Jonathan Weisman’s Judgment Has Been Lapsing for a Long While Now
At FAIR, we’ve been following Jonathan Weisman’s career for quite some time, and “lapses of judgment” seem to be par for the course for him.
Tell Us How You Really Feel About Fast Track Opponents, New York Times
The New York Times’ Jonathan Weisman reports that President Barack Obama’s chances of getting “fast track” authority to negotiate trade agreements are shrinking as “the political fringes expand on each end.”
Heritage Foundation: Where Have All the Scholars Gone?
Is the Heritage Foundation really drifting away from its scholarly roots–or has it always been more of a corporate-funded right-wing lobby?
Hey, Remember That IRS Tea Party Scandal?
Not too long ago there was a massive scandal clogging up the front pages of the papers and the cable news airwaves: The IRS was either denying or delaying tax-exempt status to right-leaning “Tea Party” groups. But now things are starting to look a little different.
Is John Boehner a Labor Economist?
Republican leader John Boehner must have some expertise when it comes to labor economics. Either that, or the New York Times is allowing him to make misleading claims without being challenged.
NYT Tax Talk: What Does ‘Politically Sensitive’ Mean?
Most people think rich people should pay more in taxes. And they think the government should spend more to help revive the economy. The New York Times knows this—but still calls this discussion “politically sensitive.” Today Jonathan Weisman has a piece (6/7/12) about recent comments by Bill Clinton and former Clinton/Obama economic adviser Larry Summers. The […]
NYT: How Can We Be No. 1 if Pentagon Budget Is Cut by 1/12th?
Part of the 2011 Congressional debt reduction deal called for automatic cuts to social spending and military budgets over the next 10 years. The idea was that a deal to avoid these cuts would be struck, because Republicans wouldn’t want to cut the Pentagon, and Democrats would try to protect safety net programs. That didn’t […]
All the Smart People Love Bowles/Simpson—Says Bowles
The corporate media love bipartisanship. So the news that a “bipartisan” budget failed a vote in the House was something to be mourned. Under the headline “Budget Plan’s Defeat Shows Hurdles to Compromise,” New York Times reporter Jonathan Weisman (4/2/12) explains that this budget proposal modeled on the media-beloved Bowles/Simpson plan failed because “Washington’s conservative […]
Shallow Press Longs for Shallow President
WashingtonMonthly.com blogger Steve Benen (Political Animal, 8/12/09) has words for corporate pundits lambasting Barack Obama’s “Attention to Detail” as “going “into the weeds”: A few weeks ago, MSNBC‘s First Read had an item questioning whether President Obama “knows too much” about healthcare policy. The piece complained that the president is willing to offer Americans details […]
