The struggle to report “balanced” news when the facts are unbalanced
Andrew Sullivan talks things over with reporter Marc Ambinder.
Hey, Sarah. Who’s the elitist?
The RNC has presented Sarah Palin with more than $150,000 worth of clothes and make-overs. Palin received more valuable clothes in one month than the average American household spends on clothes in 80 years. A Democrat put it in even blunter terms: her clothes were the cost of health care…
Real Americans live in small towns like Wasilla, Alaska
Jon Stewart's team explores Wasilla:
Sarah Palin sings jazz
Impressive musicianship by Henry Hey, the pianist for Rudder. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nlwwFZdXck&eurl=http://www.audiogoldfish.com/2008/10/palin-song.html[/youtube]
Bedrock conservatives decry McCain-Palin
Today's news is that Colin Powell has endorsed Barack Obama. Rather than being an unusual event, Powell's endorsement of Obama is simply the continuation of a trend: Conservatives endorsing Barack Obama. George Will wrote; “Under the pressure of the financial crisis, one presidential candidate is behaving like a flustered rookie…