Clinton Pick Wins Conservatives’ Approval

Staff / Truthdig Nov 23, 2008 It's not entirely clear whether this represents cause for encouragement or alarm, but there are some from the right and even far-right reaches of the U.S. political scene who applaud Barack Obama's rumored choice of Hillary Clinton as his secretary of state. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Welcome Back, PNAC

Staff / Truthdig Nov 12, 2008 After a brief hiatus, which happened to coincide with the last phase of the presidential campaign season, the Project for a New American Century's Web site is back up and running, thanks to Bill Kristol and his chums at the neocon think tank. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Wrong Again, Bill Kristol

Staff / Truthdig Oct 21, 2008 The New York Times' conservative stalwart William Kristol should receive some kind of award for being wrong with such baffling consistency while still retaining his job. Not only has he been credited (if that's the right word) with steering John McCain toward picking Sarah Palin and waving his proverbial pompoms for the Iraq invasion, but he has just let fly with another doozy in his latest column. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

McCain Campaign Spokeswoman Slams Kristol

Staff / Truthdig Oct 14, 2008 You know it's troubs when McCain campaign spokeswoman Nancy Pfotenhauer turns on The New York Times' resident McCain campaign strategist, William Kristol -- and on Fox News, no less -- claiming he's fallen for the Obama party line. Over to you, Bill. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Ahead by Double Digits

Staff / Truthdig Oct 13, 2008 William Kristol was becoming apoplectic, Hillary Clinton was sounding optimistic, and the McCain campaign was being perhaps a tad unrealistic -- or so read Monday's political barometer as an ABC/Washington Post poll indicated that the Obama campaign had taken a 10-point lead in the presidential race. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Has the Edge After First Debate

Staff / Truthdig Sep 30, 2008 Even though the American mainstream media pronounced Friday's presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain a draw, the UK's Guardian newspaper tallied up some poll results and found that Obama has gained an edge over McCain as the candidates head into their final month of campaigning. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

CBS Has More Palin Gold in the Vault

Staff / Truthdig Sep 29, 2008 There was so much excitement last week between the bailout showdown and the debate that many people didn't get a chance to see Sarah Palin's tailspin interview with Katie Couric CBS, it turns out, has even more in store The network will air at least two more embarrassing clips before Thursday's VP debate. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain Cries Bias, Forgets About Fox

Staff / Truthdig Sep 10, 2008 While MSNBC reshuffles its anchor chairs, thanks in part to criticism from rival media outlets and a certain presidential candidate, Fox News continues to be a loudmouth right-wing spin factory. Is it a case of the boy who cried "terrorist," or is there a double standard for Murdoch's media empire? Truthdig contributor Elliot Cohen has more. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

New York Times Up for Grabs?

Staff / Truthdig Apr 3, 2008 There was the Jason Blair scandal, the Judith Miller WMD fiasco, the John McCain (yawn) brouhaha and the appointment of neocon "never-get-it-right" William Kristol as an Op-Ed columnist, to mention a few New York Times blunders. All that and a shareholders' assault make the Sulzbergers' lock on ownership of The New York Times seem not entirely impregnable, explains Vanity Fair's Michael Wolff. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Olbermann Slams New York Times

Staff / Truthdig Jan 4, 2008 The New York Times made it onto Keith Olbermann's "worst person" list with the news that the paper had hired William Kristol: "You guys at the Times can hire any conservative columnist you want, but why did you pick the really dumb one?" Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sunday Saber Rattling

Staff / Truthdig Oct 16, 2007 The hawks have taken to the Sunday morning air to beat the war drums over Iran, while those who oppose them, including former President Jimmy Carter, try to prevent a disaster worse than Iraq. TPM TV has this roundup. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart to William Kristol: Why Should We Trust You?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 15, 2007 The "Daily Show" host challenges proto-hawk and champion name-caller William Kristol on the vitriol of Iraq war enthusiasts: "But you said Sunni and Shia would get along You've said a lot of things that, if we went back and picked through, I could say to you -- should I call you terrible names? No, of course not You're just a simple fellow who devised a plan that the president executed  ". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )