Rachel Maddow Debuts Adds Rep. Weiner To Clinton-Inspired Sex Scandal Chart
With all the scandals to have hit American politics in the 21st century, it's sometimes hard to keep all these disgraced politicians straight. Luckily, Rachel Maddow put all the data together on one handy chart-- the Post Bill Clinton Modern American Political Sex Scandal Consequence-O-Meter, the X-axis representing potential legal problems and the Y-axis...
Glenn Beck Calls For Anthony Weiner’s Resignation: ‘Is There No Shame Left In America?’
If anyone enjoyed today's press conference the most, it was...well, probably Andrew Breitbart. But following closely behind, there's Glenn Beck. Beck was absolutely giddy as he spent the first few minutes of his show railing on the disgraced congressman who had been a huge detractor last year. If anyone thought Beck...
Five Recent Career-Threatening Profiles Or Interviews – And Their Results
As the Gen. Stanley McChrystal story continues to evolve one of the questions will inevitably be...what happens next?Will the lengthy Rolling Stone profile signal his downfall, or will he survive to see another day. Let's take a look five recent career-threatening profiles or interviews, and whether the subjects were able to keep their job?...
David Weigel: Handling Of Souder Staffer Affair Shows GOP Is ‘Better At Politics’ Than Democrats
Silver lining for Republicans? Visiting Keith Olbermann tonight to talk about the details of pro-abstinence Republican Rep. Mark Souder's affair with a staffer, Washington Post blogger David Weigel noted that the relative damage compared to the Eric Massa affair shows that, perhaps, Republicans are better at cleaning up after themselves with these scandals.
Is Glenn Beck Losing His Audience? (Or Merely His Mojo)
Is Glenn Beck's time in the media klieg lights coming to a close? The latest Nielsen numbers reveal that Beck's audience is down nearly 30% since the start of the year. But why the drop (if, indeed, there even is one)? Is the country growing bored of chalkboards, or is the larger...
Thankfully, Somebody Tweets About Current Events In Limerick Form
With the notable exception of the "There once was a man from Nantucket" genre, the limerick is a largely unappreciated art form. Whether it's the rigidity of the format or their reputation for lewdness (check this classic, for example), limericks have a hard time gaining respect.
New Reports Say Eric Massa Guilty Of Far More Than Just ‘Salty’ Language
Oy. Looks like Eric Massa was guilty of more than just 'salty' language and tickle fights. Massa, who might have managed to slink off into the that good night otherwise known as political oblivion had he not come under the Glenn Beck spotlight, is back in the headlines again today and not for...
MSNBC Debates The Winners And Losers In GOP vs. Democratic Sex Scandals
Luke Russert was paneling with David Shuster earlier today, in what may have been the most shameless (and yes, sadly, entertaining) moments on cable news thus far this week. Taking off on a Daily Beast feature ranking the top political sex scandals in recent history, Russert took a decidedly sporty style to analyzing what...
Colbert Gives Patrick Kennedy Some ‘Massa’ Afghanistan Coverage
Stephen Colbert has a plan to "refocus" the media's coverage on Afghanistan. Colbert was apparently inspired to answer Rhode Island congressman Patrick Kennedy's somewhat unhinged call for the media to pay more attention to Afghanistan instead of focusing on the likes of Eric Massa and his adventures in "snorkeling" by going Massa on...
Jon Stewart Goes After Political Sex Scandals And Hypocrisy
This is the reason why Jon Stewart and The Daily Show deserve all the accolades they receive: they take a topic that would be so very banal in the hands of any one else, and make it far more entertaining and informative with their own treatment. In this instance the topic is political sex...
George Will: Massa ‘Weirdness’ Spells Trouble For Dems In November
Eric Massa may be gone but he is certainly not yet forgotten (though probably a number of people are giving it their best shot). More troubling, at least for the Dems, is that his hangover effect (and we're not just talking "tickle fights" here) may be months in the curing. At least...
Update: Saturday Night Live Lampoons Eric Massa Scandal…Twice!
Well no one says Lorne Michaels doesn't have his finger on the pulse of our culture: Tonight's SNL featured a cold open where ex-Rep. Eric Massa fessed up to groping his staffers, tickle-fights, and a whole bunch of Navy "snorkeling."Update: Special guest Jerry Seinfeld joined Seth Meyers in a second take-down of Massa during...
