"Real" Journalism
Anita Dunn, architect of the administration’s “Fox isn’t a real news network” strategy, has singled out one person who does “amazing…journalism.” Who is that? Comedian Jon Stewart.
Of course, to be fair to Ms. Dunn, she may have inferred from the fact that Stewart isn’t funny that he was trying to be a serious [...]
A Comedian’s View of the Constitution
For some reason, the Democrats’ Senate leadership put Al Franken on the Judiciary Committee. So far, Franken hasn’t let ignorance get in his way. On Sept. 23, two Obama administration officials appeared before the Judiciary Committee to testify on the extension of key provisions of the Patriot Act. One of those provisions, [...]
Maloney Baloney
Congressional hearings begin today on “the impact of the newspaper industry’s financial problems.” We previously discussed these hearings, and the legislation they’re intended to spawn, in Obama Looking Forward to Nationalizing Newspapers.
The hearings are chaired by Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY, 95%), Chair of the House Joint Economic Committee. Here is her statement [...]
"My First Thought Was, Hey, Don’t Disparage Flight Attendandts"
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Sarah Palin on David Letterman’s crude jokes:
The weeklong feud between late-night’s David Letterman and last-year’s Sarah Palin came in for a landing this morning on the Today show, where Matt Lauer interviewed the Alaska governor.about the comedian’s lines of attack.
“If you must,” Palin [...]
Newsweek, Around the Bend
Newsweek editor Jon Meacham has announced that he wants to turn the magazine into a journal of liberal opinion with a smaller circulation. I’m not sure that readers will be able to tell the difference between the Newsweek of recent years and the forthcoming “journal of liberal opinion,” but to the extent they notice [...]
President Barack Obama?s stance on ?The Tonight Show? - Reuters Blogs
On Conan O?Brien?s second night hosting ?The Tonight Show,? his coveted new assignment, received a nod from none other than President Barack Obama, who gave a?tongue-in-cheek shout out to the pompadoured?comedian. It came in the form of an …
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