Tag Archives: Jonathan Karl

Our ‘Beat the Press Party’ Bakeoff (Deval Patrick ‘Maybe’ Edition)

This week’s Great Boston MediaWatch Dogfight features very different versions of Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick’s showing some leg to Politico last Sunday about a future presidential run. The Boston Herald’s Press Party called out “Deval’s doublespeak” in its Wayne’s World webcast on Thursday. … Continue reading

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The Making (And Faking) Of Barack Obama

From our Compare and Contrast in Clear Idiomatic English desk: David Maraniss’s new biography, Barack Obama: The Story, has spawned any number of stories about Obama’s story of his formative years. An excerpt from the book in the Washington Post is … Continue reading

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Bachmann-Wallace Overdrive

First Fox News Channel anchor Chris Wallace asked Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-I Meant John Wayne Gacy) if she’s a flake. Then Wallace apologized. Then Bachmann didn’t accept Wallace’s apology. Then she did. And . . . There is American politics … Continue reading

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