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5 of the Biggest Hacks in American Media

Alex Pareene, Salon. December 19, 2011.

Excerpted from Alex Pareene and Salon's 2011 Hack List, here are five of the worst, most predictable and least interesting pundits in America.

Bill Moyers: Haiti's Problems Are Rooted in Its Colonial Legacy

Bill Moyers, Bill Moyers Journal. January 27, 2010.

Despite what Pat Robertson and David Brooks tell you, Haiti's devastation is the product of Western domination -- not regressive social norms or Satanism.

Bob Herbert Slams David Brooks' Revisionism of Reagan's Racist Legacy

Amanda Marcotte, Pandagon AlterNet: PEEK. November 15, 2007.

Amanda Marcotte: For instance there's Reagan's non-subtle signaling of support for the murders of 3 civil rights workers in Mississippi in 1964.

Paul Krugman Destroys David Brooks In Debate Over Reagan's Racism

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report AlterNet: PEEK. November 12, 2007.

Steve Benen: It's rather unusual for high-profile columnists at the same newspaper to engage in a public quarrel,

Iraq War Profiteer Spends Millions On Himself, Leaves Troops With Shoddy Body Armor

Howie Klein, AlterNet: PEEK. October 30, 2007.

Howie Klein: David Brooks is best known for a multi million dollar bat mitzvah he through his daughter featuring 50 Cent.

David Brooks Has a Crush On George W. Bush

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. July 17, 2007.

Faiz Shakir: The NY Times' David Brooks spends nearly two hours with Bush and all he leaves with is two quotes and an admiration for his "self-confidence."