https://pjmedia.com/eddriscoll/2010/09/22/the-mote-in-cnns-eye/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 07:01:44 -0400<![CDATA[Late last year we saw the New York Times’&nbsp;Frank Rich refer to Empire State conservatives during the Scozzafava-Hoffman battle as “Stalinists.” I did a Silicon Graffiti&nbsp;video back then on the former theater critic’s theatrical hyperbole, as it seemed worth documenting perhaps the only moment on record someone at the New York Times used the word “Stalinist” as a pejorative. As I mentioned in the video, the Times’&nbsp;embarrassing 1953 obituary for Stalin reads like it’s public necrophilia for a mass murderer.]]>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 23:40:39 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Driscoll]]>https://pjmedia.com/ed-driscoll/2010/09/22/the-mote-in-cnns-eye-n252497