Campaign2008

Neo-Liberal Timesman on Obama the "Fiscal Conservative"

8/20/2008 1:50 PM ET
David Leonhardt obsesses over income inequality and claims that "Relative to McCain...Obama does indeed look like a fiscal conservative."

Reporters Annoyed with McCain's Mockery of Obama

8/19/2008 1:33 PM ET
It's OK for Democrats to mock McCain as a tool of Big Oil, but don't laugh or issue "snarky news releases" about Obama's tire gauge suggestion.

A Double Standard on "Smears"

8/18/2008 1:07 PM ET
The Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and Willie Horton ad fall under the "smear" category, but the NAACP's 2000 attack on George W. Bush doesn't.

Times Makes Obama's Hawaiian Vacation a True Day at the Beach

8/14/2008 2:35 PM ET
Even while the candidate's on vacation, the Obama camp gets more and better coverage than does John McCain.

Zernike Lauds "Charismatic," "Inspiring Speaker" Dem. Tim Kaine

8/14/2008 1:25 PM ET
Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, a potential Obama running mate gets typically warm, almost heroic, treatment.

Reporter: McCain Played Race Card Defending Himself Against Obama Accusation

8/13/2008 2:13 PM ET
Can't win alert: According to Michael Powell, when the McCain camp accused Barack Obama of playing the race card, it was itself playing the race card.

NYT Goes on Attack Against Corsi's Anti-Obama Book

8/13/2008 12:21 PM ET
For years, the Times has praised misleading anti-Bush books. Yet when a successful book attacking Barack Obama appears, the Times pushes back with a front-page article critical of the ...

McCain's "Dangerous" "Hard Line" Against Russia

8/12/2008 2:11 PM ET
Damned if you do...McCain's hard line against Russia is called dangerous - but the Times also runs a front-page story asking why hasn't George helped Georgia yet.

Obama VP Candidate Evan Bayh's Dubious "Conservatism"

8/12/2008 1:12 PM ET
Carl Hulse pushes the Indiana senator's "moderate-to-conservative record," a description utterly nullified by Bayh's actual left-of-center voting history.

Excuses for Not Covering Edwards Affair Refuted by NYT's Own Reporting

8/11/2008 11:54 AM ET
The Times comes up with two excuses for not covering allegations of a John Edwards affair: 1) they were anonymously sourced and 2) Edwards was not in contention as Obama's running mate. Both ...
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