IF EVER two political writers needed to start a blog it’s Maureen Dowd and Margaret Carlson, the Hillary Derangement pom pom girls that just can’t help themselves where the Clintons are concerned. Her re-emergence had just one flaw. She didn’t keep her dog on the porch, a mistake so serious it could be disqualifying. She, [...]
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Cher Returns on NBC’s The Voice
GAWKER is quite harsh for the sake of it with the return of Cher performing “Woman’s World,” which comes off small. It’s hardly the point worth making. Rolling Stone does Cher justice. Cher ended a 10-year hiatus from performing on TV last night with the debut of her new single “Woman’s World” during the Season [...]
Nate Silver, & Politico’s Conventional Washington Wisdom
WHEN TWO of the founders of Politico, John F. Harris and Jim VandeHei sat down with TNR to talk about their insider Washington franchise, Nate Silver had plenty to say after his name came up. But, by far, my favorite part of the interview comes when the Two Presiding Geniuses decide to pick another fight [...]
Showtime’s Ray Donovan Debut Episode Now! [Video]
“Don’t let the wolf in the gate, Abby.” – Ray Donovan ] RAY DONOVAN, played by Liev Shriver, is Olivia Pope on a diet of testosterone and Johnny Walker Black, without any light at all. It’s the Netflix effect. Showtime is streaming the debut episode of their new series “Ray Donovan” via YouTube, almost two [...]
Michael Hastings Killed in Car Crash
MEDITATIONS go out to the family of Michael Hastings, as well as everyone who knew and loved this incredibly gifted journalist. He was 33. Michael Hastings came into prominence through his Rolling Stone article, “Runaway General,” that revealed Lt. General Stanley McChyrstal, in an interview that ended his career. BuzzFeed is saddened to report that [...]
NSA & PRISM Revelations as Real-Time Journalism
PAID CONTENT has the best piece yet explaining what is important evolving journalism that allows the full story to be told on the Obama administration’s use of PRISM, as well as the NSA dragnet spying efforts that includes the FISA system. Both Glenn Greenwald’s reporting on Edward Snowden’s revelations, as well as Barton Gellman’s reporting, [...]
Obama on FISA Process: “It is Transparent”
THE FULL video of the interview is online. It’s really tough to listen to President Obama’s defense of the FISA Court rubber stamp process as saying it is transparent. In fact, it’s unconscionably disrespectful of the many Americans following this that know better and find his statement wholly unbelievable. Buzzfeed has posted a partial transcript, [...]
Women’s Magazines aren’t the Problem
TNR ASKS whether women’s magazines can do serious journalism today. It comes after last week’s kerfuffle over the cover and headline above, which featured a white male photo-palooza. Last week, the feminist Internet exploded with censure for the British quarterly Port Magazine. The magazine’s transgression? Publishing a cover story about “A New Golden Age” of [...]
Scandal Mania Takes Bite Out of Obama
SCANDAL MANIA has torpedoed President Obama’s approval rating, which is at its lowest in the last year and one-half. It has been a rough start to President Obama’s second term, with CNN reporting the numbers today, which begin with the President’s trustworthiness taking a big hit. Obama’s down to 45% approval, with over 6 in [...]
Photo Shock Over Food TV Star Nigella Lawson
FOOD TV chef Nigella Lawson was seen in a series of photos over the weekend that freaked out her loved ones as well as fans. Known for her up beat Food TV show in the U.S., the photos of what looked like her husband choking her set off a storm over the weekend. UK Sunday [...]
Sexist Attacks Bombard Austrialia’s Julia Gillard
SHOCK JOCKS on radio, no matter the country, will do anything to get attention, which was proved in an interview with Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard this past week. Howard Stettler verbally assaulted Julia Gillard with questions about whether her live-in partner was gay, because he’s a hairdresser. This sorry audio spectacle came at the [...]
Strong 2016 Message Subtly Sent at CGI
“When women participate in politics, the effects ripple out across society.” – Hillary Rodham Clinton, speaking at CGI HILLARY CLINTON spoke at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) as “a private citizen,” offering that she’s “still jetlagged” from her secretary of state globetrotting. “After visiting 112 nations, for four years — I’m still jetlagged.” – Hillary [...]
CBS Confirms Sharyl Attkisson Victim of Cyber Spying
CBS NEWS hinted last month that Sharyl Attkisson’s computer had been compromised, but didn’t give definitive details or proof. Now an investigation has been completed, with more information to collaborate the initial suspicious that Sharyl Attkisson was a victim of cyber snooping, though who did it is unknown. Well, it may be unprovable, but it’s [...]
Australia’s David Morrison Shames McCaskill and Levin
“I will be ruthless in ridding the Army of people who cannot live up to its values.” – Australia’s Chief of Army Lieutenant General David Morrison [h/t Gawker] CARL LEVIN should be forced to watch Australia’s David Morrison. Senator Levin is not fit to wash his boots, and neither is Senator Claire McCaskill, who voted [...]
Obama: Syria has Crossed Red Line
SENATOR MCCAIN announced on the Senate floor that Syria has indeed crossed the red line and used chemical weapons, with intelligence agencies having a “high confidence” of this fact. A memo circulating on Capitol Hill revealed that the “intelligence community assesses that the Assad regime has used chemical weapons on a small scale against the [...]
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