Tag Archives: Politico

Scandal alert: Jeb! Bush flubs name of president’s daughter

At last, the media is paying attention to presidential candidate Jeb Bush. We thought the discovery of intelligence from special access programs on Hillary Clintons unsecured home-brew server was big news, but that was before we read Politico’s article on Jeb Bush’s flubbing of Malia Obama’s name. Reportedly, Bush was telling potential votersan anecdote about…

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Politico ‘stealth edits’ headline on its Ben Carson-West Point story

Busted. Politico changed the headline on its problematicBen Carson — West Point story from “Ben Carson admits fabricating West Point scholarship” to “Exclusive: Carson claimed West Point ‘scholarship’ but never applied,” but there’s no Editor’s note in the story to alert readers to the change: Here are screenshots comparing the two headlines, via the Washington…

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This again: Is it OK that Taylor Swift doesn’t talk politics?

In case you hadn’t heard, megastar Taylor Swift doesn’t talk politics, something that has caused quite a bit of consternation among journalists. Outlets from The Daily Beast to Vice to Marie Claire have all published takes like this one: We're still waiting for an explanation of Taylor Swift's decision to remain apolitical during the 2016…

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