Listen to this slide-show-story by Joe Klein and ask yourself whether Obama’s approach reminds you of anything you’ve seen in American politics for the past few decades.
Impressive musicianship by Henry Hey, the pianist for Rudder.
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I listened to the Diane Rehm show this morning (hosted today by Frank Sesno, who moved the show along briskly and laudably forcing the guests to define their terms). The above link is to a page where you can listen to the show. Three organizations were represented in the studio, participating in a detailed discussion [...]
I have only seen this excerpt of Charlie Gibson’s interview of Sarah Palin, not the whole interview. So far, it confirms the impression of all honest self-critical people. Sarah Palin resembles a high school student trying to bluff her way through an answer in class. She is incompetent to be Vice-President because she is uninformed, [...]
Real journalists will not have access to Palin. That’s the clear message by Nicole Wallace of the McCain campaign.
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Andrew Sullivan writes: “I’m simply staggered that someone who could be president in an instant next January has been in her position for a week and cannot be asked questions by the press corps”
This denial [...]
Barack Obama has often argued that the United States needs to sit down to talk with its avowed enemies. This willingness to talk outrages many conservatives. they argue, “How can talking to one’s enemies ever lead to anything worthwhile?”
Well, it might lead to increased understanding of each other’s points of view. It might reinforce the [...]
Is it just me, or are the interviews you see on television getting worse and worse? There are exceptionally good interviewers, of course (such as Bill Moyers). Bad interviews are the norm, however. This is a shame, because most bad interviews could be cured if only the interviewers would follow a few basic rules
Before I [...]
