Ben Smith

    Dylan Byers of Politico Defends Media Matters While Ignoring Herman Cain

    By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  February 13th at 03:35 PM  | 

    We should not be surprised Dylan Byers is defending Media Matters over at the Politico. I’m sure he does not want the spotlight shifting to him and the Politico for continually running Media Matters generated hit jobs. Byers himself cited Media Maters bashing Dana Loesch. He repurposed a Media Matters hit job on George Will recently too. He makes sure we all see both Greg | Read More »

    Dan Riehl and The Rest of the Story

    By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  August 24th at 12:38 PM  | 

    By the way, it is worth going here now. I thought it had all blown over and was going to let it go. One of the things Ben Smith wrote was: A leading conservative blogger and commentator, Erick Erickson, said he shifted his stance in a key Senate race because the company that publishes his RedState.com is “socially connected” to former Virginia Senator George Allen. | Read More »

    Why Is Anyone Surprised by This Dave Weigel Business?

    By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  June 25th at 04:59 PM  | 

    You can read Ben Smith’s post here at the Politico on Dave Weigel. A few points from me: 1. It is no surprise to me that Ben Smith is on Journolist too. I wonder if the push back by lefty oriented journalists over Sarah Palin complaining about that stalker moving in next door was coordinated on Journolist. Probably. 2. The most shocking story is a | Read More »