Tag Archives: Newt Gingrich

Gingrich's Gaffes and Wesley Clark's

Posted on 05/19/2011 by Peter Hart

The New York Times' Michael Shear has a piece today (5/19/11) reminding readers that presidential candidates often have early stumbles of the sort that Newt Gingrich has been having. He recalls several examples, most of which don't really offer much … Continue reading →

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David Gregory's Factcheck Fail on Show's Sponsor

Posted on 05/17/2011 by Peter Hart

Labor journalist Mike Elk (In These Times, 5/16/11) made an excellent point after watching NBC host David Gregory interview Newt Gingrich on Sunday's Meet the Press (5/15/11). Elk wrote: Speaking yesterday on Meet the Press, Republican presidential candidate and former … Continue reading →

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More Evidence of Gingrich's Idea-Spewing

Posted on 05/16/2011 by Peter Hart

Last week, Washington Post reporter Dan Balz explained that Newt Gingrich was "an idea-spewing machine" and a "one-man think tank"–even warning that "a keen intellect can also translate into the appearance of intellectual superiority." Well OK. A few days in … Continue reading →

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NYT's Bai Repeats GOP's 'Family Values' Canard

Posted on 05/12/2011 by Steve Rendall

Writing about Newt Gingrich's presidential bid on the New York Times' Caucus blog (5/10/11), Matt Bai seems to confuse GOP rhetoric for fact as he suggest that, when it comes to marriage vows, Republicans are generally known for walking the … Continue reading →

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Newt Gingrich, Intellectual Powerhouse

Posted on 05/12/2011 by Peter Hart

Washington Post reporter Dan Balz has a front-page piece about Newt Gingrich's announcement that he's running for president. Balz calls Gingrich's Twitter declaration a "milestone in presidential politics," adding that Gingrich "is an idea-spewing machine," a "one-man think tank" and … Continue reading →

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The Debate Over Whether Obama Loves America

Posted on 12/21/2010 by Peter Hart

At a press conference in 2009, Barack Obama said, "America has a continued extraordinary role in leading the world toward peace and prosperity." He also proclaimed that America has core values that make it exceptional. Based on those comments, right-wing … Continue reading →

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Illegally Obtained Info Is a Big Scoop–or a Non-Story

Posted on 11/24/2009 by Jim Naureckas

The New York Times' reporter on the climate beat, Andrew Revkin, had a front-page story this weekend (11/20/09) detailing the contents of climate scientists' private emails discussing global warming. Predictably, the emails are being taken out of context by climate … Continue reading →

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O'Reilly Smears Reporter in Defense of 'Anti-Gay Bigotry'

Posted on 12/09/2008 by Gabriel Voiles

New Yorker writer Hendrik Hertzberg tells (12/5/08) of being targeted by Fox's Bill O'Reilly for connecting Newt Gingrich to "anti-gay bigotry." O'Reilly's grievance against Hertzberg sparks from this passage in the writer's December 1 New Yorker piece: Like a polluted … Continue reading →

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