentences: "John Edwards, the progressive Democratic candidate who made a populist, anti-poverty message the centerpiece of his campaign, has decided to drop out of the ...

GOP Spreading Anti-Immigrant "Hatred on the Campaign Trail"

The editorial page pivots from Bush's last State of the Union Address to show its contempt for the GOP slate.

"The Self-Deluding Universalism of the American Imperium..."

The magazine's top story this week: A ponderous left-wing essay that wouldn't have been out of place at The Nation (the key giveaway is the use of the word "hegemony" without irony).

"Maverick" Media Favorite McCain Strikes Again

"Conservatives have also attacked his high-profile criticism of Republicans in Congress over pork barrel spending..." Huh?

A "Cruel" Arizona Law Means Illegals No Longer Get Money for College

How dare they: A new Arizona law limits financial assistance for college to actual citizens!

A Startling Admission: Bush Not Getting Enough Credit for Strong Economy

A shocker: "Mr. Bush has spent years presiding over an economic climate of growth that would be the envy of most presidents. Yet much to the consternation of his political advisers, he has had ...

Saluting Dick Darman's Tax-Hiking "Pragmatism"

Douglas Martin in the obituary for George H.W. Bush's budget director Richard Darman: "National Review, the conservative magazine, called Mr. Darman's work 'the most catastrophic budget deal of ...

Meat Is Murder - Or at Least Manslaughter

Mark Bittman: "Grain, meat and even energy are roped together in a way that could have dire results....If those trends continue, meat may become a treat rather than a routine. It won't be ...

"Killer Vet" Story Worthy but Marred by Bad Numbers, Says Public Editor

Public Editor Clark Hoyt's take on the Times' inflammatory story on murderous veterans: A worthy idea marred by shoddy statistics and the eternal journalistic quest to uncover a trend.

NYT Endorses McCain, Slams Rudy - Who Takes It as a Compliment

Tolerating McCain, hating Giuliani: "The real Mr. Giuliani, whom many New Yorkers came to know and mistrust, is a narrow, obsessively secretive, vindictive man who saw no need to limit police ...

"Remarkable" Left-Wing Website Showed Bush Lied Us Into War

Also: '80s Nostalgia Just a Bad Rerun of "Excess, Jingoism" of Reagan Era

UPDATE: Scare-Mongering Over Sushi

Calls came out from the National Fisheries Institute and others for major corrections to a one-sided, sensationalistic story on "risky" levels of mercury found in tuna sushi (photo of culprit on ...

Grimly Predicting a "Jarring End to the Pax Americana"

Kevin "Sad" Sack writes: "Now, Americans feel a loss of autonomy, in their own lives and in the nation. Their politics are driven by the powerlessness they feel to control their financial ...

Long-Time Giuliani Nemesis Mocks Struggling Candidate

Michael Powell makes fun of the struggling Republican: "Oh to be Hizzoner, the Republican candidate for president, in the sweaty adrenal days before the Florida primary that could decide his fate. ...