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Archives 2003December 22: Were going out to clean the pasture spring. But weve left you some seasonal goodies. December 20: Readers complained when a shrink doctored texts. But no one complained to the Post! December 19: Colmes asked Bruce, What makes you a lib? She gave him a classic reply. December 18: Her name may be Brucebut her books make us ralph. Who is this progressive Fox Democrat? December 17: Weird! Foxs favorite progressive Democrat just seems to beat up on Dems. December 16: Who on earth is Tammy Bruce? Our analysts were deeply kerflubbled.
December 15: Saddams capture freed Iraqand put a lid on a simpering press corps December 13: Schieffer lied about Farmer Goreand showed you the soul of your press corps: December 12: Six years ago, your press declared war. This week, they waged war once again. December 11: When Gore endorsed Dean, pundits told an old tale. Gore said he invented the Internet. December 10: Gore endorsed Deanand cited the war. On Fox, they preferred other motives. December 9: Read Michael Kinsleythen read Cal Thomas. Youll gaze on the soul of your press corps:
December 8: Krauthammer lied about Streisand too. When will Fred Hiatt take action? December 5: One question only, for the Washington Post: When will Charles Krauthammer be fired? December 4: If troops get killed, thats A-OK. But please dont respond to their questions. December 3: Last night, the lying continued on Fox. Bill OReilly was too scared to stop it. December 2: Hillary Clinton is un-American. It says so right in todays Times.
December 1: On CNBC, Russert pandered to Goldberg. So Bernie just pandered right back. November 28: Clowning aboutyesa Times food review, Bernie G showed contempt for your discourse. November 26: The Times trashed Dean right on page one. It was different with Candidate Bush. November 25: For Bernie Goldberg, theres only one rule. All roads must lead to lib bias.
November 24: Bernie got his shorts in a wad when Frank Rich used the term homophobia. November 22: Bernie fired a volley of blanks when he took on the press corps gun bias. November 20: Brent Bozell is a long-standing fake. But then, hes had many enablers. November 19: Bernie, pretending to quote Howell Raines, showed his contempt for your discourse. November 18: Clowning about Howell Raines and Al Gore, Bernie G shows contempt for your discourse.
November 17: Bernie Goldberg made fools of his readers in Bias. In his new book, hes at it again. November 14: Molly Ivins is just like Ann Coulter! So the Times Nick Kristof says.
November 10: How inept is your press elite? Reciting a standard Reagan script, Max Frankel is eager to show you. October 31: Muslims dieand Andrew Sullivan exults! Its just the way Sully would type it. October 30: What did Clark say about Iraq? Someonenot Sullyshould tell us. October 29: You know the Official Script about Clark. This morning, Kit Seelye cuts-and-pastes it. October 28: General Boykins oddest remarks have been airbrushed from major newspapers.
October 27: General Boykin has made odd remarks. Plus: Its time for Nagourney to go! October 24: A mailer reminds us: When things fall apart, its far more polite not to notice. October 23: Today, George Will does the cutting and pasting. Its what happens when things fall apart. October 22: When watchdogs quit, robots type cant. Just check out Jonah and David.
October 21: Why has your discourse fallen apart? For one thing, millionaires run your press corps. October 16: McMurtry rattled off rumors and gossip. And his eds put the mess into print! October 15: Flowers tale didn't seem to be true. Not that theres anything wrong with it! October 14: Larry McMurtry delved into his subject. And guess what? He lacked the first clue.
October 13: The D-worddysfunctionalcame to mind as Larry McMurtry limned Clinton. October 10: As we prepare to give it a rest, we ask Terry Gross: Wheres our transcript? October 9: Two days after Californias election, the Post takes apart its state budget. October 8: Why is your discourse driven by spin? Harry Smith helps to explain it. October 7: Why does pseudo-con prop rule the day? Let one Post pundit show you.
October 6: Matthews groped for ways to help Arnold. We found it a sign of the times. October 3: Susan Estrich hates cheap shots. She proved it last night, pleasing Hannity. October 2: We start with Rushand we end with Niger. Its a day in the life of the press corps. October 1: Some readers asked what was wrong with Chaits piece. Incomparably, we offer rich detail. September 30: Tim rolled over for Condi again. Is it time for Tim Russert to go?
September 29: Clark just isnt like Ike, pundits say. Four years back, one hopeful was. September 26: York searched Google to find Bush-hatred. With Clinton, it was right on TV. September 25: Byron York knew the pleasing new spin: Bush critics must just be nutty. September 24: Doonesbury had Bill OReilly disturbed. So he pimped a prime RNC spin-point.
September 23: Pundits want to make Clark a Big Liar, too. This time, will the good guys complain?
September 19: Saletan scolds libs for seeking the truththen repeats some prime Gingrich propaganda. September 18: Your pundit corps aint from this earth. And they love to disappear their own conduct.
September 15: Tucker Carlson recalls a bad lie from Campaign 2K. The lie came from Bush, not from Gore. September 12: Arnold floundered on The Factor. But his tough-talking host didnt care. September 11: Gloria Borger cant be human. She proved it with her comment on Gore. September 10: Why was a brilliant icon fooled? Those palaces just looked so swanky.
September 8: Brit Hume engaged in some ludicrous clowning. But Robert Lichter had his hand in the till. September 5: Greenberg recited about scribes and lies. His theory was nothing but fatuous. September 4: Why have Bushs real groaners disappeared? One of the experts explains it. September 3: Incredibly, the Monthly thinks that a meaningless joke is George Bushs fifth biggest whopper.
September 2: The Washington Monthly has some good solid fun pretending to rate Bushs honesty. August 29: Jack Shafers upset when libs yell liar. Our question: Dude! Where have you been?
August 27: Is California a high-tax state? A reader says Krugmans mistaken.
August 25: Conservatives dont want real debate, Joe said. Dennis Prager made him look like a genius. August 22: Byron York came up with a puzzling fact. Lowry and Kaus ran to spread it.
August 20: Did Commander Bush bungle the number of troops? Were awaiting the corps righteous fury. August 14: In New York, boys covered men. And the Post cut-and-pasted Kondracke. August 12: Alan Murray embarrassed himself trying to avoid what Gore said.
August 11: Kondracke and Matthews spin Gores speechand Rice kisses up to Gwen Ifill. August 8: Al Gore said were being deceived. Fred Barnes quickly made him a prophet. August 6: Lets play Hardball? Chris Matthews takes on John Boltonbut doesnt quite pop the real question.
August 4: The press corps always gives Rice a free pass. We review an earlier episode. August 1: Condi Rice didnt do her job. Gwen Ifill doesnt want you to know that.
July 31: They got their shot at Bush-on-Iraq. Was this the best they could manage? July 30: The Big Story here doesnt seem to make sense. Back in March, Hersh asked the right questions. July 29: Were off to entertain the troops. But you might want to read Mother Jones.
July 28: A Perfect Storm roared up Gotcha Gulch. So the Congo was dropped from the story. July 26: Did Condi lie about the tubes? Why are we driving the Niger side road instead of this big superhighway? July 25: Its easy to pick and choose your facts. We used to mock Freepers for doing it. July 24: Biden says the nuclear intel was bunk. But the press? They prefer Perfect Storms. July 23: Some readers swear that the press has reformed. But they’re playing the same tired game. July 22: Condi doesnt read reportsand Andrea keeps on conflating. July 21: Rice didnt read the entire report. Why shouldnt such a slacker be fired? July 18: Scribes constructed a Perfect Storm. They used an old tried-and-true method. July 17: Harold Meyerson murdered the facts as he beat up on stubborn old Cheney. July 16: Matthews went on the air and played dumb. HOWLER readers? They were mightily satisfied. July 15: The press corps has made up its mind on Iraq. Result? Basic facts will be mangled.
July 14: Condi Rice was bending it good. Even the Fox all-stars noticed. July 11: They've actually started to act like a press corps. Will it last? We simply cant say. July 9: Matthews and Mitchell seemed to act like real journalists. How long will this summer fling last? July 8: Bungled methodology lays our work low. Prepare for a pithy DAILY HOWLER!
July 7: Evelyn Nieves ponders Deans ropy veinsand Kurtz atones for his great errors. July 4: A new report seems to answer our question. Hard data ceased five years back. July 3: Bushs reply was remarkably weak. But pundits will know not to notice. July 2: Russert botched a charge, but pundits cheered. Readers! Where were standards? July 1: Russert lobbed softballs to Candidate Bush. Readers! Where were standards?
June 30: Russert seemed to play gotcha with Dean. Why shouldnt Dems see double standards? June 27: Are hopefuls judged by a single standard? When Russert battled Dean, we werent sure. June 26: Exaggeration is Bushs excuse! We gaze on The Press Corps New Standards. June 25: Bushs critics are asking hard questions. Tony Snow didnt seem to have heard. June 24: Bushs critics are asking real questions. Judis and Ackerman list them. June 23: Bushs critics are asking real questions. David Rosenbaum wants them to stop. June 20: Hillarys book is dull, theyve said. Which convinces usthey havent read it. June 19: David Brooks hadnt read Hills book. But so what? He found it dull anyway. June 18: Carlson seems to have made a choice. Its been made all over the press corps. June 17: Bossie pens the latest cartoonand Blankley rushes to print it.
June 16: Yardley says that Sidney was right. But so what? He trashes him anyway. June 14: As a child, Carlson learned to fight for the weak. Which leads to a later contradiction. June 13: Battling back like that kid from Camp Hill, Margaret Carlson sends us Sheehys second story. June 12: Most of Carlsons book is numbingly stupid. Consider her passage on India. June 11: Margaret Carlson has written an ugly new book. We think it goes back to a choice. June 10: Kathleen Willey is truthful, your pundits all said. After that, they began to deceive you.
June 9: Brit said Hillary cant be believed. But guess who was mangling the facts? June 6: Susan Forward clowned for Bill. Brace yourselves much more to come. June 5: What ever happened to Candidate Bush? Your press corps is too scared to ask. June 4: Is Carrolls charge of bias correct? You cant tell. In our world, facts come last. June 3: Raspberry wonders where Dems lost their voice. He cant see the shape of the problem.
June 2: Bowden asked about WMDs. Russerts gang knew not to answer. May 31: Sully scolds Dowd for clipping a quote. Too bad he did the same thing. May 30: The press corps has contempt for facts. The Blumenthal Wars make that clear. May 29: The truth about Bush is abundantly clear. Somehow, the press doesnt notice. May 28: Bush makes a joke of his campaign pledge. But your press corps is too scared to say so.
May 27: Jayson Blair is a fake and a fraud. But then, so is Gloria Borger. May 23: We tip our hat to Winerips workand look back as the press corps spins Sidney.
May 22: When Michael Isikoff limned Sidneys book, you could just hear him say it. Hey, rube!
May 21: Time says Sidney is massively right. Then they say, Don't buy this book. May 20: Woodruff interviewed Sidney Blumenthal. And the Clinton wars only dragged on.
May 19: Dallek says that Blumenthals right. He just wont explain what he said. May 16: Blumenthal wrote an important book. Janet Maslin doesnt want you to read it. May 15: One scribe noted what Bush had done. You could call it a senior moment.
May 14: Candidate Bush lied in Lehrers face. The press struggled hard not to notice. May 13: “You can’t believe Bush,” one pundit said. But on Hardball, they praised the full package.
May 12: Bush will push cuts every year, the Post says. But thats not what he said as a candidate. May 9: Bennetts real vice became clear years ago. But pundits like Kinsley took a powder. May 8: Sullys eponymous dotcom backed Bush. Torn, we give more information. May 7: Robinson wrote about Bush, then Gore. But the press only ran with one story. May 6: The general said Bush wasnt there. The press quickly buried the story.
May 5: Pundits recalled a leaders war record. Their memory was weakbut it served. May 3: Bush looked manly in his flight suit. And Chris Matthews knew he should notice. May 2: Nancy Grace does one thing well. She helps us see the cable "news" corps corruption May 1: Where did Taranto get his key spin? Where else? From his White House minders April 30: NBCs comely Campbell Brown tried to critique the Bush tax plan April 29: A bracing report in the Washington Post gives the lie to twenty years of school bashing
April 28: The Dixie Chicks troubled poor Diane Sawyer. But where was this scribe in the past? April 24: Saletan says that our pundits are hopeless. Raspberry brings confirmation. April 22: The Post should ask the prez why he changed. And we search for some prime propaganda. April 18: Often confused with The Hair Club for Men, The Club for Growth has an attitude problem. April 17: Rivals were savaged in Saddams Iraq. So too in our pseudo-con press corps. April 15: Propagandists want you to think that the Post and the Times simply dreamed up those vile, nasty doubts.
April 14: Propaganda rules on the pseudo-right. Just watch as the WashTimes slimes Clark. April 11: Johnny Apple got sliced up at Fox. But then, so did two troubling generals. April 10: Apple said the war was won. And then, Brit Hume started spinning. April 8: Marc Fishers piece in the Sunday Post explores a forgotten village.
April 7: No one wished Michael Kelly ill. But a Post profile should open our eyes. April 4: Our own Fedayeen are now making long lists. Careful, Bill! Your name could be on one. April 3: A Post op-ed liberal hadnt read his own rag. But he did know conservative spin-points. April 2: Foxs odd coverage of the war is a study in pure propaganda. April 1: For two solid months, the public was spun. Now the spinners deny that it happened.
March 31: At Fox, theyre busy stifling dissent. At the Post, a Big Scribe is affected. March 28: Try to believe that the Washington Post puts such consummate crap into print. March 27: Sully railed at the BBCand a certain scribe knew he must follow. March 26: Mike Barnicle remains a consummate con. And David Broder has roused from his slumbers.
March 24: David Frum goes after Robert Novakand brings Saddam right to our shores. March 21: Who lost the budget, Paul Krugman asks. Incomparably, we help with his answer. March 20: Why does one pundit love a dangerous war? Because Bush aint Bill Clinton. March 19: Colin Powell emitted some spin. At the Post, it turned into a headline.
March 17: We tried to maintain a HOWLER HIATUS. But Sully brought us right out of our chairs. March 11: Pundits mocked a zombified prez. But we spied a zombified press corps.
March 10: The corps feigned concern about Gores secret guru. No other mad genius need apply. March 7: A speculation was turned into fact when the press corps began to spin earth tones. March 6: That troubled gang at the Boston Globe continues its War Against John (HOWLER HISTORY continues tomorrow) March 5: Duffys report made a fleeting remark. And the pundits were soon spinning alpha. March 4: Weeks before the Wolf flap began, boots-and-suits made a strange earth tones prequel.
March 3: The press discovered Wolf in plain sightthen delivered a smut-laden trashing. February 28: Recovering from a HOWLER HIATUS, we start HOWLER HISTORY on Monday. February 26: The liberal Post keeps finding slick ways to make the accused come out guilty. February 25: How effective was the trashing of Gore? Even Alterman still semi-believes it.
February 24: Yes, you have to buy Altermans book. But that doesnt mean that its perfect. February 21: Matthews told his latest tale. But Joan Walsh just said, Lets play softball:.
February 20: Chris Matthews said that he knew all along. As usual, the talker was faking. February 14: Teddy White described bias when Jack battled Dick. But by 2K, the bias had changed. February 13: Kerrys a liar, the Globe quickly said. So wheres the rags famous liberal bias? February 12: We postpone our series to bring you non-news about the attack on Iraq. February 11: Alterman faces a difficult task. And then too, his task is quite easy.
February 10: The Boston Globe accused Kerry of war crimes. Are you struck by their great liberal bias? February 7: The Boston Globe accused Kerry of war crimes. Are you struck by their great liberal bias? February 6: Finale on Frist! And we tidy up yesterdays chaos February 5: The Washington press corps takes a hike for their beloved Dear Leader February 4: Humble Bill Frist hates publicity. And how do we know? Bill Frist says
February 3: David Brooks, limning Frist, shows that bio is easily spun January 31: Where do we go to get real facts? The U.S. has a bad need for SpinWatch January 30: We badly need a source of tax facts. But who in the world will provide it? January 29: Is the tax code already flat? HOWLER readers are highly kerflubbled. January 28: How much tax do the rich really pay? We read Altmanand things got unclear.
January 27: Hannity shed wet tears for the wealthy. Then along came that chart in the Times. January 24: And the stupidest spin weve heard all week is the claim that Bushs plan is race neutral: January 23: Rich Lowry recited a spin-point for Bush. The press has no quota on toadies. January 22: Howard Kurtz bungles the UM facts too. At the Post, do they read their own paper? January 21: Richard Cohenthe CIRS latest markhopes youll get mad about race.
January 20: A pundit was fooled by Bushs spin. But where did the slick spin-point come from? January 17: Whats up with those puzzling portraits of Kerry? At long last, a Globe pundit tells. January 16: Are corporate profits over-taxed? Dont look for this press corps to limn it. January 15: How does the Bush tax proposal work? Real facts can be quite hard to come by.
January 13: We will get full facts about Bushs plan? At THE HOWLER, we begin a great study. January 10: The president said his plan was bold. Sean and Bill ran to agree. January 9: Hannity said that less was more. But then again, so did the president. January 8: Martin Walker called the Dem dwarfs. Diane Rehm told him to stuff it. January 7: Our pundits are back on the campaign trail. So is their trademark tomfoolery.
January 6: The Post limned Tedand we caught a glimpse of those troubling Millionaire Pundit Values. January 3: The Post limned Tedand we caught a glimpse of those troubling Millionaire Pundit Values. January 2: Margaret Carlson showed her liberal bias when she railed at the Outrage of the Year.
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