Wednesday's Top Tweets: Potshots Edition
After a rough week for conservatives, the Twitterati are getting their kicks in
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Roger Ailes is full of self-righteous outrage that the Department of Justice subpoenaed Fox News reporter James Rosen's personal emails. It's a recent conversion after leading a news network that has been calling for criminalizing journalism for years.
After a rough week for conservatives, the Twitterati are getting their kicks in
"There is content everywhere. You just have to see it."
David Remnick's 'The Bridge' gets really, really positive reviews
Keith Payne on the nuclear zero vision, Hadley Freeman on rebranding Christianity, and more
Could the Sweden-based site be the future of journalism?
WestWingReport on the Obama-Karzai rift, a March Madness quip from Mother Jones, and more
Michael Knox Beran on the decline of civil society, Rebecca Traister on Bruce Springsteen's infidelity, and more
More egg on the Gray Lady's face
Maybe reviving Crossfire would do the trick
Ronald Brownstein on Democratic solidarity, Paul Krugman on fool-proofing financial reform, and more
That was one killer, 14-month test
Viewers on Twitter, however, loved it
Catholicism, insulting Britain, and California saving the world
The paper's praise for "gossip" bloggers is a bit backhanded
Did the Internet ruin pranks?
Gail Collins on Romney's liberal cred, Nicholas Kristof on China's leadership woes, and more
Is there a "watching paint dry" hashtag?
Thomas Friedman on the Karzai problem, Steven Pearlstein on making hard choices, and more
Beck and O'Reilly are sitting pretty while Andersoon Cooper bleeds viewers
The Twitterverse gears up for Round 2 of slamming the RNC
Bret Stephens on Lady Gaga, Arianna Huffington on the broadband gap, and more
The Twitterverse mocks Michael Steele, Kathryn Jean Lopez and Markos Moulitsas lock horns, and more
The semi-correction references a 1994 "agreement"
Ross Douthat on Catholic contrition, the Boston Globe editors on countering Citizens United, and more
Right-wing rage, public funding for abortion, women as priests and more...
Time to let it drop?
Duck and cover!
It's the tale, not he who tells it
Paul Krugman on going to extremes, The Boston Globe on caloric landmines, and more
We're still talking about health care?
Republicans probably won't embrace health care any time soon. Also, whither honeybees?
Markos Moulitsas reports on 'Glenn Beck bingo', Ezra Klein delivers a snappy #calmmovielines, and more
Emily Parker on the Great Firewall of China, Harold Meyerson on the Democratic resurgence, and more
Despite the critics, she's got some chops
Hide the kids!
Critics have harsh words for Amanpour and ABC alike
David Brooks and George Will knock health care reform, Josh Green re-evaluates Nancy Pelosi, and more
Patrick Ruffini on Obama's approval ratings, Glenn Greenwald on the GOP and "consent of the governed," and more
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