http://dir.salon.com/topics/spinsanity/?source=rss&aim=spinsanity en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 08 Nov 2002 09:11:00 PST By Brendan Nyhan Fri, 08 Nov 2002 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/11/08/iraq_truth/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/11/08/iraq_truth/index.html?source=rss The media has to be tougher on the president's tendency to dissemble about his policies, and then again when he's caught -- especially when it comes to war. By Brendan Nyhan Fri, 08 Nov 2002 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/10/15/daschle/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/10/15/daschle/index.html?source=rss More false starts in the race to demonize Daschle. By Brendan Nyhan Fri, 08 Nov 2002 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/09/28/post/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/09/28/post/index.html?source=rss A look at the Washington Post story that launched a week of partisan fury. By Ben Fritz Fri, 08 Nov 2002 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/09/26/appease/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/09/26/appease/index.html?source=rss Enraged Bush supporters are calling opponents of his Iraq war "appeasers." But even George Will knows that's a disgraceful smear. By Brendan Nyhan Fri, 08 Nov 2002 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/09/18/nea/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/09/18/nea/index.html?source=rss Blaming the NEA for preaching tolerance toward al-Qaida is too much fun for conservatives to stop. Even if it isn't true. By Ben Fritz Fri, 08 Nov 2002 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/09/13/gopac/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/09/13/gopac/index.html?source=rss A GOP powerhouse is forced to disavow a radio ad, aimed at African-Americans, that compares Social Security to "reverse reparations." By Brendan Nyhan Fri, 08 Nov 2002 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/09/05/nea/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/09/05/nea/index.html?source=rss How the conservative Washington Times helped create a myth about the teachers' union and Sept. 11 that has become conventional wisdom. By Bryan Keefer Fri, 08 Nov 2002 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/08/20/novak/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/08/20/novak/index.html?source=rss Bob Novak's phony conspiracy -- that Clinton "cooked the books" on the U.S. economy -- falls apart on scrutiny. By Brendan Nyhan Fri, 08 Nov 2002 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/08/08/omb/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/08/08/omb/index.html?source=rss A Bush budget man admits his mistake. But Robert Novak embraces it. By Bryan Keefer Fri, 08 Nov 2002 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/08/06/dissent/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/08/06/dissent/index.html?source=rss Questioning a possible war with Iraq is equated with supporting Saddam. By Ben Fritz Fri, 08 Nov 2002 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/08/03/social_security/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/08/03/social_security/index.html?source=rss Republicans who argue that savings accounts can save Social Security are hiding the risks -- and the true costs. By Brendan Nyhan Fri, 08 Nov 2002 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/08/01/daniels/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/08/01/daniels/index.html?source=rss White House staffers underestimated the cost of the Bush tax cut. Why can't they just admit it? By Brendan Nyhan Fri, 08 Nov 2002 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/07/27/markets/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/07/27/markets/index.html?source=rss Amid Wall Street chaos, journalists and politicians try to pin specious blame on their foes. By Ben Fritz Fri, 08 Nov 2002 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/07/23/blame/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/07/23/blame/index.html?source=rss Republicans: Democrats want the economy to fail! Democrats: Republicans made it fail! They're both wrong. Fri, 08 Nov 2002 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/letters/2002/07/17/fair/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/letters/2002/07/17/fair/index.html?source=rss Spinsanity is wrong about reporting on the Venezuelan coup. By Bryan Keefer Fri, 08 Nov 2002 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/07/13/coulter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/07/13/coulter/index.html?source=rss The bias Ann Coulter documents best may be her own. By Brendan Nyhan Fri, 08 Nov 2002 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/07/04/tone/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/07/04/tone/index.html?source=rss Did a Republican "climate" or Democratic "tone" cause corporate malfeasance? By Ben Fritz Fri, 08 Nov 2002 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/07/01/fair_mrc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/07/01/fair_mrc/index.html?source=rss When media watchdogs like FAIR and MRC complain about bias, they often only reveal their own. By Brendan Nyhan Fri, 08 Nov 2002 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/06/18/trifecta/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/06/18/trifecta/index.html?source=rss The president tries to defend his deficit spending through a little campaign revisionism. By Ben Fritz Fri, 08 Nov 2002 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/06/11/privatize/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/06/11/privatize/index.html?source=rss Stung by Demo attacks, Republicans suddenly deny they want to "privatize" Social Security. Ah, what a difference a few thousand points on the NASDAQ makes! By Ben Fritz Fri, 08 Nov 2002 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/05/30/approval_rating/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/05/30/approval_rating/index.html?source=rss The Republican National Committee does a partisan hatchet job on Tom Daschle -- and has the chutzpah to call it a "job performance rating." By Brendan Nyhan Fri, 08 Nov 2002 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/05/21/dissent/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/05/21/dissent/index.html?source=rss The White House -- aided by its pundit allies -- bullies its way out of trouble. By Ben Fritz Fri, 08 Nov 2002 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/05/18/critics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/05/18/critics/index.html?source=rss A scandal hits and the spinning ensues, from Trent Lott, Robert Novak, Laura Bush -- and even Salon. By Bryan Keefer Fri, 08 Nov 2002 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/05/14/nominees/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/05/14/nominees/index.html?source=rss Crybaby Republicans on judicial holdups: It's not fair! By Brendan Nyhan Fri, 08 Nov 2002 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/05/11/bush/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/05/11/bush/index.html?source=rss The president: Don't vote for that Democrat because ... he's a Democrat!