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Politico vs NBC News: A Tale of Two Grubers
December 10th, 2014 6:49 PM
NBC Nightly News and Politico presented two views of Jonathan Gruber's appearance before Congress in such sharp contrast that it seems as if they described two different events.
Liberal Media Can't Believe Jeb Bush Described as 'Moderate Squish'
December 7th, 2014 9:24 AM
Liberal reporters cannot believe conservatives see Jeb Bush as a Republican establishment figure, a moderate squish. Mark Levin calls him a “very good moderate Democrat.” In Politico magazine, NPR’s S.V. Date couldn’t believe it; neither could Adam C. Smith of the Tampa Bay Times.
Both journalists thought conservatives were just misunderstanding reality.
UVA Newspaper Editor: Letting Facts 'Define Narrative Huge Mistake'
December 6th, 2014 10:39 PM
Facts? We don't need no steenkin' facts. Liberals aren't going to let mere facts get in the way of a good story.
In a Politico magazine article on the UVA rape accusation debacle, in which the accuser's allegations have unraveled, Julia Horowitz, an assistant managing editor at the college paper The Daily Cavalier, claimed "to let fact checking define the narrative would be a huge mistake."
Ferguson 'Hands Up' Makes House Floor; Politico Fails to Flag As Bogus
December 2nd, 2014 1:41 PM
Certain members of Congress abused their positions Monday to imply that "Hands up, don't shoot" was something Michael Brown actually said before he was killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri in August.
On Friday, the Associated Press irresponsibly gave voice to those who say that the slogan is now a "metaphor" for police brutality targeted against blacks, even though the…
The Media Messes Up the Lede
December 1st, 2014 10:36 AM
As we’ve often discussed, the Tech World Media is just as hopelessly Leftist and lost as the broader Jurassic Press. They so often get it so very wrong - often because their absurd political perspective warps their alleged “reporting.”
Saturday gave us two additional exquisite examples - one each in Politico (henceforth Pathetico) and The Hill.
Stop the 'Blame the Media' Thing, Politico's Dylan Byers Demands
November 25th, 2014 7:45 PM
The media's coverage of the chaos that resulted after police officer Darren Wilson was not indicted for any crimes after shooting black 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., last August has drawn a tremendous demand for reporters and journalists to do a better job in such situations.
That call for people in the mainstream media to be more “fair and balanced” in their work led Dylan Byers…
Politico Downplays Jonathan Gruber as Obamacare Architect
November 15th, 2014 10:01 AM
Since Politico was unable to ignore the Jonathan Gruber controversy, they now seem to be switching gears to downplay his role. Politico health care reporter Paige Winfield Cunningham has crafted a story using quotes to demonstrate that Gruber really wasn't an Obamacare architect. Ironically Cunningham herself as recently as July referred to Gruber as an Obamacare architect.
Jon Stewart and Sean Hannity In a War of Words
November 14th, 2014 8:38 AM
Jon Stewart is on a roll this week. After publicly ridiculing and comparing George W. Bush's retirement to that of another former president, Jimmy Carter, and mocking coal miners for losing their jobs (and that they should go an work for the NFL), he has also had a war of words with Sean Hannity....and Hannity shot right back.
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Politico Buries Gruber Video Scandal With Brief Misleading Reports
November 12th, 2014 5:51 PM
Politico finally got around to reporting on the Jonathan Gruber video scandal in which he boasted about how ObamaCare deception was necessary in order to get the bill passed. However, the two Politico reports on this story in addition to being published days after this story had already gone viral, were notable for their brevity and the fact that they made it seem to imply that it was somehow a…
Politico: ‘The Democrats’ Favorite Denier’ Senator Jim Inhofe
November 11th, 2014 1:38 PM
With the GOP set to officially take control of the United States Senate in January, Politico decided it was the perfect time to play up Democrats’ criticism of Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), incoming Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, for being “the Hill’s most flamboyant critic of climate research.” In a piece published on November 10, authors Elana Schor and…
Politico Chalks Up Larry Hogan Victory to Anything But Policy Stands
November 7th, 2014 5:25 PM
Over at Politico, Kevin Robillard devoted a story on November 7 to the matter of "How Larry Hogan won in Maryland." But throughout the story, Robillard weaved a narrative that almost if not completely pooh-poohed the idea that the Anne Arundel County businessman had anything to do with his Tuesday night victory. Instead,he noted, the credit goes in large part to Hogan luckily running in a…
Politico Claims Dems Conceded Love's Win 'Long Before Election Day'
November 6th, 2014 4:29 PM
On Tuesday, former Saratoga Springs, Utah mayor Mia Love become the first black Republican woman in Congress.
Politico, overdoing its apparent grief at Tuesday's national results, is acting as if Love won in a walkaway. Alex Isenstadt's pity party post-election report on the Democrats' substantial House losses claimed that Love's was a seat "Democrats conceded long before Election Day." The…
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Politico's VandeHei: GOP In 'Hell of A Jam' If They Win Senate
November 4th, 2014 1:05 PM
Appearing on MSNBC's Morning Joe Tuesday morning, Politico's Jim VandeHei absurdly claimed that Republicans would be in big trouble if they took control of the Senate in the midterm election: "...even if Republicans win, I think they're going to be in a hell of a jam. In that they're not going to be able to get anything done."
Politico Headline: 'Bill Clinton Plugs Kay Hagan in N.C.'
November 2nd, 2014 1:27 PM
Politico seems to have the distinction of publishing the most awkwardly hilarious story headline title of this political campaign season: "Bill Clinton Plugs Kay Hagan in N.C.." If that did not put at least a smile on your face if not cause a belly laugh, it sure had that effect on a lot of people including readers of the Politico article as well as folks on Twitter. To make matters worse, or…