TimesWatch

The Times Gushes Over Hard-Left 'Grannies' Once Again

Times headlines salute anti-war "granny" group in Manhattan that are neither all-granny nor even all-women: "Not all of the 21 people who showed up this past Wednesday were actually grannies. Five ...

Reporter Paul Vitello Calls Pro-Israel American Jews 'Slavish'

Classy word choice: "...a newly outspoken wing of Israel supporters has begun to challenge the old-school reflexive support of the country's policies, suggesting that one does not have to be ...

Will Closed-Minded Country Music Let Lesbian Chely Wright In?

Times' music writer Jon Caramanica also details the 2003 battle between the vulgarly anti-war Dixie Chick Natalie Maines and "reliable jingoist" Toby Keith.

ABC Touts Columnist Tom Friedman Seeing Gulf Oil Spill as 'Opportunity'

GMA's hosts and producers know what to expect when they have columnist Thomas Friedman on: Requests for yet more taxes on the American public.

Clifford Ignores Liberal Slant as Culprit in Newsweek's Decline

Stephanie Clifford's front-page piece on the money-losing Newsweek doesn't mention the mag's liberal opinionizing. But she was quick to snidely spot a right-wing slant at Reader's Digest.

NYT Editorial Page: First Amendment Protects Violent Video Games, Not Political Speech

The Times favors free expression in video games: "The Constitution, however, does not require speech to be ideal for it to be protected." But not in speech on issues of the day: "Congress must act ...

Gail Collins Finds 'Bright Spot' in Massive Gulf Oil Spill

At least one Times columnist has her priorities straight. Gail Collins: "Polls show that the country as a whole has lost a lot of its passion for environmental issues. Maybe the oil spill will ...

Obama's White House 20-Somethings 'Reign Over' D.C. Social Scene

Blech: "President Obama's young staff and their senior counterparts mix seamlessly and often sweetly....The young staff members in the Obama White House have not only helped create a new social ...

The Times Discovers Black Republicans

Jennifer Steinhauer gives the candidates their due, but can't resist a cheap shot: "Videos taken at some Tea Party rallies show some participants holding up signs with racially inflammatory ...

Obama the Pragmatist, Tea Party on 'Far Right'

Jackie Calmes says Obama "supporters" calls him a "pragmatist" - but so does the New York Times. She also puts the Tea Party movement on the "far right."
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