Mad Times

Times Watch for September 15, 2005

Times Uses Skewed Poll to Claim Falling Bush Support
The Times tries its best to spin anti-Bush results out of a new poll: "A summer of bad news from Iraq, high gasoline prices, economic unease and now the devastation of Hurricane Katrina has left President Bush with overall approval ratings for his job performance and handling of Iraq, foreign policy and the economy at or near the lowest levels of his presidency." Only in the fine print does the Times admit its poll is skewed toward Democrats. See TW Article

Flashing the Post-Katrina Race Card
White House correspondents Elisabeth Bumiller and Richard Stevenson gang up on the president in Thursday's warm-up story for Bush's speech from New Orleans tonight. See TW Article

Quotes of Note: SPECIAL HURRICANE KATRINA EDITION