thenation.com - 4/2/2009
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Leslie Savan In search of a scandal the mainstream media blows hot air about President Obama's overseas etiquette 'gaffes' instead of covering the substance of the G-20 summit. Maria Margaronis: London Calling
mediamatters.org - 4/9/2009
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mediamatters.org —
Despite its repeated insistence that its coverage is
"fair and balanced" and its invitation to viewers to...
"say 'no' to biased media," in recent weeks, Fox News has frequently aired segments encouraging viewers to get involved with "tea party" ...
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"Fair and balanced" Fox News aggressively promotes "tea ...
neoneocon.com - 4/4/2009
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neoneocon.com —
Much has been written about the fact that
Frank Marshall Davis was a mentor to the young...
Barack Obama. But Davis was an unusual role model for a boy; not only was he a sometime pedophile, according to a book he wrote under a pseudonym, but he was ...
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Obama and the disturbing influence of Frank Marshall Davis
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 4/1/2009
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thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com —
After getting hammered in the British press as
a lousy gift-giver, President Obama tries to redeem himself...
by presenting an iPod to Queen Elizabeth.
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Her Majesty's Royal iPod
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Anyone Else Remember the Five Chefs?
The Mahablog —
... Here are some old posts from the Mahablog archives:
Travels With George (November 18, 2003)
Heavy Fish (November 22, 2003)
At the time, many still were hoping against hope that George W. Bush was a real POTUS. When he behaved badly, everyone pretended not to notice. So George W. Bush could be a five-alarm boor and trash the Queen’s plants, and it was all politely swept under the rug.
How times have changed. Leslie Savan writes at The Nation,
The real question about how Barack and ...
Ain’t No Molehill Small Enough
Balloon Juice —
... Yesterday we were treated to endless pontificating about the appropriateness of the gift the Queen herself suggested and whether or not the President and the First Lady breached etiquette through inappropriate touch and an insufficient bow, today we are treated to the daily wingnut fauxtrage du jour, which centers around how inappropriate it is to ...
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