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Former NYT Reporter Can't Grasp the 'Moral Compass' of Obama-Care Opponents

admin — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:34:00 +0000

Former Supreme Court reporter Linda Greenhouse is offended: "I have a confession to make. I can describe the legal arguments and the judicial conclusions, but on a fundamental level, I just don't get the attack on the federal law. I don't understand people who voluntarily, without claiming poverty, let their children go uninsured.I don't understand the moral compass of the owner of the fancy car I saw the other day that sported the bumper sticker: 'Repeal Obamacare.'"

Clay Waters

Former New York Times Supreme Court reporter Linda Greenhouse really let her liberal feelings show in her online column Wednesday, 'Breaking News: The Civil War Is Over,' in which she linked opposition to the constitutionality of Obama-care to the U.S. Confederacy.

Media Can't Decide Whether Espionage is Journalism

admin — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:23:00 +0000

Dan Gainor

Imagine the year is 1942 and the German government runs a news bureau in Washington, D.C. collecting government secrets. Even FDR would have laughed at claims they were actual journalists, locked them up and thrown away the key.

He would have been right. There's a huge difference between an individual or an organization reporting abuses in government or business one at a time and the same people stealing enough classified material to run a spy agency.

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

admin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:24:00 +0000

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 lesbians and gay men have left the closet to assert their equal rights as citizens, their adversaries seem to be running for a closet of their own?"

Clay Waters

Former Supreme Court reporter Linda Greenhouse now holds court with a twice-monthly column for the paper's Opinionator blog, confirming the suspicions of many regarding her personal political slant. Two weeks ago she admitted donating to the Obama campaign after retiring from the paper (Times reporters are not allowed to donate to political campaigns).

Down a Dark Abby

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:00:00 +0000

CMI Staff

The Dear Abby column, founded by Pauline Phillips in 1956 and now written by her daughter Jeanne, has a reputation for prescribing sensible advice for many of life's dilemmas, both big and small. Readers generally assume Abby can be trusted to provide traditional advice on all topics.

However, a Culture and Media Institute analysis finds that Abby's advice on sexual issues frequently veers far away from traditional moral standards. Traditional morality teaches that sex should be limited to married, heterosexual couples, but Abby doesn't see it that way.

Down a Dark Abby: Executive Summary

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:51:00 +0000

CMI Staff

Jeanne Phillips, the current writer of the 'Dear Abby' column, is the leading authority figure among advice columnists. Her column runs in 1,400 newspapers worldwide and reaches 110 million readers daily - nearly three times the daily news viewers of ABC, CBS and NBC combined.

Phillips enjoys a tremendous platform to promote her beliefs on everything from wedding etiquette to handling the crazy uncle in the attic.

Columnist Blow Would Bet His Life on Obama Win

admin — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:25:00 +0000

Charles Blow (pictured) is awfully confident in a Barack Obama victory: "If I'm wrong, I'll take my crow with a six pack of Liquid-Plumr."

Clay Waters

Charles M. Blow, the paper's every-other-week "visual op-ed columnist" (he was formerly the graphics director for the Times) has already locked the election up for Barack Obama.

Frank Rich Accuses GOP of Spreading "Weimar-like Rage" at Rallies

admin — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:26:00 +0000

The left-wing has reviled President Bush as Adolf Hitler and spread conspiracy theories claiming he's responsible for 9-11...but a few hotheads at a GOP campaign rally mark the dawn of a scary new era in politics?

Clay Waters

Overdramatic leftist columnist Frank Rich flung wild charges at the McCain campaign from his Sunday perch in the Week in Review, accusing the campaign of "inciting vigilantism" on the trail while painting Obama as a potential victim of violent racism in "The Terrorist Barack Hussein Obama."

Left-Wing Columnist Heather Mallick's "Humor": Comparing Palin to Porn Actress

admin — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:47:00 +0000

Times reporter Ian Austen might want to get his sense of humor checked.

Clay Waters

Times reporter Ian Austen might want to get his sense of humor checked out, based on his reading of the story of Canadian left-wing feminist columnist Heather Mallick, who got in trouble for a vulgar anti-Sarah Palin column - one which Austen and a Times headline writer found "humorous."

Roger Cohen: Liberal Reporter Turned Liberal Columnist

admin — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:51:00 +0000

"The Bush presidency has shown contempt for due process...." And reporter-turned-columnist Cohen was just getting warmed up.

Clay Waters

Roger Cohen, columnist for the Times' international edition, is going temporarily transatlantic, filling in for regular columnist Nicholas Kristof, who is on book leave.

Newsweek Plays Spiritual Jackass

admin — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 22:00:00 +0000

Kristen Fyfe

What does it take to condemn yourself to hell? The subject came up recently in an exploitative column in Newsweek. It's a question the editors of the magazine should have spent a little more time pondering.

BeliefWatch, a regular feature in Newsweek, covers tales from the spirituality front. The column deals with a wide variety of faith issues, ranging from the traditional to the far out.

"Nostalgia" for Baathist Bombs - October 28, 2003 - TimesWatch.org

admin — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:37:19 +0000

Clay Waters

Times Watch for October 28, 2003

Times Hacks Bob Novak Facts - August 8, 2003

admin — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:30:09 +0000

Clay Waters

Times Watch for August 8, 2003

In Memoriam: Michael Kelly -- 04/04/2003 CyberAlert

Fri, 04 Apr 2003 05:00:00 +0000

Brent Baker

RIP to Michael Kelly Who Countered Claims There is
No Liberal Media Bias

Sad news today. Nationally syndicated columnist Michael Kelly, the former Editor of the New Republic and The Atlantic magazines, was killed in Iraq yesterday in a Humvee accident while traveling with the Army's 3rd Infantry Division.

Bin Laden = Ashcroft - December 18, 2001

admin — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 23:32:25 +0000

Clay Waters

CyberAlert -- 07/11/2000 -- Bush's "Contrition" for GOP

Tue, 11 Jul 2000 04:00:00 +0000

Brent Baker

Bush's "Contrition" for GOP; Greedy Drug Companies; Mayberrys Move; Ja