Editors’ Blog - 2009
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07.31.09 | 9:43 am
Cash for Clunkers

How about a program where we can turn in the old, washed-up pundits and talking heads on the cable nets for ones that spew less dangerous emissions?

07.31.09 | 9:49 am
New Lows in AstroTurfing Bogosity

Lobbying firm gets busted for forging letter to congressman on other group’s letterhead.

07.31.09 | 10:43 am
“Mad Bitch”

Pretending to be a couple of cranky old guys, the Washington Post‘s Dana Milbank and Chris Cillizza riff that Hillary Clinton is a “Mad Bitch,” showing that maybe there’s not much pretending involved. Painful to watch on almost every level.

07.31.09 | 11:13 am
Culprits Found

Rep. Cantor (R) finds the culprits behind the GOP birther craze: liberal bloggers and Chris Matthews.

07.31.09 | 12:06 pm
Unfired

President Obama nominates fired US Attorney Daniel Bogden to serve as United States Attorney for the District of Nevada — the job he had before President Bush fired him shortly after the 2006 election.

07.31.09 | 1:07 pm
Upping the Ante

Be careful who you get into bed with, they say. World Net Daily has been the major outlet on the right carrying the ‘reporting’ ball for the ‘birther’ movement. And I’d noticed how over the last few days they started saying how whether Barack Obama was born on US soil is beside the point. Which is sort of weird since I thought that’s what this whole conspiracy theory was based on. But, no, apparently there are ten other bogus reasons why President Obama may not be a “natural born” citizen of the USA and thus not actually president.

But I didn’t figure they’d be getting this far so quickly. Now WND has put out a piece reporting on the latest questions about whether Obama may actually be the anti-christ.

07.31.09 | 1:13 pm
No More Mr. Baucus Guy?

Sen. Baucus (D-MT) says the new deadline for a health care bill is September 15th, with or without Republican participation.

07.31.09 | 1:50 pm
The Day in 100 Seconds: Sing It, Clucky

Full-size video at TPMtv.com.

07.31.09 | 3:15 pm
Corazon Aquino, Dead at 76

Former Philippine President Corazon Aquino, who came to political prominence in her own right after the assassination of her husband, opposition leader Benigno Aquino, has died in Manila at the age of 76.

07.31.09 | 4:55 pm
The Post Responds

The Washington Post has now responded to Brian Beutler’s initial inquiry regarding Dana Milbank’s ‘Hillary should drink “Mad Bitch” beer‘ line in ‘Mouthpiece Theater’:

Says Kris Coratti, Director of Communications at the Post: “The video was a satirical piece that lampooned people of all stripes. There was a section of the video that went too far, so we have removed the piece from our website.”