Entries Tagged as 'Matt Taibbi'

Cooking the Books, or Just a Kooky Column?

April 21st, 2014 · 1 Comment · financial coverage, health care reform, journalism

By Denise Tessier “Cooking the books” is a sizzling charge against anyone. The Albuquerque Journal, via a column by Bloomberg News columnist Megan McArdle, levied that claim Friday against the president.  (“Census books cooked to boost Obamacare? ” April 18) The style of the column was off-putting enough. McArdle referred to herself with the word […]

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Noticing Bright Teeth While Brushing Over Policy Gaps

November 26th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Fact Check, journalism, Uncategorized

By Denise Tessier After the vice presidential candidate debate, there was much ado in the press about Joe Biden’s rolling eyes and white teeth: Joe Biden did absolutely roll his eyes, snort, laugh derisively and throw his hands up in the air whenever (Paul) Ryan trotted out his little beady-eyed BS-isms. But he should have! […]

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What Was He Thinking? A Cautionary Tale

December 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized

By Denise Tessier I’ve never met Phil Parker, but I’ve read his stories in the Albuquerque Journal, most of which have appeared in the North edition because he’s based in Santa Fe. If, back in June, you read the Journal’s front-page coverage of the fires near Los Alamos, you’ve read Phil Parker. From what I’ve […]

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