Jonah Goldberg

Eric Boehlert Takes on Jonah Goldberg - Posted February 10, 2009
Media Matters' Eric Boehlert's new column is titled, "Jonah Goldberg, a god-awful media critic". You say 'god-awful media critic', we say 'total tool'. Boehlert breaks down Goldberg's recent piece in USA Today: Now, remember. According to Goldberg and USA Today, the Obama-media honeymoon angle was a no-brainer; the "examples" were self-evident. So, of... [FishBowlLA]

Eric Boehlert Takes on Jonah Goldberg - Posted February 10, 2009
Media Matters' Eric Boehlert's new column is titled, "Jonah Goldberg, a god-awful media critic". You say 'god-awful media critic', we say 'total tool'. Boehlert breaks down Goldberg's recent piece in USA Today: Now, remember. According to Goldberg and USA Today, the Obama-media honeymoon angle was a no-brainer; the "examples" were self-evident. So, of... [FishBowlLA]

Richard Mineards Laid Off From Santa Barbara News-Press - Posted January 8, 2009
Craig Smith is reporting on his blog that Richard Mineards is out at News-Press. He writes: I've learned that Santa Barbara News-Press gossip columnist Richard Mineards (a.k.a. "London Britches") was laid off from the paper yesterday. The Brit, who sometimes focused too much on the latest poop about the Royal family (that would... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 12.29.08 - Posted December 29, 2008
Good morning, Washington. What DC museum is featured above? Think you know? Email us with your best guess. AND: Join us after the jump to find out if you guessed our last contest correctly. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted December 5, 2008
Meet the Press: President-elect Obama. This Week: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Ron Gettelfinger, President, United Auto Workers, The Wall Street Journals' Peggy Noonan, the Brookings Institution's E.J. Dionne, and ABC News' Cokie Roberts and George Will. Face The Nation: Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT), Chairman, Senate Banking Committee, Sen. Jeff Sessions,... [FishBowlDC]

Jonah Goldberg on Worst Persons - Posted October 15, 2008
Jonah Goldberg made it onto Keith Olbermann's Worst Persons list yesterday. Jonah Goldberg is the Alan Colmes of the LAT. Doesn't exactly bring balance because well...he's not that sharp for his side.... [FishBowlLA]

The Veep Stakes Sweep: A Round Up - Posted September 2, 2008
Well, the Fall television schedule has yet to debut. The Olympics are over. The hurricane was a dud. The DNC is over. And well, now it's Republican week. And, Republicans are pretty boring unless their secret gay affairs become public. So, that's why the press is all aflutter with all things... [FishBowlLA]

The Unconfirmed List of Those Laid Off at LAT - Posted July 15, 2008
InkStainedRetch at Tell Zell has a list of 80 people that are either taking a buyout or being fired. The list is here. And no - Sam Zell and Jonah Goldberg are not on it. That's the first thing we checked. ... [FishBowlLA]

Jonah Goldberg is Still a Tool - Posted July 9, 2008
Jonathan Karp, who was on Talk of the Nation yesterday (we podcast a day behind) had a piece in the Washington Post where, as a publisher discussed the state of the industry. His conclusion: Too many of what he deems 'disposable' books. He writes: Visit your neighborhood superstore, and you will be... [FishBowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted March 18, 2008
Anthony Minghella Dies: The Oscar-winning director of The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley and Cold Mountain was 54. Hitting The Nail On Its Ugly Head: Jonah Goldberg explains why Barack Obama hasn't done enough to bring true unity to his campaign. Is There An Editor In The House? Note to the... [FishBowlLA]

Oh, Those Pesky Ads... - Posted March 11, 2008
We read with interest this post by Jonah Goldberg on the whole Eliot Spitzer / Emperors Club VIP thing...and then saw with even greater interest the ad that was hanging prominently atop The Corner's webpage: A "dating" site that encourages you to click and pick on women based on their looks,... [FishBowlDC]

LA Times Wants to Polish the Big Orange - Posted December 6, 2007
We hear that the LA Times is soliciting opinions for a year-ender on how to improve the cultural life of our city. Unfortunately, they're calling it Polishing the Big Orange The Big Orange? Or the Big O? If we wanted to live in New York, we would. Can't our local paper figure out a... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 11.07.07 - Posted November 7, 2007
Good morning Washington. You think journos make good dinner guests, or is it that they make better dinner guests than your family? An ABC release announced, "'World News with Charles Gibson' was the most-watched evening newscast among Total Viewers, Households, and Adults 25-54 for the week of October 29-November 2. Averaging 8.57... [FishBowlDC]

"What Kind of Conservative Is George Will?" - Posted June 4, 2007
Peter Beinart and Jonah Goldberg discuss. Or perhaps you'd like to see them debate "Novak v. Novak."... [FishBowlDC]

Poll of the Day, 04.13.07 - Posted April 13, 2007
This passage from a forthcoming Jonah Goldberg column ought to spark some debate: Is this current kabuki dance really so unfamiliar? Bottom-feeding opportunists like Sharpton and Jesse Jackson rile up a lot of racial outrage, and guilt-ridden white liberal journalists go into a feeding frenzy. Politicians and corporations start running for cover. The media establishment... [FishBowlDC]

LAT in 90 - Posted March 8, 2007
My mom's a secret spy! Jonah Goldberg might very well be one of the columnists on his way out--if not before mocking the Wilson/Plame traveling circus, then perhaps after. What did Mahoney know and when did he know it? Defrocked priest Michael Stephen Baker, who's facing trial on 13 charges of child molestation,... [FishBowlLA]