Today, NM
turns 92. It became the 47th state 1/6/1912.
I’ve got to
cut back on exclamation points in these titles!
Radio Debate
NPR : Highlights of the NPR Debate
You can listen to different segements of this two hour debate on the Web.
mjh’s Blog: On the Radio (yes, the radio!)
I hope you listened to part of the radio-only debate among the Democratic candidates. This was the first of its kind in nearly 60 years: no cameras, no audience. The candidates sat around a table with the one moderator (NPR reporter Neil Conan). [read more]
On the Radio (yes, the radio!)
I hope you listened to part of the radio-only debate among the Democratic candidates. This was the
first of its kind in nearly 60 years: no cameras, no audience. The candidates sat around a table with the one moderator (NPR reporter
Neil Conan).
I have actually listened to some of the earlier debates on radio, but this was different. No one was playing to the
cameras; no one was applauding (or otherwise). There needs to be more of these type of events.
There was even humor, as when Dennis
Kucinich held up a pie chart, which Conan quipped was ineffective in radio. Kucinich smoothly replied that it would be effective if Dean
saw it.
One thing the Bush administration has shown is savvy with visuals, from the silly little messages behind the President on up
to the flight-suit strut. Perhaps, in a radio debate with the eventual Democrat, we might finally hear this famously inarticulate man.
On the other hand, there’s something to be said for seeing Bush’s shifty eyes and blank looks. Let’s mute the TV (and those
unnecessary, domineering ‘moderators’) and listen hard to the radio for the truth.
NPR : Highlights of the NPR Debate
You can listen to different
segements of this two hour debate on the Web.
Don’t Forget This Crime
CNN.com – A shifting probe? – Jan. 6, 2004 By JOHN F. DICKERSON; VIVECA NOVAK
If there are culprits in the White House who leaked the identity of CIA operative Valerie Plame, they may now be dependent on reporters to protect their identities. …
It’s still likely that no charges will be filed when the investigation winds down. Whatever the outcome, it will test the adage that, in politics, the cover-up is more damaging than the crime.
Interest in one thing: reelection
Greenback slides on lack of Fed worries by Peter Morton, Washington Bureau Chief, Financial Post
Governor’s remarks back speculation rates will not rise
Although the administration officially supports its strong U.S. dollar policy, there is widespread speculation in currency markets that Mr. Bush wants to see a weaker dollar to make it easier for U.S. exporters to sell abroad.
“It reaffirms the view the market has that U.S. policymakers are happy with the decline,” said Simon Flint, a market strategist with the Bank of American Corp. in Singapore. “They’re not going to stand in the way of further depreciation.”
Low interest rates help the market and don’t hurt billionaires (1% of $1bn is still $10m). Low interest rates only hurt everyone with a savings account. mjh
Oh, How I HATE Rich Lowry
Rich Lowry (”Dick” to his friends, if only he had any) is such a silly child. Lowry was one of the original ”angry white men” (conservative) back before those same angry white men decided Dean’s (and most Democrats’) anger would be his downfall. He’s Lush Limbaugh’s half-witted bastard son; does he, too, dope himself to get through the day? mjh
Rich Lowry on Howard Dean on National Review Online
Inquiring Minds Want to Know
16 questions for Howard Dean.
The other Democratic candidates for president are beginning to challenge front-runner Howard Dean daily, asking questions about his positions and fitness for office. Here are the questions that they’re not asking Dean, but should: …
#16 — If you had to choose your percentage of the popular vote in a general election right now, would you pick George McGovern’s 37.5 percent, Walter Mondale’s 40.5 percent, or Michael Dukakis’s 44.8 percent. Please round to the nearest single digit.
Rich: Here’s a single digit for you! How about the 48.38% Gore got (vs Bush’s 47.87%)?
See, Lowry gets rich writing drivel that ridicules Dukakis’ 44.8%, while hiding Bush’s loss to Gore with only 3% more than Dukakis.
Lowry should go back to writing for Young Republican’s Weekly. mjh
mjh’s Weblog Entry – 03/10/2003: “Rich Lowry and the Left”
Deep thinkers like Lowry can’t imagine one can love America and criticize it. To his ilk, “you’re with us or you’re against us.” His narrow mind cannot accommodate the notion that America might have a touch of evil amid all that’s good. Oh, wait, sure he can — the touch of evil is in all us “leftists.”
mjh’s Weblog Entry – 05/27/2003: “Merde to Frankenfoods”
I would call Lowry ignorant but, of course, it is his arrogance that is insufferable. “The United States is seizing the moral high ground.” Indeed, every day, in every way. However, US corporate food interests have quite a bit to do with this. In the style of the Radical Right, Lowry can’t simply make his point, he must ridicule those he disagrees with. How moral is that?
Conservative Rag Endorses Lieberman
Byron York on Democratic Debate on National Review Online
Joe Lieberman surely wouldn’t want the endorsement of National Review, but it’s hard to deny that he makes a lot of sense for a member of the current field of Democratic presidential contenders. …
What Lieberman is doing — aside from trying to win the nomination for himself — is attempting to prevent his party from driving itself over a cliff. In other debates, he has reminded his fellow candidates that they face disaster if they abandon the type of Democratic Leadership Council-style positions that were so successful for Bill Clinton.