U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson’s “You lie” outburst has resulted in a major fundraising boost for the Republican lawmaker — and his Democratic opponent, Rob Miller, CQPolitics reports.
CQPolitics says:
Wilson’s campaign said Thursday that it raised $2.7 million during the third quarter…
A year ago this week, the media had a hand in elevating Barack Obama to the presidency, says author Greg Mitchell, who wrote the book “Why Obama Won.” Mitchell is also editor of the newspaper industry journal Editor & Publisher.
In…
Tucker Carlson
Citing “very large gaps in news coverage of the Obama administration,” political commentator Tucker Carlson says he’ll launch a right-leaning web site — the dailycaller.com — within weeks.
Michael O’Brien of the Hill’s Blog Briefing Room quotes Carlson:
“We are a general-interest newspaper-format style…
Christopher Ave, an assistant Metro editor at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, tells fellow staffers that singing and recording is his favorite hobby. At least, that’s what he says on his staff bio. He’s used his musical talent to pay homage…
The Pew Research Center’s daily number for March 6 is 80 percent — which it says represents how much of Rush Limbaugh’s regular listening audience is conservative.
Pew summarizes its study from last year:
“With Republicans out of power on both ends of Pennsylvania…
Congressional Quarterly Politics asks a trivia question in its daily newsletter. Today’s question:
How many former Illinois governors over the past 50 years faced criminal charges while in office?
The answer? Click here.
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Jack Shafer’s latest “Press Box” column on Slate.com praises the Drudge Report.
The article, titled “Don’t count Drudge out. His demise is overreported once again,” chronicles Drudge’s “rise and fall” through the years — at least in the eyes of other print…
Divorce Magazine — who knew there was such a thing? — worries that houses divided over Barack Obama and John McCain might not survive the election.
At least that the premise of press release from its online site DivorceMagazine.com. (A visit…
John McCain and Barack Obama not only offer a choice of contrasting policies but also contrasting styles of leadership, writes Doyle McManus of the Los Angeles Times.
His article appeared in Sunday’s Post-Dispatch on Page A10. “Contrasting leadership styles become more apparent.”
This…
Interesting article today on Slate.com about John McCain’s frequent use of “my friends” while speaking.
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