Olbermann names Dan Burton as “Worst Person”
On Wednesday, Media Matters caught Indiana Congressman Dan Burton promoting conspiracy theories on the floor of the House. And this time, it wasn’t about how Hillary Clinton murdered Vince Foster. Instead, Burton – along with his Texas counterpart, Rep. Louie…
Mike Pence is the Worst Person in the World
According to Countdown’s Keith Olbermann, at least, Mike Pence was the worst person in the world on Friday, September 4, 2009. In a meeting with constituents, ostensibly about healthcare, Mike Pence thanked a woman for comparing proponents of healthcare reform…
Why isn’t Brian Williams howling from the mountaintops?
Several years back, on an old blog, I transcribed a bit of C-SPAN program featuring Brian Williams and Walter Cronkite. Williams, responding to a question about the influence of advertisers on news, said: Two other points: never have I ever…