NY GOP Gubernatorial Challenger with Tea Party Appeal Portrayed as Unstable, Racially Insensitive

Is it possible for the NYT to run a piece about a Tea Party candidate that does not involve the race card? The Republican candidate for governor in New York, who is also a Tea Party favorite, certainly deserves scrutiny and attention.  But the unsubstantiated allegations and personal attacks subtract from what could have been an informative report that fills in biographical details voters should know... Let’s take this from the perspective of a reader who is not familiar with the Tea Party ca...

“Mr. Boehner’s Karl Rove” Attracts Unwanted Media Attention Ahead of Mid-Term Elections

Key figures in both political parties recognize Barry Jackson as a formidable Republican operative who is very adept at protecting his party's interest. He now serves as the chief of staff to House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio), which means he can expect to be on the receiving end of negative press coverage in the run up to the Nov. elections. With the mid-term elections just a few weeks away, the New York Times appears set to attack Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio), the House Minority lead...

Front Page Report Slams Non-Profit Group in Veiled Effort to Undermine Republicans, Tea Party Activists

A non-profit group called "Americans for Job Security" comes in for some sharp criticism from the NYT, which is now in election mode. The idea here is to undermine Republican efforts that appear to be ascendant and to mischaracterize a Supreme Court ruling that expands First Amendment protections Non-profit advocacy groups that support private sector interests are operating by way of subterfuge and stealth to advance public policy measures that favor a select few, according to a front page pi...

Anonymous Source Used to Advance Anti-Tea Party Agenda in Manufactured Reports

Just make it up. That appears to be mindset at work in a front page story and subsequent business section report that takes aim at Tea Party activists who helped to shift public sentiment against President Obama's agenda and the Democratic Party. An anonymous source is used to advance the idea that Tea Party is synonymous with extremism... Somehow average Americans who pine for constitutional limited government and the ideals of the founding period are considered extreme and unhinged. Meanwhi...

Koch Brothers, Private Industry Vilified for Advancing Calif. Initiative Aimed Against Global Warming Act

They cover a lot of bases here but omit any discussion of the environmental movement's international dimensions. Polls shows that the public is evenly divided over a ballot initiative that would suspend California's global warming law until after unemployment falls. Here, the NYT seeks to swing public sentiment by questioning the motives of private donors who are linked in with the Tea Party. A California ballot initiative that could potentially unravel the anti energy policies Gov. Arnold Sc...