September, 2004

  1. When Stupid Washington Times Reporters Attack

    Drudge and a lot of other folks are linking to this idiotic Washington Times report by John McCaslin (emphasis added), During a 1997 debate on CNN’s “Crossfire,” Sen. John Kerry, now the Democratic presidential nominee, made the case for launching a pre-emptive attack against Iraq. So reveals Rep. Peter King, New York Republican, who appeared…

  2. Bush vs. Kerry Campaign Funds

    According to the Associated Press, at the moment the Kerry campaign plus the DNC have a total of about $118 million on hand in funds. The Bush campaign plus the RNC have $169 million. The AP quotes a DNC fund raising letter in which James Carville is quoted as saying, We either pull out all…

  3. ACLU to Newspaper — Shut Up Already

    The American Civil Liberties Union is once again demonstrating its committment to free speech by asking a judge to gag the Omaha World Herald. The Herald wants to publish the name of a man who sued Plattsmouth, Neb., over a Ten Commandments monument there. The ACLU, in turn, has suddenly got that old time prior…

  4. Does CBS See Itself as Part of the Kerry Campaign?

    There was some small debate a bit ago in the discussion forum on whether or not the media was really liberal. PowerlineBog.Com points to this story which in many ways goes to the heart of that question. The highlights (emphasis added), Joe Lockhart denied any connection between the presidential campaign and the papers. Lockhart, the…

  5. Rather’s Lying Retraction

    So today Dan Rather apparently joined the ranks of right wing Internet partisans and sort of conceded the documents were fake. But Rather can’t help do a little CYA himself with this embarassing lie in his non-apology, We made a mistake in judgment, and for that I am sorry. It was an error that was…

  6. Amusing CBS Story on Fake Documents

    CBS’ website actually has a CBS/AP story that reads, CBS News planned Monday to issue a statement about documents purporting to show President Bush neglected some duties when he was in the National Guard more than 30 years ago. . . . According to The Washington Post, the network plans to say it was misled…

  7. Is Story About Little Girl With Ripped Up Sign Bogus?

    A lot of blogs are posting links to this photo which shows a little girl on her father’s back crying while she holds a ripped Bush-Cheney poster. The cutline for the photo reads, Three-year-old Sophia Parlock cries while seated on the shoulders of her father, Phil Parlock, after having their Bush-Cheney sign torn up by…

  8. Worst. Candidate. Ever.

    Hugh Hewitt claims, Kerry’s problem is that he is simply the worst major party candidate of my lifetime, period running against a likeable incumbent backed by a growing economy and a record of bold action in the global war on terrorism. I agree. Kerry is the worst candidate of my life time as well. Well,…