Topic: Washington Post

Washington Post-ies get lesson in cash flow June 4, 2024 Silvio Canto, Jr. What could be more enjoyable than watching a bunch of lefties full of themselves get a lesson in cash flow?
The Washington Post, misleading down to the subheadlines April 6, 2024 Michael Berenhaus It’s grimly impressive to see so many errors in a single subhead.
It would be nice if a WaPo writer included the Johns Hopkins study when discussing the costs of the pandemic February 4, 2022 Jack Hellner Philip Bump writes in the Washington Post about Americans losing 135 million years of life due to the pandemic.
Fact-checker misstates facts at The Washington Post promoting a January 6 narrative January 10, 2022 DC Observer The Washington Post and other media sources now have credibility that rivals Congress — even less than Vice President Kamala Harris!
Pandemic porn versus actual depravity August 28, 2021 Eric Utter The mainstream media are far too preoccupied with bolstering the elites' pandemic porn narrative to care much about girls as young as 12 being forced into sexual slavery.
Amazon deep-sixes pre-publication sales of Fauci's new book June 3, 2021 Thomas Lifson As the import of the FOIA emails started to sink in, Amazon suddenly and without notice made Fauci's forthcoming book disappear! Instead, you now get little babies.
WaPo engages in repulsive puffery on Al Sharpton May 5, 2021 Thomas Lifson My guess is that Jeff Bezos does not want Al Sharpton rallying support for unionization of his workforce, which now numbers well over a million souls. A buck-an-hour increase for that many people really adds up fast.
WaPo and NYT forced to make ‘big retraction’ in reporting on Giuliani subpoena May 2, 2021 Thomas Lifson The Washington Post and New York Times put out what the social media censors like to call “harmful misinformation” (the sort of thing that justifies suspending their reporting when alleged against conservative outlets).
As illegal border crossings surge, Psaki and media redefine 'kids in cages' as 'migrant facility for children' February 24, 2021 Thomas Lifson Remember when Kamala Harris said it was a "human rights abuse" for the United States (under President Trump) to detain children crossing the border?
And the winner is… June 3, 2020 Thomas Lifson Scott Adams took to Twitter to spell it out:
The progressive left also has serious problems with Dr. Fauci April 1, 2020 Peter Barry Chowka You'd never know it from reading the N.Y. Times, the Washington Post, or Politico
WaPo refuses to call out Biden’s lie, fact checker writes that he ‘described his stance inaccurately’ March 20, 2020 Thomas Lifson The Jeff Bezos propaganda organ that formerly was a leading national newspaper has decided to toss all vestiges of its credibility into a bonfire of Trump derangement
When will the fact-checkers at the WaPo give four Pinocchios to Obama and others claiming credit for the current economy? February 29, 2020 Jack Hellner It is as big a lie as all the lies on Obamacare; the lie that we have only twelve years before the climate is destroyed; the lies about Russian collusion; the lies that Democrats care about the poor, the lie about "hands up don't shoot"; the lies about Judge Kavanaugh; and the lies about Trump and Charlottesville.
Another atrocious ego from the mainstream press January 31, 2020 Monica Showalter Suspended and now reinstated Washington Post reporter Felicia Sonmez, who tweeted bad stuff about Kobe Bryant while he was still lying dead on a burning California hillside, has no apologies to the public for her behavior.
WaPo uses anonymous sources to claim dispute between Horowitz and Barr over justification of FBI's Russia investigation December 3, 2019 Thomas Lifson The Deep State's game plan is now becoming clear: any indictments coming from the Durham investigation will be tarred as politically motivated and tainted by the biased Attorney General William Barr.
WaPo fact-checked only Republicans after first day of impeachment inquiry hearings November 15, 2019 Thomas Lifson Maybe "Democracy dies in darkness," as the Washington Post pompously proclaims, but that paper went dark when it came to fact-checking Democrat members.
Was it Trump's magic wand that turned the Washington Post into a laughingstock? October 28, 2019 Clarice Feldman What makes a supposedly respected newspaper write the kinds of al-Baghdadi headlines it couldn't stop writing?
A Washington Post headline unintentionally gives away the game October 19, 2019 Thomas Lifson Tells us a lot more than the Democrat partisans at the Washington Post intended.
Just days after Eric Trump spat upon by waitress, WaPo publishes op-ed justifying harassment of restaurant customers over politics June 30, 2019 Thomas Lifson The Washington Post is all-in on stoking the fires of public harassment of Trump supporters,   
WaPo describes Louis Farrakhan as a 'far right leader' in story about Facebook censorship May 3, 2019 Thomas Lifson Facebook is back in business suppressing conservative voices, and the Washington Post is back in business identifying everything bad as conservative.
Nick Sandmann v. Washington Post: The defendant countersues April 11, 2019 Bruce Thompson So what are some of the scenarios? Here are a few...
It was a surprise that the WaPo spiked a story because they didn't have corroboration February 5, 2019 Jack Hellner There are many examples where the Washington Post and other supposedly reliable news outlets have run endless stories seeking to destroy people or policies they didn't like with no actual evidence
Beto bombs bigly in long interview with the Washington Post January 17, 2019 Thomas Lifson When a CNN anchor warns that "it's a fine line to walk between being a blank canvas and an empty vessel," a pretty-boy, Kennedyesque progressive candidate is in trouble.
A Washington Post writer is shocked that fraudulent reporting continues December 30, 2018 Jack Hellner When the fact-checkers share the same prejudices as the reporters, what do ytou expect?
Trumponomics Triumphant September 25, 2018 Jack Hellner Trumponomics is working extremely well, and it can for a long time if we don't screw it up.
Washington Post uses despicable old MSM trick to falsely impugn Trump August 30, 2018 Thomas Lifson Protecting the anti-Trump narrative and burying the truth.  
Under Trump, the media suddenly care about government emails July 3, 2018 Jack Hellner Since President Trump has taken office, the media, especially the Washington Post, have gone after administration officials one by one. The most obvious target the last several months has been Scott Pruitt.
A few grown-ups on the left raise alarms about public harassment of Trump administration officials June 25, 2018 Thomas Lifson I am pretty sure that a reading of poll numbers showing public revulsion over the ongoing vicious public harassment of Trump administration officials like Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Kirstjen Nielsen is behind the sudden appearance of a conscience.
North Korea ditches anti-US propaganda June 24, 2018 Thomas Lifson MSM ignoring a potent signal that Kim Jong-un has succeeded in persuading the rest of his regime to go along with denuclearization and ending its rogue regime status after meeting with Presient Trump in Singapore.
Facing humiliation, Mueller backs away from prosecution of Russian entities June 23, 2018 Thomas Lifson Mueller "farms out" his primary mission because it has turned into a farce.
Self-satire from the Washington Post May 25, 2018 Jack Hellner Savor the hypocrisy!
Washington Post sends an article about a key Mueller witness down the memory hole April 8, 2018 Thomas Lifson Utterly weird behavior by the Trump-hating Washington Bezos Post.
Have a fifth of Americans really taken to the streets to protest Trump? April 7, 2018 Jack Hellner To claim that Antifa and the other anti-Trump crazies drew one out of five Americans to their protests sounds like fake news.
The Washington Post's passive-voice propaganda smears Israel March 5, 2018 Michael Berenhaus Only after 15 paragraphs of passive-voice verbs does the reader learn who actually is repsonsible for the action described.
Fallacious Fusion GPS 'fact-checking' at the Washington Post October 30, 2017 Thomas Lifson Fact-checking a "fact-checker" who obscures more than he explains.
The wages of WaPo leaks: Who benefits? August 4, 2017 Thomas Lifson Does the word "plutocracy" occur to no one else?
Washington Post aims at Trump, but hits Bezos July 30, 2017 Jack Hellner Aiming to discredit President Trump by implying his soul is in jeopardy, a team of editors and writers at the Washington Post inadvertently impugn their owner, Jeff Bezos.
Washington Post follows NYT right off the cliff to pin blame for left's violence on right July 10, 2017 Monica Showalter The Washington Post is determined to pin the shooting of Rep. Steve Scalise on...the right.  Apparently, the Post hasn't read about the trouble the New York Times is in over this.
Washington Post blames NoKo missile problem on 'failure' of Trump's 'naive' approach July 5, 2017 Thomas Lifson There is absolutely no shame left at the Washington Post.
WaPo targets Sean Hannity (again) – and that should tell us something June 24, 2017 Peter Barry Chowka Another indication that the conspiracy-mongering now lies with the left.
Washington Post telegraphs the coming targets of the Left June 4, 2017 Thomas Lifson A new conspiracy theory to replace the Russians.
WaPo shocked to discover in poll that Trump would beat Hillary today, and buries the news April 24, 2017 Thomas Lifson Hilarious: You have to read 1,564 words into a 1,622-word article to discover the real news.
She's always true to the Democrats in her fashion April 10, 2017 Clarice Feldman Clarice Feldman takes down the much vaunted Robin Givhan for making herself the queen of fashion hypocrisy.
A brief look at WaPo's latest book reviews March 27, 2017 Jonathan F. Keiler Do Post editors recommend to their reviewers that Trump be referenced in some negative way, or do the reviewers just assume it's a prerequisite? 
Washington Post fails to debunk another blatant lie about Israel March 23, 2017 Michael Berenhaus The Washington Post is at it again, publishing canards that fail to debunk terrorist lies about Israel.  What's with those guys?
Sabotage: Washington Post prods government workers to derail Trump’s presidency January 31, 2017 Ed Lasky Seemingly, the Washington Post is encouraging federal employees to look deep into their hearts and take steps to frustrate and derail Trump’s policies.
NYT and WaPo reporters confess incompetence on Twitter January 29, 2017 Thomas Lifson I think the best word for this is “implosion.”
American Flag Hijab January 22, 2017 Jonathan F. Keiler Serious money is behind an image worth examining for its tricks and illusions as a cautionary example of how far the left can go, and how effective it can still be, in the age of Trump. 
Trump: Maybe Citizen Kane, but not Lonesome Rhodes February 11, 2016 David L. Hunter A superficial attack on Donald Trump in the Washington Post chose the wrong movie.
Stupid MSM tricks #1 January 3, 2016 Thomas Lifson The Washington Post takes more than 4500 words writing about a scandal but leaves one important thing out.
Why WaPo conservatives fear Trump December 28, 2015 James Lewis If the election pits Trump vs. Hillary, what would WaPo conservatives, George Will and Charles Krauthammer, do? Right now they are all out to destroy Trump
Washington Post stoops to a new low going after Ted Cruz December 23, 2015 Thomas Lifson Imagine for a moment that the Washington Post had published a cartoon depicting Sasha and Malia Obama as monkeys, arguing that because the Obama daughters had campaigned for their father, they were fair game. Unthinkable, right?
Washington Post writer bungles Poland December 7, 2015 Marek Jan Chodakiewicz An anti-communist, post-communist political party triumphs in Polish elections, and the Washington Post wheels out the smear machine.
Washington Post on 'best states' for women in America May 22, 2015 Newsmachete No maps of the best states for men to live in?  I get it: the WaPo doesn't care about men.
Is There Anything Science Reporters Don't Know? February 24, 2015 Randall Hoven One week after the Washington Post called us nuts for believing that airborne transmission of Ebola might be possible, the Washington Post reports that airborne transmission of Ebola is “very likely.”
Fannie Mae to bulldoze the Washington Post January 27, 2015 Drew Belsky No, this isn't a metaphor.  It's a literal bulldozing.
Fareed Zakaria: We Can't Fight Radical Islam by Fighting Radical Islam January 16, 2015 Pedro Gonzales More fighting would do the trick if we clearly identified the enemy.
WaPo Erases Temple Mount from Jewish Heritage November 22, 2014 Leo Rennert The First and Second Temples go down the memory hole.
WaPo Climate Fail on Missouri November 21, 2014 Sierra Rayne The Washington Post has really stepped in it this time.  
Two Big Bias Points in WaPo's Olive Grove Coverage October 25, 2014 Leo Rennert The Post shows extreme bias in covering attacks on olive trees between Israelis and Palestinians.
Ben Bradlee dies at 93 October 22, 2014 Thomas Lifson For better or worse, the man who shaped newspaper journalism for the last half century more than any other.
Wash. Post socks it to Israel. Forget about objective journalism October 14, 2014 Leo Rennert It’s all about supposed Israeli aggression, plus a dig at Uncle Sam for providing military assistance to Israel.
When Gaza Children Are No Longer Children August 24, 2014 Leo Rennert Seeking to draw a sharp contrast between the death of a lone Israeli child and 469 kids supposedly killed on the Palestinian side.
Wash. Post exonerates Hamas of resumption of Gaza fighting August 10, 2014 Leo Rennert A six-column headline and its sub-head leave readers with an impression woefully at odds with actual reality.
Lois Lerner's 'pillow talk' about conservative 'crazies' August 2, 2014 Mark J. Fitzgibbons The "mating sound of lawyers in love.”
WaPo weeps for Palestinian terrorist, but not for his victims May 4, 2014 Leo Rennert An object lesson in how to forgive or attenuate Palestinian crimes.
Politico's dirty little secret blasted by WaPo blogger April 21, 2014 Thomas Lifson It’s going to be an unsettling day for the Ruling Class in Washington, DC
Washington Post in hole, keeps digging April 9, 2014 Thomas Lifson The storied Washington Post  is mired in a scandal and behaving more like Nixon than Ben Bradlee.
Dem Rep threatens TV stations showing anti-Obamacare ad February 23, 2014 Thomas Lifson Cancer patient who lost existing insurance due to Obamacare attacked.
A Concise Definition of Liberalism February 15, 2014 Michael Iachetta The Volokh Conspiracy strikes.
WaPo Editor Goes Gaga over Rouhani January 25, 2014 Leo Rennert Shoves Netanyahu to the back of the bus.
Chris Christie and the Elusive Moderate Vote in 2016 January 15, 2014 William Sullivan The media narrative surrounding the alleged Christie scandal is something of a preemptive eulogy for Republicans' election hopes, particularly with moderate voters. Nonsense.
Bombshell bipartisan Senate report: Benghazi was preventable January 15, 2014 Thomas Lifson Hillary, Obama, and New York Times hardest hit
WaPo's Ugly Profile of Sharon January 14, 2014 Leo Rennert ...whereas the NYT acts honorably.
A Tale of Two Newspapers January 8, 2014 Leo Rennert The NYT breaks ranks on Palestinian propaganda.
Obamacare propaganda retort December 31, 2013 Clarice Feldman A brilliant fisking of a story planted by the White House
Comedy as a Weapon of the Left December 27, 2013 Susan D. Harris How is it that leftist mockery of conservatives became a staple of popular culture?
Moving U.S. Embassies: Vatican City? Jerusalem? December 19, 2013 Ken Blackwell and Bob Morrison Unlike the one in the Vatican City, there's a U.S. Embassy that really does need moving.
The Myth of Triumph and Tragedy of Israel December 15, 2013 Leo Rennert A Haaretz columnist drastically veers off the rails in his new book...and the anti-Israel Washington Post predictably cheers him on.
Megyn Kelly, superstar December 12, 2013 Thomas Lifson The liberal media starts to take the measure of a media figure they must be afraid of. Make that very, very afraid.
WaPo Justifies Palestinian Violence December 3, 2013 Leo Rennert The Israelis are asking for it.
Wonkblog's Wonky Claims About American Health Care November 20, 2013 Sierra Rayne WaPo plays fast and loose with the numbers.
Don't pop the Champagne November 16, 2013 Ben Cohen If Richard Cohen is fired it won't be for offending conservatives.
It's all Likud's Fault November 7, 2013 Leo Rennert WaPo sees only Israelis impeding two-state solution.
For Cruz, Lee, Paul, and Palin the Password is 'Lindbergh' September 5, 2013 J. Robert Smith National security is just taffy to neocons, to be pulled and stretched to suit whatever intervention they think is useful to American "credibility".
Even the Washington Post September 2, 2013 Thomas Lifson Even The Washington Post editorial board finds one Obama administration policy unconscionably stupid
Mythy Memories of the March that Was September 1, 2013 Clarice Feldman Colorblindness was an admirable goal in the 1960s, but nowadays it threatens an entire, lucrative, industry
Reggie Love and the Birth Certificate August 16, 2013 Jack Cashill No, Reggie, nothing was lost. Nothing needed to be found. The only thing missing all these years has been the truth.
Dramatic story of political 'gun violence' is ignored by the gun-grabber media August 10, 2013 Thomas Lifson The perfect hypocrisy of the propaganda apparatus of the left.
Is the clock ticking on a New York Times sale? August 7, 2013 Thomas Lifson Human nature at work as Sulzberger family members compare their fortunes to those of the WaPo's Grahams.
Beltway narcissism rampant in wake of WaPo sale to Bezos August 6, 2013 Thomas Lifson Graham family bails out, Washington society gasps. There's a new kingmaker in town.
WaPo's Strange Math August 6, 2013 Leo Rennert Making up numbers to bash Israeli settlements.
Washington Post sold August 5, 2013 Thomas Lifson Beltway to get a new power player
WaPo picture tells the story its text won't touch August 3, 2013 Michael Berenhaus What more proof does the world need?
WaPo Stacks the Deck July 18, 2013 Leo Rennert The customary tilt toward the Palestinians gets a little more extreme.
WaPo reveals the ugly Chicago tactics of Obama July 5, 2013 Thomas Lifson Do liberals remember when "hope" was associated with Obama?
Peace in our Time June 17, 2013 Leo Rennert The Washington Post gushes over the Iranian elections.
Obama's Most Dangerous 'Enemies' are Being Targeted May 28, 2013 Ed Lasky Where are those missing Inspectors General?
Obama 'a passenger on the ship of state' May 28, 2013 Thomas Lifson "Dereliction of duty"
WaPo Poll: Trouble for Obama May 23, 2013 J. Robert Smith A bad sign for 2014.
A very bad sign for Obama May 20, 2013 Thomas Lifson A potent MSM signal
WaPo Falls Short in Reporting Press Restrictions May 16, 2013 Leo Rennert Lets PA slide in suppressing both Israeli and Palestinian reporters.
WaPo asks, 'Is This Woman a Terrorist?' May 10, 2013 Leo Rennert The chief enabler for Hamas and Hezb'allah deploys lots of smoke and mirrors.
Terrorist Bombings do not a Terrorist Make May 8, 2013 Leo Rennert It's all a matter of nuance, you know.
Peddling the Arab League Peace Plan May 2, 2013 Leo Rennert Turning Israel into an Arab state would be fine with the WaPo.
Washington Post executive editor admits it should be covering Gosnell trial April 13, 2013 Thomas Lifson The legacy media blackout of the horrific trial of Dr. Kermit Gosnell's alleged multiple murders of infants born alive is finally seeing a little light.
Shaming the MSM on abortion house of horrors blackout April 12, 2013 Thomas Lifson The progressive media are deliberately ignoring the horrifying practices of Dr. Kermit Gosnell, the Philadelphia abortionist who executed babies born live. They are starting to a pay a price.
WaPo Flacks Arab 'Peace' Plan April 9, 2013 Leo Rennert The Palestinians could scarcely ask for more.
Two Palestinian Deaths March 4, 2013 Leo Rennert One in the media spotlight, the other essentially ignored -- why?
WaPo gives Hezb'allah Terrorist Killings the Chamberlain Treatment February 7, 2013 Leo Rennert The Washington Post and the European Union -- perfect together.
WaPo Tars the IDF January 29, 2013 Leo Rennert More anti-Israeli propaganda from the Post.
There are no Orthodox Jews in Israel January 24, 2013 Leo Rennert ...at least according to the Washington Post and the New York Times.
A Formula for Smearing Israel December 12, 2012 Leo Rennert Payback for the Palestinians getting statehood recognition at the UN -- or so the WaPo claims.
Washington Post Cheerleads for Terror December 8, 2012 Leo Rennert Post reporter reveals serious case of Stockholm syndrome.
The Washington Post, aka The Hamas Gazette November 27, 2012 Leo Rennert The WaPo reserves the spotlight for Hamas, while Israel is shoved to the side.
WaPo's Ombudsman Needs an Ombudsman November 25, 2012 Leo Rennert Hamas was quick to give its masses a shot of propagandistic adrenaline.
The Repulsive Rice Race Card November 25, 2012 Thomas Lifson Charges of racism when a black liberal is criticized are now becming automatic, and the establishment liberals, who once rejected or at least tempered the more outrageous claims of racism, are no longer using common sense
Bias by the Numbers November 18, 2012 Leo Rennert In the entire Post article, there isn't a single sentence depicting Israelis frantically rushing to shelters as sirens blare at any time of day -- or the traumas left in their wake.
More Biased Photo Coverage at the Washington Post November 15, 2012 Leo Rennert For Palestinian suffering, the Post pulls out a heart-tugging picture of utter grief, while Israeli pain gets back-of-the-bus treatment.
The Post Targets Israel November 11, 2012 Leo Rennert The bad guy predictably is Israel, while Hamas qualifies for a Nobel peace prize.
Stop the presses! Wash. Post hands November victory to Obama October 8, 2012 Leo Rennert It's axiomatic in daily journalism that reporters try to get there ahead of the pack. But there also are times when this eagerness to score a scoop can backfire.
Grasping at Straws October 7, 2012 Leo Rennert When a reporter wants to gin up a dubious thesis, anything goes.
Is Barack Obama a Compulsive Liar? October 1, 2012 Steve McCann Barack Obama has lied about the terrorist attack on the American Consulate in Libya for over 15 days. The media can no longer overlook his pattern of lying.
No Decency of Candor October 1, 2012 G. Murphy Donovan The Christopher Stevens obit that appeared in the 12 September 2012 edition of the Washington Post is more about mythologizing a failed foreign policy than it is about an ambassador's life.