O'REILLY NOT A FACTOR: When readers voted for Bill O'Reilly to be added to the Lying in Ponds roster for this year, they may have expected him to contend for the partisanship title with heavyweights like Ann Coulter and Paul Krugman. So far though, the O'Reilly factor has been non-existent -- he's currently ranked 29th out of 33 in the rankings, right next to the unquestionably non-partisan David Broder.
Mr. O'Reilly certainly leans Republican, but he has displayed two traits that the more partisan pundits rarely show -- he's written several mostly non-political columns on cultural topics, and he's dished out some substantive criticism of his own party. With the remainder of 2004 likely to be dominated by the presidential election, there are ample opportunities for Bill O'Reilly or other pundits to ramp up the partisanship, but I suspect that Mr. O'Reilly has an independent streak which will continue to keep him out of the Lying in Ponds Top Ten.
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Title/ Date |
words | PI | Partisan References |
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| Harold Meyerson Washington Post |
Prince Hal vs. King Henry 28 April 2004 |
994 | 88 | 17D+,1D-,1D=,20R-,2R= In the: John Kerry The sentences: George W. Bush, Bush The Republicans: Republicans, Kerry We could,: Bush, Republican, Bush Kerry's leadership: Kerry, Republican, Kerry, Sam Johnson, Kerry What Kerry: Kerry, Kerry, Nixon administration The war: Nixon, Kerry, administration It was: Kerry, Nixon White House, Nixon, Bob Haldeman, Chuck Colson, Kerry, Kerry, Kerry There are: Kerry, Nixon, Kerry, Kerry, Nixon Did Kerry: Kerry, Kerry, Bush, Dick Cheney, Tom DeLay, Bush, Kerry, Bush, Kerry |
| OJ On the Editorial Page WSJ OpinionJournal |
War and the Supreme Court 28 April 2004 |
1015 | 67 | 2R+,1R= Will the: the President The trend: Republican The outcome: the President |
| Linda Chavez Creators Syndicate |
What happened after the war 28 April 2004 |
977 | 47 | 1D+,9D-,6D=,1R= Critics of: John Kerry, Democratic, President George W. Bush, Kerry On April: John Kerry, J. William Fulbright, Kerry, Kerry Kerry has: Kerry In his: Kerry The young: Kerry, Kerry He claimed: Kerry Kerry has: Kerry, Kerry Speaking on: John Kerry John Kerry: John Kerry |
| Cal Thomas Tribune Media Services |
The 'presumptive' nominee 28 April 2004 |
935 | 45 | 18D-,20D=,2R+,4R= Often when: John Kerry, Kerry, Democratic, President Bush Democrats' hatred: Democrats, the president On April: John Kerry, Democratic, Kerry, Democrats, Bush, Bill Clinton, Kerry, Democrats Ridgeway urged: Democrat This is: John Edwards, Kerry, Hillary Rodham Clinton It's hard: Bill and Hillary , Kerry, Howard Dean, Hillary Clinton, Dean, Dean, Hillary Bill Clinton's: Bill Clinton, Democrats, Clinton, Republicans Kerry's biggest: Kerry, President Bush, Kerry Enter Hillary: Hillary Clinton, Democratic Party, Kerry, Democrats Even if: Hillary, President Bush, Democrats The column: Howard Dean, Hillary ( NOTE:: Joseph Califano, Jimmy Carter administration, Lyndon Johnson |
| WP Lead Editorial Washington Post |
A Start on Democracy 28 April 2004 |
610 | 40 | 1R+,5R-,4R= THE BUSH: BUSH administration, administration Much of: administration, Bush Administration officials: Administration, administration, White House Not much: administration, Bush administration, administration |
| Tony Blankley Creators Syndicate |
Kerry's fatal flaw 28 April 2004 |
929 | 36 | 8D-,8D=,1R+,1R-,4R= Kerry's fatal: Kerry It would: John Kerry, Kerry Dwight Eisenhower: Dwight Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush Losers, also,: George McGovern, Walter Mondale, Al Gore, Gore Certainly, Howard: Howard Dean Quickly, think: John Kerry The ancient: John Kerry, John Kerry His friends: Kerry John Kerry's: John Kerry, Bush |
| William Safire New York Times |
Colin in the Cross-Fire 28 April 2004 |
929 | 32 | 1D+,3D-,1D=,12R+,3R-,14R= Colin in: Colin Our secretary: Colin Powell The doves: the president, Cheney, Rummy Hawks say:: the president I was: Powell, Powell But a: George Bush Here's what: George Shultz The new: Bush, Condi Rice, Don Rumsfeld, Colin Powell First, Colin: Colin, Rummy, Condi Rice That's the: Bush, Rummy, Colin, Powell, vice president, Dick Cheney Powell gets: Powell, Bush, Powell Presidents handle: L.B.J. , Nixon, Shultz, Pat Moynihan, Carter, Zbig Brzezinski, Cy Vance Bush comes: Bush |
| Robert J. Samuelson Washington Post |
Keeping U.S. Jobs at Home 28 April 2004 |
939 | 29 | 1D+,3D-,3D= John Kerry: John Kerry, Kerry, Kerry Still, wouldn't: Kerry What Kerry: Kerry, Kerry But Kerry: Kerry |
| Joe Conason New York Observer |
Pro-life zealots ignore Republicans 28 April 2004 |
1006 | 17 | 8D+,1D=,5R+,2R-,13R= Pro-life zealots: Republicans 04.28.04 -: Democrat, Republicans In 1960,: John F. Kerry Indeed, the: Kerry In the: Kerry, Kerry Two features: Kerry Today's would-be: Kerry How do: Democrat, Republicans If that: Republicans, Kerry, Republicans Among the: Republican Party, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Schwarzenegger When the: Republicans, George Pataki, Rudolph Giuliani, Giuliani, Pataki, President Speaking of: Bush, Paul Cellucci, Tom Ridge Presumably, Mr.: Ridge, Cellucci, Republicans |
| Clarence Page Chicago Tribune |
A surprise running mate for Kerry: Calling Colin Powell 28 April 2004 |
1195 | 11 | 3D+,1D-,21D=,17R+,7R-,26R= A surprise: Kerry, Colin Powell Who will: John Kerry, Colin Powell Yes, I: Powell, Republican, Kerry, John McCain, Republican, Kerry McCain fed: McCain, Kerry, McCain, Bush But more: Kerry, Republican, Bush Nevertheless, as: Republicans, McCain, Kerry, McCain, Bush, Kerry, GOP Last Sunday,: McCain, Republican, Kerry, Kerry, McCain Both Bush: Bush, Kerry, McCain And now: Kerry, Kerry, Bush, Bush And Kerry: Kerry Which is: Kerry, John McCain, Colin Powell Kerry choosing: Kerry, Powell, Republican, Democrat Like McCain,: McCain, Powell Plus he: Kerry, McCain, Powell On the: Powell, Democrat Of course,: Powell, Kerry, Colin Powell, Kerry, Kerry, Powell, Bush, Colin, Kerry, Cheney, Rumsfeld By all: Powell, McCain, Powell, Bush To do: Powell, Powell So maybe: Powell, Bush, Powell, Powell, Kerry, Powell Either way,: Kerry |
| Claudia Rosett Inactive |
Oil-for-Terror 28 April 2004 |
1266 | |
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| Thomas Sowell Creators Syndicate |
Bait-and-switch media 28 April 2004 |
785 | 0 | |
| Nicholas D. Kristof Inactive |
Trusting Iraqis? 28 April 2004 |
850 | |
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| NYT Lead Editorial New York Times |
Those Illegal Farm Subsidies 28 April 2004 |
496 | 0 | 2R= The glaring: Bush administration The administration: administration |
| Anne Applebaum Inactive |
Preventive Medicine 28 April 2004 |
926 | |
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| Walter E. Williams Inactive |
Printer-friendly version Poor education prognosis 28 April 2004 |
687 | |