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The Times 'Ethicist' Said He'd Lie to Insurance Co., Plugs Universal Health Care

The Times liberal "ethics" columnist said he would "lie without remorse" to an insurance company asking a question about marijuana smoking, and worked in a plug for Obama-style health reform: "The ...

Calling Massachusetts a Liberal State: Just a 'Political Stereotype'?

While Utah, Oklahoma, and any Deep South state is bluntly called conservative by the Times, the Times entertains doubts as to whether Massachusetts really qualifies as a liberal enclave. An ...

Gail Collins Blames 'National Angst,''Bad Mood,' Florida Guppy Shortage for Coakley's Struggles in Mass.

Columnist Gail Collins, in denial: "Did you know that the cold snap in Florida hit the people who breed tropical fish so hard that there is a national guppy shortage? Things are bad, bad, bad. If ...

'Anger' Driving 'Fringe' Tea Party Movement

The Times gets some things right in its story on the new strategy of "tea party" protesters, but again labels it a "fringe" movement: "Some say the party needs to broaden its reach, not cater to ...

Linda Greenhouse's Self-Righteous Stand on California's Gay-Marriage Ban

Former Supreme Court reporter Linda Greenhouse lets down her liberal hair on nytimes.com in a column on California's Proposition 8 outlawing gay marriage: "Has anyone noticed that now that ...

Krugman's Evolving 'Conscience': Conservative 'On the Take,' Liberal Doing Similar Thing 'No Big Deal'

Paul Krugman double standard alert: Four years ago, Conservative radio host Armstrong Williams was "on the take" for being paid to push Bush's education agenda, but liberal MIT health care ...

Gail Collins Wakes Up to Democratic Problems, Lashes Out at Filibusters, Tea Parties

And now, a "Special Rant" from Gail Collins: "Why isn't 90 percent of the country marching on the Capitol with teapots and funny hats, waving signs about the filibuster?" Perhaps because most ...

The 'Deeply and Deceptively Interesting' Harry Reid - In Black Lyrca Stretch Pants

Adam Nagourney provides way too much information on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid: "He does find time, at least twice a week, to slip on a pair of black Lycra stretch pants to do yoga with ...

Verdict First, Evidence Later: Bankers Delivering Testimony on Hill the 'Lowest of Low-Lifes'

Fair and balanced coverage from Mark Leibovich of the financial crisis hearings on Capitol Hill: "The four bankers of the apocalypse strode into the room for the Congressional equivalent of a perp ...

When Race-Based Voting Is Just Fine

The Times spent much of the 2008 campaign fearing Barack Obama might lose the election because whites were reluctant to vote for blacks. But when it comes to blacks reluctant to vote for white ...
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