Category Archives: Wall Street Journal

WSJ 'Scumbag' Columnist Gets Predictably Slimy

Posted on 08/28/2009 by Gabriel Voiles

Noticing that Democratic strategist Mark Penn "is the Wall Street Journal's 'Microtrend'-spotting columnist" and "also CEO of PR giant Burson-Marsteller," Gawker blogger Hamilton Nolan (8/26/09) posits that "only a scumbag would abuse the former to drum up business for the … Continue reading →

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The Downside to Murdoch's Plan to Control Online News

Posted on 08/25/2009 by Jim Naureckas

The problem with Rupert Murdoch's proposal to create an online news consortium, in which major publishers would all band together to put their news content behind pay walls (L.A. Times, 8/21/09), is that it's not illegal to discuss news events … Continue reading →

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Thanking Murdoch's Journal for More of Rove's Lies

Posted on 08/24/2009 by Gabriel Voiles

OpEd News has published an open letter from attorney Dana Jill Simpson (8/20/09) to "Mr. Murdoch and all the editors at the Wall Street Journal," in which she expresses her wish to "thank you from the very bottom of my … Continue reading →

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The 'Endemic Practices' of 'Revenue-Hungry News Orgs'

Posted on 07/07/2009 by Gabriel Voiles

Furthering the story of "Washington Post executives–reeling…over a flier promoting a 'salon' for lobbyists to mingle with prominent newsmakers," Politico reporters Michael Calderone and Andy Barr (7/4/09) think the suits at the Post might reasonably ask "Why us?": The fact … Continue reading →

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California Health Reform, Minus Single-Payer

Posted on 05/20/2009 by Peter Hart

The Wall Street Journal's Gerald Seib wrote a piece today (5/20/09–subscription required) that offers California as a model for understanding the difficulties in overhauling the healthcare system: California's experience, in fact, represented a kind of trial run for the healthcare … Continue reading →

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WSJ Lauds Oprah for Conspicuous Consumption

Posted on 05/12/2009 by Steve Rendall

When Oprah Winfrey addressed Duke's 2009 graduating class at a May 10 commencement, she talked about the pleasures of being wealthy: "It's great to have nice homes!… It's great to have a private jet. Anyone that tells you that having … Continue reading →

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WSJ Distorts Tax Rate for the Rich

Posted on 04/20/2009 by Gabriel Voiles

Reading Wall Street Journal reporter Gary Fields' "point that a family making slightly over $250,000 doesnâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢t necessarily feel all that 'rich' when it comes to facing a tax hike from Barack Obama," Matthew Yglesias (Think Progress, 4/17/09) dubs his story … Continue reading →

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