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It seems that rather than attempt to hold Rush Limbaugh eternally accountable for his sins, this one in particular, what should matter most is the context and his apology.One of the remarkable truths about those who hold a visceral hatred of Rush Limbaugh is the high likelihood they have never listened to his show or read any of his books. They just know they strongly dislike Limbaugh for a good reason, one they can usually validate with a quick search of what others have said about him along with a quote or two for evidence. The most tangible demonstration of...

Rounding-up the best and most colorful comments in response to NYT’s latest hit piece on natural gas WASHINGTON, DC – Say this about The New York Times and its ongoing attack series targeting natural gas: These guys sure know how to elicit a reaction. In his latest piece, Times reporter Ian Urbina turns the page over to well-known opponents of the industry, who argue that shale is too expensive to produce and will therefore disappoint investors. Urbina targets the Barnett, Haynesville, and Fayeteville shales in particular – but forgets to mention that natural gas production from each continue to defy...

Are we surprised> This lying idiot said he as at the DFW Tea Party event in Grand Prairie Tx. maybe he wa but some facts of his artilce don't add up. he said he saw diveristy , until he realized it was the stadium workers. BS unles he got there early afternoon there were no workers. only Tea Party Volunteers. Then he said he was asked as he walked in if he was a worker. I was not at the gate but i am calling BS on that too. He said he sat on the front row. this I know...

As media outlets have reported, Jermaine Jackson had the following farewell message to his late brother, Michael Jackson: "May Allah be with you always." Watch for yourself here. But strangely, the NY Times omits the "Allah" reference altogether and instead reports that Jermaine said, "May our love be with you always."

The Pentagon today asked the New York Times to correct an editorial, which claimed that “There have never been enough troops, the result of Mr. Rumsfeld’s negligent decision to use Iraq as a proving ground for his pet military theories, rather than listen to his generals.”  Whether the Times believes there were (or are) enough troops in Iraq, it is demonstrably untrue that troop levels in Iraq are the result of Secretary Rumsfeld’s “not listening to his generals.” Generals involved in troop-level decisions have been very clear on this matter, making numerous statements that are not new—or difficult—to find, such...

Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004 11:15 a.m. EDT NY Times Flashback: Paper Reported Saddam Transferred High Explosives The New York Times claimed this week that hundreds of tons of high explosives had been removed from the Al-Qaqaa weapons depot while the facility was under U.S. control. But Times reporters knew way back in Feb. 2003 that the removal process was instigated - not by looters or insurgents after the U.S. liberation - but instead by the government of Saddam Hussein. On Feb. 15, 2003, the Times reported on an address to the United Nations Security Council by Mohamed ElBaradei, the UN's...

September 21, 2004 Letter Editor The New York Times 229 West 43rd Street New York, NY 10036 To the Editor: In today's article reporting the decapitation by terrorists in Iraq of American civilian Eugene Armstrong, The Times reporter wrote: "In the video of the beheading, an insurgent wearing a ski mask and surrounded by four men with assault rifles says the group is killing Mr. Armstrong because the American occupiers and the interim Iraqi government failed to meet the deadline. Much of the man's long speech is addressed to President Bush, who is called a dog at one point." Please...

SHUT YOUR LIQUIDITY TRAP! Think about how good things have been lately, and how hard a catastrophist like Paul Krugman has to work to make them seem bad. Remember, this is a guy who's trying to push a new book called The Great Unraveling. I'm thinking remainder bins... The US-led invasion of Iraq was a brilliant victory (Krugman: "it did the terrorists a favor"). President Bush signs into law today an historic pro-growth tax bill, enacted thanks to support from cross-over Democrats (Krugman: "the administration ...actually wants a fiscal crisis"). And the crisis in corporate malfeasance seems to have been...