Month: July 2007
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The Edwards haircut graphic
I missed the stunning graphic that accompanied the Washington Post’s investigation John Edwards’s haircuts (via Bob Somerby): It’s everything that’s wrong with political journalism in one handy clip ‘n’ save graphic. Keep it in your wallet! Show your friends!
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Ron Paul: More $ than McCain?!
Today’s man-bites-dog headline: ABC News is reporting that Ron Paul has more cash on hand than John McCain. In related news, the Intrade prediction market puts McCain’s probability of winning at 5%, barely higher than Paul, who is (shockingly) at 2.4%.
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newsobserver.com’s biscuit-finding contest
Stupid newspaper website tricks: Yes, the News & Observer (a newspaper based in Raleigh, NC) is trying to encourage readership of newsobserver.com by encouraging visitors to search the site for virtual dog biscuits. Weep for the future of the news media… PS Browzer is a nice complement to my collection of wacky government animal mascots
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Liberals: “Underlying crime” in Libby case
Like several commenters on my original Scooter Libby post, Josh Marshall is assuming the existence of an underlying crime that was protected by Libby’s perjury: Setting aside whether Scooter Libby should spend 0 days in jail for what most people spend from 1 to 3 years in jail, the key here is that it’s inappropriate
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Jerry Bowyer’s analytical problems
Josh Marshall has posted a Fox News clip in which National Review Online’s Jerry Bowyer tells Neil Cavuto that the United Kingdom’s state-run health care system has made them vulnerable to terrorist infiltration: In a followup post, he asks for details about Bowyer: Can anyone tell me more about Jerry Bowyer from National Review Online?
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Worst online poll ever
This latimes.com online poll might be the least scientific ever: Do you agree with Pres. Bush that 30 months in federal prison is excessive for telling a lie? There’s, um, a crucial fact missing: Libby was convicted of lying under oath. (Note to the LAT: Lying is not a federal crime.)
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Washington Post wins the haircut Pulitzer
Today, the Washington Post’s John Solomon devotes 1200+ words to an interview with John Edwards’s hair stylist. The Founders would be so proud.
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The return of incoherent Clinton hatred
Bill and Hillary Clinton’s joint campaign swing through Iowa is inspiring both pathological press coverage and the incoherent hatred that made the Clinton years so special: Mr. Clinton’s presence was mostly but not universally welcomed here. While the couple drew cheers from hundreds at the parade — homemade “Hillary 2008” signs adorned front porches and
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Independents on independents
Writing on Talking Points Memo, Steve Benen bashes self-described independents who told the Washington Post that they wouldn’t seriously consider supporting an independent presidential candidate: There was, however, one piece of information from the report that struck me as odd. While these independents swung substantially to the Democratic side in 2006, 77 percent of them
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Alberto Gonzales: Best AG ever!
According to the Congressional testimony of Paul Charlton, the former US Attorney for Arizona, Alberto Gonzales supported the death penalty for a crime in which DOJ was too cheap to actually dig up the body and examine it for forensic evidence (but Scooter Libby’s sentence was excessive!): The facts underlying the case of United States