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Proof that Time's model blog is deceitful

Today Time named Powerline "Blog of the Year." (A teaser for the article appears on this page, but the actual article is available online only to subscribers.) Really? Powerline is a cesspool. They...

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Ohio exit poll perfectly matched earlier polls

Discussing Ohio on a right-wing blog, I ran into someone who said this: "When the polls taken in the weeks up to the election, the exit polls, and the actual election results are all taken in to...

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SS: Fox et al blatantly misquote FDR

Bill Bennett, Fox, Glenn Reynolds ("Instapundit") and others are all suggesting that FDR supported the idea of social security money being diverted to the private sector. As ostensible proof, they cite...

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Sgrena attack: aerial photo of location where shooting occurred?

I can't prove it, but I think this is a photo of the location where Sgrena was attacked. What's striking about this location is that it appears to be an excellent location for an ambush, and a...

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Latest on Schiavo "memogate"; now Powerline guy can't count

Today the right made a new push on the Schiavo "memogate" angle, with Powerline's Hinderaker posting an elaborate piece in the Weekly Standard ("Fake but Accurate Again?"), and getting a strong assist...

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Schiavo 'memogate' update: WaPo pushes 'fake' meme

Today Kurtz helps Hinderaker move the story along ("Doubts Raised on Schiavo Memo"). I think Kurtz is trying to write a fair column, but he unwittingly gives Hinderaker more help than he deserves. In...

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Schiavo 'memogate' update: Power Line does flipflop, rowback, blames...

Power Line has been making a big deal about errors in the memo, and the fact that there's an alternate version of the memo where certain typos are corrected. They've been ignoring the very simple and...

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Schiavo 'fake' memo: chronology of a Power Line lie

This diary isn't a complete review of how Power Line handled the Schiavo memo, but rather an analysis of the chronology of one particular lie told several times by Hinderaker, in his zeal to promote...

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Money quote: Lott said 'nuclear option ... blow the place up'

From the Clarion-Ledger of Jackson, Mississippi, 5/23/03:"I'm for the nuclear option, absolutely," Lott has said. "The filibuster of federal district and circuit judges cannot stand. ... It's bad for...

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US report on Sgrena: numbers don't add up

Vangjel's own data shows that US negligence caused Calipari's death, and that the driver (Carpani) acted properly. Vangjel's distance data shows that Carpani stopped the vehicle as quickly as he could...

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Koran story: exposing the asinine lying BushCo spin

Various administration spokesmen have made a variety of statements on this topic. If one actually looks at those statements and takes them seriously, the result is a picture that makes no sense. Yet...

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Newsweek fails to retract false, inflammatory story

Newsweek ran a sensational claim based on an anonymous source who turned out to be completely wrong. While one can't blame the subsequent violence entirely on this report, it's fair to say that...

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Righty blogs curiously silent on DSM

Given the way various leading righty blogs jumped in with both feet to try to discredit the Killian-TANG memos, and (more recently) the GOP talking-points Schiavo memo, it's interesting to note a...

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DSM talking points: get ready for the righty counter-attack

As I noted in my earlier diary, righty blogs and media have been relatively silent on the Downing Street memo. But as the story continues to gather steam, they'll inevitably be forced to speak up. We...

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The Sheehan story by numbers (a la Harper's Index)

Casey Sheehan's age when he died: 24 (link) Grade he was in when he joined Cub Scouts: 1st grade (link) Age when he became an altar boy: 8 (link) Number of years he was an altar server: 10 (link)...

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Powerline's WMD 'witness' relied on a 'clairvoyant dream'

Powerline is touting a "fascinating interview" that appears in FrontPage Magazine. The interview is also being promoted on Michelle Malkin's blog, which calls the article a "must read." The interview...

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CNN poll on NSA surveillance scandal: vote now

CNN is currently running a "Quickvote" poll at their home page (scroll down, it's at the right edge of the page). The question is "Was the New York Times right to publish details of a secret program...

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Jane Smiley: the BushCo plan to bury democracy

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jane Smiley posted a chilling and brilliant essay at The Huffington Post a couple of days ago. As far as I can tell, it hasn't been noticed here at dKos. I think it...

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Buried in DOJ archives: proof that Bush's NSA alibi is a fraud

Lost in the middle of a 4,000-word official transcript is a sworn statement that directly contradicts the major alibi Bush has been floating. Here's what Congress was told in 2002:"Let me repeat for...

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UPDATED: the 42 blog posts WaPo wants to hide from you

Jim Brady, Executive Editor of washingtonpost.com, seems to be terribly upset about "personal attacks, profanity and hate speech." He claims "comments on this blog were shut off because of the tone of...

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