Category Archives: WaPo

When Dog Whistles Become Threats

Posted on August 28, 2020 by

As much as I rant about our failed political press (which is very failed), the Fourth Reich is somehow worse: White House says it is creating ‘very large’ dossier on Washington Post journalist and others New York (CNN Business)The White … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Failed Political Press, snark, WaPo | 7 Comments

Our Political Press Fails Us Again: “The Very Stable Genius” Edition

Posted on January 17, 2020 by

Some more excerpts from A Very Stable Genius are making their way into the media: Now an excerpt of a new book published in The Washington Postdemonstrates exactly what tipped Tillerson over the edge. An account of the meeting in … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Failed Political Press, WaPo | 12 Comments

“We Regret The Error”

Posted on July 23, 2019 by

Tiger Beat on the Potomac’s afternoon email thingie found a great correction: Good Tuesday afternoon. CORRECTION OF THE DAY … WAPO, A2: “A Nov. 28, 2018, Page One article about President Trump’s attacks on the Federal Reserve incorrectly reported the … Continue reading →

Posted in snark, Tiger Beat in the Potomac, WaPo | 3 Comments

Quote of the Morning

Posted on June 24, 2019 by

The WaPo  “Although [Secretary of State Mike] Pompeo sounded optimistic about resuming negotiations with North Korea, which has an arsenal of nuclear weapons, his rhetoric remained downbeat and abrasive toward Iran, which does not yet have any nuclear arms.” And … Continue reading →

Posted in 4th Reich, media, WaPo | 3 Comments

The Death of the Media, Cont.

Posted on December 11, 2018 by

The WaPo FactChecker introduced a new metric: the Bottomless Pinocchio. HAWT! WORK THE POLE, BABY!!1! Oh, wait. The Bottomless Pinocchio “will be awarded to politicians who repeat a false claim so many times that they are, in effect, engaging in … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Failed Political Press, WaPo | 2 Comments

Both Sides Don’t

Posted on November 26, 2018 by

As long as we are talking about Both Siderism, this WaPo article almost destroys the Fourth Reich’s absurd claim that the Left is to blame for the violence that the Right commits (“You made me hit you!, as the wife-beater … Continue reading →

Posted in Both Sides, Hair Führer Donald Trump, WaPo, Wingnuttia | 11 Comments

A Disturbance in the Farce

Posted on February 14, 2018 by

We were very disturbed when the news last night leaked (like a diaper? Yes.) that Megan McArdle was jumping ship from Bloomberg and landing on the editorial page of the WaPo. Take it away, Alicublog! “Much has been made today … Continue reading →

Posted in Megan McArdle, Pundits who make me crazy, WaPo | 2 Comments

Capt. Dildo Sails The Tiny Stinger Again!

Posted on November 28, 2017 by

James O’Keefe and his minions and mouth-breathers at Project Veritas dreamed-up a way to bait a WaPo reporter. So they found someone to pose as one of Roy Moore’s victims who would lie and tell the WaPo she had gotten … Continue reading →

Posted in James O'Keefe, media, Project Veritas, Roy Moore, Sex fiends, WaPo | 7 Comments

The Death of the Media, Cont. (UPDATED)

Posted on October 3, 2017 by

WaPo headline: “Las Vegas Gunman Stephen Paddock enjoyed gambling, country music, lived quiet life before massacre” Seriously, WaPo?! Stephen Paddock may have enjoyed country music, gambling, and hangin’ with his girlfriend, but none of those things has anything to do … Continue reading →

Posted in Guns! Guns! Guns!, Our Failed Political Press, WaPo | 9 Comments

Because We Love A Good Correction

Posted on May 12, 2017 by

“This story has been updated to more precisely describe White House press secretary Sean Spicer’s location late Tuesday night in the minutes before he briefed reporters. Spicer huddled with his staff among bushes near television sets on the White House … Continue reading →

Posted in media, WaPo | 4 Comments