Joe Klein

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The Media’s Super Mario: Decades of Journalistic Ardor for Cuomo’s Liberal Advocacy

There is no right-of-center politician who has become a hero to journalists for their passionate rhetoric on behalf of conservatism, but former New York Governor Mario Cuomo was a hero to ...
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Media Upset by Amnesty Delay; Double Standard on Coalitions

Instead of worrying whether President Obama’s planned Executive Order delivering amnesty to potentially millions of illegal immigrants might violate the Constitution, journalists upbraid the ...
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Joe Klein: Obama Is Cynical for Giving in to 'Ugly' Immigration Nativists

Time magazine's Joe Klein used the September 22 issue to knock Barack Obama from the left, decrying the "cynical" Democrat for giving in to the "ugly," nativist opposition to immigration. Denying ...
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Hey, Tea Party: "It's Not Your Country Anymore;" Blaming Egregiously "Extreme" Conservatives

Veteran journalist Sam Donaldson says "the thinking of the Tea Party" is destroying the Republican Party, lecturing: "Guys, it's not your country anymore." Meanwhile, CNN's on-air personalities go ...
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Time’s Klein: Last Time Conservatives Were Rational, ‘Norquist Was in Diapers and Limbaugh Was a Disc Jockey’

Time magazine’s Joe Klein can’t get his basic biographic facts straight, but he’s sure the “fiscal cliff” impasse should be blamed on Grover Norquist on Rush Limbaugh for leading a ...
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The Media vs. Anti-Tax Hike Conservatives

Unelected reporters sneer at anti-tax hike conservative Grover Norquist -- "He is neither elected nor has he ever run for office, so why is Washington so scared of him?" -- and the pledge against ...
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NBC's Todd Cites 'Very Smart' WH Aide Claiming With Today's GOP 'There'd Still Be Slavery'

Appearing on Monday's MSNBC Morning Joe, NBC chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd shared some inside information: "So I threw the Lincoln analogy at a close aide to the President last ...
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Liberal Pundits Declare Libya Fiasco 'Utterly Contrived,' an 'October Mirage'

Liberal pundits insist that the unfolding details of the Obama administration's incompetent handling of, and disingenuous response to, the September 11 attack in Benghazi is an "utterly contrived" ...
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Joe Klein Finds 'Republican Base is the Problem' for Romney

On Monday's Charlie Rose show on PBS, during a discussion of Mitt Romney's pick of Paul Ryan having the positive effect of "energizing" the GOP base, Time magazine's Joe Klein faulted Romney for ...
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CBS's O'Donnell: Court Striking Down ObamaCare 'Might Be Better for the President'

On Sunday's Face The Nation, Norah O'Donnell desperately tried to find a silver lining for President Obama if the Supreme Court ends up striking down his health care law. While her fellow ...
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