Jul

9

Olbermoron strikes again (update)

July 9, 2010 | 2 Comments

The clip linked by Daniel Foster is kind of fun to watch.  It’s just beautiful to see Olbermann getting all self-righteous and smarmy about Sharon Angle, the Republican nominee to take on Harry Reid in November, making a comparison between herself and Abraham Lincoln.  Angle noted that Lincoln lost many elections before winning the one [...]

Jun

25

But he’s a nice guy

June 25, 2010 | 2 Comments

I’ve blogged about David Weigel before here and here.  He wrote a blog for the Washington Post tracking the right-wing blogopshere.  I say wrote because he has resigned, and I’ll link to Don McClarey for an explanation as to why.  Long story short, he was exposed for who he was. The worst part of all [...]

Jun

23

History Lessons

June 23, 2010 | 1 Comment

Even in an otherwise positive story about the GOP, the Washington Post feels it necessary to get a historically dubious dig in: The Republican Party stepped away from its long and uncomfortable history of racial and ethnic politics in South Carolina on Tuesday, nominating an Indian American woman for governor and an African American man [...]

Mar

9

Blog reading requires too much attention

March 9, 2010 | 4 Comments

Yes, we have now manged to reach the point where blogs – yes blogs – are considered too time consuming and unhip for young adults. A study has found that young people are losing interest in long-form blogging, as their communication habits have become increasingly brief and mobile. Tech analysts say it doesn’t mean that [...]

Feb

1

This column deserves an award of some kind

February 1, 2010 | 3 Comments

Once upon a time E.J. Dionne was a fairly reasonable voice of the left-wing intelligentsia.  He was touted as a reasonably moderate left-winger who offered generous criticisms of both parties.  Over the years he has deteriorated into just another partisan hack.  But his column today is one of the most breathtaking example of dishonesty and [...]

Jan

12

The Daily Caller

January 12, 2010 | 1 Comment

Tucker Carlson comes in for some ribbing by folks on the right, and I would never have placed him at the top of my favorite conservative media personalities.  But I saw him speak about five or six weeks ago, and came away impressed with his wit and personality, and also by his fairly keen political [...]