Wild Goose Chase For Snowden, Paula Deen To 'Today,' 'Morning Joe' vs. Greenwald

June 24, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Edward Snowden Leaves Journalists Stranded On Flight To Cuba Edward Snowden sent a plane full of journalists on a wild goose chase from Moscow to Havana on Monday morning. The journalists jumped on the Aeroflot flight after word got out that the NSA leaker, who is reportedly trying to get to Ecuador, would be on it. A BBC reporter said that "around two dozen" members of the media had been trying to board the flight. Continue reading... ROUND II 'Morning Joe' Sides With David Gregory On Greenwald DID YOU REALLY JUST ASK THAT? Michael Hastings Sent Worried Email Hours Before Death Brian Williams Reportedly 'Insulted' By 'Rock Center' Cancellation WATCH: Donald Trump's Outrageous Snowden Comments Michael Hastings Sent Worried Email Hours Before Death WATCH: MSNBC Makes A Big Gaffe Michael Hastings Sent Worried Email Hours Before Death WATCH: Donald Trump's Outrageous Snowden Comments Edward Snowden Leaves Journalists Stranded On Flight To Cuba ERIC BOEHLERT New York Times' Douthat: Curbing Gun Violence Isn't a Priority; Calls It a "Pet" Cause There's something callous and almost tasteless about casually dismissing as a "pet cause" the 32,000 Americans who die each year from gunfire, and the 70,000 more who are injured by firearms. Continue reading... JASON DITZ Chilling Effects: US Government's War on the Media Is Frighteningly Effective Anyone who discovers government abuse now has to recognize that even though there are laws meant to protect whistleblowers, it is government policy to persecute and prosecute them to the full extent of the law, and then some. Continue reading... JASON LINKINS TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Hello everyone and welcome back to another Sunday morning of quickly-typed recaps of political blathering shows. My name is Jason, and I'm really wondering why we haven't just gotten rid of "waking up on Sundays" as a concept altogether. Really, it should be just banned, from American life. Continue reading... IAN REIFOWITZ Right-wing "Civil War" Over Immigration: Free Republic vs. The Wall Street Journal If reform passes, then it's a double victory, because the weaker the Republican party gets, the stronger our country gets. But either way, the civil war within the Republican party is on, and it's only getting worse. Continue reading... TOM ENGELHARDT A Nifty Weather Trick Anyone who has been watching primetime TV news can't but notice that staggering weather has been the lead or second story much of the time all spring and into the summer. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003