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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Former NYT Reporter Can't Grasp 'Moral Compass' of Obama-Care Opponents

Former NYT Supreme Court reporter Linda Greenhouse is offended: "...I just don't get the attack on the federal law. I don't understand people who voluntarily, without claiming poverty, let their ...

Former NYT Reporter Can't Grasp the 'Moral Compass' of Obama-Care Opponents

Former Supreme Court reporter Linda Greenhouse is offended: "I have a confession to make. I can describe the legal arguments and the judicial conclusions, but on a fundamental level, I just don't ...

Parker Continues Sniping at Romney the Out-of-Touch Rich Guy

Parker on Romney, out of touch "In recent weeks, Mr. Romney's renovation of his $12 million home in the La Jolla section of San Diego has reinforced the fact that he is a wealthy man, forcing his ...

Calmes Likes Obama's 'Progressive' Stimulus, 'Scrappy' Attitude, and Boehner-Blaming

It's all Boehner's fault: "But their relationship was severely strained after Mr. Boehner abandoned their budget talks in July, came back and then walked out a second time. And after what the ...

David Brooks: An Obama 'Sap' Jumps Ship

Columnist Brooks, who a colleague termed Obama's favorite journalist, declares himself betrayed by Obama, and says of the president's latest "stimulus" proposal: "This campaign marker, not a jobs ...

As Palestine Asks for U.N. Recognition, Anti-Israel Slant and Blame for 'Right-Wing' U.S.

Neil MacFarquhar blames "right-wing" Americans for Palestinian failure at the U.N. "Lopsided votes against Israel are not new to the United Nations. But this time the Palestinians are hoping they ...

Two Gov. Perry Stories Feature Texas-Sized Condescension and Hostility

In the Times' official welcome to the campaign profile, Deborah Sontag passes along hostile anti-Perry gossip: "Mr. Perry wrote in his book that his great-great-grandfather was county judge and ...

Public Gets Approval of Times Editorial Board (But Why Don't They Love Obama Anymore?)

A Times lead editorial laments how Americans just don't realize how popular Obama's programs really are: "Leadership Crisis Americans agree with Mr. Obama on a great deal. Why don't they know it?"

NYT's Keller: With Obama's Term Two-Thirds Over, Everything Is Still Bush's Fault

After 32 months in office, who is to blame for President Obama's low poll numbers? The Times' former executive editor knows: "The decline in Obama's political fortunes, the Great Disappointment, ...

Joe Nocera: Republicans Will Poison Your Hamburger

Columnist Joe Nocera saves time before the next outbreak: "There is certainty about one thing, though. The next time there is an E. coli outbreak, we'll know who to blame."

Keller: With Obama's Term Two-Thirds Over, Everything Is Still Bush's Fault

After 32 months in office, who is to blame for Obama's low numbers? Just guess: "The decline in Obama's political fortunes, the Great Disappointment, can be attributed to four main factors: the ...

Voluntary Taxes? Obama Will 'Ask the Rich' to Pay More

Plus, great minds think alike? Two lead stories on consecutive days from different reporters contain an identical paragraph: "The Obama proposal has little chance of becoming law unless Republican ...

At GOP Debate, Krugman Hears Non-Existent Eruption of Crowd Cheering Hypothetical Death

In "Free to Die," columnist Paul Krugman claims that the GOP debate crowd "erupted with cheers and shouts of 'Yeah!'" in response to Wolf Blitzer questioning Ron Paul if society should let a ...

NYT's Nagourney Disappointed in Lack of Reagan Criticism at Reagan Library

Disappointing absolutely no one, except maybe New York Times reporter Adam Nagourney: "...there is no plan to mark the 25th anniversary of the Iran-contra scandal, Reagan museum officials said."

Nagourney Disappointed in Lack of Reagan Criticism at Reagan Library

Disappointing absolutely no one, except maybe reporter Adam Nagourney: "...there is no plan to mark the 25th anniversary of the Iran-contra scandal, Reagan museum officials said."

Calmes Sees Obama's Plan as Job Creator, Warns Stubborn GOP 'Could Lose the House'

White House reporter Jackie Calmes praises Obama's latest liberal "stimulus" plan, and warns Republicans on TV: "...if the Republicans are seen as standing in the way of anything, they could be in ...

Michael Moore Belongs on Same Shelf With Thomas Paine

Book critic Dwight Garner: "Mr. Moore's coming of age as a working-class malcontent is, however, something to behold....It persuades you to take Mr. Moore seriously, and it belongs on a shelf with ...

New Executive Editor Abramson Admits, Sort of, the Times' Liberal Slant

How will new Executive Editor Jill Abramson counteract the personal liberal slant of her reporters? "I sometimes try not only to remind myself but my colleagues that the way we view an issue in ...

NYT Reporters Huff: Social Security Is Not a Ponzi Scheme

Two liberal Times reporters rush to Social Security defense against Gov. Rick Perry's "Ponzi" persecution: "While there are some superficial similarities, it is ultimately a misleading ...

Editorial: Pay Up Like Buffett Wants Or Watch Your Mercedes Burn

Over the sanctimonious headline "The Enlightened Want to Be Taxed," Times editors threaten: "But altruism does not fully explain why members of the global elite are suddenly keen to prevent the ...