Today on the Dish, McCain stooped to a new low by stalling the repeal of DADT, while gay soldiers continue to sacrifice. We compared the Tea Party to its establishment counterparts and investigated the Palin model of doing business. Serwer pointed out that "individual liberty" extends to marriages – whether they involve children or not … Continue reading The Daily Wrap
Today on the Dish, we heard from customer service reps; one pretty angry lawyer; a master herbalist; an academic librarian; a resident physician; and the conversation continued on elites. Leon Wieseltier found clarity and common ground on the mosque; we played war games with the Taliban and the Discovery gunman was mostly just crazy. Weigel … Continue reading The Weekly Wrap
Today on the Dish, we eyed Iowa for Palin; even the Vanity Fair writer who liked her couldn't believe how much she lied; and on top of all that, she ruined Alaska's quirkiness for the rest of the state. Chris drew on the Glenn Beck-Howard Beale connection; and the Tea Party defense and dissent of … Continue reading The Daily Wrap
by Chris Bodenner This footage of a razor-sharp Tea Party protester confronting Congressman Grayson over the healthcare bill is another must see: She also brings out the best I've ever seen of Grayson, who usually comes across as a smug blowhard. You rarely see such exchanges on cable news, of course. A reader writes: I'm … Continue reading Protesting Too Much, Ctd
Today on the Dish, new polling on the misperceptions of Obama's religion dominated the slow news cycle. More evidence of widespread bigotry against Muslims here and here. Malkin award here and a reader's thoughts here. Conor engaged Reihan and Ross on broadening the Cordoba debate to issues of assimilation and discourse. Laura Freschi, Daniyual Mueenuddin, … Continue reading The Weekly Wrap
Today on the Dish, on the Mosque front, Conor weighed in on assimilation and intolerance, Balko tracked the success of Muslims in America, Will Wilkinson disagreed about the intentions of the GOP, and Imam Rauf engaged with the other side. We grappled with Holocaust analogies, disparaged hawkers of 9/11 porn, remembered the Dubai Ports controversy, … Continue reading The Daily Wrap
Today on the Dish, Andrew laid into the MSM for missing the McChrystal story. Freelancer Michael Hastings and Jon Stewart did the same. Andrew also clarified his point about the indefinite occupation of Afghanistan and a reader got his back. Additional Afghan coverage here, here, and here. In other media news, Weigel was outed by … Continue reading The Weekly Wrap
Today on the Dish, the president removed General McChrystal but not COIN. Reax here. Andrew's take here. Pre-announcement analysis here, here, here, here, and here. Beinart examined the MacArthur analogy. The Rolling Stone reporter responsible for it all shared the secret of his craft. In other news, Australia selected its first female PM, the Bartonites … Continue reading The Daily Wrap
Today on the Dish, Andrew took stock of a week of commentary he characterized as “Israeli derangement syndrome” – a fiery take here and a cooler, more considered take here. Reader responses here, here, and here. Beinart challenged Gaza supporters to stick up for Israel’s captive soldier, Greg Sargent was aghast at Harry Reid’s response … Continue reading The Weekly Wrap
Today on the Dish we discovered that an American died on the flotilla and that Israel backpedaled on its claims of an Al Qaeda connection. Yaacov Lozowick called on Bibi to make the case for the blockade and Wieseltier responded to the row. Dissent of the day here. Andrew despaired over the Church's decision to … Continue reading The Daily Wrap
