Michael Shear

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NYTimes' Shear Defends Obama's 'You Didn't Build That', Says Romney 'Twisted' Words Out of Context

New York Times reporter Michael Shear defends Obama's notorious "You didn't build that" remark: "Last month, the outrage was directed at another Romney ad that took a few lines from Mr. Obama ...
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Howard Kurtz: Shouting Reporters a 'Model of Decorum' Compared to Cursing Romney Aide

CNN's media critic Howard Kurtz made the ludicrous assertion that reporters shouting loaded questions outside of a sacred site in Poland were still a "model of decorum" compared to Mitt Romney ...
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'Angry' Conservatives Abound in World of NYT Reporter Michael Shear

Obama-Care opponents will get angry if the law is upheld, but liberal groups apparently won't if it's overturned. Michael Shear: "Opponents of the law are expecting to offer an outpouring of ...

Labeling Logic: On Obama-Care, NYTimes Pits 'Conservatives' Against 'the Other Side of the Issue'

Given two chances, New York Times reporters Jonathan Weisman and Michael Shear couldn't identify the universal-health-care backers Families USA as liberal in their Friday piece on what happens ...
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NYT's Shear Digs Up Racism Accusations: 'Much More' Than 'Macaca' Doomed GOP Sen. George Allen

NYT reporter Michael Shear felt the need to kneecap Allen out of the starting gate by injecting all the old controversies and rumors or racism into the current news cycle: "Questions about Mr. ...
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NYTimes' Myopic Take on Wisconsin: All About 'Stunning Amount' Spent by 'Corporate Interests and Billionaires'

The New York Times predictably emphasized the "stunning amount" of money spent during Republican Scott Walker's successful defense of his governor's seat in Wisconsin (an expensive election ...
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NYTimes' Myopic Take on Wisconsin: All About 'Stunning Amount' Spent by 'Corporate Interests and Billionaires'

The New York Times predictably emphasizes the "stunning amount" of money spent during Scott Walker's successful defense of his governor's seat in Wisconsin (an expensive election held solely ...
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Scott Walker Wins Handily in Wisconsin, NYTimes Sees Loss of 'Political Civility' in the State

The New York Times confessed that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's win was a "painful blow" to unions and Democrats, while suggesting his reforms were to blame for the loss of "political civility" in ...
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NYT's Shear Rips Drudge, Breitbart, Accuses GOP of Racial Attacks on Rev. Wright

Times reporter Michael Shear rips into Drudge, Breitbart for reporting news: "But the issues of race and religion never go completely away, at least in some extreme quarters of the American ...

NYT: The Return of Obama, 'Bold" Basketball Picker Extraordinaire

Last year a New York Times political reporter praised Obama's hoops knowledge. This year a successful presidential pick made the sports section itself. The headline: "N.C. State, President's Pick, ...
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