Posts Tagged ‘joe wilson’

On Conduct and Coverage

Brad Tidwell today offers a thoughtful rebuttal to my September 17th post Joe Wilson, 9/12, and the GOP Image Problem. In that response, my conservative colleague correctly observes that conservatives face a built-in uphill battle on the media front. He further reminds readers that Joe Wilson’s outburst was not exactly incorrect on its merits. On these two [...]

Joe Wilson, 9/12, and the GOP Image Problem

Two weeks ago, the name Joe Wilson would have been associated with the former U.S. ambassador to Niger whose name entered the public consciousness during the Valerie Plame Affair. Few outside of South Carolina had even heard of the member of Congress censured Wednesday over his comment a week earlier during President Obama’s most recent [...]