Corrupt GOP Congressman Rick Renzi is attempting to hide behind the Constitution's speech and debate clause -- federal prosecutors are having none of it. Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to deny retiring U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi's bid to have corruption charges against him dismissed on constitutional grounds. Renzi's lawyers last month alleged that FBI […]
In my early journalism days as a reporter I interviewed Sen. Ted Stevens about a proposal to that he was pushing that would open a spaceport in Alaska. He wasn't happy about the resulting article -- or me. Today, Stevens was found guilty on seven corruption counts. Now, there's probably no connection between the two […]
CNN's Drew Griffin was interviewing Sarah Palin today -- yes, Palin's doing interviews (in fact, more interviews than any of the other three candidates) -- when he decided to ask this question: CNN: Yeah. Governor, you've been mocked in the press. The press has been pretty hard on you, the Democrats have been pretty hard […]
I'm still not quite up to full speed, but I am recovering from the wicked cold that has laid me low these past few days. Here's some browser tabs that I've had open for awhile and meaning to blog about. "Our Generals Almost Cost Us Iraq" by Mackubin Thomas Owens points out that the generals […]
Courtesy of Best of the Web today comes further proof that the media's fact-checking isn't about determining the truth. During Tuesday's debate, John McCain repeated an assertion he had made before: In Lebanon, I stood up to President Reagan, my hero, and said, if we send Marines in there, how can we possibly beneficially affect […]
One of the things you eventually learn in your college editing class is that the photos should reflect the story and vice versa. Both should also represent reality. Unfortunately, that's something that too many journalists occasionally forget when it comes to hot-button issues. For example, long ago at Cal Poly SLO's Mustang Daily the editors […]
The John McCain campaign has stepped up its attacks on The New York Times as nothing more than a partisan political rag. The latest salvo was fired earlier this week when campaign manager Steve Schmidt went after the Times in a conference call with the press. Let me - let me also add, on the, […]
It's a little bit sad that the McCain campaign took a look at the mainstream media littered with Obama cheerleaders and decided that the fairest coverage they could get was from ABC News' Charlie Gibson. So, Gov. Sarah Palin sat down with Charlie and he proceeded to demonstrate his incompetence. GIBSON: You said recently, in […]
The Washington Post has an "expose" on Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's use of the per diem. The breathless headline: "Palin Billed State for Nights Spent at Home; Taxpayers Also Funded Family's Travel." A few things to note: First, as governor, her "home" is the governor's residence in Juneau. Her Wasilla home is not considered her […]
The Instapundit has up a collection of links on Gov. Sarah Palin and the "bridge to nowhere." I encourage you to check them all out. What is interesting to note is two things: First, the media -- inculding USA Today and The New Yrok Times -- and the Alaska Democratic Party all credited Palin with […]