Rich, Out of Touch Elitist Rich, Out of Touch Elitist
Ben Smith says I'm "yawning" at McCain's $520 loafers. I can see why he said that. My post on the topic was excessively arch. So let me take off my irony hat and say this earnest...
Jul 30, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Let’s Play: If I Were a Right Wing Blogger Let’s Play: If I Were a Right Wing Blogger
If I were a right-wing blogger, and I found out that Barack Obama was wearing Ferragamo loafers that cost $520, I would spend about 50% of my waking hours making sure everyone kne...
Jul 30, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Some More Responses to MoveOn Some More Responses to MoveOn
Matt Stoller makes some sharp observations over at TPM Cafe. I thought this was particularly astute: One other problem with understanding Moveon is that there is no measurement ...
Jul 29, 2008 / Chris Hayes
MoveOn Forum MoveOn Forum
TPM Cafe is hosting a discussion this week of my MoveOn article. There'll be feedback and criticism from some of the sources I quote in the article, and I'll be chiming in myself....
Jul 28, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Friday Capitol Letter Friday Capitol Letter
In the House ... The House passedlegislationWednesday that seeks to rescue the housing market, but also grants the Treasury Department authority to protect (read: bail out) Fannie...
Jul 25, 2008 / Chris Hayes
TheNewKlan.Org TheNewKlan.Org
Oy. Last night Bill O'Reilly said: "It is not a stretch to say that MoveOn is the new Klan." This kind of rhetoric crafted to marginalize MoveOn is a mainstay of the right: For...
Jul 24, 2008 / Chris Hayes
The Plight Of Iraq’s Refugees The Plight Of Iraq’s Refugees
Conservatives had a tendency to attribute the all of the reduction of violence in Iraq to the increase in US troops. But one of the most overlooked stories of Iraq is the massive ...
Jul 24, 2008 / Chris Hayes
John McCain’s Private Language Problem John McCain’s Private Language Problem
So John McCain now says the "surge" means all of the counter insurgency techniques deployed in Iraq and not just the increase (or "surge") in troops. This not only does violence t...
Jul 24, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Why Air Travel Sucks: An Explanation Why Air Travel Sucks: An Explanation
So I've been on a bit of a jag about how awful flying is. I've flown four of the last eight weeks and every single return trip has had some very significant problems: three cancel...
Jul 23, 2008 / Chris Hayes
“I Didn’ Know I Hit Him” “I Didn’ Know I Hit Him”
More on Novak's hit and run: Bono said that after being hit the pedestrian was "splayed up onto the windshield and hood." The driver then turned right onto the K Street service l...
Jul 23, 2008 / Chris Hayes