Was Reid Right?

Marcia Alesan Dawkins / Truthdig Jan 14, 2010 Sen Harry Reid’s comments about Obama’s racial profile might seem beside the point to our president After all, he’s got bigger fish to fry But it appears that Obama is the only one who is over it. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Larry’s List: Mark Halperin’s Trash Edition

Staff / Truthdig Jan 13, 2010 Mark Halperin's sleazy new book (the one that snared Harry Reid and beats up on John and Elizabeth Edwards) is proof, writes Glenn Greenwald, that our media aspire to trash and gossip. This story, plus Nixon, Sinatra, Limbaugh, drugs and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Harry Reid’s Poor Choice of Words

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Jan 11, 2010 The Senate majority leader acted like an idiot when he commented on Barack Obama's race, but he was also right. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Mark Halperin Labels Election Coverage ‘Disgusting’

Staff / Truthdig Nov 25, 2008 Time's veteran political reporter calls coverage of the 2008 election, during both the primary and general election, "the most disgusting failure of people in our business since the Iraq war" because of "extreme bias, extreme pro-Obama coverage." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Time Says McCain Will Pick Romney

Staff / Truthdig Aug 22, 2008 Mark Halperin tells of two "Republicans close to the situation" who say McCain has settled on Mitt Romney as his VP. Still other Republicans say the decision hasn't been made, while The New York Times is reporting that Gen. David Petraeus could be in the running. Barack Obama, meanwhile, has made his choice, but he's keeping hush. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

ABC’s Halperin Woos Conservatives

Staff / Truthdig Oct 31, 2006 During interviews with Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity, ABC News' political director Mark Halperin said that the weeks before the election offer a chance for the mainstream media to prove that they understand conservatives' grievances. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )