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Amy Fried is the author of "Escaping Dick Cheney's Stomach," an edited compilation of her first 61 op-eds on opednews. She received her Ph.D. in the field of Organizational Behavior, which she now applies to her political writing. She's been an advocate for church-state separation and other civil liberties issues. She writes on the neoconservative mind, women's issues, media, veganism and the Religious Right.
Monday, August 8, 2011 A New Low in Orwellian Re-Definitions (2 comments)
Alex Castellanos goes beyond framing to redefine words as their opposite on MTP.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 Did Howard Kurtz Diss Rachel Maddow?
Howard Kurtz seems to diss Rachel Maddow on MSNBC with a backhanded compliment on "Reliable Sources."
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 MSNBC's Live Sign Color Change
Anybody else noticed the "Live" button on MSNBC being blue on Keith Olbermann's live show, but red on every other live show?
Thursday, July 16, 2009 Buchanan's Double Standard on Affirmative Action
Buchanan sneeringly calls Sotomayor an "affirmative action baby." Was he similarly concerned about W. being a legacy baby?
Thursday, May 7, 2009 Pat Buchanan: "Christians Built This Country!" (7 comments)
In a debate over the National Day of Prayer, Buchanan made this incredibly arrogant and divisive declaration.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009 The Case Against Sotomayor?
Rosen cites concerns about Sotomayor's readiness for the Supreme Court. But has gender bias played a role?
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Economy Offers Little Support for Keeping Sick Kids Home
In the wake of the Swine Flu scare, officials are advising parents to keep their sick children home from school or day care. But they ignore another rising fear: job loss.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 Which is it, Mr. President?
Obama should go all the way in rejecting Cheney's reasoning.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 Rahm Made Them Do It
Gingrich preposterously blames the recent Republican Rush-related infighting on the White House, and David Gregory nods and smiles.
Thursday, January 22, 2009 Twisting Obama's Life Story
An anti-choice ad twists Obama's life story for their cause.
Thursday, January 22, 2009 Too Late for Limbaugh
Limbaugh's desperately trying to close the barn door long after the horse has been stolen.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008 A Disturbing, Developing, Meme in the MSM (1 comments)
Pundits are starting to coalese around the "conventional wisdom" that exit polls - the only counterweight to black box machines - are useless.
Saturday, November 1, 2008 McCain Campaign Tries to Scare Jews (2 comments)
Using the memory of the Holocaust for political gain: despicable
Saturday, November 1, 2008 McCain Distorts Obama's Words
What about the word "vindicated" does McCain not understand?
Monday, September 29, 2008 Barney Frank Nails It
You gotta love the guy's use of humor.
Friday, September 26, 2008 Such a Gentleman (4 comments)
Obama was reluctant to say the very things that he said about McCain in his acceptance speech.
Monday, September 22, 2008 It's Time the MSM Asked Palin Her Position on Rape (3 comments)
A confluence of factors make me wonder if Palin is not only insensitive, but actually hostile toward rape victims.
Thursday, September 11, 2008 Obama Made Her Do It (5 comments)
Palin is not responsible for what she said in her acceptance speech. It was all Obama's fault.
Sunday, September 7, 2008 With Attack Dogs Like These...
Joe, do you have to compliment Sarah Palin, on the most disgusting swipe she took at your running mate, in her whole acceptance speech?
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 Palin's Condescension
Palin saracastically portrays Obama as looking down on small town America, while looking down herself on the inner-city poor, while being disingenuous about the disabled.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 Palin's Choices, and Our Daughters (1 comments)
You don't have to be engaging in personal attacks against a candidate's family, to ask about the relationship betweeen the candidates personal choices, and their positions that will affect ours.
Friday, August 29, 2008 Andrea Mitchell, McCain Spokeswoman (2 comments)
Andrea Mitchell consistently steps in to do McCain's job for him, and selling his VP pick.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Where's the Christianity? (2 comments)
Pat Buchanan asked this bizarre question, after Michelle Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention.
Monday, August 25, 2008 Myopic Clinton Clingers
Did it ever occur to the Clinton hold-outs that there are other positions other than V.P.?
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Meaningless McCain
Why does the MSM let McCain get away with such meaningless bluster?
Thursday, August 7, 2008 Keeping the MSM Honest on McCain's Energy Policy
While I applaud MSNBC for Olbermann and Maddow, I'm disappointed at how many times distorted McCain talking points on energy, go unchallenged.
Friday, July 11, 2008 Maddow, Olbermann Substitute Extraordinaire (7 comments)
Rachel Maddow, of Air America Radio, has been filling in for Keith Olbermann on MSNBC all week, and is doing a fantastic job. I never thought I would see the day where a progressive talk show host would be so prominently featured in the MSM!
Thursday, July 3, 2008 Scarborough-Maddow Watch Live Blogging (5 comments)
MSNBC experiments with having Joe Scarborough and Rachel Maddow on the same show at the same time, for - I believe - the first time in quite a while. It's not going well.
Monday, June 9, 2008 Veganism Scapegoated Again
Once again, the media jumps to conclusions, blaming veganism for the case of a child with rickets.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 Point of No Return
How does Hillary dial back from telegraphing to her supporters that Obama stole the primary election?
Friday, May 30, 2008 CNN Bad Analogy on Obama's Early Races
CNN chose the day before the DNC Rules Committee meeting, to report on Barack Obama's early use of technical rules to throw his opponent off the ballot. The analogy to today does not hold up.
Friday, May 23, 2008 Proving Rachel Maddow Right: Clinton as Understudy (4 comments)
Hillary Clinton invokes the assassination of Bobby Kennedy while defending her decision to stay in the race. This supports Rachel Maddow's theory that her current role in the campaign is that of understudy.
Monday, March 24, 2008 Real Scandal
While we're drowning in sex scandals and sermon sound bites, scarcely a peep from the MSM about real scandals on the treatment of our troops.
Sunday, March 16, 2008 Reverend Wright in Perspective: Part II (2 comments)
More on the circus atmosphere, and lack of balance on the MSM's reaction to Reverend Wright
Friday, March 14, 2008 Putting Reverend Wright in Perspective (7 comments)
If the MSM is going to jump on controversial statements by Obama's former pastor, they should also mention the extreme statements from Republican supporters on the Religious Right.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 Thank You, Barack, for Remembering My Late Father (3 comments)
Barack Obama's invocation of the historical Black-Jewish alliance brought back memories of my late father.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 Hillary Clinton, Tone Deaf Pol (4 comments)
Why does Hillary keep putting her foot in her mouth?
Thursday, February 21, 2008 "Xerox" Line a Cheap Shot
The fact that Clinton is milking a phony plagiarism charge against Obama for all it's worth, shows how little she has on him.
Saturday, February 9, 2008 Hillary's Reaction to MSNBC: Retribution Overkill?
Shuster's comment, as well as others at MSNBC, was inexcusable. But Hillary's threat to derail the debate calendar over it is overkill.
Monday, January 7, 2008 The Significance of a Suffix
My take on the real meaning behind "Democrat" as an adjective.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007 Conservative Castration Complex
The obsession of some pundits with their own castration anxiety, is puzzling, to put it mildly.
