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Playboy, Tommy Christopher, and the Lessons of Traditional Journalistic Values
By Melinda Henneberger - Politics DailyNo one was more surprised than I was to read last week that I had supposedly bowed to corporate pressure and fired blogger Tommy Christopher for standing up against a particularly misogynistic and vile Playboy.com piece. But my first reaction – to assume that no one could possibly believe such a far-fetched story, wrong on every count – was mistaken. The number of press inquiries I got? Zero. Number of inquiries our parent company, AOL, fielded? Also zero. But though nobody asked, I'll tell you anyway, because this episode illustrates why we feel so passionately about the ...
Twitter's Choice: Ashton Kutcher or CNN?
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyYou may have heard of other metaphorical choices, like "a Sophie's Choice," which is an impossible dilemma, or "a Hobson's Choice," which is really only between one choice and no choice. Apparently, a "Twitter's Choice" is where you get to choose between two completely random things.Actor Kutcher and news network CNN are engaged in a race to become the first Twitter user with 1 million followers. CNN is closer, and while Kutcher i s at #3, he's got his eyes on the prize:The race is on in Twitterland, where actor Ashton Kutcher has announced that he will try to beat CNN to reach 1 million ...
Tommy Christopher vs. Caleb Howe on Ed Morrissey's Show - Live!
By Tommy Christopher and Caleb Howe - Politics DailyCaleb and I will be appearing on The Ed Morrissey Show at 3 pm, where I will engage two of the right's finest minds in mortal verbal kombat!! Mortal Kombat? Did you cold start this story with a controlled matter-antimatter implosion causing a time warp? Why not throw a Pac-Man joke at us? Way to show how "cool" you are with a Star Trek reference so arcane, even Gabriel Koerner would call you a dork.From Hot Air: In the second half, we cross the aisle and go back again with Tommy Christopher and Caleb Howe, the liberal-conservative tag team from AOL's Political Machine. We'll talk about whether ...
For Liberal Bloggers, A Different Kind of Presser
By Denise Williams - Politics DailyBarack Obama's first "official" press conference as President took on a much different feel than those of his predecessors. His opening remarks were short and to the point. While it was clear that he had his questioners picked out in advance, and I'm really sorry Tommy (highlighted in red to the left) didn't get a question in directly, as a blogger I was intrigued by the choice of reporters.Sandwiched inbetween Mara Liason of NPR and the Jackie Calmes of The New York Times was Sam Stein of the Huffington Post! Not only were liberal bloggers and radio talk show hosts (I saw Ed Schultz sitting ...
Face Off: Time for a Vacation?
By David Knowles - Politics DailyWelcome to another addition of Political Machine's version of "Point-Counterpoint," known in these parts as "Face Off." Today's topic is summer break, specifically, when or whether Barack Obama and John McCain are entitled to take one. So have a gander at the following divergent views, and let us know which take rings truer. Time to drop the puck. First up is Mark Impomeni, who contemplates the significance of Barack Obama's R-n-R trip to Hawaii in a piece, titled "Out of Sight, Out of Mind." It begins:Last week, the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press released a poll that ...
Face Off: Will Wright Haunt Obama?
By Coates Bateman - Politics DailyFace Off is back! Two of our writers will be posting separate pieces on a hot-button topic. You can check out both and then vote for the one that speaks to you and aligns with your views. Last week's edition took on who's to blame for the ever-climbing cost of gas.Today the topic is Obama's Rev. Wright issue. Is he past it? Check out today's posts:Tommy Christopher writes:This Democratic Presidential campaign has featured an unprecedented level of magma-hot coverage, most of it focused on tangential issues like gaffes, fluff, smears, pandering photo ops, and manufactured "scandals." Based on ...
The Numbers Heading into Tonight
By David Knowles - Politics DailyVia First Read:Clinton leads Obama in the Superdelegate category by 16.5 As far as Pledged Delegates, Obama leads Clinton by 154Overall, Obama leads Clinton by 138.5 delegates. There are 187 delegates up for grabs in tonight's primaries. Liza Porteus Viana will live-blog the Indiana results, while Tommy Christopher will keep a running tab on the doings in North Carolina. See you tonight for all the nail-biting fun. ...
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