Campaign2008

NYT Trolls Teens on Facebook for Hit Piece on Cindy McCain

Reporter Jodi Kantor aimed for a hit piece on Cindy McCain, but fawned over Michelle Obama.

Larry Rohter Takes a Wrench to "Joe the Plumber"

Don't cross our favorite candidate or this may happen to you: "As it turns out, Joe the Plumber...may work in the plumbing business, but he is not a licensed plumber....His full name is Samuel J. ...

"Angry," Hostile Whites May Cost Democrats in "Racially Polarized" Mississippi

Southern-based reporter Adam Nossiter unloads his racial baggage on the state's U.S. Senate race: "The numbers in this state - which has perhaps the most racially polarized electorate in the ...

Vicki Iseman Suggests Libel Suit vs. NYT Over McCain Affair Allegations

Edward Pound interviewed Iseman for National Journal: "Iseman says she answered every question put to her by The Times, but that the newspaper 'chose to disregard' many of her answers."

Times Downplays Possible Ohio Vote Fraud, Fears "Widespread Problems" at Polls

A move by Ohio Republicans to halt possible vote fraud is spun by the Times: "Court Ruling May Impede Thousands of Ohio Voters."

Stanley Again Gets Front-Page Treatment for Lightweight Anti-McCain Musings

Alessandra Stanley: "[McCain] smiled tightly when Mr. Obama spoke, perhaps under instruction from aides not to be grumpy as he attacked on multiple fronts. But viewers saw not the happy warrior so ...

McCain "Inconsistent and Testy" and Looked "a Little Strange" in Debate

Patrick Healy mocks McCain's debate performance two days after chiding Sarah Palin's speechmaking and her supporters, saying that McCain's performance went downhill when he "refused to let the ...

In NYT Mag, Obama Hits Fox News' Portrayal of Him: "Latte-Sipping, NYT-Reading" Lib

Barack Obama: "If I were watching Fox News, I wouldn't vote for me, right? Because the way I'm portrayed 24/7 is as a freak! I am the latte-sipping, New York Times-reading, Volvo-driving, ...

Times Blares Bad Poll News for McCain, Says Ayers-Obama Tie Just an "Allegation"

The Obama-Ayers association is merely an "allegation" being made by McCain: "How much have you heard or read about the allegation by the McCain campaign that Barack Obama was associated with Bill ...

Ready to Blame Racism If Obama Loses

Adam Nossiter: "The McCain campaign's depiction of Barack Obama as a mysterious 'other' with an impenetrable background may not be resonating in the national polls, but it has found a receptive ...
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