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Name Your Law & Order Dream Team

M. Morris — Fri, 14 May 2010 18:00:00 CDT

The ax fell on Law & Order today after 20 seasons, leaving fans bereft—for exactly as long as it took them to realize it's going to air in syndication pretty much forever. In the aftermath, Alan Sepinwall of Hitfix proposes a fun game: "If you could go back in...

Dear Conservatives, Stop Hating on Hollywood

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:08:02 CST

The Best Picture winner is unknown, but one thing is certain on Oscar weekend: “Talk radio hosts and conservative columnists will trot out their annual complaints about Hollywood,” and that whole shtick is getting old. First of all, writes Bill Maher in Variety , “You never see Hollywood begging Washington for...

I Want Misguided Obama Policies to Fail: Thompson

Ambreen Ali — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:03:17 CDT

Former presidential hopeful Fred Thompson today joined the chorus of Republicans rooting for President Obama’s recession spending to flop. “I want his policies that I believe take us in the wrong direction to fail,” he told CNN, warning that higher inflation and interest rates loom. “I’ll do everything I can...

Conservative Radio Sees Boom Ahead

Gabriel Winant — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:45:43 CST

Where Bill Clinton’s presidency triggered Rush Limbaugh’s ascent, many see a new boom coming for conservative talk radio under President Obama, the New York Times reports. Limbaugh is touting the “rebirth of principled opposition,” and Sean Hannity claims to lead “conservatism in exile.” Says one radio executive, “the conservative hosts...

Strong-to-Mixed Reviews for Thompson's Keynote

Gabriel Winant — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:03:00 CDT

Pundits from across the political spectrum were moved by Fred Thompson’s tribute to John McCain’s heroic military service. They differ, though, on how well Thompson sold McCain as the next president: Thompson couldn’t have done better, Peter Wehner at the National Review writes: “Fred Thompson did his close friend and...

Thompson Says Obama Has Too Little Experience

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:56:47 CDT

Sen. Fred Thompson took aim at Barack Obama's experience tonight in a sharp attack during the Republican convention. "The Democrats present a history-making nominee for president," Thompson said. "History-making in that he is the most liberal, most inexperienced nominee to ever run for president." He also denounced Obama for declining...

5 GOP Convention Viewing Tips

Will McCahill — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:44:02 CDT

With the Republicans set to turn on all the lights at their convention tonight, Martin Kady II of Politico runs down five things to watch for: Palin’s shadow: “The theme of tonight’s convention is ‘service,’” Kady notes, “and the trick for the GOP is to focus voters’ attention on...

Bush to Speak by Satellite at RNC Tonight

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:59:50 CDT

George W. Bush will speak by satellite tonight at the Republican National Convention tonight, as the GOP struggles to regain its partisan bearings after yesterday's opener, which was kept politics-free in deference to Americans hit by Hurricane Gustav. Bush and Dick Cheney had canceled their convention appearances, as Bush headed...

The Southern Drawl's Double Standard

Kevin Spak — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:43:47 CDT

When Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama stumped in Arkansas, each tried on a Southern drawl, and both were roundly mocked as pandering Yankees. Even John Edwards, a native Southerner, was accused of “carefully maintaining” his accent for political effect. Yet Fred Thompson and Mike Huckabee were allowed to drawl with...