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South Carolina, Home of Dark (Unsubstantiated) 'Undercurrents' of Politics

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:48:00 +0000

Welcome to South Carolina, "a place famous for surfacing the dark undercurrents of American politics," says campaign reporter Jim Rutenberg. But is there any evidence for his claims of a racially charged anti-McCain smear during the 2000 presidential primary there? And is Newt Gingrich really on his "third religion"?

Clay Waters

After Mitt Romney's comfortable win in the New Hampshire Republican primaries Tuesday, media attention shifts to the next primary, in socially conservative South Carolina, which New York Times campaign reporter Jim Rutenberg claims is 'a place famous for surfacing the dark undercurrents of American politics' in his Wednesday front-page story, 'In South Carolina, Challenges Await on Ideology and Faith.'

Alessandra Stanley: "Legendarily Dense" GOP Official Katherine Harris

admin — Tue, 27 May 2008 18:40:00 +0000

"Laura Dern is mesmerizing as Ms. Harris, the legendarily dense public official who also helped organize George W. Bush's Florida election campaign."

Clay Waters

TV-beat reporter Alessandra Stanley reviewed "Recount,"the HBO film about the controversial aftermath of the 2000 presidential campaign vote in Florida.(Many have commented on how the movie clearly visualizes the content through a Democratic prism.)

Joe Lieberman's "Lurch to the Right"?

admin — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:32:00 +0000

A strangely hostile John Broder claims Lieberman "could become the first person to lose the vice presidency on both major party tickets."

Clay Waters

Reporter John Broder's front-page Week in Review story was titled"Gore-Lieberman: A Hyphen Apart? Try Poles." Much like the story itself, Broder's lead was a lazy attempt at provocation.

Times Sad Supreme Court Didn't Do "The Right Thing" in 2000 and Usher in Gore

admin — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:16:00 +0000

Times wishes "Supreme Court had done the right thing and ruled for Al Gore" in 2000. But the Times' own reporting showed that Bush would have won the statewide manual recount requested by Gore.

Clay Waters

Saturday's lead editorial celebrated Al Gore's Nobel Peace Prize for his work on "global warming," "A Prize for Mr. Gore and Science." Before the praise, the Times stopped to spout misstatements on Gore's effort to overturn the 2000 election results.

Can Ralph Nader Be Forgiven?

admin — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:43:00 +0000

Reporter Robin Finn mentions Ralph Nader's "devastating feud with the Democratic Party." But devastating for who?

Clay Waters

Reporter http://www.timeswatch.org/articles/2006/20060623135055.aspx " target="_self">Robin http://www.timeswatch.org/articles/2006/20060623135055.aspx ">Finn specializes in glowing profiles of local liberal activists, and her latest "Public Lives" piece, "Relocating, and Reclaiming a Mentor's Legacy," finds Henriette Mantel, who's just filmed a Ralph Nader documentary, "An Unreasonable Man," on what Finn terms was Ralph Nader's "devastating feud with the Democratic Party."