The Olympic Games have long been criticized for being too political. And now comes President Barack Obama’s decision to campaign on behalf of Chicago bid to host the 2016 Games.
Alex Koppelman writes on Salon.com:
President Obama is going to Denmark this week to…
Here’s a link to the Newseum’s display of newspaper front pages from across the county.
Almost all tried to capture the historic nature in a few simple words:
“In Our Lifetime.”
“A Nation Changed.”
“Change has come.”
“Obama Wins”
“OBAMA”
“Obama’s Nation”
“Historic Victory”
“Mr. President”
The Huntsville Times of…
An article in the Christian Science Monitor reports that media truth squads are hard at work trying to gauge the accuracy of the presidential candidates’ campaigns claims.
To show how difficult that challenge is the article notes that:
“A recent Gallup poll…
An article in Sunday’s Post-Dispatch by the Associated Press’ Charles Babington raised the question of whether John McCain and – to a lesser extent — Barack Obama are playing too loose with facts and voters don’t really care.
The article was…
Sunday’s New York Times featured a lengthy Page One article examining Sarah Palin’s style of governing. The Times’ headlines reflect the premise: “Once Elected, Palin Hired Friends and Lashed Foes. Governor’s Style of Politics is Highly Personal.”
The Post-Dispatch published a reduced version of…
A CENTRIST sent us a link to a NewsBuster posting by Ken Shepherd that wonders if Barack Obama’s Sept. 9 “lipstick on a pig” comment was inspired by R.J. Matson’s Sept. 5 editorial cartoon.
Matson’s cartoon — which appeared on the Opinion page…
Of all the issues in this presidential campaign, who would have thought putting “lipstick on a pig” would emerge as the latest battleground?
Slate.com has an interesting article on the origins and meaning of “lipstick on a pig.” It finds a 1926…
Of all the journalists out there, why did Sarah Palin choose ABC News’ Charles Gibson for her first exclusive interview since being named to the GOP ticket? The interview is scheduled for tomorrow and Friday, and the network plans to…
There’s an interesting give-and-take going on between many in the media and the GOP about examining the record of Sarah Palin. Even as journalists report on Palin, they also seem to feel the need to rationalize doing so.
The New York…
Unless you’ve been in a cave this past week, you know that Sarah Palin is a hockey mom. That’s what she calls herself — and it’s a description that supporters and pundits alike have embraced.
What’s it mean? Youth hockey is…
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