Last night Chris Matthews aired his heavily promoted hit piece, “The Rise of the New Right” on his MSNBC show. For anyone who has been following Matthews and his MSNBC colleagues Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow, this faux-documentary broke no new ground and offered no surprises. It was the same-old-same-old: Tea Parties plus Michele Bachmann … Read more Demonizing the Right
I really didn’t want to watch President Obama’s Oval Office speech last night. The last Oval Office speech I watched was the one George W. Bush gave on March 19, 2003 at the start of the invasion of Iraq. I remember thinking at the time, and telling others too, that he doesn’t care a whit … Read more Obama and the oil leak — update 2
Ever since we first heard the news that 16-year-old Abby Sunderland had lost communications and set off rescue beacons somewhere in the southern Indian Ocean last week, we’ve also been hearing about what lousy, irresponsible parents she has. Mostly from people no sane person would want as his or her own parents. Abby was attempting … Read more Abby Sunderland and parental responsibility — updated
Steve Chapman has accused conservatives of being inconsistent in their criticisms of President Obama. He hasn’t been listening very carefully to what they’ve been saying. Read more →
Like many people, for the past two days I’ve been closely following the saga of Abby Sunderland, the 16-year-old California girl whose attempt at a solo circumnavigation of the globe came to an end when her mast snapped in a fierce winter gale in the Southern Indian Ocean. And, like everyone who has been following … Read more Abby Sunderland and parental responsibility