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Another Fox News Misrepresentation: #13,497

Oh, Foxxy, why must thou misbehave? 

The Man Who Hits a Ball with a Stick

Thank god the media are willing to devote themselves to this important story.

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And, oh, this is good, too:

 

The Media and the Dick

 According to a recent poll, only .125 percent of Republicans say that Dick Cheney represents the core values of the Republican Party.  And yet, as Political Carnival notes, "Cheney has been granted far more media time and visibility to make the case for his world view, and the policies that resulted from them, than any other Republican figure, with the possible exception of Sarah Palin."

 What the hell is wrong with the American media?  We're all aware of how obsessed the cable networks in particular are with trivial matters, preferring to focus on Tiger Woods's embarrassment than the problems of the world. (Click on cartoon at right to expand.)    

But, as Jim Fallows notes, the more serious and consequential problem may be the Washington press's preoccupation with perceptions rather than reality. 

The Best of Today's Times

Or so it seems to me:

• Obama Backers Fear Opportunities to Reshape Judiciary Are Slipping Away
• Naming the '00s
• China's Sprint for the Gold
• A Shtick with a Thousand Lives

Good Riddance, Lou

Lou goes bye-bye.

'South Park' Parodies Glenn Beck

And who better to make fun of?  Only Rush.

Covering Bill Clinton's Latest Triumph

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Bill O'Reilly is an Idiot

More evidence here that O'Reilly and Fox News just make stuff up:

Not Kristol

David Brooks is a very smart guy.  What bothers me about him is that he presumes he can write intelligently about anything and everything.  The arrogance amazes me.

But he is SO much better than most other conservative opiners, in part because he is not just a mindless ideologue.  There are good reasons, in other words, why Brooks is still on the New York Times op-ed page and Bill Kristol is not.

Today, Brooks offers an interesting setup and works through it nicely.  See for yourself. 

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