Media Blog

Silence from Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid on Ferguson, Too

By Greg Pollowitz August 12, 2014

It’s not just the president who has been silent on the events in Ferguson, Mo. Nancy Pelosi hasn’t said anything, but did find time to comment on her love of dark ...

Does President Obama Have a Problem with African-Americans Because of Ferguson?

By Greg Pollowitz August 12, 2014

A quick search of Twitter for “#Ferguson Obama” results in a large number of tweets from African-Americans who aren’t happy that the president had time to make a statement on ...

ICYMI, Vox‘s Matt Yglesias Didn’t Know President Ford Died in 2006

By Greg Pollowitz August 11, 2014

In the middle of a discussion on his Twitter feed on the inequity of John F. Kennedy Jr. getting a second aircraft carrier bearing his name while Bill Clinton has none, ...

WaPost: ‘Marco Rubio Is Balding. Will it Cost Him the Presidency?!?’

By Greg Pollowitz August 11, 2014

The good news is that Rubio’s hairline won’t affect his chances. Now, can the Post please ask about Hillary Clinton’s “concussion.” Thanks!

‘Toddlers At Risk From Extremists’ — Like the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge?

By Greg Pollowitz August 10, 2014

An unfortunate headline and photo layout for The Daily Telegraph: The Daily Telegraph later changed the headline to “Nurseries” in later print editions.

Ezra Klein: President Obama Broke ‘American Politics Even Further’

By Greg Pollowitz August 10, 2014

Ezra Klein of Vox ’splains how President Obama created the current partisan/political divide by passing so much of his agenda: Reid Cherlin nails the central irony of Barack Obama’s presidency in one sentence: [T]hey have ...

Los Angeles Times Editors: Mandatory Condom Use for Actors Isn’t Working

By Greg Pollowitz August 10, 2014

The Times opposed the 2012 law that mandated porn actors use condoms on any film shot in Los Angeles County, and today the editors are warning that adopting the law statewide ...

The Nonsensical Vox Summary of Obama’s Foreign Policy

By Greg Pollowitz August 8, 2014

I need somebody to explain Vox’s explanatory journalism to me, because this doesn’t make much sense:

Al Jazeera Airs Video Showing Hamas Tunnels Still In Operation

By Greg Pollowitz August 8, 2014

This segment is from the August 6 broadcast of Al Jazeera out of Qatar, via MEMRI: At one point in the video, the Hamas fighters say they were within meters of Israeli ...

Archival Media Coverage of U.S. Presidents Bombing Iraq Since 1991

By Greg Pollowitz August 8, 2014

What’s old is new again, and will be newer again under President Cruz/Paul/Clinton/TBD: ***** ***** *****