If Only Obama Had Bombed More, and Sooner
More US bombing is a message corporate media are eager to amplify.
Cokie Roberts: More People Should Fear the United States
ABC pundit Cokie Roberts thinks more countries should fear the United States.
Russia, Ukraine and ‘US Prestige’
Pundits worry about US ‘prestige’ and the weakness of Barack Obama.
New York Turns to the Left? Let’s Ask Our Center-Right Panel
If the question of whether or not there is a resurgent left, shouldn’t there be some left? ABC gave viewers the far-right Bill Kristol and the conservative Ana Navarro, a few middle-of-the-road journalists and a moderate former Democratic governor.
FAIR TV: CBS ‘Covers’ Immigration, Joe Klein’s Angry Middle, Dangerously Anti-War Public
This week on FAIR TV: CBS Evening News looked like it was covering an immigrant rights rally– but it was merely a set up to talk about chaos at the border. Time’s Joe Klein goes after the “gun lobby” by saying… both sides are at fault? And Cokie Roberts hears the public doesn’t want to start a war with Syria. Why does she think that’s “dangerous”?
Cutting Social Security and Medicare? That’s the ‘Middle’
The new White House budget proposal is getting a lot of attention because it explicitly connects the Obama administration to an agenda that includes cutting Social Security and Medicare benefits. Some pundits see this as a way to appeal to the “middle.” But does anyone– in the middle or anywhere else–really want to cut the safety net?
Pundits: In Victory, Obama Must Accommodate His Opponents
With the election over, you’re seeing familiar corporate media advice about the need for Obama to move to the right and learn to compromise with Republicans. Some of this is based on a frankly nonsensical view of the polarization that accompanied his first term. Matt Bai of the New York Times writes (11/7/12): There are, […]
Hurricanes and Climate Change? Close That Door!
In case you were wondering whether Irene sparked any discussions of climate change, here’s a moment from the panel discussion on ABC‘s This Week (8/30/11): RON BROWNSTEIN (National Journal): Do we want to get into a global warming and a hurricanes discussion? DONNA BRAZILE (Democratic Strategist): No. BROWNSTEIN: I mean, I don’t know if we […]
Cokie Roberts Defines ‘Mainstream’
One of the most prevalent (and wrong-headed) interpretations of the recent elections is that both parties are dumping their respectable members in exchange for wild-eyed radicals. As Cokie Roberts explained it on ABC‘s This Week (5/23/10): COKIE ROBERTS: I’m not sure, Donna, that the voters this year care about somebody being out of the mainstream. […]
The Way They See the World
The big news in the health reform debate is that the White House seems to be willing to give up on the “public option,” a government insurance program that would compete with private insurers. Everyone sees this as a big story, but there’s something revealing about the way the Washington Post‘s Ceci Conollyled her piece: […]
Cokie Roberts: Bad Beyond Sports Analogies
Slate‘s Jack Shafer (5/1/09) has had his fill of NPR senior news analyst Cokie Roberts’ “four minutes of on-air blather about politics, the economy and world events with whichever unlucky Morning Edition host has drawn the short straw” on Mondays. Shafer writes of how, “drained of controversy and conflict, the Cokie minutes provide perfect editorial […]
