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"Daily Show" To Blame For Newsweek Reporter's Imprisonment In Iran?

"Well," said Mr. Rosewater [Bahari's nickname for his interrogator], who had been fairly quiet up to this point, "we have interesting video footage of you. That may persuade you to be more cooperative." I could not imagine what that might be. ...

From JASON LINKINS, Huffington Post,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Newsweek,  Jon Stewart,  Jonathan Swift

Rahm Emanuel 'Bedeviling' News Organizations With His Name

when he's quoted or mentioned on radio, TV, or print, reporters and anchors generally identify him on first reference as Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. NPR Ombudsman Alicia Shepard makes note of the curious way that news organizations choose to ...

From JASON LINKINS, Huffington Post,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: NPR,  White House,  Nina Totenberg

Lou Dobbs Now Mulling Future In Politics

Since his departure, some have speculated he might run as a candidate for the U.S. Senate in New Jersey, where he has a home, or even run as a third-party candidate in the 2012 U.S. presidential elections -- options he says remain on the table. ...

From JASON LINKINS, Huffington Post,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Lou Dobbs,  U.S. Senate,  White House,  Jon Stewart,  Janet Napolitano

Rap Legend Flavor Flav: 9/11 Terrorists Should Be Tried In NYC

What will it take to convince dead-enders that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his 9/11 masterminding ilk should be tried in federal court in New York City? Maybe this will do it: here's intrepid Washington Times reporter and Friend of Eat The Press Liz ...

From JASON LINKINS, Huffington Post,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed,  Flavor Flav,  Barack Obama,  Washington Times,  Wall Street Journal

Rachel Maddow, Spencer Ackerman Provide Rare Moment Of Clarity In The Afghanistan Escalation Debate (VIDEO)

The shortage of available combat brigades means that an escalation of between 30,000 and 40,000 troops is "not realistic," said Lawrence Korb, a former senior Pentagon official in the Reagan administration who now studies defense issues for the ...

From JASON LINKINS, Huffington Post,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Rachel Maddow,  The Pentagon,  Barack Obama,  National Guard,  Lawrence Korb

Health Care Reform Opponents Stoking Fears Over Breast Cancer Screenings

"Some people discounted the idea that the government would actually put people to death...And this actually is really showing how the insidious encroachment of government between the patient and their doctor plays out. And it's not a pretty ...

From JASON LINKINS, Huffington Post,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: United States Department of Health and Human Services,  Kathleen Sebelius,  Nancy Pelosi,  David Lee Camp,  MSNBC

Palin: Sexism Only Matters When It Hurts Me

Is the Newsweek cover sexist? Yes. But let's put the photo back into context for a minute: Sarah Palin's entire existence is sexist. Let's try to imagine, for a moment, the thought process that went into creating this Newsweek cover image : "We ...

From JASON LINKINS, Huffington Post,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Newsweek,  Sarah Palin,  John McCain

WaPo's Cohen Suggests That Nidal Hasan Investigation Needs More McCarthyism

Who promoted Peress? That was the question posed by Sen. Joseph McCarthy, the indefatigable red-hunter of the 1950s, regarding an obscure army dentist named Irving Peress who was promoted from captain to major despite having refused to answer ...

From JASON LINKINS, Huffington Post,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Nidal Malik Hasan,  Joseph McCarthy,  Barack Obama,  Labor Party,  David Lowery

New Newsweek's Palin Photo Controversy: Did Photographer Breach Contract?

That photographer, Brian Adams, could not immediately be reached, and his agent, Kelly Price, declined to comment, saying, "I keep all of my clients' business private." But a spokeswoman for Runner's World confirms that Adams's contract contained a ...

From JASON LINKINS, Huffington Post,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Newsweek,  Brian Adams,  Kelly Price,  Sarah Palin,  Facebook Inc.

American Family Association's "War On Christmas" Gap Boycott Is A Fatwa Fail

Why the "war?" Well, as near as I can tell, being the top-dog, religion-wise, just isn't good enough for some people. There apparently exist adherents who are so feckless and inconstant in their faith, that nothing short of constant validation will ...

From JASON LINKINS, Huffington Post,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Walgreens,  Gap, Inc.,  Bill O'Reilly,  Hanukkah

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