It’s no surprise that Steve Jobs worked until six weeks before he died. Nor is it shocking that he left behind a secret gift to Apple, its shareholders, and its employees: a four-year product pipeline, a reverse time capsule for future generations to open and see what will be — versus looking back to see what was. This is what creative geniuses do, and it is how Jobs defined tech-cool and masterminded the single greatest comeback in corporate history. (more)
Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas allowed the publication of underage girls’ identities on his blog in an attempt to vilify Andrew Breitbart and exonerate New York Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner. Tommy Christopher, an openly left-wing journalist at Mediaite, reported Friday morning that Moulitsas’s site published personally identifiable information about two young women who have become somewhat involved in the #Weinergate scandal. (more)
A blogger at liberal website Daily Kos is recommending former MSNBC personality Keith Olbermann run for U.S. Senate in Connecticut to fill the seat of soon-retiring independent Joe Lieberman. (more)
There has been a lot of finger-pointing from the left, particularly at former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, accusing conservatives of intensifying of the political discourse. (more)
Reports are surfacing that progressive Democrats might run a primary challenge to President Barack Obama in 2012, an indication that they’re not too happy with his recent compromise with the GOP on the Bush tax cuts, among other things. (more)
Sometimes I question whether the internet’s upsides — its ability to disseminate information, facilitate collaboration, and connect people across continents — are outweighed by its downsides. It’s a question I’ve been pondering a lot recently as I’ve watched an array of liberal bloggers demonize an Army veteran, Joe Rehyansky, for something he didn’t actually say. (more)
President Obama invited 5 liberal bloggers to the White House Wednesday to discuss issues ranging from the potential for bipartisanship moving forward to the status of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” The participating bloggers were Barbara Morrill of DailyKos, Joe Subday from Americablog, Jon Amato from Crooks and Liars, Duncan Black (a.k.a. Atrios) from Eschaton, and Oliver Willis. (more)
As angry as it might be, the professional left isn’t ready to back a primary challenger to President Obama just yet. (more)
Liberal blog site DailyKos.com will team up with Public Policy Polling (PPP) to do horserace polling for the site, a little after a month after the blog accused it’s former polling firm of producing fraudulent numbers. (more)
In a recent advertisement he taped to promote his own show on MSNBC, Keith Olbermann earnestly says, “The point of the show is to illuminate. It is not to throw off heat; it is to throw off light.” He’s right about one thing: If televised “heat” is generated by varying points of view and the sparks that fly in vigorous discussion, the temperature in the “Countdown” studio is below freezing. (more)
Markos Moulitsas has every right to be furious. Undoubtedly he paid a large amount of money to Research 2000 to conduct weekly political opinion polls and the evidence is overwhelming he did not get what he paid for. There is no doubt that the reported results cannot be the outcome of simple random sampling. What is less clear is that the results are actually fraudulent. (more)
A California judge has been assigned to oversee the contract dispute between blog editor Markos “Kos” Moulitsas, founder of the liberal Daily Kos blog, and a polling firm that he claims supplied fraudulent data, court documents show. (more)
DailyKos founder Markos Moulitsas is asking poll-trackers to remove from their sites what he calls the “bunk” Research 2000 polls he once sponsored, after he expressed doubt on the accuracy of the company’s numbers. And if poll-trackers comply, some Republicans could see a bump in their poll averages on those sites. (more)
What a tumultuous week for Keith Olbermann! MSNBC announced that frequent “Countdown” substitute host — and actor! — Lawrence O’Donnell will host his own show at 10 p.m. weeknights, bumping the nightly rerun of “Countdown” to 11 p.m. Now who will cover for Keith when takes a month off, or gets so mad that he decides not to come to work? (more)
Keith Olbermann announced Wednesday night that he will cease blogging for the liberal Daily Kos over a comment directed at the MSNBC host’s coverage. (more)
Keith Olbermann announced Wednesday night that he will cease blogging for the liberal Daily Kos over a comment directed at the MSNBC host’s coverage. (more)
NBC is denying a report that “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” boosted apparent audience enthusiasm for Sarah Palin’s appearance by using a laugh track. (more)
He’s a hero among the Tea Party activists for showing that the grassroots movement can help get conservative, small government candidates elected. (more)
Keith Olbermann’s Special Comment last night on his MSNBC show was about the undertones of racism within the Tea Party movement, and like he often does, he posted a portion on his Daily Kos blog. (more)
The backlash was fast and furious on the left over the news Monday night that President Obama will freeze spending for parts of the federal budget for the next three years. (more)
