9-11

Thank Goodness: No Sentimental Patriotism at World Trade Center Site

A Times reporter seems glad to see the end of the post 9-11 days "when any use of patriotic motifs seemed to be beyond public reproach, no matter how cynical or sentimental."

OK to Represent American Taliban, But Big Tobacco Verboten

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is attacked on the front page for having once represented Big Tobacco. So how did the Times treat an Obama Justice Department nominee who represented an American Taliban ...

Critic Works "Extreme" Patriot Act Criticism Into Review of Oppenheimer Doc

TV critic Mike Hale: "And the more extreme features of the Patriot Act may come to mind when witnessing some of the tactics used in the campaign to smear [J. Robert] Oppenheimer and remove ...

Paul Krugman, Respected Economist Turned Left-Wing Hack, Wins Nobel Prize

In honor of his Nobel, here are some of Bush-bashing columnist Paul Krugman's greatest misses, including: "I predict that in the years ahead Enron, not Sept. 11, will come to be seen as the ...

MRC's Tribute to the Media for 9/11 Coverage

On September 11, 2001, the news media did themselves proud in their coverage of the attack on America.

Times Names CIA Interrogator Who Broke Terrorist KSM With Kindness

Againt the agency's wishes, the Times identified a CIA interrogator, marring Scott Shane's lead story, "Inside the Interrogation Of a 9/11 Mastermind."

NYT's Movie Critic: Bush Years "One Long, Dumb, Dirty Joke"

Chief movie critic A.O. Scott: "If you think the last seven years have been one long, dumb, dirty joke - or maybe if, sometimes, you just wish you could believe as much - then 'Harold & Kumar ...

U.S. Reaction After 9-11 Betrayed "Spirit of Openness"

Silly politics on the cover of the Times Book Review: "...lifelong citizens under suspicion for having foreign-sounding names...."

NYT Glosses Over Wright's Rants on 9-11, "God Damn America"

The Times has often omitted Obama minister Jeremiah Wright's actual hateful comments about America and 9-11

More Overboard Reporting on Waterboarding

When it comes to Scott Shane's reporting, everyone can expect the Spanish Inquisition.
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